Esports tournament company BLAST has announced the appointment of a new commissioner for its global tournament series, BLAST Premier. Andrew Haworth, BLAST director of operations and production, will assume the role, overseeing the series’ format, rules, competitive integrity, and various other aspects of governance such...
Zoomph has signed its latest esports partnership deal with Misfits Gaming Group, covering each of its competitive brands. The firm will provide data and analytics regarding MGG’s sponsorship assets, in order to help the organization develop more engaging partner campaigns. Zoomph has secured deals with...
In-game advertising platform Anzu has raised $9m (£6.56m) in its latest round of funding, with the likes of BITKRAFT Ventures and Sony Innovation Fund becoming investors. The capital raised will be used to expand the company’s commercial growth alongside funding sales and marketing initiatives to assist in moving it forward...
In-game advertising platform Anzu.io announced that it has raised a $9M USD financing round co-led by gaming, esports, and interactive media-focused venture capital firm BITKRAFT Ventures and HBSE Ventures, the investment arm of Dignitas backer Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment. Further investment participants included WPP,...
Esports tournament organiser BLAST has named Andrew Haworth, the firm’s Director of Operations and Production, as the Commissioner for its Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) esports league, BLAST Premier. As part of the role, Haworth will oversee the tournament format, rulebook, competitive integrity, and other key areas of governance...
With a new season come new Power Rankings, let's take a look at where we place each team ahead of the first event. With the 2021 Call of Duty League season starting on February 11th, we don't have long to wait. However, we’ve seen all the...
After spending some time on the best team in North America, Roman "RAMZES666" Kushnarev is no longer a part of EG. 2020 was a really strange year for Dota 2. Due to the global pandemic, every LAN tournament was canceled, which is why we got to...
Esports data service provider JOIDATA has entered into a partnership with Chinese video game developer and publisher Moonton. The three-year deal will see JOIDATA provide data design and support services for the Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Professional League (MPL). Image credit: Moonton RELATED: Moonton unveils partners for M2 World Championship JOIDATA is...
Esports and gaming job platform Hitmarker has expanded its hiring footprint in Asia-Pacific by way of a strategic partnership with recruitment service provider RGF Executive Search and Professional Recruitment (RGF). Based in Asia, RGF provides talent acquisition services from C-suite executives to an array of managerial positions...
Taipei based computer hardware company, Asus has announced a new program for Indian gamers — ROG Academy — the country's first virtual academy for gamers. Through this initiative, Asus ROG will seek out new PC gamers in a bid to help them become esports professionals. The...