ESL One Cologne, one of the largest Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) events of the year will go ahead, but without a live audience. The Intel Extreme Masters (IEM) event in Melbourne has also been rescheduled to 2021. Since March, CS:GO competition competitions have been played entirely online, with teams on lockdown in their respective countries. […]
Gamer Sensei is working with K12 to provide esports coaching for kids
Esports coaching is taking off for kids stuck at home. This article is proudly sponsored by Gamer Sensei. Video game player numbers are through the roof as many people turn to gaming to in the midst of a global pandemic. And a large portion of that increased player base is made up of children and […]
Fortnite brings back Star Wars goodies for a limited time
Fortnite is celebrating May 4 by bringing back Star Wars lightsabers, Resistance fighters, and more for a limited time. Players have a short time to take advantage of these exclusive goodies, so act fast before you miss your chance. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser thatsupports HTML5 […]
Formel-1-Star Sebastian Vettel mit mäßigem Esports-Debüt – Gaming
Im realen Cockpit Weltmeister geworden, virtuell nicht einmal Top-10: Sebastian Vettel gab am Wochenende sein SimRacing-Debüt – ohne zu überzeugen. Eigentlich fährt Vettel in der Formel 1 mit. Doch die muss aktuell aufgrund der Corona-Pandemie pausieren. Daher greifen viele Racer auf virtuelle Alternativen zurück und auch die F1 hat ein virtuelles Ersatzrennen unter dem Slogan […]
BLAST Bounty Hunt is the newest tournament where the fans can earn prize money
BLAST Pro Series CS:GO tournaments distinguished themselves in the genre over the years and in 2018 the company behind them was awarded the Initiative Award of the Year at the Copenhagen Congress for the BLAST Pro Series: Copenhagen 2017. While in CS:GO BLAST Pro Series latest CS:GO competition was held in December 2019 in Bahrain […]
Global Esport Federation Partners With Commonwealth Games Federation
The Global Esports Federation (GEF) has signed an exploratory partnership with the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF), to develop an esports strategy. At this point, it’s not clear which video game titles or planned events will become the focus of the collaboration, only that the goal was “exploring and developing athlete-centered, sport-focused initiatives and campaigns,” with […]
BLAST dives into Dota 2 with Bounty Hunt tournament
Tournament organiser BLAST has announced its first venture into Dota 2 with Bounty Hunt – an online tournament with a $145,000 (£116,049) dynamic prize pool for players and a $5,000 (£4,001) cash prize for audience participants. BLAST Bounty Hunt will be held from June 9-13th and broadcast over BLAST’s newly created Dota 2 Twitch and YouTube channels. […]
Warriors Gaming Squad Signs Official Wings Provider
Golden State Warriors’ NBA 2K League team Warriors Gaming Squad has announced a deal with Wingstop, making it the “official wings provider” for the organization. The company has a pre-existing partnership with the Golden State Warriors. Warriors Gaming Squad will adapt a common traditional sports activation, giving fans the opportunity to receive free food from […]
$42.5M raised in disclosed esports investments in April 2020
As the esports industry continues to grow, so does the interest in owning a piece of the pie. Celebrities and venture capitalists are investing millions of pounds, companies are merging together to consolidate, and acquisitions are becoming pretty common, too. To make things easier, Esports Insider has brought together the major investments, mergers, and acquisitions of […]
Global Esports Federation partners with Commonwealth Games Federation
The Global Esports Federation has entered an “exploratory partnership” with the Commonwealth Games Federation. The agreement will see the federation work together on areas within Transformation 2022, a strategic plan by the Commonwealth Sport Movement. RELATED: Global Esports Federation details Athletes and Players Commission More specifically, they will initially work together on analysing the status of […]