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This is how to get started on Club and earn ClubCash
Hannan Mundia
Club.com is a newly-launched creator-focused social platform created by the minds behind Kick and Stake — but how can users start with it to earn the in-platform currency called ClubCash? The social media space is basically a race to see who can bring their more creative endeavours to life first. Ed Craven and Bijan Tehrani have already made waves by creating Kick and Stake, both of which have gone on …
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KSI leaves Sidemen — here’s what’s next for the YouTuber
Khizar Mundia
Sidemen is one of the most popular content collectives in the world, but the YouTube organization is losing one of its most prominent members, with Olajide “KSI” Olayinka Williams Olatunji leaving the group. Sidemen started off as a group of friends who created content and ended up expanding into mainstream media, such as Netflix and YouTube Premium. The organization didn’t just gain massive fame; it set a standard where every …
Twitch
iShowSpeed explains the preparation behind his IRL streaming setup
Khizar Mundia
Darren “iShowSpeed” Watkins Jr. has revealed how he prepares for his massive IRL tours, sharing the details that go into making his streaming setup perfect. iShowSpeed is arguably the most popular IRL streamer in the world — and not for nothing. The YouTuber has visited several countries, interacted with his international fans, and livestreamed it all to his viewers. This is a great way to exchange cultures and has boosted …
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Team Liquid wins MPL PH Season 17 after 4-2 win over Falcons
Titas Khan
The Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (MLBB) MPL Philippines Season 17 has come to an end with Team Liquid PH securing the Grand Final with a 4-2 win over Team Falcons PH. The Grand Final was a thrilling back-and-forth contest between the two teams, with scores tied after the first four games of the series. However, Liquid rallied to secure back-to-back wins, ultimately lifting the championship. Liquid and Falcons both finished …
Esports Betting
Age of Mythology never got its big LAN moment – Now it will at Gameathlon Athens
Michael Hassall
After years of decline, and the indignity of being left of top Age of Empires events like Red Bull: Wololo, Age of Mythology will once again have a top-flight esports tournament as the game books a spot at Gameathlon Athens in September. Unveiled earlier this week, but announced via Reddit on May 28, the Age of Mythology Athens LAN, organized by Tim “Boit” Voutas, in collaboration with World’s Edge and …
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UPDATED: iShowSpeed releases 2026 World Cup song after being spotted filming in Miami
Ben Boland
After days of speculation online, Darren “iShowSpeed” Watkins Jr has just released his song for the 2026 World Cup. Entitled “World Cup (Champions)”, the 4-minute, 58-second track was released on YouTube on 1 June, garnering 510,000 views within 120 minutes. iShowSpeed is one of the most recognizable streamers on the planet, and rumours began swirling that he was preparing to release a song for the 2026 World Cup after a …
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Who will be the Madden 27 cover athlete? Prediction markets shift
Zachary Roberts
The Madden 27 cover athlete should be revealed in the next few weeks. Whoever’s set to follow Saquon Barkley and be immortalized will be likely sometime in June. Until then, all we can do is speculate as to which NFL star will end up gracing the cover. Kalshi prediction markets have been monitoring the potential candidates for a while now, and there’s been a lot of shifting recently. One candidate …
Dota 2
A full weekend of TI15 tickets will cost you just $280 – If you don’t mind the view
Michael Hassall
Alongside the team invites for The International 2026, Valve today (May 26) unveiled the pricing and details of how to purchase tickets for TI15, and the price is the lowest in years. For years we’ve seen the price of The International Prize, with a peak of around $700 as a lowest price for a full weekend for both 2023 in Seattle, and 2024 in Copenhagen. But after a fall in …
Valve has announced the TI15 invites: Here’s why some team names are very different
Michael Hassall
Dota 2
It’s around three months until The International 2026, TI15, and Valve has just unveiled the direct invites and qualifier invites to the event, but eagle-eyed fans will notice some strange names in the team lists. Valve unveiled the invites in the small hours of the morning on May 26 (late evening on May 25 for their HQ in Bellevue, Washington), detailing the seven direct invites, regional qualifier invites, and some …
Kick faces backlash over ads, Eddie Craven responds
Khizar Mundia
Kick
Livestreaming platform Kick recently started testing rolling out ads, and many popular streamers criticized this move. Kick CEO Eddie Craven has now responded to the outrage and explained how ads will work going forward. Eddie Craven had announced in 2025 that Kick would eventually get ads, but the platform is trying to make them unintrusive. There wasn’t much update about advertisements on the platform until Mizkif got an ad on …
155.io enters the fintech sector by partnering with Coverd
Khizar Mundia
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155.io’s real-world gaming model is already unique, but the company is now expanding beyond traditional betting by partnering with Coverd, a financial app. When it comes to casino games, 155.io has taken the industry by storm in recent months, offering players the chance to wager on real-world scenarios in a range of formats, including Rush Hour’s CCTV cameras. A newly-announced partnership with Coverd will now see the games hosted on …
UFC Freedom 250 guide: fight card, schedule and event details
Hannan Mundia
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The UFC Freedom 250 event is on the horizon, with Stake being the official betting partner for those hoping to side with their favorites on the fight card, which has just been announced. While the Super Bowl is considered the biggest sports event in America, UFC also sees millions of fans tune in for elite fights. With even politicians and celebrities frequently showing up to watch fights and make some …
Polymarket Names Japan Rep, Targets 2030 Prediction Markets Approval
Hannan Mundia
News
Polymarket has reportedly set its sights on Japan’s prediction market and has appointed a representative with the aim of approval by 2030. Polymarket is one of the best-known decentralized prediction market platforms. It lets users trade shares based on the outcomes of real-world events, with trades being made through cryptocurrency. Prediction markets remain unevenly regulated worldwide, often falling between gambling, financial-services and consumer-protection rules. With Polymarket seeking authorization to enter …
What Polymarket prediction markets say is next for MrBeast in 2026
Conn Mc Gillion
News
MrBeast has had an eventful 2026 so far. Beast Games is about to be launched on Amazon Prime, the Feastables snack collection has been dropped, and Beast Industries, his company, only recently purchased an app that focuses on banking and saving for teens. Many fans can speculate what is next for the huge content creator, but leading prediction market Polymarket has several ideas for how the rest of the year …
The Kingdom Come: Deliverance developers are creating an open-world Middle-earth RPG
Michael Hassall
Esports Betting
Warhorse Studios, the Creators of Kingdom Come: Deliverance and sequel Kingdom Come Deliverance 2, have announced they’re making an open-world Middle-earth RPG. The developers behind two blockbuster RPG titles revealed they’re working on yet another Kingdom Come title, as well as a new game set in the Lord of the Rings universe. The reveal came on May 20 via a post on X/Twitter from the studios’ official account, but confirmed …
ESL FACEIT Group and TikTok court doomscrolling esports fans with vertical livestreams
Michael Hassall
Esports Betting
I can honestly say I’ve never willing wanted to watch a live broadcast of an esports event in a portrait (or vertical, as the nomenclature has decided is the ‘correct’ term) format, and I’m sure most esports fans haven’t either. But that’s not stopped tournament organizers ESL FACEIT Group (EFG) from partnering with TikTok to deliver vertical esports broadcasts to the small screens across the globe. The partnership kicked off …
Will MrBeast and Thea Booysen get married in 2026?
Fariha Bhatti
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Known for his larger-than-life game sets and headline-grabbing donations, Jimmy “MrBeast” Donaldson’s personal life couldn’t be more different. The streamer has been dating Thea Booysen for nearly six years, keeping the details of their relationship almost entirely out of the spotlight. MrBeast has changed the way people use YouTube. He’s inspired hundreds of aspiring creators with his occasional tips and hacks on how to succeed on the platform, and his …
EWC officially heads to Paris for 2026 as early reports confirmed
Michael Hassall
Esports Betting
The Esports World Cup 2026 will take place in Paris, France from July later this year as per an new announcement by the EWC organizers, the Esports Foundation. Revealed in a post on their official social media, and an accompanying release and blog post, the announcement confirmed earlier speculation that the event would move location due to the “regional situation” around Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Here’s the info: The Esports World …
Forkast launches TVT League to combine esports and trading
Michael Hassall
Esports Betting
Trading isn’t esports, but it should be – That’s the message as Forkast unveils their upcoming trader versus trader that will pit users of its exchange against each other in a competition to see who can find the most yield over the period of two weeks. Announced via Forkast’s socials and LinkedIn, the TVT League will span two weeks and will measure both trading volume and performance to determine the …
Tfue Joins Totem as esports betting expansion continues
Conn Mc Gillion
Esports Betting
Tfue continues to make big moves in the esports betting world, and it has just been announced that he has joined the Totem team. The popular esports player and streamer is joining as an ambassador and contributor to Totem’s latest project, Cooked.com. With more and more streamers becoming actively involved in the development of sports betting sites, it is unsurprising that a player the calibre of Tfue has become a major …
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