Russian esports organization Gambit announces a partnership with Monaco-based eponymous sports club. From now on, Gambit’s Dota 2 and Fortnite rosters will play under the new tag; AS Monaco Gambit (ASM.GMB). The partnership applies to Gambit’s Dota 2 and Fortnite squads, excluding League of Legends and CS:GO teams for now. And will include streams, content […]
Pokémon GO Valentine’s Day event detailed ahead of launch
It’s mid-February, which means Valentine’s Day is just around the corner. To celebrate, Pokémon GO is delivering a special Valentine’s event, where another Pokémon is making its GO debut. The event will run from Feb. 14 at 1 p.m. local time to Feb. 18 at 8 p.m. local time. Munna, a Psychic-type Pokémon originating in […]
Fortnite is getting the Flash, according to a leak
The Flash could be arriving in Fortnite soon. Epic Games hasn’t officially confirmed the skin, but data-miners have found in-game files and artwork that indicate the hero will come to the battle royale alongside a tournament later this week. This isn’t the first time that a superhero skin is coming alongside a special tournament. The […]
Dota 2: EPIC League Season 3 Returns In March
It looks like we will have another fun event to watch in March. The EPIC League was one of the most interesting tournaments of 2020. As you know, the global pandemic canceled the entire DPC, so we only got to watch online events, such as this one. EPIC Esports Events, the tournament’s organizers, decided that […]
Call of Duty League power rankings: 2021 preseason
The Dallas Empire are defending their throne. The start of the second season of the Call of Duty League is quickly approaching, which means it’s time to take a look at the 12 franchises heading into professional Black Ops Cold War action. I reached out to pro players and coaches over the weekend to get […]
Minnesota RØKKR Hires New Director of Partnership Strategy & Activation
Call of Duty League team Minnesota RØKKR has hired Jenna Johnson as its new director of partnership strategy & activation. Prior to joining RØKKR, Johnson worked for NYC-based TLC Marketing Worldwide as its director of operation for a year. Before that, she spent more than eight years at Connecticut-based agency Octagon in various roles. Minnesota […]
Activision Blizzard Reports Quarterly Profit of $508M and Annual Profits of $2.2B
Video game holding company Activision Blizzard published its financial earnings for the fourth quarter and full-year 2020. The company generated quarterly net revenues of $2.41B USD, up 21.5% compared to $1.99B during the same period of 2019. For the full-year 2020, Activision Blizzard recorded net revenues of $8.1B, which marks an increase of 25% year-over-year. […]
Team Liquid Drops Naruto Shippuden Collab Merch Line
Esports and anime, a match made in heaven. Today, prominent esports organization Team Liquid announced a new line of apparel. But this isn’t just any run-of-the-mill merch. They’ve collaborated with Naruto Shippuden, among the most popular anime series of all time. With this, TL expands on its branding crossover portfolio, adding on to the previous […]
GRID and CSPPA collaborate to enhance CS:GO World Ranking System – Esports Insider
Technology-as-a-service data platform GRID Esports and the Counter-Strike Professional Players’ Association (CSPPA) have announced a partnership to enhance the CSPPA World Ranking. The agreement will see GRID utilise its data modelling team and statistical metrics in order to ‘bring automation and transparency to the CSPPA process’. RELATED: GRID Esports extends partnership with ESforce Holding The […]
Team Liquid unveils apparel collaboration with Naruto – Esports Insider
North American esports organisation Team Liquid has announced an apparel collaboration with popular anime and manga series Naruto Shippuden. As a result of the partnership, Team Liquid will showcase some of the anime’s main characters — such as Sasuke, Sakura, Kakashi and Naruto — across a range of apparel items. RELATED: Team Liquid offers new threads […]