With the Spring Split behind us, the LEC has announced that the 2021 Spring Split was another amazing year for LEC viewership. Despite the lack of a G2 Esports vs Fnatic final, the LEC saw a huge number of viewers for the Grand Final between MAD...
Find out when Fortnite Chapter 2 - Season 6 ends. Fortnite’s latest season graced players with its presence on March 16, 2021, with an entirely different experience. Crafting, Animal non-player characters (NPCs) and new locations represented some significant changes to the game in Chapter 2 -...
Epic Games has teamed up with Spotify to add another benefit to the Fortnite Crew subscription service. Launched in December 2020, Fortnite Crew became the first subscription service offered by the iconic Battle Royale game. For $11.99 per month, players would get a hold of exclusive in-game...
With sim racing continuing to pick up speed, Acer has announced its newest grassroots talent-scouting initiative: the Predator Sim Racing Cup 2021. The event, powered by IndyCar driver and F1 legend Romain’s Grosjean R8G eSports, is open until May and seeks to open up competition...
Cough drop brand Halls has partnered with Russian esports company ESforce to sponsor Virtus.pro. The organization will release a promotional video for the partnership on its YouTube channel and integrate Halls branding across its social channels and website. To develop the partnership, ESforce teamed up...
Bookmaker Pinnacle has announced that its esports tournament, the Pinnacle Cup, will expand into Dota 2 for its second edition. The event, in collaboration with tournament organiser Relog Media, will once again have a $100,000 prize pool and is expected to feature Dota 2 teams across...
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 below. On this week’s...
The San Francisco Shock takes 1st place in our Overwatch League 2021 power rankings. The reigning Champions of the Overwatch League are back for a new season! The San Francisco Shock won the trophy twice already and further improved its roster for the upcoming season. San Francisco...
Riot Games has reported viewership for the LEC Spring Split, showing a 12.3% increase for the Finals match between MAD Lions and Rogue. The match peaked at over 866K viewers across all channels, a 7.5% increase from Spring 2020. Over the course of the Spring...
Unsigned Group, a talent agency co-owned by Coldplay’s Guy Berryman, has announced its move into esports by signing Nicolai ‘dev1ce’ Reedtz to its roster of clients. The signing coincides with the CS:GO player’s transfer to Ninjas in Pyjamas, with the contract co-negotiated by Unsigned Group. Photo...