Cecilia Ciocchetti

Freelance writer exploring the gaming, esports, and entertainment industries. Growing up playing games and discovering new music shaped my curiosity for the stories behind them. Today, I turn that curiosity into features that shed a light on the people and moments shaping gaming and entertainment.

Alanzq won the Rifthbound Regional Qualifier in Bologna. Credit: @riftboundop/X

|26.02.2026

Alanzq: "I would strongly recommend trying Riftbound to any TCG enjoyer." Regional Qualifier winner shares insights from Bologna

Alanzq’s experience at the Bologna Regional Qualifier, his thoughts on Riftbound’s gameplay and strategy, and insights into the growing competitive scene.

Riftbound Regional Qualifier Bologna players of the main event. Image via Riot Games.

|23.02.2026

“Italy could be one of the most important countries in Europe,” says Riot on Riftbound’s possible number of players after first Regional Qualifier was held in Bologna

Riftbound's first EMEA Regional Qualifier was held in Bologna, where TGCs' and League of Legends' communities met for a three-day event.

Quickshot on the analyst desk. Image via Riot Games.

|15.02.2026

“I had done everything that there was to do in League of Legends. I completed it:” Quickshot on change, HopEUm podcast, and LEC’s evolving scene

Quickshot explores the evolution of the LEC, co-streaming, audience shifts, and his new projects HopEUm and Origins, marking his return to League of Legends.

Team Heretics' jungler Sheo during LEC Versus. (Photo by Wojciech Wandzel/Riot Games

|08.02.2026

TH Sheo: "Not making the top eight would be really bad for us because it will stop our progress"

Team Heretics' jungler talks about his team's progress this LEC Verus ahead of the team's last game in the regular season.

CptMario, to be new MKOI's academy in Circuito Tormenta.

|06.02.2026

CptMario set to join Movistar KOI's new academy team as Head Coach

According to sources close to Sheep Esports, Mario ‘CptMario’ De La Torre has reached a verbal agreement with Movistar KOI to become the new Head Coach of the Spanish team's new project in the Circuito Tormenta.

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GIANTX's ADC Noah. Photo by Wojciech Wandzel/Riot Games

|02.02.2026

GX Noah: “I'm already half European. I like the LEC, I don't think I could play in the LCK”

Giantx's Noah speaks openly about GIANTX’s performance, his synergy with Jun, and the off-the-rift factors that could bring his time in the LEC to an end.

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