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We have the first casualty of the Worlds 2025 Swiss Stage — Movistar KOI defeated Fnatic 2-1 to survive another day. Movistar KOI 2-1 Fnatic The LEC matchup featured three swift games. Despite Fnatic striking first, MKOI bounced back by securing an early gold lead. Although Fnatic found some picks around the Rift, MKOI’s superior teamfighting helped them secure objectives and snowball the game. Fnatic responded in Game 2, completely dominating MKOI in the early game and capitalizing on theirmore

As the Regional Leagues are finally wrapping up, the race to the BLAST R6 Major Munich is officially set. Sixteen elite teams have secured their spots at BMW Park Arena for the second Major of the 2025 season. With a massive $750,000 prize pool at stake, competition will be fierce, but the true reward lies beyond money – the coveted direct qualification to the Six Invitational 2026 awaits the champion. Europe MENA:  Team Falcons Team Secret G2 Esports Team BDSmore

The Group Stage of the BLAST Slam IV has come to an end, setting the stage for an intense elimination phase. Several teams exceeded expectations by breaking into the Top 8, while some fan favorites now find themselves fighting for survival in the Last Chance Playoff. Let’s take a closer look at the Group Stage results, highlight the most exciting upcoming matchups, and see who earned a direct spot in the Playoffs semifinals! BLAST Slam IV: Group Stage Recap Asmore

The Thunderpick World Championship 2025 grand final is set! Tomorrow, Sunday, October 19th at 3:00 pm CEST Brazil’s FURIA and Europe’s NAVI will take on each other for $200,000. After an intense tournament run, both teams arrive with contrasting stories that make this matchup captivating. Journey's Leading to the Thunderpick World Championship Grand Final FURIA has steamrolled through the competition, undefeated and looking unstoppable. The Brazilian synergy and tactical sharpness have been on full display, most recently in their commandingmore

BC.Game have officially completed the signing of Denis "⁠electroNic⁠" Sharipov from Virtus.pro, marking a major addition to their roster. The 27-year-old Russian rifler reunites with former Natus Vincere teammate Oleksandr "⁠s1mple⁠" Kostyliev after nearly two years apart. This move restores BC.Game’s lineup to full strength following Luca "⁠pr1metapz⁠" Voigt’s benching earlier this month. A Familiar Partnership Rekindled electroNic and s1mple’s reunion revives one of the most successful duos in CS:GO history. The pair spent six years together under Natus Vinceremore

It's been a long six years of waiting, but a new Winter Map is finally arriving to League of Legends! Though fans have long been clamoring for the return of a winter's edition of Summoner's Rift, we haven't gotten one since the Snowdown event all the way back in 2019. Well, now the wait is over at last! When Does the New Winter Summoner's Rift Release? The new League of Legends Winter Map release date is scheduled for November 19th,more

The Counter-Strike 2 skins economy has reached an unprecedented $6 billion market capitalization as of October 17, 2025, marking a historic milestone for what has become gaming's most valuable digital marketplace. However, beneath the celebratory headlines lies a troubling reality: the CS2 skins market has increasingly resembled an unregulated casino where even professional traders struggle to predict outcomes, and seemingly worthless items can suddenly skyrocket in value for no apparent reason. From Investment Platform to Pure Speculation What was oncemore

We have our first playoffs teams at Worlds 2025, and they're none other than KT Rolster and Anyone's Legend. As the #3 seed from the LCK and #2 seed from the LPL, respectively, neither team came into the tournament as big favorites to win it all. Both squads, however, have shown a great run of form in the Swiss Stage. Now, KT and AL's 3-0 records at Worlds have granted them a spot in the Quarterfinals, as well as some well earned extra bit of rest ahead of the start of the playoffs. KT Rolster Outshines Gen.G and T1 Aftermore

The iconic anime crossover is back! Blizzard has brought back the Overwatch 2 x One-Punch Man collaboration for a limited run from October 16 to 29, celebrating One-Punch Man Season 3 with new heroes, returning favorites, and fan-favorite rewards. Two New Heroes Join the Roster The second wave of this collab introduces two brand-new skins: Garou Wuyang and Hellish Blizzard Ashe. Wuyang channels the chaotic energy of Garou, the fierce Hero Hunter. His new visage enhances Wuyang’s fighting style withmore

With October 6th set as the invitation date for the StarLadder Budapest Major 2025, we now have the 32 teams that will partake in the second Valve-sponsored event of the year. As per Valve’s new rules, the Budapest Major 2025 will skip the MRQs and directly begin with Stage 1 of the tournament. To qualify, teams had to accumulate as many VRS points as possible. Over the past six months, many teams have been grinding through LAN events to ensuremore

Celebrating excellence across esports in all shapes and forms, the Esports Awards return for their tenth iteration! The Esports Awards 2025 Ceremony is set to honor several names across the industry on November 19th in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The final list of nominees is out, so make sure to head to this link and vote for the esports titles, players, teams, and personalities that you think deserve to be recognized for their contributions throughout the year among categories such as "Esports Game of the Year", "Streamer of the Year", and many more. Esports Awards 2025 Nominees To give you a glimpsemore

Riot has provided a preview of what LoL Patch 25.21 will bring to the table, giving us a glimpse of life post-Worlds. The new update will bring buffs to several AD carry champions, nerfs to a couple of Junglers that have taken over the ladder recently, and a partial revert to Gwen's kit. Let's take a look at what's coming our way when League of Legends Patch 25.21 arrives on Wednesday, October 22nd! Ezreal, Kalista, and Yunara Gain Some Powermore

After an expected run at EPL S22, FaZe Clan has gone and done it again — another unexpected run, only this time it was unexpectedly short. At the CS Asia Championship 2025, they lost to a young FUT squad, exiting the tournament with just two wins. A Disappointing Show FaZe Clan’s CS Asia Championship 2025 journey started with the team blowing an 11-5 lead to lose 11-13 to FUT Esports (ex-NAVI Junior squad). Many discounted the loss, however, given theymore

The second day of action is over at the Swiss Stage of Worlds 2025. Now, some teams find themselves just one win away from making it to the playoffs, while others stand on the brink of elimination. Let's take a look at the Round 3 draw of the Swiss Stage to see what matchups await. Worlds 2025 Swiss Stage Round 3 Draw After a rough start to the tournament, it's do or die time for some teams at Worlds. But first, we will find out who will become the first two teams to qualify for the playoffs. Here's a lookmore

Erik “Maverick” Thorn is one of the most distinctive Attackers in Rainbow Six Siege. Known for his quiet precision and intelligence, he joined the game during Operation Grim Sky alongside Clash. Maverick’s story and gameplay design highlight his sharp mind, adaptability, and unmatched skill in breaching reinforced surfaces without alerting defenders. Biography of Erik “Maverick” Thorn Early Life and Military Background Maverick was born in Boston and grew up in a multilingual home. From a young age, he displayed exceptionalmore

CTBC Flying Oyster (CFO) just took down the reigning world champions T1. Although in a Best-of-one (Bo1) setting, their performance and achievement were nonetheless impressive. This now jettisons them into the 2-0 pool in the Worlds 2025 Swiss Stage and a single Best-of-three (Bo3) series away from qualification to the Knockout Stage. CFO Continues to Impress: Lifting the Standard for the Pacific Region If there remain any doubters, surely, they are silenced after this latest performance. CFO are the realmore

The Thunderpick World Championship 2025 is showcasing some elite CS2 talent. Although these pros use standard hardware provided to them by the tournament organizers for the events, this doesn’t stop them from pulling out all the stops when it comes to their own at-home setups. According to some research done by Thunderpick, these setups factor in the retail value of the mouse, monitor, mousepad, keyboard, headset, GPU, and CPU – revealing some numbers and surprises among world-class competitors. Most Expensive Setup Leader: XANTARES İsmailсan "XANTARES" Dörtkardeş from Aurora tops the chart with the highest total setup cost, valued at £3,289.more

The first day of the Swiss Stage at Worlds 2025 is over, leaving a few surprises along the way. Now, we turn our attention to Day 2 as teams start to position themselves in the standings to secure a spot in the playoffs. The heat is turning up, and the second day of matchups have been drawn, so let's take a look! Worlds 2025 Swiss Stage Day 2 Matches and Schedule With the opening round of matches out of themore

Venomancer, also known as Lesale the Deathbringer, is a Dota 2 hero defined by his toxic attacks and relentless ability to deal damage over time. He infects enemies with venom, slows their movement, and surrounds himself with Plague Wards that spit poison at anything that moves. His playstyle revolves around gradual, unstoppable damage—forcing enemies to retreat or succumb to decay. The Origins of Lesale the Deathbringer Lesale was once an herbalist who journeyed to the Acid Jungles of Jidi Islemore

Valve has rolled out a substantial Counter-Strike 2 update on October 15, 2025, bringing a mix of engine optimizations, gameplay tweaks, and expanded scripting capabilities for developers. The patch focuses on improving CPU efficiency, enhancing gameplay fluidity, and giving map creators more scripting depth. Most of these changes were carried over from the October 14 Pre-Release Build 1.41.1.3-rc1, so some of these changes might be familiar to a few of you. Engine Improvements and Performance Gains At the core of this update is a major Source 2 engine refresh. Valve has updated the engine code to the latest Source 2more