Activision Initiates Call of Duty RICOCHET Anti-Cheat

Cheating has plagued the esports community since even the earliest days of online play. This is where the RICOCHET Anti-Cheat system comes into play, stopping cheaters in Call of Duty and Warzone.
In Call of Duty: Warzone and Call of Duty: Vanguard , RICOCHET will play on …

San Francisco Shock Release 7 Players from its Roster

Heading into the 2022 Overwatch League (OWL) season, San Francisco Shock made huge roster changes and released seven of its ten players.
2021 was not very successful for the Bay Area team. Coming off two exceptional seasons, the Shock did not win any of the four OWL tournaments this year…

Top Twitch Streamer Incomes Revealed in Data Leak

Streaming platform Twitch revealed yesterday that a security breach took place in the form of a hack and data leak, publicly sharing the incomes and salaries of the top Twitch streamers.
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Streamer Salaries
Although the community already knew that the top 1% of streamers…

Rainbow Six Siege Major Moved to Gavle, Sweden

The final showdown of the year for Rainbow Six Siege esports takes place in Gävle, Sweden on November 8 at the next Six Major. Ubisoft explained that event’s location was moved from the Asia-Pacific region to Sweden because of strict COVID-19 restrictions in the APAC region. …

Cloud9 White Remain Champions at VCT Game Changers 3

VCT Game Changers 3, the final tournament in North America dedicated to growing women’s esports in VALORANT , finished this weekend with Cloud9 White defeating Shopify Rebellion 3-1 in the grand finals.
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VCT Game Changers 3
Starting on September 30, the event spanned f…

Smash Ultimate’s Final Fighter soon to be Revealed

Nintendo confirmed that the sixth and final Smash Ultimate fighter is being announced on October 5 with a special broadcast dedicated to this reveal.
“The Final Mr. Sakurai Presents” is the name of this event, further announcing the end of an era. After two whole seasons of new content and…

Gambit are VCT Stage 3 Masters Berlin Champions

EMEA representative and Russian team Gambit Esports triumphed over North America’s Envy to become the winners of the VALORANT Champions Tour (VCT) 2021: Stage 3 Masters in Berlin. In a fierce grand finals showdown, Gambit won all three maps, earning themselves a spot at VCT Champions and the…

VCT Masters Berlin Standings and Semifinals

VALORANT Champions Tour (VCT) Stage 3 Masters Berlin is now in the semifinals and many esports teams made it to playoffs, are out of the running, or confirmed a spot at Champions.
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VCT Stage 3 Masters Berlin Semifinals
North America in particular, fared very well, only …

Fnatic Enters $15 Million Partnership with Crypto.com

Fnatic announced today its brand new esports partnership with Crypto.com. For the next five years, the cryptocurrency exchange website will be associating itself with Fnatic’s brand.
This deal, worth over $15 million, is a premium opportunity for Fnatic and Crypto.com to grow…

What the 2021-2022 RLCS Season Has in Stock

During an eventful live stream on Twitch, Psyonix presented the new shape of the Rocket League Championship Series (RLCS) for the 2021-2022 esports season.
Three more regions join the battlefield, adding even more fuel to the competitive scene. The brand new prize pool of $6 million makes …