Enthusiast Gaming

Enthusiast Gaming (TSX: EGLX)(OTCQB: ENGMF)(FSE: 2AV) is building the world’s largest platform of communities for gamers and esports fans. Already the largest gaming platform in North America and the United Kingdom, the Company’s business is comprised of three main pillars: Media, Entertainment and Esports. Enthusiast Gaming’s digital media platform includes approximately 100 gaming related websites and 1,000 YouTube channels which collectively generate 4.2 billion views monthly. Enthusiast Gaming’s esports division, Luminosity Gaming, is a leading global esports franchise that consists of 7 professional esports teams under ownership and management, including the Vancouver Titans Overwatch team and the Seattle Surge Call of Duty team. Collectively, the integrated ecosystem reaches over 300 million gaming enthusiasts on a monthly basis. Enthusiast Gaming’s entertainment division, EG Live, owns and operates Canada’s largest gaming expo, Enthusiast Gaming Live Expo, EGLX (eglx.com), and the largest mobile gaming event in Europe, Pocket Gamer Connects (pgconnects.com). For more information on the Company visit enthusiastgaming.com. For more information on Luminosity Gaming visit luminosity.gg.

Menashe Kestenbaum

Founder and President

11 past transactions

U.GG

Acquisition in 2021
Developer of a hyper-improvement training platform designed to help esports players analyze and quantify their gaming skills. The company's platfrom specializes in providing educational video tutorials featuring world's elite players, statistical analysis on player data and live tournament, enabling esports players to improve their gaming skills.

AddictingGames

Acquisition in 2021
AddictingGames is an online gaming site in the United States that reaches over 10 million unique users every month.

GameKnot

Acquisition in 2021
GameKnot is a news, strategy, and community site for casual and competitive chess players, offering different forms of competition through chess tournaments, leagues, and ladders. Offering free and premium subscription services, the site also offers resources such as lessons and puzzles.

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 platform designed for esports fans to remain informed and engaged with the esports community. It offers a mobile application that delivers essential updates, news, videos, and reviews related to various games across PC, mobile, and console platforms. The application fosters user interaction by allowing players to influence game development and participate in game-specific communities. With a high user rating of 4.8 out of 5 from over 5,000 reviews, Upcomer aims to create a vibrant and connected environment for esports enthusiasts.

Omnia Media

Acquisition in 2020
Omnia Media is a digital studio specializing in the creation of original content, primarily focusing on gaming and DIY niches, achieving over 2 billion views per month. It is recognized as a leading music-focused YouTube network, dedicated to supporting independent artists and labels worldwide in growing and monetizing their YouTube channels. Omnia provides essential tools and knowledge to enhance revenue, including rights management through advanced fingerprinting technology, sales strategies for additional revenue, and channel optimization services. The company also offers hands-on management to help artists maximize their presence and value on YouTube. Additionally, Omnia's gaming development platform supports content creators by providing video assistance, game creation resources, and related services, allowing creators to effectively develop and popularize gaming videos.

Steel Media

Acquisition in 2018
Steel Media is the media company behind over 20 mobile gaming media websites including: pocketgamer.com, pocketgamer.biz, appspy.com, and 148apps.com; and is the owner and operator of over 25 video game networking events in 11 different countries.

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.com is an established online platform based in San Francisco that serves as an alternative to mainstream gaming news sites. For over a decade, it has provided a dedicated space for gamers to engage with content related to their favorite video games. The site features a wide range of offerings, including gaming headlines, game reviews, trailers, and technology news across various genres. By delivering comprehensive and relevant information, Destructoid helps gamers make informed pre-purchase decisions, fostering a community where gaming enthusiasts can share their thoughts and experiences.
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