22+ hour, 49+ min ago   (226+ words) The competitive scene has cooled from its peak. Blizzard’s official World Championship Series ran from 2012 to 2019, after which ESL and DreamHack took over as the ESL Pro Tour, with IEM Katowice becoming the de facto world championship. Prize pools have…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (114+ words) There is no official figure. Blizzard’s last confirmed count was 5.5 million in Q3 2015 and it has published nothing since. Third-party estimates for 2026 span roughly 6 to 15 million across Retail and Classic, all unverified. 12 million, confirmed by Blizzard on 7 October 2010 during Wrath of…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (336+ words) Doctrine is Overwatch’s Hero 54, a vampire-inspired Support built around an Infuse system that can power up several parts of his kit. Blizzard unveiled the new hero at BlizzCon 2026 on 12 September, with a limited Hero Trial running through 14 September before Doctrine…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (487+ words) Overwatch Season 5 will move Sombra from Damage to Support and give Roadhog a major Tank rework when it launches on 6 October 2026. Blizzard’s first full look at their new kits shows Sombra gaining direct healing and ally utility, while Roadhog gets…...

1+ week, 5+ min ago   (239+ words) Riot Games is building a new global stage for League of Legends, and it’s aimed squarely at the players about to break through. The inaugural 2026 World Star Challengers Invitational was announced this week, and it’ll bring 16 Tier 2 teams together from…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (985+ words) Tier: S-Tier, Valve Tier 1Location: Copenhagen, Denmark and Porto, PortugalPrize pool: $1.1 millionTeams: 16 BLAST Open Porto 2026 began on 26 August and closes the first weekend of September with its grand final in Porto on 6 September. The group stage was played in Copenhagen before…...

2+ week, 12+ hour ago   (618+ words) G2 qualified for VALORANT Champions 2026 on 31 August after coming from behind to defeat Leviatán 2-1 in the lower bracket of VCT Americas Stage 2. The victory guaranteed G2 a place in Shanghai regardless of their remaining playoff results and extended their run to an…...

2+ week, 15+ hour ago   (409+ words) BBL Esports have entered Counter-Strike 2 for the first time, signing the five-player Danish squad previously competing under the Echo banner. The Turkish organisation announced its move into CS2 on 30 August 2026, naming IceBerg, NickyB, Boye, leakz and salazar as its inaugural lineup....

2+ week, 16+ hour ago   (668+ words) Fnatic will miss Worlds 2026 after a 1-2 loss to GIANTX on 31 August eliminated them before the LEC Summer Playoffs, ending their last route into the League of Legends World Championship. The result leaves one of Europe’s longest-running international representatives absent from…...

2+ week, 20+ hour ago   (775+ words) Karmine Corp enter 31 August 2026 as VCT EMEA Stage 2 champions after defeating Team Liquid 3-1 in the Grand Final, giving the French organisation its first VCT trophy and EMEA’s No. 1 seed for Champions Shanghai. KC won Sunset, Ascent and Summit, while Liquid’s…...