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100 Thieves returns to Call of Duty with Los Angeles Thieves
Steven Rondina
100 Thieves is coming home. The popular esports organization has officially acquired a franchise in the Call of Duty League, purchasing the spot previously held by Immortals Gaming Club under the OpTic Gaming brand. This will see 100 Thieves compete in the league as the Los Angeles Thieves, taking over the location formerly occupied by OpTic. The news was officially confirmed by Matthew “Nadeshot” Haag. The 100 Thieves founder and …
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Cypher hit with big nerfs in Valorant patch 1.11
Fariha Bhatti
Valorant intel broker Cypher is one of the original agents released in beta version. The sentinel’s ability to gather information has made him a vital part of the game, but nerfs in patch 1.11 might take some of Cypher’s prowess away. Though the nerfs to Cypher were overshadowed by the launch of new agent Skye and new map Icebox, Cypher’s tripwire and camera took a big hit in patch 1.11. …
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PewDiePie will no longer accept donations when streaming
Olivia Richman
YouTuber Felix “PewDiePie” Kjellberg is no longer accepting streaming donations. PewDiePie called the entire donation process “weird” in a recent stream. The famous YouTuber made a video on October 15 where he donated to Twitch streamers. While a wholesome concept, the video actually made PewDiePie balk at the idea of donations once and for all. “It was actually when I did my donating to Twitch streamer video that made me …
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Riot looking to slow down Valorant update development
Olivia Richman
The latest Ask Valorant blog offered players more insight into issues with Patch 1.11. Due to a lot of game-breaking agent bugs, Patch 1.11 was rolled back at the end of October. Even though the patch has returned, along with new agent Skye, players are still concerned with the buggy update and what it may mean going forward. Valorant developers decided to address this topic in their latest blog post. …
League of Legends
FlyQuest’s Santorin is exploring options for 2021 LCS season
William Davis
The Danish jungler from FlyQuest Lucas “Santorin” Larsen will be up for grabs in the upcoming free agency window. Santorin recently announced that he has been allowed to explore options for the 2021 LCS season a few days before the player free agency period starts on November 16. The announcement indicates that Santorin will leave FlyQuest and play for another LCS team next year, or maybe even a team in …
Dota 2
RAMZES666 benched by Evil Geniuses, is Virtus.pro return possible?
Steven Rondina
After weeks of silence and inactivity, Evil Geniuses is finally making major changes. The organization has announced the deactivation of off laner Roman “RAMZES666” Kushnarev from its Dota 2 roster. No announcement was made regarding his replacement, or whether other changes are set to take place for Evil Geniuses. With the removal of RAMZES666, Evil Geniuses has the following Dota 2 players signed: Tal “Fly” Aizik Artour “Arteezy” Babaev Andreas …
Counter-Strike
Is Valve planning something big for CSGO’s 20th anniversary?
M Alzamora
As Counter-Strike: Global Offensive’s 20th Anniversary approaches, Valve seems to have something on the way. Last year was the unofficial 20th anniversary of the Half-Life mod that would come to be known as Counter-Strike, but 2020 marks the game’s official 1.0 release under Valve. As Dota 2, Left for Dead 2, and other Valve titles have seen updates and events over the past several months, Valve’s CSGO developers have focused …
League of Legends
T1 has reportedly been sent funeral flower wreaths from furious fans
William Davis
Korean League of Legends fans don’t seem to like the direction that the T1 franchise is heading. Since T1 rebranded from SK Telecom T1 back in February 2019, CEO Joe Marsh has been taking the organization in a new and more commercial direction. The Korean League of Legends fans have not been impressed by this change of pace and have recently shown their frustration through social media, but now also …
K/DA releases first EP with a total of five songs
William Davis
League of Legends
The wait has been long but the virtual League of Legends pop group K/DA has finally released its first EP. We’ve been with THE BADDEST, you got a whole lot MORE, but now it’s time to go #ALLOUT. Available NOW:YouTube: https://t.co/jSLQ2gl6ONSpotify: https://t.co/7M60wuTXfpApple Music: https://t.co/mvp0TkVWLp#KDA #ALLOUT #VILLAIN #DRUMGODUM #ILLSHOWYOU pic.twitter.com/zXe5sgDnA8 — K/DA (@KDA_MUSIC) November 6, 2020 All the songs from the EP ALL OUT are now available on Spotify and Apple …
This is how long it takes to earn every Diretide 2020 reward
Steven Rondina
Dota 2
Surprise, surprise. A massive Dota 2 event has arrived, and fans are not happy with it. Diretide 2020 is currently underway and Dota 2 players are saying that there are just too many items and too few ways to obtain them. The sheer number of rewards is so great, it would require a Dota 2 player to dedicate hundreds of hours to playing just to earn all of the skins …
Why was Voyboy banned from Twitch?
William Davis
League of Legends
League of Legends streamer Joedat “Voyboy” Esfahani has been banned from Twitch. Voyboy was in the middle of his regularly scheduled stream when Twitch hit him with a ban. Voyboy went on Twitter to explain that he doesn’t know the reason for his ban, while Twitch is yet to comment on the situation. By the time of this report, Voyboy had been banned for four hours and counting. Voyboy is …
Excel Esports rumored to have new 2021 LEC team signed
Tokoni Uti
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Having failed to reach the LEC playoffs in any of its first four splits, Europe’s Excel Esports are rumored to be making big roster changes ahead of the 2021 season. Current mid-laner Joran “Special” Scheffer is allegedly set to be demoted back to academy team BT Excel for the 2021 season. The Dutchman’s lackluster performance during the 2020 LEC Summer Split has led to questions over his future with the …
Ivern’s Brazilian voice actor José Carlos Guerra dies at age 75
William Davis
League of Legends
José Carlos Guerra, who is known in the League of Legends community as the Brazilian voice actor for Ivern, has died at age 75. The Brazilian voice actor died of respiratory failure after battling lung cancer. Guerra was known as one of the best voice actors in Brazil and has most notably been dubbing Commissioner Gordon in the Batman series from 1966. He is also known as the voice behind …
Mew2King opens up about his rocking, speaks on Asperger’s
Olivia Richman
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Super Smash Bros. Melee pro Jason “Mew2King” Zimmerman isn’t afraid to open up about his personal life with fans. Oftentimes, Mew2King makes videos that help players better understand competitive mechanics and difficult techniques in the games he plays, mostly in the Smash Bros. series. While helpful and held in high regard, some players can’t help but notice Mew2King’s back and forth swaying during his explanations. After being asked about his …
Former VP.Prodigy team becomes the official Virtus.pro roster
Steven Rondina
Dota 2
The VP.Prodigy team is no more, but there’s a good reason why. The Virtus.pro organization has announced that the developmental squad has been promoted to being the main Virtus.pro Dota 2 team. This follows VP.Prodigy finalizing a new roster, made up of the following players: Egor “epileptick1d” Grigorenko Danil “gpk” Skutin Dmitry “DM” Dorokhin Vitalie “Save-” Melnic Illias “illias” Ganeev “We launched VP.Prodigy roster with one main goal, to give …
Overwatch star Ryujehong banned on Twitch, fans suspect DMCA
Olivia Richman
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Former Overwatch League pro Jehong “ryujehong” Ryu was banned on Twitch, and while fans aren’t yet sure why, they have some strong suspicions. Last night, StreamerBans tweeted that ryujehong had been banned from the streaming platform. It was the Twitch partner’s first ban, leaving fans curious as to what happened. ❌ Twitch Partner “ryujehong” has been banned! ❌https://t.co/zDHDurzNRy#twitch #ban #firstban #partner #twitchpartner ???? — StreamerBans (@StreamerBans) November 4, 2020 Fellow …
Xyp9x lands in top 10 players with return, NiKo climbs higher
Steven Rondina
Counter-Strike
With top Counter-Strike: Global Offensive teams starting to coalesce in Europe, things have started getting hectic once again. Though this winter likely won’t get as busy as 2019’s did, BLAST Premier Fall, IEM New York, and DreamHack Open Fall have all taken place over the last two weeks. Alongside that have been a number of high-profile roster changes including Cloud9’s acquisition of Patrick “es3tag” Hansen, G2 Esports’ signing of Nikola …
Vitality jumps in CSGO team rankings, Furia tops Americas
Steven Rondina
Counter-Strike
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is entering a busy season over the next month, and a lot has changed over the last two weeks. DreamHack Open Fall 2020 and BLAST Premier: Fall both wrapped up and resulted in some big changes to the rankings. Though there weren’t many enormous jumps, there were still some interesting changes that came about. Here is how things stand ahead of IEM Beijing and Flashpoint Season 2: …
Team Liquid rockets up Dota 2 rankings after ESL One Germany
Steven Rondina
Dota 2
ESL One Germany left fans stunned on multiple fronts. Team Secret’s first-place streak was broken after six months of untouchable dominance, Team Liquid’s roster looked elite for the first time in years, and mudgolems continues to exceed expectations. That, alongside a return to action in China, has made for an interesting two-week stretch in Dota 2. Here are the updated rankings: Unsurprisingly, the biggest in the rankings was the biggest …
G2 Esports tops BLAST group as new addition NiKo dominates
William Davis
Counter-Strike
G2 Esports newest addition Nikola “NiKo” Kovač proved that he is the signing of the year in BLAST Premier Fall Series 2020. G2 is already starting to deliver after adding former FaZe leader NiKo, which has clearly brought a boost to the team’s individual level. NiKo was previously acting as the in-game leader on FaZe for a while, making it hard for him to perform at the individual level that …
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