Coaching platform Metafy raises $25m in Series A round

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…