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Riot Games has confirmed that the 2025 season will see a significant reduction in the number of partnered teams in the League Championship Series and in the Campeonato Brasileiro de League of Legends, with only six of the existing teams participating in the new top tier regional tournament.  This reduction means two teams from the current roster will be cut, though it’s still not decided who will take leave. Riot will engage in discussions with its partnered teams to determine the best path forward for the ecosystem later this Summer, most likely after the Summer Split ends. LCS trophy will…

In today’s sweeping developer update, Riot Games has given exciting updates on how many slots will be provided to teams from across the globe for League of Legends’ Mid-Season Invitational, the World Championship, and the new international event being added to the start of the year. According to Riot, the professional League scene could move to five total regions worldwide as soon as 2025, featuring Americas, EMEA, LCK, LPL, and APAC. To accommodate for the new changes, team slots at all three upcoming events will be adjusted with some implications for qualification. More regions—and one more event, too. Image via…

With the entire professional League of Legends scene shifting for the future, the LCS, CBLOL, and LLA have been unified under one banner called the Americas League. This merger is the first of its kind for the North American scene and will bring about a ton of questions from the fan base—and luckily for you, we’re here to explain all the changes. With the LCS finally having its first year-over-year growth in viewership over four years, the CBLOL seeing incredible viewership, and the LLA showing increased signs of engagement in 2024, Riot Games has decided to merge these forces into…

The League of Legends community stood divided while debating the announcement of the game’s most expensive skin bundle, and Riot Games has finally responded to the community’s backlash. “There’s a good opportunity to both celebrate iconic pro players and help cover the costs of esports,” Head of League Studio Andrei “Meddler” van Roon said on Reddit, emphasizing the fact that Faker’s cosmetic sales would contribute profoundly toward the sustainability of the esports ecosystem. Faker’s LeBlanc is very iconic. Image via Riot Games According to Riot, esports mainly drives its funds from a “mixture of sponsorships and in-game cosmetic sales,” and…

Call of Duty will bring both Modern Warfare 3 and Warzone to the Esports World Cup later this summer in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the EWC announced today. Both of the titles from CoD join a huge list of games being played with big prize pools at EWC, including Apex Legends, Counter-Strike 2, Dota 2, EA Sports FC 24, Fortnite, League of Legends, Overwatch 2, and more. Heading overseas. Image via Activision “By adding two amazing Call of Duty games to the Esports World Cup, we have cemented our promise to deliver the world’s best games to esports fans everywhere,” said…

Faker’s controversial Hall of Legends Ahri skin is now available in League of Legends. Some players have already undoubtedly cashed out on the expensive skin and spent their hard-earned money on repping Faker, but we doubt they have even had the chance to use it yet. Ahri’s ban rate in solo queue has skyrocketed since the Faker bundle released. At the time of writing, the champion has a ban rate of up to 16 percent in some ranks. It’s doubled and even tripled in some cases, according to a League stats site, LoLalytics. Those following League in recent weeks shouldn’t…

G2 Esports stunned the CS2 community by winning IEM Dallas 2024 with a stand-in, Stewie2K. The organization is now eyeing a North American Counter-Strike 2 star, but it’s not the Smoke Criminal. G2 is reportedly in talks with a Guatemalan CS2 prodigy from M80, Mario “malbsMd” Samayoa, according to Dust2.us. But, at the time of writing, it’s unclear who the player would be replacing on the European roster. Historically speaking, G2 hasn’t acquired many North American players in CS2. In fact, Stewie2K was the first one from the region to wear the black and white jersey. Nevertheless, malbsMd recent stats…

While fans of competitive Apex Legends and the Guild Esports organization should be excited about signing the Australian roster from Serenity, the obvious and subpar use of AI imagery in the team’s announcement has fans distracted. In the post itself, fans were immediately distracted by and drawn to what appear to be AI-generated images of Apex Legends characters Bangalore, Wattson, and Horizon, who look nothing like their in-game appearances. Many think the character that’s supposed to be Horizon looks more like Tracer from Overwatch. I’ve never seen these people in my life. Image via @GuildEsports on X. The announcement drew…

Shopify Rebellion’s star carry Arteezy will miss Dota 2’s The International for the first time in his career after failing to qualify through the North American qualifiers. While the writing was on the wall after Riyadh Masters quals, this marked a significant low point in Arteezy’s career. Throughout the year, the North American qualifiers served as an unguarded gateway to global Dota 2 tournaments for SR, but the tables turned quickly in June. Captained by Arteezy’s former teammate Fly, nouns steadily improved throughout the season while SR struggled with stabilizing its roster. It’s no longer easy for Arteezy. Photo via…

The last tier one CS2 events of the first half of 2024 are set to take place in June before competitive players and teams head over for a month-long summer break. The biggest and (deservedly) the most-anticipated tournament is BLAST Premier Spring Finals 2024. Eight teams are gathering in London to fight for a lion’s share of the $425,000 prize pool. But the money isn’t the only reward, since the winners will be directly invited to an event that concludes the Counter-Strike competitive year: BLAST Premier World Final 2024. Two squads have already secured their place—Spirit and Natus Vincere. The…