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Dota 2 SumaiL & Just Error jump into top 10 rankings, Team Liquid slips By Steven Rondina League of Legends T1 signs former DRX support Keria amid ongoing controversies By William Davis League of Legends LCS Academy merging with amateur events for LCS Proving Grounds By William Davis

League of Legends

Rekkles officially leaves Fnatic, but where will he go next? William Davis One of the biggest names in European League of Legends is looking for a new home for the 2021 LEC season.  The long time Fnatic bot laner Martin “Rekkles” Larsson has officially moved on from Fnatic, according to the organization’s official Twitter account. The Swedish superstar will therefore be moving to a new team for the 2021 LEC season, but it is still unknown just where his new home will …

Counter-Strike

Here are all the ways you can download Source 2 right now M Alzamora Valve’s community is on fire about Source 2, and there are already a number of ways for users can tinker around with it if they know where to look. Source 2 is the next version of Valve’s Source engine, and it’s an upgrade in many ways according to those who have seen the full suite of tools. For everyday users to try their hand at Source 2 and the Hammer …

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FunPlus Phoenix vs. RNG: NEST 2020 betting analysis William Davis NEST 2020 is entering the playoffs stage, starting out with four exciting quarterfinals.  The first quarterfinal will be between two LPL giants in the former world champions FunPlus Phoenix, and famed championship team RNG. Both teams are fighting for the 2020 NEST trophy with rosters full of young talent ready to prove themselves.  FPX had the best performance in the group stage, as they topped group B above Edward Gaming …

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xQc banned from Twitch after Fall Guys cheating drama Olivia Richman Félix “xQc” Lengyel might be facing consequences for trolling in a Fall Guys tournament.  During a Twitch-run Fall Guys tournament with a prize pool on the line, the Canadian variety streamer decided to stream snipe his competition. While fans accepted xQc’s apology, former Counter-Strike: Global Offensive pro Michael “shroud” Grzesiek expressed his disbelief at xQc’s cheating. “You’re not allowed to do that at all. We’re witnessing Twitch history right now. …

News Aceu thinks Valorant leaderboard is rigged, Tenz and Doinkmachine97 on top By Fariha Bhatti League of Legends Afreeca Freecs Ben officially retires from pro League of Legends By William Davis Counter-Strike North CEO seemingly fired same day he suffers serious concussion By M Alzamora

Counter-Strike

How to download and play YPRAC maps, the best aim maps in CSGO M Alzamora With WIN.gg’s new guide to aim mapper YPRAC’s Counter-Strike: Global Offensive training maps, players can practice almost everything they need to get better at CSGO. Getting better in CSGO is just like getting better at anything else, which means that consistently practicing CSGO’s aim and movement styles are the keys to winning rounds and ranking up in CSGO, and there are a ton of options for players to use to …

League of Legends

How to build Senna as an ADC in the new preseason patch William Davis After the big preseason patch hit the live servers, Senna is seeing some changes in her ADC build.   The new item overhaul has brought a lot of new build paths that players still have to figure out. But what is the best way to build one of the most popular bot laners from Season 10, Senna? So far in this preseason, the focus for Senna ADC has been to stack …

League of Legends

100 Thieves reportedly signing Huhi for 2021 LCS roster Olivia Richman LCS fans are surprised by 100 Thieves’ new roster for 2021.  100 Thieves is reportedly signing Choi “Huhi” Jae-hyun as its starting support, making him the fourth former Golden Guardians player to be signed to the new roster. Chan-ho “Ssumday” Kim, Victor “FBI” Huang, and Can “Closer” Çelik played for Golden Guardians last season and will now compete for 100 Thieves.  “Huhi will replace Poome, who played the last part …

League of Legends

Riot will make changes to new item icons after community backlash William Davis Riot will be making changes to many of the new item icons with the goal of providing more clarity, differentiation, and rendering polish.  League of Legends fans have been presented with a lot of big changes this offseason but some have been easier to consume than others. Many fans have reported that the new item icons are too identical and hard to differentiate from each other.  Riot has quickly acted …

Four Angry Men leaves Dota 2, Vici Gaming transfers Eurus Steven Rondina Dota 2 Four Angry Men had a very short stay in Dota 2, but the team it put together will continue on without it. In a double-whammy of news, Vici Gaming announced that Zhang “Eurus” Chengjun has been officially transferred to the roster of Elephant.4AM. Alongside this, the “4AM” part of the team name will be dropped, with the squad continuing on simply as Elephant. This likely marks the end of 4AM’s …

xQc cheats in Fall Guys and becomes most popular Twitch streamer Olivia Richman News Popular streamer Félix “xQc” Lengyel became the most popular streamer last week due to some extremely questionable behavior.  From November 10 to November 16, xQc had almost 3.8 million hours watched, putting him ahead of the other top contenders for most-watchd on Twitch. While impressive, many eyes were on xQc for the wrong reasons.  Most watched #twitch channels over the past week [10-16 November]:#1 — @xQc #2 — @dota2ruhub #3 …

Sergej moves to ENCE’s bench due to lack of motivation Fariha Bhatti News ENCE’s young gun Jere “sergej” Salo will be stepping down from the active roster due to lack of motivation when it comes to playing competitive Counter Strike: Global Offensive. The star rifler will join Jani “Aerial” Jussila on the bench, who recently went inactive due to medical concerns. ENCE has been going through a rough patch as of recent, and Sergej’s departure from the active lineup only adds insult to …

Astralis presents complete 2021 LEC roster including young talent William Davis League of Legends Astralis recently announced its complete League of Legends roster for the 2021 LEC season.  Since moving on from the Origen brand back in September, Astralis will now be looking to almost start from scratch. The team’s plan is to build up “a solid foundation and to constantly progress,” the organization announced in an official statement.   Welcome to Denmark. Welcome to the #AstralisFamily. pic.twitter.com/m2z9U2V3zE — Astralis (@Astralisgg) November 17, 2020 The …

LIDER left without an LEC team for the 2021 season Nicholas James League of Legends Former Misfits Gaming mid laner Adam “LIDER” Ilyasov is without an LEC roster for the second time since his debut in 2019 for that team. The Norwegian player was rumored to be in contention for the vacant Fnatic spot, but looks to have lost it to former Cloud9 mid laner Yasin “Nisqy” Dinçer. LIDER addressed his status as a free agent and called for fans to stop criticizing Fnatic for …

Dota 2’s CSGO mod is heading to Source 2 before the real thing M Alzamora Counter-Strike Dota 2 mod  Polystrike has joined forces with Garry’s Mod and Rust developers Facepunch Studios to bring the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive reimagining to Source 2. Dota 2 has been supported by the Source 2 engine ever since Dota 2 Reborn, but Polystrike will bring Source 2 to CSGO in its own special way. The mod’s developer announced on Twitter that PolyStrike, a Dota 2 mod that transforms the MOBA into …

Golden Guardians’ Closer, FBI head to 100 Thieves for LCS 2021 William Davis League of Legends 100 Thieves has confirmed that former Golden Guardians jungler Can “Closer” Çelik and bot laner Ian Victor “FBI” Huang have joined the organization for the 2021 LCS season. Both players were still under contract with Golden Guardians, so 100 Thieves had to pay buyouts. 100 Thieves will look oddly familiar in 2021, as the organization seems set to pick up the majority of the Golden Guardians roster. Mid laner Tanner …

Treatz reportedly leaving TSM, heading to LEC with SK Gaming William Davis League of Legends Team SoloMid support Erik “Treatz” Wessén is reportedly returning to Europe after an extended stay in North America. He will be welcomed home with a contract from SK Gaming.  Treatz made a name for himself on TSM Academy, winning the 2019 NA Academy Spring Split ahead of his LCS debut in 2020. The Swedish support got promoted to the TSM LCS roster in the 2020 LCS Summer Split to split …

Liquid’s Impact, FlyQuest’s IgNar set to join Evil Geniuses William Davis League of Legends Evil Geniuses is in the process of acquiring former Team Liquid top laner Jung “Impact” Eon-yeong, FlyQuest support Lee “IgNar” Dong-geun and Team SoloMid Academy bot laner Lawrence “Lost” Hui. Evil Geniuses is getting ready for the next stage of its evil plan with the acquisition of three new players. Impact is joining after three successful years with Team Liquid which saw him win four consecutive LCS titles and reach …

Why marksmen are struggling in 2021 preseason patch 10.23 William Davis League of Legends It’s currently rough being a marksman in the 2021 LoL preseason.  The preseason has taken Summoner’s Rift by storm, but not everything is quite balanced yet. The role that is struggling the most is that of the marksmen, who are currently sitting at some very poor win rates in solo queue. On patch 10.23, only four marksmen are in the top 50 of the highest win rate champions, and only …

Cloud9 ships Licorice, Palafox, and Diamond to FlyQuest William Davis League of Legends According to Jacob Wolf, FlyQuest has acquired three players from Cloud9, being top laner Eric “Licorice” Ritchie, mid laner Cristian “Palafox” Palafox, and support David “Diamond” Bérubé. After a number of notable exits from the team, FlyQuest is set to plug some of the gaps with Licorice, Palafox, and Diamond. Licorice is a well-known player in the LCS and one of the best top laners in the region. Palafox and …

CLG looking to rebuild around Team Liquid’s Broxah in 2021 LCS William Davis League of Legends Counter Logic Gaming is reportedly starting the offseason by signing former Team Liquid jungler Mads “Broxah” Brock-Pedersen ahead of the 2021 LCS season.  Broxah will be joining CLG in 2021 according to Jacob Wolf, after a decent year with Team Liquid. Broxah joined the team ahead of the 2020 season but had his debut pushed back repeatedly due to visa issues, forcing Liquid to compete without the Danish jungler for …

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