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Esports matches excite like exercise but calorie burn remains low, study finds

Esports players’ heart rates surge during matches, but their actual energy expenditure is lower than in typical exercise, a study found. Researchers including Masaryk University reviewed 176 papers and analysed five studies measuring physiological changes during games ranging from League of Legends to Counter-Strike and FIFA. Heart rates rose sharply in some cases, but energy use stayed around 1.3 to 2.5 kcal per minute, consistent with light activity.

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Krafton permanently bans two players for stream sniping in PUBG Asia Stars 2026

Krafton imposed permanent sanctions on Himass and TanVuu for using external information during PUBG Asia Stars 2026. It permanently banned their game accounts and barred them from all official esports events run or approved by Krafton, effective from the notice. Krafton said it found no additional violations requiring sanctions among other participants. It also apologised to participant Supi and said it would seek deletion and blocking of false claims and illegal edited posts and cooperate on legal action.