Swedish esports platform Challengermode has announced a partnership with web browser Opera GX. The partnership will see both parties create a ‘grassroots esports fund’, which aims to accelerate the growth of small emerging esports organisers in the UK, US, and Germany. Credit: Challengermode RELATED: Challengermode announces North American...
Min-seong "diem" Bae, hitscan DPS player for Shanghai Dragons, retires from competitive Overwatch for “personal reasons.” Few Overwatch League DPS players are as popular as Min-seong "diem" Bae. The hitscan DPS player was a key element of Shanghai Dragons ever since he joined the team, back...
This piece first appeared in The Esports Journal Edition 8 To a data company, ‘esports’ is about as useful a category as ‘European’ or ‘African’ is a nationality. Esports titles share some likenesses — they are all digital, chiefly — but they differ enormously, especially from...
Esports data and technology company Abios has expanded its portfolio of titles with the introduction of its FIFA services. Abios has revealed that live and pregame data for tier-one, tier-two, and tier-three FIFA tournaments will now be obtainable through its services. This includes competitions such as...
Each month, ESI, in collaboration with Omnicoach, compiles the period’s most significant esports movers and shakers (personnel changes). Omnicoach is a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform that connects esports teams and their sponsors with fans via authentic in-game experiences, helping engage and monetise audiences more effectively. To learn...
Esports wagering services brand Esports Technologies has announced the appointment of Mark Thorne as its Chief Marketing Officer. As a new addition to Esports Technologies’s team of executives, Thorne will look to help build the firm’s brand, reputation, audience and revenue, as well as expand licensing and...
Berlin-based data platform GRID Esports and tournament organiser WePlay Esports have announced that its data partnership will include the WePlay AniMajor tournament in Kyiv, Ukraine. According to the release, GRID will deliver visualisations and statistical storylines powered by live server data directly from the game. Credit: GRID...
Mercedes-AMG Petronas Esports Team has announced a partnership with esports peripherals firm SteelSeries. As the sim-racing team’s official peripherals supplier, SteelSeries will collaborate with Mercedes-AMG Petronas Esports Team on a range of projects. This includes product testing, digital events, and brand activations, among other initiatives. Photo credit:...
Find out what all of the hints and happenings ahead of Fortnite Chapter 2 - Season 7. It's almost time to indulge in another exciting season of Fortnite Battle Royale. Players have experienced nearly four months of the “Primal” season, where animals roamed the landscape and...
Esports media holding company WePlay Esports has announced that the first of its non-fungible tokens (NFT) will launch exclusively on the new Binance NFT marketplace. The Storyline collection of WePlay Collectibles (stylised as ‘c0ll3ct1bl3s’) will be auctioned on Binance as part of the ‘100 creators’ campaign, timed...
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