Built By Gamers upset Sentinels in Challengers qualifier

Built By Gamers knocked the Masters 1 champions and top ranked squad Sentinels out of Challengers 1 qualification today, April 3. The Stage 1 champions are two weeks off of their championship run over FaZe Clan. BBG swept Sentinels 2-0 on both Ascent and Haven 13-5. The BBG squad took down the kings of North […]

Audiophile gamers will dig B&O's Beoplay Portal ANC headset

Bang & Olufsen—B&O—is about to turn the headphone world on end with the launch of its Beoplay Portal, a high-end noise-cancelling headphone whose meticulous industrial design, pristine audio performance, and underlying technology make it the first premium headphone that will easily satisfy the audiophile, the road warrior, and the hardcore gamer with a single product. […]

Nerd Street Gamers expands Riot Games partnership – Esports Insider

Esports infrastructure company Nerd Street Gamers (NSG) has expanded its partnership with video game publisher Riot Games. The new agreement will see NSG operate and produce all three stages of the North American VALORANT Champions Tour (VCT). The previous deal between both entities, which was stuck in January 2021, only included the first stage.  RELATED: Nerd […]

Nerd Street Gamers Raises $11.5M Financing Led by Founder Fund

Esports infrastructure company and tournament organizer Nerd Street Gamers announced that it has raised an $11.5M USD financing round led by San Francisco-based venture capital firm Founders Fund, with additional participation from all of its existing investors. The investment brings the company’s total funding to approximately $25M.  Nerd Street Gamers revealed that it experienced significant […]

Nerd Street Gamers raises $11.5m in addtional funding – Esports Insider

Esports infrastructure company Nerd Street Gamers (NSG) has raised $11.5m (£8.48m) in additional funding, with the round led by venture capital firm Founders Fund. According to the release, the additional funds will be used to accelerate the company’s growth.  RELATED: Nerd Street Gamers to operate first stage of VALORANT Champions Tour Despite the closure of NSG’s Localhost facilities […]

Nerd Street Gamers hires Jonathon Oudthone as Director of National Programming – Esports Insider

Esports infrastructure company Nerd Street Gamers (NSG) has announced the hiring of Jonathon Oudthone as its Director of National Programming. Oudthone will be responsible for the development of live events across North America alongside establishing new revenue generation opportunities. RELATED: Complexity and Nerd Street Gamers announce 2021 VALORANT Invitational John Fazio, CEO and Founder of Nerd Street Gamers, spoke […]