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Image credit: Tundra Esports Every year, Esports Insider gathers the views of industry leaders in the world of esports to reflect on and review the year, as well as look ahead into 2023. It’s hard to choose a single narrative or trend that defined the year. The year saw blockchain flip from a strong industry […]
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Image credit: Shutterstock As the year winds down, we here at Esports Insider have decided to give some of our writers the chance to talk about what stories they thought impacted the industry in 2022. Ranging from in-depth features to defining esports news, there were certainly a lot of stories to choose from. So without […]
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With each passing year, the esports ecosystem continues to mature and professionalise — none more so than the esports betting sector. Whether it has been investment, expansions, integrations or product developments, 2022 has seen the esports betting industry flourish. Whilst it’s not all been ideal, with some companies feeling the force of a global economic […]
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After the pandemic took centre stage in 2020 and 2021, this year fully established live, LAN events once again — the way esports is meant to be played and watched. Interestingly, out of the top 10 most-watched events in 2022, five were in mobile esports titles, with Mobile Legends: Bang Bang being the most popular. […]
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Image credit: 100 Thieves As 2022 comes to a close, Esports Insider has once again looked through the archives to detail the industry’s most creative esports advertising campaigns. Having created lists for 2019, 2020 and 2021, this year has seen some of the biggest mainstream marketing campaigns. Whether one-off collaborations or long-running projects, esports has […]
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Credit: Valve Corporation Game developer and publisher Valve has announced updates to its competitive ranking system for Counter Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO). In an article shared on Github, Valve detailed a revamped model that will take more factors into account when deciding which teams will be invited to ‘later qualification stages’ for CS:GO Major championships. […]
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Image credit: ESL The ESL Pro League (EPL) has announced changes to its CS:GO league ahead of 2023, such as a new format and an increase in participating teams. All changes will take effect in February 2023 when EPL Season 17 commences. As with previous editions, the ESL Pro League will continue to feature two […]
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Image: University of Kentucky Global esports organisation Gen.G has partnered with the University of Kentucky (UK) to create CatCon, a regional esports conference for college-level tournaments and networking. Taking place in February, the event will include community-building tournaments for gaming clubs from neighbouring universities, panels focusing on various esports topics and opportunities for networking. Keep […]
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(ESI Illustration) Image credit: BLAST The BLAST Premier World Final 2022, the last large LAN tournament in the competitive CS:GO calendar, concluded over the weekend and has recorded significantly lower viewership numbers compared to previous years. The tournament, which saw G2 Esports win a major trophy after more than 1000 days, peaked at 378,000 viewers, […]
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Image credit: Shutterstock A report by the Swedish city of Malmö has revealed that the 2022 LEC summer finals generated over SEK 50m (~£4.03m) for the city, largely in revenue from tourism. Produced by consultancy firm Geelmuyden Kiese on behalf of the city, the report revealed that 19,600 ticket holders watched inside the arena across […]
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