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Valve adds a three-month rule on region changes for Major invites
Valve amended its Major rulebook on October 6, 2026: a roster seen in another region's standings in the last three months gets no regional place. BC.Game won an exception a day later.
CreatorsWho is on a CS2 broadcast: hosts, analysts, casters and sideline
A Counter-Strike 2 broadcast can put 9 to 20 people on air. What each seat does, from desk hosts and analysts to casting duos, B streams, remote commentary and stage reporters.
InvestmentHow a seller-financed esports team sale works, and where it breaks
When a buyer cannot pay cash, the seller lends most of the price. The documents of the 2024 Complexity sale show how the note, the security and a default work.
LeaguesMPL Indonesia and Philippines Season 18 near playoffs, two M8 seats each
Season 18 of the two franchised Mobile Legends leagues enters its last regular-season weeks, with Team Falcons PH and Team Liquid ID on top and two M8 places at stake in each.
Media RightsValorant Champions 2026 groups: a higher peak, about 11.5% fewer hours
Esports Charts counted a 718.3K peak for Paper Rex against G2 Esports in the Champions Shanghai group stage, while hours watched fell about 11.5% and Kick took 7.7% of them.
RankingsValve's October standings: Spirit stay first as Legacy climb to second
The Valve Regional Standings of October 5, 2026 keep Spirit on top with 2046 points, lift Legacy from sixth to second and set the invitations to BLAST Rivals and PGL Bucharest 2027.
National TeamsAsian Games esports: China top the table, 16 delegations win medals
The esports program of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games is over: eleven events, 42 medals and 16 delegations on the podium. The full results and what they show.
National TeamsAsian Games 2026: South Korea take LoL gold, unbeaten in eight games
South Korea beat Chinese Taipei 3-0 in the League of Legends final of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games. How the tournament went, and the country's five esports medals.
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.
Media RightsAsian Games MLBB final peaks above 822,600 as Myanmar take gold
Esports Charts counted more than 822,600 peak viewers for the first Asian Games final in Mobile Legends: Bang Bang, with Indonesian the leading language and YouTube the main platform.
BettingBrazil's betting law from 2018 to 2026: legalization to provisional ban
How Brazil legalized fixed-odds betting in 2018, built a licensed market by law and ordinance, opened it in 2025 and banned it by provisional measure in 2026.
InvestmentCourtois and NXTPLAY invest in Astralis owner Fusion Esports Group
Astralis says Thibaut Courtois and Gonzalo Vila have joined its owner, Fusion Esports Group, as investors through NXTPLAY. The terms are not disclosed; Danish filings give the context.
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.
InvestmentGameSquare set aside US$8.1 million against its Complexity sale note
GameSquare's annual report set aside US$8.1 million against the US$9.5 million note behind the 2024 sale of Complexity, five months before the club shut down.
SalariesHow the LCK spending cap works: limits, discounts and luxury tax
A guide to the LCK's Balanced Spending System: what it counts, how the limit and floor work, who earns a discount, how the tax is tiered and what changed since 2023.
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.
RankingsSingapore Major invites a month away: where NAVI, FaZe and paiN stand
With the November 2 standings set to decide the 32 places, Natus Vincere sit 19th in Europe, FaZe 11th and paiN well outside the Americas places, HLTV's review shows.
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.
BettingBrazil's Provisional Measure 1,394 shuts its regulated betting market
A provisional measure published on September 25 bans fixed-odds betting and its advertising across Brazil. The Senate's summary of September 29 sets out the deadlines and the cost.