Talent, entertainment and sports agency UTA has announced that veteran investment executive Clinton Foy will be joining UTA Ventures as General Partner, Venture Capital. Working alongside Sam Wick, the Head of UTA Ventures, Foy’s work will focus on growing and developing the company’s investment platforms. Credit: Clinton...
Overwatch League (OWL) franchise Houston Outlaws has entered into a partnership with North American wellness company Boomer Naturals. The deal will see the company provide ‘Vitamin Energy’ to Outlaws’ players and coaches in a bid to promote ‘feel-good focus and peak performance’. Photo credit: Overwatch League RELATED: Inside Houston Outlaws’...
Following on from raising $20m, OverActive Media, the parent company of MAD Lions, Toronto Ultra, and Toronto Defiant, has announced a multi-year partnership with esports apparel brand H4X. As a result of the partnership, H4X will become the lead apparel partner for OverActive Media’s Toronto Ultra...
American games publisher Epic Games has announced the closing of a $1bn (~£727m) funding round, bringing the company’s equity valuation to $28.7bn (~£20.87bn). Sony Group Corporation led the funding round with an investment of $200m (~£145.4m). Other investors include Appaloosa, Baillie Gifford, Park West, KKR, AllianceBernstein, Altimeter,...
The first teaser to Warzone’s possible nuke event has finally dropped Call of Duty players get a new game every year, and therefore most of the community is very impatient. With a completely new game arriving year after year, many fans are shocked to see such...
The Legion makes a change, welcoming LA Thieves’ Temp to the roster. We’re just 2/5ths through the 2021 Call of Duty League regular season and we’ve already seen many roster changes. With teams seemingly trying new players each Stage, Paris Legion has joined the roster mania...
Global esports organization Gen.G has announced a partnership with Turtle Beach-owned gaming peripheral brand ROCCAT. The company will become Gen.G’s official PC gaming accessories partner across its teams and affiliated streamers. ROCCAT will provide its products to the organization’s players and leverage the organization for...
Epic Games' stock has risen, literally. Video game developer Epic Games is responsible for creating Fortnite Battle Royale, arguably the last decade's most influential game. When the Battle Royale genre only had first-person shooters like PUBG and H1Z1, Fortnite captured the entire world's attention for both...
Former Converse and Nike executive Samantha Halverson has joined Los Angeles-based computer maker NZXT as its new senior vice president of people & culture. Prior to joining the company, Halverson served as VP of global HRBP at Nike-owned brand Converse for more than eight years. Prior to that, she served in several senior HR roles at Nike for...
Dallas, Texas-based esports and gaming entertainment company Envy Gaming announced Tuesday that it will be launching The Envy Foundation, a 501(c)(3) entity whose mission it is to educate and provide resources for North Texas middle and high schools. The Envy Foundation will aim to “bring...