eSports

Image credit: Emma Anderson, Glitched via Flickr Gaming and esports event Glitched Festival has announced its return for 2026, taking place at Elmia in Jönköping, Sweden, from June 12th to 15th, 2026. Glitched is a gaming and esports festival, made in collaboration with Elmia and partners such as Elgiganten and…

Image Credit: Mao Won After months of discussion and advocacy by animal welfare organisations, the Scottish government has formally endorsed a proposed ban on greyhound racing in Scotland. With cross-party support, the bill — pushed by Scottish Green MSP Mark Ruskell — looks to make Scotland the latest country to…

Image credit: Thunderpick Esports betting platform Thunderpick has announced the first wave of invited teams competing at the Thunderpick World Championship 2025 Counter-Strike 2 event. The eight-team LAN event takes place from September 15th to 19th, 2025 and features a $340,000 (~£250,244) prize pool. Invites to the event were based…

The Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) has found that leading sportsbooks have accepted over $11 million in bets on the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL). The MGC has never approved betting on the MPBL. Additionally, it is yet to approve esports betting. For a market to become available, a sportsbook must…

G2 Esports has claimed the BLAST Open London 2025 trophy, stealing the coveted silverware away from Team Vitality and silencing any doubters in an absolute banger of a final. It’s the first tournament win for G2 Esports after rebuilding the roster early in the year. Before the BLAST Open London…

Image Credit: RB Leipzig The esports branch of German football club RB Leipzig (RBLZ Gaming) has announced the signing of Donovan ‘Tekkz’ Hunt for the upcoming EA FC 26 competitive season. The British player has found a new home after he departed Manchester City last week and will now represent RB…

Image credit: Colin Young-Wolff/Riot Games Dragon Ranger Gaming (DRG) has announced the signing of Maximilian ‘Demon1’ Mazanov ahead of VALORANT Champions 2025 in Paris. The 2023 VALORANT champion previously represented VCT Americas team Leviatán until he was benched in May. Demon1 is most known for his Championship-winning run as the…

Image credit: Manchester City Manchester City (Man City) and PUMA have launched the 2025/2026 esports range, themed after the club’s home kit, to for the football clubs esports division. The esports range includes the 2025/2026 jacket, alongside a jersey with the option to have custom printings...Read More

Image Credit: NRG/Thrustmaster North American esports organisation NRG has announced a new partnership with gaming controller brand Thrustmaster for its Rocket League division. According to a release, NRG will be featuring Thrustmaster’s branding in the team’s content and activation ahead of the Rocket League World Championship...Read More

Image credit: Stephanie Lindgren, BLAST The upcoming BLAST Open London Counter-Strike 2 event is set to be the UK’s biggest esports event of 2025 and will reportedly generate an estimated £30m in economic impact. Ahead of the event taking place at OVO Arena Wembley from September 5th to 7th...Read More