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League of Legends Fnatic finalizes its new 2021 LEC roster with Upset By William Davis League of Legends Game-breaking bugs on Ashe, MF still in the 2021 LoL preseason By William Davis News Fedmyster responds to Pokimane text leaks, says they’re private By Olivia Richman

League of Legends

SwordArt signs with Team SoloMid for $6 million over two years William Davis The rumors of former Suning support Hu “SwordArt” Shuo-Chieh going to Team SoloMid for the 2021 LCS season finally seems to become reality.  According to The Washington Post, the veteran support has signed a two-year contract with TSM worth $6 million. This contract will likely go down as the biggest contract in LCS history and seems like one of the biggest signings in the offseason.  Breaking: Hu “SwordArt” Shuo-Chieh has …

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Vitality with IEM Beijing-Haidian 2020 Europe with sensational comeback William Davis A great drama played out in the grand finals of IEM Beijing-Haidian 2020 Europe. Even though Vitality was behind in the series 2-0, the team managed to come back and win the trophy. This type of comeback is rare in the world of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, and it surely shocked the bookies.  However, those who put down money on the French team probably didn’t have any withdrawal problems. That’s why …

League of Legends

Riot Games addresses an upcoming Tahm Kench rework William Davis Fans of Tahm Kench might have to wait a bit longer for the upcoming rework, according to Riot Phlox.  The upcoming Tahm Kench rework was teased over five months ago, but fans have not seen the River King’s rework just yet. This has gotten some dedicated players to wonder what the status of it is, and Rioter Phlox recently answered that question on Reddit.  “So the [Tahm Kench] rework is …

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Team Secret releases its entire CSGO roster after struggles Fariha Bhatti Team Secret has announced that it has parted ways with its Counter-Strike: Global Offensive roster. The organization, best known for its Dota 2 team, acquired the then up-and-coming team m1x a year ago. Though promising on paper, the team severely underperformed while playing under the Secret banner. Frequent roster changes, lackluster placements, and ongoing travel issues are just some of the reasons that have sealed the teams’ fate. “It’s been …

News 2020 Steam Awards and the Steam Autumn Sale are now live By M Alzamora News Doublelift announces his retirement from pro League of Legends By William Davis League of Legends Fnatic potentially moving its academy team to a new region By Tokoni Uti

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Is Valorant’s Marshal rifle better than CSGO’s Scout? M Alzamora The Scout has been a fixture in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive since the game’s earliest days, but there is a new sheriff in town in competing game Valorant. The weapons have similar uses and are often bought early in the game or during eco rounds. Both CSGO’s SSG 08 and Valorant’s Marshal excel at long-range combat thanks to their scopes, and they allow the player to move at almost maximum movement …

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Johnsun completes promising new FlyQuest 2021 LCS roster William Davis Young bot laner Johnson “Johnsun” Nguyen is heading to FlyQuest for the 2021 LCS season.  Johnsun joins the team after a successful rookie year with Dignitas, where the bot laner managed to show just how talented he is. Even though Dignitas didn’t make it to the LCS playoffs in 2020, Johnsun was by many considered the shining light of the team. Johnsun has previously played with Team SoloMid in the …

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Team Liquid vs. MAD Lions: BLAST Fall Showdown betting analysis William Davis BLAST Premier Fall 2020 Showdown concludes its round of 16 on November 26 with an exciting match between Team Liquid and MAD Lions. Team Liquid is in for its first time against a European team in months, as the team agreed to participate at the BLAST Fall Showdown. Liquid has been playing in several North American tournaments recently, but with very mixed results. Now, they will face off against a …

League of Legends

2020 All-Star rosters reveal featured players from T1, TL, more William Davis The last big tournament of the 2020 League of Legends season will be the All-Stars Event, and the rosters for three major regions have just been announced.  Announcing the 2020 All-Star Lineup! #AllStar2020➡️ https://t.co/AQAse6gToG pic.twitter.com/gJkvk9FAtc — LoL Esports (@lolesports) November 25, 2020 Riot announced the 2020 All-Star Event at the start of November with a new format that takes the popular tournament to an online setting. This means that not …

Fedmyster calls out Pokimane for being manipulative and fake Olivia Richman News Major drama has returned to haunt Imane “Pokimane” Anys once again.  While Pokimane has mostly been spending time streaming Among Us, former Offline TV member Federic “Fedmyster” Gaitan has been gathering up the receipts to call out Pokimane for manipulating him in the past and then blaming him for getting fellow Offline TV member and Pokimane’s former friend Yvonne “Yvonine” Ng removed from the house.  Fedmyster released a 25-page document …

Valorant First Strike Korea to have a live audience for finals Olivia Richman League of Legends A handful of lucky Valorant fans will be able to watch the First Strike Korea action in person.  Riot has rolled out the international First Strike event, allowing teams from all over the world to compete within their region for a piece of the $100,000 prize pool. Korea had 24 teams competing in the First Strike Qualifiers on November 12 through the 22nd. Now, teams are competing in the finals.  …

FaZe Clan coach YNk wanted a bigger rebuild, talks IGL problems Fariha Bhatti Counter-Strike Faze’s former coach Janko “YNk” Paunović has said that a “bigger rebuild of the lineup” could have made him stay with FaZe Clan. FaZe Clan drops coach YnK YNk previously left the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive team, citing dissatisfaction with the organization and its players. On HLTVConfirmed, YNk discussed the perpetual In-game leader problems in FaZe Clan that eventually led him to walk away. The coach had a vision of rebuilding …

Broken Blade will be the top laner for Schalke 04 for 2021 LEC season William Davis League of Legends The former Team SoloMid top laner Sergen “Broken Blade” Çelik returns to Europe to play for Schalke 04 in the upcoming 2021 LEC season.  Broken Blade will be replacing veteran top laner Andrei “Odoamne” Pascu, who was recently picked up by Rogue. For two seasons, Broken Blade has been with TSM in the LCS, where he made a name for himself after being picked up from the Turkish TCL team …

Golden Guardians completes its 2021 LCS roster with rookie talent William Davis League of Legends Golden Guardians has finalized its LCS roster for the 2021 season, and it’s full of new faces. Golden Guardians started the offseason by releasing all of its LCS players, leaving the fans wondering what the roster would look like in 2021. Just a couple of days later, fans got their answer. Golden Guardians, unlike the other LCS teams, is betting on up-and-coming talent with three rookies and one player from …

Valve announces the 2021 Dota Pro Circuit return date, format Steven Rondina Dota 2 At long last, Valve has announced the return of the Dota Pro Circuit. In a short blog post, the Dota 2 publisher gave an outline on its plans to go through on an overhaul it previously discussed for the 2020-2021 season, and also suggested that a Dota 2 major may be coming sooner than expected. In a surprising turn, Valve gave a specific date for fans to look forward to. …

We now know when Valve is bringing the next new hero to Dota 2 Steven Rondina Dota 2 After previously teasing a pair of new Dota 2 heroes, Valve has given some more concrete information. In a short blog post, Valve game some details on the next hero to be added to the game as well as when the long-awaited Dota 2 update 7.28 will finally arrive. While no exact release date was given, Valve stated in the blog post that the new Dota 2 hero will arrive …

Nisqy officially joins Fnatic as mid laner for the 2021 LEC William Davis League of Legends Fnatic has welcomed Yasin “Nisqy” Dinçer as its starter mid laner for the 2021 season. Fnatic’s roster for 2021 is shaping up. The organization welcomed former Cloud9 mid laner Nisqy to its starting roster. It’s unclear at the moment what will happen to former mid laner Tim “Nemesis” Lipovšek, whose contract with the team expired on November 15. Nisqy is returning to the LEC after two years spent in North …

YouTube unbans Belle Delphine following an internet uproar Olivia Richman News Controversial content creator Belle Delphine is back on YouTube after a short ban.  Mary-Belle “Belle Delphine” Kirschner started out as a cosplayer but blew up for her more lewd content and varied internet antics. This includes selling her used bath water for $30. She currently makes most of her money through Patreon and OnlyFans, selling NSFW photos and videos.  But Delphine also makes racy content for YouTube, including music videos …

What is ESIC, and why should we care? William Davis News Where there is competition, there is someone willing to wager on either of the competitors.  Competitive gaming is not an exception. Some estimates put the revenues of the esports betting industry above those of esports themselves. This is especially true in 2020, which has seen the ongoing global health situation depress the overall earnings of pro players and teams. Where there are wagers involved, fairness and integrity can be called …

Gambit Esports wins when NiP pro player abandons in EPIC League Steven Rondina Dota 2 Professional Dota 2 players are just like everyone else. Not in terms of how well they play, as obviously they’re significantly better at Dota 2 than an overwhelming majority of other players, but in that they make the same silly mistakes that pub players do. Take the EPIC League game between Ninjas in Pyjamas and Gambit Esports. The two teams are operating at a much higher level than anything the …

Valorant developers hesitant about adding new community maps Olivia Richman News Riot dropped a new Dev Diaries video that discussed the uncertainty of more map-related content in Valorant’s future.  Maps have been at the forefront of the Valorant community’s discussions over the past few months thanks to the drop of Icebox. For many players, it was exciting to get a new map but disappointing to see how developers handled its quick release. The design also felt rushed and frustrating for many …

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