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. On this week’s...
The San Francisco Shock takes 1st place in our Overwatch League 2021 power rankings. The reigning Champions of the Overwatch League are back for a new season! The San Francisco Shock won the trophy twice already and further improved its roster for the upcoming season. San Francisco...
Riot Games has reported viewership for the LEC Spring Split, showing a 12.3% increase for the Finals match between MAD Lions and Rogue. The match peaked at over 866K viewers across all channels, a 7.5% increase from Spring 2020. Over the course of the Spring...
Unsigned Group, a talent agency co-owned by Coldplay’s Guy Berryman, has announced its move into esports by signing Nicolai ‘dev1ce’ Reedtz to its roster of clients. The signing coincides with the CS:GO player’s transfer to Ninjas in Pyjamas, with the contract co-negotiated by Unsigned Group. Photo...
After joining the LEC (then LCS) back in 2018, Christy “Ender” Frierson has decided to move back to Los Angeles to continue his casting career. Ender has been a popular figure in the LEC, and has been a mainstay during the LEC period. His final LEC...
Riot Games has grown its relationship with Logitech and Intel with a new partnership for its 2021 semi-pro competitive Valorant event that will qualify MENA teams for an international competition. Riot Games has received praise for its work in the MENA esports scene especially for...
Online competition platform and tournament organizer FACEIT has hired Giulia Zecchini as its new commercial strategy lead. Zecchini will leverage her background in data analytics to better showcase the potential value of FACEIT’s platform to brand partners. Prior to joining FACEIT, Zecchini served as the...
North American gaming media platform Enthusiast Gaming has announced that NFL free agent Richard Sherman has been appointed to its Board of Directors. Sherman has been working with Enthusiast Gaming’s esports organisation, Luminosity Gaming, since 2019 as a global brand ambassador. Photo credit: Enthusiast Gaming RELATED: Enthusiast Gaming announces intention...
Austrian organisation Wave Esports has announced a partnership with energy drinks brand Red Bull. According to the release, the partnership will see Wave utilise ‘Red Bull’s infrastructure’ to assist in the development of the organisation’s VALORANT roster. Image credit: WAVE Esports RELATED: Wave Esports unveils Logitech as first partner In...
Nicolai “dev1ce” Reedtz has started a new journey with NiP. Ninjas in Pyjamas have signed dev1ce on a three-year contract from Astralis. According to the Danish organization, the transfer was a personal request made by dev1ce himself, who thought it was best for him to move...