Riot Games has announced the qualification format for its First Strike VALORANT tournament in North America, with Nerd Street Gamers (NSG) and Engine Media/UMG Gaming both staging separate qualifiers. Riot is partnering with NSG after the latter produced a string of successful Valorant tournaments with the Ignition […]
Australian esports organisation Chiefs Esports Club has announced the launch of Oceania-based VALORANT tournament, the L’Oréal Men Expert Invitational. The tournament will see eight of the region’s top VALORANT teams compete over three days, with a prize pool of AU $10,000 (~£5,480) and five gaming PCs up […]
Brazilian esports organisation Rensga Esports has secured undisclosed Series A funding from Brazilian investment group Componente. The funding injection comes following Rensga Esports securing a spot in the newly franchised Brazilian League of Legends competition, CBLoL. Image credit: Alan Moreira / Divulgação RELATED: Riot Games announces teams […]
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 […]
Esports Insider is pleased to announce Deloitte and Nations Ventures as partners of the fourth instalment of The Clutch Digital, the esports-focused pitch investment competition, this time during ESI Digital Winter (November 19-20th, #ESIDIGITAL). Taking place on day one of the digital conference, November 19th, […]
American amateur tournament organiser GGLeagues has announced the launch of a series of national recreational gaming leagues across multiple titles. The company will launch remote leagues for Rocket League, FIFA, Madden, and Fortnite in January 2021. Image credit: GGLeagues RELATED: FACEIT announces suite of collegiate esports offerings GGLeagues’ […]
Los Angeles. Berlin. Seoul. Certain places are synonymous with esports, acting either as event hotspots or business hubs that are home to some of the largest companies in the field. But while the US, Germany, and South Korea might be frequently associated with the burgeoning […]
Media hub and esports agency Gaming in Turkey has partnered with online tournament platform FACEIT to launch a collegiate CS:GO league in Turkey. The announcement will formalise a collegiate CS:GO scene in Turkey that began flourishing in 2018. Image credit: Gaming in Turkey / FACEIT RELATED: Esports […]
Marketing agency and production company Freaks 4U Gaming has partnered with data analytics firm Shikenso Analytics to analyse marketing and sponsorship material for Riot Games‘ German Regional League, Prime League. The partnership aims to work with Prime League’s sponsors to analyse and optimise sponsored marketing content. Image credit: esports.com […]
Malta-based gambling firm Esports Entertainment Group (EEG) has been named the official esports tournament provider of the LA Kings and LA Galaxy. Under the terms of the agreement, EEG will host branded tournaments for the LA Kings and LA Galaxy via online tournament provider Esports […]
