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Dota 2
aui_2000 leaves catJAMMERS ahead of Realms Collide 2
Steven Rondina
catJAMMERS, the lineup formerly sponsored by CR4ZY, is now shorthanded after losing arguably its biggest name. Support player and team captain Kurtis “aui_2000” Ling has announced that he is stepping away from professional Dota 2. No further details were given on why this decision was made or who will be filling in for the team. catJAMMERS retains the following players: William “hFn” Medeiros Jonathan “Bryle” Santos De Guia Maurice “KheZu” …
Dota 2
SumaiL joins former Virtus.pro stars in new team Just Error
Fariha Bhatti
Weeks of rumors regarding a new Dota 2 super team have finally been confirmed. Epic Esports Events has revealed the lineup featuring of Just Error, a new team comprised of some of the CIS region’s most credentialed players and North American Dota 2 star Syed “SumaiL” Hassan. The team’s roster includes the following players: Roman “RAMZES666” Kushnarev Alexey “Solo” Berezin Vladimir “No[o]ne” Minenko Syed Sumail “SumaiL” Hassan Bakyt “Zayac” Emilzhanov …
League of Legends
Xerxe and Immortals sea the deal, pending Riot approvals
William Davis
Astralis’ jungler Andrei “Xerxe” Dragomir is in the process of signing a contract with Immortals, several sources have reported. Soon after announcing the signing of head coach André “Guilhoto” Guilhoto, Immortals is about to secure a new jungler. According to a report, the jungler and the organization agreed on the terms of the contract and the move will be official on November 16. Xerxe is exiting Astralis, formerly known as …
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Invictus Gaming vs. RNG: NEST 2020 betting analysis
William Davis
The 2020 NEST tournament recently started, where some of the best teams from the LPL are fighting for the last trophy of the year while testing new talents. The two LPL giants, Invictus Gaming and RNG, are ready to face off against each other in a best-of-three match during NEST 2020. Twelve LPL teams are fighting for the NEST trophy and a decent amount of money while having the chance …
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Blizzard claims Overwatch toxicity has seen a dramatic decrease
Olivia Richman
According to Blizzard, Overwatch has seen a decrease in toxic behavior thanks to machine learning. In a Fireside Chat video posted earlier this week, Blizzard president J. Allen Brack announced that toxic behavior had seen an “incredible decrease” thanks to machine learning the company had started implementing last spring. The AI system accounted for a variety of different spellings for insulting words, leading to many abusive words and swears resulting …
League of Legends
The five biggest moments of the 2020 World Championship
William Davis
The 2020 World Championship ended on October 31 with DAMWON Gaming raising the Summoner’s Cup in front of the Shanghai audience. With this victory, the LCK put a stop to Chinese supremacy and reclaimed the throne. The tournament was full of incredible plays and games, and it’s hard to pick the best of the best, but here are the biggest moments from Worlds 2020. TOP Esports and Fnatic met in …
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Women are continuing to face harassment, toxicity in Valorant
Olivia Richman
Women are continuing to come forward with their negative experiences had while playing Valorant. Riot’s tactical first-person shooter has the same issues that many free-to-play titles have: hackers and toxic players. The Valorant community even asked developers to punish trolls more harshly as more and more players started to experience games being thrown and general toxicity. But one demographic has been targeted much more frequently than others is women. One …
Counter-Strike
Liquid Stewie2k fails the famous s1mple knife
M Alzamora
Team Liquid’s Jake “Stewie2k” Yip returned to the server during IEM Beijing-Haidian 2020 North American regionals, but the Liquid leader’s best s1mple impression wasn’t good enough. After a break from competition, Team Liquid returned to Counter-Strike: Global Offensive against Rugratz in their opening matchup in the regional competition. Liquid’s opening best-of-three series went its way, but Stewie’s attempt at Oleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev’s famous vent knife on Nuke went hilariously wrong. …
Europe’s top-ranked player in LoL Season 10 is a Janna one-trick
William Davis
League of Legends
The 2020 ranked season is officially over and on the EU West server, a Janna one-trick has officially gone down as the top-ranked player of season 10. The race for the top spot on the EUW server is always competitive and full of action when the season is coming to an end. This year, a Danish solo queue prodigy came out on top by only playing Janna. The account “HAHHAHAHAHAHXDDD” …
Biggest LoL Season 11 changes shown in Preseason 2021 Spotlight
William Davis
League of Legends
The big 2021 preseason patch is approaching and to help guide players through the many changes, Riot has released a brief preseason spotlight video. In the video, Riot presents the big item overhaul that will force players to relearn the whole item system in the game. With the introduction of the new Mythic items, champion builds will be constructed in a completely different way with a lot of new unique …
The famous CSGO Overpass decoy exploit still works in 2020
M Alzamora
Counter-Strike
Overpass’ train can still be stopped by decoy grenades five years after Cloud9’s Jordan “n0thing” Gilbert used the now-illegal trick against Natus Vincere. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive’s decoy grenades are rarely used, but a bug from the game’s early days still works to let attacking players speed up their B site hits. The first prominent instance of this bug being used came during the ESL Pro League Season 1 grand finals …
Riot adds 10 new LoL skins, including additions to Cosmic line
William Davis
League of Legends
Riot Games is back with a new set of skins to close out 2020. A total of 10 champions will receive new in-game cosmetics, judging from the latest Public Beta Environment update. This includes additions to the Cosmic skinline for Nidalee, Hecarim, Illaoi, Anivia, Nami, Vladimir, and Varus. #PBE Preview Cosmic Edition! ????Cosmic Skarner, Hecarim & Nidalee! ✨ pic.twitter.com/SwPj9nuQWc — League of Legends EU (@loleu) November 10, 2020 #PBE Preview …
TSM and G2 players won’t be part of the 2020 All-Star event
William Davis
League of Legends
The voting for 2020 All-Star is open and fans will be disappointed to discover a group of famous players is notably missing from the list. The players of Team SoloMid opted out of the event and thus are not eligible for 2020 All-Star. This year, the event is taking place completely online with the chosen players from each region playing from their local studios. The three-day event will consist of …
Cody Sun splits from 100 Thieves ahead of LCS free agency
William Davis
League of Legends
100 Thieves and ADC Cody Sun have parted ways, the organization confirmed on Twitter. Cody Sun won’t be returning to 100 Thieves in 2021 and is officially a free agent ahead of the 2021 season. This is a familiar scenario, since it’s not the first time Cody Sun has broken up with 100 Thieves. Cody Sun was part of the roster that helped 100 Thieves qualify to the 2018 World …
Riot unveils 2020 ranked season reward borders and icons
William Davis
League of Legends
The 2020 League of Legends ranked season is coming to an end and players around the world will be receiving seasonal ranked rewards. Riot has already announced the rewards of the 2020 ranked season, including the new Victorious Lucian skin, chromas, icons, and the standard ranked border for players to flex when they queue up on Summoner’s Rift. The Lucian skin will only be given out to players that have …
Jensen interview hints that Impact might leave Team Liquid
Olivia Richman
League of Legends
When Nicolaj “Jensen” Jensen revealed that he was re-signing with Team Liquid, he might have accidentally leaked some unannounced team changes. Team Liquid tweeted a short video of Jensen discussing his plans with Team Liquid after signing a three-year contract. “I’m excited about this because I believe this is the best chance if I want to make it far internationally. When I heard their plans for the 2021 season, it …
The biggest League of Legends tournaments left to watch in 2020
William Davis
News
Even though the 2020 World Championship is over and most professional LoL teams have entered the offseason, there are still some exciting tournaments worth keeping an eye on. Entertaining League of Legends doesn’t have to come from the absolute best teams in the world, which is why it’s time to look at some of the remaining tournaments left in 2020. League of Legends is still being played all around the …
G2 Arctic vs. SLO REJECTS: Iberian Cup 2020 betting analysis
William Davis
League of Legends
The Iberian Cup 2020 is entering the semifinals and the first one is between G2 Arctic and big surprise SLO REJECTS. Both teams impressed during the quarterfinals and won convincingly against their respective opponents. Now it’s time for the semifinal, where the winner will advance as the first team to the final in the battle for the trophy and €8,000. G2 Arctic has only played one time at the tournament, …
Neymar banned from Twitch, likely due to DMCA strikes
M Alzamora
Counter-Strike
Update: It’s also possible that Neymar’s Twitch ban came as a result of his accidental leaking of fellow Premier League star Richarlison de Andrade’s phone number live on stream. Richarlison tweeted that he received more than ten thousand messages after Neymar showed the telephone number on stream. Famed dual-threat star Neymar received his first ban from Twitch, and most are blaming the internet’s sudden crackdown on anyone who runs afoul …
Ninja says Twitch is better for streaming than YouTube Gaming
Fariha Bhatti
News
Fortnite maestro Tyler “Ninja” Blevins is one of the few gaming influencers to have worked through a variety of streaming platforms. Ninja has streamed both on Twitch and YouTube, and in a recent video he declared Twitch to be the better platform for gaming. Mixer’s mega star Ninja was left homeless in July when the platform folded. While he was evaluating his options for a permanent home, he streamed on …
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