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May 20, 2026
Riot is reining in 2XKO’s chaotic Teamfight fuse
Riot Games released the Teamfight Fuse for 2XKO just last week, and the community immediately did what fighting game players do best: they broke it. Designed as a dream mechanic…
May 20, 2026
USA Esports and KeSPA strike a deal ahead of Esports World Cup
For decades, any attempt to build a proper, unified national governing body for competitive gaming in America has looked like an absolute graveyard of corporate suits trying to explain what…
May 19, 2026
Trimming the hedges: Cobblestone’s long walk back to Counter-Strike 2
If you still get emotional thinking about Janusz “Snax” Pogorzelski sneaking through the drop room with an USP-S, you are not alone. Ever since the great migration from CS:GO to…
May 19, 2026
Kalshi offers problem gambling support while claiming it is not a gambling platform
Prediction market platform Kalshi has signed up to the National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG), despite claiming it is not a gambling operator. The company has grown exponentially since launching…
May 18, 2026
Heroic’s tweet bashing Team Falcons called unprofessional by esports fans
Heroic is under fire after sharing a controversial tweet that divided the esports community. Earlier today, Heroic tweeted a simple question: “T**s or a**?” To represent the former, Heroic attached…
May 18, 2026
Gambling groups betting big on Pennsylvania primaries
Gambling interest groups are spending big in campaigns ahead of the Pennsylvania primaries this month. The Super PAC Win for America, which is funded by sportsbooks FanDuel, DraftKings, and Fanatics,…
May 15, 2026
Loot boxes are back: Overwatch Anniversary gets a retro twist
If you thought the days of holding your breath while a glowing box rattled on your screen were gone, Blizzard has a surprise for your dopamine receptors. To celebrate Overwatch‘s…
May 15, 2026
Bally’s set to expand esports betting in Rhode Island after securing state’s second license
Bally’s will become the second active online sports betting platform in Rhode Island after the company secured a license in the state. Rhode Island launched sports betting in 2019, but…
May 14, 2026
Esports World Cup is moving to Paris as conflict rages on
The travel plans for the world’s biggest esports stars just got a major overhaul. Originally scheduled to take over Riyadh this summer, the third edition of the Esports World Cup…
May 14, 2026
DATA.BET reports high growth in esports betting for Q1 2026
Sportsbook supplier DATA.BET has declared the esports betting industry to be booming. The company reported revenue for the quarter doubled year-on-year, with turnover from esports gambling also up over 70%. …
May 13, 2026
Is your platform targeting minors? 5 lawmakers demand answers from 10 betting CEOs
Five Democratic lawmakers have sent a letter to the CEOs of 10 major betting and prediction market companies expressing their concerns about young Americans’ gambling. Reps. Valerie Foushee (N.C.), Paul…
May 13, 2026
The boys are back in town: Stewie2K, autimatic, and Skadoodle form new stack
If you spent any part of 2018 screaming at your monitor while Cloud9 made their miracle run in Boston, prepare for a massive dose of nostalgia. During a co-stream of…
May 12, 2026
GameWaves rides in to save the NLC
If you felt a cold draft coming from the Northern EMEA regional scene lately, it wasn’t just the Scandinavian winter. The NLC has been in a bit of a tailspin.…
May 12, 2026
VALORANT Patch 12.09 address Neon’s pro dominance and Shotgun balancing
Neon has been a bit of a problem for VALORANT‘s balance for some time, and Riot acknowledged as much last week. It teased some changes coming to Neon to nerf…
May 12, 2026
Rivalry trading halted as esports betting giant faces extinction
The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) has officially issued a failure-to-file cease trade order (FFCTO) against Rivalry Corp. The order effectively freezes all trading on the company’s stocks after it failed…
May 12, 2026
Jynxzi’s tournament reminds western League of Legends where it came from, with incredible viewing numbers
Nicholas “Jynxzi” Stewart‘s League of Legends tournament absolutely blew up over May 11th, with the stream highlighting just how massive the event was for LoL as a whole. It’s by…
May 11, 2026
Overwatch heroes are clocking in to their boring day jobs for 10th anniversary skins
If you have ever wondered what a world-shaking Omnic general does when he isn’t plotting the liberation of his kind, Blizzard finally has an answer: he does the dishes. Overwatch…
May 11, 2026
Esports Integrity under scrutiny following month of unprecedented sanctions
In April, the Esports Integrity Commission (ESIC) issued an unprecedented number of sanctions for match-fixing and irregular betting in esports. The agency concluded some longstanding cases and also flagged up new suspicions…
May 11, 2026
Riot is giving away Inkshadow Yi as a Twitch Drop for Jynxzi’s LoL Tournament
Nicholas “Jynxzi” Stewart is hosting a 30-player League of Legends tournament today, and just tuning in is enough to walk away with free in-game loot, with Twitch drops enabled for…
May 11, 2026
Putting a ring on It: Embark makes The Finals esports official
For the last couple of years, The Finals has felt like that incredibly talented friend who won’t commit to a career path. It has the destruction, the game-show flair, and…
May 9, 2026
The viewbot Cold War: Kick’s boss isn’t buying Twitch’s new rules
If you thought the rivalry between Twitch and Kick couldn’t get any pettier, Edward Craven just raised the bar. The Kick co-founder is currently taking shots at Twitch’s latest attempt…
May 9, 2026
Team Liquid actually made money?????!
While half the esports world is currently checking under the couch cushions for spare change, Team Liquid seems to have found a different map. CEO Steve Arhancet recently sat down…
May 9, 2026
Neon still playable at VCT pro events despite competitive integrity ban
In yesterday’s news, Riot Games outright disabled Neon from VALORANT due to an issue with an NVIDIA graphics setting, essentially turning into wallhacks while playing Neon. Neon’s Fast Lane ability…
May 9, 2026
DraftKings stock price rises as company set to expand esports betting on Super App
DraftKings released its Q1 financial results on Thursday, indicating a 17% increase in revenue. The company is eyeing further growth through prediction markets, with esports likely to be available on…
May 7, 2026
The Unkillable 30-year-old: Faker’s birthday takes over the planet
Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok just hit the big 3-0, and the esports world is reacting with the kind of chill, low-key energy usually reserved for a royal coronation. From New York…
