Team Liquid’s in-game leader Ayaz ‘nAts’ Akhmetshin will miss out on at least the opening match of Valorant Masters Toronto due to visa issues.
Masters Toronto is one of the largest Valorant events of the year, with 12 of the best teams from around the world competing for a significant portion of the $1m (£742k) prize pool.
and crucial circuit points towards qualifying for the season’s grand finale, Valorant Champions 2025.
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Pokémon cards have always generated a buzz since they first launched way back in 1996, but today they’re seemingly more popular than ever before. Stock sells out fast, more people are collecting them, and there’s a growing series of competitive trading card game (TCG) tournaments for players to sink their teeth into – with some top UK players taking part.
Ross Warren (aka Bug Catcher Ross, or Hermit Grab) was the highest-placing UK player at the 2024 World Championship in Hawaii.
The Northern League of Legends Championship (NLC) Finals are set to take place this weekend with a slight change since the Winter Finals in Nottingham.
The Spring Finals will be held in Copenhagen, Denmark, featuring British teams Los Ratones and Ruddy Sack vying to face Nord Esports in the Grand Final this Sunday.
Alongside the matches will be the Leagues Disrupt convention featuring live music performances, an interactive exhibition area, and community meetups.
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The government is advertising a job vacancy that offers esports fans the dream opportunity to have their say on the UK esports scene.
The Department for Media, Culture and Sport (DCMS) has posted a UK job advert on LinkedIn for a ‘Head of Video Games and Esports’.
Based in the Manchester area, the full-time position offers a salary range of between £52,100 and £61,100 per year.
The job description reads: “We are recruiting for a highly interesting and stretching role as Head of Video Games and Esports.
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The Extradimensional Crisis update is out now for Pokémon TCG Pocket and players are already finding wacky combinations with the new Ultra Beasts and other cards.
One card that has grabbed a lot of people’s attention is Silvally. Its Brave Buddies attack deals 100 damage for just two energy as long as you use a trainer that turn.
If you want to build a Silvally deck in Pokémon Pocket, you’ll surely include the new trainer, Gladion, which draws a random Type: Null or Silvally from your deck.
Continue reading PSA: this strange Pokémon TCG Pocket interaction could lose you games
Over a decade of historic tournaments at Intel Extreme Masters Katowice come to an end as ESL moves to host IEM Krakow in 2026.
Krakow has not held a high-profile Counter-Strike tournament since the PGL Krakow major in 2017. Counter-Strike will return to the same venue in 2026 for IEM.
ESL introduces IEM Krakow as a “new chapter”
Honouring the place IEM Katowice has held at the heart of the Counter-Strike community for over a decade, ESL have embraced IEM Krakow as a “new chapter” for the tournament.
Vice President of Special Projects at ESL, Michal ‘Carmac’ Blicharz, is quoted on ESL’s website explaining the shift to a new venue.
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UK high street retailer Game has apologised after some Nintendo Switch 2 pre-orders were cancelled.
Gamers have been eagerly awaiting the release of the second Switch, after the incredible success of the first, which was released in March 2017.
However, ahead of next week’s launch on June 5th, some gamers will now not be able to get their hands on the new switch on its release date.
Game’s Nintendo Switch 2 pre-order cancellation apology
Game took to the social media platform X to apologise to those whose Nintendo Switch 2 pre-orders were cancelled.
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Ubisoft has revealed an updated roadmap for the 2025/2026 Rainbow Six Siege European Tier 2 Circuit.
The announcement, made in a blog post online, outlined significant changes to enhance competition.
Featured changes include new point allocation systems, expanded tournament structures, and updated roster rules.
The blog post stated: “This year, circuit points will not just accumulate across our three intense primary tournaments R6 Central Combine, R6 South Breach, and R6 North Rainbow Rumble, points can also be earned through partnered secondary tournaments across Europe.
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UK LAN and gaming convention, Insomnia Gaming Festival, has finally addressed some of the concerns from the fallout of last year’s i72.
This comes as part of their first announcement since hinting at a comeback for Spring 2026.
In their post on social media, they addressed some of the major concerns allegedly from the community. However, their response has created more questions than answers.
The new Insomnia Gaming Festival has yet to put a name to the team, therefore, we can only refer to the organisers as ‘Insomnia’.
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The broadcasting talent for the Valorant Champions Tour (VCT) Masters Toronto has been announced, with five British names in the line-up.
G2 Esports and Fnatic are among 12 teams competing for a share of the $1m (£741,300) prize pool. The winning team will receive a $350,000 (£259,500) share of the pot.
There are high stakes with it being the second international event of the year. The tournament could decide the first few teams that advance to Valorant Champions Paris.
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