Esports News
Call of Duty Reveals $1.2M Warzone Resurgence Series LAN Events & Format
Activision has announced a brand new competitive Call of Duty series, bringing a more formal circuit to battle royale with the Warzone Resurgence Series (WRS). The series will feature LAN events, a $1.2m prize pool, and a grand finale at the Esports World Cup in July....
Exclusive: MKOI Myrwn Talks About Season 16 Top Lane Meta — “AP Varus Is Really Underrated And A Strong Champion”
Alex “Myrwn” Villarejo and Movistar KOI picked up a key victory against longtime rivals G2 Esports at LEC 2026 Versus. The Spanish top laner had little time to shine on K’Sante, but was a reliable frontline for his teammates, Supa and Elyoya, dealing huge damage and...
West Virginia Proposes Increasing Taxes On Esports Betting
Lawmakers in West Virginia have proposed increasing taxes on sports betting from 10% to 25%. Del. Adam Burkhammer introduced HB4398, which would see sportsbooks in the state pay the additional revenue. In addition, he filed bill HB4397, which proposes increasing the...
Anubis Reworks and SMG Buffs Could Change CS2 Meta for 2026
Although the return of Anubis may not have excited many fans, the map reworks revealed in the January 22 Counter-Strike 2 update may be enough to change their minds. Unveiled in a strangely euphemistic manner by Valve, before players had gotten their hands on the map,...
Vitality Boss Denies Plans to Acquire Bigetron Outright as Rumors Ramp Up
Team Vitality have pushed back on growing speculation that they are planning to fully acquire Indonesian esports giant Bigetron Esports, after social media chatter reignited questions about the future of the Bigetron by Vitality partnership. The rumours picked up pace...
Counter-Strike Major Finalist Claims Team Accused Him of Matchfixing to Avoid Paying Him
A missed paycheck is bad enough, but being accused of match-fixing is potentially career-ending. Counter-Strike Major finalist Nicholas “Keoz” Dgus has accused his organization, kONO.ECF, of breaching his contract by failing to pay his salary, and he believes they...
Exclusive: NRG brawk On VCT Americas Kickoff & Double Duelist Meta – “G2 Are Our Kryptonite”
Reigning VALORANT world champions NRG are off to a strong start at the VCT 2026: Americas Kickoff after posting a dominant 2–0 win over Cloud9. The championship squad, now bolstered by former Team Liquid superstar keiko, is widely tipped as one of the Americas’ top...
Valve Gives Hopeful Update On Cache Release After CS2 Premier S4
Valve unleashed CS2 Premier Season 4 on January 22, 2026, without mentioning Cache in the patch notes. But it didn’t take long for news to come out. Let’s backtrack a bit: In May 2025, we reported that Valve purchased the rights to Cache from the original creator,...
G2 Esports Signs Deal with French Betting Platform Winamax
G2 Esports, one of Europe’s most prominent esports organisations, has announced a multi-year partnership with French betting operator Winamax. The deal will see G2 promote Winamax primarily through its League of Legends European Championship (LEC) team and its King...