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League of Legends The best way to build new LoL support champion Rell By William Davis Counter-Strike allu speaks on ENCE struggles, dropping aleksib, and more By Fariha Bhatti League of Legends How to see how many hours you’ve played League of Legends By William Davis

League of Legends

How does mobile’s Wild Rift compare to League of Legends on PC? William Davis As Wild Rift is opening up its beta in more regions, fans are starting to compare the new mobile game to the original League of Legends PC game.  Wild Rift is already seeing a lot of praise for its great animations and smooth interface as players are pointing out features that could be implemented in the League of Legends PC client. Wild Rift is still only in its open beta, …

Dota 2

Valve confirms release date for Mistwood Update with 7.28 patch Steven Rondina At long last, Dota 2’s stale meta is set to be shaken up. Valve has announced the official release date for the Mistwood Update, which is set to add a new hero, as well as Dota 2 update 7.28. This will be the first gameplay update to Dota 2 since August, when 7.27d was launched. The news was teased in a post from the official Dota 2 Twitter account: Thursday …

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How to permanently delete a Battle.net account Steven Rondina Deleting a Battle.net account isn’t nearly as easy one would expect. Though digital services typically have users navigate through a menu and click “yes, I’m sure” a few times to delete their account, Blizzard’s process takes much longer and can be much more difficult. It isn’t impossible, though. Starting the process is relatively easy and just requires users to check a few boxes. There are extra steps that can make …

League of Legends

cvMax disputes five-month suspension as drama continues William Davis Former Griffin coach Kim “cvMax” Dae-ho is refusing to accept the suspension imposed by the Korean Esports Fair Commission On December 14, the Fair Commission found cvMax guilty of several charges of abuse and suspended him for five months. This means that cvMax cannot be part of any team or roster competing in a Riot Games-sanctioned event until May 2021. The ruling came after a year of deliberation and investigations. …

News LCS reveals new 2021 Lock In event, new format for 2021 season By William Davis News Valorant reveals new ranked gun buddies as Episode 1 rewards By Olivia Richman News Penguin Mei skin confirmed for Overwatch Winter Wonderlarnd By Olivia Richman

League of Legends

This is how low HP Yuumi can give Soraka constant movement speed William Davis An unintentional interaction between Yuumi and Soraka that gives Soraka permanent movement speed was recently discovered by a League of Legends player. In the video made by the player, it’s clear that Soraka gains a big burst of movement speed every time Yuumi uses You And Me! (W) to attach to Soraka while Yuumi is at low HP. The low HP triggers Soraka’s passive ability, Salvation, which makes her run …

League of Legends

Riot Korea is stepping in to combat solo queue match fixing William Davis Riot Korea has announced that it has taken action to combat win trading and match-fixing in solo queue games.  The issue was brought to light by former Team Liquid support Kim “Olleh” Joo-sung when he proved that illegal Chinese betting sites are making a profit off of professional players’ solo queue matches. T1 mid laner Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok has especially been affected by these betting sites, as players lose on …

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Over 1.4 million cheaters banned from PUBG Mobile in one week Olivia Richman Tencent is trying to crack down on cheaters in PUBG Mobile.  The mobile version of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds has an in-game anti-cheat system that bans millions of cheaters every single week. The PUBG Mobile team shared some specific numbers on Twitter, showing players that about 1.5 million accounts were permanently banned from the game between December 4 and December 10 alone. From December 4th-10th, 1,498,044 accounts have been permanently suspended from …

Counter-Strike

Broken Fang’s mission and quest names leaked, full list here M Alzamora CSGO files reveal Broken Fang has a laundry list of missions sitting inside its translation files, including the names of the Operation’s 16 missions. Alongside those names are potential objectives for players to complete. While most follow a formula where developers can change things like game modes, maps, and weapons, several are marked specifically for Broken Fang. At least one of them refers to Fang’s Guardians mission, meaning that there …

Just Error reportedly disbands, SumaiL once again a free agent Steven Rondina Dota 2 Dota 2’s Syed “SumaiL” Hassan is teamless once again. According to Ukrainian caster Vitalii Nikolaevich “v1lat” Volochai, Roman “RAMZES666” Kushnarev has confirmed that Just Error is no more. The team’s roster was made up of the following players: Roman “RAMZES666” Kushnarev Syed “SumaiL” Hassan Vladimir “No[o]ne” Minenko Bakyt “Zayac” Emilzhanov Alexey “Solo” Berezin The disbandment comes after an underwhelming performance at EPIC League. The team controversially earned a spot in …

Clearlove returns to pro play, joins EDG for 2021 LPL season William Davis League of Legends After a year spent as head coach for EDward Gaming, Ming “Clearlove” Kai is returning to Summoner’s Rift as the team’s starting jungler.  With a lot of big names retiring in the ongoing offseason, it’s now time for a player to return to the big stage. The long-time EDG veteran Clearlove will once again be the starting jungler for the team, after some mixed results as the team’s head coach …

Valorant data miners uncover new top tier ranked leaderboard Olivia Richman News Valorant’s points-based ranked ladder for its high-tier competitors is closer to release than players may think.  In October, Valorant game director Joe Ziegler told fans of Riot’s tactical shooter that a leaderboard based on points would be added for players at the top levels of the game. At the time, Ziegler tweeted that there wasn’t an arrival date for this update, but assured players that Riot developers were actively working …

Astralis vs. Complexity: IEM Global Challenge betting analysis William Davis News Astralis and Complexity kick off the last big Counter-Strike event of 2020 at IEM Global Challenge 2020.  Eight of the best teams in the world will fight for a $500,000 prize pool to round off a very different year. The tournament will consist of two groups of four teams, with Astralis and Complexity facing off in group A together with Vitality and BIG.  The groups seem stacked, which means that …

DAMWON Gaming’s Flame announces retirement from pro LoL William Davis League of Legends Another legend has announced his retirement before the 2021 season.  This time it’s former FlyQuest and DAMWON Gaming top laner Lee “Flame” Ho-jong, who hangs his mouse and keyboard after eight years as a professional player. It was announced by Flame himself on his personal stream recently, where he said that he wouldn’t be playing professionally in 2021. Long time no see. Miss u guys!I will make an important announcement …

CSGO fans have to check out this visually stunning fan film M Alzamora Counter-Strike Counter-Strike: Global Offensive might be made in Source, but one fan film shows what CSGO might look like in 20 years. Created by Youtuber dysn, a CSGO fan film has users stunned with its depiction of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. Set to the pulsing undertones of The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights,” with some added touches by sax players JK Sax, the five-minute video takes place in an alternate universe and follows a …

Ninja posts strong debut in Valorant esports at JBL Quantum Cup Steven Rondina News Tyler “Ninja” Blevins is mostly known as a streamer but he has more than his share of esports bona fides.  Ninja has enjoyed success in esports competitions in Halo, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, and Fortnite. Now he seems ready to make a potentially serious run in Valorant. Ninja has been streaming the game quite a bit but has also been competing in tournaments. While his presence has largely been viewed as a …

Operation Broken Fang end date leaked in hidden CSGO files M Alzamora Counter-Strike Thanks to recent updates to Counter-Strike: Global Offensive’s code, players now know Operation Broken Fang’s end date. CSGO’s game files are pre-loaded with all the content for Broken Fang, including future missions and the stop date for the event. Broken Fang includes a premium queue, 50 ping commands for use in all game modes, and more skins than collectors can get their hands on. But CSGO’s operations have mainly stayed …

shroud calls GTA Online a flop, hopes for Grand Theft Auto 6 Olivia Richman GTA Popular streamer Michael “shroud” Grzesiek recently had some harsh words about Grand Theft Auto Online. Grand Theft Auto Online is old in game years, but still incredibly popular Updates for the online game are still being shipped, adding new heists and content. shroud still isn’t too sure that the game is worth all the hype, though. While shroud said it was “cool” that the game is still being updated, it’s …

xQc blasts ‘unfair’ Among Us Game Awards win over CoD Warzone Olivia Richman News The year 2020 has been a bit different when it comes to video games. Instead of AAA competitive titles, many streamers and gamers have been hooked on fun, light-hearted multiplayer games like Among Us and Fall Guys. It’s been seen as an entertaining way to play with friends while choosing to social distance.  But Felix “xQc” Lengyel isn’t having it. The controversial Twitch streamer was upset about Among Us winning Best …

Overwatch Winter Wonderland 2020 event launch date revealed Olivia Richman News Spend the holidays with your favorite Overwatch heroes.  Not a lot has been revealed about the Winter Wonderland event by Blizzard so far. The only information Overwatch fans have seen is a teaser trailer released by Overwatch’s European Twitter account. Luckily, one of the things confirmed in the reveal is the event’s release date.   The festive event will be active until January 5, meaning four weeks of snowball fights and …

sOAZ rumored to coach French LDLC OL for the 2021 season William Davis League of Legends One of the biggest veterans in League of Legends is rumored to return to Europe in 2021, but not as a player.  26-year-old top laner Paul “sOAZ” Boyer is rumored to be coaching the French LFL team LDLC OL in the upcoming season after the team won the European Masters Spring event in the 2020 season. If the rumors are true, this will be the first time that sOAZ is …

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