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I'm blocking anyone that uses Discord's new Clappy Feet avatar decoration
4+ hour, 7+ min ago (239+ words) Discord recently cursed my X feed with a post about its new avatar decoration, which features two bare feet smacking its toes together. "Please enjoy," Discord wrote. On April 2nd, Discord decided that keeping and leaking everyone's sensitive security information was…...
Playnance expands into esports market with SoftSwiss partnership
4+ hour, 33+ min ago (382+ words) Playnance has announced a partnership with SoftSwiss to launch into esports and sports markets, expanding on its existing crypto and casino games products." The decentralized platform said it aims to bring "gasless on-chain participation across thousands of events every single…...
Valve is facing two more lawsuits over its loot boxes
4+ hour, 38+ min ago (656+ words) Legal firm Hagens Berman has filed a second complaint against Valve over the use of loot boxes in its games. The complaint has been filed on behalf of users in Washington and Texas." The lawsuit repeats the same claims as…...
New York governor unveils plan to tackle gambling problems
4+ hour, 24+ min ago (457+ words) New York Governor Kathy Huchal has unveiled a plan to reduce underage and problem gambling. The plan aims to prevent minors from wagering online, stop operators from using AI to target users, and increase the checks on potential problem gamblers....
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 puts players in a walk-in closet for April Fool's Day, saving me from unfunny tweets
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (335+ words) April 1st is the worst day to be an esports journalist. You just mindlessly scroll X, looking at a bunch of clearly fake trades, acquisitions, firings, and game updates. However, a few esports titles will actually do things. Even though they're…...
Stormgate to get an offline patch, ending any esport community scene for the moment
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (336+ words) With Stormgate servers going offline, any hope of an esports scene surviving is likely gone. Those interested are probably interested in the remaining RTS classic tournament still around." Frost Giant Studios has revealed that Stormgate's online multiplayer modes will go…...
Roblox, Fortnite, and Minecraft face new lawsuit that claims they encourage addiction
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (526+ words) A new lawsuit has been filed against major gaming companies, including Roblox, Microsoft, and Epic Games. The complaint alleges that the companies encouraged an 18-year-old to develop an addiction to Roblox, Fortnite, and Minecraft." The plaintiff is Jordan Duncan, a…...
Wisconsin on verge of legalizing online sports betting, with tribal backing
3+ day, 10+ hour ago (570+ words) Wisconsin lawmakers have approved legislation to legalize online sports betting. The bill was enrolled on Wednesday, meaning it only needs Governor Tony Evers" signature to become law." If approved by Evers, Wisconsin"s tribes would have exclusive rights to launch…...
If the leaked list of Esports World Cup partners is legit, there are some wild names missing
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (202+ words) The 40 esports organizations that will be part of the Esports World Cup's Club Partner Program have been leaked in advance. And a lot of popular names are missing. The Club Partner Program includes "leading" esports orgs that will receive six-figure…...
VALORANT fans call on Sinatraa to be unbanned now that florescent is, but he was never banned to begin with
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (513+ words) The VALORANT community is outraged after it was announced that Ava "florescent" Eugene is eligible to compete in Riot-sanctioned events. Esports fans have not been happy with the handling of florescent's case from the beginning. Back in May 2025, Riot stated…...