Prêmio eSports Brasil (translated as Brazil Esports Awards), the main esports awards ceremony in Brazil, sold 50% of its shares to marketing and events agency V3A. V3A replaces the former owner and organizer Go4it, which will now focus only on its business investments as Go4it...
In one of the most interesting film release activations to date, United Artists Releasing (UAR) will host a Call of Duty competition between a group of professional athletes and streamers ahead of the launch of Wrath of Man, the new action thriller directed by Guy...
Tencent-owned streaming service Trovo has announced a new gaming competition initiative aimed at drawing new streamers and viewers to its platform. The company has tapped Allied Esports to produce its Trovo Titans program, which will span more than 100 events across a variety of games...
The 32-year old Valorant pro, however, will still stream under the TSM banner. TSM has announced that Stephen "reltuC" Cutler, one of the founding members of its Valorant squad, is being benched. As of today @reltuC is benched from our starting Valorant roster. Whilst Cutler explores his options,...
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...