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On Thursday (12), paiN Gaming announced the resignation of Thomas Hamence, the team's CEO since 2018, and the news didn't just come out of nowhere.

Some comebacks feel nostalgic. Danil "Diamondprox" Reshetnikov joining Bushido Wildcats for the EMEA Masters Winter 2026 is one of them.

Greg Reisdorf served as Multiplayer Creative Director at Sledgehammer Games for over 15 years before departing in early 2025 to co-found Oncade, a direct-to-consumer game distribution platform. After 15 years shaping Call of Duty's multiplayer modes across titles like Advanced Warfare, WWII, and Black Ops Cold War, Greg Reisdorf has seen every version of the franchise's internal friction up close.

After defeating his former teammates, Zhang "Faith_bian" Ruida (also known as Bach) talked about his team's preparations for Wallachia, how they currently draft, and what's changed in his life since his first retirement.

A new Glove collection has finally arrived in CS2: the Dead Hand Collection. Similar to the Genesis Terminal, the Dead Hand Collection is exclusively available via the Arms Dealer terminal, as a weekly drop. Dead Hand Terminal is Added to the Weekly Drop The Dead Hand Collection features 39 news skins. There are 17 new weapon skins and 22 new gloves. This is the first glove collection released in CS2. Similar to the Genesis Collection, to get your hands onmore

Rocket League Season 22 starts with patch v2.66 and a soft ranked reset, visible MMR for all competitive playlists, a flip reset indicator, and a visual timer on big boost pads. The update also restores playlist population numbers, adds new Custom Training controls, reworks the queue menu, introduces weekly Cash Cups, updates the RLCS shop, and launches a Jordan themed Rocket Pass headlined by the BMW M2 Racing, Zefira and Maven car bodies.

Valve has finally spoken up. Two weeks after the New York Attorney General filed a massive lawsuit accusing the company of running an illegal gambling operation through its loot box systems

The Group Stage of PGL Wallachia Season 7 is over. Let's take a look at the list of eight teams that got past the Group Stage and advanced to the Playoffs. In the meantime, we will also check the reasons behind some teams getting unexpected results and how teams are performing with stand-ins.

With First Stand 2026 set to be played entirely on Patch 26.05, the new League of Legends update can focus entirely on Solo Queue. This is why LoL Patch 26.06 looks set on buffing champions that have long underperformed at every level of the game, while also bringing down a few overperformers. Let's have a look at some of the biggest changes coming our way once LoL Patch 26.06 releases on Wednesday, March 18.

After beating Parivision, , DM talked about playing against his former squad, how to beat Tinker late-game, and plans for his new team.

The Overwatch Season 1 midseason patch introduces a host of changes, including multiple hero nerfs and buffs, a brand-new skin collaboration, a new Mythic skin, and more.

An official complaint has been filed against Alexandre “TitaN” Lima with São Paulo Civil Police following allegations from multiple women, including a minor. Authorities are investigating the case under charges related to sexual harassment, dissemination of intimate content, and rape of a vulnerable person, while the accused denies wrongdoing.

If you thought the legal heat surrounding Valve was already intense, brace yourself because things just got a whole lot more complicated. Two new lawsuits targeting the company have been filed, and they hit from completely different directions.

League of Legends Patch 26.05 continues the early-season balancing cycle, bringing targeted champion tuning and pro-play adjustments ahead of First Stand 2026 while keeping the Solo Queue meta relatively stable. While many champions remain viable, a handful stand out thanks to reliable kits, strong scaling, and the ability to carry chaotic ranked games. If you’re looking to climb efficiently, these are some of the best champions for Solo Queue in LoL Patch 26.05.

Two iconic VALORANT maps are set to return to the game with the patch 12.05 update on March 17, 2026. Fracture and Lotus will rejoin the Competitive map pool, replacing Abyss and Corrode.

PGL has committed a $22 million investment to the CS2 esports ecosystem as part of its newly unveiled roadmap for the 2027 and 2028 seasons.

Though he retired from playing back in 2023, legendary Chinese AD carry Jian "Uzi" Zihao isn't done with competitive League of Legends just yet. The former MSI champion has now officially announced his own tournament: the Uzi Cup.

The Americas Cup 2026 has officially concluded, and it wasn't just a routine victory, it was an absolute display of domination. FURIA completely dismantled Cloud9 with a crushing 3-0 sweep in the Grand Finals

The Counter-Strike 2 landscape is constantly shifting, and the new 100 Thieves roster is currently proving that smart team building beats blind spending. When the North American organization announced their grand return to Counter-Strike, the community was naturally curious about how they would approach the market.

Despite a shaky start to the season, Bilibili Gaming (BLG) are back on top! Led by Chen "Bin" Ze-Bin in the Top Lane, the Chinese powerhouse crushed JD Gaming (JDG) in the Grand Finals to win the LPL Split 1 2026.