ESL Gaming has announced a two-year partnership with Blizzard Entertainment to operate the esports ecosystem for Hearthstone. The partnership will impact major Hearthstone tournaments such as Grandmasters and the Hearthstone Masters Tour, and each calendar year will distribute a total of $3M USD in prize...
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Chinese video game developer Moonton has welcomed Razer as its official peripheral partner for Mobile Legends: Bang Bang’s 2021 M2 World Championship. As part of the deal, the gaming hardware brand will produce a special edition Razer BlackShark V2 gaming headset, with the product featuring an...
Recently created marketing agency Druid, which focuses on the gaming business, has been signed by Epic Games to work on part of its communications operations in Brazil. With this, Bernardo Mendes will be responsible for Epic’s marketing campaigns and activations, Gabriel Contessoto will be responsible...
Birmingham City University has announced that its newly launched BA (Hons) Esports Management course has been accredited by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI). The CMI accreditation approves the course’s approach of combining mainstream business and management theory with practical esports application to cover multiple aspects. These...
After scrimming with them since launch, Asim has officially joined the Subliners. After announcing the signing of Conor “Diamondcon” Johst to the starting lineup yesterday, the New York Subliners have completed their roster with the signing of Obaid “Asim” Asim. Asim will join the team as...
GameSquare Esports announced Friday that former FaZe Clan executive Justin Kenna has been appointed as its new chief executive officer and a member of its board of directors. GameSquare is a Canadian Securities Exchange-listed international esports company and the parent of esports agency Code Red...
Chinese live-streaming platform Huya has announced an exclusive partnership with Serbian based production firm Relog Media for its upcoming HomeSweetHome CS:GO series. As a result of the partnership, Huya has acquired exclusive regional streaming, broadcasting, VOD and distribution rights in China for its event. Photo credit:...
Global esports wagering company Esports Technologies has tapped XSET co-founder Clinton Sparks as a strategic advisor to help the company “amplify growth.” The announcement did not go into detail on what specific areas Sparks would advise the company. Esports Technologies operates gogawi.com, a licensed online...
Gaming and esports analytics firm Newzoo (a part of Leaders Group, the portfolio of which includes The Esports Observer) has announced its five trends to watch in the esports industry for 2021. The company analyzed how last year’s move to a fully online ecosystem and...