e-Sport

Esports betting platform Luckbox wants to establish itself in a number of key markets around the world after becoming the first cryptocurrency-supported esports betting platform to obtain a top-tier gambling licence from the Isle of Man government. OGRA licence, which enables Luckbox to operate in any jurisdiction where it is …

Electronic Arts has launched a premium subscription to Origin. Since that moment, Origin has available two versions of the subscription: Origin Access Basic (formerly Origin Access) and Origin Premier Access. Owners of Origin Premier Access will get early access to full versions of new games, additional content for new games …

PepsiCo and North American esports organization Madison Square Garden, owner of Counter Logic Gaming, announced the start of cooperation. Officially, the partnership will begin on September 1st, where PepsiCo will become a sponsor across all of MSG’s venues and sports franchises, including the New York Knicks, New York Rangers, Westchester …

The 2017-2018 French league champion “Paris Saint-Germain” announced the beggining of a partnership contract with the Chinese cyber-sport organization LGD Gaming. Within the framework of cooperation a new team of PSG.LGD was created. Leading Chinese cyber-sportsmen joined the French part of the team: сhinese players Wang ‘Ame‘ Chunyu, Lu ‘Maybe‘ …

VfL Wolfsburg was the first German football club to get involved in esports and who creates its own Wolves E-Academy academy, which will increase the experience and professionalism of new players. Across several qualification phases, young players are being asked to demonstrate their skills with a controller in order to …

French Open organizers Roland Garros announced their first gaming tournament which will give gamers a chance to attend one of the biggest tennis events of the year. Titled the “Roland-Garros e-series by BNP Paribas,” the event will begin in April, with competitions to be held in France, the UK, Belgium, …

Leading provider of gaming solutions Esports Entertainment Group announced the launch of a new cyber platform for betting – VIE. VIE proposes placing bets on various sports events for players and fans around the world, with the exception of the United States. The games covered by VIE include Counter-Strike: Global …

Ex-player of “Barcelona” Javier Mascherano signed an agreement with Planet e-sports agency. The details of the partnership are not specified, but it is known that Mascherano will develop eSports in Latin America. Javier Mascherano is not a first football player to get into this industry. Earlier, the husband of Shakira …

ESforce, a cybersport holding company, has entered into a partnership contract with KFC for sponsoring a large-scale cybersport international project KFC Battle. Any team from Russia and the CIS, consisting of players aged 14 and over, can take part in the open championship. Participation in the championship is free. The …

FC “Monaco” announced the signing of a partnership agreement with the cyber-sports team Kinguin and will play in T-shirts with the logo of the organization. The football club started its activity in the cybersport industry in 2016 with the signing of a contract with Nathan “Sneaky” Nyag – a professional …

The most titled club of Poland “Legia” (Warsaw), which this season returned to the group stage of the Champions League after 21 years became a partner of the cyber-sports team FaZe Clan. The players of this team performed in the Legia T-shirts at the IEM Season XII – World Championship …

The professional cybersport team from Singapore Chasos Theory, created in 2017 by a former employee of Razer Drew Holt-Kentwell, signed a sponsorship contract with the manufacturer of gaming equipment Razer. Under the terms of cooperation, Chasos Theory will provide gambling equipment and branded clothes for performances in competitions. The Singapore …

New social broadcasting platform Caffeine entered into a cooperation with ESL, to bring some esports to the social broadcasting platform. Caffeine is a new platform who are working on new concepts social viewing – and broadcasts like IEM will allow them to experiment with esports content. It’s pretty much a …

Logitech G and The London Spitfire, a premier professional Overwatch team, announced that they are teaming up in a one-year gear partnership. Logitech G will now be the official gear provider for the Overwatch League Stage 1 Champions. The Spitfire’s owner, Cloud9, is partnered with Logitech already so the move …

The leading online bookmaker Betway has moved to expand its brand coverage within esports by agreeing to sponsor three ESL competitions in 2018. Global online gambling company will support the ESL’s Intel Extreme Masters and ESL One events this year, as well as seasons seven and eight of the CS:GO …

The Esports Battle League, a professional geo-based franchise league launching in summer 2018 that uses a unique, patent pending multi-title competition format announced a cooperation with independent and agnostic media platform, WHAM. The joint venture marks the first media deal for EBL, and the first esports distribution deal for WHAM. …

ESL Meisterschaft, the German championship announced that Gillette will be the official partner of its league. The world’s leading male grooming brand continues its international involvement in the field of esports: By sponsoring the Intel® Extreme Masters (IEM) World Championship Katowice, Gillette entered into a partnership with the global brand …

An esports competition platform Battlefy joined forces with Shadow.gg, an analytics platform for teams who compete professionally in League of Legends. In December Battlefy teamed up with Riot Games to produce the collegiate League of Legends season, running from January to June. Over 300 teams across North America participate in …