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...
GameSquare Esports, the parent company of esports agency Code Red Esports, reported just over C$1 million (£616,001) in revenues for 1Q 2021. According to the release, Code Red experienced a revenue increase of 97 per cent year-over-year compared to 1Q 2020. The company credits its growth...
Learfield IMG College has announced it has an agreement in place with Psyonix to add Rocket League as a featured game title for its esports events and league, Level Next, The Collegiate Esports League. Rocket League will now become the centerpiece of Learfield IMG College’s...
Envy are back with another $20K tournament, featuring some of the best in the world. Tonight we see some more competitive Warzone action, with Envy hosting their $30K JackLinks Warzone Invitational. This tournament sees some of the best in the business go head to head, so...
The Aston Martin Cognizant Formula One Team has extended its partnership with audio device company EPOS. As a result of the deal, Aston Martin’s esports division will be incorporated into the partnership. The F1 side’s sim racing team will be equipped with EPOS’ recently-released H3 headset. Credit: Aston...