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Every team that has won the ALGS Championship
Throughout the years, the Apex Legends Global Series (ALGS) has crowned numerous teams as the...
Marvel Rivals latest balance patch nerfs Wolverine and Black Panther
Marvel Rivals has released its latest balance patch of buffs and nerfs coming to the...
Nintendo Switch 2 has sold 3.5m units globally in four days
Nintendo has revealed that it has sold over 3.5m units of its latest console, the...
Team Vitality continues to top Valve rankings for June
Team Vitality maintains its position as the top-standing team on Valve's Counter-Strike 2 regional standings...
Best players of Marvel Rivals Fight Night revealed
First announced in March, Marvel Rivals Fight Night has become a mini-staple of the Marvel...
Marvel Rivals hits all-time lowest peak players on Steam
Marvel Rivals has recorded its lowest number of concurrent PC players on Steam since the...
Marvel Rivals’ new patch update makes Strategists more of a threat
Marvel Rivals has revealed the latest patch updates, notably featuring buffs and nerfs across the...
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James Dean – ESL UK – UK Scene Rising
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Stephane Gambetta – Esports BAR – Playing Cupid
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Immortals, Fnatic, Na’Vi and more sign with Newzoo
Market research firm Newzoo, which has done some of the finest work in the field of esports research...
Coca-Cola in esports: the Power Level Cup
Coca-Cola announced this week the introduction of the "Power Level Cup". The initiative takes two Swedish esports players...
Amish Shah – SierraMaya360 – ReKT, EnVyUs & esports investments
The founding partner of venture capital firm SierraMaya360 Amish Shah, a company which invested a ‘seven figure sum’...
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