Global esports tournament organiser BLAST Premier has announced a partnership with Danish shipping and logistics company A.P. Moller-Maersk (Maersk). Maersk will become a sponsor of BLAST CS:GO events for the remainder of the 2022 season, and Maersk branding will be featured on BLAST Premier’s digital and physical assets. Image credit: BLAST Premier RELATED: Charlotte Kenny […]
Esports tournament organiser ESL Gaming has shared details of its upcoming women’s CS:GO circuit, which has been named ESL Impact. ESL Impact will have two league seasons with live finals, a standalone event, and online cash cups for all-women teams. The combined prize pool for ESL Impact will be $500,000 (~£377,000). Image credit: ESL Gaming […]
European esports organisation Astralis has signed a two-year deal with Danish chewing gum brand Stimorol. The partnership covers Astralis’ Counter-Strike teams, including its main and academy rosters. As a result, Stimorol’s logo will be present on both teams’ jerseys. Image credit: Stimorol, Astralis RELATED: Astralis acquires majority stake in PIXEL.TV In addition, the chewing gum […]
With League of Legends entering a new season and PUBG Mobile’s Global Championship kicking off 2022 with a bang, how has the esports scene performed viewership wise so far? Esports Insider, in collaboration with Esports Charts, delves into the world of esports viewership to highlight what audiences are currently watching and break down emerging viewership […]
Esports tournament organiser BLAST Premier has announced a one-year renewal of its partnership with cryptocurrency company Coinbase. BLAST has informed ESI that the new partnership includes the creation of a four-part mini-documentary series called ‘In-Game Innovators’. (ESI Illustration) Image credit: Coinbase / BLAST RELATED: Team Liquid and Coinbase strike four year partnership In addition, Coinbase […]
CS:GO esports series BLAST Premier has extended its partnership with skin trading platform CS.MONEY, taking the collaboration to four years. According to the release, the new partnership will be centred around ‘engaging esports and Counter-Strike fans’ by highlighting skins that are available to trade and purchase online. Image credit: BLAST Premier RELATED: BLAST Premier reveals […]
Esports tournament organiser BLAST has announced details surrounding its 2022 BLAST Premier CS:GO tournament series. The third edition of the series will include seven CS:GO events played throughout 2022, with BLAST Premier’s overall prize pool totalling $2.47m (~£1.8m). Credit: Adela Sznajder/BLAST Premier RELATED: ESL Pro League Louvre Agreement extended to at least 2025 The format […]
As a company that takes pride in doing things differently in the esports industry, WePlay Holding has long been an established media holding company and esports event organiser. Its esports division, WePlay Esports, has recently been converting this approach into fruition, setting viewership records with some of the biggest esports events it has worked on […]
Benelux gaming and esports agency META has announced a new regional esports competition called the Elite Series. According to a release, the Elite Series will feature multiple esports leagues in the Benelux region. The titles selected include League of Legends, Rainbow Six Siege, Rocket League and CS:GO, with a prize pool in excess of €75,000 […]
From a viewership standpoint, 2021 has seen new records be broken and titles surge to the next level of popularity. Whether it is traditional games steadily developing fanbases or mobile esports continuing its growth, the year has seen many esports tournaments amass over 1m peak viewers — 22 events in fact. As the year draws […]