The ESL FACEIT Group, the holding company forged by the acquisition and merger of both ESL and FACEIT<\/a> by the Saudi-backed Savvy Games Group last year, has officially acquired esports technology and infrastructure company Vindex, according to an official release posted today<\/a>.<\/p>
Esports Engine provides extensive operations management and solutions for esports events and tournaments, including competition design, broadcast production, and event hosting. The company features numerous esports operations veterans from the days of MLG and has worked with numerous brands in various titles, most notably Halo <\/em>and Call of Duty<\/a><\/em>. The Vindex Intelligence Platform “provides brands, publishers and creators with robust omnichannel consumer data and analytics.”<\/p>
Saudi’s PIF has become very involved in the gaming industry over the past few years, purchasing stakes in Electronic Arts, Take-Two Interactive, Activision Blizzard, Nintendo, and Embracer Group. While it was able to make its way into esports via the ESL FACEIT acquisition, Saudi-backed investment has also been stonewalled in the past, most notably when both the LEC<\/a> and BLAST ended partnerships<\/a> with the PIF-backed NEOM project in 2020 following community backlash stemming from the country’s stance toward LGBTQ+ members and its poor human rights records.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
