Fortnite Chapter 2 - Season 6's first update has arrived. Epic Games dropped the latest Fortnite Battle Royale installment two weeks ago. The new crafting and animal taming mechanics led the way, which fit in nicely with this season's "Primal" theme. Season 6 also featured a...
Norwegian esports organisation Nordavind has announced a commercial partnership with cryptocurrency company Norwegian Block Exchange (NBX). According to the release, NBX and Nordavind will look to introduce cryptocurrency-focused bonus and loyalty programmes for players, payment portals and tournaments that provide opportunities for participants and spectators. Image credit:...
U.K.-based esports business Gfinity has released its financial half year results for the six-month period ended Dec. 31, 2020. The London-based company’s total revenues for the first half of its fiscal year 2021 were £3.01M GBP ($4.14M USD), down 14% year-over-year from £3.52M ($4.84M) in the first half of fiscal year (FY) 2020. Gfinity pointed out that its H1...
Swiss esports organization Ovation eSports AG announced that it has raised an undisclosed seed round investment from twin brothers Maurice and Kyril Louis-Dreyfus. Ovation, which was founded in February 2020 by Leonard Cohrs and Patrick Gobonya, intends to use the investment proceeds towards growth and expansion. The Louis-Dreyfus brothers, who were born...
German IT company Shikenso Analytics will provide brand insight and analytics throughout the 2021 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive season through a new partnership with global tournament operator BLAST. The company will analyze sponsorship assets and provide insights into their performance. The process will also allow BLAST...
After more than 45K registrants from 30-plus countries participated in 2020, Red Bull is bringing back Red Bull Flick, the 2v2 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tournament that will pit teams of two against each in sci-fi themed custom maps. The first 2021 Red Bull Flick International...
PSG Esports, the competitive gaming division of French football club Paris Saint-Germain, has extended and expanded its partnership with bookmaker Betway. The agreement sees Betway named the official principal partner for PSG.LGS, a Dota 2 team co-operated by PSG Esports and Chinese organisation LGD Gaming. Moreover,...
During their CDL Home Seires week, the LA Guerrillas are holding a $25K Warzone Tournament. This week marks Week 3 of Stage 2 of the 2021 Call of Duty League season. Hosted by the Los Angeles Guerrillas, they’re bringing much more than just CDL matches. The...
Atlanta-based daily fantasy sports (DFS) operator PrizePicks has announced it will feature three new esports titles on its platform. Call of Duty, Rocket League, and VALORANT will be added to its marketplace. According to the release, this is seen as a step towards establishing PrizePicks as...
Brazilian marketing and publicity company Gaming Culture has partnered with gaming monitor brand AOC to launch the second edition of Girl Pwr VALORANT, an all-female esports tournament. The tournament has been announced as one of the events featured for VALORANT Game Changers, Riot Games’ support project to promote...