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Ole Gunnar Solskjær joins ULTI Agency, OverActive Media raises $40m | ESI Digest #38

Each week, ESI Digest breaks down the weekly happenings in the esports industry, making sense of things so you don’t have to. As well as being housed on YouTube, ESI Digest is available on all major podcast platforms and is also available in written form below. On this week’s ESI Digest we cover, Ole Gunnar Solskjær and Jim Solbakken becoming owners of ULTI Agency, OverActive Media’s $40m investment, Enthusiast Gaming looking to list shares on NASDAQ, Epic Games raising $1bn, and the University of Kentucky (UK) joining forces with Gen.G to launch an

Enthusiast Gaming Files SEC Registration, NASDAQ Listing to Go Live Next Week 

Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) listed Canadian esports and media company Enthusiast Gaming Holdings announced that it has filed a registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as part of the company’s efforts to get its common shares listed on the NASDAQ. Following the effectiveness of the Form 40-F filed with the SEC, Enthusiast Gaming will become a reporting issuer in the U.S., which is a requirement for the company’s listing on the NASDAQ.  Enthusiast Gaming is already operationally present in the U.S., including an operations office, broadcast studio, and sales group in Los Angeles, and additional sales

Enthusiast Gaming announces intention to list shares on NASDAQ

North American esports organisation Enthusiast Gaming has announced its intention to list shares on the NASDAQ, as the company aims to expand its shareholder base and increase development. As such, the organisation, which owns Luminosity Gaming, Overwatch League franchise Vancouver Titans, and Call Of Duty League side Seattle Surge, has filed a Registration Statement on Form 40-F with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Credit: Enthusiast Gaming RELATED: Brazilian company Final Level raises £1.14m Form 40-F being declared effective by the SEC is a requirement for the organisation to list

Reggie Fils-Aimé to Leave GameStop Board of Directors

Fils-Aimé has spent less than a year on GameStop's board. | Allen Berezovsky/Getty ImagesFormer Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aimé will step down from GameStop's board of directors in June. The news comes less than a year after he first joined.An SEC filing shows Fils-Aimé is one of several board members that will be replaced at GameStop's 2021 Annual Meeting of shareholders this summer. Other departures include former Walmart US CEO William Simon and PetSmart president and CEO James Symancyk.Reggie Fils-Aime is leaving the board of GameStop $GME. That’s a

Extra Crunch roundup: Coupang and Roblox debut, driving GPT-3 adoption, startup how-tos, more

Extra Crunch publishes a variety of article types, but how-tos are my favorite category. For many entrepreneurs, the startup they are trying to get off the ground might be only the second entry on their resume. As a result, they don’t have much experience to draw from when it comes to basics like hiring, fundraising and growth marketing. Last week, Natasha Mascarenhas interviewed experts who had some strategic advice for finding the right time to bring a product manager on board. This afternoon, we published a guest post by growth

Roblox is at the Nexus of Digital Currencies & the Creator Economy

Our kids understand it better than we do. And it’s training them for the token economy.Image from Roblox SEC filingThe stock market drama keeps getting more exciting. In a tumultuous drama reeling from the tailwinds of the GameStop frenzy, the stock market gaming landscape will see a new entrant with Roblox. In the ultimate symmetry of sorts GameStop, the nostalgic mall retailer from our childhood, has set the stage for Roblox — the gaming platform for the future, which has already cemented itself as the pandemic memory that our kids will be

Omni One – The VR Device Raises Over $11M From Its Investors

Virtuix, Omni One’s creator, has made an announcement about its campaign on SeedInvest, the equity crowdfunding platform. Virtuix has said that its campaign has exceeded $11M in funding from a wide range of investors. It broke the records for the fastest uptake in SeedInvest’s history. The company’s campaign aims for $15M and ends soon. Omni One is an omnidirectional treadmill developed for the home. It allows players to walk and run inside virtual worlds and popular games. Step into your favorite game The Austin-based firm plans to take home entertainment

‘Left 4 Dead 2’ is finally available, uncensored, in Germany

Sponsored Links Valve Germany is getting the uncut version of Left 4 Dead 2 at last, over 11 years after Valve released the game. The developer has announced on Steam that it recently asked German authorities to reevaluate the survival horror game and, as a result, can now make its uncut international version available for sale in the country. Those who already have the German version of L4D2 in their library can download a free DLC on Steam to be able to play it with blood, gore and all the

8BitDo’s second arcade stick is moddable, stylish and versatile

Sponsored Links It’s been awhile since I used a fight stick. As a teenager, I would venture into my nearest arcade and spend what little money I had on Dance Dance Revolution. Once my legs had turned to mush, I would hobble over to the Tekken cabinets and get annihilated by a fighting game fanatic who never seemed to leave. I enjoyed our infrequent bouts but had no interest in replicating the experience at home. Arcade sticks were fun, but not something I wanted to seriously invest in. Many years