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In this piece, Ben Steenhuisen, Senior Software Architect at Bayes Esports, details how Bayes analyses kills and deaths (KDR) inside the esports industry’s top games, and how to add context. Data models by Darina Goldin, Director of Data Science at Bayes Esports. Image credit: Valve In many esports, the top-level statistics and scoreboard can be […]
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Danish esports organisation Astralis has announced a partnership with technology services and consulting company Capgemini. As a result of the deal, which is specifically tied to the company’s Danish operations, Capgemini’s logo will be present on the front of Astralis’s player jerseys. Photo credit: Astralis RELATED: Astralis acquires Disrupt Gaming, enters into NA Rainbow Six […]
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Each week, ESI Digest breaks down the weekly happenings in the esports industry, making sense of things so you don’t have to. As well as being housed on YouTube, ESI Digest is available on all major podcast platforms and is also available in written form below. On this week’s ESI Digest we cover, ESI London’s […]
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North American esports organisation Spacestation Gaming has named gaming personality Mari ‘AtomicMari’ Takahashi as Co-owner of the company. Takahashi will work alongside her business partner, Peter Kitch, current founder Shaun ‘Shonduras’ McBride, and Spacestation Integrations Co-founder Sean Holladay. Image credit: Spacestation Gaming RELATED: Galaxy Racer appoints Zoey Ng as SEA Regional Marketing Manager Streamy Award […]
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Esports tournament organiser BLAST and Riot Games have announced the second edition of the VALORANT Spike Nations charity tournament. The event, set to take place from 7th – 9th October, will see €60,000 (~£51,395) be donated to charity by Riot Games. Image credit: BLAST RELATED: KJC eSports announces SEA VALORANT Invitational According to the release, the Spike […]
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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, […]
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When comparing esports and dating apps, the connection between the two is not immediately apparent. However, since 2018 a lot of companies within the space, such as Bumble and Tinder, have made a move into the esports industry. In many of these cases, the partnerships included limited-edition content, special events and rewards for dating app […]
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Southeast Asian VALORANT esports content hub KJC eSports has launched a $5,000 (~£3,652) tournament featuring 18 teams across the region. The KJC eSports VALORANT Invitational, which has been officially approved by Riot Games, will run from September 30th to October 10th. Image credit: KJC eSports RELATED: Team Flash partners with XCL Education for SEA esports […]
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IEM Cologne was one of 2021’s leading Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tournaments. The event brought together 24 teams from all around the world, with a $1m (~£730,561) prize pool up for grabs and three stages of play. CS:GO is the fourth game in the Counter-Strike series, with the title’s first release published on November 9, 2000. […]
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Media holding company and esports tournament organiser WePlay Holding has announced a partnership with energy drinks brand Monster Energy. As a result, Monster Energy has been named the official partner for the Russian broadcast of the BLAST Premier: Fall Season 2021. Image Credit: WePlay Holding RELATED: BLAST names WePlay Esports as CIS broadcast partner Yuliya […]
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