FEBRUARY NEWS ROUNDUP: LastOnline and ROUNDS at Assembly Winter 2026 & new recruit
ROUNDS’s own booth returns to Assembly after a break, this time in collaboration with Nuvoo, the City of Espoo and Heimo. Assembly, or “Assyt”, is Finland’s largest digital festival, organized biannually. This time, for Assembly Winter 2026, the staff of ROUNDS are heading to the Helsinki Exhibition and Convention Centre to not only upkeep the […]
ROUNDS VALORANT conduct stand-in business for Split 1
With y0DISH on the way out, cykk takes his place for the time being. Alex “y0DISH” Lindqvist has departed ROUNDS VALORANT. Alex joined in October 2025 after helping the team bring home the BYOC trophy from Lantrek 2025. ROUNDS would like to thank y0DISH for his stint in the green jersey and wishes him success […]
Introducing the new-look ROUNDS VALORANT for 2026
In addition to making roster changes, ROUNDS VALORANT have opted for bringing in coaching staff from abroad. You may have spotted our new boys in green on social media and they’ve already taken it to the server too… but what’s all the fuss about? Let’s start from the beginning. From our previous roster, we’ve unfortunately […]
Explaining the decisions behind RLCS 2026 roster changes
The project originally planned to span the full RLCS 2026 season came to an end earlier than expected, effectively after the first Open. This was not the outcome we set out to achieve. Wiiilooo was approached by a project that aligned well with his goals. We agreed it was the right decision to allow him […]
ZEN Energy Drinks partner up with ROUNDS
ROUNDS now has an energy partner, and it’s the nordic brand ZEN Energy Drinks. ZEN offers energy drinks with natural ingredients that boost your focus and performance without compromise. Now it’s time for them to enter the esports scene with ROUNDS! What is ZEN? ZEN is a totally new energy drink. A deliciously refreshing natural […]
ROUNDS enter Sub-Saharan Africa by announcing expanded RLCS 2026 roster; Renshiro re-signs
In perhaps the biggest expansion of the organization’s history, ROUNDS Rocket League moves to SSA for 2026. Did you see this coming? Yes, that’s right. ROUNDS Rocket League will officially compete in the Rocket League Championship Series’ 2026 Season in the region of Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). For the upcoming season, a new rule change forces […]
HAMK conducts research testing on Ripple smart sleeves with ROUNDS Future
The juniors got an exciting new experience under their belt during their weekly training session. Häme University of Applied Sciences (HAMK) visited the ROUNDS office in Tampere earlier this week to conduct research and testing on their Ripple smart sleeves. Their “Smart Wearables for Team Strengthening” -project involves developing smart wearables that support team activities […]
ROUNDS and Esplay begin partnership; events to start rolling out in November
The partnership will see the matchmaking platform involve ROUNDS in its Finnish operations. Through this collaboration, ROUNDS and Esplay Suomi, the Finnish operations of matchmaking platfrom Esplay, will be joining forces to organize numerous events and competitions starting from the launch of Esplay in Finland later this week. CS2 players can join ROUNDS’s own Space […]
Champion of Finland Sebastian “Alxx” Moroianu ends his ROUNDS career
The romanian is officially out of ROUNDS Rocket League for 2026 after signing for NOMSTER. Sebastian “Alxx” Moroianu leaves ROUNDS Rocket League to take the next step in his career which we support fully. I had a chance to talk with him personally after the news broke out and this is what he had to […]
Happy Accidents: How We Found Our Reason to Play
Northern Game Summit A few weeks ago I was invited to speak at the Northern Game Summit in Kajaani. The event is a yearly conference for game industry professionals, first held in 2012. It gathers developers, designers, artists and business people: indie developers, students and established companies like Remedy and Rovio. NGS is organized by […]