London-based esports organization Fnatic has announced the appointment of two new members to its leadership team. Patrick Foster will join Fnatic as its new chief financial officer, working to leverage the company’s recent crowdfunding campaign for a new phase of growth. The organization has also...
FPS practice and training tool 3D Aim Trainer has raised a total of €1m (~£881,224) in its latest round of funding, with the likes of Ron Doornink, the former CEO/President of Activision, and Freshman fund investing in the company. According to the release, the investment will...
In December last year, gaming platform Nicecactus partnered with the Monaco Esports Federation for the inaugural Monaco Gaming Show. To sum up last year’s edition — and to look ahead to future, offline iterations — Nicecactus wrote this piece in collaboration with Esports Insider. In mid-2020, the Monaco Esports...
Gaming apparel brand Fulllife and French esports organization MCES have announced a two-year partnership agreement which will go into effect in March. The companies will collaborate on a lifestyle apparel collection and Fulllife will provide gear for MCES’ players and staff. Fulllife is a French...
It's almost time for competitive Fortnite players to begin their quest in Chapter 2 - Season 5's Fortnite Champion Series (FNCS). Epic Games dropped the latest season nearly two months ago, and players have spent that time perfecting their strategies, learning drop spots and finding complementary...
After five years at Activision Blizzard serving as director of product & platform strategy for esports, and most recently as the senior director of product for Call of Duty esports, video game industry veteran Kasey Kramer has left the company to work at Vindex-owned Belong...
Australian payment processor SQID Technologies Limited has acquired $2.15m AUD (~£1.2m) worth of shares in esports organisation The Chiefs Esports Club, operated by ICON Esports. The capital raised will be used to expand ICON Esports’ commercial and business activities in 2021, which includes The Chiefs Esports Club. Credit:...
Minnesota Røkkr’s parent company WISE Ventures Esports has rebranded to Version1, with the firm also announcing the signing of a VALORANT roster. The rebrand comes as the organisation looks to execute plans for continued growth and to diversify its content offerings. Credit: Version1 RELATED: WISE Ventures Esports launches Version1 brand, enters Rocket...
New York-based esports organisation Andbox has entered into a partnership with audio peripherals manufacturer ASTRO Gaming. The multi-year deal will see the manufacturer become the official audio partner of Andbox’s Call of Duty League (CDL) franchise New York Subliners, Overwatch League (OWL) franchise New York Excelsior and the organisation’s VALORANT roster. Credit: Andbox RELATED:...
Dan "apEX" Madesclaire, Team Vitality's in-game leader said he will be temporarily stepping down from the active roster amid BLAST Premier Spring; which kicked off on Feb 4. The French teams coach, Rémy "XTQZZZ" Quoniam, took to his Twitter to confirm that apEX has decided to...