Pokémon TCG Pocket has finally added actual art to the three-star, immersive variants of Lugia EX and Ho-Oh EX.

The two rare cards from the Wisdom of Sea and Sky expansion had previously used awkward placeholders.

This is because Pokémon Pocket was forced to remove stolen art from immersive Ho-Oh and Lugia.

The Ho-Oh, which appeared in both cards, was traced over fan art which was wrongfully given to the artist.

Continue reading Pokémon TCG Pocket replaces stolen art but ruins Lugia EX in the process

Marvel Rivals esports is in its infancy, and the tournament organisers are not getting ahead of themselves.

The video game is currently hosting its first-ever LAN tournament, the Marvel Rivals Ignite Mid-Season finals.

The tournament is part of the ambitious $3 million (£2.2m) Ignite series of events, which are helping legitimise Marvel Rivals as an esport.

But it has people wondering, what is next for competitive Marvel Rivals?

🙌 Hands up if you’re having a blast!#MarvelRivalsIgnite pic.twitter.com/sy37ZF7KWd

— Marvel Rivals Esports (@RivalsEsports) August 8, 2025

As a hero-based shooter, Marvel Rivals will always face comparisons to the Overwatch League.

Continue reading Marvel Rivals esports learns from the Overwatch League with no franchising plans

Apeks have been officially relegated from the Valorant Champions Tour (VCT) EMEA league after a difficult season.

After losing 2-1 to KOI, they have failed to qualify for the Playoffs and have not met Riot Games’ performance requirements to maintain their place.

They won’t have a chance to defend their VCT spot at Ascension 2025 and will not compete in Valorant’s top tier in 2026.

An absolute nightmare.

We’re out of @valesports_emea.

Continue reading Apeks officially relegated from VCT EMEA after zero wins in 2025

One of the world’s best EA FC 25 players, Anders ‘Vejrgang’ Vejrgang, has officially joined Team Falcons from RBLZ Gaming.

However, the transfer won’t happen until after the biggest tournament of the year, the FC Pro World Championship at the Esports World Cup, has concluded.

Vejrgang is the reigning EA FC World Champion and is currently ranked number one in the FC Pro rankings.

WORLD CHAMP ENERGY!! 🏆

Falcon Anders HAS LANDED 🦅⚡#FalconsAreHere pic.twitter.com/Dcam6zQ0Fy

— Falcons Esports (@FalconsEsport) August 7, 2025

He won this year’s FC Pro Open 2025 and finished runner-up in the Virtual Bundesliga and the lucrative eChampions League.

Continue reading EA FC esports star Vejrgang signs for Team Falcons but after Esports World Cup

LCK and MSI champions Gen.G have once again proven they are the best League of Legends team in the world.

They defeated reigning World Champions T1, winning 2-1 in what ended up being a very dominant series.

Despite having automatically qualified for the LoL World Championships after winning MSI, Gen.G show no signs of slowing down.

Revenge scored in a reverse sweep for @GenG! #LCK pic.twitter.com/UdTs74pR4z

— LCK (@LCK) August 7, 2025

It probably helped that this series counted as some sort of revenge for them after T1 ended Gen.G’s 27-0 series win streak last month.

Continue reading Gen.G remain LoL Worlds favourites after earning revenge on T1

The EA FC 26 closed beta is officially underway and unsurprisingly, that means new details are being leaked.

Thanks to TikTok user davey_hazard, we know that a famous WWE wrestling finishing move is coming to the game.

No, you can’t RKO your opponents after scoring a goal against them. At least, not intentionally.

But you will be able to kick them in the face with Shawn Michaels’ iconic ‘Sweet Chin Music’ allegedly added to the game.

Continue reading EA FC 26 leak reveals iconic WWE finisher as new goal celebration



Circuito FERJEE de Esports 2025 has made headlines, as the Counter-Strike 2 LAN will be held in the unusual setting of an Aircraft Carrier, but you may be surprised to learn it is not the first LAN on an Aircraft Carrier.

Continue reading Circuito FERJEE de Esports 2025 to take place on an Aircraft Carrier – but it is not the first Aircraft Carrier LAN

Rainbow 6 Siege X at EWC 2025 has its playoff bracket set following a hugely dramatic group stage. The group stage saw favourites struggling or eliminated, with Falcons and FaZe falling by the wayside in the unforgiving format where upper-bracket Best of 1s gave way to lower-bracket Best of 3s.

The quarter finals of the Rainbow 6 Siege X tournament at EWC are:

NiP vs G2
Virtus.pro vs Furia
Shopify Rebellion vs Spacestation Gaming
Team Secret vs Weibo Gaming

The Best of 3 quarter-final contests will take place August 7, ultimately leading to the Best of 5 Grand Final Aug 9.

Continue reading Rainbow 6 Siege X Playoff bracket set

Competitive gaming is receiving a celebrity makeover thanks to the Global Gaming League.

The Global Gaming League’s inaugural season, SZN Zero, will blend celebrity culture, the music industry, and gaming in front of a live audience. 

T-Pain to face off against NE-YO in Tekken

Promising a showdown of the ages, your 00s nostalgia playlist is entering the world of competitive gaming with a bang. 

The lyracist behind “apple bottom jeans” eloquence (T-Pain) and the man whose hat never sat straight (NE-YO) will face off as captains of two gaming teams.

Continue reading Global Gaming League brings your 00s nostalgia playlist to the esports stage as T-Pain and NE-YO prepare for a competitive showdown

Have you ever seen that gif of the guy opening the fridge only to find nothing inside? Well, that’s Battlefield fans at the moment, trying to play Battlefield 6 Early Access.

According to Steamdb, almost 25,000 people were online at once trying to enter Battlefield 6 Early Access. The only hitch? It’s not live yet.

It seems that overly excited gamers have got their dates mixed up, as Battlefield’s early access starts at 9am BST August 7-8.

Continue reading 24,879 are on Battlefield 6’s Open Beta, waiting for nothing