Hot Spawn News Updates

The ESL One circuit is coming to Birmingham in the United Kingdom next year, as ESL One Birmingham 2026 is scheduled for March next year. Hotspawn attended a press event pertaining to DreamHack Birmingham at the F1 Arcade today, where ESL FACEIT Group Vice President of Festivals Shahin Zarrabi announced… Read more »

While most leagues are still midway through their playoffs runs, the LCP will crown the 2025 champions this weekend in front of a crowd in Da Nang, Vietnam. Which team will lift the trophy in the LCP 2025 Finals? LCP 2025 Finals – 3 Teams, 1 Winner Launched by Riot… Read more »

After being sent to the lower bracket by Hanwha Life Esports (HLE), T1 defeated Dplus KIA (DK) in the second round of the lower bracket of the 2025 LCK Season Finals, locking in a top-four finish and a guaranteed ticket to the League of Legends World Championship 2025. T1 shows… Read more »

The FISSURE Playground 2 Playoffs are here, starting with tomorrow's Quarter-Finals. We've already seen the total team count cut in half, with only eight of the sixteen teams in attendance heading to Serbia's Belgrade Arena to play in front of a crowd. We're taking a look at every Quarter-Final match… Read more »

This Sunday, MKOI lost 1-3 to G2 Esports for a spot in the LEC Summer Grand Final. They are now waiting for their opponents at the Madrid Summer Finals, which will be one between Karmine Corp and Fnatic. The assistant coach Quentin “Zeph” Viguié sat down with Hotspawn to discuss… Read more »

The International 2025 (TI14) is now but a fond memory for the Dota 2 community, which means it's time for the yearly post-TI roster shuffle. Since Dota as an esport doesn't use a franchise model, organizations and players alike are free to negotiate contracts with each other. We can therefore expect a… Read more »

If you’ve ever wished you could rewind a clutch round, dissect your opponent’s position, or see that entry from another angle, the VALORANT replay system are here to fill that void. Launched with Patch 11.06 (on PC), the replay system gives players powerful tools to review recent matches from every… Read more »

Today’s winner’s matches at Valorant Champions Paris in Groups A and C saw Paper Rex (PRX) and NRG secure their playoff spots through hard-fought best-of-three games. Both teams lost map one, then went on to make the reverse sweep to win their series and qualify for playoffs as first seed… Read more »

Usually, the post-TI roster shuffle season is a really exciting time but the first official announcement to come is much, much sadder. Quinn “Quinn” Callahan has announced that he will be retiring from professional Dota 2. The announcement came via a video message posted on his social media. A heartbreaking… Read more »

There’s another new mode coming, Fortnite Delulu! Or up until a day or so ago, a new mode called Party Crashers. A name which makes quite a bit more sense given what we know about the game. This latest addition to Battle Royale will add a much more social experience.… Read more »