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Super League Gaming unveils four content distribution deals

Event organiser Super League Gaming has secured four partnerships focused on expanding its audience reach. These partners include North American esports organisation Tempo Storm and esports community aggregator Harena Data. Credit: Super League Gaming RELATED: Super League Gaming extends Topgolf partnership According to a release, the company has recorded viewership growth of over 1500 percent since 2020 through its live and on-demand programming. Alongside Tempo Storm and Harena Data, media company Aggregated Media and technology platform Mobcrush have also entered into partnerships with the event organiser. Matt Edelman, Chief Commercial Officer at Super League Gaming,

Brazilian BIG Festival Promotes Unconventional Esports Tournaments

The Brazilian Independent Games Festival (BIG Festival), the biggest indie games expo in Latin America, will feature tournaments of four non-conventional games in esports: Minecraft, Brawl Stars, Fall Guys, and the recently released Suspects: Survive and Escape the Mansion, made for mobile by the Brazilian studio Wildlife. The event will be held online on May 3-9 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Even though it is more focused on fun for amateur players, there is a $14K BRL (roughly $2.45K USD) prize pool on the table. Part of the prize pool

Everything we know so far about DOTA: Dragon’s Blood Season 2

Steven Rondina • Apr 03, 10:03Without spoiling too much about DOTA: Dragon’s Blood, the series ends on a cliffhanger. Naturally, loads of Dota 2 fans are now clamoring for any information that can be found about a second season of the show. Details are scarce at this point, but it’s worth going over everything that is known. Here’s all the information released to this point on DOTA: Dragon’s Blood. But be warned, there are spoilers ahead for DOTA: Dragon’s Blood Season 1. DOTA: Dragon’s Blood Season 2 plot  It’s a

AtmosFX Collaborates with KNB EFX for Season 2 of Shudder’s…

AtmosFX was proud to provide the werewolf transformation for the Creepshow Holiday Special "I’ve always loved Halloween," said Nicotero. "And after I discovered how easy it is to create Hollywood-level effects at home with AtmosFX Digital Decorations, I reached out to them to see if they could help us for two episodes of Season 2." SEATTLE (PRWEB) March 25, 2021 AtmosFX, the holiday decorating company known for inventing projection-based home decorating, is proud to announce its collaboration with Greg Nicotero and KNB EFX on visual effects for two episodes of

Nintendo Sales Go Through The Roof

Most of the video game news you’re going to see in November will be about the new Sony PlayStation 5 or the new Xbox Series X. Both of those consoles launch this month, and they come with a very attractive-looking range of games available on day one. It’s quite right that most of the gaming world’s attention will be on those flagship consoles because they’re going to make huge money and become the platforms upon which most games are played for at least the next five years. While the rest

ReKTGlobal Avoided Focusing on One Thing in Order to Become Who They Are Today

In a world where investing in the esports space is still an uncertainty, putting a spotlight on those that have thrived after suffering early struggles can help lead the way for others–and ReKTGlobal has done exactly that. Founded in 2016 by Amish Shah and Dave Bialek, the esports conglomerate has found success both in the esports competitive scene along with its B2B and B2C arms. ReKTGlobal owns Rogue, which has teams competing in the League of Legends European Championship (LEC), Rocket League, Rainbow Six: Siege, and more. The company also

Tencent Loses $42B in Market Value as Indian Stakeholders Weigh in on a Future Without PUBG MOBILE

The Indian government’s decision to ban the country’s most popular title, PUBG MOBILE was always going to have a ripple effect across the entire industry and the effects are already being felt. Having lost out on what was their biggest market for the game, Tencent has reportedly lost nearly $42B USD in market value in just two days since the announcement. This is the second-largest market capitalization loss for the Chinese conglomerate following a $66B loss spurred by an executive order against WeChat by the US, which was mostly regained

Ford Models Enters Esports, Expands Global Talent Management Platform

Ford Models is expanding into the esports space by adding gaming and esports to its talent management platform. Ford Models President Decio Restelli Ribiero has added to the company’s expansion with the creation of a new “Esports and Gaming” division under its existing Ford Digital platform. The new division will be directed by long-time entertainment and esports and gaming attorney, Justin M. Jacobson, who will act as manager, Ford Esports & Gaming. Jacobson is an entertainment and esports and gaming attorney based in New York and for the last decade

Disney Signs Deal With Colin Kaepernick For New Content About Social Justice

Disney has entered into an overall "first-look" deal with Colin Kaepernick and his production company Ra Vision Media for new scripted and unscripted content focused around race and social justice.In a statement, Disney said it is looking to produce new content with Kaepernick to showcase work of Black and Brown directors and producers. Whatever form the new content takes, it will appear on Disney's network of platforms, including ESPN, Hulu, Pixar, and The Undefeated, which is ESPN's website dedicated to the intersection of sports and culture."During this unprecedented time, The