Riot Games is hosting special events across the UK and Ireland to mark the five-year anniversary of Valorant.

The events will be staged between June 7th and 13th, with Riot Games also hosting events in Norway, Finland, and Sweden around those dates.

These celebrations will take place at various Riot Play Clubs. Five-year anniversary cupcakes will be made and there will also be Valorant-themed party games including pass the parcel and a pinata.

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Call of Duty rolled out season 4 over the weekend, but the launch was met with heavy criticism across the board after a disastrous update.

Players struggled with the servers going down constantly after the release and the addition of unwanted ads has also raised immediate concerns.

Call of Duty servers crash during Season 4 launch

The highly anticipated Call of Duty: Warzone Season 4 update officially rolled out at the end of May, but it came with plenty of contraversy.

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Team Ireland has qualified for the IESF European Esports Championship Counter-Strike tournament for the first time.

It comes at the third time of asking after Ireland failed to qualify for IESF events in 2023 and 2024 – despite coming close at their first attempt.

Ireland topped their group with three wins out of three to automatically qualify for the championship. If they had failed to finish top, they would have had to play in a second group stage and perhaps have to go through a last-chance qualifier bracket.

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UK retailer Smyths Toys has announced it will hold midnight launch events for the release of the Nintendo Switch 2 across all stores in the United Kingdom.

Stores will be open from 12:01am to 12:30am on Thursday, June 5th. This will allow those who pre-ordered via the retailer to collect the console at midnight and play immediately.

‘Limited stock available’ at Nintendo Switch 2 midnight launch

Smyths has also confirmed that it will have a “limited stock of Nintendo Switch 2 available for purchase”.

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The Nintendo Switch 2 is set to launch at the beginning of June and there are already plenty of exciting games lined up to release as well.

Switch 2 will release on June 5th across the world and although many games will be released later in the year there are already plenty of exciting titles launching alongside Switch 2.

For those worried about missing out after upgrading from the original Nintendo Switch fear not, as the new console will be backwards compatible with all the original Switch games.

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Los Ratones have defeated Nord Esports to become the Northern League of Legends Championship 2025 Spring Champions.

The crowd favourite team took the crown at Leagues Disrupt at the K.B. Hallen in Copenhagen, Denmark.

They’ll now head to compete at the EMEA Masters 2025 Spring in just a few days time.

Los Ratones defeat Nord Esports

The British team, led by streamer Marc ‘Ceadrel’ Lamont, took down the Scandinavia-based organisation Nord Esports in a 3-0 series.

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GenG finished the regular season of the League of Legends Champions Korea (LCK) Rounds 1-2 with a flawless series record of 18-0, claiming the coveted title of ‘the perfect split’.

This makes them the second team ever to do so in the modern format of the LCK after T1’s run in 2022 Spring.

Known for being one of the most competitive leagues in the world, and the league with T1, GenG have certified their status as the team to beat going into the Mid Seasional Invitational (MSI).

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The Northern League of Legends Championship (NLC) 2025 Spring Finals has finally arrived at the legendary K.B. Hallen in Copenhagen, Denmark.

After a slew of tech issues and delays, the finals kicked off to the fans’ delight.

Los Ratones came out on top after a swift series against fellow British-based team, Ruddy Sack.

They’ll now face Nord Esports in the Grand Finals tomorrow at 10am BST.

Los Ratones take Game 1

The fan favourites stormed through Ruddy Sack in a ‘blink and you’ll miss it’ first game.

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Leagues Disrupt is quickly approaching as the teams and fans descend on Copenhagen, Denmark, for the Northern League of Legends Championship (NLC) 2025 Spring Finals.

Los Ratones, Ruddy Sack, and Nord Esports have all arrived and begun final preparations for what is set to be an explosive event.

The excitement continues to grow, as can be seen across social media from the teams and fans alike.

The Los Ratones colony forms for the first time 

The team owned by British streamer Marc ‘Caedrel’ Lamont have finally come together in person for the first time, after Veljko ‘Velja’ Čamdžić missed the NLC Winter Finals. 

The jungler’s first reaction upon meeting his boss being mockery, as he playfully commented on Caedrel’s hair.

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The broadcasting talent for the Blast Austin Major has been revealed with six British names in the line-up.

Counter-Strike teams including Team Vitality, G2 Esports, and Team Liquid are among 32 outfits competing in the tournament which runs from June 3nd to June 22nd in Austin, Texas.

The event which will take place at the Moody Center, will see teams compete for a share of the $1.25m (£930,000) prize pool. Whichever team wins the event will receive $500,000 (£370,000).

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