Team Liquid co-CEO Steve Arhancet said his organization’s new fan-engagement platform, Liquid+, arose out of the need to create a deeper relationship with fans beyond a “like” or “follow” on social media. Speaking during the Esports Rising virtual event, Arhancet noted gamers “leave a social...
In this short piece, ESI Guest Columnist Ben Greenstone, Director at Taso Advisory and former Private Secretary to the Minister for Digital and Creative Industries (United Kingdom), details the imminent and growing need for proper safeguarding in esports. RELATED: The impact UK Government’s proposed ban on...
Esports data platform GRID and tournament organiser Elisa Esports have revealed the details behind their Elisa Champion of Champions Tour points system. Elisa will utilise GRID’s Integrity Services to coordinate the points distribution across all enrolled competitions. These include Funspark Ulti, HSH Series, and Elisa Invitationals,...
This piece first appeared in Edition 8 of The Esports Journal Esports is like punk rock. The latter began popping up in a few major cities around the mid-seventies, with bands such as the Ramones in New York City and The Clash and Sex Pistols in...
Indian esports platform The Esports Club (TEC) has announced a partnership with streamer management platform Streamcoi. As a result of the partnership, TEC will utilise Steamcoi’s solutions to automate streamer branding management and help monetise live streaming for its partners. Image credit: The Esports Club / Streamcoi RELATED:...
COD Mobile esports has added a new Masters competition. Activision has revealed a new Masters tournament featuring the best Call of Duty: Mobile esports teams in both North America and Europe. The teams will compete for a $100,000 prize pool split between each region and slots...
Some good news for PUBG Mobile players in India. Krafton revealed the details of Battlegrounds Mobile India, and the game will release as an alternative to PUBG Mobile in India. The Indian government banned PUBG Mobile in India in September 2020. The stern decision by the government...
Find out when all Batman/Fortnite Zero Point cosmetics will be available in the Item Shop! Epic Games’ long-running partnership with DC Comics produced a crossover comic series between Fortnite Battle Royale and Batman. Batman/Fortnite: Zero Point markets itself as a collision of universes, and one that...
Activision Blizzard Esports has granted Seven.One Sports, the sports business unit of Seven.One Entertainment Group, exclusive linear TV broadcast rights in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland for select German-language Call of Duty League (CDL) events. Beginning in May 2021, select finals of CDL Major tournaments, playoffs and...
Steamworks Development Virtual Conference 2021 addressed how they use updates to communicate with customers. In a virtual conference last week, which was also published on their Youtube channel, Steamwork Development has given customers insight into how they communicate. Gautam Babbar a Valve Corporation developer breaks down the...