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News Aceu thinks Valorant leaderboard is rigged, Tenz and Doinkmachine97 on top By Fariha Bhatti League of Legends Afreeca Freecs Ben officially retires from pro League of Legends By William Davis Counter-Strike North CEO seemingly fired same day he suffers serious concussion By M Alzamora

Counter-Strike

How to download and play YPRAC maps, the best aim maps in CSGO M Alzamora With WIN.gg’s new guide to aim mapper YPRAC’s Counter-Strike: Global Offensive training maps, players can practice almost everything they need to get better at CSGO. Getting better in CSGO is just like getting better at anything else, which means that consistently practicing CSGO’s aim and movement styles are the keys to winning rounds and ranking up in CSGO, and there are a ton of options for players to use to …

League of Legends

How to build Senna as an ADC in the new preseason patch William Davis After the big preseason patch hit the live servers, Senna is seeing some changes in her ADC build.   The new item overhaul has brought a lot of new build paths that players still have to figure out. But what is the best way to build one of the most popular bot laners from Season 10, Senna? So far in this preseason, the focus for Senna ADC has been to stack …

League of Legends

100 Thieves reportedly signing Huhi for 2021 LCS roster Olivia Richman LCS fans are surprised by 100 Thieves’ new roster for 2021.  100 Thieves is reportedly signing Choi “Huhi” Jae-hyun as its starting support, making him the fourth former Golden Guardians player to be signed to the new roster. Chan-ho “Ssumday” Kim, Victor “FBI” Huang, and Can “Closer” Çelik played for Golden Guardians last season and will now compete for 100 Thieves.  “Huhi will replace Poome, who played the last part …

League of Legends

Riot will make changes to new item icons after community backlash William Davis Riot will be making changes to many of the new item icons with the goal of providing more clarity, differentiation, and rendering polish.  League of Legends fans have been presented with a lot of big changes this offseason but some have been easier to consume than others. Many fans have reported that the new item icons are too identical and hard to differentiate from each other.  Riot has quickly acted …

Dota 2 Four Angry Men leaves Dota 2, Vici Gaming transfers Eurus By Steven Rondina News xQc cheats in Fall Guys and becomes most popular Twitch streamer By Olivia Richman News Sergej moves to ENCE’s bench due to lack of motivation By Fariha Bhatti

League of Legends

Astralis presents complete 2021 LEC roster including young talent William Davis Astralis recently announced its complete League of Legends roster for the 2021 LEC season.  Since moving on from the Origen brand back in September, Astralis will now be looking to almost start from scratch. The team’s plan is to build up “a solid foundation and to constantly progress,” the organization announced in an official statement.   Welcome to Denmark. Welcome to the #AstralisFamily. pic.twitter.com/m2z9U2V3zE — Astralis (@Astralisgg) November 17, 2020 The …

League of Legends

LIDER left without an LEC team for the 2021 season Nicholas James Former Misfits Gaming mid laner Adam “LIDER” Ilyasov is without an LEC roster for the second time since his debut in 2019 for that team. The Norwegian player was rumored to be in contention for the vacant Fnatic spot, but looks to have lost it to former Cloud9 mid laner Yasin “Nisqy” Dinçer. LIDER addressed his status as a free agent and called for fans to stop criticizing Fnatic for …

Counter-Strike

Dota 2’s CSGO mod is heading to Source 2 before the real thing M Alzamora Dota 2 mod  Polystrike has joined forces with Garry’s Mod and Rust developers Facepunch Studios to bring the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive reimagining to Source 2. Dota 2 has been supported by the Source 2 engine ever since Dota 2 Reborn, but Polystrike will bring Source 2 to CSGO in its own special way. The mod’s developer announced on Twitter that PolyStrike, a Dota 2 mod that transforms the MOBA into …

League of Legends

Golden Guardians’ Closer, FBI head to 100 Thieves for LCS 2021 William Davis 100 Thieves has confirmed that former Golden Guardians jungler Can “Closer” Çelik and bot laner Ian Victor “FBI” Huang have joined the organization for the 2021 LCS season. Both players were still under contract with Golden Guardians, so 100 Thieves had to pay buyouts. 100 Thieves will look oddly familiar in 2021, as the organization seems set to pick up the majority of the Golden Guardians roster. Mid laner Tanner …

Treatz reportedly leaving TSM, heading to LEC with SK Gaming William Davis League of Legends Team SoloMid support Erik “Treatz” Wessén is reportedly returning to Europe after an extended stay in North America. He will be welcomed home with a contract from SK Gaming.  Treatz made a name for himself on TSM Academy, winning the 2019 NA Academy Spring Split ahead of his LCS debut in 2020. The Swedish support got promoted to the TSM LCS roster in the 2020 LCS Summer Split to split …

Liquid’s Impact, FlyQuest’s IgNar set to join Evil Geniuses William Davis League of Legends Evil Geniuses is in the process of acquiring former Team Liquid top laner Jung “Impact” Eon-yeong, FlyQuest support Lee “IgNar” Dong-geun and Team SoloMid Academy bot laner Lawrence “Lost” Hui. Evil Geniuses is getting ready for the next stage of its evil plan with the acquisition of three new players. Impact is joining after three successful years with Team Liquid which saw him win four consecutive LCS titles and reach …

Why marksmen are struggling in 2021 preseason patch 10.23 William Davis League of Legends It’s currently rough being a marksman in the 2021 LoL preseason.  The preseason has taken Summoner’s Rift by storm, but not everything is quite balanced yet. The role that is struggling the most is that of the marksmen, who are currently sitting at some very poor win rates in solo queue. On patch 10.23, only four marksmen are in the top 50 of the highest win rate champions, and only …

Cloud9 ships Licorice, Palafox, and Diamond to FlyQuest William Davis League of Legends According to Jacob Wolf, FlyQuest has acquired three players from Cloud9, being top laner Eric “Licorice” Ritchie, mid laner Cristian “Palafox” Palafox, and support David “Diamond” Bérubé. After a number of notable exits from the team, FlyQuest is set to plug some of the gaps with Licorice, Palafox, and Diamond. Licorice is a well-known player in the LCS and one of the best top laners in the region. Palafox and …

CLG looking to rebuild around Team Liquid’s Broxah in 2021 LCS William Davis League of Legends Counter Logic Gaming is reportedly starting the offseason by signing former Team Liquid jungler Mads “Broxah” Brock-Pedersen ahead of the 2021 LCS season.  Broxah will be joining CLG in 2021 according to Jacob Wolf, after a decent year with Team Liquid. Broxah joined the team ahead of the 2020 season but had his debut pushed back repeatedly due to visa issues, forcing Liquid to compete without the Danish jungler for …

Nuguri, BeryL released by DAMWON Gaming and become free agents William Davis League of Legends Jang “Nuguri” Ha-gwon and Cho “BeryL” Geon-hee are now free agents, DAMWON Gaming confirmed through Twitter. The 2020 champions are open for contract offers. The top laner and support, who recently raised the Summoner’s Cup in Shanghai, may or may not return to the team where they enjoyed a career season. According to DAMWON, both players have chosen to explore the free agency but are still in talks with the …

TSM signing deal to add Evil Geniuses’ Huni for 2021 LCS season William Davis League of Legends Team SoloMid is close to finalizing a deal with Evil Geniuses top laner Heo “Huni” Seung-hoon, according to Jacob Wolf.  The free agency window has officially opened and one of the first bombs to be dropped is involves two of the biggest brands in the LCS. The North American org is looking to cleanse its palate after flopping in the 2020 World Championship with a splashy signing.  As reported on …

Riot will be nerfing tanks in the next 2021 preseason hotfix William Davis League of Legends Tanks have been dominating the 2021 LoL preseason so far, and Riot is looking to change that.  Ever since patch 10.23 hit live servers, tanks have been the way to victory on Summoner’s Rift. This has mainly been because of the new tank items being way too overtuned compared to their counterparts. According to gameplay design director Mark “Scuffy” Yetter, the second patch 10.23 hotfix will be targeting these strong …

T1 shuts down Twitter and Discord amid ongoing controversy William Davis League of Legends After weeks of controversy and backlash, T1 has decided to close its Twitter account and Discord server. T1 League of Legends is shutting downs its main channels of communication without explanations. T1 is receiving criticism from all sides, and instead of dealing with the issue, the organization decided to go silent. It is a PR disaster for the organization that recently was announced as part of the franchised LCK. Trouble …

Seagull opens up on not signing strict Overwatch League contract Olivia Richman News Former Overwatch pro Brandon “Seagull” Larned has opened up to fans about the Overwatch League’s allegedly oppressive contracts.  According to Seagull, he and other Dallas Fuel teammates refused to sign contracts offered to them by the Overwatch League. This is something the Overwatch community has always suspected, surprised that one of the most popular North American Overwatch players would leave after the inaugural season.  Seagull tweeted to fans that the …

Cloud9 releases Nisqy ahead of rumored roster changes William Davis League of Legends Cloud9 has confirmed the departure of mid laner Yasin “Nisqy” Dinçer. Hours before the start of the free agency, Cloud9 has officially released Nisqy from its roster. Nisqy joined Cloud9 ahead of the 2019 season and was part of the roster that saw Cloud9 win its first domestic title since 2014. In 2019, Cloud9 attended the World Championship. The squad was supposed to repeat this feat in 2020 after a …

Battling DMCA, T-Pain releases 162 copyright-free songs for use Nina Forneloza News Rapper, singer, and songwriter Faheem Rasheed Najm, better known as T-Pain, has announced the expansion of his royalty-free collection of songs with the release of an additional 162 tracks through his Pizzle Pack. Pizzle Pack is a collection of beats created by T-Pain, who often creates these tracks live on stream in addition to playing games and chatting with viewers. Streamers and content creators can use the Pizzle Pack tracks …

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