Category: All News

October 1, 2026

Dota 2

BLAST Slam 8 Kicks Off: $750,000 Dota 2 Battle With Team Spirit and Team Yandex in the Mix

October 1, 2026 All News, Dota 2 Mark Terrence

The Dota 2 scene has a new big stage to watch: BLAST Slam 8 kicked off on September 29 and runs through October 11, with a $750,000 prize pool and sixteen of the strongest teams in the world fighting for it. Format and stakes The event opens with a GSL-style... read more

September 28, 2026

Valorant

100 Thieves and FUT Esports Surge Through VALORANT Champions Shanghai Group Stage

September 28, 2026 All News, Valorant Mark Terrence

The group stage at VALORANT Champions Shanghai 2026 delivered a wave of upsets and statement wins over the past few days, reshaping the picture ahead of this week's winners' bracket clashes. Four results in particular stood out, and each carries weight for anyone tracking the tournament's outright market. 100 Thieves... read more

September 28, 2026

Dota 2

LGD Gaming Signs SumaiL and Sneyking for PGL Wallachia Season 9, Ending Topson’s Run

September 28, 2026 All News, Dota 2 Mark Terrence

LGD Gaming has reshaped its Dota 2 roster for the post-TI15 season, bringing in two decorated veterans just days before PGL Wallachia Season 9 tipped off in Bucharest. The Chinese organization confirmed that Syed “SumaiL” Sumail Hassan takes over the midlane, while Wu “Sneyking” Jingjun steps in as hard support,... read more

September 28, 2026

CS:GO

Vitality End Four-Month Trophy Drought, Storm to StarLadder StarSeries Fall 2026 Title in Barcelona

All News, CS:GO Mark Terrence

Team Vitality are back on top of the Counter-Strike 2 podium. The French powerhouse swept through the StarLadder StarSeries Fall 2026 bracket in Barcelona and closed out the event with a commanding win over Aurora in the grand final, picking up their first trophy since May and reminding the rest... read more

September 27, 2026

League of Legends

LYON Survive Shopify Rebellion’s Cinderella Run to Claim Final LCS Worlds 2026 Spot

All News, League of Legends Mark Terrence

LYON have secured the final League Championship Series (LCS) spot for the League of Legends World Championship, closing out a 3-1 gauntlet win over Shopify Rebellion on September 26. The result sends LYON to Worlds alongside Cloud9 and Team Liquid, completing North America's three-team delegation for this year's tournament. The... read more

September 25, 2026

League of Legends

G2 Esports Sweep Movistar KOI 3-0 to Win LEC Summer 2026 Title

All News, League of Legends Mark Terrence

G2 Esports closed out another League of Legends European season in dominant fashion, sweeping Movistar KOI 3-0 in the LEC Summer 2026 grand final on September 20 at the Palais Nikaïa in Nice, France. The result stretched G2's grip on the region to four consecutive LEC titles and 20 trophies... read more

September 25, 2026

Overwatch

Sombra Becomes a Support Hero as Overwatch Season 5 Overhauls Roadhog and the Meta

All News, Overwatch Mark Terrence

Overwatch is about to see one of its biggest role shake-ups since the 2-2-2 lock, as Blizzard confirmed that Sombra will fully convert from a damage hero to a support when Season 5 launches on October 6. She becomes only the third hero in the game's history to switch roles,... read more

September 24, 2026

Valorant

Paper Rex Open Valorant Champions Shanghai 2026 With a 2-1 Win Over Team Liquid: Ascent Blowout, Haven Upset, d4v41 Ace Seals Lotus

All News, Valorant Mark Terrence

Valorant Champions 2026 is officially underway, and the opening series in Shanghai delivered exactly the kind of drama the Valorant betting scene had been waiting for. Paper Rex beat Team Liquid 2-1 in the first match of Group C on September 24, taking Ascent 13-4, dropping Haven 13-7, and closing... read more

September 24, 2026

CS:GO

Complexity Shuts Down After 23 Years: Jason Lake Exits as the IP Returns to GameSquare

All News, CS:GO Mark Terrence

One of the oldest names in North American esports is gone. Complexity Gaming has ceased operations after 23 years, and founder Jason Lake confirmed on September 23 that he and his core team are no longer part of the organization. The brand that started as a scrappy Counter-Strike project in... read more

September 24, 2026

Dota 2

Topson Returns to OG: Two-Time TI Champion Leads a Rebuilt Roster Into BLAST Slam VIII

All News, Dota 2 Mark Terrence

One of the most decorated midlaners in Dota 2 history is going home. Topias "Topson" Taavitsainen has rejoined OG for the 2026-2027 season, three years after he last wore the green jersey and only weeks after a short-notice cameo at The International 2026. The 28-year-old Finn headlines a heavily reworked... read more

September 23, 2026

CS:GO

BC.Game Sign asap and Bench electroNic: s1mple’s Team Switch to the Asian VRS Ranking in a Bid for the PGL Singapore Major

All News, CS:GO Mark Terrence

BC.Game have made another roster move – by most counts their 23rd in a little over two years. The organisation built around Oleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev has signed Australian rifler Tyson “asap” Paterson from THUNDERdOWNUNDER and moved Denis “electroNic” Sharipov to the bench. It looks like a routine rifle swap, but... read more

September 23, 2026

League of Legends

Invictus Gaming Beat JDG 3-1 to Claim China’s Last Worlds 2026 Spot: TheShy and Rookie Head to the Swiss Stage in Texas

All News, League of Legends Mark Terrence

Invictus Gaming are going back to Worlds. The 2018 world champions beat JD Gaming 3-1 in the lower-bracket final of the LPL Regional Finals, taking China’s fourth and final ticket to the League of Legends World Championship. With that result, the Chinese line-up for Worlds 2026 is complete: Anyone’s Legend,... read more

September 23, 2026

Valorant

Valorant Champions Shanghai 2026 Preview: Team Liquid vs Paper Rex Opens the Group Stage as NRG, Karmine Corp and Nongshim Share a Group of Death

All News, Valorant Mark Terrence

The biggest week of the Valorant calendar is here. Valorant Champions 2026 gets underway in Shanghai this week, with sixteen teams from the four VCT regions chasing the world title through a run that ends on October 18. The group stage and playoffs are staged at the Jing'an Sports Center,... read more

September 22, 2026

League of Legends

Red Bull League of Its Own 2026 Heads to Barcelona: T1, G2, Movistar KOI and Karmine Corp Meet in Badalona on December 5

All News, League of Legends Mark Terrence

Red Bull League of Its Own is moving to Spain. The fourth edition of the offseason League of Legends showcase will be played on December 5, 2026, at the Olímpic Arena in Badalona, just outside Barcelona, with T1, G2 Esports, Movistar KOI and Karmine Corp confirmed as the four participating... read more

September 22, 2026

Dota 2

Team Yandex and Xtreme Gaming Go 3-0 at PGL Wallachia Season 9: ATF’s New Squad and Ame’s Crew Are the First Into the Playoffs

All News, Dota 2 Mark Terrence

The first big tournament of the post-TI Dota 2 season has its first two playoff teams. After three rounds of the Swiss-system group stage at PGL Wallachia Season 9 in Bucharest, Team Yandex and Xtreme Gaming both sit at a perfect 3-0 and have locked in their spots in the... read more

September 22, 2026

CS:GO

BESTIA Win Circuit X Curitiba as Fluxo Upset paiN: Brazil’s Americas VRS Race for the Singapore Major Tightens to 14 Points

All News, CS:GO Mark Terrence

Brazil’s Counter-Strike scene delivered a shake-up at the bottom of the Major picture this weekend. BESTIA lifted the Circuit X Curitiba Season 3 trophy on Sunday, Fluxo knocked out top seed paiN on their way to third place, and the two challengers now sit joint-tenth in the Americas Valve Regional... read more

September 21, 2026

Valorant

Gen.G GC Win Game Changers Pacific From the Lower Bracket: 3-2 Over FENNEL GC as Nova Esports GC Take China – Both Book São Paulo

All News, Valorant Mark Terrence

Two Game Changers regional titles were decided on Sunday, and both went to teams that had to do it the hard way. In Seoul, Gen.G GC came back from the lower bracket to beat FENNEL GC 3-2 in a full five-map Valorant grand final, while Nova Esports GC repeated the... read more