This Week in Esports & Gaming w/ Mark Cai: 7/12-18
Top Three
– T1’s COO John Kim passed away
– Lebron James x Fortnite
– Mike Verdu (VP, Game Development) → Netflix
Partnerships
– ONE Esports x Activision Blizzard, foodpanda Thailand
– TimTheTatman x HyperX
– ReKTGlobal x Pico Get Personal
– Gen.G x Galorants
– Tribe Gaming x Elgato
– Toronto Ultra x Bud Light, CRAVE Meals
– Minnesota Røkkr x USAA, Waconia Brewing Company
Finance + M&A
– GameSquare Esports acquired Cut+Sew and Zoned for $7.85m
– Genvid: $113M Series C
– Resolution Games: $25M Series C
– Pipeline: $2M seed round
Workforce
– Jeff Chau (Director, Mobile) → TSM FTX
– Billy Davis (Creative Ambassador) → ORDER
– Sue Lee, David Hampain depart Twitch
– Mike Ashford (CEO) → Esports Awards
– Hubert Larenaudie (Sr. Strategic Advisor) → Homa Games
New Stuff
– PUBG Mobile revealed $3M charity tournament
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Mark Cai
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