TSM welcomes back a long-time member. Josh “Commandment” Roach has rejoined TSM just two months after the organization seemingly exited Fortnite’s competitive scene. He went unsigned from February until now while compiling some outstanding tournament results. With the already verified Twitter handle of @TSM_Commandment, it only...
North American esports organization Evil Geniuses announced Friday that it has hired Renee Hall as its new director of gaming operations. Prior to joining EG, Hall worked for nearly four years at Red Bull Media House as a partnerships marketing manager and a partnerships &...
The Esports Certification Institute’s mission was to offer a tool that allowed those wanting to work in esports the opportunity to show what they know. To that end the ECI created an exam, with input from a variety of industry executives and insiders, that cost...
ESL and DreamHack parent Modern Times Group (MTG) reported its financial results for the first quarter of 2021, recording net sales of kr1.01B SEK ($120M USD), up 9.4% compared to kr924M ($110M) in the same quarter last year. The majority of the net sales were generated by the group’s gaming vertical, which recorded kr767M ($91.1M) in net...
NFL pro and gaming ambassador Juju Smith-Schuster, along with his mother Sammy Schuster, have signed a strategic partnership agreement with women-focused gaming organization Queens Gaming Collective. The pair have also become new investors in the company. As part of the new partnership, the two will...
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment-owned NetheRealm Studios and Bandai Namco Esports issued statements Friday saying that they will no longer work with esports tournament organizer WePlay Esports. WePlay announced and world boxing cruiserweight champion Oleksandr Usyk announced the Ultimate Fighting League, and last month it hosted...
Attorney Justin M. Jacobson has spent the last decade negotiating contracts for people in the entertainment and sports industry, and now working with Ford Models’ Esports & Gaming Talent division as its manager, knowing the newest trends is important to properly represent his clients’ rights....
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 below. In this week’s...
ESTNN provides tips to complete an Epic weapon rarity challenge in Fortnite Battle Royale. A new quest has emerged in Fortnite Chapter 2 - Season 6, which tasks players with marking different weapon rarities. This concept might confuse those who are not aware of the various...
Investment company Guinevere Capital has partnered with peripherals firm Logitech G, telecommunications company Spark, and Eden Park to launch an esports facility in New Zealand. The Spark Esports Hub is located within Eden Park, New Zealand’s largest stadium, and features training rooms, a 5G mobile gaming area,...