Data collection in traditional sports is burdened by the constraints of messy manual processes, whereas esports data collection happens natively and automatically. But when every little thing can be measured in esports, how do you parse through what is important and how can it best be organised? On this week’s episode, we are joined by […]
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Grid Legends coming 2022 with cars, trucks, and a ‘classic underdog tale’
Grid Legends is the next racing game from Codemasters, the Dirt and F1 studio bought by Electronic Arts at the beginning of the year. This adaptation of the developer’s long-running grand touring simulation leans heavy into cinematics and narrative, featuring a cast of three main characters vying for the title of best driver in the […]
Grid Legends Revealed, Mixes Live-Action Performances With In-Game Races
Codemasters got today’s EA Play Live off to a strong start. Now that the developer has been acquired by EA, a bevy of fan-favorite racing franchises like Grid, F1, and Project Cars are now under a new banner. A short montage of these experiences aired and then Senior Gameplay Designer Becky Crossdale took to the […]
National Grid Partners raises $150 million to invest in energy and tech crossovers
Join Transform 2021 this July 12-16. Register for the AI event of the year. National Grid Partners, the venture capital arm of a big utility provider in the northeastern U.S., has raised $150 million in fresh capital to invest in startups at the intersection of energy and information technology. The funding comes a couple of […]
GRID Secures a $10M Series A Investment, Pushes into U.S. Market – The Esports Observer
Berlin-based esports data firm GRID eSports announced that it has secured a $10M USD Series A financing round from investors including Alinea Capital, Bumble Ventures, Tar Heel Capital Pathfinder, Agileo Ventures, and NFL player JuJu Smith-Schuster. The investment brings GRID’s total funds raised to $11.6M. The company, which launched its esports data services in September 2018 during the FACEIT Major: London 2018, a Counter-Strike: Global Offensive competition, revealed that it […]
LetsPlay.Live taps GRID data solution in exclusive partnership – Esports Insider
Oceanic tournament organiser and broadcasting company LetsPlay.Live (LPL) has entered an exclusive partnership with esports data provider GRID. RELATED: Funspark announces data and integrity partnership with GRID Beginning in April, LPL will utilise GRID’s data solutions across its Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and Dota 2 tournaments and broadcasts. The company is the first Oceanic-based brand to […]
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 […]
GRID takes off with Drone Champions League partnership – Esports Insider
GRID Esports has announced an official data partnership with the Drone Champions League. The deal will encompass the resumption of the in-real-life racing league in 2021, as well as races hosted in Drone Champions League – The Game. RELATED: GRID CEO Moritz Maurer on the pandemic’s unexpected opportunity for esports Data will be made available to GRID members […]
Relog Media and GRID to host #HomeSweetHome CS:GO event
Serbian event producer Relog Media has partnered with esports data provider GRID to host #HomeSweetHome, an online Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tournament. The event series has a $320,000 (£276,081.60) prize pool and will take place over eight-weeks, commencing with its opening tournament between March 31st and April 5th. Over the next two months, a total of 16 teams […]