Mezii becomes first esports player to receive X hashtag
British Counter-Strike 2 (CS2) player William ‘Mezii’ Merriman has become the first esports player to receive their own customised X hashtag. The Team Vitality player has two hashtags…
VCT EMEA teams up with Herman Miller Gaming for Stage 2
As seen during VALORANT Champions Tour (VCT) EMEA‘s opening week, Herman Miller Gaming has been named the event’s Official Chair Sponsor for Stage…
“We launched too early”: Splitgate 2 returns to beta
FPS game Splitgate 2 is returning to its beta stage just a couple of months after its global launch on June 6th.…
Los Ratones Founder Caedrel makes NLC debut
Streamer and founder of esports team Los Ratones, Marc ‘Caedrel’ Lamont, is making his NLC debut as the starting support. The former…
Overwatch 2 Season 17 midseason update: Wuyang hero trial date, Flashpoint map rework
Blizzard Entertainment has released a blog post covering everything being added to Overwatch 2 halfway through Season 17. From the Flashpoint map…
Dignitas brings mascot to life with Theta Labs partnership
North American esports organisation Dignitas has announced a collaboration with the AI decentralised cloud infrastructure Theta Labs. According to a release, the partnership…
ESL celebrates 25th anniversary with limited-edition coin
Esports tournament organiser ESL has launched a limited-edition coin to celebrate its 25th anniversary. The ‘ESL 25th Anniversary Coin’ is limited to…
MARVEL Tōkon to make playable debut at Evo 2025
PlayStation has announced that its anticipated fighting game, Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls, will be making an appearance at the upcoming Evo 2025 event taking…
EPIC.LAN unveils dates for 2026 events
EPIC.LAN has revealed its upcoming range of events in 2026 for UK esports fans, including the Intel-partnered EPIC series, Lux Lite parties and Tabletop Weekender events. The events are…
Chinese Football Association to launch national esports team
The Chinese Football Association has announced plans to launch a national esports team for virtual football events. The footballing body’s esports team…
Donk tops FACEIT leaderboard for fifth straight season
Team Spirit’s Danil ‘donk’ Kryshkovets has topped the FACEIT leaderboards for a fifth consecutive season. The Russian Counter-Strike 2 (CS2) player ended Season 5 of…
IEM Cologne 2025 Play-In preview: Momentum for TYLOO, can Team Liquid rebound?
Following a short break after the BLAST.tv Austin Major, the Counter-Strike 2 (CS2) esports circuit has roared into life for the second half…
The FGC is losing faith in 2XKO ahead of closed beta launch
Riot Games’ foray into fighting games, 2XKO, has started to raise concerns within the fighting game community, who are starting to…
StarLadder names Esports Charts as viewership analytics partner
StarLadder has announced a partnership with Esports Charts for the StarLadder Budapest Major 2025 event. As a result of the deal, the esports data platform…
Flipster doubles down on esports with PSG TALON League of Legends deal
Flipster just levelled up its esports playbook, locking in a major partnership as the official crypto exchange partner for PSG TALON‘s League…
Heist Complete: 100 Thieves’ League of Legends esports story
100 Thieves will be stepping away from LTA after the 2025 season, concluding a special chapter in North American League of Legends esports.…
IEM Cologne 2025: Format, schedule, teams
Intel Extreme Masters (IEM) Cologne 2025 marks the start of Counter-Strike 2‘s second half of the year, as the world’s best teams…
FIFAe Finals featuring Rocket League and eFootball heads to Riyadh in 2025 and 2026
FIFAe has announced its season-ending FIFAe Finals will take place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in 2025 and 2026. The event will include the FIFAe…
BLAST unveils invited teams for BLAST Premier Open at Wembley
The BLAST Premier Open Season 2 has revealed the 12 invited teams out of 16 that will compete in its online closed…
Fortnite launches in-game Fantastic Four Cup
Epic Games has revealed that its latest Fortnite collaboration will be with Marvel Studios’ Fantastic Four: First Steps, with both skins and events…