Image credit: NLC The NLC has officially confirmed that Los Ratones, a team founded by popular streamer Marc Robert ‘Caedrel’ Lamont, will join the league in 2025. In addition, League of Legends’ UK and Nordics EMEA Regional League (ERL) has also secured a partnership with Swedish chair...
League of Legends World Championship 2024 Finals in London. Image credit: Adela Sznajder, Riot Games. Whilst 2024 provided esports fanbases with memorable moments, 2025 looks set to be a milestone year for the industry. Valve’s well-documented Counter-Strike ecosystem rules will be enacted in 2025, resulting in major...
Image credit: XBorg While most tech startups chase venture capital, XBorg is seemingly pursuing a different vision: building an open infrastructure to benefit the gaming industry. Founded in 2022, XBorg has built a product that allows esports teams to easily create customised fan applications that provide gamified...
Image credit: Emirates Esports Federation China-based electronics company Huawei has announced that its Android application store Huawei AppGallery has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Emirates Esports Federation (EESF). According to a release, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) government-backed esports federation will collaborate with...
IEM Cologne 2024. Image credit: Michal Konkol / ESL FACEIT Group Esports has always been an ever-evolving industry, with the sector looking to cement itself within mainstream culture. To gauge how the sector has changed, every year Esports Insider asks a range of prominent industry stakeholders to...
Image credit: 100 Thieves With the end of 2024 drawing near, Esports Insider is once again looking back at a year full of impactful marketing campaigns and unexpected brand collaborations in the world of esports. As with previous years (2023, 2022, 2021, 2020 and 2019), some marketing...
Image credit: Shutterstock Similarly to 2023, this year in esports has had its highs and lows. However, no matter the scene, a dotted line has always been signed as a myriad of esports partnerships are born. Layoffs, closures and questions surrounding esports’ sustainability have plagued the industry....
Image credit: ESL Esports tournament organiser ESL FACEIT Group has provided a glimpse into its Counter-Strike 2 event calendar for 2026. In total, six event dates have been revealed by ESL from January to November 2026. Details surrounding each event, such as location, format and prize...
Image credit: Esports World Cup The Esports World Cup Foundation has announced a three-year partnership with game developer Smilegate for its FPS title Crossfire. As a result of the collaboration, Crossfire will be included in the 2025 Esports World Cup, a multi-title annual esports event set to...
Image credit: NASEF As esports continues to expand, it’s important to develop a workforce of well-prepared youth who are passionate about gaming and eager to build the industry. NASEF, the Network of Academic and Scholastic Esports Federations, is a not-for-profit NGO (non-governmental organisation) that facilitates growth...