eSports

Fighting games have been around since the late 90s, with tournaments following shortly. Like other esports scenes, this one is undergoing constant evolution. Fighting game tournaments are also unique in that, unlike other esports such as VALORANT or League of Legends, every tournament features a collection of games rather than…

Image Credit: Bloomberg If you have ever stayed at an esports hotel in China, you know the premise is absolute heaven for gamers. You book a room, order some late-night food, and get access to a high-end gaming PC right next to your bed so you can grind ranked matches…

2026-07-29T17:34:06.368+02:00 W e d n e s d a y , 2 9 / 0 7 / 2 0 2 6 | 1 5 : 3 4 G M T by Tanya Chepkova Unlike binary event contracts, the planned products will track continuously valued sports performance indices. FutureSports, an independent…

On Jul. 28, 2026, Valve released a Dota 2 hotfix addressing a critical Meepo exploit that allowed players to duplicate items and generate practically infinite amounts of gold during matches. After the exploit was identified, Meepo was temporarily removed from the Dota 2 hero pool, preventing players from selecting the…

The esports community is raging after the 2026 League of Legends World Championship finals tickets went on sale. Passionate fans set their alarm, verified their account through three different two-factor apps, waited in a digital queue with thousands of other people… Then saw almost every seat vanish in 30 seconds...Read…

The stage is set and the Aegis of Champions awaits. Image Credit: Valve If you have used Fanatics to buy an overpriced jersey, you know the sports apparel juggernaut has been aggressively taking over every corner of fan entertainment. Now, they are doubling down on prediction markets by acquiring a…

The benefit of winning matches comes with the glory of playing more high-stakes matches and the opportunity to grow. In 2025, Gaimin Gladiators became the first North American team to make it to the Mobile Legends: Bang Bang international final at the Esports World Cup Women’s Invitational...Read More

France-based esports organization Team Vitality fields one of the most successful rosters in the history of competitive gaming. And it’s not what you might expect. Team Vitality’s women’s Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (MLBB) team just won its fourth championship title at the Esports World Cup (EWC) 2026...Read More

London's deputy mayor for culture and the creative industries and Riot's head of publishing and esports explain the benefits of bringing esports into your city Image credit: Riot Games Last month, London hosted the Valorant Masters, one of the biggest dates in the calendar for Riot Games' tactical shooter. This…

This week, as ever, there were more developments in the legal battles against prediction markets. But data released from Riot Games and GRID suggest they are fighting a losing battle. Fans want to predict the outcome of events and will undoubtedly find a way to do just that. ...Read More