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Belong Gaming Arenas teams up with College CoD to host LAN event
Collegiate Call of Duty organiser College CoD (CCL) has partnered with Belong Gaming Arenas, a subsidiary of gaming and technology company Vindex, to host its first live LAN Playoffs event to crown a 2022 National Champion. The event will take place in Columbus, Ohio at Belong’s gaming arena on June 11th-12th. RELATED: Belong Gaming Arenas partners with US school districts Eight collegiate Call of Duty teams will compete in the arena, which will also be played in front of an audience of 100 spectators. Passes will be available on a first-come, first-serve basis for $25 each day. Wim Stocks, SV...
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Allied Esports announces 2021 financial results
Esports entertainment company Allied Esports has announced its fourth quarter and 2021 annual financial results. Allied Esports has reported revenues of nearly $5m (~£3.9m) in 2021, up 54 percent from $3.2m (~£2.5m) in 2020. Moreover, net income increased to $62.9m (~£50m), which is a substantial change from 2020’s net loss of $45.1m (~£35.8m). RELATED: EEG announces $38.6m impairment charge to esports assets One of the major factors contributing to Allied Esports results was the sale of The World Poker Tour in July 2021 for $105m (~£83.2m). On its balance sheet, Allied Esports saw a 70 percen...
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Esports Around The World: Singapore
Esports Around The World is a series of profiles outlining the esports ecosystem in various countries globally. In just two short months, ESI is bringing its renowned international esports conference to Singapore for the very first time. ESI Singapore takes place from July 5th-7th 2022, bringing our usual cocktail of top-notch networking, education and sessions from industry leaders to the Lion City. Get tickets here. RELATED: Esports Around The World: South Africa IntroductionSingapore, an Island city-state, plays an important role in the esports industry due to numerous major publishers havi...
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Porsche partners with Coanda Esports, forms Porsche Coanda Esports Racing Team
The racing division of automobile manufacturer Porsche, Porsche Motorsport, has partnered with sim racing esports organisation Coanda Esports. As a result, Porsche and Coanda have formed the Porsche Coanda Esports Racing Team. According to a Twitter post, Coanda will become the official esports works team for the German car brand. RELATED:Lamborghini launches esports team The two parties said that the partnership is a ‘long term’ deal, however, did not share details about its exact duration. This is the first factory esports team for Porsche, a company known for its successes in motor racing. ...
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Envy Gaming announces Oakley partnership
North American lifestyle brand Oakley has announced a partnership with esports organisation Envy Gaming. As part of the deal, all teams and talent under the OpTic brand will exclusively wear Oakley eyewear during competitive play online and at LAN events. RELATED: Envy Gaming acquires operating rights for Esports Stadium Arlington Moreover, Oakley will become a jersey sponsor for OpTic’s Halo and VALORANT teams, as well as OpTic Texas in the Call of Duty League. Corey Hill, Head of Global Sports Marketing at Oakley, commented: “The world of esports is continuing to grow and It’s key that we co...
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GodLike Esports signs exclusive partnership with Rooter
Esports and gaming streaming platform Rooter has announced a partnership with Indian esports organisation GodLike Esports. The partnership will see Rooter receive exclusive streaming rights to GodLike Esports’ teams and content creators. Rooter will also sponsor GodLike’s esports teams. The details of the deal were not disclosed by the two parties. RELATED: Skyesports partners with AMD and Rooter for Skyesports Champions Series The partnership’s scale was not disclosed by the two companies, however, Rooter shared via LinkedIn that more than 35 GodLike creators, esports athletes and influencers...
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Enthusiast Gaming’s largest shareholder launches public campaign for leadership and board changes
Greywood Investments, the largest shareholder of Canadian gaming and esports company Enthusiast Gaming, has publicly targeted the organisation’s leadership, urging its CEO Adrian Montgomery to step down. Greywood, which owns 9.3 percent of Enthusiast Gaming, created a website named ‘Upgrade EGLX’ to publish texts in which the shareholder expresses its discontent with the current Enthusiast Gaming management. In particular, Greywood highlights data like the drop of stock value by the holding from ‘$8.64 (~£5.36) on April 20th, 2021, to $2.10 (~£1.30) per share on May 23rd, 2022. RELATED: Enthus...
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Esports Around The World: South Africa
Esports Around The World is a series of profiles outlining the esports ecosystem in various countries globally. The series tied into our ESI Washington DC event, which focused on esports’ growth around the world. RELATED: Esports Around The World: Iceland IntroductionAs one of the most economically developed nations in Africa, South Africa is at the forefront of African esports. With the help of key organisations such as Mind Sport South Africa and the Confederation of African Esports, South Africa is one of a number of African countries helping to grow esports on the continent. According to a...
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Confetti Industry Week: Behind the scenes of the esports production degree
In March 2022, a host of esports industry experts descended on Nottingham to deliver a week-long programme of masterclasses, talks, performances, workshops and game jams for students from the Confetti Institute of Creative Technologies and Nottingham Trent University (NTU). Confetti, a part of NTU, is a learning institute that offers specialist vocational education and training courses, from college-level to postgraduate degrees. The institute runs three esports production courses at college, undergraduate and postgraduate levels. The courses are devoted to learning about production technologi...
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Gen.G partners 1Password to highlight online security
Multinational esports organisation Gen.G has announced a partnership with password manager 1Password. As part of the deal, both entities will launch ‘Quest for the Lost Console’, a series of seven web-based puzzles with the goal of educating fans on online security. RELATED: Gen.G teams up with crypto exchange Bithumb According to the release, each escape-room-style puzzle will be tied to a Gen.G content creator such as PeterPark, BeccaTilts, Stanz and NickiTaylor. Participating Gen.G creators will also be mailed a physical puzzle to solve alongside fans via live streams. Julien Benichou, Seni...
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