All Major Championship winners in CS2 and CS:GO
In Counter-Strike, few achievements carry the same weight as winning a Major Championship. These Valve-sponsored...
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BLAST Open Porto 2026 could be the most open CS tournament of the year so far, and I can’t wait
As the dust settles on the Esports World Cup, the eyes of the Counter-Strike 2...
“It’s on life support”: Women’s Counter-Strike 2 scene is struggling to stay afloat, and there is little hope left if things don’t change
On August 8th, one of the most prominent players in the women’s Counter-Strike 2 scene,...
Riot gave Tier 2 VALORANT a chance and it exposed VCT Tier 1 teams’ vulnerability
Ever since Riot Games introduced the partnership system in VALORANT esports, Tier 2 has existed...
What we learned from the Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 esports season
Following OpTic Gaming’s successful defense of its Esports World Cup title in Paris, the curtain...
Why s1mple’s BC.Game deserves to be taken seriously
Few moves in modern Counter-Strike have generated as much intrigue as prolific Ukrainian AWPer Oleksandr...
How well did Paper Rex f0rsakeN perform on each VALORANT agent?
With his Gekko pick during Paper Rex’s VCT Pacific Stage 2 series against Team Secret...
Five Shotzzy plays that guided OpTic Gaming to Esports World Cup success
This year’s Esports World Cup (EWC) saw OpTic Gaming complete a successful title defense, much...
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Team Vitality sweeps Parivision to win PGL Cluj-Napoca 2026
Team Vitality has won its second Tier 1 Counter-Strike 2 tournament of 2026, sweeping aside BLAST Bounty Season...
Embark Studios pauses The Finals esports efforts following conduct concerns
Embark Studios has temporarily paused its outbound esports efforts for The Finals following community concerns about player conduct....
Five players to look out for at VALORANT Masters Santiago 2026
VALORANT Masters Santiago, the first global VCT event of the year, kicks off next week and is looking...
VALORANT Masters Santiago 2026 preview: format, schedule, teams, and more
VALORANT Masters Santiago will be the first international VCT event of 2026. A total of 12 teams will...
VALORANT joins 2026 Esports Nations Cup line-up
The Esports World Cup Foundation has announced that VALORANT will join the inaugural line-up for the 2026 Esports...
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