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Man gets the cops called on him for having an offensive Xbox gamertag
A recent Reddit post details the night a gamer was approached by police over his “offensive” social media handle and gamertag. In the post, the gamer said he’s had the same gamertag and username across his socials for the past 15 years, including on his Xbox 360....
“Take some time to read about WW2”: Team Liquid’s tweet gets backlash from Counter-Strike 2 community
Image Credit: Team Liquid A social media post criticizing Team Liquid players sparked discussion across the Counter-Strike 2 community after the organization publicly responded. On March 13th, a post on X sharing match statistics from a recent Team Liquid match...
The Capcom Cup 12 winner was only 21 years old: Are the old guard of the FGC on their way out?
Image Credit: Capcom In case the Pay-Per-View structure made you miss the Capcom Cup 12, we are here to tell you that the winner is Sahara, a 21-year-old from Japan who just became $1 million richer. Sahara became a Street Fighter 6 champion seemingly overnight. He...
FGC esports is getting taken over: Saudi Arabia’s EGDC acquires large Capcom stake after taking over SNK Corporation
I think Saudi Arabia has realized the FGC has no money, making it pretty easy to buy everything and take it over. According to GameBiz, the Saudi-based investment firm Electronic Gaming Development Company (EGDC) has acquired a large stake in Capcom. As of March 13th,...
The new League of Legends Demon theme for Season 2 could make for a very interesting Nocturne update
As spotted several days ago, it appears the next season of League of Legends 2026 is going to be about hunting demons. The news comes from Gamescom LATAM’s Instagram post, where the translated messages pertain to a theme of demons, alongside popular ADC champion...
I’m glad Riot Games is restricting its games to 18-plus, let’s bring that to the United States
VALORANT Viper. Image source: Riot Games Over the weekend, social media exploded when Riot Games announced an age restriction in Brazil intended to prevent minors from accessing its games. This coincided with Brazil’s Digital Statute of the Child and Adolescent (ECA),...
Games with loot boxes to be rated 16 in new rule starting in June 2026
© Blizzard Entertainment The European video game rating system, Pan European Game Information (PEGI), announced it will upgrade the ratings for games that contain loot boxes. Under the new rules, set to come into force in June, games that feature paid random items...
The FGC had nothing to do this weekend (since they wouldn’t pay to watch Capcom Cup 12) so they are analyzing Chun-Li’s body instead
Source: Capcom I’ve consistently covered the sexualization and objectification of women in gaming over the past few years, highlighting the gaming community’s desire for sexy, beautiful women all with the same body type and face. However, this instance is a little...
No, Melee pro Zain did not expose himself on stream… That was the other Zain
Image Credit: Mike Solinas The Super Smash Bros. Melee community was shocked when they learned that Zain, the seemingly wholesome top player, had been banned from Twitch, especially after the FGC found out it was for exposing himself on stream. However, there’s been...