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Monday, January 31 2022
EXCEL Esports Co-founder Kieran Holmes-Darby has been appointed as Formula E’s Gaming Director.
Sunday, January 30 2022
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).
Thursday, January 27 2022
PUBG Corporation, the company behind the battle royale game PUBG: Battlegrounds, has announced details surrounding its upcoming EMEA PUBG esports events.
Wednesday, January 26 2022
Esports-focused social media network Juked.gg has announced a strategic partnership with investment syndicate Gaingels and The Mini Fund, an advisory and investment fund.
Tuesday, January 25 2022
Sports holding company Monumental Sports & Entertainment has unveiled plans to create District E Powered by Ticketmaster, an esports-focused 14,000 square foot facility in Washington D.C.
Monday, January 24 2022
Danish esports organisation Astralis has extended its partnership with matchmaking platform Esportal.
Sunday, January 23 2022
ESL Gaming and FACEIT, two of esports’ biggest tournament organisers, have announced a merger set to be finalised in Q2 of 2022.
Friday, January 21 2022
European esports organisation G2 Esports has launched a new NFT project called Samurai Army in partnership with Metaplex, an NFT ecosystem on the Solana platform.
Thursday, January 20 2022
Esports operations company Esports Engine has been named the official broadcasting partner of the upcoming Call of Duty League (CDL) season, Activision Blizzard and Esports Engine announced.
Wednesday, January 19 2022
The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) has announced a partnership with Chinese multinational conglomerate Tencent to help further promote the development of esports in Asia.
Tuesday, January 18 2022
Riot Games has named esports infrastructure company Nerd Street Gamers as its exclusive partner for the first stage of the 2022 VALORANT Champions Tour (VCT) for North America.
Tuesday, January 18 2022
Esports engagement platform Yesports has raised $2.25m (~£1.66m) during its round of seed funding.
Friday, January 14 2022
North American esports organisation FlyQuest has named financial company Mastercard as the official financial services partner for its League of Legends teams.
Friday, January 14 2022
The Psyonix-run league, which was previously exclusively for North American colleges, will open its doors to European universities and host a Collegiate Rocket League World Championship.
Thursday, January 13 2022
South Korean automotive marque Kia Motors has extended its partnership with the League of Legends European Championship (LEC) for the 2022 season.
Wednesday, January 12 2022
Game developer Valve has cancelled its first Dota 2 Major of 2022, an event that was expected to conclude Dota Pro Circuit’s Winter Tour.
Monday, January 10 2022
Barcelona Esports, the esports division of Spanish football club FC Barcelona, has announced a partnership with esports company Gamers Hub Media Events Europe (GHME).
Sunday, January 09 2022
Former Green Bay Packers NFL player and current Lakeland University esports head coach Ahman Green has been appointed as a brand ambassador for meal replacement company CTRL.
Friday, January 07 2022
Can graphic design improve the quality of a creator’s content? That’s the question that inspired Daniel Mayhe to create StreamSpell in 2017.
Wednesday, January 05 2022
Esports and gaming company Tiidal Gaming has announced the appointment of Tom Hearne, formerly of theScore, as its new Chief Executive Officer.
Tuesday, January 04 2022
Christopher Hana, the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of The Esports Observer, has announced he is stepping down from his position at the news media platform to join the Epics Collectibles’ executive team.
Saturday, January 01 2022
“Never let a good crisis go to waste,” Winston Churchill’s infamous saying goes. This was a lesson quickly gleaned by esports’ practitioners in the past two years.
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