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...
Esports organiser and production company ESL Gaming has renewed its partnership with logistics firm DHL. As a result of the renewal, the partnership has been expanded to include the ESL CS:GO Pro Tour, all of the tournament organiser’s global Dota 2 tournaments, and ESL Mobile. Image credit:...
Each month, Esports Insider curates a list of the industry’s key personnel changes. Here we have compiled April’s most notable movers and shakers. To read more about a story, click the corresponding link in the title. Spotlighted story: Valkyrae and CouRage made co-owners of 100 Thieves Photo credit:...
PUBG MOBILE has announced that the PUBG MOBILE National Championship (PMNC) will make its debut in the United Kingdom later this year. Image credit: PUBG MOBILE RELATED: OPPO Reno5 named PUBG MOBILE Esports smartphone partner in MEA The tournament series is slated to occur between July 22nd and...
Singapore-based esports talent management agency EMERGE Esports has announced a partnership with short-form video social media platform TikTok. As a result of the year-long agreement, TikTok will conduct workshops to onboard and familiarise EMERGE talent with the social media platform, this includes special coaching sessions on...