North American esports organisation FaZe Clan has appointed former BIG3 CEO Amit Bajaj as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO). In his new role, Bajaj will oversee corporate development alongside working with the rest of the team to seek expansion opportunities for the organisation. Credit: FaZe Clan/ Amit...
With the year's biggest CS:GO tournament; IEM Katowice, just around the corner, Danish esports organization Astralis has adopted a little bit of a different strategy. Astralis will be competing at IEM Katowice 2021 with an additional substitute in the form of Mads "vester" Vestergaard. Vester is part...
UK-based gaming and esports event organiser epic.LAN has announced a one-year partnership with North American technology company Intel. As a result of the agreement, Intel will headline epic.LAN’s VALORANT esports tournaments in 2021, with the organiser’s epic32 competition having an increased prize pool of £2,000 minimum. Photo...
Kingston Technology gaming division HyperX announced Thursday a new sponsorship deal with WNBA player and Twitch content creator Aerial “POWERzSURGE” Powers. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Under the terms of the new deal, HyperX becomes the “official gaming audio sponsor of Aerial...
Malta-based online gambling company Esports Entertainment Group, Inc. (EEG) announced that it has closed its registered direct offering of common stock, resulting in aggregate gross proceeds of $30m (~£21.64m). EEG sold 2m shares of its common stock at a price of $15 (£10.81) per share, priced...
The much-anticipated reunion of Season X trio Mongraal, Mitr0 and Benjyfishy has come to an end. After splitting with former teammate Martin "MrSavage" Foss Andersen, top European player Benjy "benjyfishy" David Fish revealed the exciting news that he'd rejoin Season X allies Kyle "Mongraal" Jackson and...
In September of 2019, VENN closed a $17M USD seed funding round led by BITKRAFT, with participation from Blizzard co-founder Mike Morhaime, Riot Games co-founder Marc Merrill, Twitch co-founder Kevin Lin, and Blizzard’s former Head of Global Sports Amy Morhaime. Months after it officially launched...
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) executive board has released its “2020+5” agenda, detailing a list of recommendations for the organization’s continued efforts to evolve alongside an ever-changing, increasingly digital global culture. Among these recommendations is the following: “encourage the development of virtual sport and further...
Activision Blizzard Esports wants to turn its primetime slots on YouTube for Call of Duty League and Overwatch League into its version of the NFL’s “Sunday Night Football,” as it’s placing more emphasis this year on flexing in the best matchups. CDL got its season...
The Washington Justice’s Mark Ein could become the next owner to operate both an Overwatch League and Call of Duty League franchise, as there is mutual interest around potentially expanding CDL to DC, people familiar with the matter tell Sports Business Journal. CDL is entering...