Esports company Blast expands to U.S. with New York office

Esports tournament company Blast announced this week that it is opening a new office in New York City, expanding into the American esports space. Blast’s chief business officer, Leo Matlock, is moving to the new office from Copenhagen. It plans to organize several new events in the U.S. esports space, including the FNCS Pro-Am Los Angeles, the Blast.tv Austin Major and the RLCS Raleigh Major, among others. The company also plans to open an office in Mumbai before the end of the year. Blast is one of the world’s largest esports companies and has partnered with Ubisoft, Epic Games, Valve and Riot on past events, including live tournaments and broadcasts. It’s also worked with brands such as Nike, TikTok and NASCAR. It has worked on American events before, such as the Atlanta-based Rainbow Six Major it produced in partnership with Ubisoft. But the New York office marks Blast’s first official expansion into U.S. esports territory. Matlock said in a statement, “We’ve been deeply committed ... Read full article.