Valve Corporation, the developer behind hit titles such as Half-Life, Counter-Strike and the Dota series, announced on Monday that the invites for the upcoming Artifact beta are scheduled to start rolling out next week.

Viper, Untara and Ucal leave Griffin after relegation from LCK
ADC Park “Viper” Do-hyeon, top laner Park “Untara” Ui-jin and mid laner Son “Ucal” Woo-hyeon have parted ways with Griffin’s League of Legends roster, the Korean esports organisation announced on Sunday.

Virtus.pro sign forZe’s Rainbow Six roster
Virtus.pro have expanded into the Rainbow Six Siege esports scene with the acquisition of forZe’s R6S roster, the Russian esports organisation announced on Saturday.

Shernfire heading to Korea after leaving Team Liquid Academy
Team Liquid have parted ways with their League of Legends academy jungler Shern “Shernfire” Cherng Tai, who will be leaving for Korea after his visa expires.

YamatoCannon joins SANDBOX Gaming as head coach
Former pro player, Team Vitality coach and League of Legends European Championship (LEC) analyst Jakob “YamatoCannon” Mebdi has been announced as the new head coach of SANDBOX Gaming, thus becoming the first Western tactician to take over a LoL Champions Korea (LCK) team.

Excel Esports sign Kryze ahead of LEC 2020 Summer Split
Swedish top laner Felix “Kryze” Hellstr?m has become the newest addition to the League of Legends roster at Excel Esports, the British organisation announced on Wednesday.

Bad News Bears disband CS:GO roster
The North American CS:GO team Bad News Bears have disbanded their roster and ceased to operate, Will “dazzLe” Loafman announced on Wednesday.

Team SoloMid to host TSM Invitational: Apex Legends tournament
One of the most successful and well-known North American esports organisations, Team SoloMid, have announced the TSM Invitational: Apex Legends tournament, which is set to begin on Sunday, May 17.

Astralis sign JUGi to bolster CS:GO roster
After days of speculation, Jakob “JUGi” Hansen has officially become the sixth member of Astralis’ CS:GO roster. With Patrick “es3tag” Hansen also on the way, the Danish champs are set to field a seven-man roster.

DOTA PIT Online to continue with Europe and CIS tournament
One Game Agency (OGA) recently announced the AMD SAPPHIRE DOTA PIT Online EU-CIS tournament, which will see the strongest Dota2 esports teams from Europe and the CIS region duke it out from May 13-23.