Esports News
Fnatic Bench CYPHER After Cryptic Post Following Rumors He Was Being Dropped
Fnatic’s Counter-Strike 2 team may have secured their qualification to the StarLadder Budapest Major with a trophy win at Fragadelphia Blocktober, but that hasn’t prevented them from making a big change to their roster, in particular with British star Cai “CYPHER”...
Tekken 8 Pro Jeondding Makes History as Team Vitality Signs Him Until 2030
In an unprecedented move, Team Vitality have chosen to re-sign Tekken 8 pro Jeon “Jeondding” Sang Hyun until 2030, securing the longest contract extension in fighting game history. Fighting games have had an ever-growing influence in the world of esports, especially...
Esports World Cup Announces First 20 Games for 2026 Event
The Esports World Cup (EWC) has announced a majority of the titles that will be played at the 2026 summer tournament, with 20 games already revealed and at least four more on the way. 2026 is set to be just the third EWC event. Still, it has already become a...
Wicadia Gives an Interview During ESL Pro League!
Aurora’s young star, Wicadia, spoke to HLTV while Aurora’s ESL Pro League Season 22 journey was ongoing. Aurora began their Pro League campaign with a loss to NAVI, followed by a 2-1 victory over Astralis. After this performance, the spotlight turned to young star...
Aurora bids farewell to ESL Pro League Season 22!
Our representative Aurora has been eliminated from ESL Pro League Season 22 after losing to FaZe in the 2-2 decider match, failing to secure a playoff spot. Both teams entered the tournament on shaky footing, but FaZe—who reinstated rain to the roster after jcobbb’s...
Rivalry Closes C$1.38 Million First Tranche of Private Placement Funding
Rivalry has announced that it has closed an initial tranche of its non-brokered private placement. The Canadian esports and sports betting operator issued 27,600,000 units at C$0.05 per unit, for gross proceeds of C$1,380,000 (around $1 million). Rivalry has announced...
Riot Games Absorbs LCK to Keep League Alive After Massive Financial Losses
Despite being the most elite region in League of Legends, League Champions Korea (LCK) is getting absorbed by Riot Games after facing massive financial losses in 2024. While Riot was always bankrolling the LCK, it operated independently to ensure the transparent...
FaZe rain Could Achieve Miracle Sendoff at ESL Pro League CS2 Playoffs
With their win over Aurora in the 2-2 bracket at ESL Pro League Season 22, FaZe Clan now has the opportunity to pull off one more miracle with Havard “rain” Nygaard. The Norwegian, who signed for FaZe when they entered Counter-Strike in 2016, was recently benched as...
Worlds 2025 Music Video Delayed as LTA Cut Due to Bwipo’s Sexist Comments
League of Legends (LoL) fans across the globe are on the edge of their collective seats, waiting for the Worlds 2025 anthem, but the music video has been delayed due to issues arising around sexist comments made by Gabriël “Bwipo” Rau. In September 2025, the...