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100 Thieves have done it. The American organization walked away as champions of the 2026 Parken Challenger Championship #6, finishing the entire tournament with a perfect 5-0 record.

The theme for League of Legends 2026 Season 2 has just been announced – Pandemonium. In accompaniment with the theme announcement, there are new skins to look forward to as well as a new map for the Arena game mode. In the trailer, Riot Games showcases the upcoming updates for Season 2 Act 1, featuring a frightful assembly of skins battling on Arena’s newest battleground.

The League of Legends Season 2 brings updates to Role Quests, items, runes, battlepass and introduces WASD to ranked and new skins.

League of Legends Patch 26.09 is right around the corner, and it's going to be a big one. The coming update will not only deliver the new Pandemonium-themed Season 2 to LoL, but will also make sweeping changes to a large number of champions, introduce new items, new runes, and a whole lot more.

With Patch 26.03 now live, the Solo Queue meta in League of Legends continues to evolve. This early-season update brought a large number of changes that shifted champion power levels across all roles, rewarding picks that can consistently pressure opponents, scale effectively, and snowball advantages into wins. Without further ado, here's our look at the best champions to climb ranked in LoL Patch 26.03 in every role.

League of Legends Patch 26.06 continues the early-season trend of small but meaningful balance tweaks. With First Stand out of the way, the new patch was able to leave pro play aside and focus on Solo Queue, introducing targeted champion adjustments and ongoing meta refinement rather than sweeping changes. If you’re looking to gain LP efficiently, these are the best champions to climb ranked in League of Legends Patch 26.06.

League of Legends Patch 26.09 landed on April 29, 2026, kicking off Season 2 under the new Pandemonium theme, delivering one of the biggest updates of the year so far. Role Quest adjustments, rune changes, new items, and a refreshed Arena mode all headline the patch, alongside a targeted wave of champion buffs and nerfs. If you're looking to climb the ranked ladder efficiently as the meta continues to evolve, here are the best champions to climb ranked in LoL Patch 26.09.

Released in 2009, League of Legends remains as one, if not the most popular games in the world. While Riot Games have not published a player count or viewership reports, third party sources indicate ~110 million players login into their League of Legends account monthly. These paired with the 6.78M peak viewership (excluding China) of Worlds 2025, the Riot Games’ first offering continues to dominate competitive gaming.

Rocket League has 8 competitive ranks: Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum, Diamond, Champion, Grand Champion, and Supersonic Legend (SSL). Every rank except SSL is split into three tiers (I, II, III), each with four divisions. Your position in the ladder is determined by a hidden Matchmaking Rating (MMR) that changes after every match you play. Whether you’re new to competitive play or stuck at the same division for weeks, this guide covers all rocket league ranks in order, current MMR ranges, how the ranking system works, where most players sit in the distribution, and practical tips to climb faster.

VALORANT does not offer crossplay between PC and console. This means that PC players can only match and play against other PC players, and console players (PS5 and Xbox) players can only match and play against other console players. While there is no crossplay in VALORANT, the game does support cross progression, which means that your account, skins, and any other form of progress carry from one platform to the other (from PC to console, and vice versa).

David "Parker" Nicho Flores talked about his salary when he played for Heroic and uncovered part of the mystery surrounding the cost of maintaining a competitive team in the Dota 2 professional circuit.

9z shakes the CS2 world by crushing the superstar Falcons 13-1 on Dust2 to win 2-1 at PGL Astana 2026 and advance to 2-0 in Swiss.

Tyson "TenZ" Ngo, one of the most recognizable names in VALORANT history, has officially joined T1 as a content creator, marking a new chapter for the Canadian star.

VALORANT Night Market will return in Season 2026 Act 1 on February 5th and continue until March 2nd.

VALORANT Night Market will return in Season 2026 Act 2 on March 26 and continue until April 16.

100 Thieves have officially unveiled their Rainbow Six Siege roster for the 2026 season, taking to social media to confirm the lineup just three weeks before their competitive debut. The announcement marks the organization's entry into the R6 Share ecosystem, where they will compete at the North America League 2026 – Kickoff alongside fellow Share teams and two Challengers squads for a spot at the BLAST R6 Major Salt Lake City 2026.