EMEA ALGS Recap: K1CK and Rebel dominate the weekend

Apex Legends News ALGS Pro League returned, and this week saw K1CK and Rebel hit great form. ShivFPS and the SoloQGoats continued to struggle however. After an extended break to facilitate for the Apex Season 11 update, the Pro League returned this weekend. Following the addition of Ash and the CAR SMG, would any teams benefit from the changes to the meta? K1ck came into the weekend in the best form, having put a number of impressive performances down in tournaments during the 3 week break....

June 19, 2025 · 4 min · 780 words · Scott Hood

Falloutt, SpiderTiff, and ZephyrCasts on private lobbies and their impact on Apex’s future

News “Now that custom lobbies are available for everybody, anything goes!” Apex Legends has finally added the feature players have been asking for since Season one. Apex private lobbies have arrived with the recent Spellbound Collection Event, which means that the entire landscape of esports has changed for the game. One of the most important and engaging parts of esports tournaments are the casters. They explain the plays, they make the predictions, and most importantly, they bring the hype to each and every game....

June 19, 2025 · 6 min · 1213 words · Lisa Arnold

FLY Johnsun: “The top two teams for me are 100 Thieves and Cloud9”

League of Legends News FlyQuest fell to Golden Guardians in Week 2 of LCS. We sit down with FLY Johnsun to reflect on what went wrong and what needs improvement. FlyQuest went 1-2 in the second week of LCS Summer split after going 2-1 inweek 1.Their last game of the week against Golden Guardians was more one-sided than anyone expected and the team was unable to get in any form of real lead....

June 19, 2025 · 4 min · 832 words · Donna Brown

Genome on why Bangalore and Crypto will dominate at ALGS Split 2

Apex Legends News Genome speaks to esports.gg ahead of the ALGS Split 2 Playoffs. The ALGS Split 2 Playoffs meta is going to be a long way away from both the ALGS Split 2 Pro League and the Apex Esports World Cup. Some legends once obscure will now be mainstays on the majority of teams. Esports.gg spoke to ALGS caster Genome about how the meta looks set to shake out in Germany....

June 19, 2025 · 9 min · 1892 words · Tiffany Cowan

Halo Infinite Reportedly Struggles on Older Xbox One Consoles

The latest addition to the belovedHalofranchise, 343 Industries’ highly anticipatedHalo Infinite,launched its technical demo over the weekend. The demo gave fans the chance tosample three ofHalo Infinite’s multiplayer maps, and impressions have flooded out in the time since. Initially announced back in 2018,Halo Infinitehas had a complicated development cycle. The COVID-19 pandemic causedHalo Infiniteto be delayed, with developers having to work on it at home. The company then considered releasing the game in parts, but that idea was eventually rejected....

June 19, 2025 · 3 min · 526 words · Kimberly Thompson

Hector K1: “Having only one slot is financially killing new teams”

DOTA 2 News Get to know a little more about K1’s thoughs during DreamLeague S23! With the DreamLeague Season 23 currently developing, we had a chance to briefly interview Hector “K1” Rodriguez. K1 plays the Hard Carry role for HEROIC, a Counter-Strike’s powerhouse that joined Dota 2 by the start of 2024. He’s one of the most successful Peruvian players and previously played with Team Nouns, the successful roster that got to Top 8 during The International 2023....

June 19, 2025 · 6 min · 1079 words · Dr. Stephanie Castaneda

How to get Draco Race in Blox Fruits

Guides Become one with the dragons by getting the Draco Race! The Draco Race in Blox Fruits is one of the most significant additions introduced in Update 24, also known as the Dragon Update. Like the other races in the game, Draco offers various buffs to a player, and can synergize well with many fighting styles and Blox Fruit abilities. Attaining Draco also provides a cosmetic transformation, which makes you look more like a dragon the more you upgrade your race....

June 19, 2025 · 3 min · 491 words · Brian Baldwin

IEM Katowice & IEM Cologne 2023 Dates Announced

CS:GO News ESL has confirmed the dates of their two flagship CS:GO championships for 2023. After some uncertainty due to the shifted player-break, ESL has announced the dates for IEM Katowice and IEM Cologne 2023. With 24 teams and a Million Dollars each, the events continue to be the flagship events in ESL’s calendar. IEM Katowice 2023 First up on the calendar is IEM Katowice 2023. The event that was usually held in February, has been shifted up the calendar by two weeks....

June 19, 2025 · 2 min · 251 words · Kelly Flores

India bans online betting, supports esports with Online Gaming Bill

Betting News The Parliament in India passed the Online Gaming Bill, which empowers esports and heavily restricts online gambling within the country. India is making big moves on the online space as the Parliament passes the Online Gaming Bill of 2025, which cracks down on online gambling while offering more structured support for esports within the nation. India’s Online Gaming Bill Firstly, the bill’s ban on online gambling. It refers to them as “Online Money Games,” and the ban will apply across the entirety of India, as well as services operating from outside Indian territory but targeting the Indian audience....

June 19, 2025 · 3 min · 513 words · Marie Brewer

League of Legends: Swarm Aurora Guide

League of Legends Guides Everything you need to master Aurora in the new Swarm game mode. Aurora, the latest champion to join League of Legends, is playable in the new PvE Swarm mode, here’s how to level up your Battle Bunny! Aurora is an unusual character when it comes to Swarm, for a few reasons. Firstly, the Passive she cares about for her Signature Weapon is one of the two utility Passives, Experience....

June 19, 2025 · 3 min · 637 words · Stephanie Smith

Magic: Arena is finally getting ‘direct challenges’ for playing with friends

The ‘top requested feature of the game’ Ever since the start ofMagic: Arena‘s beta period folks have been clamoring for a way to directly play with your friends. I mean it isMagicafter all: a highly social game, and limitingArenato matchmaking for any period of time is a mistake. Well, given that it’s the “top requested feature” as per the developers, it’s been in the works and is coming in the future....

June 19, 2025 · 1 min · 188 words · Ashley Yu

Martial arts brawler Sifu is now targeting early 2022

Reeling in the years Sifu, the action brawler about an aging martial artist, is taking a little extra time. Sloclap’s next game is moving out of 2021, now targeting a window of early 2022. Developer Sloclapconfirmed the delay on Twitter, saying it was hoping to release before the end of 2021 but that it wouldn’t be possible “without compromising quality and having the team crunch for months, neither of which is acceptable....

June 19, 2025 · 2 min · 246 words · Heather Patton

Mega64 wants to know where the terrorists at

In their second video, Mega64 wants to know where the terrorists are in Las Vegas. They ask tourists and citizens of Vegas where they think they are and some of the answers are hilarious. Every time Mega64 does something involving the public, the people they find keep getting weirder and crazier than ever. In the third ad, theRainbow Sixmarketing team tries to figure out a way to let everyone know about the upcoming release of the game....

June 19, 2025 · 1 min · 126 words · Taylor Washington