Hollow Knight has broken its peak player record again as players gear up for the release of Silksong on September 4.

The indie classic broke 51,000 concurrent players on stream, once again breaking the game’s record with player numbers surging since the Silksong release date announcement.

Why is Hollow Knight so beloved?

Hollow Knight is one of the most celebrated indie games of all time. The metroidvania garnered critical praise for its scope, attention to detail, visual style, environmental storytelling, and rewarding combat.

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Talon Esports hit the headlines for a loan gone wrong, with missing payments and investor drama going public. 

Details about the dispute have gradually surfaced over the past several days. For those not attentively following the paper trail of information, here is an explainer of who is involved and what has been revealed: 

“Hedgedhog” (Bainy Zhang)’s initial online callout

Financial repayment issues rarely unfold dramatically online. 

However, it is not unheard of.

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G2 have condemned Liquid to the lower bracket of the BLAST Open London online stage after an explosive 2-0 victory.

The international rosters clashed in what was one of the most anticipated contests of the first round of play, with community emphasis on the Liquid roster, who are under pressure to perform and improve their chances of making the Starladder Budapest Major.

After two extremely close losses to Vitality, fans were optimistic about Liquid’s chances to be competitive at the event, ultimately hoping that they could attend the BLAST Open London Finals at the OVO Arena Wembley.

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Popular LoL streamer and former professional player, Christian ‘IWDominate’ Rivera has reignited conversation regarding the LEC’s fallow schedule. The American content creator pointed out the grim reality of the LEC schedule, tweeting, “In a span of 28 hours WBG and JDG will have played 2 Bo3s. Giantx will play 2 Bo3s between August 5th and September 5th.”

In a span of 28 hours WBG and JDG will have played 2 Bo3s.

Giantx will play 2 Bo3s between August 5th and September 5th.

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A new BLAST Chengdu Dota 2 tournament has been announced for December 5th to 7th, 2025, adding to the long list of esports events held in the city this year. 

Dota 2 Slam V will be run in collaboration with the Chengdu Broadcasting Film and Television Group as part of a three-year partnership with BLAST.

BLAST Dota 2 Slam V heads to China

The 12,000-seat Wuliangye Chengdu Performing Arts Centre will host the BLAST Chengdu Dota 2 tournament from the 5th to the 7th of December.

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EA Sports has released a new challenge on EA FC 25 Ultimate Team called “Griddy to Glory.”

The challenges unlocked massive rewards, including a 99-rated Ronaldinho Icon and the Griddy celebration for EA FC 26.

This will be the only way for FC 26 FUT players to perform the viral dance after scoring a goal.

To celebrate the end of EA FC 25, EA are holding a mini Ultimate Team event called the “Griddy Cup.”

The event requires players to log in for multiple days and complete daily Griddy to Glory objectives.

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Los Ratones, created by British streamer Marc ‘Caedrel’ Lamont, could earn their third NLC League of Legends title this weekend.

The NLC Summer 2025 finals will be held in Stockholm, Sweden as part of the Leagues Disrupt event.

Over 5,000 fans are expected at the Hovet Arena for the event on Saturday, August 30th.

The finals will see Los Ratones defend their NLC title against fellow British organisation, Verdant.

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Rumours continue to circulate regarding the Team Spirit zont1x transfer.

Initially, speculation was that roster changes would be made after the Esports World Cup. However, the organisation’s IEM Chengdu roster announcement suggested he will remain with them for the November tournament.

What is the zont1x transfer?

Initially, reports from various Counter-Strike news outlets suggested that Myroslav ‘zont1x’ Plakhotia was due to be replaced by Andrey ‘tN1R’ Tatarinovich from HEROIC.

These reports also stated that tN1R would join the Team Spirit roster after the conclusion of the Esports World Cup.

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T1 and Lee ‘Faker’ Sang-hyeok are now in control of whether they will finish 2nd in the LCK Legends group. They do so after defeating HLE in three games as the LCK kicks off its final week of action.

Second in the LCK would give T1 a berth into Playoffs Round 2, and would mean they are guaranteed to avoid Gen.G in Round 2, who have largely dominated the LCK in 2025, dropping only a single series, making them favourites for the LCK title with esports betting sites.

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Esports News UK has been in contact with multiple ‘Superfans’ who attended the Esports World Cup Counter-Strike & Apex events. The fans, who received free travel, accommodation and tickets to events through organisations making use of EWC’s Superfan program, revealed several peculiarities of the Riyadh event.

While some of the Superfans relayed an overall positive experience, they were also allegedly subject to censorship, unequal treatment, and lacked reasonable access to water on EWC’s final day of the Counter-Strike 2 event.  

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