Alkaren misses BLAST Bounty due to visa issues
Norwegian esports organisation HEROIC has announced Älımjan “Alkaren” Bıtımbai will miss the start of the 2026 Counter-Strike 2 season due to ‘unforeseen…
Month: January 2026
Riot Games partners with KitKat for 2026 VCT and Game Changers EMEA
Riot Games has announced Nestlé chocolate brand KitKat as an official partner of VCT EMEA and Game Changers EMEA for the 2026 season. As a…
Tom Dore appointed Managing Director of NSE
The British Esports Federation has announced Tom Dore has been appointed as the new Managing Director of National Student Esports (NSE). In his new role,…
Riot Games unveils 2026 VCT Stage 1 and Stage 2 formats
Riot Games has outlined the structure for the 2026 season of the VALORANT Champions Tour (VCT), introducing a revamped competitive format for…
ALGS Championship anthem releases January 14th
Electronic Arts has revealed the official anthem for the Apex Legends Global Series (ALGS) Year 5 Championship. The new single is called ‘STIM UP‘, by…
Alter Ego makes M7 Knockout Stage as DFYG exit in the Swiss Stage
The Swiss Stage of the Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (MLBB) M7 World Championship is halfway done. After three days of intense matches, the first team…
OpTic Texas continues strong start to CDL Major 1 qualifiers
OpTic Texas has continued its fine run of form in the Call of Duty League (CDL) as the dust settles on the third…
Alliance to collaborate with Fnatic ahead of ALGS Championship
Esports organisations Alliance and Fnatic have teased an Apex Legends-focused esports collaboration. The collaboration will take place on January 14th, 2026 in Sapporo Japan,…
Five major CS2 roster moves that will impact the 2026 season
Following the conclusion of the StarLadder Budapest Major in December 2025, several Counter-Strike 2 teams have opted to overhaul their rosters for…
Forsen and Pobelter join NLC competition for 2026 season
In 2026, streamer Forsen and former League of Legends pro Pobelter will play in the North American League Championship (NLC).…
Valorant 2026 cinematic confirms Viper and Chamber relationship
To celebrate the start of the 2026 Valorant season, Riot Games put out a new movie trailer. The title of…
Aloha Pacific signs decade-long deal to build UH esports arena
Aloha Pacific and the University of Hawai’i have signed a 10-year deal to build a new esports arena. In early…
Esports production opens new career pathways behind competitive gaming
Esports event production involves many professionals working behind the scenes to create and broadcast competitive gaming. Live tournaments require planning,…
Riot Games outage knocks League of Legends offline for 24 hours
On January 4, 2026, the popular online game League of Legends had a major service outage that kept players from…
Pulsar splits esports brand into independent Pulsar eS division
Source: Esports Insider – https://esportsinsider.com/2026/01/pulsar-operate-pulsar-es-independently Peripheral manufacturer Pulsar announced a change to its product structure. The company will run Pulsar…
PUBG Mobile adds new ranked progression systems in v4.2
Source: Esports Insider – https://esportsinsider.com/2026/01/pubg-mobile-promotion-match-season-series-4-2-update PUBG Mobile announced two new systems for competitive playlists. These changes come with the v4.2…
SOOP signs two year streaming partnership with KT Rolster
Source: Esports Insider – https://esportsinsider.com/2026/01/streaming-platform-soop-strikes-two-year-kt-rolster Live streaming platform SOOP has partnered with the Korean esports organization KT Rolster. This agreement…