Game developer and esports company Riot Games has announced the broadening of its partnership with Statespace, the developer of aim training tool Aim Lab. As a part of the expansion, Riot Games will become a minority shareholder in Statespace. Aim Lab will also become the official training platform for Riot’s FPS title VALORANT. Image credit: […]
The Saudi Arabian government’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) has reportedly acquired a five percent stake in game developer and publisher Nintendo. The $500bn (~£403bn) fund said it purchased the stake for ‘investment purposes’, according to a filing to Japan’s Finance Ministry reported by Bloomberg. Nintendo’s headquarters in Kyoto, Japan. The PIF is Saudi Arabia’s sovereign […]
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 […]
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). […]
Esports-focused social media network Juked.gg has welcomed T.L. ‘ybika’ Taylor, the Co-founder of AnyKey, to its advisory board. In her new role, Taylor will work closely with the Juked team on issues surrounding community building, diversity, equity and inclusion on the platform. Image credit: Juked.gg RELATED: Juked.gg secures strategic partnership with Gaingels and The Mini […]
Indian esports platform GoodGameNation (GG Nation) has entered a partnership with Indian youth community platform Viral Fission. As a result, the multi-year deal will see the two parties collaborate to create what they are calling the largest collegiate esports competition in the region. (ESI illustration) Image credit: GoodGameNation / Viral Fission RELATED: Indian streaming platform Loco retains NBA […]
Global media-tech company BBTV has signed a partnership with Riot Games’ League of Legends Champions Korea (LCK). As a result of the deal, BBTV will provide content management solutions to the Korean competition. Image credit: BBTV / Riot Games RELATED: Riot Games partners with Intel for revamped Intel Arabian Cup The content management services BBTV will […]
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 […]