Sascha Heinisch

Blizzard announces OWL successor, the 'Overwatch Championship Series'

Blizzard Entertainment has agreed to a multi-year partnership with the third-party tournament organisers ESL FACEIT Group and WDG Esports, outlining a regionalised structure with two international tournaments for 2024.

CS2 pro match ends in unprecedented scoreline

Does the scoreline of a Major qualifying match imply something about issues that may be inherent to Counter-Strike 2?

FACEIT bans player after 79 CS2 games in a row

A FACEIT competitor was temporarily banned after playing several consecutive days of CS pugs.

Red Bull Kumite 2024 heading to New York

Red Bull has announced the ninth instalment of its Street Fighter 6 tournament series Kumite, this time taking place in Brooklyn, New York.

Riot bans suspected Game Changers cheater indefinitely

Three and a half months after the incident, Riot Games has revealed the results of its investigation of a rule infliction during Game Changers Series 3 North America, resulting in bans for two competitors.

CS pro player gets revenge on talent that asked him to step down

After a disappointing performance at the Major qualifier, head coach and former desk analyst Kassad got his comeuppance for comments levied at G2 in-game leader HooXi.

French-Spanish rivalry smashes LEC viewership record

LEC's new franchises and consolidated brands bring eyes to the league, smashing viewership records already in the first week of the season.

CS Legend asks Gabe Newell to fix CS2: 'It's not too late'

During the HTLV award ceremony for the best team of the year, Pasha took the stage as a presenter and used the occasion to call upon Valve to fix Counter-Strike 2.

OWL coaches slam players for reportedly souring dev relationship

Former Overwatch League coaches revealed that they expect the relationship between teams and developers to have soured as a result of unconstructive feedback after Overwatch 2's launch.

VALORANT Battlepass leak reveals teasers for new agent 'SmokeDancer'

With at least three months left before the release of a new VALORANT agent, the first teasers are trickling in and early info has leaked to the public.

Overwatch players are annoyed at yet another Mercy event skin

Having just weathered the storm around Jingle Belle Mercy, the Lunar New Year skin Mystic Swan ignites spirits once more in the Overwatch 2 community.

VALORANT Pros weigh in on declining salaries within the scene

With declining interest in VALORANT's second tier in the Americas, player salaries have been in free fall. Pros are looking for the culprit.

stavn and jabbi share their side on cadiaN's exit

The former Heroic players stavn and jabbi have shared their side on the ousting of cadiaN. A report on the interpersonal and organisational situation paints a wider picture.

Jason Lake reportedly wants to buy his brand complexity back

Jason Lake is reportedly looking for investors to separate it from GameSquare amid FaZe Clan merger agreement.

Disguised exits Game Changers due to unresolved cheating situation

Esports organisation Disguised has announced their departure from VALORANT Game Changers, citing unresolved systemic anti-cheat issues.

Evil Geniuses reportedly wants to play VCT Americas, despite rumours of esports exit

Evil Geniuses has made several headlines for selling various esports assets to competing organisations in the esports industry. However, one insider reports it's staying in VALORANT for now.

Mark Wahlberg’s new movie features VALORANT, Valkyrae & iiTzTimmy

Simon Cellan Jones' The Family Plan is your typical family action comedy, but read between the lines and you'll find pop-culture references relating to gaming influencers and even VALORANT.

Rekkles' T1 Academy contract is longer than expected

Erik "Rekkles" Larsson’s move to T1 Academy was seen as a highly unorthodox move for a veteran during that stage of his career. The end date for the contract may indicate his plans.

Overwatch pro retires, shares juicy career details in tell-all stream

Announcing his retirement, William "Crimzo" Hernandez took to Twitch to answer questions about his career, revealing details from behind the scenes.

Tommey becomes the first Warzone pro to break half a million in winnings

He has finally broken the half-mill-wall. After a successful OpTic Kickoff Solo Yolo event, Thomas "Tommey" Trewren enters a class of his own.