Riyadh Masters Play-in: OG, Team Secret, and more pushed through to the Group Stage

DOTA 2 News Riyadh Masters Play-in sees eight teams advance to the Group Stage, while four teams depart from the $15 million dollar tournament. Riyadh Masters Play-in stage is over! After two days of an insanely packed Dota 2 schedule, Riyadh Masters welcome eight teams to the Group Stage of the event. As the first phase concludes, we also see four teams leaving the tournament. Here are the teams that qualify for Riyadh Masters Group Stage:...

June 4, 2025 · 3 min · 589 words · Carolyn Mason

Six-time Fortnite Champion EpikWhale leaves NRG, joins TSM

News What’s next for NRG? It was a quick turnaround for Fortnite superstar Shane “EpikWhale” Cotton following his unexpected departure from esports organization NRG. One day after announcing this news,EpikWhalesuddenly signed withTSM Fortnite— another tier-one esports organization. He brings one of the most enviable careers in Fortnite history from one recognizable team to another. While it’s the end of an era, EpikWhale joins fellow NA West FNCS Champions Nathan “Reet” Amundson and Snacky on what is a talented roster fit for a six-time Fortnite Champion Series (FNCS) Champion....

June 4, 2025 · 2 min · 353 words · Bridget Clark

Some Overwatch 2 players are still missing Overwatch 1 skins

Overwatch 2 News Overwatch 2 players are growing frustrated since some of their Overwatch 1 skins have not transferred over. Some Overwatch 2 players still don’t have skins they earned and purchased in the original game. The launch of the long-awaited Overwatch sequel had plenty of issues—some still ongoing. First there was the queues with over 30,000 players along with some DDoS attacks that bugged out servers. Then there weredisabled heroes and mapsdue to ongoing glitches....

June 4, 2025 · 2 min · 342 words · Samantha Cochran

Teams that qualified for the TI12 main event playoffs

DOTA 2 News Everything that happened at TI12 did go according to what we thought. Here are the teams that qualified for the TI12 main event playoffs. The International 2023 (TI12) group stages had concluded, but not without some surprises. The outcome was a far cry from the expectation, which surely threw many compendium predictions straight to the gutter. Here’s a summary of what had happened: Nouns pull off an insane upset, clean sweeping Tundra Esports at the Road to the International Nouns shock the world and clean sweep the previous TI champs Tundra 2-0 with their insane and unconventional drafts....

June 4, 2025 · 1 min · 152 words · Robert Hernandez

This streamer has been live on Twitch doing a Fortnite challenge for 114 days

Streamers News Think you could stay live on Twitch for more than 100 consecutive days? One streamer is doing just that, and he is still live. Uncapped subathons and insane gaming challenges are not new to the world of gaming and Twitch, but recently, a Fortnite streamer has decided to take gaming challenges to the next level. iGamer4tvhas currently been broadcasting live for 114 days. For his stream to end, he has to reach 1,271 eliminations in Fortnite....

June 4, 2025 · 2 min · 354 words · Mitchell Oneill

TI11 Playoffs standings, prize pool distribution and scores

DOTA 2 News Here’s the TI playoffs schedule and everything you need to know about the biggest tournament in the world. The TI11 group stage has come to an end resulting in heartbreak for some regions and a sigh of relief for others. Out of the 20 teams that kicked off the group stage, only 16 have made it to the playoffs. Now every match matters, every placement could result in hundreds of dollars of more prize pool and a better placement at TI11....

June 4, 2025 · 3 min · 430 words · William Roth

Where to find all Skyriding Glyphs in WoW: The War Within beta

InThe War Within, Dragonriding glyphs make a return under a new name: Skyriding Glyphs. InDragonflight, these were required to gain access to different talents for flying on your dragon mount. However, inThe War Within, most flying mounts are now able to fly like the dragons were — thus, Dragonriding is now Skyriding. But what does this mean for the glyphs? Currently, the only purpose of Skyriding Glyphs is for achievements. They do not appear to be adding any new abilities in the beta, yet....

June 4, 2025 · 2 min · 308 words · Jacob Andersen

Wizards of the Coast announces details and cards for Duskmourn: House of Horror and more at MagiCon Amsterdam

New details forMagic: The Gathering‘s upcomingDuskmourn: House of HorrorandBloomburrowsets have been revealed by Wizards of the Coast during a live panel at MagiCon Amsterdam. We’ve heard almost nothing aboutDuskmournuntil now, but learning it’s a 1980s horror movie-inspired set has made it my most anticipated of the year. The most exciting news from the panel is an in-depth look at theDuskmourn: House of Horrorset. This is a contemporary horror set in the plane of Duskmourn, an infinite haunted house with all sorts of spooky creatures lurking its always, from spiders to slashers and eerie apparitions to colossal floating eyes with teeth....

June 4, 2025 · 2 min · 313 words · Stephen Watts

Wrath of the Lich King Classic Arena Tournament joins incredible World of Warcraft esports legacy

World of Warcraft News Esports fans rejoice! The Wrath of the Lich King Classic Arena Tournament will kick off this weekend. Here’s what you need to know! The Wrath of the Lich King Classic Arena Tournament will feature the top eight teams from each bracket alongside a total prize pool of $100,000. Read on for where to watch and how it works. We also go over some fantastic accomplishments of 2022 World of Warcraft esports in 2022!...

June 4, 2025 · 4 min · 686 words · James Lang

Ben Heck teams up with EDimensional to create the one-handed controller

Wish you could still get in your daily quota of masturbation without interrupting your gaming time? No doubt. Modder extraordianaireBen Heckthinks about your needs, sir. We knew it would only be a matter of time before the gaming industry would notice his insane skills and involve him in an official project, and sure enough, here it is: the Access controller, which you may play one-handed. Ben teamed up with eDimensional for this project, which features everything you would find on a basic controller and also comes equipped with a wrist rest....

June 3, 2025 · 2 min · 252 words · Ryan Henry MD

Call of Duty: Warzone Update Nerfs JAK-12, Fixes Zombie Royale Exploit

Call of Duty: Warzone’s playlist update earlier this week added new modes, but it didn’t include any fixes for some of the game’s lingering problems. Infinity Ward has since released a new update forCall of Duty: Warzoneas well as the standardModern Warfaremultiplayer that fixes a variety of issues plaguing the games, as well as nerfs the controversial JAK-12 shotgun. The newCall of Duty: Warzoneupdate fixes an issue with Bunker 3, a Riot Shield glitch, and an exploit in Zombie Royale....

June 3, 2025 · 2 min · 340 words · Richard Fuller

Changes to Twitch’s Content Policy and Content Classification Labels

Streamers News There’s a lot to unpack in the latest blog update. Read on to find out what’s allowed and what’s not. Twitch has long been accused of confusing policies especially when it comes to sexual content on the platform. To address this issue, the Amazon-owned company has now a streamlined policy that should clear most of the confusion but also points to a more lenient approach to sexual content moderation on the platform....

June 3, 2025 · 3 min · 437 words · Kimberly Campbell

CS2 IEM Cologne 2025: Stream, teams, results, and more

Counter Strike 2 News The iconic CS2 esports event opens the next competitive season — up to the Budapest Major 2025. Everything about CS2 IEM Cologne 2025 is here. The previous Counter-Strike 2 (CS2) Major finished around a month ago in Austin, TX. It concluded the impressive first half of 2025 for Team Vitality: a seven-tournament streak. With CS2 Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2025 (IEM Cologne 2025) coming in late July, the community’s eyes are again on Team Vitality....

June 3, 2025 · 5 min · 1038 words · Monica Davis