Australian esports organisation The Chiefs Esports Club has welcomed Ben Dixon, Co-founder and CEO of the influencer platform Vello, as the newest addition to its Board of Directors. According to the release, the organisation’s Board of Directors was assembled by The Chiefs’ parent company ICON Esports...
Nordavind expands its roster to include a Fortnite World Cup Champion. Emil "Nyhrox" Bergquist Pedersen is the newest member of the Nordic esports organization known as Nordavind DNB. The Norwegian-based brand currently represents teams in Counter-Strike, League of Legends, and recently established its presence in Fortnite...
Southeast Asian esports organisation EVOS Esports has announced an exclusive partnership with creator agency Hepmil Creators’ Network (HCN) for the Indonesia market. As a part of the deal, the organisations will be offering brands and advertisers in Indonesia premium inventory on YouTube by leveraging HCN’s reserved...
TNC Predator welcomes former Omega Esports players Marvin “Boomy” Rushton and Jun “Bok” Kanehara. TNC foresees a strong comeback while removing the language barrier and forming a team with all Filipino players. Boomy and Bok, the former Omega Esports players were welcomed by TNC Predator in...
The release of patch 9.0.5 sees the return of the Valor Points system to World of Warcraft. With it, sees Mythic Plus players able to purchase loot in a similar way to those in PVP. With Season One of Shadowlands, fans had a lot of issues...
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Nasdaq-traded Allied Esports Entertainment received an unsolicited proposal from casino and racetrack operator Bally’s Corporation to acquire all of the outstanding equity interest of Allied Esports for $100M USD. Bally’s proposal competes with Allied Esports agreement with Element Partners to sell all of the equity...
China’s top educational institution, Peking University, announced that it has launched a three-month-long training class from Jan. 16 – April 11, targeting people who want to become management talents in the esports industry. The class is aimed at developing top esports industrial talents. Wenyi He,...
Toronto Stock Exchange Venture Exchange (TSXV) listed Engine Media Holdings (formerly Torque Esports and Millennial Esports) announced that it has closed a $15M USD private placement of 2M units at a price of $7.50 per unit. The company’s executive chairman Tom Rogers, CEO Lou Schwartz,...
Two more esports organizations have joined the growing online chess craze, with Premier signing ChessCoachNet host Frank Johnson and Noble recruiting National Master James Canty III. Johnson has been streaming on Twitch since 2017, while Canty launched his Twitch channel in 2018. The players join...