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For nearly 20 years, Ive been sitting in the same piece of shit: a gray swivel chair that I got at Target as a teenager. It creaks if you look at it; its covered in enormous amounts of my hair. It does not do my body any favors. Very possibly…

MLG co-founders' esports infrastructure startup Vindex raises $60M Series A, acquires Next Generation Esports, and debuts Esports Engine to help launch teams (Adam Fitch/Esports Insider)

Following a controversial decision to ban a professional Hearthstone player who expressed support for Hong Kong protests on an official stream, Blizzard lost at least one advertiser. Mitsubishi Motors Taiwan ended its sponsorship of Blizzard esports events ju…

Mentioned in this article Louis Vuitton designed outfits for League of Legends champions Qiyana and Senna, that will be available as character skins (outfits for playable characters).Qiyana and Senna will don the LV creations while performin…

Activision's latest 'Call of Duty' game is facing a fierce backlash in the Russian media for its depiction of the Eurasian country. Despite being praised by many Western video game publications since its release last week, the title has not gone down well in…

Call of Duty has been a staple of the esports scene for years. Until now, though, it has primarily focused on city-independent teams. The League is a bid to bring some of the fandom of conventional sports teams to the gaming realm, including home and away gam…

The League of Legends World Championship semifinals are right around the corner, which means its reflection time. Let's look back on the quarterfinals to see who impressed and who disappointed. Best team of quarterfinals Emily Rand: No semifinalist team per…

It's official: the kids spend more time on their phones now than any older generation. New research from analytics site App Annie has found that kids and teens in Gen Z — people currently aged between seven and 22 years old — spend 55% more time in non-gamin…

Days before Blizzards annual fan convention, BlizzCon, is slated to begin, a new image of what appears to be Overwatch 2 has appeared online. Overwatch2 is expected to introduce a player-vs-environment experience, as well as a new game modes, maps, and heroes…

Source: Xbox Game Studios Gears 5 won itself piles of praise from critics and fans alike for its evolving campaign formula, which added wide-linearity to break up the corridor shooter gameplay. As solid as the multiplayer seemed on the surface, at events, an…