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News BIG vs. OG: FLASHPOINT Season 2 lower bracket betting analysis By William Davis News Valorant First Strike commentators diss the Overwatch League By Olivia Richman Counter-Strike New CSGO operation Broken Fang is the biggest one yet By M Alzamora

Counter-Strike

MIBR fined by FLASHPOINT for stream sniping in match against OG M Alzamora MIBR was fined $10,000 for having its match against OG visible by players during the game, according to an official announcement by FLASHPOINT.  Although FLASHPOINT made it clear that it’s livestream is on a considerable delay, FP and its board of governors decided to impose the fine and called the action “a breach of competitive integrity.” The announcement went on to say that all teams have been informed that the …

Fortnite

Fortnite Kratos skin leaked, Master Chief rumored for Season 5 Steven Rondina With the Fortnite season themed around Marvel Comics done, Fortnite fans can now look forward to Chapter 2 Season 5. With this new season being themed around “hunts,” two intriguing new skins are set to arrive. A few days after the titular character of Disney’s The Mandalorian series was confirmed as a character, Sony accidentally let slip that God of War lead Kratos will also be dropping in Fortnite in …

Counter-Strike

Alex leads Cloud9’s CSGO resurgence at DreamHack Masters M Alzamora Cloud9’s matchups against ENCE at DreamHack Masters Winter showed off that in-game leader Alex “Alex” McMeekin has been defying convention as the team’s shotcaller. IGL’ing in CSGO usually comes with a serious dip in form. These players not only have to make the calls and organize the strategies that win their team’s games, but they have to do so in the middle of rounds as well. Some players have been …

League of Legends

ZionSpartan rumored to fill out new Cloud9 Academy roster William Davis Former CLG and Golden Guardians Academy top laner Darshan “ZionSpartan” Upadhyaya is reportedly joining Cloud9 Academy for the 2021 season. After over a year spent on Golden Guardians Academy, it looks like the veteran top laner will move on to a new academy project at one of the biggest esports organizations in North America. According to rumors, ZionSpartan will play alongside talented players such as bot laner Calvin “K1ng” Truong and …

Counter-Strike Chaos confirms that it will drop CSGO and Rainbow 6 teams By M Alzamora News Live DMCA coming to Twitch as OBS offers advanced audio options By Fariha Bhatti Counter-Strike Vitality players surge forward in latest CSGO player rankings By M Alzamora

League of Legends

Impact joins Evil Geniuses roster ahead of LCS 2021 season William Davis Evil Geniuses has announced former Team Liquid star Jeong “Impact” Eon-young as its starting top laner for 2021. Evil Geniuses finalized its 2021 roster with the addition of Impact to the squad. Impact is joining returning members Dennis “Svenskeren” Johnsen and Daniele “Jiizuke” di Mauro. The team also signed former FlyQuest support Lee “IgNar” Dong-geun, who will be laning with Matthew “Deftly” Chen, who was recently promoted from the academy …

Dota 2

EPIC League has Secret falling, VP climbing in player rankings Steven Rondina All of the top Dota 2 teams in the world are active right now, and that’s made for a massive shift in the player rankings. This installment of the player rankings marks a major shakeup that undid the established order. Catch up on the player rankings: How the WIN.gg rankings are calculated The previous player rankings article Team Secret has maintained steady control of the top three spots in the …

Counter-Strike

FURIA and Team Liquid make push into top 10 CSGO ranking M Alzamora Counter-Strike: Global Offensive’s top teams haven’t shuffled much since the middle of November, but Evil Geniuses’ move back to North America has left room for other teams to break into the rankings. The top three teams in Astralis, BIG Clan, and Natus Vincere retained their spots in the rankings, but FURIA made a big jump to the sixth place spot while Team Heroic fell off sharply after losses at IEM …

Dota 2

Vikin.gg, Elephant break into top 10 Dota 2 team rankings Steven Rondina Dota 2’s grind continued on with Realms Collide in the west, the China Pro Cup in the east, and EPIC League between. Those events have made for some major shifts over the last two weeks, with top teams slipping and newcomers reaching the top 10. Here’s the top 10 Dota 2 teams: Catch up on the Dota 2 team rankings: Here’s how the rankings work The previous edition of the …

DRX promotes three rookies to main roster for 2021 LCK season William Davis League of Legends DRX revamped its 2021 LCK roster with the addition of three rookies to the roster. DRX will look very different in 2021, as the organization went for a roster that consists of rookies and up-and-coming players. After a disappointing end to its 2020 season, DRX is trying a new strategy for next spring. The organization kept jungler Hong “Pyosik” Chang-hyeon in the roster, while the rest of the players decided …

Watch s1mple score three knife kills in a row on stream M Alzamora Counter-Strike Natus Vincere might not have much to do until they face FURIA on December 15, but star player Oleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev sure is keeping busy. Breaking up his usual routine of pugging Counter-Strike: Global Offensive games on its defusal maps, s1mple took a holiday over to famed hostage map Office. For s1mple, the objective was make his opponents look silly. In the span of a single killing spree, s1mple managed …

Sodapoppin mocks trolls while announcing t-shirt contest winner Olivia Richman News Variety streamer Thomas “Sodapoppin” Jefferson Chance Morris IV recently announced the winner of his t-shirt contest.  The famed content creator told fans that he would be picking a select few t-shirt designs created by fans to feature on his merch store. The winners were chosen by popular vote, which made for some pretty hilarious results.  The winner was a huge hit with Sodapoppin’s followers. The meme-filled Christmas scene was called …

Valorant players are frustrated with harsh ranking system Olivia Richman News Competitive Valorant players feel that it’s much too easy to lose rank in Riot Games’ tactical shooter.  There is a soft reset each competitive season, introduced in Act 2. A soft reset means that a player will be put into “abridged placements” for a series of three games. The matches determine their rank for the next competitive season, meaning players will be placed “slightly lower” than where they ended in …

Dr Disrespect faces backlash from mobile gaming community Fariha Bhatti News Herschel “Dr Disrespect” Beahm IV’s earlier jab at mobile gaming reignited a storm of controversy, with many mobile gaming professionals challenging him to a 1v1. The gaming doctor has finally responded to all the critics in one of his videos.  Dr Direspect’s infamous tweet, which hinted at mobile gaming to be non-serious, enraged the entire community. In his tweet, the legendary streamer boasted about his expensive PC setup and compared …

KT Rolster fans are protesting after recent offseason signings William Davis League of Legends Another big drama in South Korean esports is unfolding after KT Rolster didn’t live up to some fans’ expectations in this offseason.  After a sloppy 2020 season, KT has almost completely rebuilt its LCK roster by signing a few players with LCK experience, as well as several rookies. Even though it’s admirable that KT is going for some young players with lots of potential, some fans are not happy about …

Sprout benches snatchie and dycha ahead of 2021 season Fariha Bhatti Counter-Strike German Counter-Strike: Global Offensive team Sprout has announced the benching of Polish duo Paweł “dycha” Dycha and Fritz “slaxz” from the active roster. Both players have been placed on the transfer list as sources report Sprout will return to a full-German CSGO squad heading into next year. Jarek “DeKay” Lewis also reported that the team is eyeing ALTERNATE aTTaX duo Marko “kressy” Đorđević  and Fritz “slaxz” Dietrich as possible replacements. …

Peanut returns to the LCK 2021 with Team Dynamics William Davis League of Legends Jungler Han “Peanut” Wang-ho is returning to the LCK after signing a two-year deal with Team Dynamics. Peanut is back in South Korea and has joined Team Dynamics as its starting jungler for 2021. Peanut returns after playing for a year with LGD Gaming in the LPL. 2020 was a good year for Peanut. LGD, a team that doesn’t usually achieve much domestically, snatched the fourth LPL seed to the …

Riot looking to nerf Kayle, Kayn, more on LoL patch 10.25 William Davis League of Legends Patch 10.25 is right around the corner and there will be a lot of changes to both champions and items once again.  This patch will be the last of 2020 and Riot is therefore doing everything they can to balance out the game, which is currently in a shaky preseason state. There are a lot of bugs in the game at the moment and many champions are either sitting at …

Fortnite Season 5 update introduces golden bars and the Mandalorian Fariha Bhatti Fortnite After a record-breaking Galactus event that garnered a peak of 15.3 million concurrent players, Epic Games has finally revealed the details about Chapter 2 Season 5. The latest season, titled “Zero Point,” includes new weapons, bars, and significant map changes.  Fortnite’s Season 5 is anything but ordinary. The developer succeeded to break its own record of 12.3 million concurrent players during the Travis Scott concert in April (and the 10.7 …

Galeforce, Seraphine, more to be buffed on LoL patch 10.25 William Davis League of Legends The list of weak champions in the 2021 preseason is long, but luckily Riot will try to boost the power of most of them in the upcoming patch 10.25.  As tanks and assassins have been dominating the preseason so far, some champions are close to unplayable when looking at their win rates. To make up for this, Riot will be buffing a lot of champions who are currently at a …

New Dota Plus update, guild rewards drop for 2020 Winter Season Steven Rondina Dota 2 Dota Plus’ seasonal rewards have reset for the winter season, but Valve gave longtime subscribers an extra bit of love this time around. The list of changes to Dota Plus for this season are largely what one would expect, with a new treasure and an additional set of rewards. There is also a new batch of emoticons and chat wheel sprays alongside some recycled chat wheel sounds from The International …

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