Author: Jake Nordland
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Saudi Arabian government’s Public Investment Fund buys 5% stake in Nintendo
[ad_1] The Saudi Arabian government’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) has reportedly acquired a five percent stake in game developer and publisher Nintendo. The $500bn (~£403bn) fund said it purchased the stake for ‘investment purposes’, according to a filing to Japan’s Finance Ministry reported by Bloomberg. Nintendo’s headquarters in Kyoto, Japan. The PIF is Saudi Arabia’s…
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React Gaming Group to operate LOOT.BET platform in Philippines via HHRP
[ad_1] Generationz Gaming Entertainment, a subsidiary of Canadian esports and iGaming company React Gaming Group, has signed a white-label agreement with Philippine iGaming licence-holder HHRP Inc. As a result of the agreement, Generationz will operate LOOT.BET’s esports wagering platform in the Philippines on a revenue-sharing basis with HHRP, pending certification from iGaming certification service Gaming…
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Belong Gaming Arenas partners with US school districts to support scholastic esports programmes
[ad_1] Belong Gaming Arenas, a subsidiary of gaming and technology company Vindex, has partnered with two US school districts to provide venues and support for their scholastic esports programmes. Belong claims it will provide dedicated practise and competition space for approximately 40,000 students across the two districts through its network of local gaming centres. Image…
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OG Esports and LDN UTD announce joint VALORANT venture
[ad_1] European esports organisation OG Esports has announced a strategic partnership with British esports organisation LDN UTD. The partnership will see LDN UTD’s VALORANT team rebrand to OG LDN UTD and operate as a joint-venture team going forward. Image credit: OG Esports / LDN UTD RELATED: Ninjas in Pyjamas and Team Gullit announce TG.NIP Under…
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Key esports sponsorships and partnerships, April 2022
[ad_1] A wide and surprisingly diverse array of partnerships saw light this April. To keep you up to date, Esports Insider has compiled a rundown of the month’s most important esports sponsorship and partnership stories. To read more about a story below, click the link in the corresponding title. Interested in the narratives behind the…
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G2 tops chart in Mailman’s China Digital Performance Index 2022
[ad_1] Image credit: Mailman RELATED: China Esports Blast: March 2022 Sports digital agency Mailman has released the second edition of its Mailman Esports Red Card: China Digital Performance Index, a report that assesses China’s esports landscape and the performance of international esports teams across its digital ecosystem. In the report, Mailman CEO Andrew Collins described…
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French bank Crédit Agricole seals first esports partnership with Team Vitality
[ad_1] French international banking group Crédit Agricole has announced its foray into esports by signing a partnership with French esports organisation Team Vitality. As part of the deal, Crédit Agricole has been named Vitality’s official partner, as well as the main partner of the organisation’s training course Vitality School. Image credit: Team Vitality / Crédit…
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Demystifying cryptocurrency in esports: use cases | Part 3
[ad_1] Demystifying cryptocurrency in esports is a five-part series created in collaboration with Bitcashier, a corporate-focused cryptocurrency trading platform, to unravel the nascent relationship between cryptocurrency and esports. Part 2 looked at the crypto industry’s existing penetration of the esports space, while Part 3 delves into use cases for cryptocurrency in esports. Image credit: Bitcashier…
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Fnatic launches fan membership programme ‘built on blockchain’
[ad_1] European esports organisation Fnatic, alongside its partner Crypto.com, has announced a membership programme to offer fans an array of rewards and features. The digital membership, which will operate on blockchain network Polygon, grants access to digital and physical events, annual pro kits, exclusive content, meet and greet sessions, as well as limited-edition collaborations, among…
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Rocket League’s race to become a Tier 1 esport
[ad_1] For a game where flying rocket-powered battle cars slam oversized low-gravity footballs into virtual nets, Rocket League is surprisingly skillful. Like any skill-based competitive pursuit, setting is largely irrelevant — winning requires mastery, and mastery warrants practice. Like all esports titles, Rocket League requires thousands of hours spent training and refining intricate mechanical movements,…