Month: April 2023

Image credit: IESF The International Esports Federation (IESF) has announced the games that will be played at its upcoming World Esports Championship, set to take place in Romania in August 2023. CS:GO, Dota 2, Tekken 7, eFootball, PUBG MOBILE and Mobile Legends: Bang Bang will be the games featured at the 15th edition of the […]

Image credit: CHERRY XTRFY / Team Vitality French esports organisation Team Vitality has partnered with hardware brand CHERRY XTRFY (Cherry Xtrfy), with the deal lasting two years. The hardware brand will supply its products to Team Vitality’s headquarters and players, and will also support Vitality’s international expansion. Keep Reading As part of the two-year deal, […]

Global tournament organiser and holding company ESL FACEIT Group has announced an expansion of its partnership with Taiwanese computer and hardware brand Acer. The partnership will see Acer work with ESL FACEIT Group on almost all of its major events, including the Intel Extreme Masters, ESL Challengers, DreamLeague and ESL One competitions in CS:GO and […]

Image credit: Shutterstock Esports players, by and large, are paid well. Some earn millions every year. Many more make hundreds of thousands. But where does their money come from? How much do they make? The esports industry spans dozens of games, with each one catering to a unique audience. The way players earn money is […]

(ESI Illustration) Image credit: Godsent / Coolbet Swedish esports organisation Godsent has announced a partnership with Estonian betting operator Coolbet. Coolbet becomes the main sponsor for Godsent’s CS:GO team as well as the exclusive sportsbook partner of the organisation. Financial details and the duration of the partnership were not disclosed. Keep Reading Coolbet, betting company […]

Image credit: BLAST, Zowie Esports tournament organiser and production company BLAST has partnered with ZOWIE, the esports division of electronics manufacturer BenQ, for the BLAST.tv Paris Major. The deal will see BLAST use ZOWIE monitors for each stage of the final ever Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) Major. Keep Reading The BLAST.tv Paris Major is the […]

Image credit: BLAST / Pernod Ricard Esports event organiser and production company BLAST has announced a partnership with three alcoholic beverage brands: Absolut Vodka, Ballantine’s Scotch, and Jameson Irish Whiskey ahead of the upcoming BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023. The partnership will see the three brands create fan and staff activations during the Paris Major, both […]

Logo credit: TSM. Background image credit: ESL Gaming / Gabriel Kulig North American esports organisation TSM is set to pull out of ‘several’ titles, and is considering selling its League of Legends LCS slot, according to a report by Sports Business Journal. In a subsequent post on Twitter, TSM’s CEO Andy ‘Reginald’ Dinh did not […]