Mongolian Tournament Organiser MESA (the Mongolian Esports Association) is allegedly indebted to teams and talent by at least $200,000 USD (~£146,500 GBP).

Although payment terms state that the organisation still has time to fulfil its prize pool obligations, teams owed are questioning why adequate funds were not acquired pre-tournament. 

Unpaid broadcast talent across multiple tournaments put pressure on MESA

Multiple sources initially reached out to Pley.gg with allegations that they had not been paid for their work at MESA events, verified as amounting to over $200,000 USD.

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Legendary former Counter-Strike pro Peter ‘dupreeh’ Rasmussen has revealed a new arena-FPS game called Skyward Masters.

The Frenchman has invested in the game and helped directly with game development.

Five-time major winner dupreeh has partnered with Astralis co-founder Frederik Byskov and three other Danish founders.

Skyward Masters is a fast-paced arena shooter FPS where four teams battle on floating islands in an ever-changing environment.

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The game has been in development for two and a half years by the three original co-founders of the development team Trinor Entertainment.

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Riot Games has added yet another international League of Legends event to the LoL esports calendar.

This year has already seen more international LoL Esports tournaments than ever before, with the new addition of First Stand.

That event was joined by the usual line-up of the Mid-Season Invitational (MSI), Esports World Cup, and the LoL World Championships.

Now, a new event has been unveiled in the 2025 LoL Asia Invitational (ASI).

Continue reading Riot Games announce ASI, new international League of Legends tournament

EA FC 26 is almost here, and the fanbase are getting their first taste with the Ultimate Team Web App.

The Web App is now live, so players can already begin opening packs and trading on the Ultimate Team market.

And players can already start playing matches with EA FC 26 early access available before launch from tomorrow, September 18th.

And now those packs have been given some extra spice with EA FC 26’s first Team of the Week.

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A recent survey has revealed that almost a quarter of young boys are interested in pursuing a career in esports.

The survey was commissioned by UK-based safeguarding charity Ygam and online parenting forum Mumsnet.

Ygam previously launched an esports and gaming harm prevention programme aimed at creating safe spaces for young people to game.

🎮 The average time children spend gaming has increased to 20.4 hours per week, up from 16.8 hours in 2024.

Continue reading Study finds a quarter of young males in the UK want to be esports pros

The LEC is on a week-long break, leaving fans with an extended wait for the LEC Summer 2025 finals in Madrid.

There have been numerous complaints about the LEC format and schedule this Summer.

The latest complaint is now this seemingly pointless break bang in the middle of the most important part of the season in EMEA.

Now, LEC commissioner Artem Bykov has explained has exactly why Riot Games decided to add this break to the schedule.

Continue reading Why is the LEC on break before the Summer 2025 Finals?

After five years, the wait is finally over. Replays have now been added to Valorant as part of Patch 11.06.

Riot Games showed off Valorant replays for the first time earlier this year.

Now, the most requested feature is finally in the game on PC, while console players will have to wait until November.

However, the fanbase are frustrated with some major features that are missing from the system.

Continue reading Valorant finally has replays but they’re extremely limited

Esports professionals may finally get better-quality sleep after late nights practising in online ranked modes.

Cambridge Sleep Sciences (CSS) has announced the Tech Co Performance Pillow, a purpose-built recovery pillow engineered for gamers and athletes.

UK-based sleep technology company CSS’s audio-based SleepEngine™technology aims to support natural sleep by re-training the brain to follow healthy sleep patterns.

It’s claimed the Performance Pillow is designed to improve sleep quality and enhance performance in sport or day-to-day life.

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Blizzard has finally unveiled the new skin line for Overwatch 2 in collaboration with the wildly popular JRPG, Persona 5.

The Persona 5 collaboration was teased with the Overwatch 2 Season 18 trailer last month

Now, the new cosmetics have been fully revealed for the Overwatch 2 x Phantom Thieves event.

It’s time to show the world your true form! 😈

Join your favorite vigilantes on the battlefield when you hop into Overwatch 2 x Phantom Thieves TOMORROW ✨ pic.twitter.com/Oo14OR0NVL

— Overwatch (@PlayOverwatch) September 15, 2025

There are five heroes who are getting Persona 5 skins, including the game’s brand-new support Wuyang.

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EA FC 26 is just days away from its early access release date and there have been leaks on social media about the new game, including new ‘Silver World Tour’ promo cards.

One of the most trusted leakers in the EA FC community recently took to social media to disclose the arrival of the FC 26 Silver World Tour cards.

An official confirmation regarding these promo cards is still to be made.

Continue reading EA FC 26 Silver World Tour Cards and objectives leaked