ESL FACEIT Group announced this week they're headed back to South America for one of their biggest tournaments, as the Intel Extreme Masters will return to Rio de Janeiro for 2026. The event will take place at the Farmasi Arena on April 17-19, 2026, marking a new partnership with the State of Rio de Janeiro, […]
Razer and Valve have come together for a new collaboration, as the company revealed several new items as part of their Counter-Strike 2 Collection. As it is with many of these types of packages, these are items that are already in the lineup of gaming gear that they make, only this time, you're getting a […]
ESL FACEIT Group announced this morning that they will bring the ESL Pro League Season 24 Finals to Poland, as the event is headed to the Spodek Arena in Katowice. The tournament will run from September 24 to October 11, 2026, featuring the best of the best teams competing in Counter-Strike 2, vying for a […]
Global Domination Entertainment announced this week that they will be hosting their first esports tournament, as they revealed Global Domination: Invasion.This will be a Counter-Strike 2 "Outbreak" Tournament, set to run from July 24-27 for 32 North American teams. It appears this will be an all-online tournament as they've revealed no location for the finals, as […]
SteelSeries has revealed two new items for Counter-Strike 2 players, asd they unveiled the all-new Dragon Lore accessories. As you can see from the image here, they have created a brand-new gaming mouse with the Dragon Lore artwork covering it, as well as a special edition of their QcK XXL Mousepad with it's own elaborate […]
Intel Extreme Masters Dallas 2025 is in the books, and at the end of it all, Team Vitality walked away with the championship. Taking place a few hours ago during DreamHack Dallas 2025, the team secured the victory in Counter-Strike 2, capitalizing on their ESL Grand Slam Season 5 victory from April, winning in style […]
Heading into 2025, the ESL has revealed the six major events that will make up the all-women Impact 2025 season, with Counter-Strike 2 events happening from January to November. Some of these should come as no surprise as they are ESL-run events, such as Dreamhack. But the bulk of these will be held online as […]
If you've never played Half-Life 2, now is the time to take advantage of Valve's good fortune, as they have made the game totally free on Steam. The team is celebrating the game's 20th Anniversary by providing the full game right now through November 18 at 10am PT. Also, if you like the game's soundtrack, […]
Valve Corporation decided to unveil a new version of the Steam Deck OLED today, as they now have a Limited Edition White version for players to snag. While the model looks cool, that's really all there is to it, as the team has provided this new colorway for those who requested something beyond basic black. The […]
ESL FACEIT Group released the first set of details about the 2025 ESL Pro Tour, as they have mapped out the year of major events and more. The organization basically laid out everything they had planned for the calendar year, including both the Tour Championships and the Pro Tour Masters. We have the rundown for […]
Tomorrow morning, the ESL FACEIT Group will be holding the Intel Extreme Masters Rio, as 16 Counter-Strike 2 teams will be playing for glory and prize money in South America. Running from October 7-13, the event will see these teams battle it out in the final IEM tournament of the year, trying to get a […]
ESL FACEIT Group has kicked off the Season 20 closer for ESL Pro League this week, as 32 teams will compete this month for the title. The group stages have already started and will be running for another week or so, which will lead to the playoff stages at the InterContinental Malta in St. Julian's, […]
ESL FACEIT has confirmed all 24 teams that will take part in the next major Intel Extreme Masters event, as IEM Cologne 2024 will take place this August. The annual esports event has been getting qualifying teams for months now, as they have a combination of teams that qualified by winning other tournaments, while others […]
Two different esports have grand champions today as the Intel Extreme Masters Katowice 2024 Grand Finals have come to a close. Taking place in Poland this weekend, we saw Basilisk's Joona "Serral" Sotala go all the way to become the new StarCraft II Champion, while Team Spirit was crowned the Counter-Strike 2 Champions. The Counter-Strike tourney […]
Valve Corporation finally wrapped up the year with the 2023 Steam Awards, as they released the full set of winners earlier today. Every year, the company likes to show off who you and they believe are the top video games of the year, so they do their own awards ceremony where you vote on the […]
After months of speculation about when we'd finally see it, Valve Corporation revealed that the Steam Deck OLED model will be released on November 16. This version of it is a complete improvement from top to bottom of the original, designed to last longer and be more durable, with a better Wi-fi interface and a […]
Relog Media, who are one of Europe's biggest esports tournament organizers, have announced they've teamed with Roobet again to hold the Roobet Cup 2023 CS:GO Tournament. The esports event will take place from October 25th through November 2nd, as teams will compete for another S-Tier $250k prize pool. We got the full rundown of how they […]
This evening in Germany, several esports teams were vying for the crown in the IEM Cologne 2023, but it was G2 Esports who came out on top. The past few days have been filled with some intense CS:GO action, as one of the biggest tournaments of the year raged on with a lot of unlikely […]
This afternoon, ESL FACEIT Group held their annual Dota 2 tournament, DreamLeague Season 19, which saw the Gaimin Gladiators take the top honors. The team fought valiantly against many new faces and some old rivals along the way, taking home a guaranteed $300k and earning a spot in the Riyadh Masters Group Stage at Gamers8 […]
After several weeks of being the worst-kept video game secret of 2023 so far, Valve Software has finally confirmed Counter-Strike 2 is on the way. The long-awaited follow up title will be bringing all of the fun you know from the series into a whole new light with updated graphics, new mechanics, improved strategies, and […]
