Fandom Sports

Fandom Sports will create esports social engagement platform in Helsinki

Fandom Sports said it will create an esports superfan engagement campaign as part of Finland’s first mega esports event, Arctic Invitational, which will be held September 14 at the Hartwall Arena, in Helsinki, Finland.

The Arctic Invitational, hosted by Elisa Viihde and Starsquad Event, is the highlight of the Finnish esports calendar, bringing together some of the most accomplished Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) players from Finland and around the world, Fandom Sports said.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.