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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Naraka: Bladepoint joins 2025 Esports World Cup Festival programme
Martiall arts-inspired battle royale title Naraka: Bladepoint will host an esports tournament at the 2025 Esports World Cup...
Call of Duty Challengers team seeks funding for Dallas Open
The Pit, a social media account specialising in covering Call of Duty esports in Europe, has launched a...
Esports Charts parent company rebrands to AWERTI
ESM.one, the parent company of data viewership platform Esports Charts, has announced it is undergoing a major revamp,...
S8UL Esports acquires North American MLBB team BloodThirstyKings
Indian esports organisation S8UL Esports has announced the acquisition of popular North American Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (MLBB)...
First Evo, then Smash World Tour, now dating: Smash Together app gets cease and desist order
Perhaps the most devastating cease and desist from Nintendo yet has just ravished the Super Smash Bros. community....
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