Allied Esports introduces live animated casters through Xsens partnership – Esports Insider

Esports entertainment company Allied Esports has announced a partnership with 3D motion capture product supplier Xsens. As a result of the agreement, Allied Esports will bring live animated casters to its three-day, €5,000 (£4,305) CS:GO Legend Series tournament. RELATED: Allied Esports receives $100m purchase offer from Bally’s Corporation The company’s casters will be transformed into […]

WePlay Esports Lands Streaming Deal With DAZN for Ultimate Fighting League

WePlay Esports has announced a streaming partnership with DAZN, which will broadcast the organizer’s upcoming WePlay Ultimate Fighting League. The event will be broadcast live from the WePlay Esports Arena Kyiv and feature events for Mortal Kombat 11, SoulCalibur VI, and Tekken 7 and offer a $150K prize pool.  In December, WePlay and world boxing […]

G2 Esports’ Rizzo is retiring from professional Rocket League

Dillon “Rizzo” Rizzo is retiring from professional Rocket League. The G2 player made his announcement recently on Twitter. He will focus on content creation once the current season is over and G2 will try to find a fitting replacement in the meantime. Rizzo has been a staple of the Rocket League Championship Series (RLCS) since […]

WePlay Esports signs exclusive partnership with GRID – Esports Insider

Media holding company and tournament organiser WePlay Esports has announced an exclusive partnership with data platform GRID. The partnership will see WePlay Esports provide in-game data to GRID during its tournaments to support ‘fair and open play’. RELATED: GRID and CSPPA collaborate to enhance CS:GO World Ranking System GRID’s core data services and its integrity […]

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 […]

Esports Insider announces NSE Student Column initiative – Esports Insider

Today, we’re thrilled to announce a partnership with NSE, the official body of university esports in the UK, to introduce the NSE Student Column, a place where students will have their thoughts and opinions featured on our website. This is a great opportunity for UK university students who are aspiring writers, journalists or even just […]

PSV Esports secures Cooler Master partnership – Esports Insider

PSV Esports, the competitive gaming division of Dutch football club PSV Eindhoven, has announced a partnership with Taiwanese PC component and periphery supplier Cooler Master. According to the release, the agreement will last for at least one season, with Cooler Master named an official esports partner of the club. Esports Insider got in touch with […]

Biggest Cash Prizes In Esports

Each year, esports draws in more players, viewers, and sponsors. The tournaments grow bigger, and cash prizes go through the roof. What are the esports with the highest prize pools from tournaments? Here are the biggest cash prizes in the history of esports so far. The International – DOTA 2 The International is one of […]

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 […]