Philadelphia will have a new youth esports program thanks to a partnership with local tournament organizer and facility operator Nerd Street Gamers. Through the new partnership, Philly Parks & Rec will launch a multi-phase program which includes an upcoming NBA 2K tournament exclusive to Parks & Rec participants which will use local recreation centers as […]
EXCEL ESPORTS partners with fitness company Eleiko – Esports Insider
UK-based esports organisation EXCEL ESPORTS has partnered with fitness equipment manufacturer Eleiko. The partnership will see Eleiko supply fitness equipment to the organisation’s League of Legends European Championship (LEC) team in order to ‘better EXCEL’s performance strategy’. RELATED: EXCEL ESPORTS announces Chupa Chups partnership Following on from its rebranding and new ‘power of better’ ethos, […]
Fragster partners with HomeSweetHome for CS:GO events – Esports Insider
The sponsorship division of esports tournament series HomeSweetHome (HSH) has announced a partnership with German broadcast studio Fragster for its CS:GO events. According to the release, Fragster will provide German coverage for all of HSH’s CS:GO tournaments in 2021, starting with its SnowSweetSnow event. RELATED: Huya announces Chinese broadcast deal with Relog Media’s HomeSweetHome HSH will […]
ESL partners with Blizzard to operate Hearthstone esports – Esports Insider
Tournament organiser ESL Gaming has partnered with Blizzard Entertainment to create and operate Hearthstone’s esports ecosystem for next two years. RELATED: ESL renews Mastercard NLC partnership The deal will see all of Hearthstone’s major tournaments be affected, such as Grandmasters and the Hearthstone Masters Tours. Additionally, the circuit will entail a total prize pool of $3m (~ […]
Play Chess With Lasers When Deflection Launches Later This Year
One-man independent studio Coreffect Interactive recently announced Deflection, its first project, a turn-based strategy game based on classic board games like Laser Chess and Khet. The PC release date is set for sometime in the summer of this year, and you can now wishlist the game on its live Steam page. Deflection is basically chess with […]
Xbox Games With Gold gets Gears 5, Resident Evil, and more in February
Xbox Live Gold subscribers get five games, rather than the usual four, in February, not coincidentally the same month that the price of an Xbox Live Gold subscription goes up a dollar. Gears 5, a staple of Xbox Game Pass since the day it launched in September 2019, is the extra game. It’s available Feb. […]
Xbox Games With Gold February 2021 Free Games Revealed
Microsoft has just revealed its Xbox Games With Gold February 2021 free games lineup as January comes to a close. Just as is the case every month, February brings with it more free games for Xbox players to enjoy with an active Gold Live membership or the Xbox Game Pass Ultimate. For those excited for […]
With Loads Of Devs Acquiring Iconic IP Recently, I’d Love To See Moon Studios Tackle Princess Mononoke
Recently, we’ve seen several studios acquire the rights to what many would consider their dream IP. IO Interactive is working on a Bond game, while MachineGames has announced it has a brand new Indiana Jones project in the works. I’m not necessarily sold on the idea that Ubi is going to do something fascinating with […]
Team Vitality Partners With Fitness Equipment Company Incept
Paris-based esports organization Team Vitality has partnered with indoor sports and exercise equipment company Incept. Financial terms and length of the deal were not disclosed. As part of the deal, Incept will equip Team Vitality’s V.Performance development center in Paris with its line of exercise equipment to be used by the organization’s competitive teams. Incept […]
Natus Vincere Partners With Plarium Games to Promote Raid: Shadow Legends
Israeli game developer Plarium Games announced that it has partnered with Ukrainian esports organization Natus Vincere (NAVI) to promote its PC and freemium mobile game, RAID: Shadow Legends. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The partnership was brokered by EsportQuake, a division of sports partnership agency SportQuake. Through this new partnership, Plarium Games […]