The LCS, Riot Games’s North American League of Legends competition, has announced a partnership with digital media licensing platform ESPAT AI. As a result of the agreement, both parties will work together to capture and distribute photos regarding LCS broadcasts, the LCS arena, as well as...
Riot Games will announce Wednesday that the League of Legends Championship Series (LCS) has partnered with gaming and esports digital media licensing platform ESPAT AI. Financial terms of this multi-year partnership were not disclosed. Under the terms of this new partnership, ESPAT AI will serve...
North American esports organisation FlyQuest has unveiled a new visual identity ahead of the 2021 LCS Summer Split. Image credit: FlyQuest RELATED: Vodafone Giants unveils rebrand, reveals intentions to expand FlyQuest’s new logo looks to heavily lean into its ‘Showcase Greatness’ vision that was implemented in 2020. This...
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...