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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.
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.
Continue reading Two Ascension teams will represent China at Valorant Champions Paris
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.
Vertiqal Studios is set to purchase one of the most iconic North American esports brands. The Luminosity Gaming acquisition is priced at $900,000 CAD (~£480,000 GBP) and will take place on September 5th.
Enthusiast Gaming set Luminosity Gaming acquisition in motion, not including the organisation in its future plans
Until the completion of Vertiqal Studios’ Luminosity Gaming acquisition, Luminosity has been a part of Enthusiast Gaming’s portfolio.
Enthusiast Gaming’s current portfolio includes TheSimsResource, PocketGamer, and ProBuildStats.
Continue reading C$900,000 Luminosity Gaming acquisition set for September
The TFT Paris Open will be the biggest TeamFight Tactics esports event of the year.
The first-ever TFT Open took place in Macao last year as Wang ‘Shiquz’ Dong bested over 500 competitors to become champion.
Now, Riot has confirmed that this year’s event in the French capital will take place between December 12th and 14th.
The League of Legends Game Changers and EMEA Masters Summer will be held in Paris a month prior.
Continue reading TFT Paris Open format, dates and ticket information revealed
The upcoming Mega Evolution update coming to Pokémon TCG Pocket is shaping up to be the game’s biggest expansion yet.
DeNa revealed that the update with Mega Altaria, Mega Gyarados, and Mega Blaziken will release sometime in the fall.
Now, data miners have discovered that there is a fair wait until the huge set releases.
According to leaks, the Mega Evolution expansion will not come to Pokémon Pocket until October 30.
Continue reading Pokémon TCG Pocket Mega Evolution release date leaked
Various female content creators and esports pros are concerned that they won’t be paid by Guild Esports.
The UK-based esports organisation was partially owned by David Beckham but was acquired by US investor DCB Sports in 2024.
One year later, Guild Esports is now reportedly for sale on an insolvency market.
Now, various female creators who previously worked with Guild are fearing that their unpaid invoices won’t be resolved.
Continue reading For sale Guild Esports leaves unpaid creators and rosters panicking
All 16 Fissure Playground 2 teams have now been confirmed.
More powerful teams have entered the competition compared to Fissure Playground 1, so which teams are likely to rise and which could fall?
All Fissure Playground 2 teams: confirmed
The 16 teams competing in Fissure Playground 2 are as follows:
Team Falcons, Aurora Gaming, FURIA, G2 Esports, Virtus.pro, and Astralis were the first six teams confirmed on August 6th.
The Esports World Cup CS2 (Counter-Strike 2) tournament has kicked off with the first stage, named “Round of 16”.
Despite a star-studded lineup of participating teams, viewers are questioning the Esports World Cup CS2 format. Why is the tournament’s format so punishing, and how could this impact the competition?
100% Single Elimination Bracket format creates a brutal EWC environment
CS2 is the last tournament to arrive in Riyadh, taking place during Week 7 at EWC 2025.
Continue reading What is the Esports World Cup CS2 format, and why are some people complaining?
Complexity have announced they are departing CS2 for financial reasons after more than 20 years in the Counter-Strike esports scene.
Founded in 2003, the American organisation has been competing in Counter-Strike since 2004 with the odd year missed out.
The team achieved multiple notable results across those two decades, including a $335k (£247k) prize for winning the BLAST Premier Spring 2020 European Finals.
An update from @JasonBWLake pic.twitter.com/C6MQxk44Zr
— Complexity (@Complexity) August 19, 2025
Complexity has competed in various CS2 majors this year, including IEM Katowice, Melbourne, Cologne and PGL Bucharest.
Continue reading Complexity departs Counter-Strike after 20+ years