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Here’s why you should avoid Team Liquid at BLAST Global Finals M Alzamora BLAST Premier’s Global Challenge starts in just over a week, so it’s wise to take a look at the participating teams and picking out which ones to steer clear of. BLAST’s Global Challenge may be the first top tier tournament of 2021, but it’s really the final challenge of BLAST’s inaugural season that started an entire year ago with the BLAST Spring Series in January 2020. Despite being originally planned …

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Omen to receive harsh nerfs in upcoming Valorant patch 2.00 Fariha Bhatti Riot Games has decided to temper down Omen in an effort to balance out Valorant. A leak suggests that Riot’s shadow hunter will see heavy nerfs in patch 2.00.  Since the game’s release, the Valorant developers have nerfed plenty of agents in response to players’ complaints. Omen’s stats and pick rate show that the shadow agent has quietly excelled with his cryptic abilities.  An early look at patch 2.00 suggests that …

League of Legends

Viego bug lets new LoL champion reach 40 attack speed William Davis New champions often come packaged with a lot of bugs and Viego is no exception.  Viego is currently available for testing on the Public Beta Environment and players are already starting to find some ridiculous bugs on the new jungler. One of the most noticeable ones is the fact that Viego can reach over 40.00 attack speed by killing Kog’Maw over and over again. Every time Viego kills Kog’Maw and …

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LoL players discover hilarious use for champion Viego’s passive William Davis Players are already starting to find some funny interactions using the newest champion Viego’s passive, Sovereign’s Domination.  Viego has only been available for testing on the Public Beta Environment (PBE) for a few days, but his kit is already being explored and tested on full blast by dedicated players. One of the most surprising interactions is done through Viego’s passive, Sovereign’s Domination, where he is able to transform into a …

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Full schedule for the 2021 LEC Spring Split revealed William Davis Fans waiting for the 2021 LEC Spring Split to kick off now know what to look forward to, as Riot has revealed the league’s full schedule for the first half of the year.  With the major competitive leagues starting back up for 2021, the LEC is back after an intense offseason with a lot of new faces and old stars who have left for other regions. To start off the …

Counter-Strike

MIBR star FalleN joins Team Liquid CSGO as dedicated AWPer M Alzamora Team Liquid announced the addition of Brazilian Counter-Strike: Global Offensive veteren Gabriel “FalleN” Toledo to its roster as the team’s dedicated AWPer. The North America CSGO organization revealed that FalleN would fill the team’s empty roster spot left by the sudden departure of rifler Russel “Twistzz” Van Dulken. FalleN has been involved in competitive CSGO for years, starting out in CS 1.6 in 2005 before moving to Source and finally …

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Discord bans pro-Trump “TheDonald” server from its platform Nina Forneloza Discord has banned “The Donald,” a Discord server that had ties to the /r/The_Donald subreddit, due to recent events in the United States. The news was first reported by Platformer writer Casey Newton on Twitter. The ban comes just days after a pro-Trump mob breached the doors of the United States Capitol building. The mob was egged on by President Trump. Discord has said that there is no evidence that …

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Here are the LCS Lock In groups and full schedule William Davis The 10 LCS teams are gearing up for the first-ever LCS Lock In tournament, a new event that kicks off the 2021 season. Here are the two groups and the format for the tournament.  Not only will the 10 LCS teams get warmed up and test out their new rosters for the 2021 Spring Split start, but there’s also $150,000 on the line for the best team. Ahead of the …

Valorant shows 14th Agent Yoru in action for the first time Olivia Richman News As Episode 2 of Valorant approaches, Riot dropped a cinematic trailer named Retake that heavily features Agent 14, who was previously leaked to have the name Yoru.  It starts with Phoenix tensely talking with an off-camera voice about defusing a Spike and taking back a site on Icebox. Jett, Cypher, and Viper can be seen patrolling the area.  “Don’t rush me,” the mysterious voice says.  “We don’t have time!” Phoenix …

BTTV not removing PogChamp emotes despite Gootecks controversy Nina Forneloza News Amid mass controversy surrounding the face of the PogChamp emote, Ryan “Gootecks” Gutierrez, Better Twitch TV has said that it will not be removing any related emotes from its services.  BTTV leader “Night” said that BTTV “has never removed emotes due to controversies, and likely won’t as the result of this behavior.” Some fans are upset with the decision, but others praised the service for refusing to delete an old …

Valkyrae surprised with a birthday party on Rust server Fariha Bhatti News Streamer and YouTuber Rachel “Valkyrae” Hofstetter celebrated her 29th birthday in an usual way as her her friends surprised her with cakes and decorations on a Rust server.  The 29-year old streamer had a birthday party appropriate for a professional streamer as she was surprised by a virtual celebration on a Rust server.  Fellow streamers Sykkuno, Corpse Husband, Brofain, Jacksepticeye and more arranged the surprise when Valkyrae was away. When …

MIBR loses its last two players as trk and kNgV step down Fariha Bhatti News MIBR’s Counter-Strike: Global Offensive player evacuation has come to an end, as the final two players, Vito “kNgV-” Giuseppe and Alencar “trk” Rossato, have moved to the bench. kNgV announced his departure from the team’s active roster in a TwitLonger in which he renounced financial issues to be the reason behind his exit. The player clarified that the organisation’s lack of communication has caused him to give up on the …

flusha steps down from Fnatic after rumors of forming new team M Alzamora Counter-Strike Counter-Strike: Global Offensive veteran Robin “flusha” Rönnquist has removed himself from the roster of Fnatic, the organization announced today. Fnatic announced that the rifler had moved to the team’s inactive list in a post on the organization’s website along with a tweet announcing the news. Soon after, flusha confirmed the news and revealed that he had chosen to step down and explore other options in competitive CSGO. Fnatic CS:GO — Roster …

Try this Jett spawn peek trick on Ascent to spot your enemies Olivia Richman News Valorant is a tactical shooter where knowing the enemy’s location is paramount to winning a round. It’s why Cypher’s intel gathering abilities are so powerful and why the newest agent, Shatter, has an ability that misdirects opponents with fake footsteps.  But even duelist agents who are often used for pub stomping can get in on the intel action with a few tricks. Since the game’s closed beta in the summer …

FURIA benches HEN1 as he seeks to play with brother LUCAS1 Fariha Bhatti Counter-Strike FURIA has moved Henrique “HEN1” Teles to its bench at the player’s request. The announcement results from the AWPer’s wish to compete alongside his brother, Lucas “LUCAS1” Teles, who’s currently a free agent.  Following a request made by HEN1, the player will now be free to seek for new options alongside his brother and will remain on the bench while this process lasts.Read more: https://t.co/eL4fDe0VAf — FURIA (@FURIA) January 8, …

Shezhen to host 2021 World Championship finals William Davis League of Legends Riot Games announced Shenzhen as the destination for the 2021 World Championship final. In 2021, the World Championship is returning to China. This time, Riot is planning on executing the vision it had for 2020 that unfortunately couldn’t come to fruition due to travel restirctions around the world. Riot is planning a multi-city event that will end with the grand final in Shenzhen. Shenzhen is a modern city located in …

Valve removes weapon pings and bots in competitive CSGO update M Alzamora Counter-Strike While Counter-Strike: Global Offensive’s January 7 update may have been”small” in Valve’s words, the developer included a massive change to how CSGO’s classic competitive five-versus-five and two-versus-two wingman modes work in CSGO and fixed a major game bug. And some players are very angry about it. Valve has decided to remove the replacement bots that spawn when a player disconnects from CSGO’s competitive and wingman modes. After the patch, bots …

AGDQ Online 2021 raises $1 million faster than ever before Olivia Richman News The Awesome Games Done Quick chat started to explode during a Halo 3 speedrun when viewers noticed donations had hit $1 million.  “One million!!!” “HYPE!” AGDQ had reached over $1 million in donations towards the Prevent Cancer Foundation with several days left to go in the charity speed-running event.  The $1 million mark was passed during a Halo 3 run by speedrunner SasquatchSensei. It was actually a bonus game suddenly …

This Sage wall on Bind is the perfect spot to clutch out a win Nina Forneloza News Valorant players often find ways to do pretty cool things with a hero’s ability, and this trick with Sage on Bind is no different.  A Valorant player recently discovered a Sage wall on Bind that can be used to help hold Site A. The wall is placed on a box near the entrance to Showers. Jumping on top of the wall is fairly tricky, but there are more advantages than …

Riot Games announces esports circuits for TFT, Wild Rift, and LoR William Davis League of Legends Riot Games announced its plan to launch a global competitive scene for League of Legends: Wild Rift, Teamfight Tactics, and Legends of Runeterra. To celebrate the official start of Season 11, Riot hosted a broadcast where members of the team shared what’s to come in 2021. On the esports side, Riot shared part of its plans to invest more in the competitive scene for its three spin-off games. Wild Rift, …

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