BLAST Premier Spring Finals: Na’Vi defeat G2 to secure Grand finals slot

CS:GO News Na’Vi and G2 had a very close series in the consolidation final, but eventually Na’Vi pulled ahead to secure a slot in the Grand finals. The lower bracket finals of the BLAST Premier Spring Finals saw G2 and Na’Vi play against each other. The winner of this match would earn a spot in the grand finals, where the world’s best team, Gambit is waiting. The BLAST Premier Spring Finals has a $425,000 prize pool....

August 3, 2025 · 4 min · 648 words · Dawn Garrett

CLG Smoothie: “We learned a lot from these losses about our preparation and our weaknesses”

League of Legends News CLG support Smoothie reflects in the teams performance this past weekend and talks about finding balance in esports. After a rough 0-3 start to the2021 LCS Summer Split, Counter Logic Gaming look forward to week 2 with hopes of finding their stride as a team. For CLG Smoothie, getting back to the top of the LCS is something that holds extreme importance. In this interview, we had the opportunity to speak toCounter Logic Gaming’s support, Smoothie, to discuss this past weekend’s games and how everything he does in life is to become a better League of Legends player....

August 3, 2025 · 7 min · 1322 words · Colin Andrade

Disguised releases VALORANT roster post-relegation

News What’s next for Disguised Toast’s esports future in VALORANT? Disguised will release all its players and coaches following the team’s relegation from VCT Challengers NA. The team will reevaluate its future in the VALORANT scene, said Jeremy ‘Disguised Toast’ Wang. The official Disguised social media account cast the org’s future in VALORANT in doubt after releasing their players. As we’ve been relegated from the VCT Challenger league, we have released our players and coach from our roster as we re-evaluate the future of DSG in the Valorant scene....

August 3, 2025 · 2 min · 323 words · April Davis

E3: Treyarch studio head Mark Lamia on CoD: Black Ops II

Call of Duty: Black Ops IIis guaranteed to sell a bazillion copies this fall, but even so, developer Treyarch isn’t mailing in this sequel. In fact,Black Ops IImight be the riskiest entry yet in theCall of Dutyfranchise, with player choice in campaign missions, fully controllable ground and air vehicles, and permanent player death that affects the way the story plays out. Oh, and they’remo-capping horses, too. Max Scoville ofThe Destructoid Showtalked to Treyarch’s Mark Lamia, who broke it all down....

August 3, 2025 · 1 min · 98 words · Luke Gonzalez

Ember Sword unveils a mind-blowing diorama to celebrate their playtest

Gaming Guides Ember Sword developers Bright Star Studios have unveiled an incredible diorama to celebrate the felling of their playtest’s hardest boss. Ember Sword, an open-world MMORPG currently in development, has commemorated their most recent successful playtest in a unique way, commissioning a diorama of the defeat of their Ultra Deep dungeon’s most challenging boss. The diorama was unveiled on Nov. 8 in a press release, and accompanying video on buildWAW CREATOR’s YouTube channel....

August 3, 2025 · 2 min · 410 words · Anthony James

Esports World Cup Warzone Esports Talent list announced

News Some big names in there The Esports World Cup features a long list of games and a massive prize pools and top teams. One of the first tournaments that will take place at the Esports World Cup is the Warzone event. Today, ESWC announced the talent list for the Esports World Cup. Related articles Esports World Cup Warzone Talent announced Here’s the list of the talent announced for the Esports World Cup Warzone:...

August 3, 2025 · 2 min · 240 words · David Mcmahon

Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves interview: Director Hayato Konya talks honoring the past and welcoming the present

FGC News “We want to make a game that has many facets to it that pros can enjoy, but also beginners can jump into and be able to play as well.” After a hiatus spanning over 25 years, Fatal Fury is back! In anticipation of the game’s launch, SNK invited esports.gg to check out a hands-on demo of the franchise’s latest installment — Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves. Esports.gg also had the honor of sitting down for an interview with Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves director Hayato Konya!...

August 3, 2025 · 7 min · 1392 words · Christina Doyle

Five Nights at Freddy’s: Help Wanted 2 – Everything we know

News Would you work for Fazbear Entertainment? They’re looking for applicants! The next title in the Five Nights at Freddy’s series to come out will be Five Nights at Freddy’s: Help Wanted 2. The game is currently under development by Steel Wool Studios. They are the same studio behind Help Wanted 1, Security Breach, and Security Breach: Ruin. Recent amazing convention displays have helped hype up Help Wanted 2. What is FNAF: Help Wanted 2?...

August 3, 2025 · 3 min · 568 words · Jason Davis

Former NFL star Kenny Vaccaro highlights the importance of fitness in esports

Gaming News “Gaming can make you so physically and mentally exhausted but when I started incorporating physical training, my streaming and gaming capability was dramatically increased.” Esports and fitness are rarely used in the same sentence. There are various reasons but lack of fitness is something that is quite often associated with esports players. It is a stigma that has kept its hold on society for quite some time now. This idea is an exact correlation to esports slander and a cause for misinformation and people misunderstanding the gaming community....

August 3, 2025 · 3 min · 538 words · Kelly Crawford

GC 09: Last two playable characters in Heavy Rain unveiled

At Sony’s gamescom press conference today, Quantic Dream’s David Cage revealed the two remaining playable characters in the long-awaitedHeavy Rain. The first is Scott Shelby, a private detective who is investigating the Origami Killer case. The final character is Ethan Mars, an architect whose son, Sean, has gone missing. Ethan has just four days to locate the child or… well, we don’t know yet. I’m guessing that something awful will happen if he fails, as my other guess of “not being able to visit the zoo” doesn’t seem like a proper dramatic conclusion....

August 3, 2025 · 1 min · 161 words · Connie Ross

Gears 5 is free-to-play on PC all weekend

Rev up your Lancers If, like myself, you’ve yet to try out Xbox Game Studios shooter sequelGears 5,then this weekend may prove the perfect opportunity, as the full game is going free-to-play on PC from now until April 12. Simply download Gears 5 from either Steam or the Windows Store, and you’ve got the whole weekend to take it to The Swarm. The free-to-play period should offer you enough time to grind out the entire campaign, which sees protagonist Kait Diaz investigate the origins of the Locust, its former leader Queen Myrrah, and Diaz’ own connection to both....

August 3, 2025 · 1 min · 146 words · Melissa White

Genshin Impact announces Ifa, the veterinarian of Tlalocan

Genshin Impact News Ifa was officially confirmed as a playable character coming to Genshin Impact. Who is this character from the Flower-Feather Clan? You may remember Ifa from the official Genshin Impact 5.5 trailer. He will debut as a playable character, likely in the upcoming version of the game. But who is Ifa? Ifa marketing drip “With the badge on his chest and his medical kit, and ignoring whatever that round thingy next to him might be, overall he seems more like… a doctor....

August 3, 2025 · 2 min · 379 words · Amy Young

GoldenEye 007: Reloaded – Explosions and guns!

Between being a suave, functioning alcoholic and philanderer, James Bond kills people and blows things up. In the latestGoldenEye 007: Reloadedvideo walkthrough, Bond has to fight his way through the Severnaya level without the aid of his gadgets thanks to an EMP blast. Poor chap. He mixes stealth and assault, using a variety of weapons to kill naughty Russians. I haven’t really bought into this generation’sGoldenEyegames. The Wii remake was forgettable and nothing about this new one really jumps out at me....

August 3, 2025 · 1 min · 156 words · Leslie Hess