eSports

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…

Gaming supplement brand XP Sports has partnered with North American organisation Lazarus, a property of Tiidal Gaming. The two-year deal will see XP Sports sponsor events and players under Lazarus’ banner. Image credit: Lazarus…

Esports apparel brand Raven has received the license to design, manufacture, and sell apparel using Call of Duty League’s official logo and those of the franchised teams.  This deal was…

TeamSpeak has partnered with Staffordshire University to integrate its audio communication platform into the school’s BA (Hons) Esports and MA Esports degrees. Students will have access to TeamSpeak as part of…

XSET, a new organisation founded by former FaZe Clan executives, has partnered with energy drink company GHOST, the company’s first esports partnership.  GHOST will become its exclusive partner for supplements…