Paper Rex and Fnatic have advanced to the Upper Bracket Semi-finals at Valorant Champions 2025 after two entertaining series.

Both series finished 2-1 as Paper Rex defeated G2 Esports and Fnatic defeated VCT Pacific’s DRX.

With nail-biting overtimes and incredible comebacks, the first day of Playoffs in Paris certainly delivered.

A very close series, @FNATIC comes out on top and moves forward in the upper bracket! #VALORANTChampions pic.twitter.com/LAABMlIN4j

— VALORANT Champions Tour (@ValorantEsports) September 25, 2025

VCT Americas Stage 2 champions G2 had already defeated this year’s Valorant Masters Bangkok champions T1.

Continue reading Paper Rex vs Fnatic rematch set for Valorant Champions 2025 Playoffs

After two years playing on Complexity Gaming and FaZe Clan, Jonathan ‘EliGE’ Jablonowski has returned home to Team Liquid.

EliGE spent eight years with Team Liquid from 2015 to 2023, and fans celebrate his reunion with the org. 

Team Liquid seeks a return to glory days

Team Liquid provided EliGE with the most successful period of his career, from ESL One Cologne 2019 to IEM Sydney. However, Team Liquid has not been the same since his departure. 

😭 LIQUID JUST LOST AN ENTIRE BO3 TO AN ACADEMY TEAM pic.twitter.com/BFgrXkNH7Y

— CS2 NEWS (@CS2News_EN) August 1, 2025

Despite their hopeful re-acquisition of Russel ‘Twistzz’ Van Dulken, Team Liquid has struggled to reach Tier One success. 

Most famously, Team Liquid was humiliatingly defeated by an Academy team during the 2025 RES Showdown 2: BLAST Premier Rising event.

Continue reading EliGE returns home to Team Liquid, but what is in store for Twistzz and FaZe?

Top Esports have won their LPL Regional Finals match and qualified for the League of Legends World Championships 2025.

TES defeated Invictus Gaming 3-1 to secure their spot at the international tournament.

Now, they have automatically qualified for the Swiss Stage of LoL Worlds 2025 in their home country of China.

WELCOME TO #WORLDS2025:

Congratulations to @TOP_Esports_ on qualifying for the 2025 League of Legends World Championship!

Continue reading Top Esports defeat Invictus Gaming to qualify for LoL Worlds Swiss Stage

North America’s top FACEIT player ‘nocries’ has been flown to FACEIT’s New York Headquarters to prove that they are not cheating in Counter-Strike. 

The player’s FACEIT visit for anti-cheating verification is reminiscent of Team Vitality pro Robin ‘ropz’ Kool’s 2017 visit for the same reason. 

Who is nocries, and why is he at FACEIT Headquarters?

The true identity of ‘nocries’ is relatively unknown. He is the top player on North America’s FACEIT leaderboard, boasting an ELO of over 4,000. 

Since emerging at the top of the region, nocries has fought escalating accusations of cheating. 

In response to these allegations, FACEIT made a rare decision.

Continue reading Why is nocries at FACEIT Headquarters?

Esports fans and industry professionals alike have long been acutely aware of significant obstacles to growth. The upcoming Esports Leaders London event aims to address industry challenges through discussing where current opportunities lie.

An overview of the Esports Leaders London agenda 

Esports Leaders London will take place on October 3rd. Several high-profile businesses and organisations from the esports and hospitality industries are due to attend, support, and contribute to talks or roundtables.

These partners and contributors include Logitech G, Esports PR company The Story Mob, the National Student Esports organisation (NSE), Associated Luxury Hotels International (ALHI), and tourism company Visit Raleigh.

Continue reading Esports Leaders London event releases agenda with eyes on core industry challenges

Martial arts and movie star legend Bruce Lee will join forces with Agent 47 for a new Elusive Target mission in HITMAN World of Assassination, marking another significant collaboration merging the mainstream entertainment and gaming industries. 

The inclusion of Bruce Lee contributes to the growing trend of celebrity representation in video games. Why has this trend become so prominent, and why is it important?

Bruce Lee becomes Agent 47 ally in HITMAN World of Assassination

IO Interactive, the developer and publisher behind HITMAN World of Assassination, announced a new Elusive Target mission named “The Infiltrator.” 

In the new mission, Bruce Lee stars as Agent Lee, an operative tasked with infiltrating a powerful Hong Kong criminal syndicate.

Continue reading Bruce Lee joins HITMAN World of Assassination update, continuing trend of bringing celebrity culture to gaming and esports

The 15th League of Legends World Championships will get underway next month with a ton of phenomenal teams.

Competition has been fierce this year, particularly with First Stand adding a third international event to the LoL esports schedule.

Now, Riot Games’ tier list has revealed that only three teams have managed to maintain a series win-rate above 80%.

And one of them is the biggest surpirse package of the year, CTBC Flying Oyster (CFO) from APAC’s LCP.

Continue reading CFO is one of only three LoL teams with a win-rate above 80% in 2025

Year 5 ALGS rosters (Apex Legends Global Series) have given fans one of the most dramatic mid-season rostermanias to date. 

With significant changes across The Americas, shifts across EMEA teams, and even region swapping, here is a rundown of September 2025’s most impactful roster moves:

Team Falcons trigger IGL surplus for ALGS rosters in The Americas 

Rhys ‘Zer0’ Perry’s transfer from Team Falcons to the Free Agent roster “ZZ” provided the perfect storm for a flurry of transfers.

Continue reading New ALGS rosters for the remainder of Split 2: Mid-split rostermania

World-class Manchester City and Norway striker Erling Haaland has been joining in on the EA FC 26 hype.

That’s no surpirse given Haaland is one of EA FC 26’s highest-rated players alongside Kylian Mbappe and Mohamed Salah.

The Norwegian striker revealed on his Snapchat that he has been playing EA FC 26 with early access.

He was likely gifted the game by EA Sports, but with £500k a week wages, he can definitely afford the Ultimate Edition.

Continue reading Erling Haaland reveals his EA FC 26 Career Mode team

The next Pokémon Pocket TCG expansion has leaked, and it’s unlike any pack we’ve seen in the game so far.

A new trailer was accidentally posted by the official Japanese Pokémon TCG Pocket X account and has since been deleted.

Roughly translated, the name of the new A4b pack is ‘High Class Pack EX’ with reprinted cards from previous expansions.

Each pack will only contain four cards, but one is guaranteed to be rare at four diamond quality or higher.

Continue reading New Pokémon TCG Pocket expansion leaked with GUARANTEED rare in every pack