Author: Victor Frascarelli
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Enthusiast Gaming’s largest shareholder launches public campaign for leadership and board changes
[ad_1] Greywood Investments, the largest shareholder of Canadian gaming and esports company Enthusiast Gaming, has publicly targeted the organisation’s leadership, urging its CEO Adrian Montgomery to step down. Greywood, which owns 9.3 percent of Enthusiast Gaming, created a website named ‘Upgrade EGLX’ to publish texts in which the shareholder expresses its discontent with the current…
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ESL Gaming announces IEM Rio Major 2022
[ad_1] Nearly two years after the cancellation of ESL One Rio Major 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, ESL Gaming has unveiled the Intel Extreme Masters (IEM) Rio Major 2022. The CS:GO Major was announced by popular Brazilian streamer Alexandre ‘Gaules’ Borba. The streamer will also have exclusivity as the Portuguese language caster for the competition,…
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Los Grandes enters CBLOL, purchases 20 percent of Simplicity in Brazil
[ad_1] Brazilian esports organisation Los Grandes will officially enter the CBLOL (Brazil’s franchised League of Legends competition) after purchasing 20 percent of Simplicity Esports’ Brazilian subsidiary Simplicity One. Simplicity’s Brazilian subsidiary currently runs CBLOL franchise Flamengo Esports. As a result of the purchase, the Brazilian organisation will rename the team Flamengo Los Grandes. Image credit:…
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paiN Gaming renews TIM sponsorship
[ad_1] Brazilian esports organisation paiN Gaming has renewed its sponsorship deal with telecommunications company TIM for a third consecutive year. TIM also signed two paiN Gaming talents — streamer Gabriel ‘Kami’ Santos and the League of Legends player Matheus ‘dyNquedo’ Miranda — to act as brand ambassadors for its broadband product, TIM Live. Image credit:…
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100 Thieves announces plans to develop a video game
[ad_1] North American esports organisation 100 Thieves has announced that it will produce its own video game. To achieve this feat, the organisation has hired former Telltale Games CEO Pete Hawley as its Chief Product Officer. Hawley will aim to set up a development studio and handle the project. Image credit: 100 Thieves. RELATED: Interview: JBL…
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Version1 Rocket League partners with Undeniably Dairy
[ad_1] North American esports organisation Version1 has announced dairy industry initiative Undeniably Dairy as the Official Nutrition Partner of its Rocket League team. The deal covers the Rocket League Championship Series (RLCS) Spring Split, which ends on July 3rd with the Spring Major to be held in London. Image credit: Version1 RELATED: Version1 promotes Annie…
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Submarino sponsors VALORANT Champions Tour Brazil
[ad_1] Games developer and publisher Riot Games has announced Brazilian ecommerce brand Submarino as the latest sponsor of the 2022 VALORANT Champions Tour (VCT) Brazil. In addition, Submarino will also be featured as the sponsor of VCT Game Changers, a programme by Riot Games that looks to promote and provide opportunities for women in esports.…
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$100,000 MultiVersus tournament taking place at EVO 2022
[ad_1] Warner Bros. Games’ fighting title MultiVersus announced on its official Twitter account that it will be a part of the Evolution Championship Series (EVO) 2022, set to be held in Las Vegas on August 5-7th. The title will hold a 2V2 format tournament featuring a $100,000 (~£82,000) prize pool. Image credit: MultiVerse RELATED: Can…
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Sizzle.gg closes $5m funding round
[ad_1] AI-based esports video-highlight platform Sizzle.gg has announced the closure of a $5m (~£4.10m) investment round led by White Star Capital. The seed funding round also saw contributions from investors such as Progression Fund, Eterna Capital, Play Ventures, Mindset Ventures and Xoogler Ventures. Image credit: Sizzle RELATED: Generation Esports secures $19m in funding Sizzle specialises…
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Becoming big: How Los Grandes ‘just happened’
[ad_1] Pictured: Rodrigo Terron (left), and Rodrigo Fernandes, better known as ‘El Gato’ (right). Image credit: Los Grandes The esports organisation Los Grandes has been one of the main protagonists of the Brazilian esports scene over the last few years, gathering millions of fans and reaching commercial success through a story that bonds together organic…