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.

Continue reading Riot Games reveals schedule for Valorant Act 5 Premier event

Blizzard Entertainment has announced a Persona crossover for Overwatch 2, launching with Season 18 this month.

The season’s trailer ended with a teaser of Joker from Persona 5, also known as Ren Amamiya. The teaser showed his white mask and red gloves against a red star-patterned background.

Season 18 goes live on August 26th, 2025, and the collaboration comes ahead of the Overwatch Champions Series Stage 4 in September.

What is Persona?

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British esports organisation Guild Esports has announced that it is officially ceasing operations, but hasn’t mentioned those they still owe money.

Guild was originally part-owned by legendary England and Manchester United footballer David Beckham, who invested £200k into it.

Last year, Guild was bought out by DCB Sports, a California-based investment firm which also holds stakes in Venezia FC and the Monaco Women’s football team.

Fast forward to a year later, Guild Esports has been listed for sale on the insolvency market.

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Karmine Corp’s LEC pro Vladimiros ‘Vladi’ Kourtidis has played an absurd amount of League of Legends games this year.

The Greek midlaner is currently the highest-ranked LEC pro with 2022 LP, but that isn’t surprising given his gametime.

Vladi has been spamming LoL soloqueue, playing 1,729 online games this year with nearly 700 games played in the last two months.

I hope my man Vladi is okay, almost 700 soloqs 💀 https://t.co/I1rhi2ZghG

— KC πr 💙 (@PiAireee_) August 21, 2025

A player with a similar amount is Navi jungler Thayger, who has been eliminated from the LEC after just three series.

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Tencent’s Valorant Mobile has had a very strong launch in China with around 170k downloads on its first day.

In addition to that, the free-to-play game is reported to have already generated $1 million (£745k) in player revenue.

The mobile version of the popular PC shooter was released on August 19th in China exclusively.

A global release for the app is expected in the future, but Tencent and Riot Games haven’t confirmed any details yet.

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Former Starcraft II pro-turned streamer and political commentator Steven ‘Destiny’ Bonnell II faces severe allegations after chat logs dating back to 2022 appear to show him sexting with an alleged minor.

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VCT CN has now locked in all four of its representatives for Valorant Champions Paris 2025.

Bilibili Gaming and EDward Gaming had already confirmed their spots by climbing the VCT China points standings.

Now, it has been confirmed that Xi Lai Gaming and Dragon Ranger Gaming will join them in France.

Both XLG and Dragon qualified for VCT CN by earning promotion through Ascension tournaments.

Now, they will represent China at the biggest Valorant tournament of the year.

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CS2 at EWC 2025 has kicked off with shocking eliminations that have left fans unable to watch their favourite teams at the tournament. 

Popular Counter-Strike teams NAVI, FaZe Clan, and Team Spirit were all eliminated on day one, before fans were allowed to watch the action in-venue.

CS2 at EWC bids farewell to NAVI, FaZe Clan, and Team Spirit

NAVI’s elimination was the first major upset for the CS2 at EWC 2025 tournament.

Continue reading CS2 at EWC 2025 sees popular teams caught in shock eliminations before fans arrive in-venue