High school football has a benchmark set for longstanding domination on the gridiron throughout history: the 900-win mark. When looking at the massive landscape—hs football origins dating back to the late-1800s—only five programs have achieved such a monumental win total, with Valdosta (Ga.), Male (Ky.) and Massillon (Ohio) leading the way. And while COVID-19 created […]
Wanyoo UK, an esports studio and gaming café chain, has undergone a complete rebranding to align further with the company’s mission to provide high-quality services to the gaming and esports community. From now on Wanyoo UK will be known as SideQuest. Image credit: SideQuest The overall rebranding looks to establish Sidequest as a universal brand. […]
North American esports tournament and production service company Unified has renewed its agreement with Riot Games for the LCS Proving Grounds. As a result of the partnership, the company will once again host circuit qualifiers for Proving Grounds, a North American academy and amateur League of Legends tournament. Image credit: Unified RELATED: LCS teams up […]
European esports organisation Fnatic has secured a partnership with UK-based custom computer manufacturer Chillblast. The manufacturer will provide support to Fnatic’s League of Legends, Halo, FIFA, Dota 2, VALORANT, and CS:GO rosters, in addition to providing its content creation roster with PCs. Image credit: Fnatic, Chillblast RELATED: Fnatic’s plan to go big in Japan In addition, the […]
The Italian government is looking to officially regulate and recognise esports, according to Italy’s Undersecretary of Finance Federico Freni. The decision comes shortly after the Italian esports community was shaken on April 29th, when the local Customs and Monopolies Agency (Agenzia delle Dogane e dei Monopoli) seized all equipment from multiple gaming and esports venues […]
(ESI Illustration) Image credit: Fnatic / Su San Lee via Unsplash Gaming is an integral part of Japanese culture, with some of the biggest studios and well-loved franchises originating from the country. From Super Mario to Street Fighter, Japan is home to generation-defining games. When it comes to esports, the fighting game community (FGC) in […]
Gaming and esports venture capital fund BITKRAFT Ventures has appointed Dennis Fong, Co-Founder of GGWP, and Ryan Wyatt, CEO of Polygon Studios, as Venture Partners. In their new positions, Fong and Wyatt will support BITKRAFT with deal flow as well as portfolio company advice and mentorship. (ESI Illustration) Ryan Wyatt (Left) and Dennis Fong (Right). […]
The 2022 high school football season is starting with a bang with the 2022 ESPN GEICO Kickoff. ESPN announced its doozy of a Kickoff field on Tuesday, with a doubleheader of St. Joseph’s Prep (Pa.) vs. St. Thomas Aquinas (Fla.) followed by Los Alamitos (Calif.) vs. American Heritage (Fla.) on Aug. 27. St. Thomas Aquinas […]
Multinational esports organisation Team Liquid has launched The Next Wave, a scouting combine focused on finding talented FPS players in North America. The combine will be accompanied by a five episode series, with the finale broadcast live on Twitch. The project will focus on amateur and professional FPS players and content creators, with the winner […]