The future of Ence’s Counter-Strike roster

Ence was once known for the IEM Katowice Major, where they had the hero run of the decade. Despite losing in the finals to Astralis, the Counter-Strike community expected great things from them. Instead of sticking to the roster that earned the team second in the biggest tournament of 2019, Ence benched Aleksi “Aleksib” Virolainen […]

Gamelanders Owner Final Level Starts International Expansion

After securing a $1.58M USD investment round in February, Final Level, a Brazilian gaming content platform and owner of the esports team Gamelanders, is kicking-off its international expansion. The project will be carried out in collaboration with the UK-based company 1st11, which has operations in England, Argentina, Canada, and Italy, and is one of Final […]

ESL Premiership Adds Wild Rift as First-Ever Mobile Title

The U.K. and Ireland’s regional esports competition series ESL Premiership has added League of Legends: Wild Rift as its first-ever mobile title. Additionally, teams from the Nordic Regions will compete alongside the U.K. and Ireland for the first time. This is also one of the first organized Wild Rift competitions for the region. The event […]

Enthusiast Gaming to Acquire Blizzard Game Guide Site Icy Veins

Canadian esports company Enthusiast Gaming has entered an agreement to acquire Vedatis SAS, the owners of Icy Veins – a platform dedicated to guides for Activision Blizzard games including World of Warcraft and Overwatch. Enthusiast Gaming will acquire the platform for €7M ($8.33M USD) in cash and stock along with a milestone-based earnout. Pending due […]

Enthusiast Gaming set to acquire Icy Veins for €7m – Esports Insider

Enthusiast Gaming, the parent company of Luminosity Gaming, is set to acquire news and strategy guide platform Icy Veins for €7m (~£5.99m). The amount is expected to be paid in cash and stock, plus an earnout has been agreed by Enthusiast Gaming and Vedatis SAS, Icy Veins’ owners, should certain milestones be achieved. RELATED: ReKTGlobal […]

Dota 2: Is Phantom Assassin A Viable Position 1 Option?

In this article, we’ll check if Phantom Assassin is a viable option for position one. Phantom Assassin (“PA”) is one of the fan-favorite Dota 2 heroes. Due to the fact she is easy to play with and can do a lot of physical damage with just a few items, PA is a popular pick across […]

Activision Blizzard Esports Restructuring, 50 Employees Face Layoffs

Activision Blizzard Esports today will announce a restructuring that will result in the layoffs of about 50 people, moves that top executive Tony Petitti says are a result of how the group has had to re-invent itself amid the coronavirus pandemic. In an interview this morning with SBJ/TEO, Petitti didn’t divulge specifics on what roles […]