Team Empire unveil their new Dota 2 roster

Team Empire is ready to take on the CIS scene. Team Empire revealed their new Dota 2 roster on Twitter. The team has gone through a complete overhaul, and will be debuting their new squad at the Dota 2 Champions League 2021 Season 5. Team Empire’s previous roster failed to qualify forThe International 10 (TI10)in the CIS open qualifier after they lost 3-2 in the grand final toTeam Spirit. Team Empire experienced multiple roster changes in 2021 The CIS squad has had a turbulent Dota 2 year, with multiple player changes andmixed tournament results....

June 5, 2025 · 1 min · 210 words · Kevin White MD

Team Secret acquires Vietnamese League of Legends roster

Team Secret acquires Vietnamese League of Legends roster It’s official: Team Secret will be taking over LowKey Esports slot in the VCS. Team Secret has acquired League of Legends Vietnam Championship Series (VCS) team, Lowkey Esports. The announcement was made on Team Secret’s social media channels earlier today, and confirmed by the official VCS Facebook page. Team Secret is proud to announce a new Worlds-calibre League of Legends Team ?...

June 5, 2025 · 2 min · 318 words · Sarah Levy

Tencent is partnering with The Pokémon Company to make new Pokémon games

Tencent is partnering with The Pokémon Company to make new Pokémon games You can never have too many Pokémon games. After the controversial launch of its own augmented-reality mobile game, “Let’s Hunt Monsters“, which many people called a Pokémon GO clone, Chinese Internet giant, Tencent, has now announced a collaboration with The Pokémon Company to make new fully licensed Pokémon games. The collaboration will focus on new titles, and for now, there are still no plans to bringPokémon GOinto China....

June 5, 2025 · 1 min · 145 words · Meagan Frost

The 32nd SEA Games MLBB women’s grand final smashes peak viewership record

A win for female esports! Mobile Legends: Bang Bangesports has achieved another impressive milestone. On May 11, the grand final series between the Philippines and Indonesia at the32nd Southeast Asian Games(32nd SEA Games) broke records and set a new standard for female esports events. According toEsports Charts, the event is now officially the most-watched female esports event ever, surpassing the record set byMobile Legends: Bang Bang Women’s Invitational 2022(MWI 2022) last year....

June 5, 2025 · 2 min · 264 words · Melissa Bell

TI9 Day 2 Group Stage roundup: Secret and OG come out on top, EG makes a comeback

TI9 Day 2 Group Stage roundup: Secret and OG come out on top, EG makes a comeback Day 2 of the Group Stage had it’s fair share of steamrolls, close games, and upsets. Here are the best moments from the day! The second day of The International 2019 Group Stage saw reigning champions OG powering up to take the top spot of the Group B bracket 9-1, while Team Secret remained undefeated at 8-0....

June 5, 2025 · 1 min · 158 words · Stephen Cunningham

TNC release six players ahead of MPL PH Season 9

Only three players remain. Expect a new TNC roster for MPL PH Season 9. After placing last at Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Professional League Philippines Season 8 (MPL PH Season 8), the organization has decided to let go most of its players in the offseason. TNC has parted ways with six of its Mobile Legends players In separate posts ontheir Facebook page, the organization announced that it has released Dylan “Light” Catipon, Patrick “P-God” Grecia, Douglas “ImbaDeejay” Astibe, Frediemar “3MarTzy” Serafico, Adrian “Toshi” Bacallo, and Landher Mendoza “Der” San Gabriel....

June 5, 2025 · 2 min · 252 words · Heather Wood

V Rising release date: Play as a vampire in this new survival action RPG

V Rising release date: Play as a vampire in this new survival action RPG The feast is upon us! The bloody hunt is on! The V Rising release date is upon us. V Rising, an action survival RPG game developed by Stunlock Studios, thrusts you into the role of a vampire, hungry for blood and glory. Following a successful early access launch on Steam, the developers have announced the game’s official release date....

June 5, 2025 · 2 min · 302 words · Penny Mullen

Valorant heads to the Caribbean with new Breeze map

Valorant heads to the Caribbean with new Breeze map The map will be out on April 28. Valorant’s sixth map is Breeze. And it’s set on the beach! The map is set on a remote island, located somewhere within the southern part of the Bermuda Triangle. Breeze was designed as a bright, playful, and colorful environment, which is a unique take compared to the Valorant maps we currently have. According to Riot, the map’s key features are long-range engagements, large open spaces, and wide choke points....

June 5, 2025 · 2 min · 341 words · Roger Lozano

Valorant pro Nomsenpai banned for cheating in official VCT match

Valorant pro Nomsenpai banned for cheating in official VCT match No cheating, boys and girls. Riot Games hasbannedVietnamese Valorant pro Tất Cẩm “Nomsenpai” Khôn forcheatingin official VCT matches. Nomsenpai will not be able to participate in allofficial Riot Games competitionsfor three years, starting from July 21, 2025. His team, Ice Cee Jay Too, which he most recently competed with during the VCT 2022 Stage 1: Vietnam Open Qualifiers, has been disqualified from Stage 1 of VCT APAC 2022....

June 5, 2025 · 2 min · 265 words · Anthony Perez

Valve brings ban hammer down on over 40,000 cheaters in Dota 2

Valve brings ban hammer down on over 40,000 cheaters in Dota 2 Never prosper. Say goodbye to more than 40,000 Dota 2 accounts — which are banned from the game after they were caught using third-party cheats. The Dota 2 developer ensured that these cheaters will never prosper, using a creative method that ultimately outed the bad actors by themselves — rather than using any anti-cheat software. Valve uses innovative “honeypot” in new Dota 2 patch to catch cheaters With a new patch, Valve introduced normally unreadable code, except for a very specific population....

June 5, 2025 · 2 min · 311 words · Nathaniel Lee

Valve is looking for a host city for The International 2021

Valve is looking for a host city for The International 2021 Call your mayor, your home city could be hosting next year’s TI. Valve has released an open call for cities looking to host The International 2021, the 11th iteration of Dota 2’s world championship tournament. The news comes after the official Dota 2 YouTube channel uploaded a video trailer for TI without any context a week ago, which has now been revealed to be a highlight reel for the tournament attached to Valve’s open call for a new host city....

June 5, 2025 · 2 min · 243 words · Frances Padilla

Watch Aura PH’s Rafflesia go 0-21 and still completely outplay his opponents

Watch Aura PH’s Rafflesia go 0-21 and still completely outplay his opponents He was even awarded the game MVP. With frequent patches and reworks shaking up the meta of Mobile Legends, the mobile game’s pro players show how even the weakest heroes can actually amount to some good in the competitive scene. In the first week of MPL PH S6, Aura PH support player Rafflesia pulled out a surprise Diggie that left Execration bamboozled....

June 5, 2025 · 2 min · 350 words · Andrea Marshall

Watch K-pop idol SUNMI perform in stunning League of Legends Jinx cosplay

Watch K-pop idol SUNMI perform in stunning League of Legends Jinx cosplay SUNMI in Arcane Season 2 OST, Rito pls? K-pop idol and soloist SUNMIsurprised everyone in a special performance during the2021 KBS Song Festivalyear-ender show where she appeared in a full Jinx cosplay while performing her song, “Tail”. Jinx is a champion from one of the biggest multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) games in the world,League of Legends. Here’s our closer look at the K-pop idol’sLeague of Legends cosplay....

June 5, 2025 · 2 min · 252 words · Paige Meza