The International names SteelSeries as peripherals partner – Esports Insider

Game developer Valve has named Danish esports hardware brand SteelSeries as the official peripherals brand for Dota 2’s The International. RELATED: SteelSeries unveiled as exclusive headset partner of T1  As the official peripheral partner for the tournament, SteelSeries will provide its line of mice, keyboards, headsets, and accessories to players participating in The International 10. […]

Riot names Ryan Crosby President of Publishing – Esports Insider

Riot Games announced that it has promoted Ryan Crosby to President of Publishing. Crosby joined Riot in January 2021 as Head of Global Entertainment Marketing and Consumer Products. In his new role, Crosby will lead Riot’s Worldwide Publishing group of over 1,000 team members in 20+ global offices. The group is comprised of international publishing, […]

Quadrant names Elgato as streaming equipment partner – Esports Insider

Gaming and lifestyle brand Quadrant has secured a partnership with game capture hardware firm Elgato. The multi-year deal will see Elgato become Quadrant’s streaming equipment partner. RELATED: Formula One driver Lando Norris launches esports team The partnership marks the first official commercial deal for Quadrant, which is owned by McLaren Formula One driver Lando Norris and launched […]

Super League names John Carle VP, Creator Relations – Esports Insider

Esports community and content Platform Super League Gaming has appointed game industry veteran John Carle as Vice President, Creator Relations. In his new role, Carle will serve as a ‘strong advocate for digital producers, guiding their journey and encouraging authentic partnerships with a broad variety of brands’. RELATED: Super League Gaming unveils four content distribution […]

Mobalytics names LS and Nemesis as co-owners – Esports Insider

California-based esports analytics platform Mobalytics has welcomed content creators Nick “LS” DeCesare and Tim “Nemesis” Lipovšek as co-owners. DeCesare and Lipovšek will reportedly contribute to the design and development of the platform’s new tools and features designed for high-ranked players and professional teams.  RELATED: LCS teams up with Mobalytics to bolster amateur esports ecosystem Bogdan […]

BLAST names WePlay Esports as CIS broadcast partner – Esports Insider

CS:GO esports tournament series BLAST Premier has announced a partnership with media holding company and esports tournament organiser WePlay Esports. The two-year deal will see WePlay Esports broadcast BLAST’s global CS:GO tournament series exclusively in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) region. RELATED: BLAST Premier extends DouYu media rights partnership According to the release, WePlay […]

Komodo Health Names Bill Madigan as Chief Revenue Officer

All the sessions from Transform 2021 are available on-demand now. Watch now. With over two decades of healthcare SaaS leadership, Madigan will helm Komodo’s commercial strategy as the company continues to scale SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–July 19, 2021– Komodo Health announced today that Bill Madigan has been appointed as the company’s Chief Revenue Officer (CRO). With […]

ESL Gaming names Coinbase official crypto partner – The Esports Observer

Tournament organizer ESL Gaming announced a partnership Monday with global cryptocurrency platform Coinbase. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.  Under the terms of the deal, Coinbase will become the “official crypto exchange partner” for select ESL events in 2021 and 2022, beginning with IEM Cologne 2021. Other events include   the ESL Pro […]

Dignitas names Zytara Labs as NFT partner – The Esports Observer

HBSE-owned esports organization Dignitas has signed a multiyear partnership deal with Zytara Labs to develop a series of NFT (non-fungible token) collections and digital player cards. The companies have also planned multiple multiple social media activations throughout the partnership. Zytara has been responsible for a number of high-profile NFT projects including a collection released by […]