Official G Fuel social media accounts posted that they are “logging out,” thanking the community for “the love, the grind, and the memories.” However, they are not actually shutting down. 

Their posts that suggest a concrete farewell are actually part of marketing their rebrand. However, the gaming and esports community are not happy with their tactics.

The G Fuel rebrand confusion: explained

On the evening of September 2nd, or early morning of September 3rd for the UK, G Fuel posted a seemingly heartfelt thanks to their community, stating “the end of an era” and that they were “logging off.” 

The energy drink company has long maintained ties with the gaming and esports communities, including through partnering with events such as the UK Esports Awards back in 2018.

Continue reading Are G Fuel shutting down? Nope, it’s just a strangely marketed rebrand.

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan claims the Counter-Strike 2 BLAST Open is expected to generate £30 million for London’s economy.

The upcoming CS2 Major is taking place in Wembley’s OVO Hydro Arena, between September 5th and 7th.

The six BLAST Open Fall qualified teams will compete for a lion’s share of the $330k (£246k) prize pool.

The Final Six teams heading to the OVO Wembley Arena this weekend for the BLAST Open London Playoffs 🇬🇧 #BLASTPremier pic.twitter.com/J5Uu0Ewju1

— BLAST Premier 💥 (@BLASTPremier) September 2, 2025

This is the second year in a row that BLAST has hosted an event at London’s Wembley Arena.

Continue reading Mayor Sadiq Khan expects CS2 BLAST Open to boost London economy by £30m

The final eight teams have been confirmed for the inaugural League of Legends Game Changers Rising (LGC).

The tournament is Riot Games’ official women’s League of Legends tournament for EMEA.

It follows on from the success of the Game Changers events in Valorant, which are also only for women and anyone who identifies as a woman.

The eight qualified teams for the LGC Rising Main Event!@SolaryTV | @G2League | @Galions_ | @ZerancePartout | @SKGamingLeague | @TeamVitalityLOL | Nexus Reapers | @EternaGC

Group Stage action kicks off on September 13!

Continue reading Teams confirmed for first-ever League of Legends Game Changers Rising

Marc ‘Caedrel’ Lamont has confirmed Los Ratones won’t skip EMEA Masters Summer despite it clashing with League of Legends Worlds.

The UK-registered team just won the NLC for the third consecutive split, defeating Verdant 3-0 at Leagues Disrupt.

While that result was never in doubt, Los Ratones’ attendance at the upcoming EMEA Masters in Paris was.

There was a lot of controversy as it was revealed that the final will clash with the World Championship semi-finals.

Continue reading Los Ratones will compete in EMEA Masters Summer despite Worlds clash

Valorant has announced that Pick’Ems are returning for the upcoming Valorant Champions Tour (VCT) event in Paris.

VCT Paris begins on Friday, September 12th, and will feature 16 teams from across the world, competing for a $2.25m (£1.6m prize pool.

The return of Pick’Ems was revealed as part of the title’s 11.05 update notes published on Tuesday. This will be the build used for Valorant’s season-ending tournament in Paris, which will run until Sunday, October 5th.

Continue reading Valorant announces return of Pick’Ems for VCT Paris

Blitzcrank has been officially unveiled as the latest champion in the upcoming 2XKO fighting game.

The League of Legends support will be a playable character in the 2XKO closed beta, which launches Tuesday, September 9th.

Riot Games plans to then keep the game online for the foreseeable future outside of maintenance, though no public release date has been announced.

Riot had also previously announced the latest champion after Blitzcrank in 2XKO was accidentally leaked.

Continue reading Blitzcrank 2XKO gameplay revealed in new trailer

Virtus.pro has announced that they are promoting Vadim ‘tO0RO‘ Arkov to its main Counter-Strike 2 roster.

The news comes just days after the team’s elimination from the BLAST Open London.

Virtus.pro finished last at the event after suffering a 2-1 defeat in the lower bracket to M80.

The Russian esports organisation made changes to its line-up just hours after the defeat at the tournament in London.

Ilya ‘Perfecto’ Zalutskiy became the team’s new in-game leader after Denis ‘electroNic’ Sharipov was benched from their Counter-Strike 2 team.

Continue reading Virtus.pro promote tO0RO following BLAST Open London exit

The GeoGuessr World Cup 2025 has set a new record after becoming the most watched tournament for the game of all time.

In total, 16 players competed at the finals which were held in Copenhagen, over August 29th and 30th.

Data from the Esports Charts, show that it was the most watched GeoGuessr tournament of all time, showing how much the game’s esports scene has grown.

What viewership figures did the GeoGuessr World Cup attract?

Continue reading GeoGuessr World Cup 2025 sets new viewership record

Valve has released the opening set of fixtures for Dota 2’s season-ending event, The International 2025.

The tournament is set to begin on Thursday, September 4th, with 16 teams heading to Hamburg, Germany, to take part.

On Tuesday morning, Valve confirmed the Round 1 matches, which will take place on the opening day.

The International 2025 opening fixtures

One of the most notable fixtures on the opening day of The International 2025 features Team Liquid.

Continue reading Opening fixtures for The International 2025 revealed ahead of Dota 2’s season-ending event