Declan Forde

ESL Pro League S24 enters its final Swiss round, with NAVI, PARIVISION and four other teams battling for three Spodek playoff places.

Jagex’s RS4 MMO is in early development, bringing Gielinor to Unreal Engine and starting its story in Ashenfall alongside existing games.

The Miami Heat will become Vice City for one night at Kaseya Center on November 18, ahead of GTA 6’s scheduled November 19 launch.

Atow, zen and Vatira are reportedly exploring a new Rocket League team, with Vitality, Karmine Corp and Gentle Mates involved in negotiations.

Epic Games has revealed the Fortnite competitive calendar for 2027, with Reload returning alongside new Arenas Fight Night and Zero Build events.

Minecraft Ice Caves add glowing crystals, Frozen Zombies, ice balls and a freezing potion to cold biomes in the next game drop from Mojang.

Gordon State captain Ryan Hoffman is moving to Dallas to chase FNCS Solos qualification, targeting lower ping for Fortnite’s top competition.

The Madison Beer Icon Cup EU session drew 109,647 teams, with duos chasing leaderboard points and cosmetic rewards across the session.

ODDIK esports operations are suspended indefinitely, ending its Counter-Strike project while two players remain on the bench and five go free.

RLCS 2026 Worlds set a Rocket League viewership record with 704,608 peak viewers, 7.7 million hours watched and a Team Falcons title.

Nass defeats reigning champion Hisham “Nwpo” Alqadi 4-2 to win the RLCS 2026 1v1 World Championship and $50,000 prize on 18 September 2026.

The RLCS Worlds Play-In drew 173.2K peak viewers and over 782K hours watched, with Team Falcons helping drive major year-on-year gains.

RLCS Worlds Play-Ins sent Bigodes, Falcons, Virtus.pro and FUT Esports into the Group Stage, with Bigodes overcoming R8 Esports after a marathon day.

StarLadder StarSeries Fall 2026 brings eight CS2 teams to Barcelona for a $500,000 tournament, with action running from September 17-20.

The Weezy Icon Cup comes to Fortnite’s NA Central region on December 19, offering players a chance to earn access to the Weezy Bundle.

Diablo 5 will launch in spring 2029 with new classes, a reshaped Sanctuary, deeper itemization and development updates starting in 2027.

Eternal Fire coach Fabre returns to lead the team’s first English-speaking CS2 roster after guiding Major quarter-final and semi-final runs.

The ENVY VALORANT roster could change for 2027 as Demon1, keznit, GLYPH and WKN receive permission to explore rival teams while under contract.

Reported GTA 6 launch times put New Zealand first and the US and Canada later, with the PS5 rollout spanning 15 windows across 19 hours.

Crimson Desert’s Charting the Unknown DLC arrives October 15 with ship exploration, underwater discoveries, new stories and enemies.

A leaked DLSS 5 renderer gives Roblox avatars realistic skin and eyes while leaving their blocky bodies untouched in an uncanny experiment.

USA won the eConcacaf Rocket League Championship with a golden-goal final, while Puerto Rico also qualified for the 2026 FIFAe World Cup.

Pokémon Unite adds Morpeko, Toxtricity, Jolteon and Flareon in September and October as its competitive era comes to an end.

The Fortnite Crash Bandicoot Cup Reload features NA Central Duos, Crash rewards, scoring rules and a leaderboard snapshot.

GTA 6’s new NPC interactions keep conversations moving, with contextual choices, dynamic reactions and possible memory of Jason’s actions.

The GTA 6 Extended Look premieres on Netflix on August 27 before its free release on YouTube and Rockstar’s official website six hours later.

Stage Tour launches December 10, 2026, with 90-plus songs planned, new hardware, local multiplayer and cross-platform online co-op.

Team Spirit beat Team Vision 3-2 in Shanghai to become the first organisation to win three Dota 2 Aegis of Champions trophies.

The Blood of Dawnwalker targets 40fps on PS5, PS5 Pro and Xbox Series X, with no 60fps mode announced for its September 3 launch.

Rocket League World Championship 2026 tickets are on sale for the 20-team Fort Worth finals, featuring a $1.2 million prize pool.