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M80, one of North Americas fastest-growing esports organizations, has announced the acquisition of Beastcoast. The move signals M80s expansion into new titles, including DOTA 2 and Pokmon. Alongside continued efforts in Rainbow Six Siege, Valorant, and Counter-Strike 2. Integrating Beastcoasts Legacy The acquisition brings Beastcoasts esports teams, creators, and media assets under the M80 banner. Known mainly for its DOTA 2 and Rainbow Six Siege, Beastcoasts roster has qualified for four consecutive iterations of The International. And even boasts a

Blizzard Entertainment has announced an exciting crossover between Overwatch 2 and Nickelodeons Avatar: The Last Airbender, set to debut as part of Season 14. This collaboration introduces themed cosmetic items inspired by the iconic animated series, aligning with Blizzards ongoing strategy of integrating popular IPs into their games. The Avatar Universe Meets Overwatch The partnership will feature skins and cosmetic bundles celebrating characters and themes from Avatar: The Last Airbender. Zenyatta, the robotic monk hero in Overwatch 2, will donmore

Announced back in June, the first edition of the League Awards just concluded on the 5th of December, delivering 19 award categories in its inaugural season, celebrating the most notable in League of Legends, both community-wise and esports-wise. Hosted by Marc Robert Caedrel Lamont and Eefje Sjokz Depoortere, the inspiration behind the project was to celebrate everyone from the entire scene across the world of LoL esports at the end of each competitive year. Without further ado, here are the winners from this years iteration of the League Awards. Steal of the Year Winner: T1 Mun Oner Hyeon-jun Nominees: G2more

After leaving their mark on the gaming industry over the last decade, Riot Games has now ventured into card games. Earlier today, they announced Project K, a new physical trading card game based on the League of Legends universe. What is Project K? Introduced by Chengran Chan, Executive Producer and Dave Guskin, the Game Director, Project K is a League IP game that deeply serves the need of a different kind of audience. Players who want to connect across themore

The League of Legends system is currently undergoing an overhaul in the PBE, the effects of which will mean that being friendly and helpful toward your teammates will be more meaningful than ever before. League of Legends promises an exciting new season in 2025 with lots of changes headed our way, and the new Honor System will only add to coming shift. The more Honor you accrue by having a positive effect in your games and on your teammates, themore

Daniel Rossy Abedrabbo, former IGL for Cloud9s VALORANT roster, recently shared his side of the story in a podcast by Ravishing Ravish, detailing the events that led to his departure just weeks before the 2025 VCT season. Rossys candid and detailed recount sheds light on the complexities of team dynamics, personal accountability, and the challenges of professional esports. Rossys journey with Cloud9 began in September 2024, when he was invited to trial alongside Victor v1c Truong. After a competitive week-longmore

The Shanghai Major is here, and you know what that meansSouvenir cases! Sure, the odds arent great. Most of the time, youll end up with a low-tier skin that cant even be traded up. But then theres that tiny chance, that one-in-a-million shot, of pulling something incredible from the Mirage or Dust 2 collections. If youre in the mood to have a little fun and celebrate the Major, heres everything you need to know about grabbing Souvenirs from the Perfectmore

The LPLs organization Anyones Legend (AL) has officially announced the addition of Top Laner Li Flandre Xuan-jun and Jungler Lee Tarzan Seung-yong for the LPL 2025 season. The 2021 World Champion, Flandre spent the last year with JD Gaming, after a years break. The squad placed 3rd during Spring 2024, but the performance declined for Summer 2024 and they missed out on Worlds 2024. The second piece, Tarzan joined Weibo Gaming in May 2024, helping them secure a top twomore

It comes as little surprise that as of today, Bilibili Gaming have officially re-signed their full League of Legends roster. The team was a Grand Finalist most recently at Worlds 2024 after a dominant overall year that also saw them win both LPL domestic splits as well as finish as a Grand Finalist in the MSI 2024 competition as well. The organization announced the re-signing of Chen Bin Ze-Bin, Yan Wei Yang-Wei, Zhuo knight Ding, Zhao Elk Jia-Hao, and Luomore

After a tumultuous 2024 period which culminated in a quarterfinals exit at Worlds 2024, Lee Scout Ye-chan is taking the plunge once again into free agency. While it is currently not officially known where he will end, the former LNG Mid Laner will undoubtedly spend very little time as a free agent before signing with another roster for the 2025 LPL season. An Eventful 2024 2024 was an eventful year for Scout, but not for the reasons he would have liked or perhaps even imagined. Having ended a 6-year run with EDward Gaming at the end of 2022, Scout headedmore

League of Legends will be heading in an exciting direction in 2025 with the release of themed seasons as well as several new changes coming to the game. For now, however, the last patch of the year, patch 14.24, will be a relatively small one, with the exception of the anticipated release of Viktors rework based on his characters arc in Season 2 of Arcane. Once patch 14.24 hits the live servers on Wednesday, December 11th, youll be able to test Viktors new look for yourself, in addition to all of the brand new Arcane skins coming to Jinx, Ekko, Warwick, andmore

Weibo Gaming has officially announced the signing of Gao Tian Tianliang as their new Jungler. Tian, who joins from Top Esports, will replace the Korean Lee Tarzan Seung-yong in the lineup. Tarzan was brought in earlier this year to replace Peng Xiaohao Hao after WBGs 5th-6th place finish in the LPL Spring 2024 split. His presence revitalized the team, leading to strong performances in LPL Summer 2024 and the LPL Regional Finals 2024, where they secured second place in bothmore

The Brazilian League of Legends scene has been thrown into mayhem prior to the start of the inaugural season of the new LTA South, with one team seemingly wanting out right off the bat. According to a report from Brazilian esports journalist Showtana, Fluxo has begun negotiations to sell their slot in the LTA South to w7m, an organization that already tried to enter the CBLOL in 2024. w7m look to try again After making a name for themselves inmore

For over a decade, we all tried to beat this one mission StarCraft 2 impossible mission: In Utter Darkness. This mission, part of the games Wings of Liberty campaign, presents players with a nearly impossible scenario: survive an overwhelming enemy onslaught while protecting your Protoss units. Over the years, players have attempted countless strategies, but none have succeeded in achieving victory, until now. Thanks to the creative genius of YouTube content creator Davey Gunface, the seemingly unbeatable challenge has been conqueredthough not in the way anyone might have expected. After 14 years of attempts, Gunface has found a way tomore

Team Heretics have officially revealed their complete roster for the 2025 LEC season, marking a bold step forward in its quest to become a true force to be reckoned with in Europes premier League of Legends competition. The new Heretics roster will feature an exciting combination of proven LEC players who bring valuable experience and leadership, alongside up-and-coming stars from the ERLs, showcasing the organizations commitment to developing new talent while maintaining competitive strength. The Heretics look to Francemore

After a very exciting Shanghai Major Opening Stage that saw eight teams advance to the Elimination Phase, the tournament enters another critical Swiss round in the Elimination Stage, where qualified teams will now join eight others who were seeded directly into this phase. One key dynamic in these early games plays around the discussion of whether teams coming from the Opening Stage have a slight advantage or not. Having played at least three matches (two BO1s and one BO3), theyvemore

The Opening Stage of the Perfect World Shanghai Major delivered more surprises than anyone could have predicted. Rare Atom and FlyQuest, despite being eliminated, managed to secure a win eachenough to derail not just our PickEms, but those of countless others. Perhaps its finally time to stop underestimating the potential of Asian teams on the big stage. Fortunately, our Opening Stage PickEm Guide disclaimer softened the blow. With the Diamond Coin feeling overrated (and honestly, not that great-looking), well happily set our sights on hunting the Gold Coin instead! Now, all eyes will shift towards the Shanghai Major Elimination Stagemore

Cloud9 has made a surprising roster change ahead of the 2025 VCT season, parting ways with their newly signed in-game leader, Daniel Rossy Abedrabbo. The announcement was made via Cloud9s official X account, catching fans and analysts off guard. Rossy, who was recruited from T1 after the 2024 VCT season, was expected to spearhead Cloud9s resurgence following a lackluster year. Cloud9 cited chemistry issues as the primary reason for Rossys departure. According to their official statement: After months of practicemore

As the year wraps up, Riot Games invites VALORANT players to reflect on their gameplay journey with the annual VALORANT Flashback 2024 (Recap). This personalized recap highlights achievements, stats, and unique moments, creating an engaging way to celebrate another year of tactical brilliance and thrilling clutches. What is VALORANT Flashback? VALORANT Flashback is an interactive recap of your in-game performance and milestones. It provides insights into gameplay stats, agent preferences, map strengths, and unforgettable moments. Designed to celebrate your growthmore

It has been more than 4 years since VALORANT first went live. Millions of players, and billions of hours logged into one of the most popular FPS titles in the world, the game only continues to grow in popularity. At release, VALORANT had 10 agents. Since then, the roster has swelled to an incredible 25, split across 4 different roles. Any new player would understandly find themselves overwhelmed, much less spoiled for choice in terms of agent variety. To simplifymore

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