Esports talent agency Prodigy Agency has appointed Guilhem Causse as its Head of Sales and Partnerships. In his new role, Causse will look to create commercial opportunities for players represented by the agency. RELATED: Prodigy Agency appoints Jordan Savelli as FPS Agent Prior to joining Prodigy Agency, Causse spent two years spearheading the strategic growth of Infront Group‘s […]
Alfred Chak Joins Esports Engine as COO – The Esports Observer
Esports Engine, a division of esports infrastructure company Vindex, has hired Alfred Chak as its new chief operating officer. In his new role, Chak will work with senior leadership on short and long-term business strategy, plan and execute business expansion and growth plans, and oversee the operational initiatives and financial reporting of Esports Engine. Prior […]
Former NRG Esports Exec Joins QYOU Media – The Esports Observer
Los Angeles-based influencer marketing agency QYOU Media announced Thursday that Kyle J. Scott has joined the company as its new vice president of global partnerships. In his new role, Scott will spearhead efforts to develop global brand partnerships in “film, streaming platforms, retail, esports, and gaming.” He will report directly to Glenn Ginsburg, SVP of […]
Team Vitality joins forces with Racing Club de Strasbourg Alsace – Esports Insider
French football club Racing Club de Strasbourg Alsace has joined forces with esports organisation Team Vitality to compete in the upcoming FIFA 21 eLigue 1 campaign. The partnership marks Racing Club de Strasbourg Alsace’s first step into esports. RELATED: Ligue 1 Uber Eats provides update on international esports competition FIFA FUT17 Championship world champion Corentin ‘RocKy’ […]
SPORTFIVE joins forces with Fnatic to find new main sponsor – Esports Insider
Sports and entertainment agency SPORTFIVE has been selected by London-based esports organisation Fnatic to assist in its search for a main sponsor. The deal will see both parties collaborate to find a new front-of-jersey sponsor for the esports organisation, the first time in three years. RELATED: SPORTFIVE partners with GIANTS software for Farming Simulator League Fnatic becomes the […]
Grand Theft Auto 5 joins Xbox Game Pass this month, with MLB The Show 21 and more
Xbox Game Pass subscribers will get Grand Theft Auto 5 in April, along with the Sony-published MLB The Show 21, and another current sports title, EA Sports’ NHL 21. Most of the new releases announced on Tuesday are for Xbox One and Xbox Series X, with a few set aside for PC and cloud gaming. […]
Brock Pierce Joins SRAX Board of Directors
LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)–March 10, 2021– SRAX, Inc. (NASDAQ: SRAX), a financial technology company that unlocks data and insights for publicly traded companies, announced that Brock Pierce, the entrepreneur, philanthropist, and 2020 presidential candidate, has joined the SRAX board of directors. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210310005595/en/ Brock Pierce, SRAX Board […]
BREN Esports joins forces with EMERGE Esports – Esports Insider
Southeast Asian organisation Bren Esports has entered into a year-long partnership with Singapore-based esports talent management agency EMERGE Esports. As a part of the deal, the agency will support Bren Esports as it enters into the Singaporean market, as well as helping to manage the organisation across different titles. RELATED: AcadArena teams up with Bren […]
Ant-Man Joins Fortnite, Most Other Marvel Characters Return
Fortnite’s excellent Zero Point event continues to add characters from other universes. Just a week after introducing Ripley and a Xenomorph from the Aliens films, Epic Games is dipping into the nearly bottomless Marvel Comics well again to bring Ant-Man to the battle royale. Epic Games says the Ant-Man suit is designed but Hank Pym, […]
Trevor Noah joins Tekzz and other pros in FIFA Global Series Face-Off –
Popular South African comedian, Trevor Noah, joins the FIFA Global Series Face-Off competition. Trevor, whom you may know from The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, will compete with the likes of Donovan “Tekkz” Hunt, Lisa “NFG_Lisa” Manley and Olle “Ollelito” Arbin. This Face-Off Series is the first event totally geared towards the FIFA community, held […]