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Esports tournament organiser PGL has announced MIBR as the final team that will compete at PGL Bucharest 2026 after Brazilian side paiN Gaming withdrew from the tournament. As a re...
The long-awaited Shyvana rework is finally here, bringing one of League of Legends’ most requested updates in Patch 26.6. After years have passed since Riot Games signalled its wis...
Street Fighter 6 player Saul Leonardo ‘MenaRD‘ Mena II has become a co-owner of Dominican esports organisation Bandits Gaming. The two-time Capcom Cup champion will ass...
Gaming peripheral brand ATK Gear has announced that it has partnered with BBL Esports' VALORANT team. The collaboration names ATK Gear as the official peripheral partner of the Tur...
OpTic Texas has continued its flawless start to the CDL Major 2 2026 qualifiers with two more victories in the third week of matches. The defending Call of Duty League (CDL) champi...
Korean esports organisation Gen.G has won yet another domestic trophy, dominating BNK FearX in the grand final of the LCK Cup 2026. Despite Gen.G walking away victorious, both team...
Danish esports organisation Astralis has announced a new partnership with online casino and sportsbook platform Stake. The collaboration sees Stake become the organisation's offici...
Asian esports organisation RRQ has announced a partnership with gaming peripherals ZOWIE for VCT Pacific 2026. As a part of the deal, ZOWIE will provide its monitors to RRQ's VALOR...
Mexican esports organisation LYON pulled off an impressive lower bracket run to become the 2026 LCS Lock-In champions. After finishing only fifth at the end of the regular season, ...
Late last week, Serbian esports organisation Aurora Gaming officially announced its entry into PUBG esports. The announcement marks another step as the team grows its presence acro...
G2 Esports has won the LEC Versus Final after a thrilling five-game series against Karmine Corp in front of a live audience in Barcelona, As a result of securing another domestic t...
Riot Games has revealed that it made a mistake during the live draw for the second Swiss stage matches of VALORANT Masters Santiago that are set to commence today (February 2nd). D...
Day two at VALORANT Masters Santiago saw VCT Americas giant G2 Esports and Pacific’s T1 suffer 0-2 sweeps in their opening matches. Meanwhile, Paper Rex (Pacific) and Team Liquid (...
Esports tournament organiser BLAST has revealed a revamped BLAST Premier circuit for the 2027 season. The tournament organiser has committed $10m (~£7.4m) across its Bounty, Open, ...
VALORANT Masters Santiago officially kicked off today, with EMEA’s Gentle Mates and reigning Champions winner NRG clean sweeping their opening matches. As a result, VCT China repre...
Yusuf ‘Lar0k’ Kanber is one of countless rookies set to compete at VALORANT Masters Santiago, the first global VCT event of the year. Lar0k and the rest of the BBL Esports rookie r...
VALORANT Masters Santiago will be the first VCT tournament that will feature the recent Harbor buffs introduced in patch 12.02. Ahead of the event’s kick-off tomorrow on February 2...
Tekken 8 revealed its Season 3 trailer at the Tekken World Tour 2025 Global Finals, and developers want to explain some aspects of the update a bit further. After Season 2 was met ...
An Overwatch mobile spinoff titled Overwatch Rush is officially in active development at Blizzard, with early playtests already underway. For now, testing is limited to the Philipp...
Team Liquid has announced a partnership with English football club Sunderland AFC ahead of the club's debut in the ePremier League. Two of the global esports organisation's players...
CoinPoker has announced that it will launch a 100% rakeback promotion, in addition to a new client, poker games and features, on March 2nd, 2026 The CoinPoker rakeback deal is avai...
BC.Game has topped ESL‘s Annual Incentive standings for February following its appearance at IEM Kraków 2026, the tournament organiser's first Tier 1 Counter-Strike 2 event o...
The Pokémon Champions release window has been revealed during the 30th Anniversary Pokémon Presents showcase. The competitive Pokémon game will arrive on Nintendo Switch consoles i...
Malaysia is moving to introduce formal guidelines for esports as concerns grow over online behaviour and youth exposure to harmful content. The country's Ministry of Youth and Spor...
Pokémon has announced that the Pokémon World Championship 2026 will take place alongside a new fan experience in San Francisco, California. Scheduled from August 28th to 30th, play...
Brawl Stars has unveiled a new set of themed cosmetics items for the nine partnered clubs in its esports program. These will include a full set of profile icons, sprays, and pins. ...
The British Esports Federation has signed the Armed Forces Covenant, pledging to support serving personnel, veterans, and their families in the military community. As outlined in t...
After first signing the deal in 2019, MOUZ has extended its strategic collaboration with Razer for another two years. The gaming hardware brand is currently the longest-standing pa...
European peripherals company CHERRY XTRFY has named Counter-Strike legend Emil ‘HeatoN‘ Christensen as an ambassador. In the role, HeatoN will represent the company at ...
Korean esports organisation Hanjin BRION has announced the signing of former Cloud9 mid laner Lee ‘Loki‘ Sang-min for the LCK season. Announced on the team's social med...
Electronic Arts (EA) has revealed a series of watch parties that will occur during the Apex Legends Global Series (ALGS) Online Open 2026, which commences February 28th. Nine creat...
The Philippines government is seriously considering pulling the plug on Telegram after authorities flagged the messaging app as a growing hub for illegal activity. The country's De...
Virtus.pro Counter-Strike player Vladimir ‘b1st‘ Krasikov has topped the global FACEIT leaderboard as the only player to reach 5,000 ELO in Season 7. The 17-year-old is...
North American collegiate esports platform PlayVS has announced a partnership with Krafton to launch PUBG College Royale. This is the first official PUBG college tournament in the ...
Global esports organisation Fnatic has welcomed two new players to its Apex Legends roster following an off-season review. Japanese players Choi ‘ILY‘ Jun-hyeok and Sho...
Team Redline‘s Luke McKeown has won the IndyCar Thrustmaster iRacing Pro Series, defeating 32 other drivers to lift the title. McKeown scored a total of 228 points across the...
GameSquare, the parent company of FaZe Esports, has announced a new campaign partnership with Capcom to support the global launch of Resident Evil Requiem. The campaign includes cr...
The Virginia House General Laws Committee voted 15-4 to move Senate Bill 118 forward with a substitute amendment. This amendment aligns with the House's own iGaming framework in HB...
Massachusetts lawmakers are moving forward with two related iGaming bills that would allow regulated online casino gaming in the state. This would add to the state's current gambli...
Fortnite has long established its identity through headline-grabbing crossovers, only this time, leakers claim the viral Italian brainrot meme Tung Tung Tung Sahur could be the nex...
Esports tournament organiser StarLadder has joined forces with gaming peripherals manufacturer LORGAR to launch LORGAR RANKINGS, a Tier 2 Counter-Strike 2 event. Taking place from ...
NetEase has revealed the full map pool for the Marvel Rivals Ignite Preseason, the first line-up of official regional tournaments to kickstart the 2026 season. A total of 14 maps a...
Riot Games unveiled the format for its popular tier-two regional competition, EMEA Masters Winter 2026, which will now feature the top 36 teams from the EMEA Regional Leagues (ERLs...
Top Street Fighter 6 contender Victor ‘Punk’ Woodley has announced that he won't be able to compete at Capcom Cup 12, one of the biggest events of the year. “Sad to say I won...
Cryptocurrency company Immutable has announced that Spludge Wars will launch soon on the Immutable Play ecosystem. The company stated on February 25th that players will be able to ...
Esports tournament organiser ESL FACEIT Group has renewed its partnership with gaming peripherals brand ZOWIE. The renewal will see ZOWIE become the exclusive official monitor supp...
The community branch of English football club Tranmere Rovers has launched an esports and digital skills initiative designed to open career pathways for 18 to 21-year-olds. The six...
Tournament organiser Circuit X has announced that it is boosting the prize pool for BetBoom Circuit X Mayhem. Counter-Strike 2 (CS2) teams will now compete for the lion's share of ...
French esports organisation 3DMAX has fallen victim to a fraud scam, causing it to suffer financial losses totalling almost seven figures. Stéphane Pons, 3DMAX CEO, revealed in an ...
Indonesian esports organisation Rex Regum Qeon (RRQ) has unveiled its new roster for Apex Legends Global Series (ALGS) Year 6. The entirely new roster will make its debut at ALGS A...
VALORANT Season 26 Act 1 is edging closer to a conclusion, and players are eagerly awaiting the launch of Season 26 Act 2. Upcoming Act updates bring a variety of fresh content and...
Chess.com has announced that the Global Championship will be renamed the Chess.com Open to better reflect its status as the largest open chess tournament of 2026. The event begins ...
The Tier 1 Counter-Strike 2 circuit continues to heat up as some of the world’s best teams prepare to compete in the 23rd season of ESL Pro League. For several teams in attendance,...
Counter-Strike 2 fans looking to attend the PGL Major Singapore 2026 in December have expressed their frustration with the ticket prices for the four days of playoff action. Ticket...
The Philippine divisions for esports organisations Team Liquid and Aurora Gaming have revealed their Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (MLBB) line-ups for 2026. Both teams will compete off...
Unstoppable Domains has partnered with SuperVerse to launch .super, a new on-chain domain built specifically for the SuperVerse gaming network. In a joint release, the companies st...
Resident Evil Requiem is the long-awaited 9th entry for Capcom's 30-year-old survival and action horror franchise. Ahead of its launch, Esports Insider Italy got the chance to try ...
Esports will make its medal debut at the upcoming Gay Games Valencia 2026, joining an extensive slate of sporting competitions taking place in the Spanish city. Taking place from J...
Saudi esports organisation Geekay Esports has announced its return to the Rainbow Six Siege (R6) Europe MENA League as an affiliate team for the 2026 season. The promotion to the m...
Japanese esports organisation ZETA DIVISION has announced that it is re-establishing its Apex Legends roster for the 2026 season. The organisation's new line-up includes Yuga ̵...
Choi ‘Lucid‘ Yong-hyeok has re-signed with Dplus KIA, extending his contract with the LCK organisation. The jungler, part of the main roster since 2023, will remain wit...
The Esports World Cup Foundation has revealed PUBG Mobile as the latest title joining the inaugural line-up for the Esports Nations Cup. The multi-national event taking place in Ri...
French esports organisation 3DMAX has announced the signing of Kévin ‘misutaaa‘ Rabier to its Counter-Strike 2 roster following a turbulent start to the 2026 season. As...
Overwatch received a hotfix on February 24th in an attempt to keep the hero roster balanced for competitive play. This included a promised Jetpack Cat nerf. Ever since Blizzard rel...
Supercell has revealed the in-game rewards for players competing in the Brawl Stars Championship 2026 series. Items such as Chaos Drops, Legendary Drops and more will be awarded to...
The Dota 2 scene is firing up, as some of the top teams set their sights on PGL Wallachia Season 7. As the first Dota 2 event organised by PGL this year, the highly anticipated tou...
Toronto-based media and entertainment company OverActive Media has announced the promotion of Louis Zhang to Chief Financial Officer. Joining OverActive as its EVP of Finance towar...
Sim racing platform iRacing has opened trials for the latest round of the eNASCAR College iRacing Series. The qualifiers, taking place from February 24th to March 5th, will see the...
Blizzard has surprised mobile gamers with the announcement of Overwatch Rush for iOS and Android devices. Set in the Overwatch universe, the new game will be a top-down hero shoote...
The Esports World Cup Foundation (EWCF) has announced the addition of League of Legends among the 16 game titles in the inaugural Esports Nations Cup (ENC). The nation-based tourna...
Dota 2 Turbo matches are an entirely different ball game compared to All Pick. With accelerated gold and nonstop skirmishing, the usual meta rules don’t always apply. This naturall...
Decentralised infrastructure Power Protocol has secured a $3m (~£2.2m) investment from BITKRAFT Ventures, taking its total funding to $15.4m (~£11.39m). According to a press releas...
Sports technology company Sportradar has released its annual integrity report, showcasing its efforts to protect the integrity of sports and esports events that took place througho...
FaZe Esports' parent company, GameSquare, has announced its acquisition of TubeBuddy, an AI-enabled optimisation platform for YouTube creators. Accounting for this new asset, the m...
The 2026 Tier 1 Counter-Strike 2 (CS2) tournament circuit is in full swing, with the world’s best esports teams and players showcasing their skills on the biggest stages. Several h...
Ubisoft has officially launched Rainbow Six Mobile worldwide, bringing the tactical shooter to Android and iOS devices. The global release marks the end of its soft-launch phase af...
Free Fire India has unveiled The Booyah Awards 2026, with 18 categories set to be part of this year's edition. The award programme by Garena is exclusive to India and is aimed to r...
Team Spirit player Danil ‘donk‘ Kryshkovets has the world's highest K/D ratio on Counter-Strike matchmaking platform FACEIT. Currently ranked 12th on the platform's glo...
MOONTON has unveiled the eight teams that will be part of the Mobile Legends Professional League (MPL) Malaysia as it shifts to a partnership model in 2026. The longest-running esp...
Gaming tech brand Alienware has announced that its Collegiate Clash tournament is returning for 2026, with a focus on Marvel Rivals this year. 24 North American schools will field ...
Riot Games has teased VALORANT Agent 30 through its Masters Santiago cinematic trailer. At the end of the trailer, Clove and Killjoy are seen tracking an unknown agent, with the di...
The UK government has said it will seek input on a possible ban that would prevent gambling companies without a UK license from sponsoring sports teams, including Premier League cl...
The FGC has expressed concern about Evo‘s prestige after five new championships were announced on February 23rd, 2026. Evo is currently considered the biggest fighting game e...
French esports organisation Team Vitality has reaffirmed its commitment to sim racing following its departure from the RENNSPORT R1 competition. As a result, the organisation will ...
National Student Esports (NSE), the official body of UK university esports, has announced Vita Student as its headline partner for 2026. In addition to supporting the British Unive...
Epic Games has revealed in an animation trailer that Rocket League Season 22 will arrive on March 11th, 2026, teasing that boost timers may be added in the upcoming update. The tea...
The 2026 RLCS Boston Major has become the most-watched Rocket League esports event in history, surpassing the previous record set by the 2022-23 World Championship. According to es...
Esports tournament organiser ESL has announced a significant update to its IEM Cologne Major 2026 format. For the first Counter-Strike Major of 2026, the third stage of the tournam...
Former UFC fighter Khabib Nurmagomedov has expressed concerns surrounding the potential impact of esports and gaming on young people. The former Lightweight Champion recently share...
Gigaverse has launched GIGABIT, a new in-game currency created to unify trading and reward players across its ecosystem. The update, which was shared on the project’s official X ac...
Professional esports player Miron ‘Effect‘ Novikov has joined Aurora Gaming's Apex Legends roster after a transfer agreement was reached with his former organisation, A...
Emil Boc, the Major of Cluj-Napoca, has announced that the Romanian city will host PGL esports events for the next three years. The partnership with the esports tournament organise...
Republic of Gamers (ROG), the gaming sub-brand of ASUS, has named VALORANT professional player Brock ‘brawk‘ Somerhalder as its latest ambassador. Announced through a p...
With VCT heading to Santiago for the first VALORANT Masters tournament of 2026, fans will not only be able to enjoy peak action but also earn drops. Fans can grab exclusive rewards...
Sentinels has announced the departure of its head coach Adam ‘kaplan’ Kaplan following the organisation's winless run at 2026 VCT Kickoff Americas. The move was made due to conflic...
Game publisher KRAFTON has revealed major details for its regional competitive refresh for PUBG esports in the 2026 season. The new path-to-pro structure will see a new hybrid mode...
French esports organisation Gentle Mates has been crowned the champion of the Rocket league Championship Series (RLCS) Boston Major. The team secured the lion's share of its $354,0...
Team Vitality has won its second Tier 1 Counter-Strike 2 tournament of 2026, sweeping aside BLAST Bounty Season 1 champion Parivision 3-0 in the Grand Final. The result marks the F...
Bulgaria’s gambling sector has come out against a new proposal that would raise the legal gambling age from 18 to 21. The draft bill, submitted by populist party There Is Such a Pe...
Web3 development studio Moku has officially launched Season One of Grand Arena, introducing a 24/7 AI-powered fantasy gaming league. The announcement, shared on Moku’s X account, r...
VALORANT Masters Santiago, the first global VCT event of the year, kicks off next week and is looking to be one of the most difficult tournaments to predict in VCT history. The 12 ...
South Korean lawmaker Kim Seung-soo has introduced an amendment to extend tax incentives for companies hosting professional esports tournaments outside the Seoul metropolitan area....
Blacklyte has been announced as the exclusive desk and chair sponsor of the RLCS 2026: Boston Major, the latest commercial partner to join Rocket League’s premier competitive circu...
Embark Studios has temporarily paused its outbound esports efforts for The Finals following community concerns about player conduct. According to the announcement shared via Discor...
Esports has been included as an official medal event at Korea’s 55th National Youth Sports Festival. According to a release from the Korea e-Sports Association (KeSPA), the competi...
The Korea e-Sports Association (KeSPA) has published a study on the ‘Expansion of Economic Effects and Tax Benefits of E-Sports Competitions' in South Korea. Conducted last y...
Cryptocurrency company Immutable has announced a major upgrade to its $60,000 Weekly Rewards programme, introducing a new dynamic tier system designed to reward consistent player a...
With the conclusion of VCT Kickoff, top teams across all four regions are now gearing up for the first international VCT event of 2026, VALORANT Masters Santiago. The event will fe...
The Esports World Cup Foundation has announced that VALORANT will join the inaugural line-up for the 2026 Esports Nations Cup. Taking place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on November 8th...
Gen.G Global Academy graduate Jung ‘Xiesta‘ Si-hwan has signed a four-year contract with Gen.G Esports’ VALORANT division. This is the longest contract the South Korean...
Riot Games has announced it will offer in-game rewards to competitors who play in 2XKO community events. Announced through a social media post, players who register and take part i...
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