CultureNewsCultureNewsValve Refunds All DOTA 2 Tourney Tickets Only 12 Days After Selling Them, Event No Longer To Have Live AudienceThe International was to have a large crowd in Romania, but an increase in covid cases has ended these plansByZack ZwiezenPublishedOctober 3, 2021
EsportsEsportsYikes, Top DOTA 2 Team Gets Covid A Week Before $40M TourneyThree of Team Aster’s five players, plus their coach, have tested positiveByRenata PricePublishedSeptember 29, 2021
Kotaku EastJapanKotaku EastJapanJapanese Esports Team Is Filled With Senior CitizensThe ages of the team members range from 66 to 73 years oldByBrian AshcraftPublishedSeptember 23, 2021
CultureOdds and EndsCultureOdds and EndsGamer Dislocates Shoulder While Celebrating Tournament VictoryHi I'm Johnny Knoxville and welcome to video gamesByLuke PlunkettPublishedSeptember 15, 2021
OpinionCommentaryOpinionCommentaryPlease, Free Me From The Bad Takes About China’s Gaming RestrictionsThere’s no ‘one size fits all’ take when you’re dealing with millions of diverse gamersBySisi JiangPublishedSeptember 1, 2021
Kotaku EastChinaKotaku EastChinaLeague Of Legends Makeover For Chinese SubwayThe battle arena game celebrates 10 years in China by going undergroundByBrian AshcraftPublishedAugust 31, 2021
Kotaku EastJapanKotaku EastJapanStreet Fighter Pros Apologize For Trolling StreamersKawano apologized, while fellow player Jyobin has been cut from his teamByBrian AshcraftPublishedAugust 19, 2021
Kotaku EastJapanKotaku EastJapanStreet Fighter Player Daigo Umehara Found The Arcade Where He Got Beat UpThe arcade is gone, but the famous front door is still on Google MapsByBrian AshcraftPublishedAugust 18, 2021
CultureNewsCultureNewsEx-Faze Clan Member Says He's Paying Back Scammed FansFrazier “Kay” Khattri is breaking his silence about the crypto scheme that got him kicked out of FaZe ClanByIan WalkerPublishedAugust 13, 2021
Kotaku EastJapanKotaku EastJapanAt This Japanese All-Girls Esports Club, Members Learn More Than HeadshotsEsports clubs for boys are not unusual in Japan, but are all-girls clubs are rareByBrian AshcraftPublishedAugust 2, 2021
CultureNewsCultureNewsGamer Chair Apologizes For Bad Tweets, Promises To Do Better [Update: Social Media Person Fired]Vertagear had a heated gaming moment on social mediaByEthan GachPublishedJuly 19, 2021
EsportsEsportsLeague of Legends Team Pulls Video of Players' Jobs Being ThreatenedCLG showed the world what the lowest of lows in League of Legends looks like. The world didn't want to seeByNathan GraysonPublishedJuly 13, 2021
CultureNewsCultureNewsSummer Games Done Quick 2021 Starts Today, Here’s How To WatchUpcoming games that will be played this week include: Mega Man X, Horizon Zero Dawn, Half-Life, and more!ByZack ZwiezenPublishedJuly 4, 2021
CultureNewsCultureNewsReport: Justice Department Investigating Overwatch LeagueActivision Blizzard's shooter has an esport scene with a soft salary capByEthan GachPublishedJuly 2, 2021
CultureNewsCultureNewsFaze Clan Fires Kay, Suspends Three Other Members Over Shady Crypto SchemeThe clan say they "strongly condemn their recent behaviour"ByLuke PlunkettPublishedJuly 1, 2021
EsportsEsportsTop Smash Bros. Competitors Want Special TreatmentSome pros think they should get reserved spots in open tournament bracketsByIan WalkerPublishedJune 29, 2021
CultureNewsCultureNewsDOTA 2's The International Is Probably Moving Because Sweden Doesn't Think Esports Are SportsThe rulings mean esports events don't enjoy the same exemptions from Covid restrictions that actual sports doByLuke PlunkettPublishedJune 21, 2021
EsportsEsportsHearthstone Grandmaster Ragequits During Grand Finals MatchRather than concede a lost match, xBlyzes disconnected insteadByAsh ParrishPublishedJune 8, 2021
CultureCultureOne Year And 14 Million Active Players Later, Valorant Is Going MobileOfficially launched on June 2 of last year, Riot Games’ hero shooter Valorant has enjoyed massive success on PC,…ByMike FaheyPublishedJune 2, 2021
CultureOdds and EndsCultureOdds and EndsEvo 2002 Trailer Is Definitely From 2002Over the weekend, someone uploaded an ancient trailer used to promote 2002’s Evolution Championship Series fighting…ByIan WalkerPublishedJune 1, 2021