Ecosystem
The companies, rules and places the scene depends on.
How the Asian Games Added Esports as a Medal Sport
A guide to how esports went from a demonstration event to a full medal sport at the Asian Games, and what that path says about the Olympics.
TechnologyHLTV Launches a Closed Beta of Its Own AI Stats Assistant
HLTV has opened a closed beta of HLTV Brain, an AI assistant built only on its own match and player data, promising answers its filters cannot give.
IntegrityESIC Hands NOMERCY's 2xplayN a Lifetime Ban in Counter-Strike 2
ESIC replaced the three-year exclusion of NOMERCY's 2xplayN with a lifetime ban, citing public posts made while he was suspended. Here is what the ruling says.
IntegrityESIC Bans Five NOMERCY Players Over Roman Imperium Cup Matches
The Esports Integrity Commission published bans of up to a lifetime for five NOMERCY players over four Counter-Strike 2 matches in March, then made a second player's ban permanent.
RegulationHow foreign esports players can compete in the UK: visitor rules and visas
The UK Immigration Rules let a visiting sports person play in a tournament, and keep a work route for elite athletes. What each allows, and where esports meets an unsettled question.
VenuesPGL Major Singapore: the Indoor Stadium days, ticket prices and entry rules
Four days of the Counter-Strike 2 Major are played before a crowd at the Singapore Indoor Stadium. What each day costs, when doors open and what the venue refuses at the gate.
TechnologyRiot rebuilds the Valorant Champions Shanghai desks after mouse trouble
Metal parts in the player desks disrupted wireless mice at Valorant Champions Shanghai. Riot installed new desks on October 2 and lets players test wireless mice again.
TechnologyCS2 statistics site updates Rating 3.0 with Cache data and bomb timer
A Counter-Strike statistics site retuned its Rating 3.0 player rating on October 1, 2026, with fresh win probabilities, Cache data and a rule for kills after a round is settled.
VenuesIEM Cologne 2027 gets four days at the LANXESS arena and a 360 stage
ESL sets IEM Cologne 2027 for August 4 to 15: eight teams in the arena playoffs over four days, a central 360-degree stage, and a first ticket wave on October 15.
PublishersHow the Rainbow Six Seasonal Series ladder works for amateur teams
Five ladder weekends, a round-robin league and a finals weekend: how Ubisoft's open Seasonal Series runs on PC and console, who may enter and what it pays.
RegulationWho governs esports in Asia's Olympic system: the OCA and the AESF
Asia's multi-sport games put esports in national colors. This guide explains who sets the program, who runs the competitions and who speaks for the national federations.
RegulationKuwait to host first Asian Esports and Mind Sports Games in 2027
The Olympic Council of Asia has signed Kuwait as host of a new esports event for 2027 and says esports stays in the Asian Games. Its board voted in 2024 to remove it.
PublishersHow Rainbow Six Siege esports is organized in the 2026/27 season
Five regions, two Majors, one points table and 20 places at the Six Invitational: how Ubisoft and BLAST structure the Rainbow Six Siege circuit, from licenses to transfer windows.
TechnologyApex Legends replaces Easy Anti-Cheat with EA Javelin on PC from Sept. 29
Electronic Arts is moving Apex Legends on PC to its own Javelin anti-cheat on September 29, 2026, through an automatic update and without a Secure Boot requirement.
IntegrityESIC bans an H2H GG League eBasketball player for five years
The Esports Integrity Commission found that ANONYMOUS deliberately underperformed in a March 16 eBasketball match lost 60-58. He is ineligible until September 2031.
PublishersRiot reopens the LCP for 2027: every team starts in PCS, VCS or LJL
From 2027, Asia-Pacific teams will begin each League of Legends split in their home league and qualify for the LCP from there. Riot also widens who can earn revenue-pool money.
IntegrityThe duty to report a match-fixing approach under the ESIC code
What the Esports Integrity Commission requires when someone offers a player money to lose: what must be reported, to whom, how fast, and what silence can cost.
PublishersHow EA's FC Pro partner competitions feed the World Championship
Club leagues, a South American cup, a national-team championship and a separate mobile circuit: how each route in EA Sports FC leads toward the FC Pro World Championship.
TechnologyGIANTX's AI coaching app iTero passes one million downloads
The League of Legends coaching app owned by GIANTX has reached one million downloads, its founder told Esports Insider, and stays closed to other pro teams.
IntegrityESIC bans PlayTime's Vintage for life after its World Cup investigation
The Esports Integrity Commission closed its Esports World Cup 2026 Dota 2 case on September 10: lifetime ineligibility for Vintage, five years for DarkMago.