Japan will send 25 competitors across nine titles and seven events to the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games in September 2026, the second edition of the multisport event to stage esports as an official medal discipline.

Luminosity finished the Logitech G Play Connect Bo1 group stage with a 3-2 record, beating Ninjas in Pyjamas in a decisive final match to claim the last playoff spot ahead of NIP and GamerLegion, while Liquid also fell out of contention.

NRG beat world number two MOUZ 2-1 in the opening round of StarLadder StarSeries Fall 2026, reaching the upper-bracket semi-final and rising 18 places to 33rd in the global Valve Regional Standings.

Turning off ray tracing for better frame rates has become a ritual for PC gamers who've decided the technology is an overpriced gimmick. They're wrong about the quality, wrong about the development costs, and wrong about the future. Here's why.

The Steam Controller went on sale on 4th May 2026. It was gone in 35 minutes. Within the hour, the same controller you'd just missed buying for £85 was available on eBay for £200. Same controller, different breed of parasite. This is the piece where we talk about scalping properly, because it's time someone did.