The Esports Advocate

29/06/2024

I wrote arguably the biggest story of my career on Friday about how Esports Engine, Gaming, Vindex, and ESL. Really proud of this one.

The sale of Vindex to ESL FACEIT Group (EFG) in March 2023 brought a strange sense of Déjà vu to Esports Engine employees who also worked together at MLG.

02/06/2024

Orgs Gone Wild: In May, 27 teams promoted the hashtag but didn't disclose that they were engaging in marketing because they are part of the Esports World Cup Foundation Club Support Program. We asked multiple regulators/SROs (Federal Trade Commission, Competition Bureau Canada, Advertising Standards Authority, and even the European Commission) if these orgs broke any rules:

Between May 6 - 13, esports organizations that are part of the Esports World Cup Foundation Club Support Program engaged in an advertising blitz on Twitter,

21/05/2024

International esports organization Team Liquid announced Tuesday that it has acquired Southeast Asia-based esports organization STUN.GG and its esports properties AURA Esports in Indonesia and Echo Esports in the Philippines.

https://esportsadvocate.net/2024/05/team-liquid-acquires-stun-gg/

International esports organization Team Liquid announced Tuesday that it has acquired Southeast Asia-based esports organization STUN.GG.

09/05/2023

Moonrock brings on Doug Parsons as its Director of Program Management.

Doug Parsons has joined New York-based content marketing and media agency Moonrock as its new director of program management.

09/05/2023

Valve has announces the site for its annual world championships

Valve announced that its annual Dota 2 The International, will return to Seattle in October at the Climate Pledge Arena.

08/05/2023

Three esports stories you may have missed from last week.

08/05/2023

Back To School: Nerd Street plans to open a second collegiate-focused Localhost - this time at Albright College in partnership with PlayFly Esports some time in 2024.

Nerd Street Gamers will build out a second collegiate esports facility at private liberal arts school Albright College.

07/05/2023

The OWL and CDL are in trouble. Or are they?

The Fudge Report looks at the recent SEC filing from Activision Blizzard.

An SEC filing this week from Activision Blizzard should give OWL and CDL fans some pause about their futures.

06/05/2023

CHALLENGE ACCEPTED: Popular Epic Games Fortnite is part of the Olympic Esports Series 2023 June 22-25.

The International Olympic Committee announced Friday that Epic Games’ popular game Fortnite will be part of the Olympic Esports Series 2023.

05/05/2023

Skyesports names sponsors for its first franchised CS:GO tournament

Windows 11 and AMD have been named the "powered By" sponsors of Skyesports Masters, a franchised CS:GO tournament.

05/05/2023

PlayVS CEO Delane Parnell steps down

U.S.-based scholastic esports company PlayVS announced this week that longtime CEO Delane Parnell has stepped down from the role.

04/05/2023

Overactive Media signs new deals with AMD and others

Toronto Ultra, Toronto Defiant, and MAD Lions OverActive Media owner brings secures deals with AMD, SCUF, LG Ultragear, and Nielsen Sports.

04/05/2023

Game engine developer Unity to lay off 600 employees

Game development engine software maker Unity Software will lay off an additional 600 employees, or 8% of its workforce.

28/04/2023

Activision Blizzard Q1 financial report shows strong profitability,

Read more: https://esportsadvocate.net/2023/04/activision-blizzard-q12023/

27/04/2023

A report states that is returning to India in Q2 after being banned.

According to a report from financial services company Samsung Securities, Battlegrounds Mobile India will return in Q2 of 2023.

26/04/2023

Esports takes another hit!!!

OverActive Media reports HUGE net loss in 2022

MAD Lions, Toronto Defiant, and Toronto Ultra owner OverActive Media posted a $27.1M USD loss for fiscal year 2022.

24/04/2023

UPDATE: UK authorities review Activision Blizzard merger with Microsoft with a net positive result.
Read more:

UK’s Competition and Markets Authority changes its preliminary findings on Microsoft - Activision Blizzard deal.

24/04/2023

PARTNERSHIP: Revenant Esports partners with PUMA for new YouTube competition series

Revenant Esports launches a new competition series highlighting PUMA's game crossover with Need For Speed Unbound apparel line.

22/04/2023

This Week in Business.

FazeClan stock news, DreamHack San Diego economic impact and more...

https://jamesfudge.substack.com/p/this-week-in-esports-business-april

22/04/2023

POKEMON UNITE:

Skyesports announced their league will return with a new

Indian tournament operator Skyesports announces the return of Skyesports League Returns with a Pokémon UNITE competition.

21/04/2023

MUISCal COLAB: Talon Esports TH & United Esports come together for an album

Talon Esports and United Esports partner for a new album featuring popular content creator Gamtoh, with first track released today.

21/04/2023

Another developer gets an approval to sell in China

After nearly seven years of waiting Moonton’s Mobile Legends: Bang Bang finally receives game approval in China.

20/04/2023

The recent LCS event was seen as a failure. Less than 300K people viewed the title match online.

However, Benedikt Becker writes that there is more here than just a total viewership number. Some interesting demographics are in play.

Read more: https://esportsadvocate.net/2023/04/lcs-viewership-shikenso/

20/04/2023

SOLD: RESPAWN Products bought out by group lead by Preston Gardner.

Read more:

Ty Maras, John Gardner, and Preston Gardner have teamed up to acquire gaming furniture company RESPAWN Products.

20/04/2023

MORE LAYOFFS!!

EEG eliminates almost 60 jobs, cuts debt with asset sale.

Read more:

Esports Entertainment Group details restructuring plan, divestments, and staff reductions in a new letter from its CEO.

19/04/2023

Activision Blizzard announced that the Call of Duty League Championships will be held June 15-18 in Las Vegas.

Monster Energy is signed as a sponsor.

Activision Blizzard announced that the Call of Duty League Championship Weekend will take place in Las Vegas this summer.

17/04/2023

HIRED: Skyesports hires Sashank Bhandaru as its Head of Global Business Partnerships.

Read more:

India esports tournament organizer Skyesports hires two Shuchi Kulshreshtha and Sashank Bhandaru to shore up executive team.

17/04/2023

14/04/2023

*BREAKING*

FURIA Esports has renewed its partnership with PokerStars on a multi-year deal.

Read more:

Bazilian esports organization FURIA renews its partnership with poker site PokerStars in a new multi-year deal.

13/04/2023

The US Army and Complexity Gaming are coming together again for Solider Showdown 5.

Read more: https://esportsadvocate.net/2023/04/soldier-showdown-5/