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Dota 2 Ex-Evil Geniuses captains ppd, Fear reuniting in BTS Pro Series By Steven Rondina Counter-Strike CSGO Operation Broken Fang’s store, stars, and prices explained By M Alzamora League of Legends Biofrost leaves TSM, takes break from professional play By William Davis

League of Legends

Cloud9 announces 2021 LCS coaching staff including Mithy William Davis Cloud9 has completed its LCS coaching staff for the 2021 season with three new signings who will assist head coach Kim “Reignover” Yeu-jin. After officially announcing Reignover as the new head coach back in November, C9 has now shared the rest of the coaching staff. The new additions to the coaching team are former support player and Fnatic coach Alfonso “Mithy” Rodríguez, former 100 Thieves Academy player Maxwell “Max” Waldo, …

Counter-Strike

Valve names Operation Broken Fang loadout after summit1g meme Fariha Bhatti Counter-Strike: Global Offensive’s Operation Broken Fang is a refreshing addition to the game. Major additions include new maps, agents, and skins, but a small detail in the loadout card called “1G” has grabbed the attention of many CSGO players.  New Operation Broken Fang has various updates that have elated fans, but a meme reference was the last thing anyone was expecting. In addition to bright-hued skins and maps that evoke …

Fortnite

xQc shares wholesome moment with a kid while streaming Fortnite Olivia Richman Variety streamer Felix “xQc” Lengyel showed a different side of himself in a recent stream.  Known for his controversial antics and outrageous outbursts, xQc surprised his fans with some of the most wholesome content they’ve ever seen while streaming Fortnite. After winning a game of Fortnite, xQc congratulated his teammate, telling the younger kid he should be proud of himself. “You’re the real one?” the kid asked.  “Yeah, I’m the …

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BIG vs. OG: FLASHPOINT Season 2 lower bracket betting analysis William Davis It’s do or die for both BIG and OG as they meet in the lower bracket semifinals of FLASHPOINT Season 2.  With $500,000 on the line for first place at the tournament, both teams are heading into a high-pressure game where the loser will leave the tournament once and for all. A win will send the team to the lower bracket final, where everything will once again be on the …

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 By M Alzamora

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 M Alzamora After a week of rumors, Chaos Esports Club has announced that it will no longer field rosters in either Counter-Strike: Global Offensive or Rainbow 6: Siege, according to an announcement from the organization’s official blog. The blog cited the current travel restrictions as one of its main reasons for dropping the squads, as well as effects on the organization’s ability to attract sponsors to the teams. Instead, Chaos says that …

Live DMCA coming to Twitch as OBS offers advanced audio options Fariha Bhatti News The latter half of 2020 continues to rock the world of Twitch streamers as DMCA drama continues to build. While OBS, a broadcasting software, is trying to help streamers with updated audio options, Twitch streamers are reportedly being threatened by a new live DMCA system.  2020 has been a rocky year for independent creators on Twitch who were bombarded with DMCA strikes for using copyrighted music. A large number of …

Vitality players surge forward in latest CSGO player rankings M Alzamora Counter-Strike Ranking Counter-Strike: Global Offensive players is much tougher than ranking a team’s performances, but two of Team Vitality’s members have shown up time and time again and in doing so have impressed our algorithm. Both Dan “apEX” Madesclaire and Cédric “RpK” Guipouy made CSGO’s top players list after several phenomenal performances over the past two weeks. Both players have been fixtures in CSGO’s professional scene for years and have had …

Impact joins Evil Geniuses roster ahead of LCS 2021 season William Davis League of Legends 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 …

EPIC League has Secret falling, VP climbing in player rankings Steven Rondina Dota 2 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 …

FURIA and Team Liquid make push into top 10 CSGO ranking M Alzamora Counter-Strike 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 …

Vikin.gg, Elephant break into top 10 Dota 2 team rankings Steven Rondina Dota 2 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 …

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