Tag Archives: Gfinity

Gfinity announces six new top appointments in shake-up

Esports company Gfinity has had a big shake-up at the top, with six new appointments after recently announcing it’s raised £6.2m in a big investment round. Gfinity is appointing Bryan Healy as chief strategy officer, Justin Mier as chief marketing officer, Tarum Rose as chief operating officer, Amanda Lawson as …

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Gfinity Elite Draft delayed indefinitely

Gfinity have announced that the Elite Draft — and attached Elite Series — will not take place until a later date. The Draft was due to be held on Friday but has now been delayed indefinitely. London-based Gfinity have claimed the Draft is delayed due to an extension of the …

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Gfinity becomes global tournament partner for the Forza Racing Championship

Gfinity has been named as the global tournament partner for Microsoft’s Forza Racing Championship.  The deal will see Gfinity organise and host the events in the competition, with the first event being the Forza Racing Championship 2017 New York Invitational Presented by Porsche. Wow that’s a long name. Anway, Gfinity …

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Four of the pro teams participating in the Gfinity Elite Series revealed

Gfinity has announced four of the eight organisations that will be fielding teams in its Elite Series competition.  Team Infused, Excel eSports, Reason Gaming and Prophecy are the first four teams to be announced for the competition, with the final four expected to be announced in the coming days.  All …

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Gfinity announce increased revenue but still make a loss

Earlier today Gfinity released their interim financial statements for the period ended 31st December 2016 and it makes for some interesting reading.  Arguably the biggest news for the company is a big increase in revenue over the same period in 2015. In 2016 they made a total of £0.9 million, …

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Gfinity reveal Rocket League as the third Elite Series game

Gfinity has announced that Rocket League will be the third and final game to be a part of its Challenger and Elite Series competitions.  Rocket League joins Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and Street Fighter V as the games for the competition.  With all three games now know the Challenger Series can …

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Gfinity and OMEN by HP partner for Gfinity Elite Series

Gfinity has announced a partnership with OMEN by HP for the Gfinity Elite Series. As the ‘Official Hardware Partner’ OMEN by HP will be used throughout both the Gfinity Challenger Series and Gfinity Elite Series. “We are incredibly proud to announce OMEN by HP as our first partner for the …

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Street Fighter V joins the Gfinity Challenger Series

Gfinity have announced the second of three titles that will be played in its Challenger and Elite Series competitions.  Street Fighter V is the latest game to be revealed for the competition, after Counter-Strike: Global Offensive was announced earlier in the week.  This marks the first time that Gfinity has …

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Gfinity release the first details of the Challenger Series

Gfinity has finally announced the first details of its Challenger and Elite Series after announcing the competition at the end of 2016.  We now know that there will be three games involved, with Counter-Strike: Global Offensive being the first one announced. The other two games will be announced in the …

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UK inter-school eSports competition to take place as part of London Games Festival

The list of events that make up the London Games Festival have been announced and a surprise eSports competition is in the mix. The Digital Schoolhouse eSports Tournament Grand Final will take place on April 4th at the Gfinity Arena. 400 secondary schools and sixth forms have been competing online …

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