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March 20, 2026
G2 beats BNK FEARX at First Stand, the first time since 2020 an EU team beat an LCK team 3-0
G2 Esports has pulled off a ginormous upset at the League of Legends First Stand international event. G2 beat BNK FEARX 3-0 in the event, with two very strong games…
March 20, 2026
Big W: FlyQuest hoping to strengthen Tier 2 esports with PROJECT: GRASSROOTS
The esports ecosystem needs help. Bad. FlyQuest believes it has a solution with PROJECT: GRASSROOTS. The new project aims to support Tier 2 esports teams and competitive programs that are…
March 20, 2026
Olga becomes first woman to reach Top 3 in Counter-Strike 2 Season 7, bringing out the worst incels you can imagine
FACEIT recently announced that Olga “Olga” Rodrigues has become the first woman to have reached Top 3 on the Counter-Strike 2 Season 7 leaderboard. And the discourse from the gaming…
March 20, 2026
Kentucky House passes bill to raise gambling age and limit prediction markets
The Kentucky House has passed legislation that will raise the legal gambling age from 18 to 21 years old. In addition, the bill will restrict licensed betting companies from offering…
March 20, 2026
California bill aims to restrict betting companies and predict markets targeting minors
Lawmakers in California have introduced legislation that aims to reduce the rise in minors participating in gambling-like activities. This includes traditional online gambling, including casino games, sports betting, and prediction…
March 20, 2026
Marathon’s Ranked mode shows that it’s trying to be more competitive and PvP focused, even if its only in testing right now
The culture war between ARC Raiders and Marathon began not long before Marathon released, thanks to the removal of PvP-related stuff from a recent patch. Then came Marathon’s Server Slam,…
March 19, 2026
Valve’s latest Counter-Strike 2 update forces new reload mechanics and economy management
Counter-Strike 2 gets patches every now and then, but when it finally does, it often makes extremely major shakeups to the game (AUG meta anyone?). The new CS2 update changes…
March 19, 2026
Riot denies LEC online rumors, but I think it still makes a lot of sense
[Update] The rumor mill has been churning over the last few months that the League of Legends EMEA Championship could become an online league. This includes a recent claim from…
March 19, 2026
Counter-Strike co-creator thinks North America’s CS2 esports talent pool doesn’t have enough skill
It’s not every day that the creator of a competitive game gives you their thoughts on the esports scene it has created, but that’s exactly what happened when Counter-Strike co-creator…
March 18, 2026
Kalshi fast becoming sports bettors’ preferred platform to place wagers
New survey data suggests more sports bettors prefer Kalshi to FanDuel, and the platform is only slightly behind market leader DraftKings. Truist Securities asked respondents which product they view as…
March 18, 2026
ExpressVPN expands esports partners
ExpressVPN has announced deals with Riot Games, G2 Esports, and Method, expanding its presence in esports. The company had already sponsored the League of Legends EMEA Championship, but its deal…
March 18, 2026
Season 3 could be the final nail in the coffin for Tekken 8 as FGC loses hope
The FGC has been holding on throughout Season 2, hoping that Tekken 8 would improve in Season 3 amid ongoing negative feedback and criticism. Now, competitive players are pretty sure…
March 18, 2026
Competitive Heroes of the Storm is kind of back from the dead and returning to BlizzCon, where it was previously murdered
If you’re an old-school Heroes of the Storm fan, you might remember BlizzCon 2018, when we had a great final. Then, weeks later, Blizzard announced the death of competitive HoTS…
March 18, 2026
Are you LGBTQ+ and play Overwatch? Join the Gay Games, which has esports for the first time
The 12th Gay Games will add esports to the tournament for the first time. Along with usual sports like lifting, rowing, golf, badminton, track, and wrestling, the upcoming Gay Games…
March 17, 2026
Rupal dropped after using racial slur and I’m already over the Team Liquid hate, especially when y’all are hypocrites too
Team Liquid‘s Rupal “Rupal” Zaman was recently barred from trialing for the United States’ Overwatch World Cup team after he used a racial slur during a scrim. In response, Team…
March 17, 2026
Logan Paul uses ChatGPT to pretend he likes Pokémon, turns out he’s just a tourist using the scene for money
With Pokémon Champions dropping in a month and Pokémon World Championship 2026 arriving in San Francisco this summer, the esports scene is definitely heating up. However, not everyone involved in…
March 17, 2026
PUBG publisher Krafton found guilty of using ChatGPT to avoid paying bonuses and legally fire CEOs
Krafton is being forced to bring back a recently fired CEO after the game publisher was caught using ChatGPT to find ways to avoid paying previously promised performance bonuses. It…
March 16, 2026
Man gets the cops called on him for having an offensive Xbox gamertag
A recent Reddit post details the night a gamer was approached by police over his “offensive” social media handle and gamertag. In the post, the gamer said he’s had the…
March 16, 2026
“Take some time to read about WW2”: Team Liquid’s tweet gets backlash from Counter-Strike 2 community
A social media post criticizing Team Liquid players sparked discussion across the Counter-Strike 2 community after the organization publicly responded. On March 13th, a post on X sharing match statistics…
March 16, 2026
The Capcom Cup 12 winner was only 21 years old: Are the old guard of the FGC on their way out?
In case the Pay-Per-View structure made you miss the Capcom Cup 12, we are here to tell you that the winner is Sahara, a 21-year-old from Japan who just became…
March 16, 2026
FGC esports is getting taken over: Saudi Arabia’s EGDC acquires large Capcom stake after taking over SNK Corporation
I think Saudi Arabia has realized the FGC has no money, making it pretty easy to buy everything and take it over. According to GameBiz, the Saudi-based investment firm Electronic…
March 16, 2026
The new League of Legends Demon theme for Season 2 could make for a very interesting Nocturne update
As spotted several days ago, it appears the next season of League of Legends 2026 is going to be about hunting demons. The news comes from Gamescom LATAM’s Instagram post,…
March 14, 2026
I’m glad Riot Games is restricting its games to 18-plus, let’s bring that to the United States
Over the weekend, social media exploded when Riot Games announced an age restriction in Brazil intended to prevent minors from accessing its games. This coincided with Brazil’s Digital Statute of…
March 13, 2026
Games with loot boxes to be rated 16 in new rule starting in June 2026
The European video game rating system, Pan European Game Information (PEGI), announced it will upgrade the ratings for games that contain loot boxes. Under the new rules, set to come…
March 13, 2026
The FGC had nothing to do this weekend (since they wouldn’t pay to watch Capcom Cup 12) so they are analyzing Chun-Li’s body instead
I’ve consistently covered the sexualization and objectification of women in gaming over the past few years, highlighting the gaming community’s desire for sexy, beautiful women all with the same body…
