Johannes Prandl

Fortnite Chapter 7 Season 4 ends with update v43.00 on October 31. Fortnitemares 2026 map changes and loot, what to finish before the season ends, and the Chapter 8 date on Epic's roadmap.

All 32 VCT partner teams for 2027-2028 across Americas, EMEA, Pacific and China, plus every organization that was rejected, from Cloud9 and Movistar KOI to DRX and Global Esports.

Evil Geniuses will cease all competitive and day-to-day operations on November 2, 2026. What CEO Chris DeAppolonio said, what happens to EG's players, and the org's biggest wins.

Worlds 2026 Swiss Stage starts October 23 in Allen, Texas: full Round 1 schedule with start times, how the Swiss format works, and the five matchups to watch.

Dragon Ranger Gaming began VCT Threshold China by beating Rare Atom 2-0 on the opening day. The win keeps alive their bid to return to the league through one of the event's 2027 places. The post Dragon Ranger Gaming sweep Rare Atom to open VCT Threshold China bid for a 2027 guest place appeared first on Esports Insider.

Wolves Esports opened their VCT Threshold China 2026 campaign with a 2-0 win over A Team in Shanghai. The result keeps alive their route back into VCT China for 2027 after the team lost its partner status for the next cycle. The post Wolves Esports sweep A Team at VCT Threshold China after losing partner status appeared first on Esports Insider.

EWC 2027 qualifiers add Direct and Satellite routes, targeting 1.8m players through more than 400 events on the road to the Esports World Cup. The post Two new routes widen EWC 2027 qualification pathways appeared first on Esports Insider.

Karmine Corp beat MVK Esports 3-0 to take the last Swiss Stage place at Worlds 2026. The French organisation becomes Europe's third team in the main event and opens against the LPL Split 3 champions. The post Karmine Corp sweep MVK to reach first Worlds Swiss Stage and draw Anyone’s Legend appeared first on Esports Insider.

BLAST payment delays are reported as top teams choose PGL’s Bucharest event over BLAST Bounty Winter at the start of 2027 in esports. The post PGL wins top-team race as BLAST faces payment claims appeared first on Esports Insider.

The VCT 2027–2028 report outlines 32 partner slots, open qualifiers and an EMEA list still being updated as teams are reported. The post Report: VCT 2027–2028 lists eight partners per region appeared first on Esports Insider.

VALORANT Champions 2026 saw LOUD beat Team Vitality 3-1, set a 1.49m peak and become the first two-time VALORANT Champions winners. The post LOUD make VALORANT history with second Champions title appeared first on Esports Insider.

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.

Team Vitality says its V.Hive venue in Paris was looted during unrest, with trophies and equipment stolen and the site remaining closed. The post Paris unrest leaves Team Vitality’s V.Hive closed appeared first on Esports Insider.

Babybay VCT China options are under consideration after G2 reportedly plans a 2027 replacement, with no team or transfer confirmed. The post Sato plan puts babybay’s VCT China options in focus appeared first on Esports Insider.

The 2xplayN lifetime ban follows posts during his CS2 suspension, while ESIC plans referrals to Valve, government agencies and law enforcement. The post Suspension posts make 2xplayN’s ESIC competition ban permanent appeared first on Esports Insider.

The VCT 2027 schedule spans 15 cities, with Austin hosting Champions and open teams receiving financial support across the season. The post Austin to host VCT 2027 Champions for first time appeared first on Esports Insider.

The FIFAe Finals are postponed one day before Jeddah’s event, with no replacement date or venue announced after Japan and Brazil withdrew. The post FIFAe Finals postponed on eve of Jeddah tournament appeared first on Esports Insider.

The Team Liquid roster adds former Falcons mid laner Malr1ne for the 2026-2027 Dota 2 season after Nisha steps away from competition. The post Malr1ne joins Liquid as Nisha steps away from Dota 2 appeared first on Esports Insider.

Thunderpick World Championship 2026 brings eight CS2 teams to Malta from October 14-18, with a $1 million prize pool and BLAST Arena Studios venue. The post Eight teams chase $1m at Thunderpick World Championship in Malta appeared first on Esports Insider.

Astralis roster now has one Dane after siuhy and cmtry joined, completing the organisation’s first international Counter-Strike 2 lineup. The post Only one Dane remains in Astralis’ new CS2 lineup appeared first on Esports Insider.

VCT China partnership plans reportedly name eight teams for 2027, as five organisations could miss out under Riot Games’ smaller regional format. The post China’s VCT partner field set to shrink ahead of 2027 appeared first on Esports Insider.

Joe Lee becomes VALORANT Game Director as Riot appoints Mitchel Inkrott to lead influencer strategy and Bryce Blum to head TFT esports. The post Riot adds senior leaders for VALORANT, creators and TFT esports appeared first on Esports Insider.

The m0NESY contract keeps the IEM Cologne Major MVP at Falcons through 2030 as the team prepares for its next CS2 tournaments this week. The post Major MVP m0NESY stays at Falcons through 2030 appeared first on Esports Insider.

Vitality prize money now leads Counter-Strike’s all-time rankings after a 3-0 ESL Pro League final win over MOUZ, with a listed total of $13,886,593. The post A fourth ESL Pro League title lifts Vitality to prize-money summit appeared first on Esports Insider.

Yandex beat Team Spirit 3-1 in the BLAST Slam VIII grand final, securing a second straight major title and US$270,000 for the team. The post Watson powers Yandex to BLAST Slam VIII grand final win appeared first on Esports Insider.