Steve “Jaws” Jaworski has joined esports tournament platform LeagueSpot as the company’s new chief operating officer. Jaworski joined the company in April. Jaworski spent more than five years at Riot Games in various roles including assistant content editor for North American publishing, North American senior...
North American esports and gaming lifestyle company FaZe Clan announced that it has hired Kai Henry as its new chief strategy officer. Henry, a former music producer and director, and has run several of his own companies aimed at managing musicians, creating lifestyle content for...
Each week, ESI Digest breaks down the weekly happenings in the esports industry, making sense of things so you don’t have to. As well as being housed on YouTube, ESI Digest is available on all major podcast platforms and is also available in written form...
FIFA has announced that its esports competition, the FIFAe World Cup, will return to London this year after being cancelled last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The FIFAe World Cup is the climax of EA SPORTS’ FIFA 21 Global Series. The event will feature 32...
Riot Games has selected Esports Entertainment Group’s EGL and Helix eSports to host the Summer 2021 North American LCS Proving Grounds event, a tournament for academy and semi-pro teams in North America. The tournament will take place over the course of three weeks in July,...
Esports Entertainment Group has announced that EGL and Helix eSports have partnered with Riot Games to host a North American LCS Proving Grounds qualifier in 2021. Unfolding over three weeks, starting in mid-July, the finals boasts a $10,000 (~£7,096) prize pool and sees teams earn tiered...
Bob Barnett is a former banker and investor, and now a lot more bullish on the esports industry than he used to be. This wasn’t always the case, and prior to 2017, Barnett couldn’t tell you much about esports or even gaming. The company which...
Celebrity Esports has announced that UK streaming platform NOW will be the latest brand to sponsor a team for the upcoming Celebrity Esports Superstar League. The NOW Ninjas will feature the celebrity duo of Jimmy Carr and Joel Dommett, alongside a fan competition winner, throughout the...
NVIDIA is the newest partner of the Brazilian esports organization Neverest Esports, supporting its education project Neverest Hub. NVIDIA will now have its new technology Reflex, focused on competitive gaming performance, promoted in the platform and also sign lessons and content regarding equipment for the...
A guide to help players who fancy playing with controllers. Call of Duty Mobile has been one of the most popular mobile games since its release in October, 2019. The game keeps adding impressive numbers to its player base and the title’s growth is astounding. With...