Esports News

• CouRage and Valkyrae become 100 Thieves co-owners, BMW announces esports manga | ESI Digest #37 April 9, 2021
  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. On this week’s ESI Digest we cover, Valkyrae and CouRage being announced […]
• Team Vitality joins forces with Racing Club de Strasbourg Alsace April 9, 2021
  French football club Racing Club de Strasbourg Alsace has joined forces with esports organisation Team Vitality to compete in the upcoming FIFA 21 eLigue 1 campaign. The partnership marks Racing Club de Strasbourg Alsace’s first step into esports. RELATED: Ligue 1 Uber Eats provides update on international esports competition FIFA FUT17 Championship world champion Corentin ‘RocKy’ […]
• H4X partners with Nickmercs to launch apparel collection April 9, 2021
  Esports athlete and influencer apparel brand H4X has partnered with FaZe Clan streamer Nick ‘Nickmercs’ Kolcheff to launch an exclusive apparel collection. The collection, which consists of a t-shirt, hoodie and hat, will come in a customised bag with a personalised note from Kolcheff. Moreover, the packages will be shipped in ‘customised MFAM boxes’.  RELATED: […]
• Abios talks to Unibet about the future of esports betting April 9, 2021
  This piece was written by Kristina Skogvard, for Abios Gaming. Abios provides industry-leading esports data and technology for customers all over the world. Their product offering includes widgets, compliance, odds, and statistics. To learn more about Abios’s products, click here. The esports market is the fastest-growing sports vertical, with the betting market following suit. The […]
• Esports data platform GRID announces $10m funding round April 9, 2021
  Esports data platform GRID has announced a $10m (~£7.28m) Series A funding round, with NFL player JuJu Smith-Schuster investing in the firm.  Alongside Smith-Schuster, ‘industry leaders’ behind Alinea Capital, Bumble Ventures, and Tar Heel Capital Pathfinder took part in the firm’s funding round, as well as ‘leading investors in the gaming, iGaming and tech industry’. […]
• Gfinity expands monetisation partnership with Venatus April 9, 2021
  UK-based esports tournament organiser Gfinity has announced an extended partnership with advertising technology platform Venatus Media to continue its monetisation efforts. The new agreement will see Venatus continue to monetise Gfinity Digital Media (GDM) web platforms and extend its efforts to all of GDM’s gaming websites. RELATED: Gfinity signs multi-year deal with IQONIQ Gfinity has launched a […]
• U.S Soccer announces collaboration with Esports Engine April 8, 2021
  U.S Soccer, the football federation for the United States of America, has named esports operations company Esports Engine as the official production provider for the eNational Team Closed Finals. RELATED: Esports Engine to manage Halo Infinite global esports The collaboration is the first time Esports Engine has joined forces with a sporting federation. In recent […]
• ROCCAT announced as latest LCS partner April 8, 2021
  The LCS, Riot Games’s North American League of Legends competition, has named Turtle Beach’s German peripherals brand ROCCAT as its first official mouse and keyboard partner. The multi-year agreement sees ROCCAT provide mice and keyboards for the LCS Arena, as well as the competition’s PC café, the LCS Arcade. RELATED: Guitar manufacturer Jackson partners with […]
• BLAST Premier gets comfortable with L33T Gaming April 8, 2021
  Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) esports tournament series BLAST Premier has announced a partnership with Danish gaming chair manufacturer L33T Gaming. The deal will see the manufacturer become the Official Chair Partner of the series. RELATED: MADMONQ secures BLAST Premier partnership As a result of the partnership, L33T Gaming will provide its chairs to players and […]
• Astralis Group announces intention to trade in US market April 8, 2021
  Danish esports organisation Astralis Group has announced its intention to trade in the US market through a dual quotation on the OTCQX Best Market. According to the release, the organisation has applied to be publicly listed in the country due to ‘growing US investor interest’ in Astralis Group. RELATED: Astralis extends and expands HP commercial […]