Riot Games has accidentally leaked that Blitzcrank will be the next champion in 2XKO.

Eagled-eye fans noticed the giant steam golem appeared on the 2XKO cover on Riot’s support page.

Now, it has been confirmed that he is indeed coming to the League of Legends-based fighter as the game’s ninth champion.

Also, Riot has revealed that Blitzcrank will be playable in the upcoming closed beta.

Blitzcrank was supposed to be unveiled next week.

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The Esports World Cup ended with Mongolian Counter Strike team The MongolZ on top of the world, finally clutching their first trophy. As a result of their long-awaited victory, Mongolian Counter Strike viewership has soared to new heights.

Mongolian Counter-Strike viewership hits new peak 

The MongolZ vs Aurora Grand Final at the Esports World Cup hit a new record for Mongolian Counter Strike viewership. 

Their best-of-five match ended in a 3-0 win for The MongolZ.

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Tier 1 Counter-Strike is returning to London’s OVO Arena Wembley, with six teams qualifying for the arena event taking place from September 5-7 out of 16 teams participating in the online portion of the event, starting August 26
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Following The MongolZ’s victory at the Esports World Cup, the Counter-Strike world suddenly seems to be a different landscape.

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The official release of EA Sports FC 26 is just over a month away, with lots of new features promised.

EA Sports has claimed that the developers have taken on more fan feedback than ever before.

And thanks to that, the publishers have finally fixed one of the most annoying issues that has plagued multiple games.

When we say the Club is Yours, we mean it.

Introducing FC Feedback

Find out how your voice can help shape the future of FC: https://t.co/ZHgawxfs68 pic.twitter.com/XXSJbjlOsZ

— EA SPORTS FC Direct Communication (@EASFCDirect) July 16, 2025

There has been an onslaught of announcements and new features, from Career Mode Manager Markets to smarter goalkeepers.

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North American esports organisation Sentinels have announced their first-ever anime collaboration.

Thanks to a partnership with anime streaming service Crunchyroll, Sentinels have released merch based on the volleyball anime Haikyuu!!

Volleyball may seem like a strange focus for a show, but Haikyuu!! may in fact be more popular than the sport itself.

Its first movie, Haikyuu The Dumpster Battle, has grossed over $125m (£92m) in cinemas worldwide.

Sentinels x Haikyu!!

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Legendary League of Legends pro Lee ‘Faker’ Sang-hyeok has made a surprise cameo in a music video.

The T1 midlaner shows up at the end of the new music video for Stray Kids’ song ‘CEREMONY.’

After Stray Kids’ members play various sports, Faker appears at his PC and hits his iconic shh pose.

The music video has over 7 million views on YouTube at the time of writing, but that number is rapidly growing.

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The next expansion for Pokémon TCG Pocket has been revealed with the Secluded Springs set.

This set had accidentally been leaked when it was published early on the Korean Pokémon YouTube channel.

Now the English trailer has confirmed some of the new cards that are coming to the game on August 28th.

Hopefully, this expansion releases without any drama with stolen art in Pokémon Pocket.

The upcoming booster pack is headlined by the three legendary beasts: Suicune, Raikou, and Entei.

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Team Falcons has won the 2025 Esports World Cup (EWC) Club Championship, successfully defending their 2024 title.

The Saudi Arabian esports organisation holds 4,900 points after seven weeks of competition in Riyadh.

They placed 700 points ahead of Team Liquid, while Team Vitality also dropped out of contention to win the title this week.

🏆 @TeamFalconsGG are your back-to-back #EWC Champions!

Relive the last moments of the race to the Club Championship pic.twitter.com/TtIH0v0aeX

— Esports World Cup (@EWC_EN) August 22, 2025

How did Team Falcons win the Esports World Cup Club Championship?

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Riot Games has shared the schedule for the Valorant Act 5 Premier event, running from August 27th to October 12th this year.

The in-game tournament allows players of all skill levels to compete in a format that serves as an open qualifier for the Valorant Challengers circuit.

It will span seven weeks, each featuring a different map, with Playoffs on the final day.

The tournament includes updates from Act 5, such as replacing icebox with Abyss in the competitive map pool and agent balance changes from patch 11.04.

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