While working for The Esports Observer I often face challenging news. Besides the stories that are kinda easy to write, like covering new sponsorships and businesses, or those that I really have fun writing, like the one about esports-anime connections, sometimes news hits harder than...
One thing that has consistently held esports back is an overemphasis on the actual mechanical play of a game’s greatest players. So much energy and content has been invested, particularly by game publishers, in showing the advantages players of their game can glean from watching...
Andbox-owned Call of Duty League team New York Subliners (NYSL) announced that it has signed BobbyPlays (real name unknown), as a content creator. Best known for his Call of Duty Mobile content, Bobby Plays is also the founder of influencer management group AmplifiedIM and has...
Fortnite developers outline a favorable competitive environment in Chapter 2 - Season 6. Epic Games has completely turned a corner with the company’s approach to competitive Fortnite Battle Royale. Last year was a bit murky and uncertain but still featured multimillion-dollar prize pools and countless tournaments...
Rocket League developer Psyonix has revealed details for its North American Collegiate Rocket League (CRL) 2021 Spring Season. Credit: Psyonix RELATED: Rocket League unveils ESPN collaboration at X Games Aspen 2021 Similarly to the previous seasons, the league will be split into the Western and Eastern Conferences, with...
Each week, ESI Digest breaks down the weekly happenings in the esports industry, making sense of things so you don’t have to. As well as being housed on YouTube, ESI Digest is available on all major podcast platforms and is also available in written form...
Sports and entertainment agency SPORTFIVE has announced a marketing partnership with Farming Simulator publisher GIANTS Software. According to the release, the partnership is expected to further accelerate the marketing for its esports series, the Farming Simulator League. Photo credit: GIANTS Software RELATED: Farming Simulator League secures three sponsors...
Brazilian esports organization Fluxo, founded by the Free Fire superstars Bruno “Nobru” Goes and Lúcio “Cerol” Lima, announced its first sponsors for the 2021 season: the gaming peripherals manufacturer Razer and TNT Energy Drink. Razer will promote its virtual currency Razer Gold on the shoulders...
ESL and DreamHack have extended their partnership with Scandinavian telecoms company Telia Finland as its official Finnish media partner for ESL Pro Tour Counter-Strike: Global Offensive competitions. The new deal will run through Katowice 2023. ESL announced the initial partnership with Telia Finland in March...
North American esports organisation XSET has welcomed Quality Control Media Holdings, the home of hip-hop record label Quality Control Music, Quality Films, and QC Sports as its new strategic partner. The collaboration will see both entities work together on a range of initiatives, including content creation,...