Game publisher Garena has announced a $1m BRL (~£160,000) prize pool off-season tournament in Brazil for its mobile battle royale Free Fire. Titled the ‘C.O.P.A. FF: Corrida do Milhão‘ (roughly translated as Free Fire Cup: The Million Race), the tournament will feature the 18 teams qualified...
Esports infrastructure company Nerd Street has expanded its esports camps across North America. As a result of new partnerships, participants from across the country can take part in summer camps designed to ‘build healthier gaming habits’. Image credit: Nerd Street Gamers RELATED: US Sports Camps and Nerd Street Gamers launch...
Esports Insider is pleased to reveal the agenda and full lineup of speakers for our esports industry event ESI Washington DC. The event, which is presented by partner LOOT.BET, takes place 16-18th May. As the first esports B2B conference in the US Capital, ESI Washington DC,...
Esports data platform GRID Esports has joined forces with a number of tournament organisers to create a new global circuit for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO). Some of the companies involved in the circuit include FACEIT, Relog Media and Fantasyexpo, in addition to other regional organisers commissioned by the platform. Image Credit:...
Russian esports organisation Virtus.pro has announced the departure of its CEO Sergey Glamazda. According to the organisation’s official website, the role of CEO is being extinguished and Virtus.pro will now be managed by ‘a team of top managers’ from its parent company ESforce Holding. Image credit: Virtus.pro RELATED:...
Despite only being announced yesterday, Danish esports organisation Astralis has terminated its partnership with online casino platform Roobet. In a statement by the organisation, Astralis admitted it didn’t perform due diligence well enough around ‘local legal matters’. Image credit: Astralis, Roobet RELATED: Astralis appoints Samantha Foltmar as Head...
Esports tournament organiser and platform FACEIT has announced a partnership with cryptocurrency fintech platform Cake DeFi. FACEIT and Cake DeFi shared that this is a ‘multi-million dollar’ agreement, however, exact figures of the deal have not been revealed. Image credit: FACEIT / Cake DeFi RELATED: FACEIT signs MENA-focused...
The 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games, which was set to take place in September 2022, has been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 19th Asian Games is set to be a monumental event for esports, with the discipline making its debut as an official medal sport....
Esports data and technology company Abios has announced a partnership with Ukrainian esports organisation Natus Vincere (NAVI). As part of the deal, Abios will power NAVI’s new website and provide the domain with esports data. Image credit: Abios RELATED: Creating growth within Nordic grassroots esports According to the release,...
Brazilian esports organisation MIBR (Made in Brazil) has announced a partnership with cryptocurrency exchange Bybit. As a result, the exchange will sponsor MIBR’s female and male rosters across various games such as CS:GO, Rainbow Six, VALORANT and Free Fire. Financial aspects of the partnership were not disclosed. Image...