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Oxygen acquires CoD League slot, Gen.G appoints Arnold Hur CEO | ESI Digest #73
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100 Thieves raises $60m, S1mple enters RAID: Shadow Legends | ESI Digest #71
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North Carolina launches $5m esports fund, Weibo enters the LPL | ESI Digest #70
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Dubit launches metaverse esports league, Riot Games promotes John Needham | ESI Digest #69
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Barcelona confirms League of Legends entry, OpTic and Envy merges | ESI Digest #68
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BMW strikes Rocket League deal, Immortals moves to the Great Lakes | ESI Digest #67
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LoL World Championships moves to Europe, Bybit secures esports partners | ESI Digest #57
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VIDEO: Samson Oh on why data is integral to fan engagement | ESI Focus
Fan engagement has become a central topic in esports over the last 12-24 months as organisations and publishers...
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Music has been synonymous with culture since the very beginning. As esports and gaming have emerged as a...
Roc Nation Sports strikes esports deal, Mobalytics names new co-owners | ESI Digest #56
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A variety of fan engagement tools have risen in prominence over the last few years, gone are the...
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