Team Vitality leaves StarCraft II esports
French esports organisation Team Vitality has announced its exit from the StarCraft II esports scene...
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“A huge blow”: StarCraft II community reacts to Esports World Cup omission
Real-time strategy (RTS) title StarCraft II will not feature at the Esports World Cup (EWC)...
Esports events calendar 2026: Every major esports tournament
Whilst esports is often referred to as a singular entity, it is a vast industry...
Hyundai hosts in-house esports event for employees
Hyundai AutoEver, an affiliate of South Korean automotive marque Hyundai, has hosted an in-house esports...
Esports World Cup unveils titles for 2026 event
Multi-title esports competition, the Esports World Cup, has unveiled the first 20 titles that will...
Was the Esports World Cup 2025 a viewership success?
Taking place throughout July and August, the 2025 Esports World Cup (EWC) featured 25 tournaments...
Nine-time Evo Champion Justin Wong joins BASILISK
North American esports organisation BASILISK have announced the signing of legendary FGC player Justin 'JWong'...
EPIC.LAN unveils dates for 2026 events
EPIC.LAN has revealed its upcoming range of events in 2026 for UK esports fans, including...
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IEM and ESL One Katowice 2018 will have $1.75m prize pool
Intel and ESL have announced plans and prize pool details for two of the biggest combined events on...
Blizzard, Psyonix to expand Tespa collegiate esports offerings
Tespa, in conjunction with game developers Blizzard and Psyonix, will be massively expanding its breadth of collegiate esports...
McDonald’s becomes partner of Starcraft II World Championship Series in Australia
The famous Golden Arches of global fast-food giant McDonald's will feature heavily across the Starcraft II World Championship...
How it’s possible to support women in esports without being a hypocrite
Imagine having a hobby you love so much and yet, the vast majority of your peers consider you insufficient, at...
Esport Talk – Doing Justice to mYinsanity’s Legacy – Mark ‘Yogmark’ Meijdam
Is the era of major organisations in StarCraft 2 dead and buried? Ever since the disbandment of several Korean teams,...
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