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Secretlab is once again partnering with the Esports Foundation (EF). This partnership will see Secretlab return as the "Official Gaming Chair Partner" for the Esports World Cup 2026 (EWC). This will be the third year in a row where Secretlab will bring their line of ergonomic gaming chairs to 25 gaming tournaments set in Paris, France this summer.

Specifically, Secretlab will outfit the competition stages with...

When did games become everything? I remember when gaming meant huddling around a chunky TV with friends, fighting over controllers. Now, games are pulling in more cash than Hollywood blockbusters and Billboard chart-toppers combined. We're talking about a complete entertainment revolution that happened right under our noses.

The crazy part isn't just how big gaming got. It's how it changed literally everything else we watch, play, and interact with.

Stories That Actu...

Esports has transformed from a popular hobby into a global industry as immense as it’s marketed, with an audience in the hundreds of millions on most broadcast/streaming platforms. Once hosted in small gaming arenas as grassroots-level competitions, it has now transformed into fully packed international arenas, sponsorship deals worth billions, and prize pools soared into the multi-millions. The figures are staggering; nevertheless, in 2025, the Global audience for esports is said to have rea...

Whether you're enjoying a casual Minecraft session with friends or competing at the highest levels of esports, server hosting plays a critical role in shaping your gaming experience. The difference between a smooth, lag-free match and a frustrating, unplayable session often comes down to the quality of the server infrastructure. From small private lobbies to large-scale professional tournaments, understanding how server hosting impacts gameplay can help you make informed decisions about where and h...

Fifth? Yes, fifth.

The Candy Crush All Stars 2025 tournament kicks off today for its fifth consecutive year, offering up a prize pool of $1 million. Last year, over 15 million people competed for a shot at the prize pool. There's not saying just how many players will try their best to become one of this year's ten finalists.

This year's event begins today, March 20th, and is open to players from all around the world. This global event invites players to "join the...

The anthem is now available on YouTube.

Riot Games shares that the 2024 League of Legends World Championship anthem "Heavy is the Crown" is now available for your ears to enjoy. The song is performed by Linkin Park and should be available not just on YouTube but also on your music streaming platform of choice.

Riot says that this video features League of Legends professional player Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok "as a newly crowned king as he battles...

It's Copenhagen not Coppenhagen.

It's time for a little wild conspiracy that I just saw over on the Dota 2 subreddit today. The finals for the annual mega esports event known as The International is upon us. For the next several days, eight teams will be competing in Dota 2 matches to win the Aegis and a part of the $2.5 million prize pool. This year's main event is being held in Copenhagen, Denmark, with the entire event being run by PGL ESPORTS and assisted by Valve.
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The anti-cheat makers investigated recent reports and have found no issue.

Easy Anti-Cheat woke up from their five year social media slumber to address claims that their anti-cheat solution may be responsible for the Apex Legends ALGS hacks. On March 17, two pro players were hacked live during the North American regional finals for the Apex Legends Global Series. DarkZero's Genburten and TSM's ImperialHal seemingly had wallhacks and aimbot forced upon them from someone with ill intent....

An exploit allowed a bad actor to enable cheats on the machines of two competitors.

During the Apex Legends Global Series (ALGS) regional finals for North America, two players were mysteriously granted access to cheats in the middle of their matches. The players impacted were DarkZero's Genburten and TSM's ImperialHal. Genburten was the first to experience having his game apparently hacked and cheats enabled. During the match, you can see his character stop moving and then a menu...

No business agreements allowed between pro teams and tournament organizers.

For years now, Valve has kept a rather hands-off approach to the professional Counter-Strike: Global Offensive scene. That's all about to come to an end as the studio announced major sweeping changes to the rules that apply to CS:GO tournament organizers.

Despite these statements being made today, August 3, 2023, the changes will not go into effect until 2025.

In short, these changes...

The last time this esports event was held in Seattle was 2017.

Valve is bringing The International home for 2023. This weekend, the studio revealed that for the first time since 2017 the massive Dota 2 world championship will be held in Seattle, Washington. It will kick off in late October and take place in the Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle.

Further details were not yet revealed by Valve but they did say that the number of tickets that will be available will be much...

Eleven years later, CS:GO is more popular than ever.

There have already been several monumental weekends just in 2023 for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. The game, which turns 11 later this year, is seeing more popularity than ever before.

Maybe it's the hype surrounding the BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 or for IEM Dallas 2023 later this month. Maybe it's because Valve launched the Paris 2023 Viewer Pass and autograph capsules this week. Maybe it's because people are getting...

CS:GO is a booming game with millions of fans worldwide. Besides, the shooter is a source of pleasure and income for rooters placing bets on https://gg.bet/en/counter-strike/. People keep a close eye on cyber athletes since the match’s outcome depends on them. And even their private lives are important to predict results more or less precisely. Esports often make its fans happy with prominent names, but sometimes there are disappointments.

The Danish eSports club Astralis has...

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is one of the best-known, most popular, and longest-running eSports games in the world. Indeed, the game from Valve and Hidden Path Entertainment has been around since 2012, which is when the eSports scene started to really kick off. Over the last decade, the industry has grown and is now worth over $1 billion.

CS:GO has played a massive part in this success, and it’s hard to imagine it ever being tipped off its perch as one of the top...

A new custom controller just hit the market.

HexGaming passed along word today that they are releasing new, custom eSports focused PlayStation 5 controllers. Their latest is the Hex Rival Pro and it can be yours from either HexGaming or Amazon for the princely sum of $199.99 (USD). Don't worry, there is a more expensive option available that adds in rubberized grips and something called "FlashShot" for just $289.99.

According to HexGaming, the Hex Rival Pro is...