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FaZe Clan has won the Six Invitational 2026, becoming the first esports organisation to win back-to-back Six Invitational champion titles. The all-Brazilian roster defeated Team Secret 3-1 in the Grand Final of Rainbow Six’s season-ending event in Paris, France. FaZe Clan Makes History FaZe Clan…
France Télévisions has successfully launched France 2 UHD featuring Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos technologies for the broadcast of the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics 2026, marking a significant milestone in
For anyone in the sports-production industry, there is nothing more satisfying than seeing the reality of a production match the hopes for that production. For the NBC Olympics staffers at
French esports organisation Team Vitality has announced its expansion into CrossFire and PUBG esports with the signing of two new rosters. The signings continue the organisation’s recent expansion into new titles for the 2026 season. Announced on February 11th, the rosters will represent the…
Building on successful demonstrations during the Paris Olympics 2024, Italian public service broadcaster Rai and the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) are conducting new 5G Broadcast trials during the Milano Cortina
Following the conclusion of the Group Stage, in which four teams have been eliminated, the Six Invitational 2026 Playoffs are already underway. 16 teams have moved on to the Playoffs to fight for a place in the Grand Finals at Paris’ Adidas Arena and be crowned this year’s champion. Following the…
Amine ‘Prime‘ Mekri has announced he has sold his stake in French esports organisation Karmine Corp after five years. The rapper joined the organisation as a founding member and joint owner in November 2020, joining Kamel ‘Kameto‘ Kebir and Zouhair ‘Kotei‘ Darji. Announced on February 9th, Prime…
Team Vitality has been crowned the IEM Kraków 2026 champion, adding another Tier 1 Counter-Strike 2 trophy to its collection. The French esports organisation defeated Brazilian organisation FURIA 3-1 in a hotly-contested Grand Final in the Polish city. After making its way through the Group Stage…
Ubisoft has revealed the Rainbow Six Siege X creators that will compete in the showmatch during the 2026 Six Invitational. Two teams of five will go head-to-head on February 15th at 9:45 AM ET, with one team comprising France’s top creators, and the other featuring streamers and influencers from…
LCS 2026 Lock-In was back for another action-packed week of North American League of Legends. It saw C9 and LYON take to the rift, FlyQuest attempting to continue its hot start, and a Shopify squad looking for its first win. With the games being played in the crowdless side studio, it was a…
Gentle Mates has won the third European Open of the 2026 Rocket League Championship Series (RLCS) season. The French esports organisation bested fellow French organisation Karmine Corp 4-1 in the Grand Final to book its place in the Boston Major. Gentle Mates Climbs To The Top After top-four and…
Paris Gentle Mates has won CDL Major 1 2026, the first LAN event of the 2025/26 Call of Duty League (CDL) season. The franchise, owned by French esports organisation Gentle Mates, defeated OpTic Texas 4-3 in a hotly-contested Grand Final. Paris Gentle Mates’ Road To Victory The American…
Despite two losses at VCT EMEA Kickoff 2026, VALORANT veteran Dmitrii ‘SUYGETSU’ Iliushin remains optimistic about the strength of the fresh Karmine Corp roster. “Of course, there is a lot of potential in front,” SUYGETSU told Esports Insider in an interview after the French organisation’s most…
G2 Minnesota and Paris Gentle Mates have opened their Call of Duty League (CDL) Major 1 2026 campaigns with upper bracket victories. The opening event of the Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 season saw several notable names in action, with G2 Minnesota springing a surprise over FaZe Vegas. Paris Gentle…
Spanish esports organisation Team Heretics has announced it has acquired the Rainbow Six roster Project Zero ahead of the Six Invitational. The European roster will represent the organisation at Rainbow Six Siege’s season-ending event in Paris, taking place from February 2nd to 15th. Unveiled on…
Rainbow Six Siege X developer Ubisoft has announced that it will open a Six Invitational 2026 pop-up store during the crowning event. The store will be open from February 10th to 15th, 2026, at 23 Rue Du Sentier, 75002, in Paris, France. Pop-up stores have been a regular feature in past Six…
Ubisoft has unveiled the groups for the Six Invitational 2026, which will take place in Paris, France. From February 2nd to 12th, the world’s top 20 Rainbow Six Siege teams will compete for the title and a major share of the $3m (~£2.225m) prize pool, with the final playoff matches in front of a…
Following VALORANT Champions Paris and a busy Off//Season, VCT EMEA is set to return with its 2026 Kickoff event. From January 20th until February 15th, 12 teams compete for the first regional trophy of the new season, as well as three spots at Masters Santiago, the first global VCT event of the…
With the 25th edition of the Winter Olympics – Milano Cortina 2026 – set to take place between February 6 and 22, 2026, France Télévisions is getting ready to shred
France Télévisions is bringing the Winter Olympics to French viewers through the means of teleportation. The French national broadcaster is using virtual green screen technology to pull presenters and athletes
