Perkz grabs his first LCS title after a stellar performance on Sylas

Perkz grabs his first LCS title after a stellar performance on Sylas Playoff Perkz has been unleashed. League of Legendssuperstar Luka “Perkz” Perković has cemented his name in LCS history after just one Spring Split with Cloud9. In an intense Mid-Season Showdown final against Team Liquid, Perkz capped off C9’s game five draft with Sylas. Seeing as how TL’s team composition featured game-changing ultimates like Hecarim’s Onslaught of Shadows, and Cho’Gath’s Feast, Perkz’s champion was a definite shoo-in with Hijack....

June 23, 2025 · 2 min · 286 words · Amanda Velasquez

Play the ONE Esports Fantasy ESL One Malaysia 2022 Challenge and win a year of Dota Plus

Play the ONE Esports Fantasy ESL One Malaysia 2022 Challenge and win a year of Dota Plus Cast your vote. ESL One Malaysia 2022 brings Dota 2 back to Genting Highlands for the third time. 12 teams from Europe, China, Southeast Asia, North America, and South America will duke it out in the Arena of Stars from August 23 to August 28 for a slice of the US$400,000 prize pool....

June 23, 2025 · 2 min · 239 words · Allison Jimenez

PSG.LGD’s super tough TI9 training bans the use of phones

PSG.LGD’s super tough TI9 training bans the use of phones This is the price they’re willing to pay to win The International. Taking place in August, The International 2019 will, for the first time, be held in China. As such, the pressure is on for Chinese teams to take the top spot and bring glory for their country. The last time China won was back in 2016, where the now-disbanded Wings Gaming squad cruised home in style....

June 23, 2025 · 2 min · 369 words · David Peterson

PUBG Nations Cup will debut in South Korea with US$500,000 prize pool

PUBG Nations Cup will debut in South Korea with US$500,000 prize pool National teams must get enough Chicken Dinners to take the world champion crown. The first-ever PUBG Nations Cup will take place from August 9-11 and will pit national PUBG teams against one another to see who can take the crown and the US$500,000 prize pool. Due to the national team format, members will be picked via peer selection or through country-specific methods....

June 23, 2025 · 1 min · 168 words · Shawn Castro

Riot expands its game publishing with Riot Forge

Riot expands its game publishing with Riot Forge The LoL developer is now partnering with other game studios. League of Legendsdeveloper Riot has unveiled its newest publishing label, Riot Forge. The announcement was made through Riot Forge’s official Twitter account. The@LeagueofLegendsUniverse is filled with stories to be told. We’re excited to continue expanding our Universe with new games by working with talented developers in a variety of genres and platforms.https://t.co/ajzsJJ2d9Apic.twitter.com/FGVHwvAVCr...

June 23, 2025 · 2 min · 267 words · Elizabeth Garza

Riot is exploring a left-handed view mode for Valorant

Riot is exploring a left-handed view mode for Valorant Southpaws rejoice! Riot Games is exploring a “Left Hand View” mode for Valorant and is currently in the process of ironing out all the technical and artistic issues that comes with the viewing switch. This was confirmed in the latest“Ask Valorant” blogpost, featuring comments from various members of the development team. “We’re currently in the process of validating how this would work from not just a technical side but from a competitive and artistic front as well....

June 23, 2025 · 2 min · 354 words · Stephanie Gonzalez

Rocket League’s Modes of May brings back its most popular limited time modes

Rocket League’s Modes of May brings back its most popular limited time modes Each weekend will feature a new limited time mode. This month, Rocket League is re-opening access to some of its most popular Limited Time Modes in an all-new event called “Modes of May”. The first event, which starts today and runs through the weekend is a mix-up of Dropshot and Rumble Modes. Now known as “Dropshot Rumble”, it features the best bits of these two Extra Modes — breaking open goal-zone floors to score the ball-in-play and picking up Rumble power-ups....

June 23, 2025 · 2 min · 224 words · Elizabeth Jones

Rookie puts on an Orianna clinic in a 1v3 against RNG

Rookie puts on an Orianna clinic in a 1v3 against RNG His positioning was impeccable. Invictus Gaming and Royal Never Give Up not only displayed coordinated team fighting, but also individual mechanics prowess in their LPL Week 5 clash. In a back and forth game one, RNG finally found a winning team fight around Baron in the late game. With only Song “Rookie” Eui-jin and Su “Southwind” Zhi-Lin left standing, RNG wanted to eliminate any chance of recall by the AP mid laner to defend iG’s base....

June 23, 2025 · 2 min · 222 words · Nicholas Bennett

RRQ hypercarry Alberttt will miss at least two weeks of MPL ID Season 7

RRQ hypercarry Alberttt will miss at least two weeks of MPL ID Season 7 The hypercarry is hitting the books. RRQ Hoshi has suffered another setback to their roster as hypercarry, Albertttt, has confirmed that he will take a break from competitive play to finish his school exams. Alberttt will be the third RRQ player to take a break this season following Lemon and Xinnn. The RRQ hypercarry announced his hiatus on stream, saying that the academic situation calls for his full attention....

June 23, 2025 · 2 min · 277 words · Steven Daniel

Sam_H has joined T1

Sam_H has joined T1 T1 fills out its Dota 2 lineup with one of the most talented Filipino offlaners. T1 has announced that Filipino offlaner Samson “Sam_H” Hidalgo has joined the organization to complete its Dota 2 team. Sam_H will fill in the spot vacated byLee “Forev” Sang-don, who parted ways with the team late last month. T1’s decision to release Forev came as a surprise to many. Not only was he the founding member of the organization’s Dota team, he also captained the rising squad toa promising fourth place finish at the ONE Esports Dota 2 SEA Leaguejust last month....

June 23, 2025 · 2 min · 292 words · John Davis

Seattle Surge eyes former world champions to headline CDL 2024 season

Seattle Surge eyes former world champions to headline CDL 2024 season The potential is certainly there. The Seattle Surge Call of Duty League team is looking to pick up a few world champions and some fresh blood for the upcoming CDL 2024 season. This information comes via areport from Dexertowhich claims a total of three former world champions could be landing in Seattle. The Seattle Surge looks to revamp with three former champions The Surge join the growing list of rosters formalizing as teams look to make changes in an effort to bolster their chances next year....

June 23, 2025 · 2 min · 332 words · Victoria Armstrong

Singapore will play host to first Olympic Esports Week in 2023

Singapore will play host to first Olympic Esports Week in 2023 Six rings coming to town. Lights, cameras, medals — the inaugural Olympic Esports Week takes place in Singapore from June 22 to 25 next year. “The Olympic Esports Week will showcase the best of virtual sports – hybrid physical and simulated sports – with the four-day festival, including exhibiting the latest technologies, panel discussions, education sessions and show matches,”IOC’s press release wrote....

June 23, 2025 · 2 min · 318 words · Michelle Hardy

Street Fighter V, Tekken 7, and UNIST to headline Red Bull Conquest Season 2

Street Fighter V, Tekken 7, and UNIST to headline Red Bull Conquest Season 2 We’ve got plenty more fighting game action coming up after Evo 2019. While the fighting game community is getting hyped for Evo 2019 in early August, more competitive fighting game action is already waiting in the wings. The Red Bull Conquest tournament circuit iscoming back for its second year, promising bigger and more exciting competition than its inaugural season....

June 23, 2025 · 2 min · 286 words · Christine Walker