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Counter-Strike Report says MIBR’s FalleN may be up to replace Twistzz for TL By Steven Rondina Counter-Strike Twistzz announces departure from Team Liquid after IEM loss By M Alzamora News This is why Killjoy’s pick rate is higher than other agents By Fariha Bhatti

League of Legends

The best junglers to finish your season’s solo queue climb William Davis Jungle mains have had a blast in the jungle during recent patches, and there are still a lot of strong junglers to climb with before the year ends.  Since the 2021 preseason hit the live servers, junglers have been sitting at the best win rates in the game and gotten a lot of attention from Riot. It started out with a lot of strong tank junglers, but after recent nerfs …

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Valorant ranked matchmaking changes have smurfs throwing games M Alzamora Highly skilled players creating new accounts to play against lower-ranked players isn’t a new thing, but Valorant’s recent change to how players gain access to competitive matches has had a bad side effect. Valorant’s latest changes shook up the way new accounts qualify for the game’s competitive mode and were obviously meant to combat smurfing, expecting smurfs wouldn’t want to invest a load of time into the game just to …

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TACO speaks out about MIBR, leaving Team Liquid, and more M Alzamora Brazilian CSGO player Epitácio “TACO” de Melo opened up about his experiences over the last two years of Competitive CSGO on Brazilian YouTube show and podcast Cortes do Flow earlier this week. While the show covered all of TACO’s CSGO career, the interview’s most interesting points came after TACO was asked about his stint with North American organization Team Liquid and his subsequent release and transfer to MIBR. The talk …

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ZywOo adds another AWP clutch to his list of incredible plays Fariha Bhatti Vitality’s Mathieu “ZywOo” Herbaut is known for his incredible AWP plays, but his recent clutch against Astralis in the IEM Global Challenge 2020 may have been one of his best plays yet.  Team Vitality failed to outclass Astralis in the final match of group stage but ZywOo’s extraordinary performance throughout the game turned heads.  ZywOo seemed in a great shape from the outset. His excellent KD on Nuke and Dust …

News This is how to play CoD Mobile on PC By Steven Rondina Dota 2 New Dota 2 hero Hoodwink nerfed immediately after release By Steven Rondina News Valorant devs admit rough patches, announce public test server By Olivia Richman

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Twitch rule backfires, simp is now used more than ever before Olivia Richman Twitch doubled down on problematic language earlier this week, and the streaming community wasn’t having it.  As part of the streaming platform’s updated harassment policy, the use of “simp,” “virgin,” and “incel” were declared ban-worthy offenses when used as an insult. Twitch COO Sarah Clemens explained that the phrases were being banned since Twitch prohibits “derogatory statements” aimed at another person’s sexual preferences and the negative use of “sexually-focused terms.”  …

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Astronomical prices for out of this world players William Davis As esports grow, so do the pockets of those who exist within the industry. While esports might not have reached the same salary level of traditional sports athletes, it’s not far off. And player contracts are only getting more and more lucrative. When it comes to signing top talent, esports organizations are willing to pay top dollar.  In no other esport than League of Legends would fans find evidence for …

Dota 2

Dota 2 fans complain about Hoodwink and Windranger similarities Steven Rondina New content has arrived in Dota 2, so naturally, fans are mad about it. The Mistwood update arrived in Dota 2 on Thursday, bringing a major balance update and some intriguing hidden files related to Dota 2 esports. It also brought new Dota 2 hero Hoodwink, and it’s that squirrel archer that has fans grumbling. The new hero brought multiple criticisms from fans. First, many contend that the hero doesn’t …

League of Legends

All rosters for the 2020 KeSPA Cup have been announced William Davis The 2020 competitive League of Legends season will end with a bang when 10 teams from South Korea will fight at the 2020 KeSPA Cup.  The KeSPA Cup is the tournament where smaller organizations can get a chance to play against the biggest names from the LCK, while LCK orgs can test out their new rosters and players for the upcoming season. This year, all 10 LCK organizations will be …

All about shroud’s monster PC setup, from his mouse to monitor M Alzamora Counter-Strike 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 Olivia Richman News 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 Olivia Richman News 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 William Davis League of Legends 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 Fariha Bhatti News Twitch’s updated harassment policy that banned the usage of words like virgin, incel, and simp was met with heavy criticism. The live-streaming platform has finally stepped forward to clarify this misunderstanding regarding the new policy.  Twitch has managed to stay in the spotlight throughout 2020 for recurring drama among streamers. However, this time the platform was directly subjected to criticism due to its new policy regarding the use of certain …

Twitch bans use of simp, incel, virgin, and other insults Olivia Richman News Simp has been used so much over the past few months that it no longer has a clear meaning. Now, it may not be allowed on Twitch to begin with. Twitch has noticed the uptick in the streaming community’s use of the word, which technically means a man who acts overly nice to a woman in hopes of getting sexual attention for their efforts. Recently, the word has also started …

CSGO adds 2021 Service Medal, Valorant-style team buy feature M Alzamora Counter-Strike Counter-Strike: Global Offensive’s latest patch revealed some of Broken Fang’s upcoming missions and gave players a reason to save their bonus XP tokens when it added CSGO’s 2021 Service Medal. Players are about to get a whole host of new maps for CSGO’s new Retake mode and had the future of Operation Broken Fang outlined. But the most important part of the patch was what everyone who plays CSGO doesn’t …

Astralis vs. Vitality: IEM Global Challenge betting analysis William Davis News 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 Fariha Bhatti Counter-Strike 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 William Davis League of Legends 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 William Davis League of Legends 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 …

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