Alex "Mauisnake" Ellenburg, a Counter-Strike 2 analyst, suggested that Leonid "chopper" Vishnyakov’s position in Team Spirit might come under scrutiny after the squad’s performance at the StarLadder Budapest Major 2025. Ellenburg shared his thoughts on the social platform X, pointing to lineup discussions sparked by Spirit’s showing at the event.

Steam's sports games sale has brought the usual football and basketball names into focus, but tucked among them was a title of clear interest to competitive-gaming fans: Esports Manager 2026. The full game hasn't launched yet, but a free demo is live, and we spent time testing what the developers are showing ahead of release.

On December 10 at 23:26 the pairings for the second round of the group stage at DreamLeague Season 27 were confirmed.