VALORANT continues to be afraid of exploring Nanobomb even during Pride Month
Pride Month is a month-long celebration of the LGBTQ+ community, and many games find ways...
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Team WE’s dwindling hope, SkewMond becoming best LEC player, Cloud9’s last chance: League of Legends action leading up to MSI
Even though the Mid-Season Invitational is less than three weeks away, teams across the world...
From $1.5M contracts to players paying their own $2K transfer fees, a damning indictment of the Call of Duty League economics
From multi-million-dollar deals and record-high transfers for League superstars just six years ago, to minimum-wage...
Fnatic troubles, EMEA dual stage, and Masters London tierlists: VALORANT’s packed week
Despite a lack of VCT action, the VALORANT esports scene saw massive shake-ups and heated...
Co-streaming shouldn’t count towards actual esports tournament viewership: Esports Insider debates
Co-streaming has become a huge part of the esports ecosystem, for better or worse. The...
Unorthodox plays and scary team coordination: Team WE will likely qualify for MSI
If there is any team you should be rooting for right now in League of...
Combo Breaker 2026 was a sad reminder that the FGC can still be uncomfortable for women
Combo Breaker 2026 was one of the biggest non-EVO fighting game tournaments of the year,...
VALORANT broadcast interupted by hilarious Discord sound, and you probably just learned CVAL was happening
Over the weekend, I couldn't stop laughing at one specific moment of the 2026 College...
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EsportsTV expands throughout Europe
24/7 esports channel esportsTV has agreed a deal with M7 group, the European satellite and IPTV operator, for it...
Stuart Ewen – ESL – Bridging the gap in esports with VR
ESL One New York will be the first event at which viewers have the option to consume their...
Cybersmile and ESL team up to stamp out online abuse
ESL and The Cybersmile Foundation have announced the launch of an exciting and much needed new partnership that is...
Ultraplay unleashes OutLaws Esports Academy
Bulgaria's recent and largest esports tournament to date, Game Evolution, has inspired the competition's main partner and sponsor UltraPlay...
Overcharge and the evolution of Twitch
A platform titled Overcharge is live now and is aiming to improve the way consumers view Twitch and...
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