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Krafton India Confirms BGMI Air Name Change
Krafton India has officially renamed its lightweight battle royale game from BGMI Lite to BGMI Air. The rebranding 2026, comes as preregistrations for the title surpass 10 million.
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Titles on Bracket Season: League of Legends, Valorant, Dota 2, Counter-Strike 2, Bang Bang and PUBG Mobile.
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Riot Games Appoints Joe Lee and Mitchel Inkrott in October 2026
Riot Games named Joe Lee as VALORANT Game Director and Mitchel Inkrott as Global Head of Influencer Strategy in October 2026, part of a broader leadership expansion that also included Bryce Blum as Global Head of Teamfight Tactics Esports.
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Vitality pauses LFL team Vitality.Bee amid league uncertainty
Team Vitality has paused its secondary League of Legends team, Vitality.Bee, citing the uncertain future of the LFL as Webedia plans to exit in 2027. The move follows Ici Japon Corp Esport's planned closure.
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Vitality Withdraws Academy Team from LFL
Team Vitality has pulled its academy squad from France's LFL, citing uncertainty over the league's future operator.
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Spirit defeats M80, advances to ESL Pro League Season 24 playoffs
Team Spirit secured a 2-0 victory over M80 in the decisive Swiss Stage match to qualify for the ESL Pro League Season 24 playoffs.
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Apex Legends Blood Pact Event Details Halloween Wildcard Choices
Apex Legends' Blood Pact Halloween event runs from October 13 to November 3, 2026, featuring a night-themed Kings Canyon map and a faction-based twist on Wildcard mode where players choose between Beast and Demon allegiances.
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Riot Delays League of Legends Private Replay Restriction to Patch 26.21
Riot Games postponed its controversial private replay restriction from Patch 26.20 to Patch 26.21 following immediate community backlash.
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Fortnitemares 2026 Launches with Five Nights at Freddy's
Epic Games has launched the Fortnitemares 2026 Halloween event, headlined by a Five Nights at Freddy's collaboration featuring a new POI and cosmetics.
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VALORANT Champions 2026 disrupted by desk material issues
Technical issues from stage desk materials caused repeated wireless mouse disconnections at VALORANT Champions 2026.
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South Korea Advances to Asian Games LoL Final
South Korea swept Saudi Arabia 2-0 in the League of Legends semifinal at the 2026 Asian Games on October 1.
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Modder Tobyn Jacobs Claims Full Minecraft Port Inside Elden Ring
A modder has claimed to recreate Minecraft's entire item library, redstone systems, and Creative Mode within Elden Ring.
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Apex Gaming Wins Back-to-Back FFMIC Titles in Match 9 Booyah
Team Apex Gaming won the TEZ FFMIC 2026 Fall championship by securing a Booyah in Match 9 after activating Champion Rush in Match 8.
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Vic0 & Malibuca Lead Fortnite Global Championship 2026
The European duo vic0 & Malibuca lead the Fortnite Global Championship 2026 with 304 points after Day 1 in Antwerp.
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Counter-Strike 2 September update fixes silent reload sounds
Valve released a Counter-Strike 2 update on September 25 Pacific Time that fixed some cases where loud reload sounds persisted during silent reload.
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PUBG Mobile Flash Confirms November 2026 Launch
PUBG Mobile Light has been officially renamed to PUBG Mobile Flash, with all existing pre-registrations automatically carrying over.
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BGMI Golden Miramar Pan Skin Released in Final Code Drop
KRAFTON India has released 51 redeem codes for Battlegrounds Mobile India on September 23, 2026, offering the Golden Miramar Pan skin.
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Riot Games overhauls LCP qualification for 2027 season
Riot Games will require all League of Legends Championship Pacific teams to qualify domestically each split starting in 2027.
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Visa Named Global Payment Partner for MLBB M Series
Visa and MOONTON Games have signed a three-year deal making Visa the Global Payment Partner for the Mobile Legends: Bang Bang M Series tournaments from 2027 to 2029.
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Invictus Gaming clinch final LPL Worlds 2026 seed
Invictus Gaming defeated JD Gaming 3-1 to win the LPL Regional Finals and claim the region's fourth and final seed for the League of Legends World Championship.
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Revenant XSpark Signs Kyle and Kimyy for New MOBA Legends Roster
Revenant XSpark has signed Gaithanlung 'Kyle' Gonmei and Susanta 'Kimyy' Biswas as the first two players for its new MOBA Legends: 5v5! roster.
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League of Legends Patch 26.19 Buffs Ten Champions
Riot Games has detailed the first of two pre-Worlds 2026 balance updates, League of Legends Patch 26.19. The patch, releasing September 23, 2026, buffs ten champions including Aatrox and Fiora, nerfs six including Nasus and Vi, and adjusts Teleport and support items.
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VALORANT Night Market Returns September 22
The VALORANT Night Market for Season V26, Act Five runs from September 22 to October 6.
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Overwatch Sombra Shifts to Support Role in Season 5 Rework
Blizzard developers detail the Sombra rework moving her to support for Overwatch Season 5.
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Butterfly Knife Fade Tops CS2 Skin Search Rankings
The Butterfly Knife Fade is the most searched CS2 knife skin, according to Skinscanner.gg data from August. The top 10 knife and finish combinations account for nearly 20 percent of all searches tracked.
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Leviatán's Champions miss sparks VCT format debate
Masters London champion Leviatán failed to qualify for VALORANT Champions Shanghai, triggering a debate over whether VCT's points system needs reform.
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MLBB's New Mage Dori Arrives September 16 with Simple Kit
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang's new Mage hero, Dori, is set for release on September 16 as part of Ranked Season 42.
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Valve's Delayed CS2 Rankings Spark Tournament Confusion
Valve's September 2026 Counter-Strike 2 regional standings were released a day late due to a U.S. holiday, disrupting tournament organizers' schedules.
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MSI 2026 Results Hint at Worlds Contenders, Not Champions
Analysis of past League of Legends Mid-Season Invitationals shows winning MSI rarely predicts a Worlds victory.
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VCT 2027 Open Qualifiers Start in November
Riot Games has outlined plans for the 2027 Valorant Champions Tour Open Qualifiers, which begin this November.
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Marvel Rivals Season 10 adds Gorr the God Butcher
NetEase Games reveals Gorr the God Butcher as the new Duelist hero for Marvel Rivals Season 10.
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Mobile Legends: Bang Bang's Southeast Asian Esports Dominance
An analysis details how Moonton Games built Mobile Legends: Bang Bang into a dominant, culturally-rooted mobile esports title across Southeast Asia.
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Eastern Europe Dominates Modern Dota 2 International Era
Data analysis shows Eastern Europe has overtaken China as the dominant force at The International from 2022 to 2026.
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MLBB's esports empire built on mobile access
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang became Southeast Asia's dominant mobile esport by optimizing for low-end phones.
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Nebula Esports Wins BGMS Season 5 Championship
Nebula Esports claimed the BGMI Masters Series Season 5 title, earning a ₹40 lakh prize after scoring 210 points in the Grand Finals.
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BMSD 2026 and BMIC 2026 Set to Follow BGMS Season 5
KRAFTON India has announced the Battlegrounds Mobile India Showdown and BGMI International Cup for late 2026.
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CS2 Exploit Lets Cheaters Cancel Matches with Fake VAC Bans
A Counter-Strike 2 exploit allows players to fake a VAC ban status, triggering the VAC Live system to cancel matches instantly.
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PUBG Mobile 4.6 Update Launches September 9, 2026
The PUBG Mobile 4.6 update begins its global rollout on September 9, 2026, introducing the Midnight Hunters themed mode and other new content.
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FISSURE Playground #3 offers $1 million CS2 prize pool
Sixteen Counter-Strike 2 teams, including G2 Esports and FURIA, will compete for a share of a $1 million prize pool at the FISSURE Playground #3 tournament.
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Black Ops 7 Freerun Descent Event Offers Leaderboard Rewards
A seven-day timed event in Black Ops 7 awards exclusive cosmetics based on players' leaderboard placement in a freerun obstacle course.
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MLBB 10th Anniversary Offers Free Nana Stardust Dreamer Skin
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang is giving away the Epic-tier Nana Stardust Dreamer skin for free during its 10th Anniversary.
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Valorant Leak Reveals New 'Soup' Event Store
Dataminers have uncovered files for a new limited-time event store in Valorant, internally codenamed 'Soup'. The store features a unique ingredient system and will operate separately from the daily shop.
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Stewie2K's skin scandal resurfaces in CS2 LAN altercation
Jake 'Stewie2K' Yip was publicly confronted over a 2025 skin scandal at a St. Louis LAN, reigniting discussion about pro players borrowing high-value items without formal oversight in CS2.
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Dplus KIA Qualify for Worlds 2026 with LCK Playoff Win
Dplus KIA secured the final LCK spot at the 2026 League of Legends World Championship by defeating KT Rolster 3-1 in the playoffs.
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MLBB Advanced Server Revamps Player Collection System
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang's Advanced Server has overhauled its Collection system, expanding the player Shows to include emotes and posters.
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League of Legends Patch 26.18 Brings Major Champion Meta Changes
Riot Games has detailed the 26.18 update for League of Legends, targeting several popular champions with nerfs while buffing underperformers like Ekko.
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PUBG Mobile 4.6 Update Adds Vampire Mode and Ocean Odyssey
PUBG Mobile's 4.6 update arrives on September 9, 2026, introducing a vampire-themed Midnight Hunters mode and the return of the Ocean Odyssey experience.