Each month, Esports Insider collates the key esports business stories from Latin America — particularly Brazil — into a single article. Here are the region’s biggest stories from April. Top LATAM esports business developments, April 2021 Latin artist Ozuna partners with XSET Credit: XSET Lifestyle gaming organisation XSET has announced a...
The world’s top female pro and amateur Valorant players are set to go head-to-head for $10k. Back in April Super Girl Gamer announced the launch of their US multi-title tournament series, beginning with the Spring Season title, Valorant on May 15. 🚨 Announcement 🚨 The Super Girl Gamer...
Yesterday, North American esports organisation Beastcoast closed its pre-seed funding round at $2.5m (~£1.8m). The capital raise saw participation from Andover Ventures, Elevate Ventures, and Techstars, alongside angel investors Steven Temares (formerly of Bed Bath & Beyond) and Scott Dorsey, a Managing Partner at High Alpha...
Riot Games Senior Producer Tom Cannon took to Twitter to set expectations regarding the release of the company’s highly anticipated fighting game, currently using the working title Project L. “Glad you’re hype for Project L,” Cannon wrote. “The game is on track with many core...
April saw a host of investments in the ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) region, with organisations and partners implementing more structure to the ecosystem with a continued influx of capital. Each month, ESI compiles the top Indian and SEA esports business developments into a...
Gaming peripherals brand CORSAIR has extended its current three-year deal with esports organization BIG for an additional two years. The partnership began in 2018. Activation and financial details were not disclosed. Earlier this year, BIG renewed its partnership with online bookmaker Betway as well as...
German esports organisation Berlin International Gaming (BIG) has extended its partnership with hardware manufacturer CORSAIR. According to the release, the deal will see CORSAIR continue its collaboration with BIG for at least two more years. Exact details regarding any activations planned have yet to be revealed. Image...
DHL will remain the official logistics partner for ESL events in a multiyear partnership extension. In addition to its brand integrations, the company is responsible for the transport logistics of tournament equipment such as monitors and gaming chairs. The new deal will expand to include...
Sony’s gaming console brand PlayStation has signed a partnership deal with Discord. The gamer-focused social and voice chat platform will be connected to the PlayStation Network,. Additionally, Sony Interactive Entertainment participated in Discord’s Series H funding round as a minority investor. Last month, Discord reportedly...
With TBC Classic on the way, it’s time for the Classic servers to prepare for the pre-patch. While we don’t know the full extent of the changes Blizzard has planned for TBC Classic, we know what’s coming and changing for Classic with the pre-patch. In this...