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Gamesquare Esports Inc., the parent company of Code Red Esports, has announced that it expects to commence trading on the Canadian Securities Exchange.  The latest step from Gamesquare Esports comes following the completion…

U.S. based esports organisation Simplicity Esports has signed non-binding letters of intent to acquire five franchisee-owned esports centres.  The acquisitions are due to be closed by October 30, subject to due diligence,…

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…

Danish organisation Astralis Group has entered a commercial partnership with sponsorship and analytics firm Cavea for an undisclosed term. The deal will see Cavea provide social media analytics across all of Astralis’ media…

Tournament organiser ESL has unveiled non-alcoholic beer brand Bitburger 0.0% as an official partner for the ESL One Germany Dota 2 tournament.  Alongside partnering ESL One Germany, the beer brand will also serve as a…

Global technology and data services firm IBM has entered into an analytics and sponsorship deal with Overwatch League, which runs through the 2022 season. The deal is IBM’s first foray into…

Gaming and esports entertainment and events company TGS Esports has entered a letter of intent to acquire Volcanic Media Inc., a Canadian grassroots esports and scholastic tournament organiser.  Following the acquisition, TGS…

UK-focused university esports organiser The NUEL has announced the establishment of a partnership with clothing brand Levi’s. The deal will see Levi’s serve as a main sponsor of The NUEL’s upcoming…

Sports entertainment company FansUnite has entered a strategic partnership with sportsbook service provider Pinnacle Solution. Pinnacle Solution, the risk management arm of Pinnacle, will see its esports data and odds…

Croatian esports organisation CR4ZY has terminated contracts with all of its teams in order to “prepare for 2021.” Contracts were terminated effective September 30th, 2020. CR4ZY says this will allow the organisation…