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G2 LoL Star BrokenBlade on Rooster, Top Lane Changes & Pressure Playing for G2
We spoke with G2 League of Legends star and veteran top laner Sergen “BrokenBlade” Çelik, who had a respectable showing on the Rumble pick, as the Summer Split champions are slowly finding their footing after a rough start in the first week. After dispatching Shifters...
Aurora Wins First Big Dota 2 Trophy At FISSURE Universe Episode 8
Despite a strong lineup, on paper, Aurora Gaming failed to post any significant results in 2025. Kicking off the 2026 Dota 2 season, Aurora impressed at FISSURE Universe Episode 8, winning their first top-tier trophy. On January 8, 2026, Aurora welcomed rising star...
Gentle Mates Victors at CDL Major 1 as OpTic Texas’ Winning Run Ends in Devastating Fashion
OpTic Texas may have finally met their match in the Call of Duty League, as the back-to-back world champions stormed through the Major 1 bracket before falling to Paris Gentle Mates at the final hurdle in a seven-game thriller. Over the last two seasons, OpTic have...
Twitch’s Top 5 Most Watched Esports Games of 2025 Includes Very Surprising Entrant
Twitch’s most-watched esports games in 2025 were once again led by familiar names, with long-established competitive titles accounting for the majority of viewership on the platform – and one shock entrant in the top 5 that many fans won’t expect. According to the...
New Report Claims Video Games Encourage 1 in 3 American Teenage Boys To Gamble
A new report has claimed that 1 in 3 American boys aged 11 to 17 years old are gambling, with video games acting as the top way youths encounter gambling-like activities. Of 1,017 boys surveyed, 36% said they had gambled in the previous year. The researchers,...
Rebirth Island Gets 2 New POIs in Major Update Ahead of Warzone Resurgence Series
Call of Duty’s iconic Warzone Resurgence map, Rebirth Island, is introducing several changes ahead of the Warzone Resurgence Series (WRS), including new Points of Interest (POIs) and general map improvements. In Season 2, Warzone’s two long-term maps are all seeing...
Demon1 on Standing in on Cloud9, Valorant’s Chamber Meta & Zellsis’ IGL Abilities
Max “Demon1” Mazanov made his triumphant return to the VCT Americas stage with a clean 2-0 victory over Leviatán at the VCT Americas 2026 Kickoff event. The former world champion has joined the roster as a substitute for Francis “OXY” Hoang, who has had to take time...
LoL star Bin Almost Quits BLG After Explosive Argument With Management
While BLG is still one of the best League of Legends teams in the LPL, the past few years haven’t exactly been smooth sailing for them – and Chen “Bin” Ze-Bin may finally be losing his patience. After almost beating T1 in the Worlds 2024 Finals, they haven’t quite...
EA Sports Loot Boxes Not Gambling, Rules Austrian Supreme Court
Austria’s Supreme Court has ruled that loot boxes found in EA Sports’ soccer games do not constitute unlicensed gambling. A user brought a case against EA after spending nearly €20,000 (about $24,000) on in-game purchases between October 2017 and October 2021. He...