The British Basketball League (BBL) has announced a partnership with esports product developer Innovation Esports. The multi-year deal will see the developer launch the BBL’s inaugural gaming and esports programme. Credit: Innovation Esports/British Basketball League RELATED: British Esports Association joins forces with British Basketball Federation The programme, created by Innovation Esports,...
ESTNN analyzes the outstanding FNCS All-Star Showdown winning performance of GUILD TaySon. Professional Fortnite player Tai “GUILD TaySon” Starčič solidified himself as perhaps the best of all time after securing his third Fortnite Champion Series (FNCS) title in the last four seasons. He squared off against...
Danish esports organization Astralis has announced a new commercial partnership with electronics retailer POWER. The deal will bring Astralis into POWER retail locations across the Nordics. According to a release, POWER will establish “separate Astralis universes in our stores.” The retailer will also supply Astralis-branded...
Credit Karma today rolled out plans for its first activation around Valorant after quietly signing a deal with game publisher Riot Games last month. San Francisco-based Credit Karma will focus on promoting its new Credit Karma Money, a banking product targeted at Gen Z consumers...
Texas-based esports organization Envy Gaming has announced the addition of two directors and the filling of an empty seat on its board of directors. Former Tribune Broadcasting CRO Angela Betasso was recruited to the board by Envy owner and Chief Gaming Officer Mike Rufail. Gray...
Game publisher Riot Games has announced the League Of Legends: Wild Tour Brazil, a regional competitive circuit for Wild Rift. Prior to the circuit, Riot Games will also host a Brazilian event called Wild Rift Season Start which will be exclusively broadcast on NimoTV. Credit: Riot Games...
New Jersey lawmakers last week passed the bi-partisan bill A637 to include esports betting in the state’s legal sports betting industry. A637, unofficially known as the esports betting bill, has generated a bulk of interest since being introduced in January 2020. The bill revises and expands...
The Brazilian communications conglomerate Globo has founded a new company to manage its esports initiatives. The Player1 Gaming Group is an investment by Globo Ventures to integrate its platform of the same name, the Player1, which is responsible for the main competitive Pro Evolution Soccer...
Esports Insider is proud to announce that ESI Digital Summer will return on September 8th-9th. RELATED: ESI Digital Spring: Day one recap Alongside ESI Digital Summer, which is supported by Gold Partner GRID Esports, Silver Partner Omnicoach, plus MADMONQ and Bayes, Esports Insider’s pitch investment competition The...
Esports startup Community Gaming has announced the completion of a $2.3m (~£1.67m) seed round. The funding round was led by the blockchain-focused investment firm CoinFund and a number of crypto companies. (ESI illustration) Image credit: Community Gaming / CoinFund RELATED: Blockchain: The next step in esports and...