Enthusiast Gaming

Enthusiast Gaming is a digital media company based in Toronto, Canada, that focuses on creating and operating an extensive online community for video gamers and esports fans worldwide. Founded in 2013, it has become the largest gaming platform in North America and the United Kingdom, operating approximately 100 gaming-related websites and 1,000 YouTube channels, which collectively generate 4.2 billion views monthly. The company's business model is structured around three main pillars: Media, Entertainment, and Esports. Its esports division, Luminosity Gaming, manages seven professional esports teams, including notable franchises like the Vancouver Titans and the Seattle Surge. Additionally, Enthusiast Gaming hosts major events such as the Enthusiast Gaming Live Expo, the largest gaming expo in Canada, and Pocket Gamer Connects, the largest mobile gaming event in Europe. Through its integrated ecosystem, Enthusiast Gaming reaches over 300 million gaming enthusiasts each month.

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GameKnot

Acquisition in 2021
GameKnot operates an online chess platform designed for both casual and competitive players. The site offers a variety of competition formats, including chess tournaments, leagues, and ladders. In addition to gameplay, GameKnot provides a wealth of resources such as lessons and puzzles to enhance the skills of its users. The platform features both free and premium subscription options, catering to a wide range of chess enthusiasts looking to improve their game and engage with a community of fellow players.

Tabstats

Acquisition in 2021
Tabwire provides gamers with the ability to track their player and game stats, by way of a registered user profile, and has built gameplay companion tools for VALORANT and Rainbow Six Siege. According to the release, the platform generated half a billion views last year and garners a reported 13m active users.

Icy Veins

Acquisition in 2021
Icy Veins is a provider of high quality guides for all aspects of World of Warcraft and Diablo.

Upcomer

Acquisition in 2020
Upcomer is a new platform for esports fans to stay updated and engaged with esports. We're building a new kind of esports community and our mobile apps are currently rated 4.8/5 from 5K+ ratings. Try our product at www.upcomer.com

Omnia Media

Acquisition in 2020
Omnia Media is a digital studio that creates original content with its talent network which does 2B+ views/month in Gaming and DIY. It is the only music-focused YouTube network that provides tools and exposure for independent artists and labels around the world who want to grow and monetize their YouTube channels while managing rights and integrity. As YouTube’s preeminent music network, Omnia's focus is on providing the knowledge and tools necessary to increase YouTube revenue for all of its artists. Whether it be through rights management (i.e., claiming user-generated content) with proprietary fingerprinting technology, sales to bring in additional revenue for its artists, optimizing channel development and engagement through its technology, or hands-on management; Omnia is dedicated to helping its artists grow and get the most value out of their YouTube presence.

The Sims Resource

Acquisition in 2019
The Sims Resource operates as a female video gaming website. The website offers custom content built around the popular Sims™ video game franchise, which can be downloaded by users to alter and/or expand gameplay.

Steel Media

Acquisition in 2018
Steel Media Ltd. is a media company based in Uxbridge, United Kingdom, specializing in the mobile gaming sector. Established in 2002, it operates more than 20 mobile gaming media websites, including pocketgamer.com, pocketgamer.biz, appspy.com, and 148apps.com. The company provides a range of services, such as contract publishing, design, and editorial support, along with consumer and trade websites, customer magazines, digital publication services, and microsites. Steel Media also facilitates advertising opportunities for products and services on its platforms. Additionally, the company organizes over 25 video game networking events across 11 countries, enhancing its presence in the gaming community. As of October 2019, Steel Media operates as a subsidiary of Enthusiast Gaming Properties Inc.

The Escapist

Acquisition in 2018
The Escapist (www.escapistmagazine.com) is an online destination covering video games, gamers, the gaming industry, and gaming culture. Published by the Themis Media, it launched on July 12, 2005. The website MMORPG.com noted that the website had become the "flagship brand" for Themis, which runs other websites and ventures related to the gaming industry, with the reputation of "a widely read and highly respected form of game journalism" and "paying writers top dollar". <b>Traffic<b><br> According to Quantcast, the site serves 1.5 million uniques users and 24.1 million page views per month as of April 2, 2009. Video Series The Escapist hosts a number of ongoing video series, most of which pertain to videogames. Some of these include: Drawn By Pain Doomsday Arcade de-rez Zero Punctuation Unforgotten Realms Videogame Theater Kung Fu Grip Unskippable There Will Be Brawl Stolen Pixels A World of Her PWN Writers The Escapist features writing by well-respected game authors including Jerry Holkins (a.k.a. Tycho Brahe), Kieron Gillen, and John Tynes,. Tom Chick, Allen Varney, Jim Rossignol, Greg Costikyan, and Warren Spector. Awards In October 2006, Editor-in-Chief Julianne Greer was named one of Gaming's Top 50 Journalists. In May 2008, The Escapist won the Webby Award and 2008 People's Choice Award for Best Video-Game Related Website. In March 2009, The Escapist was nominated for a Streamy Award for Best Animation in a Web Series.

Destructoid.com

Acquisition in 2017
Destructoid LLC is an online platform that specializes in publishing news related to video games. Founded in 2006 and based in Hialeah, Florida, it has established itself as a leading alternative to mainstream gaming news outlets. The site offers a variety of content, including gaming headlines, reviews, trailers, and technology news across diverse genres, catering to the interests of gamers. Destructoid serves as a sought-after destination where gamers can engage with the gaming community, share their experiences, and make informed pre-purchase decisions. As of 2017, it operates as a subsidiary of Enthusiast Gaming Inc.
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