Gaming highlight content creation technology startup Allstar Gaming announced that it has secured a $3.85M USD seed financing round led by members of New York Angels. Further investors that participated in the investment round include venture capital firms Studio.vc, J-Ventures, and Emerging Ventures, as well as angel groups Harvard Business School Alumni...
This piece first appeared in Edition 8 of The Esports Journal RELATED: Three (types of) companies that might unshackle monetisation in esports There’s slow dynamite in how Konrad Wasiela speaks about the esports industry, and gaming as the cultural zeitgeist. The Founder and Director of ESE Entertainment...
Garena announced on its Free Fire esports social media channels that one person who traveled from Brazil to Singapore for the Free Fire World Series (FFWS) has tested positive for COVID-19 after landing in the host country. The Brazilian team Fluxo, which won the Brazilian...
Vietnamese lifestyle and entertainment company CMG.ASIA has joined forces with North American esports organisation NRG Esports to launch NRG Asia, a management company that will look to represent and develop esports entities in Southeast Asia. The newly formed company also unveiled that it has purchased GAM Esports, the current...
Spanish esports organisation Vodafone Giants has rebranded in a bid to expand the brand across a number of verticals. The rebrand, which sees the organisation adopt a new logo, was undertaken by illustrator Alex Trochut, who has created campaigns for the likes of Coca-Cola and Nike. Credit: Giants Gaming RELATED: Vodafone...
A misunderstanding which now stands reverted had the Dota 2 scene in a state of turmoil. The Dota 2 community has been in an unrest since the scene came to know about Alliance’s use of an in-game coach during their games in the ongoing Dota Pro...
Clix no longer has a support-a-creator code. Professional Fortnite Battle Royale player Cody “Clix” Conrod has lost his Support-A-Creator (SAC) Code privileges after posting an inappropriate tweet. The Twitch superstar and top competitor confirmed the news on Twitter late Wednesday night. Clix had just finished competing...
ESTNN recaps week three of the DreamHack Cash Cup Extra. The third Cash Cup Extra Presented by DreamHack concluded earlier this evening, and the best teams in NA East and Europe brought the heat. The top 132 trios from Monday’s Trio Cash Cup qualified for this...
Esports data provider Esports Charts has extended its partnership with team-owned CS:GO league Flashpoint for its 2021 season. The partnership, which builds upon a relationship between the two companies forged in 2020, will see the analytics firm continue to provide Flashpoint with data and statistics to...
American peripheral and electronics brand JBL has expanded its sponsorship agreement with 100 Thieves to include Call of Duty League (CDL) team LA Thieves. The two organisations have also partnered with 1,000 Dreams Fund to launch the JBL Quantum Grant—a programme to support women in esports. Credit:...