Esports News
Extraction shooters are not great esports, but Marathon is certainly trying with the Tau Ceti Cup
Image Credit: Bungie Bungie announced the Tau Ceti Cup, Marathon‘s inaugural creator tournament, scheduled for Saturday, March 14 at 11 AM PT. Six teams will compete for custom prizes while viewers earn exclusive Twitch Drops. The tournament features streamers Shroud,...
Overwatch dev calls tracking Steam player counts “maidenless behavior” — does it predict a game’s death or make it happen?
Overwatch knows a thing or two about a decline in player count. After many questionable and unpopular choices with Overwatch 2 (now just Overwatch), gamers were calling it a “dead game” as the masses fled to Marvel Rivals. In a shocking twist, Overwatch has reinvented...
Fortnite’s V-Bucks price increase aint as bad as it sounds
Epic Games has announced it will increase the cost of Fortnite‘s V-Bucks, much to the probable dismay of parents worldwide. However, the cost is not that bad, with Epic trying to help retain spending with promotional rewards and keeping players in the loop with...
Brawl Stars tournament automation comes to Toornament
Our mission has always been clear: empower gaming communities, studios and publishers by providing them with professional-grade tools to create, manage and scale esports competitions. Today, we are happy to announce that we have partnered with Supercell to deliver a...
Kalshi Could Offer Global Esports Markets As Platform Expands Internationally
Kalshi has partnered with Brazilian exchange XP, marking its first international expansion. The company has said it wants to go global, which could see its esports markets offered in as many as 140 countries. In a press release announcing the deal with XP, Kalshi...
Okay, I know the FGC is cheap, but y’all are getting a bit too worked up about the Capcom Cup 12 PPV at this point
Image Credit: Capcom While Japan has been fine paying to view larger Street Fighter tournaments in the past, Capcom made a mistake when they announced a worldwide pay-per-view system for the championship matches at Capcom Cup 12. The backlash was so strong earlier...
Valve Faces Another Lawsuit Over Loot Boxes In Games
A second lawsuit in a matter of weeks has been filed against Valve. The complaint alleges that the gaming company knowingly operates unlawful gambling through its loot box system. In a press release, legal firm Hagens Berman announced that it was bringing the lawsuit...
Epic Games Confirms Fortnite V-Bucks Price Increase
Epic Games has confirmed sweeping changes to Fortnite’s in-game economy, increasing the price of V-Bucks packs while adjusting Battle Pass rewards and subscription benefits starting March 19. The developer said the move comes as the “cost of running Fortnite has gone...
The FGC believes a Super Smash Bros. 6 announcement could be coming soon (but it may be cope)
Image Credit: ProjectNX One of my favorite things the FGC does is predict stuff about Super Smash Bros. This grew to its peak during Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, when everyone analyzed Masahiro Sakurai‘s tweets for signs of possible DLC fighters to such an extent that...