Esports News

Counter-Strike 2 emerged as one of Twitch’s biggest success stories of 2025, standing out in a year where many of esports’ most established titles saw sharp declines across almost every major viewership metric. Counter-Strike accumulated 770 million hours watched in...

Colorado’s Southern Ute and Ute Mountain Ute tribes have filed an appeal in federal court against a ruling that denies them the right to offer online sports betting through their tribal compacts.  In October, U.S. District Court Judge Gordon Gallagher dismissed a...

The Counter-Strike 2 map pool is always a constant point of discussion. Everyone has their favourite map, everyone has their least favourite, and there’s almost always someone calling for either Mirage or Inferno to be removed. Regardless of which side of that debate...

Valorant had a significant year for esports, but its Twitch viewership numbers declined substantially in 2025, following notable retirements and the rise of other popular games throughout the year. Generally, most major esports titles suffered for Twitch viewership...

League of Legends has been in a bit of a strange position throughout 2025. It’s still recognized as one of the truly elite esport products, but interest has continued to wane over time, and this year, Twitch viewership for Riot Games‘ genre-defining title really took...

Gen.G CEO Arnold Hur sounded the alarm on League of Legends esports, claiming that Riot Games’ current structure is completely unsustainable. It’s at the point where teams are looking for buyers and can’t get any bids. Bear in mind, this isn’t within the ailing LCS...

A bill introduced in New York seeks to ban all live betting, which includes in-play esports wagering.  Assembly member Linda Rosenthal introduced bill A9343, which states it “shall prohibit any casino, mobile sports wagering licensee or mobile sports wagering operator...

At the StarLadder Budapest Major, we had the chance to sit down and talk with Alex “Mauisnake” Ellenberg, getting his hottest takes on the CS2 meta and where some teams have gone wrong throughout the year – including a scathing review of Danny “zonic” Sorensen’s...

A trading bot operating on prediction market platform Polymarket has become one of the most closely watched accounts in esports betting after reportedly turning around $900 into more than $208,000 in profit over a three-month period. The account, known on Polymarket...