Category: E-Sport

Image credit: Team Vitality French esports organisation Team Vitality has announced its expansion into CrossFire and PUBG esports with the signing of two new rosters. The signings continue the organisation’s recent expansion into new titles for the 2026 season. Keep Reading Tekken prodigy Neia signs for Team Vitality Team Vitality expands into Age of Empires esports Esports World Cup unveils titles for 2026 event Announced on February 11th, the rosters will represent the organisation in the arena shooter and battle royale title’s biggest tournament circuits. Team Vitality’s CrossFire roster joins the organisation after representing ROC Esports since March 2025. During…

Image credit: Netease Games NetEase Games has revealed the line-up of partnered teams for the Marvel Rivals Ignite 2026 season. Twelve organisations have been named in the latest Dev Vision for Marvel Rivals Season 6.5, featuring familiar brands and newcomers set to compete in the scene. Keep Reading Sentinels was the most visited Marvel Rivals team on Liquipedia in 2025 Best Marvel Rivals characters to play in 2026: Marvel Rivals tier list How will Marvel Rivals Season 6 affect esports? Among the mentioned teams are the Marvel Rivals Ignite 2025 Grand Finals champions Virtus.pro, who return looking to defend their…

Image credit: Riot Games With the conclusion of VCT China Kickoff 2026, All Gamers, XLG Esports and EDward Gaming (EDG) have qualified for VALORANT Masters Santiago. From February 28th to March 15th, the Chinese representatives will face eight yet-to-be-determined teams from EMEA, Americas and Pacific at the first international VCT event of the year. Keep Reading Bilibili Gaming Knight hospitalised after VCT China Kickoff 2026 match Riot Games reveals VCT EMEA Clash 2026 format Demon1 joins ENVY, replaces inspire on 2026 VCT roster VCT China Kickoff 2026 took place from January 22nd until February 9th, featuring 10 partner teams and…

Image credit: Wojciech Wandzel/Riot Games NAVI and GIANTX have been eliminated from VCT EMEA Kickoff 2026 after losing elimination matches against Team Heretics and Team Liquid, respectively. As a result, NAVI and GIANTX will miss out on Masters Santiago, while their opponents can still qualify for the first global VCT event of the year through the lower bracket. Keep Reading Riot Games reveals VCT EMEA Clash 2026 format “We still need to try and find our identity as a team”: Team Heretics’ neilzinho reflects on roster rebuild “I know the team is prepared”: NAVI’s Head Coach ANGE1 at VCT EMEA…

Image credit: Gran Turismo The Gran Turismo World Series has announced that the opening round of the 2026 season will take place in Abu Dhabi. Taking place at the Space42 Arena, 24 drivers will compete in the Nations Cup and the Manufacturers Cup to begin the four-round championship running throughout the year. Keep Reading Why aren’t racing games more popular in esports? Gran Turismo World Series champion scores first Super Formula win Cosworth enters sim racing partnership with Next Level Racing The first event taking place in Abu Dhabi coincides with the addition of the Yas Marina Circuit as part…

Image credit: Ubisoft Game developer and publisher Ubisoft has announced the launch of a creator programme for its upcoming mobile shooter, Rainbow Six Mobile. The program is called Operation: Spotlight, a closed, invite-only programme supporting creators leading up to and beyond the game’s worldwide launch. Keep Reading Rainbow Six Mobile launches one more season before global launch Six Invitational 2026 Twitch Drops revealed WYLDE exits Rainbow Six esports The Rainbow Six Mobile programme aims to support invited influencers by offering perks such as campaigns, in-game rewards, and direct communication with the developer via a private Discord server. In a blog post…

Image credit: Valve, FACEIT TL;DR CS2 Premier uses a rating system of 0-30,000+, while Faceit uses an uncapped elo system from 0-2,000+. CS2 Premier ranks will start to decay after three weeks of inactivity, while FACEIT ranks do not decay. All servers from CS2 Premier to FACEIT are on the same subtick core instead of the previous 64 vs 128 tick rate they had in CS:GO. CS2 Pros will mainly play on FACEIT and be part of the FPL hub. Both platforms match players based on their team’s average elo, creating a fair match environment. With games in 2026, we’d…

Blizzard Entertainment has released its first look at the upcoming Overwatch 2 developer livestream for the Blizzard Showcase event. In a 30-second trailer posted on social media, the upcoming showcase has noticeably omitted the ‘2’ from its title, advertising it as the ‘Overwatch Spotlight.’ Keep Reading Dallas Fuel returns to Overwatch with revamped roster Committee applications for Overwatch World Cup 2026 due on February 6th Overwatch 2 unveils new OWL inspired cosmic skins It’s a small yet crucial difference compared to its previous showcase in 2025, which was called the ‘Overwatch 2 Spotlight.’ The ‘2’ has always been a prominent…

Image credit: Screenshot by Esports Insider Despite its lack of marketing, aside from being the final trailer at The Game Awards, Highguard created a lot of buzz online ahead of today’s launch. A new addition to the hero-shooter genre, Highguard has been developed by Wildlight Entertainment, an independent studio comprised of former Apex Legends and Titanfall developers. With a past history in developing one of the most popular battle royales in esports — which was also famously shadow dropped —it’s hard to predict how the studio’s ‘raid-shooter’ will perform, both from a casual and competitive standpoint.  Esports Insider was flown…

Diana represents the Aspect of the Moon, as she is the celestial entities chosen host / Image credit: Riot Games and League of Legends TL;DR Diana is an assassin/fighter LoL champion who has plenty of interesting lore. Released in 2012, Diana has been part of the game for around 14 years. Diana was an orphan who was found on Mount Targon as a baby. She was taken in by the Rakkor tribe. A desire to learn more about the Solari and Lunari’s history led to Diana being ostracised, but it also led to her being chosen by the Aspect of…