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Astronomical prices for out of this world players News Astronomical prices for out of this world players By William Davis Dota 2 fans complain about Hoodwink and Windranger similarities Dota 2 Dota 2 fans complain about Hoodwink and Windranger similarities By Steven Rondina All rosters for the 2020 KeSPA Cup have been announced League of Legends All rosters for the 2020 KeSPA Cup have been announced By William Davis
All about shroud’s monster PC setup, from his mouse to monitor Counter-Strike
All about shroud’s monster PC setup, from his mouse to monitor M Alzamora Michael “shroud” Grzesiek is bigger as a streamer than he ever was as a Counter-Strike: Global Offensive pro player, and his PC build and peripherals are probably better than what most pro players have at home today. After shroud’s time in professional CSGO with Cloud9, he returned to where the team noticed his talent in the first place. Back on Twitch after a short stint at Mixer, shroud’s streaming PC …
Afghanistan bans PUBG, joins India, China in gaming regulation News
Afghanistan bans PUBG, joins India, China in gaming regulation Olivia Richman PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is getting banned in yet another country.  The Afghanistan Telecom Regulatory Authority announced earlier today that PUBG was banned in the country after an assessment of the battle royale’s content. This includes consulting with psychologists, civil activists, and parents, as well as with PUBG players themselves.  “The decision was taken to block this game on a temporary basis considering social and security perspectives,” ATRA chairman Omar Mansoor Ansari …
More Valorant lore is coming in Episode 2 next year News
More Valorant lore is coming in Episode 2 next year Olivia Richman Valorant fans will finally find out more about the story behind their favorite agents in Episode 2.  Creative director David Nottingham recently revealed that Valorant developers are going to start diving into the world behind Riot’s tactical shooter in 2021. Episode 2 won’t only introduce players to new maps and agents, but also the lore behind these new additions.  “We will start to confirm some (but not all) of the …
Worlds 2020 substitute Uniboy joins LGD Gaming in the LPL League of Legends
Worlds 2020 substitute Uniboy joins LGD Gaming in the LPL William Davis LGD Gaming has found its new mid laner for the 2021 LPL season and it’s none other than Chen “Uniboy” Chang-Chu, who impressed fans at the 2020 World Championship.  According to ahq eSports Club, the young mid lane talent has transferred to LGD in the LPL after a mutual agreement was made between the two organizations and Uniboy himself. Uniboy joins the team after an impressive performance at the 2020 …
Twitch clears up misunderstanding on banned terms after backlash News Twitch clears up misunderstanding on banned terms after backlash By Fariha Bhatti Twitch bans use of simp, incel, virgin, and other insults News Twitch bans use of simp, incel, virgin, and other insults By Olivia Richman CSGO adds 2021 Service Medal, Valorant-style team buy feature Counter-Strike CSGO adds 2021 Service Medal, Valorant-style team buy feature By M Alzamora
Astralis vs. Vitality: IEM Global Challenge betting analysis News
Astralis vs. Vitality: IEM Global Challenge betting analysis William Davis A rematch of the BLAST Premier Fall finals between Astralis and Vitality will take place at IEM Global Challenge 2020.  After an intense BLAST tournament, both Vitality and Astralis have looked shaky at IEM Global Challenge. Vitality started out the tournament against BIG, where they lost in a close three-game series. This threw the French squad in a do-or-die match against Complexity, which they managed to win.  Astralis walked that …
HAVU signs Aerial, leaves ENCE with 4 players on CSGO roster Counter-Strike
HAVU signs Aerial, leaves ENCE with 4 players on CSGO roster Fariha Bhatti Finnish organization HAVU has completed a deal with ENCE to sign Jani “Aerial” Jussila to its Counter-Strike: Global Offensive roster. The 27-year old will move to his new home in January.  Aerial’s move has been in the works for some time, as the transfer discussion between the two teams began when ENCE signed HAVU’s Eetu “sAw” Saha and Joonas “doto” Forss to its CSGO division. The deal has finally been …
Riot dev confirms League of Legends MMO is in development League of Legends
Riot dev confirms League of Legends MMO is in development William Davis Riot Games is developing an MMO based in Runeterra, Lead Game Designer Greg Street confirmed on Twitter. The developer took everyone by surprise on Thursday night when he casually confirmed that Riot is working on a major new project. He discussed his work expanding the lore of the League of Legends universe and gave a nonchalant confirmation that he was working on an MMO project when asked by a fan. …
KT Rolster star Smeb latest LoL pro to announce retirement League of Legends
KT Rolster star Smeb latest LoL pro to announce retirement William Davis Another member of the original ROX Tigers lineup has called it quits as a professional gamer. This time, it’s top laner Song “Smeb” Kyung-ho. Smeb ended his career after seven years. He started with Incredible Miracle 2  in 2013 and slowly climbed his way up through the ranks in Korea, before ending up on HUYA Tigers. The team would later be rebranded as ROX Tigers. Smeb ended his career after …
Hidden Dota 2 files show new DPC features coming in 2021 Steven Rondina Dota 2 Dota 2 fans have a lot of new toys to play with, but hidden files show that there’s also quite a bit left to come. The Mistwood Update gave fans a whole lot to be excited about between new Dota 2 hero Hoodwink and the massive 7.28 update. Those weren’t the only things added to the client, though. The Mistwood Update laid the foundation for a major expansion of Dota …
Dota 2 patch 7.28 adds Blink Dagger upgrades, Aghanim Shard item Steven Rondina Dota 2 The stale Dota 2 meta that has been in place since August has been freshened up quite a bit. The Mistwood Update has arrived and with it comes Dota 2 version 7.28.  As expected, the update comes with a long list of changes to heroes and items but those aren’t necessarily the biggest talking points in the game right now.  Starting from the top, new hero Hoodwink was added to …
New Dota 2 hero Hoodwink added in Mistwood Update Steven Rondina Dota 2 Dota 2 fans have been squirrely about getting new content and Valve seems to have noticed. The newest Dota 2 hero has arrived as part of the Mistwood Update, with Hoodwink joining the fray. The ranged hero has a variety of unique spells that are similar to those seen with other Dota 2 heroes but has a focus on using trees that makes her kit a bit more unique. “Hoodwink’s …
Cyberpunk 2077 has Easter egg based on Overwatch’s Widowmaker Olivia Richman News Since Cyberpunk’s controversial release, players have continuously found Easter eggs hidden throughout Night City. As part of that, players believe they have found a reference to Overwatch hero Widowmaker.  After interacting with Panam Palmer in the “Ghost Town” mission, players learn they have to kill a character called Nash. Once he’s taken care of, V is given his weapon. The tech precision rifle is called “Widow Maker.” That would catch …
Team Liquid vs NaVi IEM Global Challenge betting analysis M Alzamora Counter-Strike The IEM Global Challenge is already in full swing, but its matchup between Team Liquid and Natus Vincere in the tournament for first place in group B is going to be a shootout for teams bettors alike. Group B’s winner’s match between Na`Vi and Team Liquid is about as uncertain of a game as punters could ask for. At eight teams, there isn’t much wiggle room at IEM for teams …
Worlds winner Nuguri officially joins LPL’s FunPlus Phoenix William Davis League of Legends It’s finally official that former DAMWON Gaming top laner Jang “Nuguri” Ha-gwon will be playing for FunPlus Phoenix in 2021.  From one world championship team to another, Nuguri will be playing in the LPL for the first time in 2021, where he will play regularly against some of the best top laners in the world. The newly-crowned world champion joins the team after three years with DAMWON, where he along …
JD Gaming set to pick up Mystic and Xiye for 2021 LPL season William Davis League of Legends The old Team WE duo of bot laner Jin “Mystic” Seong-jun and mid laner Su “Xiye” Han-Wei will play for JD Gaming in the 2021 LPL season.  After one season apart, the legendary Team WE duo is reunited and will be fighting together on JD Gaming in the upcoming season. JD Gaming managed to prove itself as one of the best teams in the world in 2020 and is now …
When will Forsen return to Twitch? We now know the answer Olivia Richman News Sebastian “Forsen” Fors’ fans were upset to hear that the variety streamer was banned indefinitely from Twitch in late November. During a live broadcast, Forsen opened a GIF sent by a fan, unaware of the content. It ended up containing a horse penis. That split second of explicit content was enough for Forsen to be suspended from the platform.  “I’m currently banned for the horse gif,” Forsen tweeted. “The ban is …
Valorant developers reveal that new Agent 14 will be a duelist Olivia Richman News As Valorant players continued to hunt for clues about Agent 14, character product lead John Goscicki gave some official clues in today’s official “State of the Agents” blog post. And it seems like people’s suspicions about the agent’s potential identity and abilities might be right.  The blog stated that the game is “fairly stable” so it’s time to put some “deeper thought” into some agents and classes.  Valorant developers kept …
Fortnite copying Among Us with new The Spy Within LTM Steven Rondina Fortnite Epic Games has faced legal action for Fortnite being derivative of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds in the past, but that isn’t stopping the company from taking pages out of other popular games’ playbooks. A new Fortnite limited-time game mode has been announced named The Spy Within. The creator-made mode serves as Fortnite’s answer to Among Us, with two spies trying to deceive and assassinate their way to victory while the rest of …
This is why Riot wants to buff Grievous Wounds in patch 1.11 William Davis League of Legends Riot Games is looking to make some significant changes to all Grievous Wounds items in the game for LoL patch 11.1.  The first patch of 2021 won’t just include changes to champions, but also a lot of changes to items as well. For this patch, one of the biggest changes being made is to Grievous Wounds, which will get a great boost in duration to fight off the scarier healers …
Gambit and Virtus.pro rocket up the latest CSGO rankings M Alzamora Counter-Strike Both Gambit and Virtus.pro have made major strides to end 2020. While the top half of WIN.gg’s Counter-Strike: Global Offensive’s rankings have remained relatively stable over the past several weeks, the second half of our top ten has seen major changes as the holidays approach. Two teams in particular stick out as having improved the most since the last time our algorithm dug into each team’s statistacal performances. Both Gambit …

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