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When will Icebox and Skye be allowed in Valorant tournaments? Olivia Richman With so many Valorant tournaments on the way, players are wondering when Act 3’s new map and agent will be available in competitive events.  Icebox was released early, coming out when Valorant Act 3 dropped. While fans were excited to learn more about the map Valorant was teasing for weeks, it’s become quite a controversial addition to the tactical FPS. Many critiqued the map for having too many corners, making …

League of Legends

Diamondprox is now a free agent after parting ways with Gambit William Davis The legendary jungler Daniel “Diamondprox” Reshetnikov has left Gambit Esports after playing for the organization the past four years.  End of an era ???? Today @tehDiamondz is leaving our team and is entering free agency pic.twitter.com/ks91x0OZhU — Gambit Esports (@GambitEsports) October 22, 2020 Diamondprox was a part of the first Gambit lineup back in 2013, when the organization entered League of Legends after picking up the legendary Moscow5 squad. In …

Counter-Strike

Gen.G in talks to acquire Liazz, Gratisfaction and AZR still await new offers Fariha Bhatti Gen.G has zeroed in on 100 Thieves’ Jay “Liazz” Tregillgas and is reportedly negotiating to acquire the player to its Counter-Strike: Global Offensive roster. The team currently has two vacant slots, one of which Liazz will be filling, if the move materializes.  Gen.G has already initiated discussions with the player, according to the report by DBLTAP. 100 Thieves’ young rifler’s move to Gen.G should be quick in order to complete …

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PUBG Mobile made $198 million last month despite controversies Olivia Richman PUBG Mobile continues to dominate the mobile market.  A report by Sensor Tower found that PUBG Mobile placed second in worldwide revenue for mobile games in September 2020. It rose 13.3% in year-over-year growth, making $198 million in September alone. Almost 60% of PUBG Mobile’s revenue came from China that month through its sister title, Game For Peace.  Game For Peace is a localized and heavily censored version of PUBG …

League of Legends SK Gaming’s Trick open to LCS and LEC opportunities in 2021 By Olivia Richman League of Legends Is TSM making changes in the bot lane for the next LCS season? By William Davis Counter-Strike Everything you need to know about BLAST Premier’s Fall Season By M Alzamora

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These are the biggest LCS free agents in the 2020 offseason Nicholas James While North America and the LCS are no longer in 2020 World Championship contention, there is still big news to be had for the region going into its offseason and free agency period. Big roster shuffles seem imminent this year as Oceanic players have been given domestic status and organizations such as Immortals and Counter Logic Gaming are in need of major rebuilds. Players can explore options while still under …

Dota 2

Gambit Esports introduces its new Dota 2 roster Fariha Bhatti Gambit Esports is set to re-enter the Dota 2 scene with a new roster after an extended period of inactivity. The CIS organization has picked up young players with limited professional experience to play under its banner.  Gambit Esports announced their re-entry in Dota 2 esports with a roster that included some unfamiliar names.   We’re happy to present our new Dota 2 roster ????????????Anton «yy» Shkredov — CarryArtem «Lorenof» …

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FORG1VEN will be looking to join a team ahead of the 2021 season William Davis The veteran bot laner Konstantinos-Napoleon “FORG1VEN” Tzortziou is allowed to discuss offers with new teams for the 2021 season.  Off contract by 18th NovemberAllowed to discuss offers from nowCC: [email protected] @H2KRich yada yada bald fraud yada yada 7 years McD yada yada impostor yada yada dont check comments edgy teenagers on sight hi bye — FORG1VEN (@FORG1VENGRE) October 21, 2020 FORG1VEN made his return to the big stage after joining …

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Beckham’s Guild Esports enters Valorant with a Swedish roster Fariha Bhatti Guild Esport is set to enter Valorant with the signing of a top-tier Swedish lineup. The English organization acquired Bonk’s active roster, who will now play under Guild’s banner.  Guild Esports will be fielding a Valorant roster that will include Yacine “Yacine” Laghmari, Malkolm “Bonkar” Rench, Leo “Leo” Janneson, William “Draken” Sundin, and Filip “Goffe” Gauffin. The team will debut at First Strike, the first Valorant tournament produced by Riot …

Zed and Samira to receive nerfs in the last patch of season 10 William Davis League of Legends The League of Legends season is coming to an end and so are the patches. Lead gameplay designer Mark “Scuffy” Yetter recently presented a detailed preview of the last patch of the season, patch 10.22.  The patch is mainly focusing on some light champion adjustments for Annie, Ashe, Jinx, Brand, and Nasus. The details on the adjustments were already presented and added to the Public Beta Environment (PBE) for players …

Players look for new ways to get free CS:GO skins William Davis News Counter-Strike: Global Offensive players are always looking for new ways to acquire weapon skins, the most valued commodity in the game. The oldest way to get free CSGO skins is to simply play the game. Playing games of CSGO and leveling up one’s account produces drops of both weapon skins and loot boxes. These boxes need to be opened with associated keys in order to grab the loot inside, which …

FunPlus Phoenix’s Doinb criticizes G2 Esports’ Worlds 2020 showing William Davis League of Legends FunPlus Phoenix mid laner Kim “Doinb” Tae-sang doesn’t think that G2 Esports is as good this year in the 2020 League of Legends World Championship due to unfavorable meta shifts. Right after the quarterfinal series between Gen.G and G2, Doinb took the opportunity to do a match analysis. During this, he explained why he believes G2 doesn’t look as good this year. “Why is G2’s performance not as good as …

Ranked Valorant leaderboards revealed by Riot Games Steven Rondina News Valorant has officially launched its ranked leaderboards, and some surprising names are included.  Riot Games has officially unveiled the top 100 players in North America, Latin America, and Europe. Unsurprisingly, the list is rife with early Valorant esports standouts, but there are some surprising names that made the cut. The list includes a number of unknowns, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive converts, and even a few former Fortnite pros. How do you …

AOC hosts third-largest Twitch stream ever with Pokimane, DrLupo Nina Forneloza News New York congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez streamed on Twitch for the first time and promptly earned herself the number-three spot for the highest viewership in an individual stream in Twitch history. AOC’s highest viewer count clocked in at roughly 439,000 viewers in a quickly organized Among Us stream. AOC gathered with popular Twitch streamers and influencers including Seán “Jacksepticeye” McLoughlin, Ben “DrLupo” Lupo, Imane “Pokimane” Anys, Hasan “HasanAbi”, and Jeremy “Disguised …

Tyler1 gets upset at a fake Korean fan after signing to T1 Olivia Richman League of Legends Streamer Tyler “Tyler1” Steinkamp signed with T1 as an official content creator last week, and it didn’t take long for this move to make an impact. According to the Korean organization, Tyler1 already has a lot of fun content in the works to help T1 gain an audience in the United States. Currently, T1 is a big name particluarly in South Korea, in part thanks to veteran League of Legends …

GODSENT reportedly shopping CSGO roster amid pronax controversy M Alzamora News A report claims that GODSENT plans to transfer its CSGO roster to an unknown team. The rumors come on the heels of an internal dispute between GODSENT co-founder Marcus “Pronax” Wallsten and the organization’s board of directors. Since the dispute began, little has been said about the organization’s improving Counter-Strike: Global Offensive team. Its current form in the ongoing DreamHack Open Fall 2020 tournament lends weight to the report, as …

AOC plans Among Us stream with Pokimane and HasanAbi Nina Forneloza News Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) is planning a stream alongside content creators such as Imane “Pokimane” Anys and Hasan “HasanAbi” Piker in order to bring awareness to the upcoming presidential election.  Recently, AOC reached out on Twitter to ask the gaming community who wanted to play Among Us, a social deduction game that has quickly gained popularity on Twitch and YouTube Gaming. Many prominent streamers replied to the tweet. Anyone want …

Will Aphelios return to power after patch 10.21? William Davis League of Legends League of Legends went back on the heavy nerfs to Aphelios and injected some life back into this marksman with patch 10.21. After being out of the meta for five patches, it seems like the Weapon of the Faithful got some ammunition back. Aphelios is the most recent victim of the League of Legends balance team. Every time Riot Games deploys a new champion, it tends to be overpowered, players …

Where could Alphari end up next season in the LEC? William Davis League of Legends Barney “Alphari” Morris might not stay with Astralis for much longer.  The offseason is approaching quickly and lots of rumors about upcoming roster swaps are starting to spread on social media. One of the most discussed players is Astralis top laner Alphari, who has played for the organization since it joined the LEC for the 2019 season, while Astralis was still known as Origen.  Even though Origen didn’t manage to …

Na`Vi’s CSGO struggles go way beyond Perfecto’s illness M Alzamora Counter-Strike Natus Vincere may have made it to ESL Pro League’s Season 12 Finals, but Counter-Strike: Global Offensive’s IEM New York is a different story. A stereotype that Na`Vi is inconsistent has existed for years, but it’s one that keeps coming back to bite them. While the trend has been around for the organization’s entire time in CSGO, stats show that since 2018, Natus Vincere can’t put together two great tournament …

Twitch deletes hundreds of clips and videos due to DMCA claims Steven Rondina News Twitch is taking aggressive action when it comes to streamers and clips. Not when it comes to dealing with toxicity or making Twitch a safer platform to stream on, but when it comes to potential copyright violations. Twitch is cracking down on streamers in violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. The streaming platform sent out emails to hundreds of streamers stating that they were in violation of the DMCA …

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