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New Overwatch hero gets mogged in her own reveal trailer then dies to two ultimates
Image Credit: Blizzard / YouTube The new Overwatch hero coming in Season 2 is Sierra, a DPS with a full-auto energy rifle, drone, and targeting dart. She seems to have a cool kit based on her teaser trailer. Unfortunately, she was a bit overshadowed by Emre. In...
Riot Games reveals 2027 VCT format, and the storylines are going to become even better
Image Credit: Riot Games Riot Games has announced it’s performing a major tournament format shakeup for the VALORANT esports scene, switching to a tournament format. The new esports landscape will shift to a more open format, with large regional tournaments and an...
Asmongold calls out Twitch for “double standard” after getting banned for Middle East rant
Image Credit: Asmongold World of Warcraft streamer Asmongold has been banned from Twitch, but has called it a “blatant double standard.” On April 5th, the Twitch community got word that Asmongold had been banned from Twitch. But they weren’t left in the dark for too...
A recent Faker interview reveals his proudest moment and how stays in the game despite his age
Image Credit: Photo by Christina Oh/Riot Games In a recent interview with Fortune Korea, Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok revealed his mindset on being able to grind for nearly 13 years since his debut in the LCK. The interview, which has been translated into English, goes into...
Overwatch is changing Anran’s face, as promised, but you may have to squint to notice the update
Image Credit: Blizzard Overwatch gave us five new heroes in Season 1, which was pretty exciting. While the game has seen a massive resurgence in the past few months, there has been an ongoing debate over Anran’s generic appearance. Portrayed as a lot more aggressive,...
VALORANT shares antisemitic tweet, bringing out some of the worst gamers you know
The Bandit could cause serious problems. Image Credit: Riot Games The official VALORANT account is under fire after posting a very alarming tweet on X referencing rapper Kanye West’s antisemitic rhetoric. On April 4th, VALORANT posted a clip of Stable Ronaldo racking...
Pokémon VGC player loses Regional Grand Finals after mild pop-off leads to a game loss
Image Credit: Pokemon / Twitch Apparently, popping off isn’t allowed in Pokémon. Over the weekend at the 2026 Orlando Pokémon Regional Championship, Firestar73 had a crazy run on the VGC side. After a challenging Day 1, Firestar73 went 8-0 on Day 2 to reach the Grand...
Ingrid’s teaser trailer is bringing Street Fighter 6 hype to the FGC
Image Credit: Capcom It’s definitely in the back of my mind that a lot of fighting games are dying, at least their esports scenes, but the latest character coming to Street Fighter 6 seems like it has made the game even more popular with the FGC. What we all need...
T1 turns green as it flips a profit for the first time
T1‘s audit has been completed, and the news reveals something rather shocking for esports. That is, T1 has turned a profit. The organization has historically operated in the red, relying on investments from third parties, parent organizations funneling funds into it,...