OG had taken Nathan “NBK-” Schmitt off the bench for today’s match against Heroic in the on-going ESL Pro League Season 13. OG aimed to win against Heroic, who had a 3-0 standing in the league, but lost the series by 1-2. They now sport a 2-2 win-loss match record and will play FPX tomorrow. […]
Team Vitality Appoints Former adidas Managing Director as Co-CEO
French esports organization Team Vitality has hired former adidas Managing Director Guillaume de Monplanet as its new managing director and co-CEO. Team Vitality aims to leverage his experience in the sports and lifestyle industries as it pursues its goals of global expansion. In his eight-year tenure at adidas, Monplanet oversaw more than 700 employees while […]
Washington Justice to Open New Team Facility in Downtown D.C.
The Washington Justice of the Overwatch League today will announce the official opening of its new team facility in downtown D.C., SBJ’s Adam Stern reports, as owner Mark Ein checks off another box on his long-term to-do list for the franchise. Ein declined to disclose to SBJ/TEO how much he invested in the facility, but […]
Is LCS scrim culture holding North America back?
The conversation over how to improve the talent in the North American region and the LCS is still ongoing. Owners, players, casters and content creators have all put in their two cents on how to make the region a world championship threat. While the discourse is currently about imports and talent development, some have pointed […]
The Run Down on VALORANT Masters North America
North America Valorant is heating up to boil with the first Masters event kicking off this week. The first set of Challengers events have concluded and eight teams have emerged as the best in North America. Team Envy, Gen.G, XSET, FaZe Clan, Sentinels, Luminosity, Immortals, and 100 Thieves have all made it, some by the […]
Celebrating Women in Esports Part 3: Driving Brazil’s Industry Forward
Para ler em português, clique aqui Living in a country shaken by recent news that exposed the sexism that is still present not only in esports but also in the whole society, Brazilian women rise above the challenges to develop the competitive esports scene and become role models that inspire thousands of esports fans. The […]
Pokémon GO announces electric-themed Charge Up event
Pokémon GO developer, Niantic, has officially revealed a new event for the game called Charge Up. This electric-themed even will begin on Tuesday, March 16 at 10:00 a.m. local time. The Charge Up event will feature Electric-type Pokémon. This means that they will spawn more frequently in the wild, hatch from eggs more often and […]
Gray Television leads $40m funding round for Envy Gaming – Esports Insider
Dallas-based esports organisation Envy Gaming has announced a $40m (~£28.7m) investment round, with American media company Gray Television leading the funding. As the lead investor in Envy’s Series C round, Gray Television will invest $28.5m (~£20.5m) and name two directors to the organisation’s board of directors. RELATED: ThriveFantasy announces strategic partnership with Envy Gaming Hilton H. […]
CoD: Winners and Losers of CDL 2021 Major 1
Here’s the teams whose stock rose, and fell following the first Major of the season. The first Major of the 2021 Call of Duty League season was dominated by Atlanta FaZe. Their 5-2 win in the finals cemented their spot as the best team in the game, and puts them 8-0 for the year so […]
BREN Esports joins forces with EMERGE Esports – Esports Insider
Southeast Asian organisation Bren Esports has entered into a year-long partnership with Singapore-based esports talent management agency EMERGE Esports. As a part of the deal, the agency will support Bren Esports as it enters into the Singaporean market, as well as helping to manage the organisation across different titles. RELATED: AcadArena teams up with Bren […]