Esports News
Kalshi fast becoming sports bettors’ preferred platform to place wagers
T1 winning LoL Worlds 2025. Image source: Riot Games New survey data suggests more sports bettors prefer Kalshi to FanDuel, and the platform is only slightly behind market leader DraftKings. Truist Securities asked respondents which product they view as the best for...
ExpressVPN expands esports partners
Image Credit: CNET ExpressVPN has announced deals with Riot Games, G2 Esports, and Method, expanding its presence in esports. The company had already sponsored the League of Legends EMEA Championship, but its deal with Riot extends this to the VALORANT Champions Tour...
Season 3 could be the final nail in the coffin for Tekken 8 as FGC loses hope
Tekken 8 is almost 2 years old now, but it’s arguably the best-looking fighting game on the market. Image Credit: The FGC has been holding on throughout Season 2, hoping that Tekken 8 would improve in Season 3 amid ongoing negative feedback and criticism. Now,...
Competitive Heroes of the Storm is kind of back from the dead and returning to BlizzCon, where it was previously murdered
Image Credit: Blizzard If you’re an old-school Heroes of the Storm fan, you might remember BlizzCon 2018, when we had a great final. Then, weeks later, Blizzard announced the death of competitive HoTS esports. We could have had a great send-off for the game. But alas,...
Are you LGBTQ+ and play Overwatch? Join the Gay Games, which has esports for the first time
Image Credit: Blizzard The 12th Gay Games will add esports to the tournament for the first time. Along with usual sports like lifting, rowing, golf, badminton, track, and wrestling, the upcoming Gay Games will offer Overwatch and EA FC26. The Gay Games take place...
Rupal dropped after using racial slur and I’m already over the Team Liquid hate, especially when y’all are hypocrites too
Image Credit: Esports World Cup Team Liquid‘s Rupal “Rupal” Zaman was recently barred from trialing for the United States’ Overwatch World Cup team after he used a racial slur during a scrim. In response, Team Liquid Co-CEO Steve Arhancet posted a lengthy tweet that...
Kalshi Esports Markets In Arizona Given Boost With Favorable Judge Appointment
Prediction market platform Kalshi received a boost in its legal battle in Arizona with a favorable judge appointed to its case against the state’s gambling regulator. The company filed a lawsuit against the Arizona Department of Gaming (ADG) last week, and the case...
Logan Paul uses ChatGPT to pretend he likes Pokémon, turns out he’s just a tourist using the scene for money
With Pokémon Champions dropping in a month and Pokémon World Championship 2026 arriving in San Francisco this summer, the esports scene is definitely heating up. However, not everyone involved in the scene is actually competitive. There are also scalpers, who have...
PUBG publisher Krafton found guilty of using ChatGPT to avoid paying bonuses and legally fire CEOs
Image source: PUBG Mobile / KRAFTON Krafton is being forced to bring back a recently fired CEO after the game publisher was caught using ChatGPT to find ways to avoid paying previously promised performance bonuses. It turns out, you shouldn’t be using AI for very...