Berlin-based esports data firm GRID eSports announced that it has secured a $10M USD Series A financing round from investors including Alinea Capital, Bumble Ventures, Tar Heel Capital Pathfinder, Agileo Ventures, and NFL player JuJu Smith-Schuster. The investment brings GRID’s total funds raised to $11.6M. The company, which launched its esports data services in...
The Polish branch of automobile manufacturer Mercedes-Benz has inked a partnership with Polish esports org Illuminar Gaming, and is now the title sponsor of esports and gaming venue ESPOT Gaming Concept in Warsaw, Poland. Background image credit: ESPOT Jarosław Śmietana, CEO & Founder ESPOT Gaming Concept, told Esports...
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) esports tournament series BLAST Premier has announced it has secured eight new media rights deals for its 2021 season. The deals include television channels SportsMax and Nordic Entertainment Group which will see the tournament broadcast in a number of regions, including Canada, India, and Lithuania. Photo credit: BLAST RELATED: BLAST...
Formula 1 has announced plans for the F1 Esports Series Women’s Wildcard, a female-only qualification route to the Pro Exhibition. The Pro Exhibition serves as a pool of scouted talent for F1 teams to add to their rosters for the 2021 Pro Championship, which starts later...
Semper Fortis Esports PLC, an esports startup, today announced its intention to go public via the Aquis Exchange on April 26th. Pictured: Nolan Bushnell, Founder of Atari and Semper Fortis board member. Image credit: Gary Reyes/Mercury News RELATED: Esports data platform GRID announces $10m funding round The company...
Esports tournament organizer BLAST has announced an expansion of its media rights portfolio for the 2021 competitive season. Linear television channels SportsMax, Nordic Entertainment Group, and BOLT+ lead a group of eight new deals the company announced, which brings its total media rights portfolio to...
The Atlanta Reign takes the 15th position of our Overwatch League 2021 Season power rankings. Atlanta kept some core players, signed a new DPS from the Los Angeles Valiant and two rookies from the Overwatch Contenders. Atlanta Reign 2021 Roster Preview Tank: Blake "Gator" Scott Xander "Hawk" Domecq If you have...
Here’s our updated Power Rankings following the second Major of the season. The second Major of the 2021 Call of Duty League season brought some exceptional matches. Toronto Ultra took home the title, and caused a massive shakeup in our Power Rankings while doing so. 12. Paris...
Despite being one of the oldest genres in esports, sim racing can hardly compare to the most established battle-royale, shooter or MOBA titles — not in terms of viewership nor in terms of developed esports ecosystems. George Russell became the winner of the first F1 Virtual...
Taiwanese PC company Cooler Master has announced the teams it will be working with in Latin America. The teams are: All Knights, CASLA Esports, Kaizen, and Polaris. Credit: Cooler Master RELATED: ESL Pro League looks to add a new member team Cooler Master partnered with the four teams to...