Ahead Financials will sponsor a slate of activities on Feb. 6 ahead of the Super Bowl to promote diversity and inclusion of people of color, educate viewers about “financial responsibility,” and promote its digital banking offerings. The activities include three panels, a Madden 21: The...
The University Esports Masters, a pan-European collegiate competition, has announced major changes to its 2021 season. The competition’s League of Legends event, set to commence in April, will feature an expanded competitive format in order to include a European League, allowing for more countries and regions...
Nielsen Sports has released a report detailing the growth of the Russian esports audience. In 2020, the audience grew by 28% to 15.4M accounting for people aged 13 and over. Of that audience, which breaks down to 64% men and 36% women, Nielsen noted a...
NRG Streamer Lululuvely brings us two days of community action with her community aimed Apex Legends event. NRG Streamer Lululuvey has announced her own Apex Legends tournament, titled Lulu’s Throwdown Tournament. The event is set to have 20 teams compete across two days, with a total...
French game developer Ubisoft has postponed the Six Invitational 2021 after the French Prime Minister announced that France’s borders will be closed to all citizens outside of Europe. The developer aimed to commence Raindow Six Siege’s event live in Paris on February 9th. Credit: Ubisoft RELATED: Ubisoft renews PayPal partnership with Rainbow Six Esports The...
Esports tournament operator Beyond The Summit has signed an exclusive data partnership deal with Bayes Esports. Bayes will hold the in-game data rights for seven BTS-operated events this year. BTS operates a number of self-branded tournaments for various games, and also serves as an operator...
Los Angeles-based esports gaming company, Immortals Gaming Club (IGC) said it has started a multi-year partnership with the website HotelPlanner, which offers accommodation booking service. This latest move is part of several other deals signed by IGC with commercial partners in a bid to generate revenue...
Esports organization Astralis Group has announced plans to launch a physical store location in Copenhagen. The space will combine a gaming space with a retail storefront which will carry both Astralis merchandise and products from the organization’s commercial partners. Additionally, the facility is part of...
The latest organization to enter Valorant is Team Vitality. They're the second major organization to join the scene this week. Team Vitality follows on from the news that Fnatic has picked up a Valorant roster to kick-off 2021. Adding to its wealth of other esports teams,...
Gaming and esports media network VENN has unveiled its new programming, with the firm revealing plans to expand its network strategy during 2021. According to the release, the network will broadcast more original programming alongside a range of esports tournaments. Credit: Venn RELATED: BLAST and VENN announce strategic...