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League of Legends
League of Legends removes division promos as Season 11 starts
William Davis
League of Legends has officially removed the division promotions in Season 11. The new ranked season started on January 8 and it brought a major change to the game. Starting in Season 11, the promo series between divisions are removed from the game. Players now will advance from one division to the next once they earn 100 LP. The promotions between tiers will remain in place for the foreseeable future. …
Dota 2
Auto Chess devs are making a new MOBA to rival Dota 2
Steven Rondina
Auto Chess, the game that launched the auto battler genre, is returning to its roots. But that doesn’t mean it’s going back to being a fan-made game mode for Dota 2. No, Auto Chess is returning to its roots by getting a standalone MOBA spinoff using its cast of lookalike characters. The new game was revealed by Auto Chess publisher Dragonest with a promotional trailer. #AutoChessMOBA: The Auto Chess themed …
Dota 2
DeMoN likely banned by Valve over assault allegations
Steven Rondina
Jimmy “DeMoN” Ho’s Dota 2 esports career is seemingly at an end. Beyond the Summit announced that the veteran has been banned from the closed qualifiers for the North America DPC League. The team currently competing as Aristotle now has the chance to replace DeMoN from its lineup for the remainder of the qualifiers. The news was announced by Beyond the Summit on its official Twitter account: Player Jimmy “DeMoN” …
League of Legends
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 …
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Valorant shows 14th Agent Yoru in action for the first time
Olivia Richman
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 …
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BTTV not removing PogChamp emotes despite Gootecks controversy
Nina Forneloza
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 …
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Valkyrae surprised with a birthday party on Rust server
Fariha Bhatti
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 …
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MIBR loses its last two players as trk and kNgV step down
Fariha Bhatti
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
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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, …
Riot reveals new Lunar Beast skins and plans for 2021 LoL skins
William Davis
League of Legends
Riot revealed three brand new Lunar Beast skins and plans for the 2021 season during its opening day live stream. The new Lunar Beast skin line will include cosmetics for Fiora, Jarvan IV, and Alistar. The skins look to be released for the upcoming 2021 Lunar Event that is expected to go live on the servers with patch 11.2 on January 21. Alongside the skin updates, Riot also announced its …
Here’s a first look at new LoL champion Viego, the Ruined King
William Davis
News
During the season 2021 live stream, Riot gave fans a first look at the first new champion of 2021, Viego. The Ruined King is finally coming to League of Legends after years of waiting. Riot gave a first look at Viego through an intense cinematic, showcasing Viego as the next big villain in the Runeterra universe. Even though Viego will likely hit Summoner’s Rift in the very near future, only …
Riot Games accidentally leaks upcoming Dr. Mundo rework
William Davis
League of Legends
Dr. Mundo is the next champion to receive a rework with more news coming soon, but Riot Games accidentally posted the news before it should have been out. The accidental post by Riot was taken down shortly after it was posted, but League of Legends fans managed to copy the whole post, which is now floating around on social media. The new information shows how Riot is planning to keep …
Former G2 Esports jungler Trick is retiring, future unclear
William Davis
League of Legends
Former G2 Esports jungler Kim “Trick” Gang-yun has announced his retirement from professional play. Trick won’t be returning to the stage next spring, as the jungler said goodbye to his career through Twitter. “Bye pro-gamer life maybe esports life was really fun and I had good experience I will miss LEC, players, teammates, LCK, fans. I love you all you guys I hope you guys doing well,” Trick wrote. Trick …
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