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Danish esports organisation Astralis has announced a new partnership with online casino and sportsbook platform Stake. The collaboration sees Stake become the organisation’s official betting partner, bringing fan activations, digital campaigns, and content to Astralis’ platforms. According to the…
Asian esports organisation RRQ has announced a partnership with gaming peripherals ZOWIE for VCT Pacific 2026. As a part of the deal, ZOWIE will provide its monitors to RRQ’s VALORANT roster and will also feature on the team’s jersey. “RRQ officially partners with ZOWIE. Precision, performance, and…
Mexican esports organisation LYON pulled off an impressive lower bracket run to become the 2026 LCS Lock-In champions. After finishing only fifth at the end of the regular season, LYON took down all of the top teams, with jungler Kacper ‘Inspired‘ Słoma becoming the Finals MVP. As a result, it will…
Late last week, Serbian esports organisation Aurora Gaming officially announced its entry into PUBG esports. The announcement marks another step as the team grows its presence across different games. Aurora Unveils PUBG Lineup The Aurora Gaming PUBG active roster features Kirill ‘ext4nz’ Lysenko…
Blizzard has officially unveiled its mobile spinoff, Overwatch Rush — and it looks incredible! Despite still being in early development, the initial gameplay footage has drawn strong interest, with fast-paced combat and streamlined design winning over longtime players and newcomers alike. Here’s…
FOKUS and Imperial Esports are among the four regional teams that have qualified for PGL Bucharest 2026. For FOKUS, the tournament is the German esports organisation’s first Tier 1 tournament since entering Counter-Strike esports in February 2026. FOKUS Topples Notable Names FOKUS successfully…
Tundra Esports has won Dota 2’s DreamLeague Season 28 after defeating Aurora Gaming 3-1 in the Grand Finals. With that, the London-based organisation has secured the lion’s share of the tournament’s $1m (~£747,000) prize pool. Tundra Esports was one of 16 teams competing in DreamLeague Season 28…
G2 Esports has won the LEC Versus Final after a thrilling five-game series against Karmine Corp in front of a live audience in Barcelona, As a result of securing another domestic title, G2 Esports has also earned a place at First Stand 2026 in Brazil. After an uneven regular season, G2 found its…
Riot Games has revealed that it made a mistake during the live draw for the second Swiss stage matches of VALORANT Masters Santiago that are set to commence today (February 2nd). During yesterday’s live broadcast, a team was placed in the wrong position, resulting in the incorrect placement of the…
Day two at VALORANT Masters Santiago saw VCT Americas giant G2 Esports and Pacific’s T1 suffer 0-2 sweeps in their opening matches. Meanwhile, Paper Rex (Pacific) and Team Liquid (EMEA) scored their first victories in Chile and will face NRG and Gentle Mates in their respective Swiss Stage winners’…
Esports tournament organiser BLAST has revealed a revamped BLAST Premier circuit for the 2027 season. The tournament organiser has committed $10m (~£7.4m) across its Bounty, Open, and Rivals events. Moreover, BLAST will redesign formats to try and deliver a more sustainable Counter-Strike event…
VALORANT Masters Santiago officially kicked off today, with EMEA’s Gentle Mates and reigning Champions winner NRG clean sweeping their opening matches. As a result, VCT China representative EDward Gaming and Xi Lai Gaming will have to win their second round Swiss Stage games on March 3rd to remain…
Yusuf ‘Lar0k’ Kanber is one of countless rookies set to compete at VALORANT Masters Santiago, the first global VCT event of the year. Lar0k and the rest of the BBL Esports rookie roster delivered a flawless run at VCT EMEA Kickoff 2026 qualify for its first-ever international competition as the…
VALORANT Masters Santiago will be the first VCT tournament that will feature the recent Harbor buffs introduced in patch 12.02. Ahead of the event’s kick-off tomorrow on February 28th, Esports Insider asked attending in-game leaders (IGLs) Ayaz ‘nAts’ Akhmetshin, Jacob ‘valyn’ Batio and Ethan…
Tekken 8 revealed its Season 3 trailer at the Tekken World Tour 2025 Global Finals, and developers want to explain some aspects of the update a bit further. After Season 2 was met with frustration and complaints from competitive players, Bandai Namco spent most of the teaser trailer mentioning it…
An Overwatch mobile spinoff titled Overwatch Rush is officially in active development at Blizzard, with early playtests already underway. For now, testing is limited to the Philippines as the studio gathers community feedback and refines the game’s experience. While only a few Overwatch mobile…
Team Liquid has announced a partnership with English football club Sunderland AFC ahead of the club’s debut in the ePremier League. Two of the global esports organisation’s players will represent the club in the eighth edition of the competition, beginning on February 28th. As part of the deal…
BC.Game has topped ESL‘s Annual Incentive standings for February following its appearance at IEM Kraków 2026, the tournament organiser’s first Tier 1 Counter-Strike 2 event of 2026. The team, headlined by Counter-Strike legend Oleksandr ‘s1mple‘ Kostyliev, attracted the highest average viewing…
The Pokémon Champions release window has been revealed during the 30th Anniversary Pokémon Presents showcase. The competitive Pokémon game will arrive on Nintendo Switch consoles in April 2026, with its mobile (iOS and Android) debut occurring later on in the year, ahead of the Pokémon World…
Malaysia is moving to introduce formal guidelines for esports as concerns grow over online behaviour and youth exposure to harmful content. The country’s Ministry of Youth and Sports confirmed earlier this week that it is working with the Digital Ministry to review and refine a structured framework…
