ESL Pro League Season 21 smashes viewership records despite decline
ESL Pro League Season 21, one of Counter-Strike's longest-standing tournaments, has smashed viewership records. According...
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“I won’t stop”: ZywOo is now the CS2 player with the most MVP awards
After ESL Pro League Season 21, Mathieu 'ZywOo' Herbaut has become the Counter-Strike 2 player...
Zeus speaks on match fixing as issues persist in CS2 esports
Former Counter-Strike player Danylo 'Zeus' Teslenko recently shared his experiences with match-fixing during his time...
Why Shroud’s Spectre Divide couldn’t compete with CS2 esports
Spectre Divide and its developers, Mountaintop Studios, announced it will be shutting down despite raising...
ESL Pro League Season 21 Playoffs: Qualified teams and predictions
Following two stages of competition, the ESL Pro League Season 21 Playoffs are set. Out...
IEM Melbourne 2025: schedule, format, teams, how to watch
The IEM Melbourne 2025 event is on the horizon. For the first time since IEM...
Most popular esports games in 2025 so far
Recent reports have shown that the esports scene in 2025 has already been booming in...
ATOX disqualified and banned from PGL events amid ESIC investigation
ATOX has been disqualified and banned from PGL Counter-Strike events amid an investigation from the...
GuardiaN reveals why he retired from CS2 esports
Counter-Strike 2 veteran Ladislav 'GuardiaN' Kovács announced he is officially retiring from pro play at the age of 33. GuardiaN is regarded as one of the all-time greats in the...
PGL Bucharest 2025 direct invitations revealed
PGL has revealed the 12 teams receiving direct invitations to its Counter-Strike 2 (CS2) event taking place in Bucharest, Romania. The event emanating from Romania's capital city takes place from...
HEROIC claims profitability for 2024
HEROIC has revealed insights into its financial performance last year, claiming profitability for the first time. According to a post on HEROIC's LinkedIn account, the esports organisation achieved 'record-high' revenue...
Valve announces major update to Counter-Strike 2 VRS model
Valve has released significant changes to the Valve Regional Standings (VRS) model, a system that ranks Counter-Strike 2 (CS2) teams and is tied to invites for sanctioned esports events. Changes...
A brief guide to ESL Impact Season 7
Women's Counter-Strike 2 (CS2) circuit ESL Impact is back for its seventh season from February 26th, 2025 until May 25th. Since its launch in 2022, the tournament has been at...
PGL Cluj-Napoca 2025 breaks 500,000 peak viewers
PGL Cluj-Napoca 2025, won by German esports organisation MOUZ, has recorded peaking viewing figures of over half a million during the Grand Finals. The Counter-Strike 2 tournament operated by PGL...
