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Riot Games has confirmed the six teams set to compete in the 2026 League of Legends Championship Series (LCS) Lock-In playoffs, along with new details about the finals weekend and fan activations in Los Angeles. According to the announcement, the winner of the event will also represent North…
Tournament organiser BLAST and Ubisoft have extended its global partnership for the Rainbow Six Siege (R6) esports ecosystem until the end of the 2028/29 competitive season. Announced by BLAST earlier this weekend ahead of the 2026 Six Invitational Grand Final, the company also revealed the…
North American esports organisation TSM has launched osu.ai, an AI-powered Minecraft building application. The app enables players to ask AI to generate and build structures directly into the open-world survival title through the use of text prompts. Unveiled on February 12th, the app is available…
Passion UA, BetBoom Team, and BET-M 33 have qualified for IEM Atlanta 2026 after navigating through the Global and Americas qualifiers. The trio finalises the 16-team line-up that will head to Dreamhack Atlanta for the Tier 1 tournament from May 11th to 17th. BetBoom Team made its way through the…
Cloud9 New York has unveiled its new Call of Duty League (CDL) roster, which will make its debut in the upcoming CDL Major 2 qualifiers. The franchise, operated by North American esports organisation Cloud9, has signed four players from the Call of Duty Challengers circuit. Revealed on February…
Tournament organiser BLAST has named Meet Boston as the official destination partner of the upcoming Rocket League Championship Series (RLCS) 2026 Boston Major. The agreement will see Meet Boston’s branding featured throughout the first major of the season, including in-broadcast advertisements…
The first Rocket League Championship Series (RLCS) Major of 2026 heads to Boston, Massachusetts, US, as 16 squads fight for a lion’s share of its $354,000 (~£250,570) prize pool. The top teams from regional rankings, earned through the various Boston major Opens, qualified for the event from…
Esports tournament organiser ESL has unveiled the Counter-Strike 2 teams invited to compete in the main event and closed qualifiers of IEM Atlanta 2026. Among the notable names are Team Vitality, FaZe Clan, and Team Liquid for the main event. Meanwhile, Fnatic and Passion UA have accepted invites…
North American esports and lifestyle organisation 100 Thieves has announced a collaboration with actor Chris Hemsworth as part of a promotional campaign tied to the upcoming crime thriller Crime 101. The collaboration was revealed on February 6th via a post on X (formerly Twitter), where 100…
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Los Angeles Thieves has announced the signing of Call of Duty player Jeremiah ‘Nium’ Harrison, adding the American talent to its roster ahead of the remainder of the 2026 Call of Duty League season. The organisation confirmed the move in a post on X (formerly Twitter), with Harrison also sharing…
This year’s edition of the Call of Duty League (CDL) Championship will feature a $2m (~£1.4m) prize pool. Taking place from July 16th to 19th at the Michelob Ultra Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, eight of the 12 franchises will compete at the season-ending event for Call of Duty: Black Ops 7. The $2m…
The North American branch of German automotive marque Porsche has announced the launch of the inaugural Porsche Esports Carrera Cup North America season. The sim racing competition will take place from March 18th to April 22nd, with its qualifiers running from February 18th to 25th on the iRacing…
Cloud9 New York has parted ways with three of its four players ahead of the Call of Duty League’s (CDL) Major 2 qualifiers. The franchise, operated by North American esports organisation Cloud9, finished the opening Major of the Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 season in last place. UPDATE 04/02/26…
100 Thieves has revealed plans for its Counter-Strike 2 roster as it prepares for the 2026 competitive season. Since finalising its roster in January, the North American organisation has yet to compete in any tournaments to start climbing the Valve Regional Standings (VRS). In a video posted on…
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…
Fighting game fans with nothing to do on Valentine’s Day weekend can look forward to GENESIS X3, a long-time Super Smash Bros. Major with plenty of tournaments and fan activations from February 13th to the 15th. Taking place at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center, GENESIS X3 features over…
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…
ONi Global FGC pro player ‘bleed‘ has been crowned 2XKO’s first-ever major champion, winning the game’s Frosty Faustings XVIII festival tournament. The American player made history in Riot Games’ tag-team fighting game after defeating Evil Geniuses’ Steve ‘Supernoon‘ Carbajal in the Grand Finals…
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…
