Abios’ Head of Data Quality, Francesco Badini, writes for Esports Insider to discuss the Nordic grassroots esports scene and how data, as well as sportsbooks, can help its growth.  RELATED: Combatting match-fixing and cheating in esports is crucial Although the Nordic esports scene sees high growth figures year over year, the bulk of esports revenue […]

North American esports infrastructure company Nerd Street Gamers has unveiled a new amateur esports tournament circuit called Nerd Street Champs. The circuit will be sponsored by fruit-flavoured sweet brand Mike and Ike and gaming chair manufacturer Mavix Gaming. RELATED: US Sports Camps and Nerd Street Gamers launch Localhost esports camps Nerd Street Champs will take place across Madden NFL 2022, […]

Dubai-based esports organisation Galaxy Racer has expanded into the North American market through its newly established HER Galaxy brand.  The new brand is a grassroots esports initiative aiming to create an inclusive ecosystem for female-identifying gamers. HER Galaxy will look to offer a platform for teams to grow, provide resources to build an audience and […]

National Student Esports (NSE), the official body for university esports in the UK, has teamed up with the Insomnia Gaming Festival. As a result, NSE’s British University Esports Championship Final (BUEC) will take place at the Insomnia Gaming Festival. The event is set to take place from April 16th –17th at National Exhibition Centre in […]

RELATED: Esports Journalists Make their own Roster Moves Isle of Man is known for many different things in many different circles. If you mention ‘The Island’ — as it is referred to by locals — to a motorcycle racing fan, they will know it for its world famous road race, the TT Races. To those […]

Challengermode to be the official platform partner for YUPCUP — a series of esports competitions for players based in Brazil.Today we’re happy to announce that Challengermode...

ESL Gaming Australia has partnered with digital telecommunication company Circles.Life for its regional events and associated competitions.  The company will be featured across ESL ANZ Champs, the League of Legends Circuit Oceania (LCO), DreamHack Melbourne and other yet to be announced projects. Moreover, Circles.Life will be the official partner of ESL events in Australia. RELATED: […]

One week ago, competing tournament organisers ESL and FACEIT unified in a $1.5bn merger and acquisition deal that shocked the industry. It was by far the biggest acquisition in esports since… well, the week before, when Microsoft bought Activision Blizzard for $68.7bn (~£50.5bn). Savvy Gaming Group, an investment group launched by the Saudi Arabian government’s […]

ESL Gaming and FACEIT, two of esports’ biggest tournament organisers, have announced a merger set to be finalised in Q2 of 2022. It comes shortly after German business newspaper Handelsblatt reported the two companies had been purchased by Saudi Arabian government-backed Savvy Gaming Group for a combined $1.5bn (~£1.1bn). According to the official website of […]

Esports tournament platform and tournament organiser FACEIT has announced a partnership with internet security company Kaspersky for Russian and German markets. As a result of the agreement, individuals that buy Kaspersky’s Internet Security with Gaming Mode will be able to choose between FACEIT premium subscriptions or points, dependant on the market.  RELATED: Fnatic unveils global […]

Global esports organisation Gen.G has unveiled a partnership with motor oil brand Mobil 1 to launch ‘The Tune Up’, a community improvement and engagement programme centred around NBA 2K. The programme will help NBA 2K players ‘tune up’ their skills in a series of tournaments offering cash prizes and coaching sessions with NBA 2K pros, […]

Challengermode has teamed up with streaming platform Trovo to create a prize pool fund for PUBG Mobile esports organizations.Starting today, we’re proud to...