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LEC drama explodes after fan message makes a play-on word joke about Israel’s leader
Image Credit: Riot Games It was only a matter of time until a fan highlight message on the LEC broadcast would say something silly. And that seems to have happened during LEC’s Sunday games on April 12th, in a matchup featuring Team Heretics and Karmine Corp. If...
“It was sudden”: CS2 esports scene shocked as karrigan leaves FaZe Clan for Falcons
Credit: Joao Ferreira | © PGL The Counter-Strike 2 esports scene was left shocked when it was announced that Finn “karrigan” Andersen was leaving FaZe Clan to join Falcons. The long-time Counter-Strike veteran has been with FaZe Clan since 2021. Many believed the...
IBIA flags up increase in esports match-fixing this year
The International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA) has flagged an increase in suspicious betting alerts in esports for the first three months of this year. In a new report, the IBIA noted 70 suspicious incidents, of which 15 (22%) were in esports. Only soccer...
FMPONE reveals new CS2 map called Splinter, set in a Canadian lumber camp
Image Credit: Splinter / Valve Shawn “FMPONE” Snelling, the creator of Cache, has revealed he and his map-making team have finally published their new map for Counter-Strike 2‘s Workshop. The new map is set in the Canadian wilderness, focusing on a wooden lumber camp...
2XKO devs (the ones that are left) reveal more content for 2026, but will it even make it to 2027?
Image source: Riot Games 2XKO still exists, and it has some big plans for 2026. I’m just not sure it’s enough to rebuild all the hype it has lost. On X, developers wrote: “We’re adding another champion to our schedule, for a total of six new champs releasing this...
Jeff CAPlan answers important Overwatch questions: “We didn’t nerf Tracer’s butt”
Image credit: Blizzard Former Overwatch Lead Director Jeff Kaplan has been opening up more about his time at Blizzard and work with the hero shooter, likely due to the game’s sudden resurgence. This has included streaming on Twitch and answering gamers’ burning...
Overwatch reveals Sierra’s kit, and her lock-on looks like a low elo stomper
Image Credit: Blizzard / YouTube Blizzard Entertainment has revealed the latest Overwatch hero’s kit, with Sierra getting quite a few interesting abilities. The kit has some exciting lock-on stuff, which makes people think she might be a bit of a skill inflator, maybe...
ScreaM returns to competitive CS, another veteran trying to prove they still have it
Credit: Helena Kristiansson | © ESL Belgian legend Adil “ScreaM” Benrlitom has returned to competitive Counter-Strike after six years away from the pro scene, signing with Clutchain to join a Franco-Belgian roster that includes his younger brother Nabil “Nivera”...
GRID partners with Naver to bring live esports to CHZZK
Image Credit: GRID Esports Esports data provider GRID has partnered with Korean tech firm Naver to integrate official real-time match data across CHZZK, the company’s live streaming platform. Beginning with the LCK regular season on April 1st, CHZZK will introduce...