ESL Gaming and Switzerland telecom Swisscom will continue their partnership for the fifth season of the Swisscom Hero League. The league will feature competition for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, League of Legends, and mobile title Clash Royale. The CS:GO portion of the league will also serve...
Danish esports organization Heroic was acquired by Nordic esports organization Omaken Sports for an undisclosed amount. Omaken Sports was founded in 2020 by Norwegian gaming influencer Joachim “Noobwork” Haraldsen and has recently raised €15M EUR ($18.2M USD) for the acquisition and development of Heroic and...
After nearly 11 years working at IBM, Bill Le Voir-Barry announced Tuesday that he is leaving the company to pursue other interests mostly aligned with gaming and esports. Le Voir-Barry served as chief technology officer for esports and video games for nearly three years at...
Activision Blizzard Media, in collaboration with market research consultancy Alter Agents and software-as-a-service neuroscience company Immersion, has conducted research on the emotional impact of advertising and sponsorship on esports viewers compared with audiences of traditional sports. Credit: Alter Agents RELATED: IJESPORTS launches esports-focused research academic journal The study found...
Kenneth “Flysolo” Coloma is no longer going to play Dota 2 professionally. Nowadays, there are all sorts of upcoming esports titles, which is why some players decide to switch from their current games. One of them is Kenneth “Flysolo” Coloma, one of the legends in the...
Sadly, we saw yet again another match-fixing scandal, but this time it is in the DPC. The European Lower Division is really interesting to watch because the teams there are unpredictable. Sadly, one of them won’t be a part of it anymore due to possible involvement...
Julien Benichou has been promoted to the role of director of partnership activations at Santa Monica, California-based Gen.G Esports. Benichou, who was actually promoted in January to the new role, joined the company in January 2020 as an account manager. The extended role is in...
Overwatch League team Washington Justice has signed Pentagon Federal Credit Union to a three-year sponsorship extension that includes expanded assets such as a jersey patch and co-branded credit card venture. Terms were not revealed for the pact, which will be announced Monday morning. The deal...
Computer hardware and peripherals company Corsair Gaming announced that it has acquired content creator design platform Visuals by Impulse, which will join Corsair’s portfolio under its streaming equipment and software brand Elgato. Corsair did not disclose the financial details of the transaction. Founded in 2015,...
Learn more about all the changes in Fortnite Battle Royale patch 15.40. The latest patch in Fortnite Battle Royale’s 15th season dropped early this morning, promising to be one of the best yet. Chapter 2 - Season 5 introduced some new features and items, including sand...