Topson’s OG Return Leads Rebuilt Dota 2 Lineup
OG has brought back Topias "Topson" Taavitsainen to headline its new roster for the 2026-27...
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Fortnite Mobile Players Get Two New GameSir Controllers
GameSir has partnered with Epic Games' Fortnite on a licensed collection of mobile controllers, set...
KPL Brings Sleep Tech Into Esports With Serta Partnership
Serta has become the King Pro League's official smart sleep partner for its 10th anniversary,...
LEC Versus Won’t Return for 2027: A chat with the LEC Commissioner
With the LEC coming to an end with the Grand Finals in Nice, LEC Commissioner...
Wisper takes Team Liquid’s offlane spot for BLAST SLAM VIII
Team Liquid has confirmed the signing of former HEROIC offlaner Adrián “Wisper” Dobles, who replaces...
LCP qualification to start at home for every team in 2027
Riot Games is overhauling qualification for the League of Legends Championship Pacific (LCP), with every...
Rookie and TheShy return as IG seal LPL’s fourth Worlds berth
Lead Invictus Gaming defeated JD Gaming 3-1 in the lower-bracket final of the LPL 2026...
LEC returns to 10-team winter format after Versus experiment
LEC Commissioner Artem Bykov has confirmed that LEC Versus will not return in 2027, with...
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Shanghai unveils plans to boost domestic esports industry
A number of departments within the Shanghai government organised the 2019 Global Esports Conference on August 3rd, discussing...
Sri Lanka recognises esports as an official sport
Sri Lanka has officially recognised esports as an official sport, as per a declaration published on October 2nd. The...
French government pass legislation to regulate esports player contracts
Each day, esports seem to be getting closer to becoming internationally recognised sports. Today's news comes from France's...
Government of Malta’s 2019 budget reveals esports plans
The Government of Malta has revealed in the 2019 budget that it will be looking to make Malta...
Margot James shares insight on £4 million UK government grant to Weavr
On January 10th, it was announced that a ESL UK-led project had been awarded a £4 million demonstrator...
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