Gaming

COLOGNE: The Central European division of Universal Music Group (UMG) have announced a multi-year partnership with ESL Gaming, the world’s biggest eSports company that will be managed out of UMG’s Berlin headquarters.

The aim of the agreement is to exclusively help Universal discover and promote new artists through ESL’s global tournaments and channels. In an industry first, UMG will partner with ESL to create the ultimate destination for gaming and music fans alike to experience the official soundtrack of the world’s esports leagues and tournaments. 

Jun 16, 2021 18:06
MUMBAI: The NBA 2K League has returned to Loco, India’s leading game streaming platform, for the 2021 regular-season and season-long competition.  The 16-week season tipped off May 19 with THE TIPOFF Powered by AT&T, and will conclude Saturday, September 4 with the 2021 NBA 2K League finals delivered by DoorDash.
Jun 16, 2021 18:06
NEW DELHI: The B-Town heart-throb Tiger Shroff is all set to don a new hat as the brand ambassador for India’s first-ever franchise-based Esports league, Esports Premier League. ESPL kicks off on June 16th powered by Infinix smartphone as the presenting sponsor.  
Jun 10, 2021 11:06
CHENNAI: World Cricket Championship (WCC), from the house of Nazara Technologies, has recently touched the 155 million download mark.  The game was at 140 million in January, and has managed to gross another 15 million downloads recently. Given the growth, the company is now looking to reach out to its fans in the vernacular markets, beyond Hindi and English. 
Jun 08, 2021 12:06
NEW DELHI: India’s first-ever franchise-based Esports league, the Esports Premier League (ESPL) has partnered with smartphone maker Infinix Mobile as title sponsor for its inaugural edition.  ESPL aims to tap into the growing landscape of esports in the country, a segment that has received a significant boost in the last year as an increasing number of users are spending time on smartphones for gaming.
Jun 07, 2021 11:06
LOS ANGELES: TSM, the premier global esports organization, today announced a $210 million, multi-year partnership deal split between FTX Trading Limited and West Realm Shires Services Inc, owners and operators of FTX.com and FTX.US respectively.  FTX.US has partnered with TSM in relation to the US, and FTX.com internationally.
Jun 03, 2021 18:06
LAUSANNE: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and nWay, a subsidiary of Animoca Brands, Thursday announced the upcoming launch of a new Olympic-themed digital entertainment experience consisting of non-fungible token (NFT) Olympic pins and cross-play multiplayer video games developed by nWay as part of a new licensing agreement with the IOC.
Jun 02, 2021 17:06
MUMBAI: MultiTV Wednesday announced the appointment of Padamjit Sandhu, one time director of the Professional Golf Tour of India, as its vice president for Business Development, Global Sports and E-Gaming.
May 24, 2021 18:05
NEW DELHI: The Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati (IITG) is all set to host the 24th edition of their annual techno-management festival - “Techniche” and the rise in esports popularity has prompted the organizers to initiate a special esports festival, titled as “Funniche” as part of the main festival in collaboration with the Esports Federation of India (ESFI). 
May 20, 2021 12:05
NEW DELHI: The National Rifle Association of India (NRAI), in collaboration with the Mobile Premier League (MPL), has announced it will release a mobile version of a non-violent shooting game, with ISSF style trap and skeet formats, on August 15.
May 19, 2021 16:05
LAUSANNE: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has launched the Tokyo 2020 FanZone, an interactive gamification experience on olympics.com and the Tokyo 2020 official website and mobile app to engage and unite fans around the world leading up to and throughout the Olympic Games.