The 250FPS league season 4 is live!
Sponsored by EGB.com, the total prize pool is $12.000.

Qualified players:
(via season 3 placement)
AGENT ash Cypher k1llsen pavel Raisy Spartie
(via qualifier cups)
fire_bot fog cherepoff prox1mo swex Vassek
(direct invites)
ARSENY baksteen Rapha

Map pool: aerowalk, battleforged, bloodrun, delirium, furiousheights, hektik, lostworld, silence, sinister
Schedule: every sunday starting 12:00 CET.
Streams & Results: can be found here
Overall player standings after 3 seasons: the current top16

Dont forget, EGB also hosts weekly cups each saturday, which have had some very decent turnouts recently.

Carmac one of the key figures who helped turn gaming into esports. Before the stages and the cameras, he was part of the Unreal Tournament community a place where passion, rivalry, and raw competition shaped the future. His journey from fragging to founding is one of the most authentic stories in esports history.

ENJOY this podcast




https://youtu.be/zUpAMngTGnE

Imagine this - the ability to play your favourite arena shooter game... IN BROWSER, no download needed!

It's not an invite only closed beta from 2008, but apparently a Docker container.

10 years later, quake lite JS

From the author:

This project is a non-commercial fan implementation and is not affiliated with or endorsed by id Software or ZeniMax Media. “Quake III Arena” and related trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Only the officially released Quake III Arena demo data files are used. No full retail game assets are hosted, included, or required; all gameplay content is limited to files that id Software made publicly available for free.

The engine is based on ioquake3, an open-source project licensed under GPLv2. In accordance with the license, the source code for the modified ioquake3 WebAssembly build and supporting glue code is available upon request.

http://q3js.com/

The third installment of entik's legendary CPM frag movie series now released.

The Contenders 3 - YouTube


#uscpmpickup Discord

The wait is finally coming to an end! The third installment of entik's legendary CPM frag movie series will be released this Sunday (31 August 2025). Entik will be premiering the movie on his Twitch.tv channel (http://www.twitch.tv/entik) at 1:00 PM EST prior to CPM's 25th Anniversary Event.

The Contenders 1: https://www.esreality.com/?a=post&id=1600463
The Contenders 2: https://www.esreality.com/?a=post&id=1893342

https://youtu.be/6KH4eL5Q26E?si=KnFXAsdNGsGAMQpc

https://youtu.be/XKFEPz0GQD8?si=tukO9_ADT5Jb09VB

🔥 FIRST EPISODE – PLAYER PROFILE PODCAST BY DVP OSKR 🔥

Meet Gaspar Machado, better known as hypno! This legendary retired pro player showed the world he had what it takes to dominate the Arena FPS scene. 🎮💥

👉 Don’t miss it — dive into his story and see what made him one of the greats!

⚡ And stay tuned: the next episode drops on 29-08-2025. You won’t want to miss it!

About this podcast:
The video features an in-depth interview with Hypno, a professional Unreal Tournament player from Portugal. The discussion covers his gaming journey from the early 2000s through multiple versions of Unreal Tournament and other competitive games. Hypno describes starting at age 12-13 in LAN cafes, progressing through local tournaments to international competitions. He shares insights about his competitive career highlights, including winning major tournaments like WCG and a $40,000 UT3 tournament in London. The conversation explores different game modes, map preferences, and the evolution of competitive gaming, with particular focus on the differences between European and American playing styles. Hypno also discusses the current state and potential future of arena FPS games, expressing both hope and skepticism about the genre's revival.

## Introduction and Background ‎

Danny van Puijenbroek introduces the interview series aimed at connecting USA and European Unreal Tournament communities. He mentions the DopeX server's ping compensation and announces upcoming interviews with various champions. The series will include gameplay footage, tactics, and secrets from both regions.

## Community Connection Initiative ‎

Oscar explains the purpose of the interview series, highlighting how improved ping compensation and internet quality have enabled global community integration after 25 years. He discusses how different regions (North America, South America, and Europe) are finally able to connect and compete effectively.

Watch it here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKFEPz0GQD8&t=606s

In the 500th episode of my "Reflections" series I interviewed Victor "Makaveli" Cuadra, elite dueler and Quake legend.

Makaveli was one of the pioneers of the professional Quake 2 duel scene in the late 90s, along with friends and rivals Thresh and immortal. Players like Fatal1ty and ZeRo4 have credited him with inspiring their approach to pro play. He became the "unofficial world champion" after beating Shub in an exhibition series after the Norwegian had won EDL.

Makaveli discussed his recent recontextualising of his playing career, the reasons he chose a life without esports and how archiving his past has changed his perspective.

I'm honored.

250 FPS Season 3 has started! It will be really hot. 4 qualified players, 4 invitees and 8 top players from the previous season are going to fight for $10,000 over 3 months.

The league starts today June 28 and ends October 5. It is going to be four qualifying tournaments. First places will advance to the main stage where they will play with 4 invited players and 8 best players from the previous season in a round-robin system. The top four players will compete in the super final for an additional prize.

Stream in English
Coming soon

Streams
https://www.twitch.tv/250fps_en
https://www.twitch.tv/250fps_ru

Follow and subscribe
https://discord.gg/H92GkUpu4z
https://x.com/Quake250fps
https://www.reddit.com/r/QuakeLive250FPS/
https://t.me/Quake250FPS

Website
https://250fps.com/

Enjoy!

This is the official announcement for the LAN, happening later this week.

QL City LAN series - Stuttgart edition

Date: 20.06.2025 - 22.06.2025
Location: 1337 Gaming House
Game modes: CTF, DUEL
Sponsors: Artisan


PRIZEPOOL
CTF Tournament
1st place – €500, 3 Artisan pads of for each of the 5 players
2nd place – €250, 2 Artisan pads of for each of the 5 players
3rd place – €100, 1 Artisan pad of for each of the 5 players

Duel Tournament
1st place – €120, 2 Artisan pads of choice
2nd place – €60, 1 Artisan pad of choice
3rd place – €30, 1 Artisan pad of choice


Play of the LAN: €50, 1 Artisan pad of choice



BRACKETS

DUEL

CTF


STREAM
QLLANCitySeries

DONATIONS
https://ko-fi.com/lanst2025
(all the donations will go towards the prizepool)

FPSCup 02 was a series of defrag tournaments, it was held throughout winter 2024. While writing this text, the third iteration ended recently.

FPSCup 02 have been organised by Rain and had an amazing output regarding maps. The participation was huge and the trickjumping community produced lots of astonishing runs. The cup was divided into 7 rounds and afterwards all points had been summed up. The video includes the demos of the round winners.

A huge thank you from the whole FPSCup team for participating!
Now, Enjoy!

250 FPS QL League returns with a second season!

The league will run for two months, starting on April 12, 2025. There will be a lot of interesting matches for the total prize pool 3,500$ by EGB. They also provide an opportunity to place bets on each match. So you can even earn a little money if you know the players well enough.

The league will start with four qualifying tournaments for everyone. First and second places will advance to the main part, where they will play with 8 invited players in a round-robin system. The top four players will compete in the super final for an additional prize.

The fate of the next seasons depends on your support: reposts, views, reactions, comments, and bets. So don't let us down!

Schedule, streams, rules, links, etc: https://250fps.com

The next Quake 3 Defrag competition, FPS Cup 03, is set to begin on March 8. This tournament will feature seven maps, crafted by some of the best mappers in the community. The event will run for seven weeks, with one round per week. To mark the occasion, a stunning promotional trailer has been created by Bliccer. Prepare your skills, warm up your hands, and get ready for the challenge. The full schedule will be announced closer to the tournament's start.

All rounds, results and streamer reviews will be hosted on dfcomps.ru.
For discussions, updates, and community interaction, join the official Discord server

May DEFRAG be with you!