AMG appoints Daniel Heinauer as Director of Accounts – Esports Insider

Mobile gaming marketing agency Aftershock Media Group (AMG) has appointed Daniel Heinauer as its Director of Accounts.  As part of AMG’s leadership team, Heinauer will be working with key accounts and stakeholders throughout the mobile sector to help them understand and more effectively engage with the community. RELATED: Complexity Gaming bolsters backroom staff with new […]

BLAST Premier partners with SteelSeries for Fall season – Esports Insider

Tournament organiser BLAST Premier has announced a multi-event partnership with Danish hardware manufacturer SteelSeries that’ll see the brand host a number of CS:GO-related activations on BLAST events. As result, SteelSeries will host activations during the BLAST Fall Showdown in October, followed by the BLAST Fall Finals in November. The activations will include fan engagement initiatives, […]

Activision Blizzard Renames Overwatch’s McCree To Cole Cassidy

Activision Blizzard has renamed Overwatch hero Jesse McCree to Cole Cassidy.  Amidst California’s ongoing lawsuit against Activision Blizzard, which is occurring over reported toxic workplace culture, it was revealed that Overwatch character Jesse McCree was named after a Blizzard veteran of the same name who left the company in August. The real-life McCree was one […]

Immortals signs multi-year deal with Nitto Tire – Esports Insider

North American esports organisation Immortals has announced a multi-year deal with off-road and street performance tires manufacturer Nitto Tire. As Immortals’s official tire for 2022, the two entities will co-develop a customised content series and engage with gaming influencers across the organisation’s League of Legends LCS franchise and VALORANT competitive teams.  RELATED: Immortals Gaming Club […]

Report: 76% of manufacturers plan to adopt private 5G by 2024

According to a report by Accedian, 76% of manufacturers plan to adopt private 5G by 2024. The potential for 5G to completely transform industries is immeasurable. By promising decreased latency, enhanced security, and the ability to support artificial intelligence (AI) and augmented reality (AR), sectors like health care, gaming, and emergency services will be forever […]

Oculus Services Down As Facebook's Domains Disappear

All Facebook services are currently down including the Oculus app, Oculus Store, and Oculus website. Instagram and WhatsApp are also affected. The issue started at around 8:45 AM Pacific Time. It appears to be related to DNS (Domain Name System), the global semi-decentralized system which maps human readable domain names (such as oculus.com) to the […]

Elden Ring gameplay footage leak is frustratingly short

With no sign of any new trailer, a gameplay leak for Elden Ring is the only new footage fans have for From Software’s highly anticipated new title. Considering it’s one of the most eagerly awaited games of next year, the successor to the Dark Souls franchise and a project that’s been in production since 2017, […]

Digital transformation spending is up to $700B per year, but results lag

The Transform Technology Summits start October 13th with Low-Code/No Code: Enabling Enterprise Agility. Register now! Annually, an estimated $700 billion in digital transformation spending falls short of delivering on the desired results. The solution: a holistic approach that combines a practical understanding of how to apply organizational change management, some degree of experience operationalizing digital […]

Hearthstone Mercenaries | New Gameplay Today

Hearthstone Mercenaries is a new game found within the Hearthstone client, that tasks players with both PvE and PvP in a tactical RPG setting. Yes, it is very different than Hearthstone. No, I don’t know why it’s being lumped into Hearthstone proper because it’s fairly confusing. It’s a completely new game with different rules, different […]