North American esports organisation Dignitas has named Zytara Labs as its official partner for digital playing cards and NFTs. The multi-year partnership will see Zytara Labs create a series of Dignitas NFT collections and playing cards on the DigitalBits protocol. Zytara will launch its NFT platform in Q3 2021. RELATED: The legal considerations of esports NFTs — […]
BioWare Names Gary McKay As New Studio General Manager
Gary McKay has offiically been named the permanent BioWare studio general manager following the departure of Casey Hudson. He stepped into an interim role following Hudson’s departure and after careful deliberation, he’s staying in this role going forward. McKay joined the BioWare family back in January of last year as the head of development operations. […]
LCS Names ESPAT AI Official Photo Distribution Partner – The Esports Observer
Riot Games will announce Wednesday that the League of Legends Championship Series (LCS) has partnered with gaming and esports digital media licensing platform ESPAT AI. Financial terms of this multi-year partnership were not disclosed. Under the terms of this new partnership, ESPAT AI will serve as the official photo distribution partner for the LCS starting […]
World Pro Racing names ES1 as French broadcasting partner – Esports Insider
Simulation racing event organiser World Pro Racing (WPR) has named French esports television channel ES1 as its French broadcasting partner. The partnership will see the channel broadcast a range of sim racing events and championship set to take place in the coming months. RELATED: Esports Insider teams up with sim racing organiser World Pro Racing ES1 becomes the latest […]
Atlanta Reign Names HyperX as its Exclusive Peripherals Partner – The Esports Observer
Overwatch League team Atlanta Reign has secured a peripherals sponsorship deal with HyperX for the 2021 season. The company will provide gaming peripherals including headsets, mice, and keyboards to the Atlanta Reign players and coaching staff. The Reign organization also has partnership deals in place with Cox Communications and Respawn Products. Source: Read Full Article
Angeles Equity Partners Names Annie Chau Chief Operating and Compliance Officer
LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)–February 11, 2021– Angeles Equity Partners, LLC (“Angeles”), a private investment firm focused on value creation through operational transformation, today announced Annie Chau has been named Chief Operating and Compliance Officer. Annie will also join the firm’s Investment Committee. Mrs. Chau has been the Chief Administrative and Compliance Officer of Angeles Equity Partners […]
VALORANT Challengers NA names Aim Lab as FPS training partner – Esports Insider
FPS performance and training platform Aim Lab has been named as the official FPS training partner of Riot Games’ VALORANT Challengers NA competition. According to the release, Aim Lab is the first partner of the 2021 VALORANT Challengers NA – Stage 01, with the deal looking to help ‘shape the future’ of the title’s esports […]
Team Vitality names Philips Monitors as FIFA partner – Esports Insider
French esports organisation Team Vitality has announced a new partnership with electronics manufacturer Philips Monitors. The deal will see the organisation’s FIFA team play exclusively on monitors from the Philips Momentum line. In addition, the brand will also be featured on the team’s official jerseys. RELATED: Team Vitality announces Garmin partnership Stefan Sommer, Director of Marketing […]
Talon Esports Names ESPAT Digital Media Licensing Provider
Hong Kong-based esports organization Talon Esports has partnered with B2B digital media licensing platform ESPAT as its digital media licensing provider. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Under the terms of the deal, Talon will deliver video and other media assets into ESPAT’s licensing platform to build a content library from its events […]
Apple Names Genshin Impact iPhone Game Of The Year For 2020
Apple has officially named Genshin Impact as the best iPhone game of 2020, awarding Mihoyo’s critically-acclaimed RPG the first of what could potentially be several end-of-year accolades. Genshin Impact may have only launched two months ago, but it has taken the world by storm ever since. Despite the fact we reckon Genshin Impact should have […]