TLDR:

• Movember is partnering with the League of Legends EMEA Championship (LEC), VALORANT Champions Tour (VCT) EMEA, and Game Changers EMEA Championship as the Official Mental Health Partner, supporting players, team staff and the wider community for the 2026 and 2027 seasons.

Date: January 20, 2026 [London]

What you need to know:

• Riot Games and Movember announce a multi-year partnership focused on embedding mental health and wellbeing into the EMEA esports ecosystem.
• The partnership will integrate mental health and wellbeing frameworks, support systems, and initiatives across the leagues.
• Movember will provide tools and resources to better manage competitive pressure, build healthier habits, and be encouraged to discuss mental health openly.
• Planned initiatives for the upcoming year include mental health training for players and staff, and player-only roundtables on stress and coping strategies, with a view to use this to cascade content and guidance to the wider esports community.
• Movember will share messaging on the broadcasts and on-site during events that highlight the importance of mental health and help reduce the stigma around honest discussions and seeking help when needed.
• Together, Movember and Riot Games aim to make the gaming environment a healthier environment for all.

Quote from Daniel Ringland, Head of VALORANT Esports, EMEA:

“Supporting the wellbeing of the VCT EMEA community, our players, and team staff is something we are committed to strengthening, so we’re thrilled to welcome Movember as a partner. While supporting open conversations and ensuring our players know trusted resources are available is a priority, this partnership also helps raise awareness around mental health and wellbeing across the wider VCT EMEA community. Movember’s expertise will help normalize these discussions beyond the competitive stage, and provide the tools so everyone connected to our ecosystem feels supported by professionals committed to making a positive impact.”

Quote from Maximilian Peter Schmidt, Director of League of Legends Esports, EMEA

“Partnering with Movember allows us to take our commitment to supporting the wellbeing of our players and teams to the next level. We want our community to feel empowered to speak openly about the challenges they face and know resources are available if needed. Gaming should be a safe and healthy space for everyone, and this partnership will help us ensure that the environment is maintained and strengthened.”

Quote from Dan Cooper, Global Director, Innovations at Movember:

“Movember is committed to bring community first solutions to today’s most urgent mental health challenges. Esports is a focus area for our work in mental health, and by working with Riot Games we aim to have a real impact and drive positive change in esports.”

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QTech Games, the leading game aggregator for all emerging markets, has continued to maintain the momentum in its content pipeline, thanks to its latest deal with rising star supplier, GameTimeTec, a casino developer consistently producing dynamic content across slots, arcade, crash, dice, and card genres.

GameTimeTec’s ShowTime portfolio of slots and arcade-style games always brings something fresh, with popular titles now including Lucky Clover (Hold and Spin), Glory of Olympus (Unlocked), Air Gold (Miles Jackpot), Vikings Thunder, Chimon, SpinTop, Fortune Avengers, Sugar Love, and Celtic Bash. All these games ride on the back of exceptional maths modelling that varies the volatility spectrum, helping to foster some truly engaging gameplay.

The deal organically broadens GameTimeTec’s international footprint, unlocking unmined jurisdictions for diversified growth from Asia to Africa and Eastern Europe to Latin America.

CJ Shaw, CEO at GameTimeTec, commented: “We’re naturally thrilled to have teamed up with QTech Games to improve our distribution across emerging regions, seamlessly offering our fantastic games to a range of untapped operators.”

“It’s all about delivering more high-performing games, appealing to a broader range of players across the igaming spectrum – notably, slots, arcade, crash, dice, and card games. We strive to deliver balanced gameplay mechanics, varied volatility and sophisticated maths models, giving our games global appeal.”

Philip Doftvik, CEO, QTech Games, said: “GameTimeTec’s content brings a level of energy and engagement that we’re delighted to share across our sprawling network for emerging markets. Like us, they know that localised solutions comprise the key to success across this patchwork quilt of opportunities.”

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Blueprint Gaming has launched its 2026 roadmap with the fiery release of Cash Strike X-Cash. The latest addition to the globally renowned series refreshes gameplay with a newly introduced win multiplier and the chance to trigger a dual bonus.

With various iterations from the Cash Strike family consistently ranking in the supplier’s top 10 revenue-generating markets, the blazing 3×3, 10,000x max win title looks set to build on the impressive momentum the series established in 2025.

The new release introduces a win multiplier bar that sits above the reel set. Any collect wins in the base game benefit from the chance to be upgraded by the new feature, which can boost wins by up to 5x.

Landing any of the cash prize symbols on reels one and three, including four multicoloured diamond icons, along with a collect symbol on reel two, paves the way to the iconic Cash Strike Bonus.

Within the feature, the win multiplier bar offers increased values of up to 10x, significantly strengthening win potential. If a multiplier also featured in the winning combination that triggered the bonus game, the value is carried over into the round.

Every cash or collect symbol that lands during the feature is collected by the sweltering fireball sitting above the reels. In an intriguing development, the fireball can randomly add enough cash prize and collect symbols to trigger the super cash strike bonus, which is played out on an enlarged 3×5 grid to keep the excitement flowing.

Power Play has become synonymous with top-performing Cash Strike releases and again features in the series’ latest offering. Available at 5x the original bet, only cash prize and cash strike collect symbols feature, perfectly suited for those on the pursuit of further engagement.

Cash Strike X-Cash marks Blueprint Gaming’s latest blockbuster release, underlining the supplier’s ability to capture the interest of players around the world with fresh takes on its top-performing releases.

Jo Purvis, Director of Marketing, PR and Events, said: “Cash Strike has become one of our most recognisable brands worldwide, so introducing meaningful innovation was central to the development of Cash Strike X-Cash.

“The win multiplier bar and enhanced bonus mechanics add an exciting layer to gameplay, while staying true to the formula players love. As we kick off our 2026 roadmap, this release perfectly demonstrates our commitment to evolving proven titles and delivering standout experiences for our operator partners.”

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