Esports startup Community Gaming has announced the completion of a $2.3m (~£1.67m) seed round. The funding round was led by the blockchain-focused investment firm CoinFund and a number of crypto companies. (ESI illustration) Image credit: Community Gaming / CoinFund RELATED: Blockchain: The next step in esports and...
Luo "Elsa" Wenjie, tank player for Chengdu Hunters, retires from the team. Luo "Elsa" Wenjie, one of the core members of Chengdu Hunters, is retiring from the Overwatch League. THANK YOU ELSA!Today we say goodbye to our Tank ELSA! We respect every decision he made and wish...
Arizona Cardinals rookie Marco Wilson has joined esports and gaming company XSET. Financial terms were not disclosed. The 22-year-old former Florida Gators cornerback was drafted by the Cardinals in the fourth round of the 2021 NFL Draft. Wilson, who streams on Twitch and focuses mostly...
Southeast Asian esports organisation Team Flash has announced a partnership with streaming platform BOOYAH! Live. As a result of the partnership, BOOYAH! Live has been named the exclusive streaming platform for Team Flash’s Arena of Valor, League of Legends and Free Fire players. Image credit: Team...
UK-based Formula One team Williams Racing has announced it will participate in the eleventh season of the Rocket League Championship Series (RLCS). As a result of the expansion, the team has joined forces with UK-based esports organisation Resolve Esports in order to obtain ‘knowledge’ on the Rocket League esports scene. Credit:...
New York Excelsior signs former Boston Uprising Shin "Kalios" Woo-yeol as their new off-tank player. New York Excelsior welcomes a new off-tank player: Shin "Kalios" Woo-yeol. The team placed 4th in the June Joust tournament, making it to the Grand Finals bracket. However, NYXL lacks a...
NRG Esports announced earlier this week the first in a series of activations related to its naming rights deal with insurance company The General, its Rocket League team, and The General’s popular spokesperson, NBA Hall of Famer, and NRG investor Shaquille O’Neal. The first activation...
When Kale Sligh, now Vice President of Marketing, first joined insurance company The General’s marketing team, they sought to get a better understanding of their customer base. “We spent a good part of the first part of my tenure here…really just getting out and talking...
HBSE-owned esports organization Dignitas has signed a multiyear partnership deal with Zytara Labs to develop a series of NFT (non-fungible token) collections and digital player cards. The companies have also planned multiple multiple social media activations throughout the partnership. Zytara has been responsible for a...
Veteran Fortnite Battle Royale player Trevor “Funk” Siegler is no longer a member of FaZe Clan. The player confirmed today that his contract with the organization has expired. He initially signed in December of 2018 when Fortnite was the hottest game on the scene. Funk spent...