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This Week in Esports/Gaming w/ Mark Cai 6.7-6.13, 2021

This Week in Esports


Top Three
– FaZe Clan on cover of Sports Illustrated
– Germany reveal esports tournaments for simplified visa procedure
– BLAST x Fortnite: FNCS All-Star Showdown

Partnerships
– XSET x BBBSA
– Envy Gaming x ProFlowers, USAA
– DoorDash x LCO
– Schalke 04 x Emma
– Astralis x Blux
– G2 Esports x Betway
– Evil Geniuses x Games for Change
– SEG Esports x Adamas Esports
– Furia x Santander
– INTZ x Claro
– Mission Control x Cinemark
– Esports Stadium Arlington x ESPAT AI, JLab, QuadraClicks
– Xfinity x Bugha and other streamers

Finance + M&A
– Hungri Games: $1.1M raise
– Electric Gamebox: $11M Series A
– Voodoo acquires Bidshake

Workforce
– Brad Peters (Director of Brand) → Immortals Gaming Club
– Karim Virani (Non-executive Director) → LDN Esports
– Guilhem Causse (Sales/Partnerships Head) → Prodigy Agency
– Samir Bolar (Executive Director, Training Grounds) → Cloud9
– Mike Silbowitz (VP, Americas publishing) → Krafton
– Chico Tattini (Commercial/Partnership Director) → Druid

New Stuff
– Power League Gaming reveal 10,000 sqft facility
– Immortals Gaming Club launch Wild Rift Tournament sponsored by Razer