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Rocket League pro Kofyr banned from RLCS until 2027 after allegations of inappropriate touching
Rocket League pro Kofyr has been banned from RLCS and Psyonix competitions through 2027 after touching women at a Worlds after-party.
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Fortnite pro Huty kicked from org days after flipping off camera at FNCS Globals
Fortnite pro Huty has been dropped by FLC days after he was filmed flipping off the camera during the 2026 FNCS Global Championship.
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Call of Duty caster Maven quits after admitting relationship with co-commentator’s ex-wife
Call of Duty League caster Maven has announced he is stepping away from the CDL for the “foreseeable future” after revealing he is in a relationship with his longtime casting partner Merk’s ex-wife.
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Dota 2 pro forced to play in front of police to prove who he is after esports bootcamp raid
Dota 2 pro 23savage says he dropped 32 kills in front of police to prove his skills after officers raided his team’s bootcamp and handcuffed players.
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CS2 pro banned for life after match-fixing scandal linked to $4.5 million bet
Counter-Strike 2 player Oliver ‘kzy’ Heck has been banned for life following a match-fixing investigation involving a bet with a payout of more than $4.5M.
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Smash pro Mew2King banned from Melee event over bed bug concerns after flying to Texas with swelling hands
Smash Melee legend Mew2King has sparked concerns about potentially spreading bed bugs after revealing he has been dealing with persistent bites.
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Rioters vandalize Team Vitality HQ and steal esports trophy during Paris protests
The Paris HQ of Team Vitality was attacked, vandalized and looted during a day of demonstrations in France.
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CS2 pro banned for life & reported to police after flexing cash while suspended for matchfixing
A Counter-Strike 2 pro has been banned for life after showing off stacks of cash on social media while serving a three-year suspension for match-fixing.
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CS2 pro Aleksib facing suspended prison sentence over alleged tax fraud
Counter-Strike 2 pro Aleksi ‘Aleksib’ Virolainen could face a four-month suspended prison sentence over alleged tax fraud.
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Fighting game legend SonicFox pulls out of gaming event over AI-generated art
The competitor was advertised as a special guest at Nexcon 2026, taking place November 14–15 in Norman, Oklahoma.
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The CS2 bomb doesn’t kill the way it used to
Blow up the bomb, everyone nearby dies. That’s been the deal since forever. Season 5 pokes a hole in it, and the fallout for how rounds end is sneakier than the patch notes suggest. Valve laid it out in a Steam post. The bomb no longer just cooks everything in a blast radius. Now the explosion rolls out from the site as a wave, travelling through the map. Cover finally matters after the plant Sit
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Five months of decline: Counter-Strike 2 keeps bleeding players
Counter-Strike 2 can’t seem to stop the outflow. According to fresh Steamcharts data, the game’s average concurrent player count has slipped for the fifth month running – the kind of prolonged slide Valve’s shooter last endured back in 2021. The stats were flagged by the account NartOutHere. 📉 For the past 5 months, CS2’s average player count has gone down every single monthCould this be related
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Global Esports exit esports at their peak, rebrand to AI-focused GE Studios
VCT Pacific 2026 champions Global Esports exit esports after nearly a decade, disbanding their roster and rebranding as AI-focused GE Studios. The post Global Esports exit esports at their peak, rebrand to AI-focused GE Studios appeared first on GINX TV.
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Kalshi esports volume reached $1.73 billion in twelve months
On Kalshi, in no month prior to October 2025 did esports contracts trade more than $0.4 million. In August 2026, they peaked at $391 million on the platform . In the twelve months to September, esports volume on the platform totalled $1.73 billion. It’s a small part of a vastly larger machine, but it’s enough … Continued The post Kalshi esports volume reached $1.73 billion in twelve months appeared first on Esports Insider.
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Call of Duty pro Temp arrested on domestic violence aggravated assault charge
Former Call of Duty League pro Donovan ‘Temp’ Laroda has been arrested in Texas on a domestic violence aggravated assault charge, according to police records obtained by Dexerto.