Riot Games has announced a ‘global collaboration’ between US-based guitar manufacturer Jackson and the developer’s virtual heavy metal band PENTAKILL. The exact details of what activations will take place have yet to be revealed. However, the collaboration is expected to showcase the ‘instrument’s powerful performance and...
The talented French player is now eligible to play in Valve tournaments After a long struggle on his part, Valve has unbanned Jayson "Kyojin" Nguyen Van. Therefore, he can now participate in official tournaments. Initially, Valve had issued a Valve Anti Cheat ("VAC") ban on Kyojin...
The General Manager of Cloud9’s CS:GO Division takes time off from esports. "I will be back eventually when the right opportunity arises." This was Henry "HenryG" Greer’s last words as he announced through Twitter that he would be leaving Cloud9. In his Tweet, he hinted at the...
Krafton, the company behind PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG), has appointed four new members to its board of directors including Twitch co-founder Kevin Lin. Joining Lin on the board are Procter & Gamble China SVP Suekyung Lee, Chung-Ang University professor and KT, Corp board member Eunjung Yeo,...
Global talent and entertainment agency UTA has appointed Ander Nickell as its esports division’s new Brand Partnerships Executive. According to the release, Nickell will focus on building innovative brand partnerships for the company’s growing roster of esports athletes and content creators. He will be based in...
Fictional band PENTAKILL will be performing in the Mid-Season Showdown’s opening ceremony after a three-year absence. League of Legends is known for its extravagant opening ceremonies in their World Championship Finals. But for the inaugural year of the Mid-Season Showdown, Riot Games has officially announced that...
BLAST Premier has announced a partnership with Gaming supplement firm MADMONQ for its Counter-Strike Spring Season. As a result of the partnership, MADMONQ has been named the official health supplement for the BLAST Premier Spring Showdown, which is set to commence on April 13-18th, alongside the Spring...
Esports production and tournament operation company Wisdom Gaming has partnered with South Korean developer Nimble Neuron to produce Lumia Mania 2 – a $10K tournament for Eternal Return: Black Survival. Lumia Mania 2 is the second event in Wisdom’s ER:BS competition series. The competition will...
Esports Insider has collated some of March’s key esports stories from Latin America — particularly Brazil — into a single article. To read more about a story, click the corresponding link in the title. E-Flix terminates Cruzeiro licensing contract for Cruzeiro eSports Credit: Cruzeiro eSports Brazilian esports organisation E-Flix...
Swedish esports tournament platform Epulze has secured an investment of SEK 57m (∼£4,74m) from its latest funding round. According to the release, participants in the funding round included Swedish financial group Svea Ekonomi and Norwegian Carucel Finance. Credit: Epulze RELATED: Epulze announces long-term partnership with VPgame The funding is expected to...