Esports company and FaZe Clan owner GameSquare Holdings has secured a $10m (~£7.8m) convertible note deal with investment entity GigaMoon Media. The transaction intends to support Gamesquare’s strategy to secure non-dilutive capital. Part of the proceeds from the deal intend to repay the company’s e...

Esports production company and tournament organiser BLAST has partnered with men’s health charity Movember to support the mental health of esports players and fans. The deal makes Movember the official mental health partner of BLAST Premier, and the two brands have announced activations and awarenes...

Major fighting game event Evolution Championship Series (EVO) has revealed the games that will be featured at its 2025 edition in France. Six games will be featured at EVO France 2025 in Nice: Street Fighter 6, Tekken 8, Guilty Gear -Strive-, Dragon Ball FighterZ, Granblue Fantasy Versus Rising and ...

Esports Around The World is a series of profiles outlining the esports ecosystem in various countries globally.  Introduction Often forgotten in the conversation regarding esports’ global appeal, Malaysia is a cornerstone of the industry’s blossoming ecosystem in Southeast Asia alongside its neighbo...

Multinational esports organisation GIANTX has announced a partnership with electronics manufacturer Samsung to collaborate on an in-person activation. Taking place at this year’s EGX Comic Con, the activation will see the two parties showcasing a range of products at a themed booth. The booth, creat...

European esports organisation G2 Esports and Chinese esports team Invictus Gaming (iG) have mutually ended their partnership for its co-branded Dota 2 team. At the end of 2023, G2 announced the collaboration with iG, marking the organisation’s entrance into a new continent and game title. Throughout...

Esports tournament organiser ESL FACEIT Group (EFG) has appointed Adam Apicella as Senior Vice President of Esports for North America. Apicella was previously President and Co-founder of Esports Engine, a company offering whitelabel tournament production. Esports Engine was a subsidiary of Vindex, w...

Esports and gaming consultancy company Epic Global has rebranded to Feenix Group following a €1.5m (£1.26m) investment by Quintas Capital and Beach Point Capital Management. The new financing round and rebranding will see the company expand into new verticals by establishing four separate segments, ...

Game developer Riot Games has unveiled the musical artists that will be featured on the official soundtrack for the second season of animated League of Legends TV show Arcane.  The soundtrack, created in collaboration with Virgin Music Group, features songs from artists such as Twenty One Pilots, St...

Esports organisation Gaimin Gladiators has announced a partnership with global peripherals and gaming hardware brand SteelSeries. The partnership will be focused around peripherals and will see Gaimin Gladiators’ players be equipped with SteelSeries products. In addition, content will be created by ...

Esports and gaming merchandise company We Are Nations has announced a partnership with fantasy esports platform SuperPOG. As a result of the deal, the two parties have collaborated to create NationsPOG, an esports fantasy prediction app. The app allows players to predict the result of esports matche...

Esports tournament organiser ESL has announced that Dota 2 tournament ESL One will be held in Bangkok, Thailand at the end of this year. The event will take place between December 13th – 15th and features a prize pool of $1m (~£764,000). ESL One Bangkok 2024 is part of the Dota 2 ESL Pro Tour …