Esports and gaming coaching platform Metafy has raised $25m (~£18.5m) in a Series A funding round. The round was led by Tiger Global Management and Seven Seven Six ventures, the venture capital company founded by Reddit Co-founder Alexis Ohanian. RELAT…
Key esports sponsorships and partnerships, January 2022
The first month of 2022 saw a multitude of esports partnerships announcements, ranging from renewals and extensions to brand new multi-year partnerships. To keep everybody up to date, Esports Insider has compiled January’s most important sponsorship an…
2022 Splitgate Pro Series and Challengers Series announced
Game developer1047 Games and peripheral manufacturer Logitech have announced the 2022 Splitgate Pro Series and Challengers Series with a total annual pool amounting to $500,000 (£372,500). The newly-announced Challengers series is a competition aimed a…
League of Legends Patch 12.3 Buffs Brand, Quinn and Lillia
After nearly a month of Season 12, League of Legends will receive the 12.3 patch next week. Riot Games’ developer Phlox explained how it should adjust champions and aim “to shift light fighters toward lower-durability itemization.” The update will hit …
OG Esports: The Story of a Legendary Dota 2 Team
Dota 2 esports has come a long way since the first International. Many teams have defined their names in the scene and carved away their highlights for years to carry. However, there’s only one that proved to everyone they deserved the crown–and that’s…
Talon Esports partners with Logitech G
Hong Kong-based esports organisation Talon Esports has announced a partnership with the Thai division of gaming hardware manufacturer Logitech G. As a part of the agreement, Talon’s Arena of Valor team will use Logitech G equipment for content creation…
Wisdom Gaming named exclusive partner for Wild Rift NA Series
Game developer Riot Games has named digital media and entertainment production company Wisdom Gaming as its exclusive partner for Season One of the 2022 Wild Rift North American Series (WNS). The deal will see Wisdom Gaming lead the tournament’s operat…
Team Singularity relaunches academy project, expands into new titles
Danish esports organisation Team Singularity has announced the relaunch of its academy programme. The project, in collaboration with Pluck.GG, will now feature 14 titles. This includes Rocket League, League of Legends, Free Fire, Apex Legends, DOTA 2, …