Esports News
Redlining the Rift: Apex Legends Season 29 brings speedy legends and faster respawns
Image Credit: Respawn Entertainment. If you feel like the pace of the Apex Games has been a bit sluggish lately, Respawn has a very specific remedy. Season 29, titled Overclocked, is officially live in Apex Legends. This update focuses entirely on momentum, resets,...
Rift Queens and Swiss Scenes: Game Changers Rising 2026 is here
Image Credit: Riot Games If you thought the Rift was getting predictable, think again. League of Legends Game Changers Rising returns for 2026. It is trading the “one-month sprint” energy of 2025 for a grueling six-month marathon. This tournament serves as a permanent...
Jynxzi reveals he’s hosting a 30-player tournament while he’s having fun learning League of Legends
Popular Rainbow Six turned variety streamer, Nicholas “Jynxzi” Stewart, has revealed he intends to run an influencer League of Legends tournament. The tournament will take place on Monday, May 11th, at 10 PM CEST / 4 PM ET, with the streamers attending likely...
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is going mobile (sort of), beating Riot to the punch
Image Credit: Valve The mobile esports scene is growing, and many titles want in on the action. Rainbow Six Mobile has finally arrived after years of development, and VALORANT Mobile has been testing in China. There is even that really cringe Overwatch mobile game on...
VALORANT pro passes away at just 21 years old after car accident
Image Credit: TSM Twenty-one-year-old Tyler “sym” Porter has passed away after a car crash, leaving the VALORANT community mourning. A friend posted the news on May 5th, saying that the car accident happened while sym was on a birthday trip. The post read: “I know he...
Minnesota moves to ban esports prediction markets after sports betting legal push fails
Minnesota lawmakers are advancing legislation that would explicitly prohibit esports prediction markets. Residents would then be left with no legal way to wager on events as the state’s efforts to legalize sports betting stalled again. The Minnesota Senate passed...
Luminosity under fire for AI art celebrating MkLeo’s 4th place finish at Kagaribi
If there is one thing that the FGC can agree on, it’s a hatred of anything fake. Recently, Luminosity was called out for using AI to celebrate Leonardo “MkLeo” Perez‘ fourth place finish at Kagaribi. On May 4th, Luminosity tweeted that MkLeo is “back” after his...
Sakurai, wake up: Next Super Smash Bros. 6 release date specualtion has dropped
For about the 230498230498th time since Super Smash Bros. Ultimate came out, we’re getting word once more that Super Smash Bros. 6 is coming. This time, we could be getting it as soon as 2027. Super Smash Bros. creator Masahiro Sakurai claimed he was retiring after...
Super Smash Bros. Melee is coming to Port Priority
Source: Nintendo Fighting game tournament organizer Port Priority is adding Super Smash Bros. Melee to its lineup for the first time. The event will be called Port Priority: DX. Port Priority: DX will take place on November 14th-15th in Seattle, Washington, the same...