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All teams and talent at the BLAST Austin Major

4 weeks ago | esports.gg | Nicholas Taifalos

The BLAST Austin Major is just days away now. The world's best teams and talent spent the entire of 2025 building their resumes in the hopes they copped an invite — or won a final qualifier spot — to the Austin Major, biggest show in competitive Counter-Strike. It all kicks off this week! Here's a look at the teams and talent we'll catch in June at the Austin Major. All teams attending the Austin Major 2025Can ZywOo and Vitality complete their dream season?
Dota 2 Patch 7.39b patch notes and summary

4 weeks ago | esports.gg | Nicholas Taifalos

Huge Dota 2 patch 7.39 dropped last week with many sweeping changes to how we play Dota, with many hero facets changed and plenty of spring cleaning updates made to the MOBA. This week, Valve has a few extra adjustments to make — most of which come via Dota 2 patch 7.39b. Here's a look at the major hero, map, and item changes in Dota 2 patch 7.39b — now live in the client. All Dota 2 Patch 7.39b notesKez received many changes with patch 7.39, but he's gotten additional buffs here too.
Valve introduces new CS2 Souvenir Highlight Packages for Austin Major playoffs

1 month ago | esports.gg | Nicholas Taifalos

Souvenir weapons earned via the CS2 Major Viewer Pass are getting an upgrade for the BLAST Austin Major with select weapons now getting a "Souvenir Highlight Package" — including a sweet weapon charm!Relive the best moments from the Austin Major playoffs by using your Viewer Pass souvenir tokens to get a random skin from the map's collection, as well as a cool commemorative charm attached.
End of an era: ESL makes shift away from Katowice, announces IEM Kraków

1 month ago | esports.gg | Nicholas Taifalos

ESL's pinnacle "Hall of Heroes" event in Poland will move cities in 2026 as IEM Kraków is announced to take place from Feb. 6 to 8. Katowice will no longer host the major ESL stop in CS2, with 2025's edition acting as a farewell to the Spodek Arena and over a decade of Counter-Strike history. Now, it's Kraków's turn with the larger TAURON Arena playing host to Intel Extreme Masters going forward.
BLAST Austin Major Pick’Em Guide: How to play, selections, and more

1 month ago | esports.gg | Nicholas Taifalos

The BLAST Austin Major is here, which means it's time to play the Pick'Em Challenge! Purchasing the Viewer Pass for the major gets you the all-important celebratory coin in-game, as well as access to the selection game where you have to predict the results of the major. Fancy yourself an expert? Prove it by unlocking the Diamond Coin for the Austin Major by playing the Pick'Em Challenge! Here's how.
All LoL teams qualified for MSI 2025

1 month ago | esports.gg | Nicholas Taifalos

LoL's Mid-Season Invitational is around the corner with Vancouver, Canada playing host to 10 of the world's best teams this coming June and July. MSI 2025 is the second of three international LoL tournaments this year following the launch of First Stand back in March. Let's take a look at all the teams that will represent each major LoL region at MSI 2025. All teams qualified for MSI 2025Gen.G is already set for one of the qualifying final matches.
The Good, Bad, and Ugly: IEM Dallas 2025

1 month ago | esports.gg | Nicholas Taifalos

The prelude to the BLAST Austin Major is done, with teams given one last chance to prove they're ready via IEM Dallas 2025 last week. Between the return of a superstar, a less-than-exciting grand final, and the rise of new faces to the peak of CS, there's much to contemplate about heading into the major. We're wrapping up IEM Dallas with the best and the worst of the week in the Texan city. The Good: s1mple's back, babys1mple on the road back to his best already.
ScreaM plans Counter-Strike return with brother Nivera at FUT

1 month ago | esports.gg | Nicholas Taifalos

Former CS:GO and VALORANT superstar Adil "ScreaM" Benrlitom is planning to return to Counter-Strike, with his name included in FUT Esports' new six-man roster announced on May 26. ScreaM has been listed as a reserve player and content creator for FUT, with the Belgian rifler stating his goal is to return to competitive CS in the coming months — all but ending his tenured VALORANT career. The Headshot Machine returns home to CS with FUTFUT announced its first foray into CS2 on May 26 via X/Twitter.
IEM Dallas 2025: Grand Final Preview - MOUZ vs. Vitality

1 month ago | esports.gg | Nicholas Taifalos

Just two teams remain at IEM Dallas 2025 as championship Sunday arrives. MOUZ will take on Vitality in what is set to be another banger final, with the game acting as an interlude to the BLAST Austin Major. The action kicks off later today, May 25. Who will take home the goods in the latest chapter in CS2's newest rivalry? Can Vitality finally be stopped?
EG allows VALORANT team to compete at EWC - but will limit social coverage

1 month ago | esports.gg | Nicholas Taifalos

Esports organization Evil Geniuses has announced its intentions to allow its VALORANT squad to attend and compete at the Esports World Cup later this July. EG's EWC competition comes with a caveat, however. EG will not be running any coverage of their team on social media during the qualifier nor the main event if they make it — a way of taking a stance against the event while still allowing the squad to capitalize on an opportunity they qualified for.