Sports and entertainment agency SPORTFIVE has been selected by London-based esports organisation Fnatic to assist in its search for a main sponsor. The deal will see both parties collaborate to find a new front-of-jersey sponsor for the esports organisation, the first time in three years. RELATED: SPORTFIVE partners with GIANTS software for Farming Simulator League Fnatic becomes the […]
Knights and PNC Bank extend diversity-focused partnership – Esports Insider
North American organisation Pittsburgh Knights has extended its partnership with PNC Bank through to 2024. PNC Bank will remain the preferred partner of Knights Nation and both parties will continue creating activations around diversity in gaming. Last year, the two organisations launched an initiative called the ‘Women in Esports Steering Committee‘ that included a virtual […]
Mid Season Showdown finals to feature new PENTAKILL song
Riot Games has announced that PENTAKILL, its virtual heavy metal band, will not only perform but debut a preview of their new song at the 2021 LCS Mid-Season Showdown finals. After over three years, PENTAKILL will make a grand return to the stage on Sunday, April 11 at 4 p.m. ET. To make the finals even […]
Pokémon GO Great League Remix bans 10 popular Pokémon from format
Pokémon GO is introducing a new format to the GO Battle League called the Great League Remix, which will begin on Monday, April 12 and will ban 10 popular Pokémon. The Great League Remix follows the same rules as the original Great League, but players can’t use the 10 previous most popular picks from the […]
C9 Zven says he "had no doubt in [his] mind" that Fudge would become the best top laner in the LCS
The veteran marksman had some high praise for his young top laner. Cloud9’s experienced AD carry Zven has seen plenty of rookies throughout his League of Legends career. And in a recent interview with Travis Gafford, Zven said he knew that the team’s new top laner, Fudge, was going to grow into the best player […]
Tournament platform Epulze secures £4.7m investment – Esports Insider
Swedish esports tournament platform Epulze has secured an investment of SEK 57m (∼£4,74m) from its latest funding round. According to the release, participants in the funding round included Swedish financial group Svea Ekonomi and Norwegian Carucel Finance. RELATED: Epulze announces long-term partnership with VPgame The funding is expected to help the company enter into a ‘new phase’, […]
Drazah Replaces Slasher On LA Thieves For Stage 2 Major
A shock move from the Thieves sees Slasher benched ahead of the Major. After an incredible 4-0 start to the season, LA Thieves have fallen off dramatically. Their 2-7 game record following the 4-0 start sees the Thieves sit in 10th in our Power Rankings, as they suffer to get any momentum so far in […]
The best RPD loadout in Black Ops Cold War Season 2
The Season 2 Reloaded update in Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War is a blessing for many multiplayer weapons. Guns like the Milano 821, Krig 6 and others are now considered the top dogs after receiving heavy buffs. However, the RPD pole-vaulted to the top of multiplayer despite not receiving a similar buff. Light […]
Call of Duty streamer and host TeePee joins Envy Gaming
Popular Call of Duty: Warzone streamer and Call of Duty League host Tyler “TeePee” Polchow has joined Envy Gaming’s growing lineup of content creators. The streamer returns to Envy after playing on the team’s Call of Duty roster as recently as 2016. After spending over a year without an organization, TeePee now joins one of […]
Spacestation Gaming and Fnatic make roster changes for VCT Stage 2
As the VALORANT Champions Tour moves along into Stage 2, more organizations are shaking up their rosters after middling results. Spacestation Gaming and Fnatic are two teams that had to make some of those tough decisions this past week. As the window for international competition closes and teams repeatedly fail to qualify for those qualifiers, some […]