Image credit: Razer Gaming peripherals brand Razer has unveiled its latest project, an AI esports coach that aims to provide real-time insights and analysis. Called Project AVA, the concept was introduced at tech trade show CES 2025 and has been described by the company as ‘the ultimate...
Image credit: Charlton Athletic FC, Cyberlabs English football club Charlton Athletic FC has launched a new gaming and entertainment space at its stadium. Located in the Alan Curbishley Stand at The Valley, the Cyberlabs Gaming Box will be equipped with consoles, VR equipment and UNEVN PC gaming...
Image credit: TALON Esports French football club Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and Asian esports organisation TALON have announced the conclusion of their League of Legends partnership. PSG Talon will be renamed simply to TALON, with the organisation confirming that it will still participate in League of Legends’ new...
Image credit: OWCS The Overwatch Champions Series (OWCS), Overwatch 2’s tier-one esports ecosystem, has announced a dedicated Chinese region for the competition in 2025. OWCS’ new competition will kick off with Stage One and sits alongside the ecosystem’s other regions: Asia (Japan, Korea and Pacific), EMEA and...
Image credit: NLC The NLC has officially confirmed that Los Ratones, a team founded by popular streamer Marc Robert ‘Caedrel’ Lamont, will join the league in 2025. In addition, League of Legends’ UK and Nordics EMEA Regional League (ERL) has also secured a partnership with Swedish chair...
League of Legends World Championship 2024 Finals in London. Image credit: Adela Sznajder, Riot Games. Whilst 2024 provided esports fanbases with memorable moments, 2025 looks set to be a milestone year for the industry. Valve’s well-documented Counter-Strike ecosystem rules will be enacted in 2025, resulting in major...
Image credit: XBorg While most tech startups chase venture capital, XBorg is seemingly pursuing a different vision: building an open infrastructure to benefit the gaming industry. Founded in 2022, XBorg has built a product that allows esports teams to easily create customised fan applications that provide gamified...
Image credit: Emirates Esports Federation China-based electronics company Huawei has announced that its Android application store Huawei AppGallery has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Emirates Esports Federation (EESF). According to a release, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) government-backed esports federation will collaborate with...
IEM Cologne 2024. Image credit: Michal Konkol / ESL FACEIT Group Esports has always been an ever-evolving industry, with the sector looking to cement itself within mainstream culture. To gauge how the sector has changed, every year Esports Insider asks a range of prominent industry stakeholders to...
Image credit: 100 Thieves With the end of 2024 drawing near, Esports Insider is once again looking back at a year full of impactful marketing campaigns and unexpected brand collaborations in the world of esports. As with previous years (2023, 2022, 2021, 2020 and 2019), some marketing...