Global intellectual property management and consultancy firm KlarisIP announced that Marc Riccio has joined the company as its new chief commercial officer. KlarisIP is a privately-owned firm that helps companies monetize and protect intellectual property in the sports, entertainment, gaming, and esports industries. Riccio, a...
Indian telecommunications and technology company Reliance Jio announced a partnership with Taiwanese electronics components manufacturer, MediaTek to host a Free Fire tournament in India with a prize pool of INR 1.25M ($17K). The 70-day tournament will be broadcast on the Jio TV app as well...
Riot Games has announced that Warner Music Central Europe will return as the official music partner of the LEC for the 2021 season. This marks the third consecutive year of partnership between the two entities. Warner Music will continue to provide the “Song of the...
Chinese esports organization LGD Gaming has signed Chinese Peacekeeper Elite player Mi “Cheng C” Jiacheng for ￥11.78M RMB ($1.82M USD) from the player transfer market. LGD Gaming confirmed the figure, also adding that Jiacheng has become the first “￥10M player,” and the transfer price also...
Team Spirit has officially gone through a full rebranding. Russian esports organization Team Spirit has decided it's time for a shakeup. Their new, fresh look is designed to attract the attention of both the esports audiences and people who are far away from gaming and esports. "The...
Raven Software recently revealed some more nerfs to the Warzone meta, here’s everything you need to know. Since the integration of Cold War weapons into Warzone, they have been dominating the meta. With the DMR becoming the main weapon for most players, some have even gone...
Take-Two Interactive Software announced that it has lapsed its offer to acquire British racing game developer and publisher Codemasters at an implied equity value of approximately $994M USD. In November 2020, the company initially came to an agreement with Codemasters’ board of directors, which recommended...
North American esports organisation Immortals Gaming Club (IGC) has renewed its partnership with the Toyota Dealers Association in Southern California. According to the press release, the Toyota Dealers Association will receive ‘prominent’ logo placement on all of Immortals’ LCS player jerseys for the upcoming 2021 season....
Twitch has signed Samsung to become a new sponsor of its Rivals platform, where the company will activate its Galaxy smartphones by holding mobile gaming tournaments. Rivals is the tournament series on Twitch that typically involves big-name streamers competing, and this deal will be for...
NASDAQ-traded esports community and content platform Super League Gaming announced the sale of 3,076,924 shares of its common stock at a price of $2.60 USD per share and disclosed that the transaction is expected to close on or about Jan. 13. Gross proceeds from the...