British Twitch streamer, Marc “Caedrel” Lamont, has finally received the EMEA Masters Winter 2025 trophy that his Los Ratones team earned earlier this year, making them the first UK-registered organisation to win the League of Legends tournament.

He took to his stream to show off the prestigious trophy after he helped coach the team to victories against the strongest LoL teams from Europe, the Middle East, and Africa in the region’s second tier of competition.

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The latest edition of Counter-Strike tournaments is set to kick off this week, with the BLAST Premier series getting underway at the end of April.

The Spring series is the third Counter-Strike event this year after Open and Bounty tournaments at the start of 2025.

When Is BLAST Rivals Spring 2025?

This year’s BLAST Rivals gets underway on Wednesday, April 30th with the three day tournament concluding Sunday, May 4th.

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League of Legends Season 2 (of the 2025 season) is here as Riot Games have released a huge collection of updates as part of Patch 25.09.

Following on from Season 1’s focus on Noxus, Riot have opted for something much lighter with a new Spirit Blossom theme including a beautiful new visual update to Summoner’s Rift with colours much more calming than the previous red hue. Even the death screen is changing colour to be slightly less aggressive.

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An Apex Legends trailer has dropped for the upcoming season 25, with a new character teased to fans as well as plenty of other updates. 

New Apex Legends character

Apex Legends is about to enter into season 25 and with the arrival of the new season Respawn Entertainment has (finally) announced a new legend.

There hasn’t been a new Apex Legend character since May last year (season 21) with the developer focusing more on updating existing characters and making other in game improvements, so there is certainly some excitement surrounding Sparrow’s arrival in the game.

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Big changes are coming to Valorant. The Riot Games title will celebrate its five-year anniversary in June and the publishers want to celebrate by giving the community some of their most requested features.

Valorant players will be able to celebrate the festivities by buying presents for their friends as gifting in-game items will finally be possible with the launch of Act 3. Riot also confirmed that a replay function is actively being developed for Valorant but that feature will release later this year.

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The first LAN event of the Apex Legends season is just around the corner, and here, we have a guide on the 2025 ALGS Open, including the prize pool breakdown, format, and how to watch.

Scheduled to take place between May 1 and 4, 160 teams will participate in the S-tier tournament, featuring the best players from around the world.

It marks a critical step towards qualifying for the mid-season playoffs and the ALGS Championship.

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The Esports World Cup Foundation (EWCF) has unveiled ‘Music of EWC,’ a project to create a signature sound for the 2025 Esports World Cup.

It comes as the world’s largest esports and gaming festival is set to return to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, between July 7 and August 24.

The initiative launched on April 27 with a recording session at London’s legendary Abbey Road Studios. It featured original compositions by renowned music collectives 2WEI and Hollywood Scoring.

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Work is already underway on the next generation of consoles. The Nintendo Switch 2 launches in a matter of weeks with details of its new Pro Controller already confirmed. Meanwhile, a cancelled Bladerunner game has seemingly suggested that the PlayStation 6 will release sometime in 2027. With that release window nearing closer, we now have some news on Microsoft’s plans for the next Xbox.

Speaking on the latest episode of the Xbox Two Podcast, Jez Corden claims that Xbox are working on three different controller prototypes for the next console generation: “I will say this, the Xbox Elite Series 3 exists.

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The Argyle Community Trust and City College Plymouth have launched a cutting-edge esports academy, designed for students with a strong interest in gaming and technology.

Plymouth Argyle launches Esports Academy

Situated at The Hub in Foulston Park, the advanced Babcock Esports Arena will offer state-of-the-art facilities, educational programs and career pathways for new students.

Gamers will be able to access a suite of 20 high-performing gaming stations which all feature the latest tech in the industry. 

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The Clash Royale League is introducing a revamped, community-focused format for the 2025 CRL season.

Changes will open more pathways for competitors to secure a spot at the CRL World Finals, set to take place at the end of the year.

CRL 2025 format

The 2025 CRL season emphasises community involvement, with four organisations hosting events that distribute leaderboard points, four Golden Tickets, and four Silver Tickets.

A total of 12 Golden tickets will be awarded through these events, the CRL Leaderboards, a last-chance qualifier and a China tie-in event.

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