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NiKo goes from FaZe to G2 Esports in “biggest CSGO signing in history” Counter-Strike NiKo goes from FaZe to G2 Esports in “biggest CSGO signing in history” By Fariha Bhatti Here’s how to turn on Riot’s disabled experimental sharpening feature News Here’s how to turn on Riot’s disabled experimental sharpening feature By M Alzamora K/DA releases new single MORE featuring Seraphine League of Legends K/DA releases new single MORE featuring Seraphine By William Davis
Will Xmithie retire after parting ways with Immortals? League of Legends
Will Xmithie retire after parting ways with Immortals? William Davis Jungler Jake “Xmithie” Puchero won’t be returning to Immortals in 2021. Immortals has allegedly decided to move forward without Xmithie on its roster, according to a report by ESPN. It means that Xmithie’s contract would be up for grabs next November 16. According to the report, Immortals is in the process of acquiring head coach Andre “Guilhoto” Pereira who’s still under contract with Astralis. It’s unclear if Xmithie will find …
How to start an esports career in CSGO while studying at university News
How to start an esports career in CSGO while studying at university William Davis Gaming has evolved over the years to provide interested individuals with many opportunities. Esports is chief among them, giving interested gamers the opportunity to compete as a career. Balancing schoolwork with building an esports career can be difficult, and is best accomplished with an established set of guidelines. These steps can help on this path. Register as an esports participant Registering for events and tournaments can help to motivate you …
BLAST introduces new rules that target CSGO coaching exploits Counter-Strike
BLAST introduces new rules that target CSGO coaching exploits Olivia Richman The BLAST Premier Fall Series tournament organizer is letting Counter-Strike: Global Offensive fans know that it is addressing the coaching bug scandal.  BLAST introduced some changes to its rulebook that will prevent CSGO coaches from using the spectating bug that has seen 37 coaches banned from competitive play. After the Esports Integrity Commission uncovered the prevalent usage of the unfair coaching exploit, many CSGO organizations have opted to keep the …
New $500,000 Dota 2 league announced by Epicenter organizer Dota 2
New $500,000 Dota 2 league announced by Epicenter organizer Steven Rondina Epic Esports Events is set to expand its presence in esports even further. The tournament organizer behind the Epicenter event series is launching a new European and CIS league named the Epic League. The event will run from November 3 to December 13, and boasts a substantial $500,000 prize pool. Epic Esports Events announced eight competitors for the event, including the following teams: Team Secret Alliance Team Liquid Virtus.pro Natus …
Jensen reportedly signs $4.2 million, 3-year deal with Team Liquid League of Legends Jensen reportedly signs $4.2 million, 3-year deal with Team Liquid By William Davis Evil Geniuses adding MAD Lions’ Peter Dun, building around Svenskeren League of Legends Evil Geniuses adding MAD Lions’ Peter Dun, building around Svenskeren By William Davis Valorant players are demanding harsher punishments for trolls News Valorant players are demanding harsher punishments for trolls By Olivia Richman
Valorant’s Reaver skin line returns for Vandal, Operator, and knife News
Valorant’s Reaver skin line returns for Vandal, Operator, and knife M Alzamora Riot Games’ artists have put in a ton of work on the re-release of one of Valorant’s beta skin lines, Reaver. The Reaver skin line was originally only available for purchase during the game’s beta period. The ultra-rare line comes complete with chromas that change the color palette of the weapons and unique kill animations that fit right in with Omen. The original skin line was a modeled in a …
Riot teases 2020 Worlds final opening ceremony League of Legends
Riot teases 2020 Worlds final opening ceremony William Davis The 2020 League of Legends World Championship opening ceremony is going to be wild.  The big Worlds final is only a few days away and Riot is slowly starting to tease the matchup as well as the ceremony leading up to the game. This year’s opening ceremony will feature the virtual League of Legends pop group K/DA, assisted by the newest champion Seraphine. Furthermore, the ceremony will have names such …
Valorant patch 1.11 update buffs Killjoy, Skye will now be available to play News
Valorant patch 1.11 update buffs Killjoy, Skye will now be available to play Fariha Bhatti The Valorant 1.11 patch notes are finally out after much anticipation. Skye and Icebox are certainly the highlights of this patch. However, there have been some significant changes to agents as well.  Killjoy receives some major buffs in patch 1.11, making her deadlier for opponents. The German agent’s Alarmbot will become mightier as opponents will only be able to detect it from seven meters instead of nine. The patch further …
New Battlecast and Resistance League of Legends skins revealed League of Legends
New Battlecast and Resistance League of Legends skins revealed William Davis Riot Games has five new skins ready to go for the last weeks of the season.  It’s time for some brawlers to receive a new skin. Riot has presented a new Battlecast skin for Nasus and Zac, while Yorick, Jayce, and Singed will get new cosmetics from the Resistance skin line. The five new skins are expected to hit the Public Beta Environment very soon.  PBE Preview: Battlecast New engines …
Twitch ban lifted after Alisha12287 blows whistle on cat mill Nina Forneloza News Alisha “Alisha12287” Heart has seen her Twitch ban lifted after a cattery suspected of being a kitten mill sent a lawyer-drafted letter demanding that she be banned from the popular streaming platform.  The event started after Alisha became aware of an account on Twitch called Adorable Stars that livestreamed kittens playing in a room. She then found out that the channel was supposedly owned by cat breeder who practiced unethical …
As Shanghai Dragons release Geguri, OWL has no female players Olivia Richman News It’s the Overwatch League’s offseason and many teams are making big changes to their rosters. But one stands out more than the rest.  Shanghai Dragons recently announced that they were releasing Se-yeon “Geguri” Kim, a female tank player that immediately became a fan favorite. This news immediately upset an Overwatch League community that came forward with an outpouring of support for Geguri and her teammates after the Twitter announcement.  “We …
New CSGO update brings many engine changes, new translations M Alzamora Counter-Strike The most recent CSGO update was quite large considering how little it really changed. Translations made up the majority of the update, but there were also a number of changes inside the game’s engine itself. These are difficult to track, with each change directly related to a process inside CSGO. Although this update changed 2,000 lines of code, there’s a catch. Steam Database tracks every change, whether it’s changing a …
Monkey King can turn into Roshan, and 4 Zoomers shows us how Steven Rondina Dota 2 Monkey King’s Mischief ability has fairly limited use from a tactical perspective. It’s something people can have a lot of fun with, though. North American pro team 4 Zoomers took Monkey King shenanigans to a new level in Dota Summit 13 while playing against Team Plasma. After killing Roshan, mid laner Nico “Gunnar” Lopez took the hero into the empty pit and used Mischief. Though people would normally expect him …
Doublelift talks about TSM’s 0-6 performance at Worlds 2020 William Davis League of Legends After coming back from the 2020 League of Legends World Championship, Team SoloMid bot laner Yiliang “Doublelift” Peng has had some time to reflect on his and his team’s poor results.  After TSM got knocked out of the Worlds group stage with a 0-6 record, there has been a lot of time for the players to reflect on the results and what went wrong. After returning to North America, Doublelift …
Jett’s dash glitch persists in Valorant despite Riot’s fix M Alzamora News Several weeks ago, Riot shipped a patch for Valorant was supposed to nerf Jett’s ability to use ropes to gain a huge speed boost. but it seems that it wasn’t enough. Jett’s original bug involved the game’s ascender ropes that allow players to move up and down between different levels of a map. The original bug happened when a Jett player would dash into an ascender and hook on to …
Olofmeister reportedly returns to FaZe for BLAST Premier Fall Fariha Bhatti Counter-Strike Olof “olofmeister” Kajbjer is set to return to Counter-Strike: Global Offensive following Nikola “NiKo” Kovači’s imminent departure from Faze. The rifler will lurk the maps for FaZe in Blast Premier Fall Series, according to a report by Cybersport.pl.  olofmeister announced his break from CSGO in May and attributed his temporary departure to a lack of motivation. The CSGO maestro took indefinite time to recuperate and recharge to come back stronger. …
Bjergsen leaves TSM’s roster, heads into coaching with strong legacy William Davis League of Legends Newly retired mid laner Søren “Bjergsen” Bjerg ends his career with some impressive LCS stats. Not only has the former Team SoloMid captain been a leading figure of North American League of Legends for years, but he also has a resume that very few around the world can match.  Shortly after the announcement of Bjergsen retiring as a player, Lolesports released some interesting stats for his LCS career. Most fans already …
Astralis reportedly eyeing Jeskla, promisq, and Zanzarah for LEC William Davis League of Legends With Astralis set to phase out the Origen brand in the coming weeks, the organization is set to make some big changes to its LEC roster ahead of the 2021 season.  According to Esportmaniacos, Astralis is looking to pick up mousesports’ Jesper “Jeskla” Strömberg and Hampus “promisq” Abrahamsson, while AGO ROGUE jungler Nikolay “Zanzarah” Akatov will get his LEC debut and replace Andrei “Xerxe” Dragomir.  The new bot lane would replace …
Plasma handed DQ loss after outburst in Dota Summit 13 Steven Rondina News Dota Summit 13’s group stage for the Americas region is facing an unfortunate change of plans. North American squad Plasma1337x has been handed a disqualification loss for its upcoming match against beastcoast. This stems from a series of seemingly racially charged posts on the team’s Twitter account. Dota is a global game full of players from diverse backgrounds. We do not tolerate such conduct, especially in direct relation to our …
Cloud9 signs all-woman Valorant team, its third Valorant roster Olivia Richman News Cloud9 has just signed an all-female Valorant team.  While the organization already has two existing Valorant roster, Cloud9 has picked up MAJKL, an all-female Valorant team that won Spectator Gaming’s all-woman Valorant tournament. The team will now compete under the name Cloud9 White. Their other Valorant team will be rebranded to “Cloud9 Blue.”  Who run the World?We are excited to announce alongside @ATT our newest @PlayVALORANT roster who’s ready to take …
Team Liquid is reportedly close to signing Alphari William Davis League of Legends After a lot of speculation about the popular top laner Barney “Alphari” Morris, it seems that he might be going to Team Liquid.  According to ESPN, the European pro is close to signing a multi-year deal with Team Liquid. The LCS team has been known for importing amazing players and Alphari might be the next in line. If the deal goes through, Alphari will replace former world champion Jung “Impact” …

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