Each week, ESI Digest breaks down the weekly happenings in the esports industry, making sense of things so you don’t have to. As well as being housed on YouTube, ESI Digest is available on all major podcast platforms and is also available in written form below. This week on ESI Digest, we cover Manchester City’s […]
100 Thieves Cash App Facility to Serve as Official Los Angeles County Voting Center
North American esports and gaming lifestyle company 100 Thieves announced that its 100 Thieves Cash App Compound has been selected to serve as a Los Angeles County Voting Center for the upcoming presidential election to be held on Nov. 3. As a voting center, the polling place will be open to early voters from Oct. […]
BLAST Premier partners with Nubia Technology ahead of Fall Series – Esports Insider
BLAST Premier has named Nubia Technology as its latest partner ahead of the firm’s upcoming Counter Strike Fall Series. As part of the deal, Nubia Technology’s RedMagic 5S gaming phone will be promoted throughout the BLAST Premier Fall Series. Moreover, the firm has been named as an official sponsor for the CS:GO competition, which is set to […]
Gen.G Partners with Rally, Launches New Fan Held Digital Currency GG Strike Coin
Gen.G‘s Counter-Strike: Global Offensive squad has partnered with Rally, an open blockchain network that helps create token communities, to create GG Strike Coin. This new digital currency aims to “engage and reward Gen.G fans in a number of unprecedented ways” such as using the currency to get direct access to players, coaches and staff, receive exclusive […]
VALORANT – Neuer Agent könnte ein Samurai sein
Klopft bald der nächste Agent an die Tür? Orte und weitere Easter Eggs auf der neuen Map Icebox sowie dem Battle Pass von Akt III könnten einen spielbaren Samurai vorhersagen. Bevor der 13. VALORANT-Agent Skye die Server unsicher macht, liegt bereits ein weiterer Charakter-Hinweis in der Luft. Die Community vermutet einen Agenten im Samurai-Stil. Denn […]
Generation Esports Partners With Aim Lab for HSEL Challenges, Prizing
Student esports league platform and High School Esports League operator Generation Esports announced a partnership this week with video game training platform Aim Lab. The new partnership will see Aim Lab provide coaches, teachers, and students in the league with neuroscience-based training and competitions. Aim Lab, which uses a combination of AI and analytics to […]
Gamers.Vote, VENN and MTV host celebrity Fall Guys event – Esports Insider
Game entertainment and news network VENN, together with MTV’s “Vote For Your Life,” and the non-profit, non-partisan organisation Gamers.Vote, have announced “Fall-o’-Ween,” a five-hour show and celebrity Fall Guys tournament that encourages American gamers to vote. The live-streamed event will be hosted on VENN’s network on October 23rd 2020, to coincide with the inaugural “Early Voting Day” […]
100 Thieves signs with Creative Artists Agency – Esports Insider
North American esports organisation 100 Thieves has signed with LA-based entertainment and sports agency Creative Artists Agency (CAA). The agency will focus on the expansion of 100 Thieves content and media interests into new areas with additional revenue streams including digital content, talent, film, television, and podcasts. In addition to fielding professional rosters in League […]
LoL marketing has sparked controversy with Seraphine and mental health
Riot Games is coming under fire this week after some controversy sparked around Seraphine’s latest social media posts. Seraphine is League of Legends’ newest virtual influencer, and fans have eagerly watched her go from an aspiring songwriter to the newest member of K/DA and LoL champion. Since Seraphine isn’t real, she’s a marketing tool to create parasocial […]
London Spitfire boosts fan engagement with ‘Flight School’ – Esports Insider
Overwatch League’s London Spitfire is set to host an online camp, the London Spitfire Flight School, as the organisation looks to increase its worldwide fan engagement opportunities. The esports camp series, which is powered by Nerd Street Gamers, will allow participants to learn from London Spitfire’s Overwatch coaches through a structured online curriculum. RELATED: UK […]