London-based esports organization Guild Esports has partnered with Swedish education tech company Learn2Esport to launch the Guild Academy, an esports player development program that hopes to create a “talent pipeline for esports athletes.” Learn2Esport’s Gameplan platform will be used to run the online portion of...
Event organiser and tournament platform FACEIT has announced a partnership with New York-based coffee brand Death Wish Coffee. The partnership, exclusively benefiting US-based Counter-Strike: Global Offensive players, will offer a series of campaign activations for FACEIT users to participate in. This includes missions, community nights, and...
Regional focus and diverse programming support member schools. As Washington, D.C. developed into a national esports hub in recent years, regional stakeholders recognized an opportunity to support collegiate-level esports and help maximize their potential throughout the area. Several colleges and universities in and around DC...
NBA 2K League team Magic Gaming has announced a partnership with non-profit health care system AdventHealth Medical Group. As a result of the deal, AdventHealth will become the team’s official health care provider, as well as its jersey sponsor. Credit: Magic Gaming RELATED: Magic Gaming finds chair partner...
Gamers Club, a gaming platform owned by Immortals Gaming Club (IGC), has announced hardware manufacturer Intel and gaming product developer Acer as sponsors of the Pride Cup, a Brazilian online tournament to promote the LGBTQIA+ community. Credit: Gamers Club RELATED: Riot Games launches VCT Game Changers The Pride Cup, which...
UK-based esports organisation Rix.GG has appointed Filip ‘SmX’ Liljeström as its Esport Operations Manager. Liljeström joins the organisation after a two-year spell at Fnatic where he managed its Counter-Strike: Global Offensive team and was the organisation’s Esports Operations Coordinator. Credit: Rix.GG RELATED: Women in Esports joins forces with Rix.GG for VALORANT...
FACEIT, the U.K. based competitive platform for online multiplayer games, has announced that it has partnered with Death Wish Coffee — a brand marketed in the vein of having the “World’s Strongest Coffee.” While the FACEIT gaming platform services many countries, this partnership is exclusively...
NBA 2K League team the 76ers Gaming Club has announced a multi-year partnership with chair manufacturer Zipchair. As 76ers Gaming Club’s official gaming chair partner, Zipchair will provide the team’s players and staff with branded gaming chairs and furniture for the NBA 2K League, team training,...
Kaitlyn ‘Amouranth’ Siragusa claims the advertisements were suspended without notice. “Although content may not break community guidelines or Terms of Service, Twitch has complete discretion to target individual channels.” This ominous warning was broadcasted by prominent streamer Kaitlyn ‘Amouranth’ Siragusa via Twitter. According to Amouranth, Twitch...
Esports Engine, a division of esports infrastructure company Vindex, has hired Alfred Chak as its new chief operating officer. In his new role, Chak will work with senior leadership on short and long-term business strategy, plan and execute business expansion and growth plans, and oversee...