Call of Duty League (CDL) franchise Atlanta FaZe has secured partnerships with gaming peripheral company SteelSeries and its controller accessory brand KontrolFreek. As a result, SteelSeries and KontrolFreek will provide the franchise with its range of headsets and thumbsticks. Image credit: Atlanta FaZe, SteelSeries, KontrolFreek RELATED: Atlanta FaZe enters partnership with Scuf Gaming Steelseries and KontrolFreek […]
The Call of Duty League (CDL) has partnered with FPS performance and training platform Aim Lab. As a result, the platform will become the first-person training sponsor of the league in addition to becoming a presenting sponsor of the Call of Duty Challengers Scouting Series. Image credit: Call of Duty League, Aim Lab RELATED: Esports Engine announced as […]
Multi-regional esports company Misfits Gaming Group (MGG) has announced a partnership with gaming peripherals brand HyperX. The deal will see the brand become the official headset and microphone provider for the Florida Mutineers Call of Duty League franchise and influencers under MGG. Image credit: Misfits Gaming Group, HyperX RELATED: Misfits Gaming Group strikes apparel partnership with ellesse In addition to supplying […]
Esports operations company Esports Engine has been named the official broadcasting partner of the upcoming Call of Duty League (CDL) season, Activision Blizzard and Esports Engine announced. Esports Engine will bring a number of new features to the CDL, including a new and expanded pre-game show, new always-on player cameras, live feeds of players on […]
OverActive Media, the parent company of Toronto Ultra, Toronto Defiant, and MAD Lions, has secured lease terms approval from Toronto City Council for its new esports venue. OverActive Media first announced plans to build the esports and entertainment venue in February. Image credit: OverActive Media Group RELATED: OverActive Media reports $5.5m CAD revenue for Q3 […]
Each week, ESI Digest breaks down the weekly happenings in the esports industry, making sense of things so you don’t have to. As well as being housed on YouTube, ESI Digest is available on all major podcast platforms and is also available in written form below. On this week’s ESI Digest we cover, ESI London’s […]
New York-based esports organisation Andbox and audio peripheral brand ASTRO Gaming have revealed a limited edition NYSL X ASTRO Go For the Gold Collection that includes a gold necklace and gold-painted headphones. The NYSL X ASTRO Go For the Gold Collection was designed exclusively for seven New York Subliners (NYSL) players and one fan. It […]
OverActive Media Corp (OAM), the parent company of MAD Lions, Toronto Ultra, and Toronto Defiant, has reported its Q2 2021 earnings — $2.1 million CAD (~£1.2 million), representing a growth of 71 percent YoY. Last quarter’s earnings bring total revenue to $3.4 million CAD for the first half of 2021, an increase of 56 percent YoY […]
July 2021 brought high temperatures and a soaring amount of esports partnerships. Last month, we saw such collaborations as an esports debit card, custom microbrew, veteran outreach programme, a Lexus content house, esports utility bag, and in a twist — an esports team buying naming rights instead of the other way around. Each month, Esports […]
Insurance company State Farm and soft drink manufacturer Coca-Cola are reevaluating its partnerships with Activision Blizzard’s Overwatch League, according to an article in The Washington Post. The two entities reached this decision in view of the harassment and discrimination allegations against female employees at Activision Blizzard. Image credit: Overwatch League RELATED: ONE Esports partners with Activision […]