eSports

It’s no secret that revenue from sponsorships makes up a considerable chunk of the esports industry’s economy. In July, esports analytics provider Newzoo estimated that sponsorships would generate almost 60 percent…

Swedish esports platform Challengermode has secured a $12 million (£9,132,180) investment led by Alibaba investment arm eWTP Innovation Fund. The capital will be used to “enable further growth, international expansion…

Berlin-based esports venue developer VERITAS Entertainment has entered a partnership with in-game advertising platform Anzu. The deal will see them collaborate to offer enhanced brand integration to advertisers looking to promote their…

National Student Esports (NSE) has announced that its partnership with technology company Intel will be continuing into the 2020/2021 academic year. The extension will see Intel continue as headline sponsor of the…

In June 2020, WePlay! Esports hosted its very first publisher-affiliated Counter-Strike: Global Offensive event, WePlay! Clutch Island. While the competition took place online due to COVID-19 restrictions, the broadcast was…

Riot Games has announced a partnership with Spotify to make the audio streaming service the exclusive audio streaming partner of League of Legends Esports.  The multi-year partnership will be centred…

Psyonix’s Rocket League Championship Series (RLCS) has picked up its first-ever 5G connectivity sponsor, thanks to today’s partnership with Verizon. The sponsorship deal will apply only to the North American…

Each week, ESI Digest breaks down the weekly happenings in the esports industry, making sense of things so you don’t have to. As well as being housed on YouTube, ESI Digest is…

SeolHaeOne Prince parent company Absolute Power eSports (APE) has entered a partnership with North American organisation Pittsburgh Knights. The multi-year deal will see Pittsburgh Knights and APE “establish operations in South Korea and…

GamingMalta, a non-profit foundation devised by the Government of Malta, has extended its partnership with tournament organiser ESL. Malta will once again be the host location for the entirety of the…