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The 2025 Game Awards winners have claimed their accolades at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, California. In an event set to honor some of the greatest and most influential names in the industry, games like Counter-Strike and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 stood out as the biggest winners of the night. When it came to the Best Esports Athlete award, the race became a tight affair between LoL's Jeong "Chovy" Ji-hoon and CS2's Mathieu "ZywOo" Herbaut. Whoever the winner maymore

The 2025 Hearthstone Masters Tour is heading for its grand conclusion as the best players from all over the world clash for the biggest title. The Hearthstone World Championship 2025 will feature 16 players compete for a piece of the $500,000 prize pool and a place in HS history starting Thursday, December 18. Here's everything you need to know about the 2025 Hearthstone World Championship, including a detailed look at the schedule, the full lineup of players, what drops you stand to gain, and more. 2025 Hearthstone World Championship Schedule and Format This year's Hearthstone World Championship will run frommore

With the first two quarterfinals of the StarLadder Budapest Major concluding, two titans of Counter-Strike prepare to face off inside the MVM Dome. Team Spirit will take on Team Vitality, with both teams looking to etch their name deeper into CS2 history. With both sides in stellar form heading into the semifinals, fans are in for a showdown worthy of the stage. Team Spirit: The Dragon Awakes  Team Spirit’s year has been quite decent, with wins at PGL Astana, bothmore

After leaving PARIVISION, Filipe "Astini" Ribeiro announced that he will work as a temporary internal analyst for Heroic during DreamLeague Season 27. The news came from Astini hours before Heroic faces his former team. We also learned that Clement "Puppey" Ivanov will coach PARIVISION during the event. This raises two key questions. Will Puppey finally return to pro Dota 2 as a full-time coach? And will Astini overcome his former teammates and one of the game’s biggest legends? Astini Workingmore

Tiny in Dota 2 is a hero who literally grows during the fight. He starts as a small chunk of stone and turns into a massive siege machine that smashes heroes and buildings alike. This guide explains Tiny’s lore, abilities, roles, items, and practical tips. The goal is to help you understand how to get value from his early burst and late-game physical damage. Overview of Tiny in Dota 2 Tiny is a Strength hero who fills several roles: Carry,more

First reported by Dust.us, Valve has made changes to the guidelines to run the tournament. According to the new amendment, all tournaments featuring Valve IP, i.e. Counter-Strike 2 and Dota 2, will not be allowed to onboard skin gambling/trading sites or case opening sites as sponsors. Furthermore, tournament organizers have to ensure the logos of such sites aren't visible on the official broadcast. While this on the surface is a small negligible change, the repercussion might be lasting. Valve’s TORmore

Rainbow Six Siege players have been treated to an unexpected Easter egg hunt orchestrated by Ubisoft, sending sleuths across multiple maps to uncover mysterious blueprints and piece together a hidden reward. What began as a cryptic tweet from the official Siege Twitter account on December 9 quickly spiraled into a full-scale in-game scavenger hunt that had the community buzzing. Clues Hidden Across the Maps It all started when Ubisoft posted a short clip showing a peculiar image tucked under amore

The long-awaited return of the Snowball Fight game mode is nearly upon us. Set to return on December 11th, the beloved mode will see an extra tweaking of love ahead of its release. Moreover, the end of the 2025 season will also see an End of Year Event filled with winter goodies. Snowball Fight Returns after Long Hiatus Snowball Fight was a 5v5 deathmatch released back in December 2020. The game mode would only make an appearance that year andmore

Blizzard has unwrapped a festive update for Overwatch 2 with the December 9, 2025 patch, combining the return of Winter Wonderland with major Competitive mode overhauls, a new Stadium map, a complete Cassidy rework, and a whole lot more. Running from December 9 to January 7, this holiday event mixes fun seasonal content with serious gameplay improvements. Winter Wonderland Returns with Mischief and Magic Overwatch’s annual holiday celebration, Winter Wonderland, is back with a twist. Weeks 1–2 (Dec 9–22): Playersmore

One of the biggest names in the history of League of Legends esports, and a legend of the LPL, will be taking a break from competing. According to Invictus Gaming themselves, Kang "TheShy" Seung-lok will be "temporarily stepping away from the competitive stage for the upcoming season." At the time of writing, Invictus Gaming are yet to announce who will take TheShy's place on the roster. Is This the End? The truth is that, as of now, nobody knows howmore

Released in 2009, League of Legends remains as one, if not the most popular games in the world. While Riot Games have not published a player count or viewership reports, third party sources indicate ~110 million players login into their League of Legends account monthly. These paired with the 6.78M peak viewership (excluding China) of Worlds 2025, the Riot Games’ first offering continues to dominate competitive gaming.

Ela Bosak is a REACT Operator in Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Extraction. She is unlocked by default and built around control, survival, and fast reaction play. Her mindset is clear in her quote: “No one can prepare for chaos, just have to know how to survive it.” — Ela This article covers Ela Bosak’s role in REACT, her psychological profile themes, her loadout options, and the exact way her GRZMOT Mines work in missions. Who Is Ela Bosak in REACT?more

The stage is set, the MVM dome is ready and we have the final eight teams playing the StarLadder Budapest Major 2025. These teams have survived the grueling Swiss stages and will now play in front of one of the biggest, if not the biggest, crowds Counter-Strike has ever seen. Taking the center stage, surrounded by the cheering fans, the teams not only battle their opponents but the pressure from the audience for the second Counter-Strike 2 Major of 2025.more

Just a month ago, Gumayusi and the rest of his T1 teammates were busy celebrating their record-setting third consecutive Worlds title. Now, they're set to take each other on in the Semifinals of the 2025 KeSPA Cup: T1 on one side, Gumayusi and Hanwha Life Esports on the other. Friends to Foes Gumayusi's decision to leave T1 right after winning a World Championship (for the third time, no less) was shocking enough as it was. Few people could have expectedmore

The year is about to end, but not before DreamLeague Season 27 starts off the new season for the ESL Pro Tour. This time, we will have a change in organization, and it begins with an unbelievable total of 24 teams entering the Group Stage. This will be an almost two-week event, and we will tell you everything you need to know about it. Let's check who qualified, who the favorites are, and how each team comes into the tournament. At the same time, we will give you all the essential information so you do not miss anything. DreamLeague Seasonmore

BLAST Slam V broke the pattern in the Grand Finals and now it's time for our meta recap to break expectations. After an interesting succession of events on the tournament, now it's time for us to check how it affected the Dota 2 metagame. We will check how the changes in the meta compared to other tournaments while also highlighting the most performant teams with each of the most popular heroes. In the meantime, we should also revisit the Shadowmore

One of Counter-Strike's most decorated players could be making a surprising move to North America. Nicolai "device" Reedtz, the legendary Danish AWPer, is reportedly in advanced negotiations with 100 Thieves to join their newly reformed CS2 roster. The potential transfer would mark a dramatic shift for both the player and the organization, with the latter making its grand return to Counter-Strike after a five-year absence. Building a European Superteam The North American organization officially exited the Counter-Strike scene in 2020,more

Illaoi wins fights by forcing enemies to deal with tentacles, not just her health bar. If you don’t understand how her tentacles spawn, how they get commanded, and how her Spirit test redirects damage, it’s easy to take the wrong trade and lose lane fast. This guide explains Illaoi’s abilities and focuses on what each spell does, what it can and can’t interact with, and what the common edge cases mean in real games. Illaoi’s core idea: tentacles + forcedmore

The final stage of the StarLadder Budapest Major 2025 is almost here, and with it, we have a final shot at the sought-after Gold Coin. Now that Swiss stages are behind us, there'll be no more Bo1s, so much more predictable bracket, or so we think. Because for the first time after a long time, we have a Major Playoff without one or two teams clearly ahead of their competition. Meaning, while the volatility of Bo1s is gone, moving forwardmore

It's official: Erick "aspas" Santos is staying with MIBR for the next competitive VALORANT season. The Brazilian superstar has signed a contract extension to remain with the organization not just through 2026, but through the end of 2027. With aspas locked in through 2027, MIBR secures one of the best VALORANT players coming into 2026 and beyond. The organization want to continue their strong showings from 2025 and make it trophy-worthy. MIBR's expected VALORANT roster for 2026: Erick "aspas" Santosmore