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Riot Games has rolled out VALORANT Patch 13.02, bringing a small nerf to Phoenix, three new maps for the Retakes mode, and a long list of bug fixes across agents and maps. The update also confirms a delay for the highly anticipated AROS: Replication mode.

VALORANT unveiled the Neo Frontier 2.0 collection, which will arrive in Patch 13.02 with skins for Vandal, Shorty, and a Lasso melee.

The 2026 LCS Summer Split has kicked off with teams vying for a spot at Worlds. To add to the excitement, the first LCS Roadshow has been announced, with LYON hosting some of the best teams in the league on home turf: Mexico City.

After losing a couple players and their coach after the Esports World Cup 2026, PlayTime stood back up and started preparing for Games of the Future 2026 by bringing in Abed "Abed" Yusop and Anucha "Jabz" Jirawong.

The competitive VALORANT community recently found itself embroiled in a controversy involving popular streamer and pro player Ardis "ardiis" Svarenieks and Fnatic’s Leo "Leo" Jannesson. The issue originally stemmed from comments made during a co-stream of a VCT Game Changers EMEA match in July 2026. What started as casual banter quickly escalated into a community-wide debate regarding respect, inclusion, and the treatment of transgender players in the Game Changers circuit.

100 Thieves pulled off one hell of an upset, knocking the reigning Major champions Falcons out of the BLAST Bounty Summer 2026 qualifier on Wednesday, closing out the round with a 2-1 series win nobody saw coming.

The start of the LCS 2026 Summer Split is just days away, and the best team in the league will miss its best player to kick things off. LYON has announced that Kacper "Inspired" Słoma will not get to play with the rest of the team for the first "two or three weeks" of the Regular Season.

Team Liquid has acquired South African talent Johnny "JT" Theodosiou to replace siuhy as their new in‑game leader. Here's more on the signing.

Patch 26.15 will launch the third and final League of Legends season of the year, marking an important update as players continue to adapt to the meta. LoL Patch 26.15 will launch Season 3 of 2026 on Wednesday, July 29, so let's go ahead and have a look at some of the biggest changes expected to arrive with the update.

Top-flight League of Legends returns to North America once more! The 2026 LCS Summer Split will kick off Saturday, July 25, as eight teams battle to come away with the final LCS trophy of the year and a spot at Worlds 2026 in an extra special edition. With Worlds taking place in the United States for the first time in four years, no one will want to miss the chance to represent their region on home soil. Here's everything you need to know before the start of the 2026 LCS Summer.

League of Legends Classic showmatches have been announced across multiple regional leagues. Legends of the past will once again grace the stage to kick off the final run to Worlds 2026. We now have confirmations for showmatches for the LCS, LEC, LCK, and CBLOL. Here are the lineups to expect.

The Esports Federation has named Saudia, the national air carrier of Saudi Arabia, as the official airline of the Esports World Cup 2026 (EWC). Here's more.

League of Legends Patch 26.14 landed on July 15, 2026, arriving hot off the heels of MSI 2026 and acting as the cleanup crew for the post-tournament meta. Several champion buffs and nerfs, as well as important item adjustments, delivered a few shifts in power in the new patch. If you're looking to reach a new rank before the end of Season 2, then here are the best champions to climb ranked in LoL Patch 26.14!

Chen “Bin” Zen-Bin, Top Laner for Bilibili Gaming (BLG), has announced that he will be taking a temporary break from competing. The Chinese League of Legends organization has announced that their Top Laner from BLG Junior, Yang “Wenbo” Wen-Bo, will be temporarily promoted to the main roster to play with the team in Bin’s stead.

It has been non-stop international action over the past month, but European League of Legends is now returning for the final split of the year. The LEC 2026 Summer Split will see ten teams battle across Germany, Spain, and France with the ultimate goal of qualifying to Worlds 2026. Here's a look at everything you need to know about the 2026 LEC Summer before the start of the split on Friday, July 24!

Among these mages there is one standout pick: Ziggs. The mad bomber became the second most picked “ADC” at both tournaments, showing up as the biggest alternative to traditional AD carry champions. But, was the pick really effective? Let’s find out.

HLTV’s report on Cologne 2026 confirms what earlier Strafe analyses of CS2’s new sticker shop and revenue ladder suggested: Major sticker profits for some teams have dropped from around $600,000 to about $60,000, turning a former safety net into a fragile income line and pushing more clubs to question their place in Counter-Strike.

The Esports World Cup 2026 is finally over and, after PVISION's victory, it's time to step back a little and look at the bigger picture to see which heroes defined the metagame during the tournament.

The Esports World Cup 2026 (EWC 2026) is finally over, and PVISION emerges as champions. Let's take a look at the path both Grand Finalists took to the last match of the tournament and the teams they faced along the way.

It's been a long time coming, but Heo "ShowMaker" Su and Dplus KIA have finally risen to the top of the League of Legends esports scene once more. The Korean side ran right through Karmine Corp in the Grand Finals of the Esports World Cup 2026, sweeping the Frenchmen in front of their home crowd in Paris.