Each week, ESI Digest breaks down the weekly happenings in the esports industry, making sense of things so you don’t have to. As well as being housed on YouTube, ESI Digest is available on all major podcast platforms and is also available in written form below. On this week’s ESI Digest we cover; FURIA, BIG […]
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The legal considerations of esports NFTs — Sheppard Mullin
This piece, detailing legal considerations for companies wishing to release esports NFTs, was written by Jim Gatto, partner in the Intellectual Property Practice Group in the Washington, D.C. office of law firm Sheppard Mullin. He is Leader of the Blockchain & Fintech Team, Social Media & Games Team and Open Source Team. Within the blockchain […]
GEF to Host Flagship Global Esports Games in Singapore, Istanbul, and Riyadh for Next Three Years – The Esports Observer
Singapore-based Global Esports Federation (GEF) revealed Tuesday that Singapore, Istanbul, and Riyadh will be the first three hosting cities for its flagship multi-title esports tournament Global Esports Games (GEG) for the next three years (2021, 2022, 2023), respectively. GEF unveiled that each year’s GEG will be held in December, and “convene the world in a […]
Ubisoft Reveals Rainbow Six Esports Roadmap, Postpones Inaugural World Cup to 2022
French video game company Ubisoft announced a roadmap for its upcoming Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege esports events. By virtue of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, all tournaments will not host an audience throughout at least February next year. The Rainbow Six 2020 esports campaign will be concluded with the Regional Finals 2020 taking place from […]
CS:GO – Alle Infos zur IEM New York Online 2020
Am 6. Oktober startet die IEM New York Online. Insgesamt 32 CS:GO-Teams kämpfen in drei Divisionen um einen Preispool von 250.000 US-Dollar. ProSieben FUN überträgt das EU-Finale LIVE im TV. Die IEM New York Online findet dieses Jahr vom 6. bis zum 25. Oktober statt und hat einen Preispool von insgesamt 250.000 US-Dollar im Gepäck. […]
Confetti Institute launches esports production degree – Esports Insider
This coming September, Nottingham’s Confetti Institute of Creative Technologies will be offering a new three-year degree course on esports production. The degree “specialises in the live production and broadcasting technology of esports events,” according to a release. RELATED: Immortals Gaming Club unveils ALL33 partnership Confetti aims to provide a unique learning experience to its students. Through […]
Esport-Namen, die man kennen muss: gob b (Counter-Strike) – CS:GO
Esport besteht aus den Gesichtern, die die Szene formen. Jede Woche stellen wir euch daher Spieler vor, die den Esport geprägt haben. In diesem Artikel geht es um die Counter-Strike-Legende Fatih “gob b” Dayik. Wenn man von deutschem Counter-Strike spricht, kommt man um Fatih “gob b” Dayik nicht herum. Seine analytischen Fähigkeiten brachten ihn selbst zu […]
Formula E’s Race at Home Challenge gears up for Round 2
BMW Andretti driver Maximilian Guenther established an early Esports points lead over his Formula E rivals with victory in the first championship round of the Race at Home Challenge. The series was launched in partnership with Motorsport Games in an effort to fill the current coronavirus-enforced pause on the racing season. Around a virtual Monaco […]
Evil Geniuses are the North America champions at ESL One Los Angeles Online
Going 5-2 overall on the last day of the NA division of the ESL One Los Angeles Online Evil Geniuses not only avoided the proverbial third place finish by taking down CR4AZY in the lower bracket finals but actually claimed the Championship title for their region and took revenge over the only team that defeated […]