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French esports organisation Team Vitality has announced its exit from the StarCraft II esports scene after two years. The organisation entered the real-time strategy (RTS) title in 2024, recruiting four South Korean players to compete in high-profile tournaments. In a video posted on social media…
French esports organisation Team Vitality has announced that it has signed former AEGIS player and 2024 French chess champion Jules Moussard. He will join Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, who has renewed his contract, to represent Team Vitality in upcoming Chess tournaments in 2026. Grandmaster Jules…
The League of Legends Championship Series (LCS) Lock-In tournament recorded an increase in peak viewership compared to last year, reaching 184,969 viewers during the grand final between Cloud9 and LYON. According to Esports Charts, average viewership stayed similar, with both splits stopping the…
Team Vitality has topped the Valve Regional Standings (VRS) for March 2026 following its strong start to the Counter-Strike 2 season. The French esports organisation won IEM Krakow 2026 and PGL Cluj-Napoca 2026 to return to the top of the global standings for the first time since August 2025…
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…
In sports technology, evolution is rarely linear. The story of Ochy’s journey from running retail to global football is proof that the right bet, on athletes’ movement and real, usable data, can fundamentally shift the landscape. For stakeholders in Australia’s football, performance and tech…
French esports organisation 3DMAX has fallen victim to a fraud scam, causing it to suffer financial losses totalling almost seven figures. Stéphane Pons, 3DMAX CEO, revealed in an interview with Lasource.gg that a former partner committed the fraud shortly before he took the role, resulting in…
French esports organisation 3DMAX has announced the signing of Kévin ‘misutaaa‘ Rabier to its Counter-Strike 2 roster following a turbulent start to the 2026 season. As a result of the change, Alexandre ‘bodyy‘ Pianaro has parted ways with the organisation and is seeking a new team to represent…
With the Olympic Flag officially handed over to the organisers of the next Winter Games and the baton passed from Milano Cortina 2026 to French Alps 2030, the International Olympic
French esports organisation Team Vitality has reaffirmed its commitment to sim racing following its departure from the RENNSPORT R1 competition. As a result, the organisation will turn its focus to the upcoming ERL VCO championship in addition to developing a dedicated sim racing division. Team…
French esports organisation Gentle Mates has been crowned the champion of the Rocket league Championship Series (RLCS) Boston Major. The team secured the lion’s share of its $354,000 (~£262,000) prize pool, alongside RLCS circuit ranking points, after defeating fellow French organisation Team…
Team Vitality has won its second Tier 1 Counter-Strike 2 tournament of 2026, sweeping aside BLAST Bounty Season 1 champion Parivision 3-0 in the Grand Final. The result marks the French esports organisation’s eleventh Tier 1 victory over the past 12 months, cementing the international roster’s…
Mexican esports organisation LYON has officially released Canadian player Frankie ‘Zamudo‘ Lin following persistent visa issues. Zamudo was supposed to be the starting top laner for LYON for its 2026 LCS season, but the player has been unable to play with the rest of the team due to complications…
The Rocket League Championship Series (RLCS) has announced a partnership with French tyre manufacturer Michelin. As a result of the deal, the manufacturer’s branding will appear within the car football title and across esports broadcasts taking place throughout the 2026 season. The collaboration…
France has officially approved a three-year experimental framework allowing games with monetisable digital objects, known locally as JONUM (Jeux à Objets Numériques Monétisable), to operate under strict supervision. The decree, signed on February 4th, 2026, and published in the official journal, is…
French esports organisation Team Vitality has announced a partnership with French retailer E.Leclerc. As Team Vitality’s Main Partner, E.Leclerc’s logo will feature in the centre of the organisation’s jerseys, which are worn by its players during international competitions. Alongside E.Leclerc’s…
French Counter-Strike 2 esports player Mathieu ‘ZywOo‘ Herbaut is set to appear on the front cover of French sports magazine L’Équipe. The Team Vitality AWPer is one of France’s most successful esports players, winning three Counter-Strike Majors and several Tier 1 tournaments Unveiled as the…
3DMAX and paiN Gaming have become the first two teams eliminated from PGL Cluj-Napoca 2026 after failing to score three wins during the Group Stage. The all-French roster failed to win a single map across three best-of-threes, while paiN Gaming lost to The MongolZ, Aurora Gaming, and G2 Esports…
One of the big technology initiatives undertaken by OBS for the 2024 Paris Olympics was the launch of its Virtual OB Van (VOB) project: the traditional production truck replaced with
Gaming peripherals brand ZOWIE has named French Counter-Strike player Dan ‘apEX‘ Madesclaire as its latest partner. As part of the partnership, the four-time Major champion will collaborate with ZOWIE to offer feedback during the product development process and share insights from the perspective…
