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Team Spirit shock the world, beat PSG.LGD to win The International 10

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From making it in by one game through regional qualifiers to a 0-4 start in the group stage, then going into one of the greatest lower bracket runs of all-time, Team Spirit held off PSG.LGD to cap off their Cinderella story by lifting the Aegis of Champions at Dota 2‘s The International 10.  Led by Miposhka, the only player on the team who has ever competed at a TI before, Spirit are the first CIS team to win The International since Na’Vi did it a decade ago at TI1. They

Ubisoft Leak Reveals Potential Rainbow 6 Extraction Release Date

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Top GamesA potential mistake regarding one of Ubisoft’s older blog posts may have revealed the release date of Rainbow Six Extraction. / UbisoftA potential mistake regarding one of Ubisoft’s older blog posts may have revealed the release date of Rainbow Six Extraction.Some eagle-eyed Rainbow Six fans have spotted a potentially mistaken update to one of Ubisoft’s older blog posts on its website. The post originally was meant to detail what players could expect when hopping into the game for the first time. Now, it has added an extra bit of

Heroic qualify for BLAST Fall Final

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Heroic secured a 2-0 victory over OG to grab a BLAST Premier Fall Final berth, winning 16-12 on Inferno and 16-11 on Overpass. The first map was a tight battle that went Heroic's way, whereas Overpass was always firmly in the control of the Danes. Looking forward to late November's BLAST Fall Final in the winners interview, Ismail "⁠refrezh⁠" Ali was asked about the inexperience of many of the team when it comes to LAN play, and he had some strong words about their expectations: "There is one thing that

Team Spirit eliminate Invictus Gaming to reach top 3 at The International 10

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There is something to be said about a team outperforming expectations on the world’s biggest stage—but Team Spirit has taken all of those words, phrases, and potential comparisons already. They continue to rise, and now they sit among the top three teams at Dota 2‘s The International 10.  In a rematch of the first series played in the upper bracket of the main stage, Spirit didn’t just get revenge on Invictus Gaming for sending them into the lower bracket. They crushed them—at least in their execution throughout the series.  The

The stress and exertion involved with competing on the main stage of esports

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This article is sponsored by WePlay Holding. Different types of activity affect the human body in different ways—mentally, physically, or otherwise. Competing in esports is no different.  Whether it’s during the hours of practice and preparation ahead of a big match or tournament, working on changing habits to increase productivity, or actually playing on stage, there is almost always something changing within an individual player.  In most cases outside of an injury or a player speaking out, it can be hard to measure how mentally and physically taxing playing a

Back 4 Blood Secret Locations Guide: Where to Find the 10 Golden Skulls

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Top GamesHere's a breakdown on where to find all the Secrets (Golden Skulls) in Back 4 Blood. / Photo courtesy of Turtle Rock StudiosIn the Back 4 Blood Campaign, there are 10 Secrets (aka Golden Skulls) for players to collect in order to complete 10 different achievements/trophies.The 10 Secrets are hidden as golden skulls in various levels waiting for players to pick them up. At the moment, however, they only can be found while playing online co-op rather than in the Solo Campaign mode, which is something Turtle Rock Studios

RNG and PSG Talon square off in rematch with Worlds 2021 playoff seeding on the line

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This article is written in partnership with DJ Esports. All odds presented are at the time of publication and are subject to change. Group C in the 2021 League of Legends World Championship will conclude on Oct. 17. Of all the matches on the final day of play in this group, the rematch between Royal Never Give Up and PSG Talon stands out. RNG sit in first right now with a 3-0 record, while PSG have only dropped a game to the group leaders. The first time these squads met

How Many Acts Are in Back 4 Blood?

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Top GamesHere's a breakdown of how many acts there are in the base Back 4 Blood Campaign. / Photo courtesy of Turtle Rock StudiosFrom the creators of Left 4 Dead, Back 4 Blood is set to be the title that hopefully scratches the giant ogre-sized itch of gamers longing for a new first-person zombie shooter over the years.For those running through the new title's PvE co-op story mode for the first time, here's a breakdown of how many acts there are in the base Back 4 Blood Campaign.Some quick recs

Apex Legends’ Latest Arenas Map Continues to Struggle with Invisible Walls

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Apex LegendsEncore in Apex Legends / Credit to EA/RespawnApex Legends' most recently added Arenas map, Encore, has been suffering from a few strange glitches concerning the map's architecture. Some players have been shot through walls and other forms of cover around the map, but more recently players have found areas of the map that have a cover where it isn't intended to be. Reddit user u/keanetjd has recently shared a clip where he was able to temporarily avoid all of his enemies' shots by ducking behind an invisible wall on

Fnatic adds smooya on trial

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Fnatic has signed Owen “smooya” Butterfield on a three-month trial, the organization announced today. The British AWPer stood in for Fnatic in the IEM Winter Europe open qualifier last weekend and helped them beat GamerLegion, K23, and Galaxy Racer. Smooya was under contract with Movistar Riders until this morning, so Fnatic got to sign him without paying a buyout. The international CS:GO team also played an official match with academy player Iulian “⁠regali⁠” Harjău but ended up deciding on giving smooya a shot. Smooya’s arrival means that Fnatic has a British core