{"id":25539,"date":"2019-03-22T16:30:11","date_gmt":"2019-03-22T16:30:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/?p=25539"},"modified":"2019-03-22T11:44:08","modified_gmt":"2019-03-22T11:44:08","slug":"this-week-in-esports-overwatch-league-nissan-luminosity-epicenter-xl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2019\/03\/this-week-in-esports-overwatch-league-nissan-luminosity-epicenter-xl","title":{"rendered":"This week in esports: Overwatch League, Nissan, Luminosity, EPICENTER XL"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\">This week in esports has been unpredictable, with a number of eye-opening developments happening in all corners of the industry. From Overwatch League finally setting a date to utilise its geolocated franchises to Nissan entering the scene with two big partnerships, we&#8217;ve got you covered.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\">We have a twice-weekly newsletter that informs you of every significant happening in the business and industry side of esports, feel free to subscribe\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/email-newsletter\/\">here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\"><strong>The Overwatch League is heading on the road for 2020<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_25362\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25362\" style=\"width: 1422px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25362\" src=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/UJG5256SSWVJ1511996842663.jpg\" alt=\"Overwatch League on the road\" width=\"1422\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/UJG5256SSWVJ1511996842663.jpg 1422w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/UJG5256SSWVJ1511996842663-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/UJG5256SSWVJ1511996842663-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/UJG5256SSWVJ1511996842663-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/UJG5256SSWVJ1511996842663-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/UJG5256SSWVJ1511996842663-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/UJG5256SSWVJ1511996842663-747x420.jpg 747w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1422px) 100vw, 1422px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25362\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/span> <span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\">Image credit: Blizzard<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\">Activision Blizzard Esports Leagues plans to take Overwatch League on the road in 2020, which will see the competition kick off its third season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\">Nate Nanzer tweeted about the development, explaining that the company&#8217;s &#8220;original vision&#8221; was being &#8220;brought to life&#8221; with teams playing both home and away matches.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\">Read the full article <a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2019\/03\/the-overwatch-league-is-heading-on-the-road-for-2020\/\">here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\"><strong>Nissan enters esports with OpTic Gaming and FaZe Clan partnerships<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_25534\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25534\" style=\"width: 975px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25534\" src=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Nissan-OpTic-Gaming-FaZe-Clan.jpg\" alt=\"Nissan OpTic Gaming FaZe Clan\" width=\"975\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Nissan-OpTic-Gaming-FaZe-Clan.jpg 975w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Nissan-OpTic-Gaming-FaZe-Clan-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Nissan-OpTic-Gaming-FaZe-Clan-768x532.jpg 768w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Nissan-OpTic-Gaming-FaZe-Clan-100x70.jpg 100w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Nissan-OpTic-Gaming-FaZe-Clan-218x150.jpg 218w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Nissan-OpTic-Gaming-FaZe-Clan-696x482.jpg 696w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Nissan-OpTic-Gaming-FaZe-Clan-607x420.jpg 607w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 975px) 100vw, 975px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25534\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/span> <span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\">Screenshot via: Nissan<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\">Nissan has entered the esports industry through partnerships with two North American organisations, OpTic Gaming and FaZe Clan.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\">As part of the deal, Nissan will act as a jersey sponsor for both teams and provide select cars to feature in branded content.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\">Read the full article <a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2019\/03\/nissan-optic-gaming-faze-clan\/\">here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\"><strong>Aquilini GameCo aiming to acquire Luminosity Gaming and take it public<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_25526\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25526\" style=\"width: 975px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25526\" src=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Luminosity-Gaming.jpg\" alt=\"Luminosity Gaming\" width=\"975\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Luminosity-Gaming.jpg 975w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Luminosity-Gaming-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Luminosity-Gaming-768x532.jpg 768w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Luminosity-Gaming-100x70.jpg 100w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Luminosity-Gaming-218x150.jpg 218w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Luminosity-Gaming-696x482.jpg 696w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Luminosity-Gaming-607x420.jpg 607w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 975px) 100vw, 975px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25526\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/span> <span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\">Credit: Luminosity Gaming<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\">Aquilini GameCo Inc. has raised $25,000,200 in hopes of acquiring Toronto-based Luminosity Gaming through a reverse takeover of J55 Capital Corp. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\">The reverse takeover was proposed with a Letter of Intent dated February 22nd with Canaccord Geniuty Corp. acting as the sole agent for raising the capital. This deal could result in Luminosity Gaming become one of the first publicly traded esports organisations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\">Read the full article <a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2019\/03\/luminosity-aquilini-gameco-acquisition\/\">here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\"><strong>EPICENTER Moscow is the final Dota Major of the season<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19633\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19633\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19633\" src=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Epicenter.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Epicenter.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Epicenter-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Epicenter-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Epicenter-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Epicenter-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Epicenter-1068x712.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Epicenter-630x420.jpg 630w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19633\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/span> <span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\">Credit: Epicenter<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\">EPICENTER XL has been announced as the final Major event of the Dota 2 DPC circuit for 2018-2019.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\">Taking place at the CSKA Arena, Moscow on June 28-30th, this event will be the fourth that EPICENTER has hosted in Dota 2. 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