Former League of Legends pro Meteos joins Riot Games gameplay analysis team
Former professional League of Legends jungler William 'Meteos' Hartman has joined Riot Games' Gameplay Analysis...
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OverActive Media appoints Louis Zhang as new CFO
Toronto-based media and entertainment company OverActive Media has announced the promotion of Louis Zhang to...
OpTic Gaming names Murphy Peck as new Director of Partnerships
OpTic Gaming has named Murphy 'INSTILL' Peck as the new Director of Partnerships. In his...
“Lots of opportunities ahead”: HEROIC has a new CEO, Joachim Harg
HEROIC has a new CEO, long-time leader Joachim Harg. HEROIC currently has teams in Dota...
Disguised co-founder Fifflaren departs organisation
Disguised co-founder and former Counter-Strike esports player Robin 'Fifflaren' Johansson has announced his departure from...
SkewMond extends G2 Esports stay until 2028
League of Legends player Rudy ‘SkewMond’ Semaan has extended its contract with G2 Esports for...
FaZe parent company GameSquare appoints a new COO
FaZe Esports parent company GameSquare has appointed Amaree Tanawong as its new Chief Operating Officer...
Ubisoft names Joshua Mills as new Rainbow Six Creative Director
Ubisoft has revealed that Joshua Mills has been appointed as the new Creative Director of...
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Gen.G releases most of its VALORANT roster ahead of 2026 VCT season
Gen.G Esports has announced massive changes to its VALORANT roster, releasing Kim ‘t3xture’ Na-ra, Byeon ‘Munchkin’ Sang-beom, Kim...
ZETA DIVISION parts ways with VALORANT players CLZ and TenTen
ZETA DIVISION has announced the departure of VALORANT players Hikaru ‘CLZ’ Mizutani and Kim ‘TenTen’ Tae-young. The news...
BOOM Esports parts ways with VALORANT player dos9
BOOM Esports has announced the departure of Dastan ‘dos9’ Zhumagali from its VALORANT roster ahead of the 2026...
ESL FACEIT Group undergoes layoffs amid ‘strategic realignment’
ESL FACEIT Group has undergone layoffs as part of its strategic realignment efforts. The esports tournament organiser stated...
Grant Rousseau named COO of NIP Group Esports
Esports holding company NIP Group (NIP) has officially appointed Grant Rousseau as the Chief Operating Officer of its esports...
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