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Valorant releases new First Strike trailer before NA main event
Olivia Richman
Valorant has released a trailer celebrating the intense First Strike tournaments taking place all over the globe. The trailer, called “That New Fire,” showcases agent action in multiple regions, including Brazil, Korea, Europe, and North America. The heavily edited video showed some high-intensity moments from matches at previous First Fire events, complete with animated casting and headshots. The First Strike trailer was released before First Strike main tournaments within each …
League of Legends
DAMWON Gaming adds Khan as top laner for the 2021 LCK season
William Davis
The World Champions from DAMWON Gaming are making changes in the top lane for the 2021 season by adding Kim “Khan” Dong-ha. The former FunPlus Phoenix and SKT T1 top laner will once again be back in the LCK, this time playing for another World Champion organization. Khan will replace Jang “Nuguri” Ha-gwon, who became a free agent earlier this month. Nuguri is likely heading to the LPL, which leaves …
Counter-Strike
How to start CSGO in 128 tick mode without FACEIT or ESEA
M Alzamora
With both ESEA and FACEIT offering 128-tick servers, players on those services had better practice at the same tick-rate. With Counter-Strike: Global Offensive’s servers limited to only 60 ticks per second, sometimes what players see and what actually happens on the server are two different things. That’s just networking, and it’s an unavoidable part of multiplayer games. One way to fix that is to play on faster servers provided by …
League of Legends
Fnatic finalizes its new 2021 LEC roster with Upset
William Davis
Fnatic has completed its 2021 roster with the addition of former Astralis bot laner Elias “Upset” Lipp. Fnatic is ready for 2021, as the organization finalized its 2021 roster and it’s looking like a strong contender. Two days after welcoming mid laner Yasin “Nisqy” Dinçer, Fnatic confirmed Upset as its new starting bot laner and the final piece to its puzzle. Upset is considered one of the best bot laners …
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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 …
Counter-Strike
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 …
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2020 Steam Awards and the Steam Autumn Sale are now live
M Alzamora
Steam’s annual Autumn Sale is going on right now alongside Steam’s annual Steam Awards nominations for event. There’s discounted games and a special profile badge available to players just for participating, and Valve’s FAQ hints that there could be even more in store. The Autumn Sale isn’t the biggest or the best of Steam’s annual sales, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t a sale worth watching. Some exellent games are …
Doublelift announces his retirement from pro League of Legends
William Davis
News
Team SoloMid bottom laner Yiliang “Doublelift” Penh has officially retired from competitive League of Legends. Doublelift surprised man of his fans by announcing his retirement. The star LCS players is exiting Summoner’s Rift after a little over a decade of playing at the game’s highest level. “I wanted to be a pro player who stands out incongruously, someone who speaks his mind and is “real”. It makes me happy to …
Fnatic potentially moving its academy team to a new region
Tokoni Uti
League of Legends
After four consecutive split wins amongst the UK and Nordic leagues, Fnatic academy side Fnatic Rising may soon be switching regions. In a recent live AMA held by the organisation’s League of Legends director Javier “Dardo” Zafra and CEO Sam Mathews, the pair explained plans to move both Fnatic Rising and the team’s main LEC roster into a shared training facility in April 2021. This will see the academy side move …
Is Valorant’s Marshal rifle better than CSGO’s Scout?
M Alzamora
News
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 …
Johnsun completes promising new FlyQuest 2021 LCS roster
William Davis
League of Legends
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 …
Team Liquid vs. MAD Lions: BLAST Fall Showdown betting analysis
William Davis
News
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 …
2020 All-Star rosters reveal featured players from T1, TL, more
William Davis
League of Legends
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. …
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