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Cody Sun will likely play in Academy for the 2021 season League of Legends Cody Sun will likely play in Academy for the 2021 season By William Davis Thorin blacklists Fnatic’s Bwipo amid ongoing League drama League of Legends Thorin blacklists Fnatic’s Bwipo amid ongoing League drama By William Davis Multiple North American orgs reportedly exiting Counter-Strike Counter-Strike Multiple North American orgs reportedly exiting Counter-Strike By Fariha Bhatti
Evil Geniuses pulls out of BLAST Showdown, Heroic to fill in Counter-Strike
Evil Geniuses pulls out of BLAST Showdown, Heroic to fill in M Alzamora Evil Geniuses announced that it would withdrawl from the BLAST Premier Showdown scheduled to start on November 24. EG revealed that its Counter-Strike: Global Offensive team would not participate in the Showdown, BLAST’s version of a second chance qualifier for teams who failed to make the cut for its Fall finals. As the global condition worsens by the day, EG’s withdrawl makes plenty of sense from an organizational standpoint, much …
Complexity vs. Sprout: BLAST Showdown betting analysis News
Complexity vs. Sprout: BLAST Showdown betting analysis William Davis BLAST Premier Fall 2020 Showdown kicks off with a banger of a match between the juggernauts from Complexity and Sprout, a team looking to prove themselves against some of the best.  Complexity is entering the tournament as one of the clear favorites, but teams like Sprout will look to make some upsets and maybe even go all the way themselves. The two best teams at the Showdown will qualify for …
New Battle Queens LoL skin line revealed for Rell, Qiyana, more League of Legends
New Battle Queens LoL skin line revealed for Rell, Qiyana, more William Davis Riot has revealed a brand new skin line called Battle Queens that will likely arrive on live servers before year’s end.  The new line will include new skins for Diana, Janna, Katarina, Qiyana, and new LoL champion Rell. The skin line was recently teased by Riot in a short video posted on social media, that included five symbols. These symbols seem to relate to the five new skins, which are …
Riot reveals newest champion Rell, the Iron Maiden League of Legends
Riot reveals newest champion Rell, the Iron Maiden William Davis Rell will be the newest addition to League of Legends and Riot has recently revealed the first information about her abilities.  The Iron Maiden will be a support tank, which players expected after several teasers throughout the past few months. To add on to those leaks, Riot has now officially revealed her splash art and short clips and descriptions of her abilities.  Rell, The Iron MaidenThis heavy-armored battle maiden rides …
How to start trading in CSGO News How to start trading in CSGO By William Davis Valve employee rages, sends his Dota 2 teammate to low priority Dota 2 Valve employee rages, sends his Dota 2 teammate to low priority By Steven Rondina The best LEC and LCS free agents left on the market before 2021 League of Legends The best LEC and LCS free agents left on the market before 2021 By Nicholas James
Here’s how to fix the most common Valorant errors News
Here’s how to fix the most common Valorant errors M Alzamora Valorant’s mix of Overwatch’s abilites and CSGO’s precise gunplay has proven to be a hit among players, but constant errors have the community frustrated. Despite the game’s overwhelmingly positive reception, Riot’s updates have made the shooter more and more unstable over time. Frustrated fans and players have flooded the game’s subreddit and forums with complaints while begging for help. So what are are some of Valorant’s common errors and how …
League of Legends exploit lets players spam active items League of Legends
League of Legends exploit lets players spam active items Olivia Richman Expect Riot Games to hotfix League of Legends in the very near future after the discovery of a new game-breaking bug. Ultra Rapid Fire is a game mode that has stuck around long after its April Fool’s release due to its popularity. But now URF is completely broken thanks to an accidentally added items-only version of the game mode. Players with a sheen can now reset the cooldown of active …
Fortnite Season 5 leak hints at another new Black Hole event Fortnite
Fortnite Season 5 leak hints at another new Black Hole event Olivia Richman Remember when Fortnite completely disappeared for Epic’s “The End” event?  Season X didn’t just end. The game was completely taken down as a result. The servers were gone. The website was gone. And the official Fortnite Twitch channel was nothing but a black hole, which many thousands of viewers stared at in anticipation.  Well, it’s looking like Epic might be planning another Black Hole type of event for Fortnite Season …
shroud admits that he wouldn’t care if Twitch banned him News
shroud admits that he wouldn’t care if Twitch banned him Olivia Richman When Félix “xQc” Lengyel was caught stream sniping in a Twitch-run Fall Guys tournament, Michael “shroud” Grzesiek was quick to point out that it went against Twitch’s Code of Conduct. But that didn’t necessarily mean that shroud wanted xQc banned. In fact, the former Counter-Strike: Global Offensive professional was quick to say that xQc probably wouldn’t get banned anyway. “I actually didn’t think he was going to get banned. A lot …
K/DA releases ALL OUT merch, including hoodies and t-shirts Olivia Richman League of Legends K/DA’s new song, “ALL OUT,” has been a huge hit with League of Legends fans.  K/DA, a fictional female pop band made up of League of Legends champions, debuted its new EP at Worlds 2020. The heavily celebrated smash hit received a skin line soon after, including a skin for new champion Seraphine. Kai’Sa received a skin with a prestige edition, which was available for purchase for 2000 Worlds tokens.  …
Esports Awards sees G2 Esports, Team Secret stand tall Steven Rondina League of Legends The 2020 Esports Awards are done and dusted, with the full list of winners standing as follows: Esports Game of the Year- League of Legends Content Creator of the Year- UpUpDownDown Coverage Website of the Year- The Esports Observer Supporting Agency of the Year- CSA Publisher of the Year- Riot Games Play of the Year- İsmailcan “XANTARES” Dörtkardeş Mobile Game of the Year- Freefire Creative Team of the Year- Paper …
Rogue Warriors vs. Vici Gaming: NEST 2020 betting prediction William Davis News It’s finals time in NEST 2020, where 12 LPL teams have fought bravely the past weeks and tested a lot of young talent on Summoner’s Rift.  The two finalists are Rogue Warriors and Vici Gaming, who have both been performing well throughout the whole tournament. None of the two teams have lost a game in the playoffs yet, making them the perfect candidates for the finals.  Rogue Warriors entered the …
C9 Jack says Perkz could have been paid seven digits more but chose C9 William Davis League of Legends Luka “Perkz” Perković could have been paid seven digits more than what Cloud9 has offered him, but he chose the most competitive option. Cloud9 founder and CEO Jack Etienne recently talked about the transfer of Perkz and how the talented mid laner turned down a lot of money to play for C9 in the 2021 LCS season.  In an interview with Duncan “Thorin” Shields, Etienne opened up about the process …
Riot Games teases new LoL champion, likely a tank support William Davis League of Legends While 2020 is coming to an end, Riot still has one champion left to be released and a new teaser suggests that it is close.  “Hurt someone enough, and they just might hurt you back.” pic.twitter.com/r3hnklT0aU — League of Legends (@LeagueOfLegends) November 21, 2020 The teaser shows a quick glimpse of what seems to be a weapon. The weapon, which appears to be a lance, likely belongs to the new …
XSet’s female CSGO team wants to beat the best men’s teams Fariha Bhatti Counter-Strike XSet has signed an all-female squad to mark their entry into the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive esports scene. The new lineup will wear XSet’s jerseys to compete against top-tier male teams.  XSET enters the CSGO competitive scene with an all-female championship winning squad!????❌ @juliakiran❌ @mimimimichaela❌ @zAAzCSGO ❌ @kr4sy ❌ @PetraCSGOWatch the girls make their debut at the #DreamHack Dec. Open! ⚔️ #RepTheSet | JOIN US: https://t.co/O36uQ0dnyR pic.twitter.com/CnRjWWYsTe — XSET (@XSETGAMING) November …
Can 100 Thieves make the former Golden Guardians roster work? William Davis League of Legends 100 Thieves’ roster for the 2021 season is looking oddly familiar. The organization confirmed the signing of mid laner Tanner “Damonte” Damonte and support Choi “huhi” Jae-hyun, for a total of four former Golden Guardians players. In the 2019 offseason, many believed that Golden Guardians wouldn’t achieve much with its roster. The team qualified for playoffs in both splits and had an overall solid performance. Now, 100 Thieves has acquired …
Worlds 2020 star Josedeodo joins FlyQuest for 2021 LCS season William Davis League of Legends After countless rumors, Argentinian Brandon “Josedeodo” Villegas has officially joined FlyQuest ahead of the 2021 LCS season.  The jungler will play in a major league for the first time in his career after a year with Rainbow7 that saw him compete in the 2020 World Championship. Josedeodo managed to make a name for himself at the tournament, establishing himself as an exceptional individual talent.  The Man. The Myth. The Legend. …
One-handed streamer goes viral with her insane CSGO plays Fariha Bhatti Counter-Strike Twitch streamer Kika “xirilikika” Martins has surprised Counter Strike: Global Offensive players around the world with her incredible skills in the game. The 22-year-old streamer went viral after showing off some wild Deagle shots, all made while using only one hand.CSGO is a tricky game, which requires sharp hand-eye coordination, dexterous movement, and a lot of focus. While a small distraction can cost you a whole match, Kika can do …
Here’s how to compete in the TFT Set 4 NA Qualifiers William Davis League of Legends Riot Games has revealed the dates for the TFT Set 4 North American qualifiers, a series of competitions for the best Teamfight Tactics players in the region. North American TFT players are getting a new chance to compete with the TFT Set 4 NA qualifiers and, there will be four three-day qualifiers: Qualifier one: November 20-22 Qualifier two: December 18-20 Qualifier three: January 29-31 Qualifier four: February 26-28 Players that …
How to peek corners in Valorant like a pro Olivia Richman News Tactical shooters like Valorant aren’t always all about headshots and flashes.  They certainly aren’t a bad thing, but there are a lot of skills players must learn if they want to climb the ranks and stand out from from the pack in competitive. One of these important skills is peeking.  Peeking is when a player stays at an angle, moving in and out of the line of sight. The goal …
Orome reportedly joins BT Excel after playing at Worlds 2020 William Davis League of Legends Former MAD Lions top laner Andrei “Orome” Popa will reportedly take a step back for the 2021 season by joining BT Excel, according to Esportmaniacos.  Orome was promoted to the MAD Lions starting top lane position for 2020 and overall had a good first year on the big stage. MAD Lions went against all expectations and became a threat to the top teams in both the spring and summer splits. …

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