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WEBWIRE – Monday, August 11, 2025 stc groups network delivered seamless and high-speed connectivity to over 3 million users during the first three weeks of the Esports World Cup (EWC). As part of its commitment as a digital enabler and the Elite and Founding partner of the EWC, stc group…

Image credit: NetEase Games Following the conclusion of Marvel Rivals Ignite Mid Season Finals, the game’s first LAN international esports event, fans online have already grown concerned about the current state of the meta.  From unbalanced heroes to class disparities, many have criticised how the game’s balance is not optimal…

HEROIC has benched Belarusian AWPer Gleb “gr1ks” Gazin in a move that has shocked the CS2 community. Additionally, FUT has signed the majority of the ex-NAVI Juniors squad. The highly-rated youngster was a part of the team for less than two months, having joined following the transfer of Alvaro “SunPayus”…

The Quartero’s Curios event has triggered a big spike in Dota 2’s player count, and Valve’s strategy of isolating The International from the skin economy is justified yet again. The International 2025 is fast approaching, and the period after the tournament is traditionally the most popular time of the year…

Image credit: Bayes Esports Prominent B2B esports data company Bayes Esports has reportedly filed for insolvency, according to a report by The Esports Advocate. The report dictates that Bayes Esports was placed under administration in late May, with the Charlottenburg district court in Berlin, Germany, determining Bayes ‘illiquid and over-indebted’…

The LANXESS Arena, affectionately known as the Cathedral of Counter-Strike, will host 2026’s first CS2 Major Championship, the IEM Cologne Major 2026. At IEM Cologne 2025 , as Team Spirit demolished MOUZ in the Grand Final, ESL sent chills down the spines of Counter-Strike 2 (CS2) esports with the announcement.…

Can the latest Virtua Fighter title redefine fighting games at esports events? / Image credit: Sega The last entry in the series was Virtua Fighter 5, which was released in 2006 to a tepid critical response, and is being re-released for current consoles later this year...Read More

Image credit: YaLLa Esports The YaLLa Compass esports tournament circuit appears to have ceased operations following a cryptic social media post from the organiser. On August 6th, 2025, the Dubai-based esports company revealed that its Counter-Strike 2 ‘journey has come to an end.’ Moreover, according to a HLTV report...Read More

Image credit: PlayVS, The Pokémon Company Amateur esports platform PlayVS has announced a new partnership with The Pokémon Company, which will bring Pokémon UNITE to its scholastic leagues. According to PlayVS, this partnership marks the first time The Pokémon Company has collaborated with a third party to host a league…

Valorant is adding an official prediction feature called Shotcall, and lucky fans have the chance to earn rewards from correct guesses. On August 5, 2025, Riot Games announced Shotcall through its official media channels. Shotcall is a new Twitch extension where players can bet on the outcome of various events…