The next major tournament of the VCT is upon us! The first international LAN tournament of Valorant is starting next week! After countless qualifiers, and two Challengers tournaments across seven Major regions, it all comes down to 10 teams and one competition to determine who is...
The reality is that there is still a slight stigma associated with the sedentary lifestyle of video gamers, particularly as it relates to eating habits and the lack of physical exercise. However, there has been a push for change as players (both casual and professional)...
Justin "reprize" Hand retires from his position as Head Coach for London Spitfire. Mads "fischer" Jehg takes his place on the Overwatch League team. London Spitfire announces changing Head Coach, only hours before the launch of the June Just tournament. Justin "reprize" Hand is stepping down...
Stage 4 is upon us, and the groups have been decided. The 2021 Call of Duty League season has breezed past. Already approaching Stage 4, the groups have finally been decided and we can look forward to more CDL action. Group A Atlanta FaZe OpTic Chicago LA Thieves Minnesota ROKKR Paris Legion Seattle...
Sacramento Kings-affiliated NBA 2K League team Kings Guard Gaming has renewed its partnership with gaming peripherals company IOGEAR. Financial terms of the renewed partnership were not disclosed. As part of the deal, IOGEAR will provide Kings Guard Gaming team with its Kaliber Gaming peripherals, including...
In this piece — which is part one of ESI’s ‘Esports ‘n’ Beer’ series — we explore the fated partnership between North American org Evil Geniuses and renowned brewery Elysian Brewing, both headquartered in Seattle, Washington. That Pacific Northwest (PNW) gem, Seattle, has long been both a...
Who is the first team to advance to the MSI 2021 Finals? After two weeks of competition at MSI 2021, only four teams remained as contenders for the trophy. The LPL's Royal Never Give Up ("RNG") and The PCS's PSG.Talon ("PSG") faced off on Summoner's Rift...
Chinese multinational investment holding conglomerate Tencent Holdings released its financial earnings report for the first quarter of 2021. The company generated total net revenues of ¥135.3B RMB ($21.03B USD) in Q1 2021, an increase of 25.2% from ¥108.1B ($16.8B) in the same period of 2020. The company reported...
Shopify will become a key sponsor of the ESL Pro Tour StarCraft II as part of a new partnership with ESL Gaming. The deal includes multiple content and prizing collaborations, as well as support of the tour itself including the global finals event at Intel...
Each week, ESI Digest breaks down the weekly happenings in the esports industry, making sense of things so you don’t have to. As well as being housed on YouTube, ESI Digest is available on all major podcast platforms and is also available in written form...