Gaming and esports venture capital fund BITKRAFT Ventures has appointed Dennis Fong, Co-Founder of GGWP, and Ryan Wyatt, CEO of Polygon Studios, as Venture Partners. In their new positions, Fong and Wyatt will support BITKRAFT with deal flow as well as portfolio company advice and mentorship. (ESI...
(ESI Illustration) Image credit: Fnatic / Su San Lee via Unsplash Gaming is an integral part of Japanese culture, with some of the biggest studios and well-loved franchises originating from the country. From Super Mario to Street Fighter, Japan is home to generation-defining games. When it comes...
In Play, sponsored by Oddin.gg, collates April’s most important stories within the esports betting scene into one digestible report. To view the stories in more detail, click the headline of the corresponding article. April’s esports betting overview was a mixed bag, particularly in terms of the...
Norwegian esports organisation SKADE has partnered with Kvarøy Arctic and the Norwegian Seafood Council to launch a marketing campaign. According to the release, the three parties will work together on a campaign that aims to ‘increase the exposure of Norwegian salmon towards hard-to-reach consumer segments’. (ESI Illustration)...
When AFK Pros launched in 2021 as a new pillar to the already established AFK Group, it entered the market with the goal of representing international esports professionals across a variety of titles. However, despite the sector showing significant improvements over the last few years, there...
Generation Esports (GenE), the founder of the High School Esports League, has secured $19m (~£15.17m) from its Series B funding round. In addition to the funding, the platform has acquired content creation platform Wizard Labs Inc. Credit: Generation Esports RELATED: Ghost Gaming unveils partnership with Generation Esports The funding was led...
Danish esports organisation Astralis has appointed Samantha Foltmar, formerly of Universal Music Group, as its Head of Digital. Foltmar, together with Astralis’ digital and content teams, will build and refine the organisation’s digital strategy, as well as elevate its content across various platforms. (ESI Illustration) Image credit:...
WarzoneMania returns for day two, here’s everything you need to know The New York Subliners continue with their well-loved WarzoneMania…Esports, Call of Duty...
The National Hockey League (NHL) has announced that the league’s corporate partners Great Clips, Honda, Navy Federal Credit Union and Scotiabank will return as the partners for its esports tournament, the NHL Gaming World Championship in 2022. The partners will continue to support the NHL Gaming...
Esports Around The World is a series of profiles outlining the esports ecosystem in various countries globally. The series ties into our ESI Washington DC event taking place 16-18th May 2022, which will focus on esports’ growth around the world. The event will include a...