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Rainbow Six Siege is back at the Esports World Cup for a third straight year, and 2026's edition is bringing more firepower than ever.

A CS2 developer has confirmed that nearly 1 million accounts have been banned in one of the largest VAC waves of recent memory. The bans were issued and carried out within a single day against confirmed farming bot accounts, marking it as one of the most monumental efforts by Valve to clean up their game’s ecosystem.

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Yesterday, the Esports Foundation (EF) awarded National Team Partner status to organizations and individuals across more than 100 countries and territories. The concerted effort was all in preparation for the Esports Nations Cup (ENC) in November, a global nation-based esports competition. UK now joins the growing assembly of countries set to compete later this year in Riyadh.

As usual with big patches, we have major winners and losers. In this article, we will be going through the biggest winners of Dota 2 patch 7.41. Along with discussing why you should be picking them in your pubs.

After an intense Group Stage, ESL One Birmingham advances to the Playoffs after cutting the lineup in half. Let’s take a look at how teams performed during the groups and who holds the best record so far.

After a remarkable performance by the region at First Stand, LEC action resumes as teams look for the second trophy of the year and a coveted spot at MSI. The LEC Spring 2026 kicks off this Saturday, March 28, where some stellar matchups await right off the bat! Here's a look at everything you need to know about the 2026 LEC Spring, including a look at the new format, schedule, rosters, tickets, and more.

VCT EMEA 2026 Stage 1 runs April 1–May 17, with 12 partnered teams competing for Championship Points and three Masters London qualification slots.

A new League of Legends patch is on the horizon. LoL Patch 26.07 won't be a particularly big one, but it will still deliver buffs to a few forgotten champions, and nerfs picks that been taking over the game recently. Let's have a look at some of the biggest changes coming our way once LoL Patch 26.07 goes live on Wednesday, April 1.

Sentinels have finalized their roster for VCT 2026 Americas Stage 1 with the addition of rising NA duelist Jerrwin. As the team moves on from N4RRATE and speculation around TenZ’s return ends, the spotlight now shifts to Jerrwin—who faces his biggest challenge yet stepping into Tier 1 competition.

With First Stand done and dusted, the start of the 2026 LEC Spring is right around the corner. And just like they did for the first split of the year, LEC Spring Roadtrips will be returning to France and Spain for some hype live action. Here's everything you need to know about the 2026 LEC Spring Roadtrips in France and Spain, including exact dates, matches, locations, and where to buy tickets.

The 2026 BLAST Open Spring Rotterdam playoffs kick off this Friday, March 27, and the stakes don't get much higher

And just like that, First Stand 2026 has come and gone. With the first international tournament of the season now done, it's time to take a look back at the champions that defined the event, and the champions that teams consistently relied on as they chased glory.

The BLAST R6 Kickoff 2026 is here, and it's unlike anything Rainbow Six Siege esports fans have seen before

FURIA’s BLAST Open Spring 2026 campaign came to a painful end after a 2-1 loss to Team Falcons in the Group A lower bracket final. In what felt more like a playoff clash than an elimination series, The Professor and his squad pushed Falcons to the limit, only to fall short in a tightly contested Nuke.

Strafe Recommends is back with zzADRiANzz and his amazing collection of educational Dota 2 videos. Adrian dives deeper into the details of statuses, hero mechanics and overall Dota mechanics in his videos.

After years of falling agonizingly short on the international stage, BLG finally lifted their first-ever international trophy at the First Stand 2026, defeating G2 Esports 3-1 in the Grand Finals

The success of League of Legends First Stand 2026 to whet our appetites has delivered with exciting matchups and entrancing storylines. As we march towards the final match day, updates for the remaining slew of internationals this year have arrived. Both the locations and dates for Worlds and MSI this year are now confirmed.

Nobody thought 9z had this one in the bag. The Argentinian squad came into a brutal lower bracket match with everything on the line and delivered, knocking out MOUZ 2-1 at the 2026 BLAST Open Spring Rotterdam

Overwatch will be one of the 24 featured titles at the Esports World Cup 2026. Scheduled for July 29–August 2, the tournament will feature 16 top teams competing in the Midseason Championship.