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October 13, 2025
Luminosity’s LoL Future in Question After Disguised Loss for LCS 2026 Qualification
Disguised have won the LTA 2026 promo series, meaning they’ll be sticking around through the year and will have another chance to fight the best League of Legends teams in…
October 13, 2025
BIG Bench Star Player to Promote Untested Academy IGL
BIG have been very active in the roster change department recently for their Counter-Strike 2 team, adding a new AWPer and now making the surprising decision to bench their star…
October 13, 2025
Vitality CS2 End Months-Long Trophy Drought at ESL Pro League Season 22
After dominating in the first half of 2025, Vitality’s Counter-Strike 2 team have finally added another trophy to their collection with victory over Falcons at ESL Pro League Season 22.…
October 10, 2025
Infamous Counter-Strike 2 matchfixer unbanned after informant reduction
Previously banned for matchfixing, Russian player Erkhan “gokushima” Bagynanov recently had his sentence reduced following his assistance with other matchfixing cases. The 25-year-old had impressed during his time with FORZE after…
October 10, 2025
BIG CS2 Take Big Risk on Controversially Benched AWPer to Save Team
Results have been hard to come by for BIG Clan’s Counter-Strike 2 team in 2025, but they may have found a way to turn that around in the form of…
October 10, 2025
Tekken 8 Armor King Balance Patch is Coming & Pros Already Aren’t Happy
Armor King is coming to Tekken 8 on October 13, and limited pre-release footage has proven that other characters will be getting balance changes. However, what pros have seen so…
October 10, 2025
Fnatic Bench CYPHER After Cryptic Post Following Rumors He Was Being Dropped
Fnatic’s Counter-Strike 2 team may have secured their qualification to the StarLadder Budapest Major with a trophy win at Fragadelphia Blocktober, but that hasn’t prevented them from making a big…
October 10, 2025
Tekken 8 Pro Jeondding Makes History as Team Vitality Signs Him Until 2030
In an unprecedented move, Team Vitality have chosen to re-sign Tekken 8 pro Jeon “Jeondding” Sang Hyun until 2030, securing the longest contract extension in fighting game history. Fighting games have…
October 10, 2025
Esports World Cup Announces First 20 Games for 2026 Event
The Esports World Cup (EWC) has announced a majority of the titles that will be played at the 2026 summer tournament, with 20 games already revealed and at least four…
October 9, 2025
Rivalry Closes C$1.38 Million First Tranche of Private Placement Funding
Rivalry has announced that it has closed an initial tranche of its non-brokered private placement. The Canadian esports and sports betting operator issued 27,600,000 units at C$0.05 per unit, for…
October 9, 2025
Riot Games Absorbs LCK to Keep League Alive After Massive Financial Losses
Despite being the most elite region in League of Legends, League Champions Korea (LCK) is getting absorbed by Riot Games after facing massive financial losses in 2024. While Riot was…
October 9, 2025
FaZe rain Could Achieve Miracle Sendoff at ESL Pro League CS2 Playoffs
With their win over Aurora in the 2-2 bracket at ESL Pro League Season 22, FaZe Clan now has the opportunity to pull off one more miracle with Havard “rain”…
October 9, 2025
Worlds 2025 Music Video Delayed as LTA Cut Due to Bwipo’s Sexist Comments
League of Legends (LoL) fans across the globe are on the edge of their collective seats, waiting for the Worlds 2025 anthem, but the music video has been delayed due…
October 9, 2025
Team Liquid Dota 2 Rebuildoing With Ace and Tofu for 2026
Team Liquid pulled off one of the biggest signings of the Dota 2 year by welcoming Marcus “Ace” Hoelgaard and Erik “tOfu” Engel, the long-standing duo of the former Gaimin…
October 9, 2025
Worst Dota 2 Player Finally Reaches Crusader After 40,000 Hours
Most Dota 2 players invest their time to see themselves improve by climbing up the ranks. Still, few players embody persistence quite like AndreyIMMERSION, who spent 40,000 hours stuck in…
October 8, 2025
UKGC Introduces New Deposit Limits to Support Responsible Gambling
Esports bettors in the UK will be prompted to set deposit limits when opening betting accounts after the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) introduced new rules for gambling companies. As part…
October 8, 2025
OhnePixel Dominates Valorant Champions Co-Stream Stats After Viral Clips
Valorant Champions 2025 came to a close in Paris on October 5, and while the focus was on the top teams and players, popular Counter-Strike streamer Mark “ohnePixel” Zimmermann became…
October 8, 2025
PARIVISION Pulls Out of BLAST Slam IV Week Before Event
One week before BLAST Slam IV’s online group stage is set to begin (October 14), a top Dota 2 team, PARIVISION, has pulled out, leaving the organizers with a hole…
October 8, 2025
MartinezSa Apologizes for “Racist” Comment Towards The MongolZ
Gentle Mates AWPer Antonio “MartinezSa” Martinez has made a public apology for an offensive comment made during a match against The MongolZ, condemning racism in all its forms. In Stage 2…
October 8, 2025
ESL Pro League Underdogs Luck Finally Runs Out as FaZe and NAVI Dominate
Big wins for underdog teams have been the biggest stories so far at ESL Pro League Season 22. However, those stories have finally come to an end as the big…
October 8, 2025
Insania Announces Dota 2 Retirement
Team Liquid’s Aydin “Insania” Sarkohi has announced his retirement from professional Dota 2 after a successful career with multiple championship wins, including a victory at The International. The 31-year-old’s final…
October 7, 2025
Gentle Mates Joins VCT EMEA Following Movistar KOI’s Removal From League
Riot Games has announced that the vacated slot in Valorant Champions Tour (VCT) EMEA has been filled by Gentle Mates, who will join the league for the 2026 season, filling the…
October 7, 2025
Estral Esports’ Summit Suspended Following LTA North Ghosting Accusations
On October 6, 2025, the toplaner for Estral Esports‘ League of Legends team, Park “Summit” Woo-tae has been provisionally suspended as there is an ongoing investigation into cheating accusations. Summit…
October 7, 2025
tN1R Dunks on G2 to Secure ESL Pro League CS2 Playoff Spot for Team Spirit
At ESL Pro League (EPL) Season 22 Stage 2, Team Spirit is powering up with every match. At the heart of their success is immense firepower, thanks to superstar Danil…
October 7, 2025
Vici Gaming Returns to Dota 2 with Star-Studded Roster
After two years away from the competitive scene, legendary Chinese organization Vici Gaming is officially back in Dota 2 with a star-studded roster. The organization is known for its early…