Riot Games today is reporting viewership numbers from the first Valorant international tournament as well as revealing that it is taking the first-person shooter game to mobile. The Sentinels-Fnatic grand finals of the recently concluded Valorant Champions Tour major in Iceland earned an average viewership...
SteelSeries has partnered with the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Esports Team, the competitive gaming arm of the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula 1 Team. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Under the terms of the deal, SteelSeries becomes the exclusive peripherals supplier of the team. SteelSeries and...
Chinese esports solutions provider Versus Programming Network (VSPN) has announced a ‘multi-million’ Series B2 funding round from an investment fund managed by Morgan Stanley Private Equity Asia (MSPEA). According to the release, the investment will aid the expansion of VSPN’s overseas business and the development of...
Spanish esports organisation Team Queso has announced a new partnership with gaming lifestyle brand Razer. As a result of the agreement, Razer will become the official gaming chair partner of Team Queso. The organisation’s players will be provided with Razer Iskur chairs. Image credit: Team Queso...
Sony announced via its PlayStation blog the Evo Community Series, three Evo-branded community tournaments played exclusively on PlayStation 4. The annual fighting game tournament brand was acquired by Sony Interactive Entertainment and RTS through a joint venture partnership in March. The three competitions will run...
As usual there were a ton of esports sponsorships and partnerships announced last month. OverActive Media and Red Bull; NRG Esports and CMG.ASIA; KitKat and most of the top regional LoL tournaments in the world, to name a few. Each month, ESI — in collaboration with YouGov,...
NASDAQ-traded gambling operator Esports Entertainment Group (EEG) has signed a multi-year deal with the Los Angeles Football Club (LAFC), a Major League Soccer franchise. The agreement will see EEG become the franchise’s esports tournament platform provider, operating official events for the LAFC. The gambling firm will...
It's looking like Team Secret, Team Aster, Virtus.pro & PSG.LGD are our strongest contenders. WePlay AniMajor 2021 is not only the last major before TI10, it's also the last chance teams have to earn DPC Points to help them qualify directly to TI10. The pressure to...
HyperX, the gaming peripherals division of Kingston Technology, is now a part of Hewlett Packard (HP), the companies announced in a release. This marks the last step in a lengthy acquisition process first announced by HP in February. RELATED: HyperX named peripherals partner for Red Bull Racing...
Esports investment in May was led by Fnatic raising $17m. There were various mergers and acquisitions, including Enthusiast Gaming’s acquisition of both Icy Veins and Tabwire, as well as two Letters of Intent (LOI) signed by other companies set to make acquisitions of their own. Each...