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September 24, 2025
CS2 finally fixes frustrating movement bug in September 24 update
Movement is one of the most important aspects of Counter-Strike 2, and the latest update to the game has addressed some pretty serious bugs that players have been experiencing in…
September 23, 2025
Impact Reveals Possible Retirement Thoughts After Team Liquid LoL Exit
League of Legends world champion Jeong “Impact” Eon-young has revealed possible considerations of retiring as a professional player after announcing his departure from Team Liquid. Impact joined Liquid in 2024…
September 23, 2025
Gaimin Gladiators returns to CS2 with full Brazilian roster
Canadian esports organization Gaimin Gladiators dipped into the Counter-Strike 2 (CS2) esports scene in April 2024 with an all-Danish roster that lasted less than a year. Fast forward a few…
September 23, 2025
VALORANT Champions Paris Playoffs Matches Set After Huge Upsets
As the dust settles over the grueling VALORANT Champions Paris group stage, eight teams have advanced to playoffs. With a double-elimination bracket looming, the remaining teams share the same initial…
September 22, 2025
Sources: Call of Duty League Consider Trialling 8-Team Major in 2026
The Call of Duty League (CDL) is reportedly considering hosting one of its 2026 Majors with just eight teams instead of all 12, according to our sources. The CDL has…
September 22, 2025
MidOne makes pro Dota return with MOUZ after almost 2 years out
The post-The International 2025 roster shuffle is in full swing, and MOUZ have revealed a brand-new Dota 2 roster, which includes the return of Yeik “MidOne” Nai Zheng, who has…
September 22, 2025
FURIA finally lifts S-Tier Counter-Strike trophy at FISSURE Playground 2
Years in the making, Brazilian esports organization FURIA has finally won an S-tier event in Counter-Strike, as they lifted the FISSURE Playground 2 trophy. First created on August 10, 2017,…
September 22, 2025
GIANTX and DRX Earn Valorant Champions Paris Spots as Defending Champs Fall
The VALORANT Champions Paris group stage has delivered on all fronts at the Les Arènes venue, delivering bangers aplenty, including a record-tying comeback from NRG, and underdogs such as MIBR…
September 20, 2025
FISSURE Playground 2 Quarter-Finals: The MongolZ Eliminate G2 as Liquid, FURIA, and Falcons Advance
The FISSURE Playground 2 playoffs are now underway, and the quarter-finals featured shocks aplenty as Liquid continued its surprise run and G2 Esports was eliminated by The MongolZ. The MongolZ…
September 18, 2025
Riot Bans 40,000 VALORANT Bots, Unleashes Replay System
Developer Riot Games has taken a little victory lap in the VALORANT 11.06 patch notes, as its Global Community Manager, Ashley Tsao, announced that developers had banned 40,000 bots over…
September 17, 2025
GRID Expands Esports Betting Offering with GRID Bet
GRID, an official esports match data and technology platform, has announced an expansion of its betting division, GRID Bet. The company aims to utilize its relationship with industry leaders such…
September 17, 2025
League of Legends Fans Rejoice: ASI 2025 Brings LCK, LPL, LCP Action Before Worlds
The League of Legends Asia Invitational (ASI) has been announced, bringing top-tier action from the LCK, LCP, and LPL regions to an online event in October. League of Legends (LoL)…
September 16, 2025
Falcons Force CS2 Academy Roster Announced with Coach NaToSaphiX
Team Falcons has announced the creation of “Falcons Force”, a Counter-Strike 2 academy team packed with “the most promising talents.” The Saudi Arabian esports organization’s main squad is one of…
September 16, 2025
NRG Make Record Comeback Against EDward Gaming at Champions Paris
In the opening match of Group C at VALORANT Champions Paris, NRG pulled off a massive comeback against EDward Gaming (EDG), tying for the current record at VALORANT Champions Tour…
September 16, 2025
The International Heads Back to Shanghai For 2026
Ahead of the nail-biting Grand Final at The International 2025, Valve announced that The International 2026 will return to Shanghai, China. And it’s perfect timing. At TI14, fans witnessed the…
September 16, 2025
Aui_2000 is the First Person to Lift the Aegis of Champions Three Times
Team Falcons stunned Chinese powerhouse Xtreme Gaming in the Grand Finals of The International 2025, winning the last two games in the best-of-five for a final score of 3-2. The…
September 16, 2025
GamerLegion Announces the Benching of Kursy, Signs hypex to Replace Him
GamerLegion has announced that Jeremy “Kursy” Gast will be departing its active Counter-Strike 2 roster after just two months, in favour of 21-year-old Polish AWPer, Milan “hypex” Polowiec. hypex becomes…
September 16, 2025
Twistzz Set to Leave Team Liquid and Join FaZe Clan After FISSURE Playground 2
Team Liquid has announced that its star player, Russel “Twistzz” Van Dulken, is set to leave the organisation after FISSURE Playground 2. The team is currently playing in the event…
September 12, 2025
Precisely No One Predicted All 16 Teams Correctly in The International 2025 Swiss Stage
Valve has whimsically revealed that precisely no one managed to accurately predict the placement of all 16 teams at the Road to the International, just before the TI14 main event…
September 12, 2025
Ecstatic Partners With Gambling Blocking Software Gamban After Owner’s Problem Gambling
Danish esports team Ecstatic has announced Gamban, a gambling-blocking software, as its new sponsor. This marks the first time an esports team has partnered with a gambling prevention group, rather…
September 12, 2025
G2 Esports Ranked #1 in Riot’s New Global Power Rankings Ahead of VALORANT Champions Paris
Riot Games has unleashed the Global Power Rankings (GPR) for all 48 VALORANT Champions Tour (VCT) International League teams, with G2 Esports the top-ranked team. The Champions Paris event, running…
September 12, 2025
FNCS 2026: Fortnite Returns to Duos Format with Four LAN Events and Mobile Series
Epic Games has revealed the format updates for the Fortnite Champion Series 2026 season. On September 7, at the LDLC Arena in Lyon-Décines, France, the Trios team of Aleksa “Queasy”…
September 11, 2025
“I’ll Be Taking Steps to Reflect”: Bwipo Apologizes After Sexist Twitch Rant That Resulted in FlyQuest Suspension
League of Legends pro player Gabriël “Bwipo” Rau has been suspended by FlyQuest for sexist comments he made during a recent Twitch livestream. While Bwipo started by saying women didn’t…
September 11, 2025
World of Warcraft MDI & AWC 2025 Sign-Ups Open Ahead of October 1 Kickoff
World of Warcraft’s Mythic Dungeons International and Arena World Championships (AWC) have opened for sign-ups ahead of the competition, which will get underway on October 1. Players will compete in…
September 11, 2025
FURIA vs Liquid Clash Headlines FISSURE Playground 2 Opening Matches
FISSURE Playground 2 opens with a must-watch CS2 grudge match as Team Liquid face FURIA, headlining a stacked Swiss Stage with significant VRS implications. The Counter-Strike 2 (CS2) esports calendar…