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The first Street Fighter 6 world champion will win $1 million

By Oli Welsh

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Overwatch 2 coach says gameplay isn’t the key — it’s ‘how you are as a person’

By Nico Deyo

Smash World Tour organizers blame Nintendo for championship’s sudden shutdown

By Nicole Carpenter

League of Legends might become a little easier — and that’s great

By Cass Marshall

Lil Nas X’s new League of Legends anthem Star Walkin’ comes with a mecha music video

By Cass Marshall

Lil Nas X will perform this year’s League of Legends Worlds anthem, design a new skin

By Cass Marshall

American Vandal makers take on League of Legends in esports spoof

By Petrana Radulovic

League of Legends has a new song and animated hype video for Worlds 2021

By Austen Goslin

Candy Crush is now a hardcore esport for pro gamers

By Cass Marshall

Kellogg’s pulls Overwatch sponsorship over ‘troubling’ Blizzard allegations

By Michael McWhertor

Dota 2’s The International 10 tournament has been moved to a new country

By Austen Goslin

Fighting games’ favorite furry SonicFox gets their own plush

By Owen S. Good

Valorant reaches 14M players per month

By Austen Goslin

Some high schools will get varsity Smash and Splatoon 2 this fall

By Cass Marshall

Riot suspends Valorant pro Jay ‘sinatraa’ Won following sexual assault investigation

By Nicole Carpenter

Overwatch pro describes ‘terrifying’ anti-Asian racism in Dallas

By Nicole Carpenter

Sony acquires Evo fighting games championship series

By Owen S. Good

Hockey fans fight serious lag to play NHL ’94 on a stadium scoreboard

By Owen S. Good

NBA player and FaZe Clan investor suspended after slur on livestream

By Owen S. Good

‘The Yard’ is Madden’s esports league’s first team-up event

By Owen S. Good

Valheim fans have created the game’s first big PvP tournament

By Cass Marshall

Fans say Nintendo canceled tourney over Smash Bros. protest

By Patricia Hernandez

Overwatch pro player Geguri leaves the Shanghai Dragons

By Cass Marshall

How Riot created the virtual universe of the 2020 League of Legends World Championships

By Austen Goslin

TSM signed one of the biggest chess streamers on Twitch

By Austen Goslin

Watch Call of Duty esports for a shot at Black Ops Cold War beta keys

By Ryan Gilliam

Typing is esports, and my arms are very sore

By Nicole Carpenter

League of Legends’ 2020 World Championship is still happening in Shanghai

By Julia Lee

Riot Games ends Saudi Arabia’s Neom partnership following controversy

By Nicole Carpenter

League of Legends’ Saudi Arabian partnership criticized by Riot community

By Nicole Carpenter

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The Black women of the fighting game community are pushing for true inclusivity

‘Everything I do has proven people wrong. I am my own drive.’

By De'Angelo Epps

Startup company makes online game events easier to organize for youth community groups

By Austen Goslin

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