Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) esports league BLAST Premier has announced cryptocurrency exchange platform Coinbase as its latest sponsor for the competition’s upcoming Spring Season. According to the release, Coinbase will use the partnership to bring the world of esports closer to cryptocurrency through activations and player-led content. Image...
Ready to start its sixth year, The Esports Awards has started its 2021 campaign with a new sponsor, a brand logo redesign (pictured above) and some new categories. For this year’s campaign, The Esports Awards adds Secretlab as a partner. Secretlab joins Koyo Store, Sizzle...
Ligue 1 Uber Eats has announced that after more than two months of preliminary rounds, the eLigue 1 Tour, an international esports competition for FIFA 21, is set to commence. The tournament was open to fans across the world, with its preliminary rounds making stops in...
Racing esports organisation Veloce has announced a partnership with blockchain and NFT company Animoca Brands. As a part of the agreement, Animoca Brands has invested into the organisation’s pre-IPO funding round using its branded motorsports utility token, REVV. The amount invested into Veloce has not been...
We are proud to announce a collaboration with SPORTEL for the second edition of its eTALKS series. The first edition of the series focused on sports media rights and broadcast strategies, however, this time Sportel is entering into the world of esports and its crossover appeal...
Each month, Esports Insider — in collaboration with polling and analytics platform YouGov — collates the period’s key sponsorship and partnership news in esports. YouGov’s expanded Global Fan Profiles (GFP) tool now enables sponsors, properties, and rights holders to monitor fan sentiment in esports on a...
Darius has been a dominating solo queue pick in the competitive League of Legends. League of Legends' top lane champion pool in the professional matches has been shrinking as players stick to the traditional picks of Gnar, Sion and more. While these picks usually scale into...
Each month, Esports Insider curates a list of the industry’s key personnel changes. Here we have compiled March’s most notable movers and shakers. To read more about a story, click the corresponding link in the title. Spotlighted story: Victoria Horsley on her new role at Riot Games Image...
The Esports Awards has revealed a new look for 2021, alongside announcing a whole host of partners. Now in its sixth year, the 2021 Esports Awards has rebranded its logo to represent the silhouette of its award statue. According to a release, the design was inspired...
ESTNN breaks down the FaZe Clan Elite Cup. Popular esports organization FaZe Clan and Nissan are teaming up to host another Fortnite Practice Server’s Elite Cup. Top invited trios stretching across the United States will compete against one another alongside six other qualified squads. The three-day...