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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 …
Dota 2
Valve has announced the TI15 invites: Here’s why some team names are very different
Michael Hassall
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 …
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Kick faces backlash over ads, Eddie Craven responds
Khizar Mundia
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 …
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What Polymarket prediction markets say is next for MrBeast in 2026
Conn Mc Gillion
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 …
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The Kingdom Come: Deliverance developers are creating an open-world Middle-earth RPG
Michael Hassall
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 …
Esports Betting
ESL FACEIT Group and TikTok court doomscrolling esports fans with vertical livestreams
Michael Hassall
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 …
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Will MrBeast and Thea Booysen get married in 2026?
Fariha Bhatti
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 …
Malaysia launches RedOne MLBB Women’s Championship as MWI 2026 qualifiers begin
Titas Khan
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Malaysia is gearing up for the upcoming MLBB Women’s International (MWI) with the launch of the RedOne MLBB Invitational Women’s Championship 2026. This tournament marks the official kickoff for the qualification pathway to the Esports World Cup 2026 for women athletes in the region. Running parallel with the MLBB Professional League (MPL) Malaysia Season 17, this tournament is a huge step for MOONTON’s ‘Two Champions, One Game’ vision for MLBB. …
Brand Risk announces BRP14: Full fight card, price, and date details
Hannan Mundia
Kick
Adin Ross’ Brand Risk Promotions has just announced its BRP14 fight night event, and it will feature highly popular influencers such as Johnny Manziel and Bob Menery. Adin Ross’ Brand Risk series of influencer fighting events has outlived the likes of Misfits Boxing and Kingpin. Some of the biggest previous matches included Charleston White vs. Kodiyakredd, and BRP14 hopes to up the stakes. Being the 14th event from this promotion …
Esports World Cup to move to Paris for 2026 as reports confirm rumors
Michael Hassall
Esports Betting
The Esports World Cup 2026 will make the dramatic move to Paris, France, confirming a plethora of rumors that hit the esports scene earlier this month. A dramatic report from GamesBeat peeled back the veil on behind the scenes talks that had seen stakeholders informed that the event would move to the French capital for the 2026 edition. Now Esports’ largest event will seemingly head to Paris, ditching Riyadh, Saudi …
EA announces FC Pro Mobile 2026 esports ecosystem with World Championship
Titas Khan
News
Electronic Arts has confirmed the launch of EA FC Pro Mobile, the official esports ecosystem for the mobile title. With the rising popularity of both mobile esports and FC Mobile, it was only a matter of time before an organized esports ecosystem came along. FC is already one of the biggest video game franchises of all time. EA has confirmed that the first season of FC Pro Mobile will conclude …
The dreaded Nintendo Switch 2 price hike is here
Zachary Roberts
News
If there were complaints about the Nintendo Switch 2 pricing when it launched, things are about to get a whole lot louder. Nintendo has officially announced an incoming price hike for its latest console. However, prospective players still have the chance to get it at the old cost for a little while longer. From now until September 1, the Nintendo Switch 2 is going to be available brand-new for $450 …
When is the GTA 6 next trailer? Latest Trailer 3 rumors explained
Zachary Roberts
GTA
Looking for GTA 6’s next trailer? Plenty of the world is, as anticipation for this title continues to rise. It has perhaps been the most anticipated video game of all time since its initial announcement, despite multiple delays. Every crumb of marketing is gobbled up. We’ve seen two trailers so far, with both doing an excellent job of building the hype. Naturally, a third one before the November 19 release …
Will Half-Life 3 be released this year? Prediction markets are split
Michael Hassall
News
Half-Life 3 is one of the true unicorns of gaming, a sequel that could revolutionize the industry, conclude a decades-long narrative, and finally quash the slander that developer Valve can’t count to three. And yet there’s no official signs that the game is on the horizon. But with rumors swirling, teases and activity extracted by data miners, and Valve characteristically silent on all fronts, why do 24% of predictors on …
Will will GTA VI be delayed (again)? The prediction markets don’t think so
Michael Hassall
GTA
Grand Theft Auto VI (GTA6) is on track to be one of the important gaming titles not just of 2026, but of this generation. With the game expected to set a new standard in the gaming industry, as well as a new pricing standard, anticipation for what many expect to be a game of the year, is high. The open-world crime action game is slated for release later this year, …
PUBG announces $100,000 Streamer Challenge for PAYDAY mode
Khizar Mundia
Twitch
PUBG is hosting a limited-time challenge where streamers can compete in PAYDAY mode for a chance to win a share of the $100,000 prize money. PUBG’s latest gameplay mode is introducing a new direction for the game, as the battle royale will now feature a heist mode. This highlights Krafton’s desire to give its players more in terms of varied content. PUBG’s collaboration will also feature a tournament where streamers …
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