Pacific vs. Americas: Which VALORANT region is truly the strongest in VCT 2026?
The 2026 VALORANT Champions Tour (VCT) season has already produced two very different international results....
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“We’ve admittedly created an unintentional imbalance over the last few years”: VCT Pacific has an inclusivity problem, but can Riot fix it?
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I’m honestly so sick of Kick, and the “Last Woman Standing” exploitation stream was my final straw
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AI vs expert: The stage is set for LEC week six predictions after last week’s blank
The sixth and final week of the regular LEC Summer Split, and for once, there's...
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Choi “huhi” Jae-hyun wasn’t focused on the Esports Nations Cup. It was just one of...
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PlayStation reveals details about its first wireless fight stick FlexStrike
Sony has revealed the name of PlayStation's first wireless fight stick controller, now called the FlexStrike, alongside other...
Team Liquid, Team Falcons and HEROIC eliminated from IEM Cologne 2025
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s1mple parts ways with NAVI, joins BC.GAME
Oleksandr 's1mple' Kostyliev has parted ways with NAVI after nine years representing the Ukrainian esports organisation on its...
HCS announces departure from Halo Infinite
The Halo Championship Series (HCS) has announced it will be retiring Halo Infinite from official compettion at the...
League of Legends icon Faker re-signs with T1 until 2029
T1 midlaner, Lee 'Faker' Sang-hyeok, has extended his contract with the organisation until 2029, making him one of...
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