This week in esports saw Kappa become the latest sportswear brand to enter esports, dating app Bumble launch an all-female team with Gen.G esports, Honda expand its presence through Riot Games’ LCS, and BLAST Pro Series partner with Toyota for its stop in Moscow. We also have a twice-weekly newsletter that informs you of every […]
Only a few players and personalities within esports have had the opportunity to be part of the iconic OpTic Gaming family, and one of those people is Ashley “MiDNiTE” – a popular content creator that particularly excelled in Call of Duty. Recently leaving after a 10-year stint due to OpTic Gaming’s new ownership, MiDNiTE has already […]
Counter-Strike’s most elite teams are enjoying a well-deserved player break before the dial gets cranked right back up to eleven. In two weeks, the best of the best will clash in Berlin at the StarLadder Major – the 15th Valve-sanctioned Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tournament as part of the Major Championship series and the second of […]
The countdown is on! There is just over a month until ESI London returns on September 16-17th. This year’s event is heading to a new location in Twickenham Stadium, the home of English Rugby. Going bigger and better than before, ESI London will host over 100 industry-leading speakers and 500 delegates. The event’s agenda will be split into four tracks across […]
Riot Games has announced a partnership with Bayes Esports Solutions which includes the acquisition of exclusive worldwide data distribution rights for League of Legends esports. To start, live data from three regional leagues LCK (Korea), LEC (Europe), and LCS (North America), as well as the League of Legends World Championship and Mid-Season Invitational will be included in […]
A number of departments within the Shanghai government organised the 2019 Global Esports Conference on August 3rd, discussing how to accelerate the development of its national esports industry. At the conference, Pudong New Area Government announced that the government will support ChinaJoy – the largest gaming and digital entertainment exhibition held in China – to become a […]
United Kingdom-based organisation Excel Esports has hired Grant Rousseau as its Head of Operations. Rousseau will oversee the development of Excel Esports’ processes and operations on both the performance side and organisationally. Rousseau spoke to Esports Insider about his new venture: “I’m extremely excited to be joining Excel. The opportunity to work on and improve a […]
Riot Games has named automobile manufacturer Honda as the exclusive automotive sponsor of its North American competition League of Legends Championship Series (LCS). The deal will launch starting with the Summer Split Playoffs, which begin on August 10th. It will also be present at the Finals in Detroit on August 24-25th. Honda will sponsor the League MVP award […]
HyperX, the gaming division of Kingston Technology Company, will act as the peripherals sponsor of the PUBG Nations Cup. The brand will provide headphones, earbuds, mice, keyboards, and SSDs for the players to compete with. Julian Schwartz, Central Esports Business Development Manager for PUBG Corporation discussed the partnership in a release: “Having quality partners is […]
Daily newspaper The Dallas Morning News has announced that it will provide coverage of Overwatch League franchise Dallas Fuel for the remainder of the league’s regular season. Having started on August 5th, Dallas Morning News will cover the Dallas-based team owned by Envy Gaming as tit competes through the regular season which ends on August 25, with […]
ESI London is a multiple day event taking place at Twickenham Stadium. London. Welcoming 500+ delegates and over 100 speakers, ESI London will bring best in class conference content as well as innovative new features including: 'The Clutch' & the 'ESI Brand Showcase'.