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Twitter unveiled its most-mentioned esports teams, events and athletes for the first half of 2019, as Rishi Chadha delivered the rankings. The most discussed team globally on the platform is FaZeClan, followed by Tea Liquid, G2 Esports, and 100 Thieves. The most talked about esports athletes – @TTfue, @OpTic_Scumper, @TSM_Leffen, @LiquidHbox and @OpTic_Crimsix. Finally, the most discussed esports events were led by IEM Katowice, MSI 2019, CWL Anaheim, the Opening Weekend of Overwatch League and CWL London.
Riot’s LCS locked in a new streaming partner, adding Caffeine to its arsenal. Fans of the League of Legends org will be able to stream and live host the official LCS program every weekend through the remainder of the 2019 Summer Split regular season, as well as the playoffs and finals. “As our audience continues to grow and evolve, we’re excited to bring the LCS to new platforms and distribution channels ensuring our fans are able to watch the broadcast on their preferred devices,” said Matt Archambault, Head of Esports Partnerships and Business Development for North America at Riot Games. “We’ve seen demand from our community around new streaming platforms and we’re excited to work with Caffeine to see what engaging content our community and aspiring shoutcasters will be able to create with our broadcasts.”
Chinese video streaming platform DouYu’s public debut on the stock exchange marks the biggest Wall Street debut by a Chinese company so far this year, according to CNN. DouYu, backed by Chinese tech giant Tencent began trading on the Nasdaq on Wednesday under the ticker symbol “DOYU” with the company looking to raise about $775 million through the share sale.
ESRevolution’s ESR channel is set to join XUMO as its first esports channel. XUMO, which offers 160+ channels available in over 35 million U.S. households via a premium multi-screen distribution network of smart TVs, mobile, web, and streaming devices, will see the new ESR channel feature live and on-demand programming across the entire range of esports, including tournaments, live events, match highlights, reality shows, docuseries and talk shows.
The clock is ticking on Echo Fox dealing with an investor who was found to be in violation of league rules for his alleged racist remarks. LCS is now extending its 60-day deadline to remove the investor by another week. “On May 15, the LCS directed Echo Fox to take appropriate corrective action within 60 days to remove those individuals whose actions have violated League rules and agreements. Based on our ongoing discussions with Echo Fox, we are extending our deadline for compliance by seven days,” the league posted on its Twitter account.
100 Thieves locked up its Series B funding round, raising $35 million for the team. Investment was led by Artist Capital Management with Josh Dienstag, its Chief Investment Officer, joining 100 Thieves’ board of directors. In addition, the round included investment from Aglaé Ventures. 100 Thieves will leverage the capital to fund esports, apparel, and content.
RFRSH Entertainment is reportedly poised to break from the company’s two competitive brands, Astralis and Origin, which are now operating under a newly-formed company with the moniker RFRSH Teams. Reports state that negotiations are now underway for majority shares owned by people in RFRSH Entertainment to be acquired by RFRSH Teams and that the two companies will be operated independently before the StarLadder Berlin Major on Aug. 23.
Sneaker brand K-Swiss and global esports and gaming organization Immortals Gaming Club announced the official launch of the first esports performance shoe: the ONE-TAP. To debut the collaboration, the limited-edition shoe showcases MIBR, IGC Esports’ Counter-Strike: Global Offensive brand, styled in MIBR team colors of black and silver, with the wordmark on the front of the shoe, and the Brazilian crest on the foldable heel. Limited pairs of the MIBRONE-TAP are now available on kswiss.com/mibr and tout comfort, versatility and temperature control for players.
N3rd Street Gamers added $1.5 million in funding this week that will be leveraged to Philadelphia Business Journal. The $1.5 million, along with another $2.57 million investment from February, is part of a larger $10 million series A fundraising round, with plans to open esports arenas in “core regions,” and around 300 similar locations over the next 10 years.
Sports merchandising company We Are Nations continues to prop up its roster of esports team partners, entering deals with European squads OG and North. We Are Nations will serve as the official clothing partner for both teams, including producing and selling apparel and merchandise collections.
GameStop mapped out plans to to revamp its physical stores and is partnering with design firm R/GA to “focus on creating unique in-store experiences” that will make shopping at GameStop a more interactive experience with a heavy dose of esports, per MCVUK. GameStop says it will be “piloting new and streamlined physical store concepts”, such as esports areas that “offer competitive sessions in home-grown e-Leagues”, as well as “locations that sell strictly retro gaming software and hardware.”
READYUP GAMES OF THE WEEK
ReKTGlobal is shoring up its executive ranks, adding Michael “ODEE” O’Dell as Chief Gaming Officer. In addition, the company announced that Kevin Knocke had been promoted to Chief Creative Officer. O’Dell joins after serving as GM of Dignitas, which he founded in in 2003. In his new role, O’Dell will work across ReKTGlobal, its Riot Games League of Legends European Championship franchise in Berlin and subsidiaries Rogue and Greenlit Content, developing strategy, forging client partnerships and brand sponsorships, and working with the organizational heads to add value globally.
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Trivia: Samus Aran is the lead character in which game franchise? (Email [email protected] with your answer and be sure to include your name, company and city.)
Answer to Our Last Sports Trivia Question: In which game franchise would you find the characters Sora and Riku, not to mention Mickey? Answer: Kingdom Hearts. Kudos: Jason Valluzzi-Active International/NY; Gabrielle Fredrick-National Geographic/DC; Allison Weiner-MMSI/Warwick; Erin Allen-Warner Media/Atlanta; Andy Pittman-TAMU/College Station; Dan Hanson/Vail; Tom Moore-Kalt Productions/LA; David Westberg-SAG-AFTRA Credit Union/Burbank; Greg Dudsic/Venice; Andy Babb-Super League Gaming/Santa Monica
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