North American esports organization eUnited announced a strategic partnership Wednesday with mental health advocacy group Rise Above The Disorder. Rise Above The Disorder is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to removing the barriers to mental health care access and affordability. Through this new partnership, eUnited...
ESTNN breaks down the Twitch Rivals Streamer Bowl 2: Playoffs Week #2 results. Twitch Rivals’ second annual Streamer Bowl is full swing after two preliminary playoff weeks leading up to the Super Bowl in early February. The list of competitors is endless, with National Football League (NFL)...
People around the world are constantly finding new modes of entertainment, and esports is a budding industry that is steadily increasing in popularity and is quickly taking over the world. While traditional athletic sports remain a favorite pastime for sports fans around the world, the world...
British esports organisation Method has announced Joel Holmes-Darby, the co-founder of EXCEL Esports, as its new General Manager. According to the organisation’s website, Holmes-Darby will be working with Method’s World of Warcraft guild and any future Method operations to “help enable the organisation to achieve its rebuild...
Riot Games has announced several key changes to the League of Legends Champions Korea (LCK) as part of its new franchise model for 2021. The LCK 2021 season will commence on January 13th with a revamped LCK Challengers League (LCK CL), higher salaries and prize pools, new sponsors, and significant...
As 2020 came to a close, stakeholders and organisations in Southeast Asia began to prepare for the future, announcing partnerships and plans for 2021. Here are the major esports business stories coming out out of SEA in the month of December, in collaboration with AFK Gaming. ESL...
Publicly traded Danish esports organization Astralis Group announced Tuesday the appointment of Kasper Sindt to the role of commercial director. Sindt will officially take on the role March 1. Sindt is leaving the National Danish Football Association (DBU A/S), where he served for more than...
CSL Esports Chief Commercial Officer Neil Duffy announced Wednesday that he is leaving the collegiate esports organizer to pursue new opportunities. His departure from the company follows former chairman Wim Stocks’ departure in December after 11 years to join Vindex-owned Belong Gaming Arenas. Duffy joined...
Chief Commercial Officer Neil Duffy has announced that he is leaving collegiate esports firm CSL Esports (formally known as the Collegiate StarLeague) and WorldGaming. According to Duffy, the reasoning for his departure is to “pursue some other opportunities in esports”. The news follows on Wim Stocks, CSL...
GameSquare Esports, the Canadian Securities Exchange-listed parent company of esports agency Code Red Esports, announced that it has signed an agreement to fully acquire Canadian esports organization Reciprocity. According to the agreement, GameSquare will issue $14.44M CAD ($11.41M USD) worth of shares to certain Reciprocity...