Riot Games has announced a series of massive changes for League of Legends’ All Random All Mid (ARAM) mode.

The latest LoL Dev update revealed that from patch 25.13 to 25.16, ARAM will rotate randomly between three different maps.

The classic Howling Abyss Map will be joined by the returning, Bilgewater-themed Butcher’s Bridge and a new Spirit Blossom map called Koeshin’s Crossing.

A new battle begins as restless spirits threaten the land.

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The origami phoenix, Sage’s eye colour, and a new audio recording in the range… Valorant has stuffed hidden details in Ego and into the game itself. 

Released on June 2nd, Valorant fans have spent a week going over the Ego music video with a fine-tooth comb. Here are some of the best details that have been found—and some that have yet to be discussed.

Phoenix – voice messages leading up to Ego launch

Unsurprisingly, given that the Ego in-universe singer is Phoenix’s sister, the duelist has had several fascinating lore drops in the Ego music video. 

Continue reading Hidden Details in Ego Valorant music video you probably missed

Counter-Strike tournament hosts have announced new BLAST Premier Rivals Hong Kong, planned for November 2025. 

The event will be held at AsiaWorld-Arena in collaboration with the Hong Kong Tourism Board. It is the first esports event to receive the prestigious “M” mark designation, awarded to sporting events that significantly enhance Hong Kong’s international image. 

What is Premier Rivals?

BLAST Premier Rival will allow eight teams to battle for their slice of a $350,000 USD (~£259,000 GBP) prize pool. 

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Los Ratones has defeated Kaufland Hangry Knights to proceed to the Knockout Stage at EMEA Masters 2025 Spring.

They’ll face Nord Esports in the first round, in a rematch of the Northern League of Legends Championship (NLC) Spring Finals.

The team qualified for the Knockout Stage through the Loser’s Bracket after being defeated by the Spanish team, Barça eSports.

Los Ratones persevere at EMEA Masters

EMEA Masters started out strong for Marc ‘Caedrel’ Lamont’s team after defeating the German Kaufland Hangry Knights.

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After a devastating performance in the early stages of BLAST’s Counter-Strike Austin Major, the Falcons Counter-Strike team left the competition in 20th-22nd place. 

The star-studded team was seen as favourites in Stage Two of the tournament. However, they only won a single game against OG, losing to B8, Lynn Vision Gaming, and MIBR.

Falcons vs. MIBR – triple overtime and a dying dream

Map one seemed to foresee a game in the Falcons’ favour.

Continue reading Falcons Counter-Strike team suffer shock early elimination in Austin Major

Counter-Strike legend and Team Vitality star, Mathieu ‘ZywOo’ Herbaut, has announced a specially designed mouse.

Titled ‘The Chosen Mouse’, the peripheral was designed in collaboration with ZywOo to fit the style of the legendary player.

Produced by Pulsar Gaming Gears, the mouse will be available on Wednesday, June 11th for €149.90 (~£126.21).

ZywOo’s The Chosen Mouse

ZywOo and Pulsar Gaming Gears justify the high price tag with extra features specially designed for the Counter-Strike star.

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Livestreaming platform Noice, which uniquely allowed viewers to ‘play the stream, not just watch,’ is shutting down.

The platform raised $27m (£20m) in investment in 2023 but is now closing after a fruitless funding round last week.

Noice intended to increase viewer engagement by turning gaming streams into interactive, predictive card games in which viewers guessed what would happen next.

Additionally, last year Noice launched a rewards programme for UK and European streamers which gave high-performing streamers virtual items which would later be exchangeable for cash.

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The first team from China’s League of Legends Pro League (LPL) has qualified for the Mid-Season Invitational (MSI).

Anyone’s Legend have been rising through the ranks of the LPL this year, taking down favourites Bilibili Gaming along the way.

MSI will be the organisation’s first-ever international event, after dwelling at the bottom of the LPL for many years.

WELCOME TO #MSI2025:

Congratulations to @AnyonesLegend on qualifying for the 2025 Mid-Season Invitational!

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Riot Games has confirmed Viktor is getting a new skin in League of Legends, which will turn the champion back into his former design.

The mage received a huge visual and gameplay update last December to more closely match the character from Netflix’s Arcane series.

The Viktor LoL VGU offered some great, quality-of-life gameplay changes like his ultimate, Arcane Storm, increasing in size after taking down opponents.

However, the new visual direction was disliked and heavily criticised by a lot of Viktor mains.

Continue reading League of Legends is getting Viktor’s old design back as a new skin

Movistar KOI defeated G2 Esports in the 2025 LEC Spring Playoffs final in a slightly surprising result.

The impressive 3-1 victory earned a first major League of Legends title for MKOI who are partially owned by popular streamer Ibai and former Barcelona defender Gerard Pique.

The day before, they defeated the Winter champions and their rivals, Karmine Corp, 3-2 in a thrilling Lower Bracket Final.

THE WINNING MOMENT. pic.twitter.com/ogkNtkXU3K

— LEC (@LEC) June 8, 2025

MKOI will now travel to Canada as EMEA’s number one seeds for the Mid-Season Invitational (MSI).

Continue reading Jojopyun makes history as Movistar KOI win LEC Spring 2025