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League of Legends Misfits looking to add Rogue’s Vander for 2021 LEC season By William Davis News New esports furniture is coming soon to an IKEA near you By Olivia Richman League of Legends PowerOfEvil will likely replace Bjergsen on TSM for 2021 LCS season By William Davis

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Blizzard claims Overwatch toxicity has seen a dramatic decrease Olivia Richman According to Blizzard, Overwatch has seen a decrease in toxic behavior thanks to machine learning.  In a Fireside Chat video posted earlier this week, Blizzard president J. Allen Brack announced that toxic behavior had seen an “incredible decrease” thanks to machine learning the company had started implementing last spring. The AI system accounted for a variety of different spellings for insulting words, leading to many abusive words and swears resulting …

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The five biggest moments of the 2020 World Championship William Davis The 2020 World Championship ended on October 31 with DAMWON Gaming raising the Summoner’s Cup in front of the Shanghai audience. With this victory, the LCK put a stop to Chinese supremacy and reclaimed the throne. The tournament was full of incredible plays and games, and it’s hard to pick the best of the best, but here are the biggest moments from Worlds 2020. TOP Esports and Fnatic met in …

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Women are continuing to face harassment, toxicity in Valorant Olivia Richman Women are continuing to come forward with their negative experiences had while playing Valorant.  Riot’s tactical first-person shooter has the same issues that many free-to-play titles have: hackers and toxic players. The Valorant community even asked developers to punish trolls more harshly as more and more players started to experience games being thrown and general toxicity. But one demographic has been targeted much more frequently than others is women. One …

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Liquid Stewie2k fails the famous s1mple knife M Alzamora Team Liquid’s Jake “Stewie2k” Yip returned to the server during IEM Beijing-Haidian 2020 North American regionals, but the Liquid leader’s best s1mple impression wasn’t good enough. After a break from competition, Team Liquid returned to Counter-Strike: Global Offensive against Rugratz in their opening matchup in the regional competition. Liquid’s opening best-of-three series went its way, but Stewie’s attempt at Oleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev’s famous vent knife on Nuke went hilariously wrong. …

League of Legends Europe’s top-ranked player in LoL Season 10 is a Janna one-trick By William Davis League of Legends Biggest LoL Season 11 changes shown in Preseason 2021 Spotlight By William Davis Counter-Strike The famous CSGO Overpass decoy exploit still works in 2020 By M Alzamora

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Riot adds 10 new LoL skins, including additions to Cosmic line William Davis Riot Games is back with a new set of skins to close out 2020.  A total of 10 champions will receive new in-game cosmetics, judging from the latest Public Beta Environment update. This includes additions to the Cosmic skinline for Nidalee, Hecarim, Illaoi, Anivia, Nami, Vladimir, and Varus.  #PBE Preview Cosmic Edition! ????Cosmic Skarner, Hecarim & Nidalee! ✨ pic.twitter.com/SwPj9nuQWc — League of Legends EU (@loleu) November 10, 2020 #PBE Preview …

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TSM and G2 players won’t be part of the 2020 All-Star event William Davis The voting for 2020 All-Star is open and fans will be disappointed to discover a group of famous players is notably missing from the list. The players of Team SoloMid opted out of the event and thus are not eligible for 2020 All-Star. This year, the event is taking place completely online with the chosen players from each region playing from their local studios. The three-day event will consist of …

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Cody Sun splits from 100 Thieves ahead of LCS free agency William Davis 100 Thieves and ADC Cody Sun have parted ways, the organization confirmed on Twitter. Cody Sun won’t be returning to 100 Thieves in 2021 and is officially a free agent ahead of the 2021 season. This is a familiar scenario, since it’s not the first time Cody Sun has broken up with 100 Thieves. Cody Sun was part of the roster that helped 100 Thieves qualify to the 2018 World …

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Riot unveils 2020 ranked season reward borders and icons William Davis The 2020 League of Legends ranked season is coming to an end and players around the world will be receiving seasonal ranked rewards.  Riot has already announced the rewards of the 2020 ranked season, including the new Victorious Lucian skin, chromas, icons, and the standard ranked border for players to flex when they queue up on Summoner’s Rift.  The Lucian skin will only be given out to players that have …

Jensen interview hints that Impact might leave Team Liquid Olivia Richman League of Legends When Nicolaj “Jensen” Jensen revealed that he was re-signing with Team Liquid, he might have accidentally leaked some unannounced team changes. Team Liquid tweeted a short video of Jensen discussing his plans with Team Liquid after signing a three-year contract. “I’m excited about this because I believe this is the best chance if I want to make it far internationally. When I heard their plans for the 2021 season, it …

The biggest League of Legends tournaments left to watch in 2020 William Davis News Even though the 2020 World Championship is over and most professional LoL teams have entered the offseason, there are still some exciting tournaments worth keeping an eye on.  Entertaining League of Legends doesn’t have to come from the absolute best teams in the world, which is why it’s time to look at some of the remaining tournaments left in 2020. League of Legends is still being played all around the …

G2 Arctic vs. SLO REJECTS: Iberian Cup 2020 betting analysis William Davis League of Legends The Iberian Cup 2020 is entering the semifinals and the first one is between G2 Arctic and big surprise SLO REJECTS.  Both teams impressed during the quarterfinals and won convincingly against their respective opponents. Now it’s time for the semifinal, where the winner will advance as the first team to the final in the battle for the trophy and €8,000.  G2 Arctic has only played one time at the tournament, …

Neymar banned from Twitch, likely due to DMCA strikes M Alzamora Counter-Strike Update: It’s also possible that Neymar’s Twitch ban came as a result of his accidental leaking of fellow Premier League star Richarlison de Andrade’s phone number live on stream. Richarlison tweeted that he received more than ten thousand messages after Neymar showed the telephone number on stream. Famed dual-threat star Neymar received his first ban from Twitch, and most are blaming the internet’s sudden crackdown on anyone who runs afoul …

Ninja says Twitch is better for streaming than YouTube Gaming Fariha Bhatti News Fortnite maestro Tyler “Ninja” Blevins is one of the few gaming influencers to have worked through a variety of streaming platforms. Ninja has streamed both on Twitch and YouTube, and in a recent video he declared Twitch to be the better platform for gaming. Mixer’s mega star Ninja was left homeless in July when the platform folded. While he was evaluating his options for a permanent home, he streamed on …

Voting for the 2020 All-Star Event has opened William Davis News It’s time to vote for the 2020 League of Legends All-Star participants.  Riot recently announced that the annual All-Star event will take place on December 18 to 20 with a new format. The new format includes battles between neighboring regions and a lot of fun game modes as usual. The LCS and LEC will clash in an All-Stars match, while the LCK and LPL have been paired as the two …

European qualifiers for IESF World Championship about to kick off William Davis Dota 2 European Qualifiers for IESF World Championship about to kick off The International Esports Federation (IESF), which is based in the South Korean city of Busan, is on a quest to search for the strongest nation in Dota 2. Teams from all over the world will compete in the third IESF World Championship for the international crown that will be awarded at the event’s grand finals. The European Qualifiers are right …

EternaLEnVy’s Team Zero shocks Quincy Crew, wins Dota Summit 13 Steven Rondina Dota 2 Jacky “EternaLEnVy” Mao pulled off his biggest tournament win in a long while. Playing in Dota Summit 13 Americas, EternaLEnVy’s Team Zero scored a shock first-place finish in the event by defeating Quincy Crew in the grand finals. This victory is worth $42,000 and is arguably EternaLEnVy’s best tournament performance since 2018, when he left Fnatic to become a journeyman. The series opened very well for Team Zero, as game …

Fantasy esports is on the rise, and ThriveFantasy is one big example William Davis News As the esports industry continues to grow, one of the biggest benefactors of that growth has proven to be the rising fantasy esports marketplace. Fantasy sports are one of the most popular ways for fans to engage with traditional sports. It has also proven to be among the most profitable for the companies taking part. And as esports grows, so too are we seeing the growth of fantasy esports. Daily …

10th CSGO operation may launch soon as files get updated M Alzamora Counter-Strike Steam Database has manually updated the list of the files it tracks for CSGO code changes, adding numerous scripts that were used to run CSGO’s past operations. Many map files were added to the game’s watchlist in addition to the scripts used to execute the game’s code.  The list of scripts had been manually removed from SteamDB’s tracking, which is standard protocol when an operation isn’t underway, but the site’s …

LS deactivates Twitter after harassment towards his grandmother William Davis News Furious T1 fans keep taking things a step further to show their frustrations, but it seems to have gotten way out of hand.  Dedicated T1 fans are continuously harassing rumored new coach Nick “LS” Cesare, and that has reportedly extended to his grandmother as well. The anger from fans erupted after LS and former Starcraft player Choi “Polt” Seong-hun got rumored to be a part of the coaching staff for …

Top NA Valorant teams qualify for the First Strike main event Olivia Richman News The First Strike main event has named its first four competitors, and they make for a strong early field. Sentinels, 100 Thieves, Envy, and Renegades each earned a spot in the First Strike main event over the weekend thanks to impressive performances at the Valorant First Strike Closed Qualifier. Four teams from the UMG Closed Qualifier later this month will also compete in the main event in December, fighting for …

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