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“I’m hooked forever”: Inside the small, toxic, and passionate Super Smash Bros. Brawl scene from the eyes of GENESIS X3 champion Chia↗
In the corner of the GENESIS X3 convention, with eight CRT TVs, no stage, no livestream, and no microphone, was a tournament for an 18-year-old game with a $450 prize pool on the line. And it meant…
Esports Insider · 7h ago
Esports prediction markets on Kalshi: Breaking down the $36M by game↗
Earlier this week, we published our initial piece looking at the headline figures from 1-7 June on prediction market operator Kalshi. This piece dives deeper, looking at the games that generated mo…
Esports Insider · 15h ago
“Everyone is in survival mode”: Inside the struggles of Iran’s esports community↗
It’s been over 70 days since the conflict between the United States and Iran began, with fighting in the Middle East resulting in sharp increases in oil prices, damage to infrastructure, and the in…
Esports Insider · 1d ago
Touch grass, kick a ball, play Counter-Strike 2: Esports fans wonder if signing a kid at 7 years old is a harmful marketing stunt↗
Esports organization Inner Circle made headlines after signing a seven-year-old Counter-Strike 2 player, making him one of the youngest signings in this industry’s history. The kid was sitting at F…
Esports Insider · 1d ago
The Smash scene needs Super Smash Bros. 6 to come out ASAP↗
Another Nintendo Direct, another disappointment. I didn’t even bother watching the livestream, and I’m glad I didn’t: just a bunch of remakes, DLC, and a bunch of other crap we’ve already seen befo…
Esports Insider · 2d ago
Smash TOs retract L4st sexual assault allegations, MenaRD finally wins a Dominican Republic SF6 tourney: FGC’s weird week leading to Mixup 2026↗
Last week, we saw a previous king crowned yet again, a rising star challenge the throne, and some good *ss Tekken. However, what seemed like an exciting week was marred by yet another reminder that…
Esports Insider · 2d ago
CS2 drives bulk of $36 million esports volume last week on Kalshi↗
Counter-Strike 2 accounted for nearly two-thirds of all esports prediction market volume on Kalshi this week, with League of Legends the clear second, and Valorant and Dota 2 both posting solid num…
Esports Insider · 2d ago
Team WE’s dwindling hope, SkewMond becoming best LEC player, Cloud9’s last chance: League of Legends action leading up to MSI↗
Even though the Mid-Season Invitational is less than three weeks away, teams across the world are busy with their spring splits. Some leagues have crowned their champions while others are still fin…
Esports Insider · 3d ago
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