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Car care company Turtle Wax has announced it has extended its sponsorship of OpTic Gaming. The deal was originally formed back in early 2016 and has seen the two companies work together on content, and of course keep the cars of the OpTic stars looking fresh. The expansion will see …
Read More »NRG partners with Events DC to make the US capital an eSports hub
NRG eSports has announced a new sponsorship deal with a company called Events DC. Events DC is what’s known as a quasi-public company. According to Dot eSports this means that it receives taxpayer money, and its board is appointed by the mayor of Washington DC, but technically operates independently from …
Read More »Insurance company Netsurance sponsors Team NP
Team NP, a North American Dota 2 team, have announced a new sponsor in the form of online insurance company, Netsurance. The Canadian company has taken its first step into the world of eSports by sponsoring the team. The company name and logo will now appear on Team NP apparel …
Read More »HP sponsors female CS:GO player Julia Kiran
At the very end of last week, just before the Intel Extreme Masters kicked off, HP announced the sponsorship of female Counter-Strike player Julia ‘Juliano’ Kiran. Juliano is the in game leader for Team Secret, who are widely regarded as the best female Counter-Strike team. Over the weekend they won …
Read More »Loot Bet sponsors Digital Chaos
American Dota 2 team Digital Chaos has announced that it has been sponsored by Loot Bet. The sponsorship will see Loot Bet branding appear on the team’s apparel, as well as on the website and other areas of the Digital Chaos brand. There was no mention of how much the …
Read More »Japanese developer Cygames sponsors fighting game players
Over at GDC Japanese mobile game developer Cygames announced that it has sponsored three of the biggest names in fighting games. Cygames has quickly risen through the mobile game ranks in Japan, becoming one of the biggest publishers in the market. They now have so much disposable cash that they …
Read More »Team Kinguin announces new deal with nutrition supplier Runtime
Team Kinguin has announced a new sponsorship deal with Runtime, the company that makes nutritional drinks and supplements aimed at the eSports market. The deal sees Runtime become an official partner of the organisation and will provide performance nutrition products to Team Kinguin’s CS:GO and League of Legends teams. In …
Read More »Turtle Beach becomes the official eSports audio partner of VFL Wolfsburg
Turtle Beach has announced a new partnership with VFL Wolfsburg that sees the headset manufacturer become the club’s official eSports audio partner. The deal will see all of Wolfsburg’s eSports players use the Turtle Beach Elite Pro headset and will see the launch of a new gaming zone at the …
Read More »Major Russian travel search engine sponsors NaVi
Natus Vincere has announced a new sponsorship deal with Russian travel search engine Aviasales. Exact details of the deal have not been announced, but it is rumored to be a considerable amount of money easily in the six figures. One part of the deal that was disclosed is that the …
Read More »Gillette sponsors IEM Katowice
ESL has announced a new partnership with Gillette, who will sponsor the upcoming Intel Extreme Masters Katowice League of Legends event. The male grooming company will sponsor the LoL portion of the event, which runs in Katowice between February 24th and 26th. Gillette will allow fans to customize Gillette razor …
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