The family of pioneering League of Legends midlaner Maciej “Shushei” Ratuszniak have confirmed that he has lost his battle with cancer and passed away at the age of 36 on April 28, 2025.

The Polish pro retired back in 2013 but had already recorded a legendary career.

Shushei was a major part of the Fnatic roster that won the first-ever LoL World Championship back in 2011, playing alongside Enrique “xPeke” Cedeño Martínez, Lauri “Cyanide” Happonen, Manuel “LaMiaZeaLoT” Mildenberger, Peter “Mellisan” Meisrimel and emergency sub Bram “wewillfailer” de Winter who helped out in the early stages of the tournament when xPeke missed his flight.

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According to reports from Korean news site MTN, Blizzard are working with a new partner on upcoming games for both their Overwatch and StarCraft IPs.

Allegedly, the publishing giants hosting a bidding war in South Korea with multiple major Korean game companies including Guild Wars 2 makers NCSoft and Arena of Valor publishers Netmarble. However, news has now emerged that Blizzard have decided to team up with Nexon who are best known for first-person shooter The Finals and currently hold the publishing rights to the MapleStory franchise.

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According to a new report, women in the gaming sector earned on average 32% less than men with the same job did in 2024. 

Is there still a gender pay gap in the gaming sector?

A new report has shed light on the significant pay gap between genders in the gaming sector as females still earn only a fraction of what male creators do.

Collabstr completed the survey, with the annual report taking a closer look at 100,000 creators and 40,000 advertisers.

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Team Liquid are adding a sixth man to their League of Legends roster in the LTA after signing Ganbat “Yuuji” Ulziidelger to compete for the starting jungle role, according to reports by Sheep Esports.

The 22-year-old Mongolian is a well-known talent in the North American Challengers League (NACL), where he is a reigning champion and the only player in the division’s history to secure back-to-back MVP awards. The last three NACL pros who claimed the MVP award, FlyQuest bot lane duo Alan “Busio” Cwalina and Fahad “Massu” Abdulmalek as well as Niship “Dhokla” Doshi from Yilliang “Doubleflift” Peng’s Near Airport, have all gone on to record top eight finishes at LoL World Championships.

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The UK’s largest trading-card event is about to get even bigger, as the London Card Show announced plans to move to new venue Excel London in 2026. 

Excel London to host 2026 trading-card show

Excel London will host the London Card Show in April next year, with the 2026 event eclipsing all of the previous editions at a new venue with a much larger capacity.

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Riot Games has issued an update on the technical difficulties that have disrupted the Valorant Champions Tour (VCT) EMEA Stage 1.

The issues, which culminated in the postponement of matches on April 25, prompted widespread frustration within the Valorant esports community.

Esports veteran Nikita “Derke” Sirmitev, gave the most detailed statement – expressing his frustrations about poor hardware quality and responsiveness from staff at Riot Games.

Alongside plans to resume the tournament later this week with major upgrades underway, Riot has detailed compensation for affected fans who attended on April 25.

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After an exhilarating weekend of League of Legends action in Madrid in front of a passionate Spanish crowd, many pro players and personalities in the esports scene are now asking for the LEC to be permanently relocated away from Berlin, Germany.

The LEC Roadtrip, hosted by Movistar KOI, saw thousands of fans flood to the Madrid Arena to watch games between the hosts, G2 Esports, Fnatic, and GIANTX. With the huge crowd, these regular season matches immediately felt more important and exciting.

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Grand Theft Auto V (GTA V) is still one of the most popular games around 11 years after its initial release date and the Rockstar title was officially the most streamed game on Twitch in 2024.

GTA V remains as popular as ever 

Twitch has shared stats and figures from 2024, with Grand Theft Auto V (GTA V) topping the most streamed games in 2024 despite already being out for 11 years.

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Four prominent UK esports organisations are gearing up to compete at the 2025 ALGS (Apex Legends Global Series) Open.

Annex, Forbidden Gaming, Team Nemesis and Exo Clan are among an unprecedented 160 teams taking part.

Other UK-based teams are also taking part, highlighting the UK’s growing influence in the esports scene.

With Team Nemesis riding high after a Pro League victory, the UK contingent is poised to put up a strong challenge.

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The inaugural 2025 UKI Awards celebrated the Counter-Strike 2 grassroots scene, unveiling the winners of 10 prestigious categories.

Hosted in front of a live audience at the University of Staffordshire, the event highlighted the UK and Ireland’s excellent esports talent.

Extinct named Player of the Year at UKI Awards

Extinct was named as Player of the Year at the show and expressed his gratitude on social media.

He tweeted: “Appreciate being named Player of the Year by @UKIAwards, thanks to everyone that has been apart of the events I played last year.

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