Season 17 is all about retro gaming, with some school-themed academia on the side / Image credit: Blizzard Entertainment TL;DR Overwatch 2’s season 17 battle pass was released on June 25, 2025. The battle pass contains cosmetics and items that relate to the season’s main themes of retro gaming and academia. It costs 1,000 Overwatch…
Month: June 2025
Team BDS unveils new CEO and rebranding plans
Image credit: Team BDS Swiss esports organisation Team BDS has appointed a new CEO and plans to undergo a signfiant rebranding. In a statement posted on June 30th, 2025, Team BDS has appointed Alexandre Lopez as the organisation’s new CEO. Lopez spent the last five years as its Head of Strategy and as a Director…
Has Siege X spiked the Rainbow Six player count?
Image credit: Ubisoft TL;DR On June 10, the 24-hour player count peak jumped to around 141,000 players – a massive increase and 2.1x the day prior. Rainbow Six Siege could still be described as thriving, as it has an active esports scene and receives regular updates from Ubisoft. “Is R6 Siege good?” is a bigger…
Overwatch Stadium: Best Sigma, Junkrat and Zenyatta builds in 2025
Sigma, Junkrat and Zenyatta are the news additions to the Stadium Mode in Overwatch 2 / Image credit: Blizzard TL;DR Overwatch Stadium just received its first trio of new heroes with Sigma, Junkrat and Zenyatta. The best way to build Sigma is offensively to maximise his Hyperspheres. Junkrat has lots of synergies with his weapon, but…
Overwatch 2 G.I. Joe event revealed
Image credit: Blizzard Entertainment Overwatch 2 has revealed that its latest collaboration event will feature the nostalgic 1990s franchise, G.I. Joe, bringing five new cosmetic skins to the hero shooter. The event will run from July 1st to 14th, bringing Hasbro’s iconic action figures to the game alongside special challenges for players to complete. Keep…
Overwatch 2: 10 best Mei skins in 2025: Top cosmetics for Mei-Ling Zhou
Image credit: Blizzard Entertainment TL;DR Mei is one of the original Overwatch heroes, and she has plenty of skins to choose from. Mei is the sole survivor of an accident at the Ecopoint: Antarctica science facility. Some of Mei’s best skins include Honeydew, Pajamei and Firefighter. Mei-Ling Zhou is a Damage hero and one of…
Cloud9, Fnatic and G2 Esports R6 Share pro team bundles announced
Image credit: Ubisoft Ubisoft has announced a new collection of Rainbow Six Siege X (R6) Share pro team bundles for fans to purchase in-game. The collection consists of 10 bundles themed around some of the top organisations in the competitive scene, and will be available to purchase through the in-game shop. Keep Reading Latest Rainbow…
Overwatch 2 Formalwear Mega Bundle: What’s included, and is it worth it?
Tracer, Mercy, and Hanzo get legendary skins in the Formalwear Mega Bundle skin / Image credit: Blizzard Entertainment TL;DR The Formalwear bundle is smaller than other cosmetic bundles in Overwatch 2. It includes three skins for Mercy, Tracer, and Hanzo. Sojourn, Baptiste, and Cassidy’s Formalwear skins are not part of the bundle. The bundle costs…
Here’s everything we know about Wuyang, Overwatch 2’s upcoming hero
Image credit: Blizzard Entertainment Overwatch 2‘s Wuyang is set to release during Season 18 as its latest hero, but not much is known about the 44th addition to the hero shooter’s character roster. Esports Insider has gathered everything revealed so far about Wuyang, as well as discerning whether or not he will be viable in…
Five operators in Siege X who badly need a character rework
Image credit: PlayStation Store TL;DR Rainbow Six Siege has received multiple character reworks in the last year, including Clash and Blackbeard. The older the operator, the greater the chance they need a rework due to the shifting meta and power creep in Siege X. Some operators need reworks because their abilities can be accessed by…