Season 3: The Reboot. Where have I been? Sorry everyone, I have let you down, but I am back. I found it harder and harder to keep an open mind, objective thoughts about everything that was and is happening in the world, and I do not want to convey any negativity. But, I am back.…Continue readingThe Great Reboot
How buzzwords kill efficiency Data, data, data. Everybody bought or created IT systems to start understanding what is happening within your business. From small businesses to large corporations, they all did it. Automation was the magic word. No more creating text files with specific formats, no more sending each other spreadsheets. The development of IT…Continue readingThe Rise and Fall of a Giant
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The vicious slash of 2020 didn’t quite find the achilles tendon of esports, but even the largest event of the largest esport, League of Legends Worlds, moved with a visible limp; only the final between DAMWON and Suning hosted a live audience. Without live events, sports just don’t have the same spirit. eDivisie, the official…Continue readingThe sober Dutch approach to esports
Entertainment and technology company ESE Entertainment has partnered with football team Rio Ave FC to manage and create esports-related content for the Portuguese Premier League side. Through ESE’s esports team, K1CK, the company will partner with Rio Ave to develop an esports and gaming infrastructure. Photo credit: ESE RELATED: ESE Entertainment enters asset purchase agreement for K1CK…Continue readingESE Entertainment partners with Rio Ave FC
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 available on all major podcast platforms and is also available in written form below. This week on the ESI Digest, we cover ESL…Continue readingLCO officially launches, Nerd Street Gamers raises $11.5m | ESI Digest #28
On Thursday, Danish esports organisation Astralis Group announced a strategic partnership with Tivoli Gardens to open a gaming facility and merchandise store in the amusement park. Astralis Flagship Store, set to be opened in June, is expected to be a visible and integrated part of Tivoli’s events. The facility will consist of more than 130 gaming set-ups, a…Continue readingAstralis to open flagship store at Tivoli Gardens
Esports tournament organiser PGL has announced it will host the Singapore DOTA 2 Major, the first Major of the 2021 DOTA Pro Circuit (DPC) season. The offline event, scheduled to take place between March 27th and April 4th, will be the first Major to occur since January 2020. Credit: PGL RELATED: PGL announced as host for Dota…Continue readingPGL to host 2021 Singapore DOTA 2 Major in March
January was a busy month for sponsorships and partnerships in esports: G2 x adidas; the LEC and four new partners; Na’Vi and Raid: Shadow Legends, plus many, many more. Each month, Esports Insider compiles the most notable deals worldwide into a single article. To read more about a specific story, simply click the corresponding link!…Continue readingKey esports sponsorships and partnerships, January 2021
This article was written by Angela Bernhard Thomas, Founder, A-Game Esports, and Tyler Othen, Esports Lead, CSL International. Edited by Esports Insider. Like many other live event sectors, the in-person esports event industry ground to a halt in 2020. But in South Bend, Indiana, the pandemic didn’t stop a tenacious venue manager, a grassroots marketing group,…Continue readingHow an esports facility in Indiana is affecting a local community