FaZe Esports parent company acquires creator tech platform TubeBuddy
FaZe Esports' parent company, GameSquare, has announced its acquisition of TubeBuddy, an AI-enabled optimisation platform...
Investments, M&A
Esports news that focuses on the major investments, mergers and acquisitions within the scene.
INTZ plans CBLOL comeback following HiveScale acquisition
INTZ Esports has reportedly got ambitions to return to the Campeonato Brasileiro de League of...
CS2 marketplace Skinport acquires Skinbid assets
Counter-Strike 2 skin marketplace Skinport has acquired the assets of fellow skin marketplace SkinBid, following...
Esports agency Prodigy Agency announces SEG merger
Esports and gaming agency Prodigy Agency has merged with international talent agency Sports Entertainment Group...
Gaimin Gladiators returns to Apex Legends esports
Gaimin Gladiators has returned to Apex Legends esports ahead of the game's season-ending Year 5...
Unicorns of Love announces crowdfunding effort for 11% of the organisation
German esports organisation Unicorns of Love has announced that it is offering up to 11%...
British Esports secures funding for EFL esports campaign
National esports body British Esports has secured funding to launch an esports-focused campaign with the...
DarkZero Esports purchases NRG esports assets
North American esports organisation DarkZero Esports has acquired the esports assets of NRG for an...
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Telefónica extends Movistar Riders deal as OverActive and KOI acquisition edges closer
Esports holding company OverActive Media's deal to acquire Spanish esports brands KOI and Movistar Riders have entered definitive...
Challengermode acquires Stryda assets
Esports tournament platform Challengermode has acquired assets from rival tournament platform Stryda following the latter’s bankruptcy. Challengermode told...
Quadrant receives seven-figure investment; appoints WillNE as Co-Owner
Lando Norris-founded esports and gaming organisation Quadrant has raised 'seven-figures' through an investment round to help fuel its...
UK esports organisation Vexed gaming to close down
UK-based esports organisation Vexed Gaming is to cease operations, according to statements shared by two now-former senior management...
Discord to lay off 17% of its workforce
Communications service Discord has revealed via an internal memo and an all-hands meeting that it is laying off...
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