Month: August 2022

Image credit: Wojciech Wandzel/Riot Games Danish esports organisation Astralis has announced a loss of DKK 6.3m (~£720,000) for the first half of 2022, ending June 30th 2022.  This is an improvement from the organisation’s DKK 12.6m (~£1.44m) loss from the same period last year. Keep Reading Astralis partners with Danish Union for student esports league […]

Screenshot credit: ESL Pro League via Twitter Tournament organiser ESL Gaming has extended its partnership with independent non-profit foundation GamingMalta until 2024. As a result, the ESL Pro League will host its Conference Stage and Group Stage in Malta until the end of Season 20.  Keep Reading The agreement is said to focus on growing […]

Image credit: GRID Esports. Esports and gaming data platform GRID Esports has named bookmaker Parimatch as the exclusive betting sponsor of Champion of Champions Tour (CCT) broadcasts in Brazil. The deal involves BTSBrasilTV (Beyond The Summit Brasil), a partner signed by GRID to produce and broadcast the South American stage of the CS:GO series. Keep […]

Image credit: Valve US-based game developer Valve has announced in a blog post that $70m (~£59m) has been raised by the community for CS:GO teams and players in the past 12 months. The money is raised from the sale of in-game stickers and capsules, of which teams and players get a cut. Valve, the developer […]

Image credit: ARterra Labs, Champion of Champions Tour NFT platform ARterra Labs has announced a partnership with CS:GO series Champion of Champions Tour (CCT). The 18-month deal will see the platform create a range of free digital collectables for CCT viewers. Keep Reading Viewers that manage to obtain a digital collectable have a chance to […]

Image credit: Team Vitality / GG.BET French esports organisation Team Vitality has announced that GG.BET will become the official international betting partner for its CS:GO team. According to Team Vitality, the partnership will feature activations and content. Moreover, GG.BET’s logo will feature prominently on Team Vitality’s CS:GO jerseys. Keep Reading The partnership is directly focused […]

Image credit: Heroic via Twitter European esports organisation Heroic has appointed former professional handball player and Olympic gold medallist Lasse Svan as a Performance Coach. In his new role, Svan will work with Heroic’s CS:GO team to make sure their emotional, physical and mental needs are met. Keep Reading Prior to joining Heroic, Svan was […]

Image credit: ENCE, Elisa Two Finnish brands, esports organisation ENCE Esports and telecommunications company Elisa, have unveiled a partnership that will see the two entities cooperate on events and activations. According to Elisa and ENCE, the two companies will invest in Finnish esports events and the regional scene, as well as create content together. Financial […]