This piece was written by Patrick Walker, postgraduate student studying Journalism at City University, London. This is the first instalment of Esports Insider’s collaboration with NSE The UK’s first-ever esports degree attracted widespread attention when it was rushed into the limelight, at Staffordshire University, in 2018. Two...
NBA 2K League franchise Kings Guard Gaming has announced a cyber protection partnership with global technology company Acronis. The partnership, which is supported by information technology company Executech, will see Acronis provide the Kings with AI-driven cyber protection solutions designed to safeguard data and optimise data...
In an industry as young as esports, business models are fluid. Rather than follow standard templates, there’s plenty of space for experimentation. All kinds of esports deals are signed every day, creating new revenue opportunities. Team-owned premier leagues like Flashpoint and esports organisations sharing ownership with...
Riot Games Brazil has named women’s pain reliever brand Buscofem a sponsor for VALORANT Champions Tour (VCT) Game Changers. Per a release, Brazilian pharma company Hypera Pharma and Riot Games Brazil joined forces against multiple types of pain that women experience, whether sexism in esports or menstrual...
Global esports wagering services brand Esports Technologies has launched its Esports Games app, a free-to-play interactive tournament prediction and trivia game. Esports Games is available on the Google Play store in the United States, United Kingdom, and Canada. Image credit: Esports Technologies RELATED: Esports Technologies signs patent licence agreement with Colossus...
London-based esports organisation Fnatic announced that it has raised $17m (~£12m) in a new investment round led by the Japanese conglomerate, Marubeni Corporation. The investment includes a strategic partnership between the two organisations that will support Fnatic’s expansion into the Japanese and Asia-Pacific esports markets. Image credit: Fnatic RELATED: Japanese...
British esports organization Fnatic announced that it has raised a $17M USD financing round led by led by Japanese business conglomerate Marubeni Corporation to drive further global growth. Further investors that participated in the funding round include a range of international family offices and institutional...
With rumors of Bwipo moving into the jungle, Fnatic needed a new top laner – and they just found him. Fnatic looks to step up their game for the 2021 LEC Summer Season. The rumors about Gabriel “Bwipo” Rau moving into the jungle are pretty much...
Chinese esports organization JingDong Gaming (JDG), the esports division of Chinese e-commerce giant Jing Dong, announced a rebranding, including a new logo, at its fourth anniversary event hosted in Shanghai. According to Enni Xiao, vice president of the marketing department of Jing Dong, the rebrand...
The Brazilian startup Playmatch, which uses gaming and esports for educational purposes and owns the Brazilian School League of Esports, is now open for a Seed investment round. With the investment, the company seeks to reach 21K partnered schools still in 2021, adding around 16K...