Brandon Brathwaite
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Fnatic to Create VR Hangouts Ahead of League of Legends World Championships
Fnatic and Sansar launch new virtual hangout for Fnatic fans named Fnatic Meta BUNKR. The Fnatic virtual hangout will host events for the League of Legends World Championships. Sansar has also created spaces for Optic Gaming and Overwatch League team San Francisco Shock. Esports organization Fnatic and social VR company Sansar have teamed up to... → Read More
Ohio State University Creates New Comprehensive Esports Program
Ohio State University is developing a new comprehensive esports program that will bring together academics, collegiate competition, and research. → Read More
ELEAGUE and Nintendo Team Up for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Television Premiere
ELEAGUE, Turner and IMG’s esports brand has teamed up with Nintendo for a Super Smash Bros. Ultimate broadcast in November. → Read More
Modern Times Group Increases Investment in Turtle Entertainment, ESL
Modern Times Group has increased its stake in Turtle Entertainment, the owners of the ESL brand to 82.48%. MTG has seen a 41% increase in esports revenue since it announced that it will split into two entities by the end of 2018. MTG also owns tournament organizer DreamHack and has invested in competitive gaming league... → Read More
Pinnacle Becomes Betting Sponsor of BLAST Pro Series for All Remaining 2018 Tournaments
Pinnacle becomes the official betting sponsor for the BLAST Pro Series tournament brand. The partnership will begin with the BLAST Pro Series event in Istanbul and run for the rest of the year. Sponsorships from betting websites are becoming commonplace in esports, but Counter-Strike developer Valve has pushed back on them in the past. The... → Read More
London Spitfire and Houston Outlaws Team Up to Engage Local Fans With Gilded Gala
The London Spitfire and Houston Outlaws partner for a new event, the Overwatch Gilded Gala. The events will take place in each teams’ respective cities with players competing in showmatches for local fans. A trend of Overwatch League teams joining forces is beginning with Los Angeles Valiant and San Francisco Shock working together for a... → Read More
Dota Pro Circuit Season to Begin at CORSAIR DreamLeague
Valve has given out hosting responsibilities of the first Minor event in the Dota 2 Pro Circuit (DPC), the Corsair DreamLeague Season 10 tournament. → Read More
FACEIT To Host Season 6 ECS Finals in New Esports Stadium Arlington
Tournament organizer FACEIT has revealed that the season 6 Esports Championship Series (ECS) Finals will be hosted at the Esports Stadium Arlington. → Read More
Injustice 2 Pro Series to Air on Disney XD and ESPN3
Intersport and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment have partnered to host the Injustice 2 Pro Series Grand Finals in Chicago. The $100K prize → Read More
Fnatic and OnePlus Team Up During Milan Games Week
Fnatic and OnePlus will open a booth together during Milan Games Week. The booth will feature Fnatic members from its Fortnite and FIFA teams → Read More
The JeSU's Akihito Furusawa on Growing Esports in Japan
Since the announcement of the Japan Esports Union (JeSU) in February, esports growth in Japan has become a major talking point in the industry. → Read More
Gfinity Adds Former Heineken Exec John Clarke to its Board of Directors
Gfinity adds communications professional John Clarke to its Board of Directors Clarke has held executive positions with Heineken → Read More
Acer and Red Bull Media House Renew Esports Content Deal
Acer and Red Bull Media House renew their esports content partnership, having worked together for more than 12 months. The two companies have a new → Read More
Capcom Cup 2018 Moves to Esports Arena Las Vegas
Capcom will be hosting the finale of the Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition Capcom Pro Tour 2018, Capcom Cup, at the Esports Arena Las Vegas → Read More
Vertagear Becomes Official Gaming Chair of Spacestation Gaming
Vertagear partners with Spacestation Gaming becoming the team’s gaming chair sponsor. Spacestation Gaming receives custom gaming chairs in the deal. → Read More
Team Vitality Signs Deal With French Telecom Company Orange
French esports organization Team Vitality has signed a partnership deal with French multinational telecom company Orange. → Read More
Hi-Rez Expo Championships to Feature Prize Pools of $1M for SMITE, $300K for Paladins
Hi-Rez Studios has announced world championship tournaments for SMITE and Paladins, to be held at Hi-Rez Expo at DreamHack Atlanta. → Read More
Breaking Down the Major Streaming Platforms in Esports
Over the last few years, streaming has grown into a useful tool for live engagement with a generation that has moved away from other forms of media. → Read More
OPINION: The International's Move to Shanghai Makes Perfect Sense for Dota 2
The Dota 2 International 2018 (TI) has ended after another year of setting a new record for its prize pool and highs for viewership. → Read More
OpTic Gaming Dota 2 Team Adds Betting Sponsor VKGame Ahead of The International
sports betting platform VKGame has signed a sponsorship deal with the OpTic Gaming Dota 2 7 team ahead of the International 2018. → Read More