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The top Southeast Asian esports business developments in July 2020We take a look at some of the top esports business stories in the Southeast Asian region that broke during the last month. These are the big stories for the month of July, in collaboration with AFK...
1 hour agoPublished on 2020-08-11- The top Indian esports business developments in July 2020
We take a look at last month’s biggest stories from the world of Indian esports. This includes a renewed effort to promote Riot Games titles by PFG along with the potential implications of a ban on...
2 hours agoPublished on 2020-08-11 - GTA Online Summer Special: Co-op missions, New business battles and adversary modes, new vechiles andmore
Rockstar announced that GTA Online will get a massive update tomorrow. It’s called The Los Santos Summer Special, and it will add a tonne of new missions and other activities. Here’s everything...
9 hours agoPublished on 2020-08-11 - MLB Deputy Commissioner Departs to Join Activision Blizzard
By John Ourand and Eric Prisbell One of MLB’s two Deputy Commissioners has left to take a senior job with the country’s biggest esports operator. MLB Deputy Commissioner of Business & Media...
17 hours agoPublished on 2020-08-10 - MLB Deputy Commissioner Tony Petitti to Join Activision Blizzard
Tony Petitti is leaving his position as deputy commissioner with MLB to accept a senior role with Activision Blizzard, Sports Business Daily reported Monday. P
18 hours agoPublished on 2020-08-10 - Tempo Storm Partners With Personal Care Brand Dr. Squatch
U.S.-based esports and gaming entertainment organization Tempo Storm has partnered with the natural personal care product company Dr. Squatch. Dr. Squatch offers a variety of natural soaps along with...
20 hours agoPublished on 2020-08-10 - Tempo Storm cleans up with Dr. Squatch partnership
North American organisation Tempo Storm has unveiled a partnership with organic personal care brand Dr. Squatch. The deal is said to give the gaming community an increased awareness to sustainable...
21 hours agoPublished on 2020-08-10 - Bilibili Esports Partners With Logitech G
Chinese esports organization Bilibili Esports has partnered with hardware brand Logitech G. The two companies will focus on building “in-depth esports content for young audiences,” according to...
23 hours agoPublished on 2020-08-10 - German Brewery Warsteiner Sponsors ESL One Cologne 2020: Online
Global tournament organizer ESL announced Monday an official supplier partnership deal with German brewery Warsteiner for ESL One Cologne 2020: Online. In addition to sponsoring the $500K USD prize...
24 hours agoPublished on 2020-08-10 - Relog Media finds Southeast Asian broadcast partner in eGG Network
European event organiser Relog Media has entered a broadcast partnership with Malaysian channel eGG Network. The deal commences on August 10th with the third iteration of Relog Media’s Nine to...
1 day agoPublished on 2020-08-10 - Riot Games to reportedly establish ethics committee after NEOM backlash
Riot Games plans to establish an ethics committee and global deals council after the company’s short-lived partnership with NEOM, a Saudi Arabian city development project. The global deals council...
1 day agoPublished on 2020-08-10 - Activision Blizzard beats expectations as Q2 2020 revenue grows 38% to $1.9 billion
According to Activision Blizzard , net in-game bookings for Call of Duty reached a new quarterly record, doubling versus the prior quarter, and quintupling from the same quarter in the prior year....
1 day agoPublished on 2020-08-10 - Counter-Strike commentator Moses criticizes BLAST for NEOM partnership
While many in the Counter-Strike community have remained silent on BLAST's controversial partnership with the Saudi-backed city development NEOM, commentator Jason "Moses" O'Toole recently spoke out...
3 days agoPublished on 2020-08-09 - xQc shows how to deal with stream snipers by eliminating an entire lobby in Fall Guys
The Twitch star fooled all the stream snipers looking to ruin his game with a single rapid maneuver in Fall Guys.
3 days agoPublished on 2020-08-08 - Moses Criticizes BLAST for NEOM Partnership in Email: ‘Your Silence on This Matter is Deafening.’
Prominent CS:GO caster Jason "Moses" O'Toole offered sharp criticism for BLAST's partnership with NEOM in an email sent to the company's management.
3 days agoPublished on 2020-08-08 - Free Fire India Championship announced with a whooping ₹50,00,000 prize pool
Free Fire India Championship announced with a whooping prize pool of ₹50,00,000. Tournament to be sponsored by PayTM First Games. The post Free Fire India Championship announced with a whooping...
3 days agoPublished on 2020-08-08 - Is Enthusiast/Luminosity Gaming [OTC:ENGMF] now the Most Valuable Esports Company With Its Acquisition of Omnia This Week?
With its new acquisition of LA-based juggernaut “Omnia”, Enthusiast Gaming has the potential to be the most valuable Esports Media Stock in North America (and best kept secret) Forbes reported...
4 days agoPublished on 2020-08-08 - Is Enthusiast Gaming / Luminosity Gaming [OTC:ENGMF] now the Most Valuable Esports Company With Its Acquisition of Omnia This Week?
Forbes reported this morning that Enthusiast Gaming (currently listed on OTC but already working on a NASDAQ uplist) acquired the largest esports/gaming company behind Pokimane, Sidemen, and 900...
4 days agoPublished on 2020-08-08 - Enthusiast Gaming expands its gaming community reach with Omnia Media
Our parent company, Enthusiast Gaming, announced yesterday that they have acquired Omnia Media, a global gaming YouTube platform that creates, manages, and operates a multi-channel YouTube content...
4 days agoPublished on 2020-08-07 - Indian Streamer 8bit Thug Partners With Gigabyte AORUS and CORSAIR
Indian streamer, influencer, and team owner Animesh ‘Thug’ Agarwal announced partnerships with Gigabyte AORUS and CORSAIR. The partnership with AORUS will see Agarwal help create a variety of...
4 days agoPublished on 2020-08-07 - Riot Games Sets Up Deals Council In Wake Of NEOM Deal
In the wake of the controversial partnership with NEOM, Riot Games is set to shake up how it handles global… The post Riot Games Sets Up Deals Council In Wake Of NEOM Deal appeared first on Esports...
5 days agoPublished on 2020-08-07 - DrDisrespect posts more cryptic videos that hint at YouTube Gaming deal
Popular streamer Guy “DrDisrespect” Beahm is returning to streaming. The Doc posted two separate videos, one on Instagram and one on Twitter, hinting that he could return as early as today. He...
5 days agoPublished on 2020-08-06 - Vancouver’s The Gaming Stadium goes public, raises $1.58M CAD
The Gaming Stadium, an esports venue based outside Vancouver in British Columbia, Canada, has gone public and raised $1.58 million CAD (£900,000). The venue’s parent company Myesports Ventures...
5 days agoPublished on 2020-08-06 - G2 Esports Extends paysafecard Partnership for Fifth Consecutive Year
Berlin-based esports organization G2 Esports has extended its partnership with paysafecard for a fifth consecutive year. G2 will continue to promote the brand across its social media and...
5 days agoPublished on 2020-08-06 - Epic Games Raises a $1.8B Funding at a Post-Money Equity Valuation of $17.3B
Fortnite developer Epic Games announced a $1.78B USD corporate venture round consisting of primary capital and secondary purchases from employee equity holders. The investment puts the company’s...
5 days agoPublished on 2020-08-06 - Bilibili Esports Partners With China Ping An Bank
Bilibili Esports, the esports arm of the Chinese video company Bilibili, has signed a broad strategic partnership deal with China’s Ping An Bank. The partnership aims to target young audiences in...
5 days agoPublished on 2020-08-06 - Anatomy of a Deal: How Misfits Gaming Group’s Expanded Partnership With the Heat and Magic Happened
When Misfits Gaming Group Co-Founder and CEO Ben Spoont expanded the company’s deal with the Miami Heat and Orlando Magic, he knew they had something special. A first-of-its-kind in esports, MGG...
5 days agoPublished on 2020-08-06 - Teams, Organizers, Influencers Largely Silent on BLAST’s Controversial NEOM Deal
Last week when Riot Games’ League of Legends European Championship announced it had entered into a partnership with NEOM, a planned cross-border city in the Tabuk Province of northwestern Saudi...
6 days agoPublished on 2020-08-05 - Launch of “Scout League,” a Gateway to Professional Gaming
Wonder League Corp. has begun accepting pre-registrations for “Wonder League,” a service that aims to connect amateur gamers who wish to turn professional with scouters (professional gaming...
6 days agoPublished on 2020-08-05 - Mirage’s Clones Can be Perfectly Countered by Crypto
Apex Legends' Mirage can be very difficult to deal with. The "Holographic Trickster" can create controllable clones of himself in order to confuse enemies.
6 days agoPublished on 2020-08-05 - ESL, DreamHack sign Brazilian media rights deal with Omelete and Globo
Sister companies ESL and DreamHack (under parent MTG) have added yet another regional streaming deal to their collective portfolio, this time in Brazil. Today, the companies announced that they have...
6 days agoPublished on 2020-08-05 - ESL and DreamHack Close Three-Year Broadcast Partnership in Brazil
Esports company ESL and gaming festival DreamHack announced a three-year partnership with Globo, a mass communication group in Brazil, and Omelete Company, one of the largest entertainment...
6 days agoPublished on 2020-08-05 - Ninja is streaming Fornite on Twitch again, though no deal is in place
Tyler "Ninja" Blevins is back streaming on Twitch — at least for now. At the time of writing, Ninja's stream is pulling a viewership of over 62K. He started with a Fortnite stream together with...
6 days agoPublished on 2020-08-05 - G2 Esports, paysafecard extend partnership into fifth year
Long-standing partners G2 Esports and payments platform paysafecard have announced yet another annual extension to their alliance, adding a fifth total year to their cooperation. G2 Esports will...
6 days agoPublished on 2020-08-05 - T1 expands Twitch streaming alliance in multi-year deal
T1 Entertainment & Sports, the joint venture established between SK Telecom and Comcast Spectacor, announced today that it has signed an expanded streaming deal with Twitch. The exclusive...
6 days agoPublished on 2020-08-05 - Nordavind and Bodylab team up for product collaboration
Nordic organisation Nordavind has announced a partnership with sports nutrition brand Bodylab to collaborate on a new line of “functional mental focus” products. The products will launch this...
6 days agoPublished on 2020-08-05 - T1 Signs Multi-Year Expansion of Twitch Partnership
T1 Entertainment & Sports has expanded its partnership with live streaming platform Twitch. Under the terms of the new multi-year deal, the partnership will now extend beyond just focusing on the...
6 days agoPublished on 2020-08-05 - T1 announces multi-year streaming deal with Twitch
Global Esports Organization T1 Announces Exclusive, Multi-Year Streaming Deal with Twitch Seoul (August 05, 2020) –T1 Entertainment & Sports today announced its exclusive, multi-year streami...
6 days agoPublished on 2020-08-05 - Blizzard Employees Share Salaries, Revealing Major Pay Disparities
Blizzard employees revealed major pay disparities at the company when they began contributing to a spreadsheet listing salaries and raises Friday.
7 days agoPublished on 2020-08-05 - Riot Games is taking a week off work
In the middle of an ongoing pandemic, a major partnership failure, and an ongoing conversation around esports work-life balance, Riot Games is taking a week off work to refresh and recharge. Read...
7 days agoPublished on 2020-08-04 - Veloce Esports raises £4 million, will merge with Veloce Racing
Team organisation Veloce Esports announced this week that it has raised a new funding round, and will merge in its Veloce Racing brand going forward. The Financial Times reports that the organisation...
7 days agoPublished on 2020-08-04 - SK Gaming adds Krombacher, Vitamalz as beverage partners
German brewery Krombacher and its Vitamalz drink brand have been announced as the official beverage partners of SK Gaming. The companies will collaborate on social media content featuring SK Gaming...
7 days agoPublished on 2020-08-04 - SK Gaming Adds Krombacher Brewery as its Official Refreshment Partner
German esports organization SK Gaming has signed German brewery Krombacher as its official refreshment partner. The partnership includes jointly produced content formats, an exclusive mobile gaming...
1 week agoPublished on 2020-08-04 - Riot confirm Worlds 2020 going ahead, score massive deal for Chinese broadcasting rights
In the wake of Riot confirming Worlds will be going ahead in Shanghai despite the continuing Challenges of COVID-19, the League of Legends developers have reportedly scored a huge deal for the...
1 week agoPublished on 2020-08-04 - ESL, DreamHack Expand China Esports Broadcast Coverage With DouYu Deal
Tournament organizers DreamHack and ESL (both part of digital entertainment group Modern Times Group) have announced a one-year streaming deal with Chinese platform DouYu. The deal makes DouYu the...
1 week agoPublished on 2020-08-03 - ARCREVO Online 2020 coming later this year!
Arc System Works America, Inc. is proud to announce ARCREVO America Online 2020 and ARCREVO Japan Online 2020 will be kicking off later this year, with the North American series of events starting in...
1 week agoPublished on 2020-08-03 - TEKKEN 7 AND SOULCALIBUR VI ONLINE CHALLENGE EXHIBITION SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED
New updates and online tournaments for TEKKEN 7 and SOULCALIBUR VI were announced this past Friday during the historic Japanese Fighting Game Publishers Roundtable event. The TEKKEN Online Challenge...
1 week agoPublished on 2020-08-03 - Graham Ashton: My Time at The Esports Observer in 10 Articles
At the time of publication, I have departed The Esports Observer after three years as a full time writer – the first the company actually brought on board. As TEO has grown from a niche outlet to a...
1 week agoPublished on 2020-08-03 - Sources: IEM New York 2020 Online to be Announced as Final ‘Road to Rio’ Stage
ESL has been awarded the next Valve sponsored Road to Rio tournament and it will be announced as IEM New York 2020 Online, according to multiple sources close t
1 week agoPublished on 2020-08-03 - ESL and DreamHack enter Chinese media rights deal with DouYu
ESL and DreamHack, both under parent company Modern Times Group (MTG), have signed a one-year, Mandarin-language exclusive deal with Chinese streaming service DouYu. The ESL Pro Tour for Starcraft II...
1 week agoPublished on 2020-08-03
