This Week in Esports w/ Mark Cai – Aug. 5-12, 2021
LEGENDARY RIVALS FAZE AND OPTIC COLLAB!
This Week in Esports/Gaming
8.9-8.15, 2021
Top Three
– Twitch to give reasoning behind streamer bans
– FaZe Clan x OpTic Gaming
– LOUD x Facebook
Partnerships
– Fortnite x Superman
– KSI x Roblox
– Riot Games x Warner Music, Paysafecard, Mastercard, SAP
– Generation Esports x Ting Internet, KC Pioneers
– Tribe Gaming x Discord
– SK Gaming x Motorola
– XSET x Partie
Finance + M&A
– Thirdverse: $20M raise, new CEO
– Freaks 4U Gaming: $17.6M investment
– AviaGames: $40M raise
– Entain acquired Unikrn for $69.3M
– Starform: $5M raise
– Niantic acquired Scaniverse
Workforce
– Josh Rush (Chief Brand Officer) → ORDER
– Danny Lopez (Chief Content Officer) → Galaxy Racer
– Stephen Shoemaker (CEO) → WIN Group
– Brandon Jackson (VP, Legal) → FaZe Clan
– Marquis Tan (Marketing Manager) → Fnatic
– Jason Hahn (EVP, BD) → PLAYSTUDIOS
New Stuff
– Ninja in Pyjamas joined LPL, merged with ESV5
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Best,
Mark
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Mark Cai
