Esports and gaming coaching platform Metafy has raised $25m (~£18.5m) in a Series A funding round. The round was led by Tiger Global Management and Seven Seven Six ventures, the venture capital company founded by Reddit Co-founder Alexis Ohanian. RELATED: Metafy announces acquisition of GamersRdy Metafy has stated that it will dedicate $1m (~£815,000) of […]

Esports-focused video blockchain protocol Verasity writes for Esports Insider to discuss the potential of esports through the metaverse and blockchain solutions.  RELATED: Bridging opposing schools of thought on NFTs in esports On January 12th, 2022, game publisher Valve sent ripples across the esports community with the cancellation of Dota 2’s first tournament of 2022. Valve […]

North American esports organisation Version1 has announced the promotion of senior staff members Annie Scott Riley and Jake Trobaugh. Scott Riley, the organisation’s former VP of Marketing and Creative, has been promoted to the role of Chief Marketing Officer. Meanwhile, Trobaugh has been named Vice President, as well as Head of Esports and Acquisitions. Previously he held […]

Global esports and media company OverActive Media has agreed a partnership with Canadian apparel brand Nobis ahead of the upcoming Call of Duty League season. The partnership will see Nobis become the Official Outerwear Partner for Toronto Ultra and Toronto Defiant. Nobis and OverActive media will work on content with players, product integration and digital-first […]

As India’s interest in gaming and esports continues to expand at a tremendous rate, viewership for esports events alone is expected to rise to 85m by 2025, according to a report by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) and EY India. Furthermore, streaming and advertising revenue is estimated to reach a […]

German esports organisation Berlin International Gaming (BIG) has announced the renewal its partnership with gaming chair manufacturer Backforce.  The partnership, set to last until June 2025, sees the companies collaborate on a number of new planned activations, however, exact details were not shared.  RELATED: CORSAIR and BIG announce two year partnership extension Backforce is a […]

Peter Warman, Co-Founder and former CEO of games and esports analytics firm Newzoo, has announced he’s handing over company leadership to Commercial Director Michelle Van der Wilk-Rouhof. On LinkedIn, Warman revealed that Wilk-Rouhof will lead Newzoo’s operations, business and expansion going forward as the firm’s new CEO. RELATED: Newzoo expands LATAM reach with four new […]

Esports tournament organiser PGL has announced that it will host the first CS:GO Major tournament of 2022 on May 19th in Antwerp, Belgium. The Major, set to take place at the Antwerps Sportpaleis from May 19th-22nd, will feature a prize pool of $1m (~£737,000) This is the first first time a CS:GO Major will occur […]

One week ago, competing tournament organisers ESL and FACEIT unified in a $1.5bn merger and acquisition deal that shocked the industry. It was by far the biggest acquisition in esports since… well, the week before, when Microsoft bought Activision Blizzard for $68.7bn (~£50.5bn). Savvy Gaming Group, an investment group launched by the Saudi Arabian government’s […]

The esports industry is a young one. Despite that, it struggles with many of the same issues much older industries face, including where diversity and inclusion sit on the corporate agenda. To discuss that issue and possible answers, Esports Insider sat down with Mitsouko Anderson and Nick Williams of DotX Talent, the new business venture […]