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News Five big trendsetting games to know By William Davis News Valorant players create new game mode with new Icebox zipline By Olivia Richman Counter-Strike Latest changes by Valve point to a big new CSGO update By M Alzamora

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Seraphine can build longer range than turrets with her autos William Davis It’s rarely seen that a champion can out-range turrets in League of Legends, but Seraphine is not a typical champion.  The game’s newest champion Seraphine is available on the Public Beta Environment (PBE) for testing and players have already figured out how to build an incredible auto-attack range through her Stage Presence (P).  Seraphine’s passive allows her to fire an empowered basic attack that deals additional damage and has increased …

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Top Esports pulls off first reverse sweep in Worlds history against Fnatic William Davis Fnatic fell short against Top Esports at the 2020 League of Legends Worlds Championship in the first reverse sweep in Worlds history.  The battle between the Chinese champions and one of the most legendary European organizations unfolded at the Worlds quarterfinals, but with a big edge to the tournament favorites, Top Esports.  Both teams impressed during the group stage, but Fnatic still had a lot to prove if they wanted …

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These are two essential Sova arrows to master on Icebox M Alzamora Sova’s arrows are notoriously tricky to launch perfectly every time, but these arrows are as easy as they come for grabbing some much-needed information on Valorant’s new map. Sova’s Recon Bolt give teams the information to strike at a moment’s notice, making them one of the most important pieces of utility in Valorant. Unfortunately, most Sova mains wind up giving away their position as they fire, either by the noise …

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G2 Esports vs. Gen.G: Worlds 2020 betting analysis William Davis It will most likely be a close fight when G2 Esports clashes with Gen.G in the 2020 League of Legends World Championship quarterfinals.  G2 entered the tournament as a dark horse despite their dominant performance at last year’s international events. Even though G2 picked up both LEC trophies this year, they have been looking weaker and definitely beatable this year. G2 is still very experienced and knows how to handle …

News Fans are angry, increasingly toxic over new Valorant map Icebox By Olivia Richman League of Legends Riot nerfs Seraphine on PBE almost immediately after release By William Davis Counter-Strike Vitality adds Nivera, will run 6-man team b IEM Global Challenge By Fariha Bhatti

Counter-Strike

LMBT unbanned by ESIC, calls Commission’s verdicts into question M Alzamora The ESIC has reversed the ban of forZe head coach Sergey “⁠lmbt⁠” Bezhanov after two weeks when the coach complained that the ESIC hadn’t responded to his appeal. After tweeting that he felt ignored by the ESIC after appealing the ban, the ESIC replied, saying that they would contact him soon. It appeared that the ESIC wasn’t aware of the coach’s appeal until the tweet. lmbt and forZe said that …

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Valve clamps down on China’s 128-tick 5E CSGO client with bans M Alzamora Valve is delivering VAC bans Chinese players who use the third-party client 5E thanks to the “special assistance” it offers to its premium members.  5E is China’s FACEIT, offering the country’s CSGO players with 128-tick servers and detailed post-match statistics. But unlike FACEIT, who parse each match demo and then return it to the player minutes later, 5E has essentially hacked its way into the CSGO client, claiming to have …

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Dr Disrespect now has his own Rogue Company skin and map Olivia Richman “The name is Dr Disrespect. This is my video gaming realm. This is my video game domain.” Popular streamer and personality Herschel “Dr Disrespect” Beahm just revealed a trailer for Rogue Company, a free-to-play multiplayer third-person shooter. Right away, fans could hear his voice and see his signature logos all over the video. “If you think I’m gonna stop right there. If you think that’s the end of the line. …

League of Legends

Suning breaks losing streak versus JD Gaming in Worlds 2020 William Davis Suning pulled off a major upset over JD Gaming in the 2020 World Championship, securing a spot in semifinals. Suning has defeated JD Gaming for the first time since 2018. The LPL third seed finally broke its losing streak versus JDG when it mattered the most. Suning is advancing and will face the winner between Fnatic and TOP Esports. If there’s one team no one believed could make it past …

Valve reveals plan for when next new Dota 2 heroes will launch Steven Rondina Dota 2 With The International 10 Battle Pass now closed, Valve has plotted out its plans for the next few months. In a post published to the official Dota 2 blog, the publisher outlined a number of its plans for the game moving forward. This includes an overhaul of Dota Plus, a new direction for the TI10 Battle Pass guild system, and a new approach to updates in Dota 2. While Valve …

Sentinels’ Sinatraa suffers freak eye injury while working out Olivia Richman News Former Overwatch League MVP and current Valorant superstar Jay “Sinatraa” Won had a bit of a mishap earlier today.  Sinatraa shared a “little update” on Twitter on October 15, attaching a shocking photo of his very bruised and bloodshot eye. According to Sinatraa, he injured his eye with a resistance band while working out yesterday. While he “went fully blind for three hours” and had to get some stitches, there’s …

Riot is about to buff Annie and Brand in new patch 10.22 William Davis League of Legends The first sneak peeks of LoL patch 10.22 were recently presented by lead gameplay designer Mark “Scuffy” Yetter, and will include adjustments to five champions including Annie and Brand.  According to Scuffy, the adjustments will hopefully help some champions to climb back into the League of Legends meta. Annie and Brand especially are in focus, getting some adjustments that will open them up to be viable in more roles around …

Fnatic vs. Top Esports: Worlds 2020 betting analysis William Davis League of Legends Fnatic will take on tournament favorite Top Esports in the quarterfinals at the 2020 League of Legends World Championship.  Fnatic did a great job in the group stage by taking games from LGD Gaming, Gen.G, and Team SoloMid. The European squad almost took the top seed in the group but fell short to Gen.G on the final day. A second seed is still acceptable for Fnatic, especially considering the very …

Riot addresses problematic Umbral Glaive bug at Worlds 2020 Olivia Richman League of Legends Riot Games developers have finally confirmed a fix for a potentially game-breaking bug fans discovered while watching the group stage at Worlds 2020.  Developer Mark “Scruffy” Yetter posted the update on Twitter, stating that the League of Legends team had shipped out a “micropatch” that fixed the Umbral Glaive bug.  “This is going into the Worlds build for the rest of the tournament,” Scruffy said.  We just shipped out a …

Valve turned down the chance to run TI10 in Shanghai in 2020 Steven Rondina Dota 2 The indefinite postponement of The International 2020 has had a disastrous effect on the Dota 2 pro scene. But did it need to happen? With the 2020 League of Legends World Championship currently underway and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive set to return to Cologne, Germany for live events in the near future , many are wondering if The International really needed to be postponed indefinitely or if it could have been …

MAD Lions reportedly looking to grab Turkish top laner Armut William Davis League of Legends Papara SuperMassive top laner İrfan “Armut” Tükek may be joining MAD Lions for the 2021 season, according to Turkish Invade Esports.  The rumors about the Turkish star top laner were further reported by Esporin, which is one of the biggest Turkish esports news sites. According to sources, the negotiations are now in their final stages. If the rumors are true, the Turkish star top laner will replace Andrei “Orome” Popa …

Overwatch League trade dates and contract changes explained Nina Forneloza News After a rough start, Overwatch League’s 2020 season has come to an end, and fans are already starting to see all of their favorite players tweet about contracts for the 2021 season. There has been a lot of confusion on social media as to what exactly is happening with teams and players going into the game’s off-season. Many players have already started looking for teams, and some of their fans …

Reckful shows up in World of Warcraft as a new Rogue trainer Olivia Richman News Blizzard paid tribute to World of Warcraft streamer Bryon “Reckful” Bernstein after his death by making him a new Rogue trainer NPC in the popular MMORPG. After posting a concerning series of tweets, Reckful was announced dead on Twitter. He had died by suicide at just 31 years of age. The streaming and World of Warcraft communities immediately came together to pay respect to Reckful, a top World of Warcraft …

Spyder is newest addition to T1’s Valorant team Nina Forneloza News Former Overwatch League player Jung-woo “Sayaplayer” Ha, now known as Spyder, is the newest addition to T1’s Valorant team.  Spyder is a former member of the Florida Mayhem OWL team. He was a prominent hitscan player, specializing in Widowmaker and McCree. Spyder has played with the Mayhem since the birth of the OWL in 2018. His Widowmaker was one of the best in the league all three years running, and …

DAMWON coach Zefa on facing G2: “I want my revenge.” William Davis League of Legends DAMWON Gaming’s head coach Lee “Zefa” Jae-min wants to get his revenge over G2 Esports. In the post-match press conference, coach Zefa made it clear that while it might be easier to face Gen.G, he wants to face G2 for a chance at redemption. “Either opponent can be an interesting story. With Gen.G, one of the final slots will be guaranteed to LCK. For G2, we would get revenge from …

Cloud9 signs es3tag in a $2.1 million deal Fariha Bhatti Counter-Strike Cloud9 colossus has completed its active Counter-Strike: Global Offensive roster with the addition of Patrick “es3tag” Hansen. Astralis took to Twitter to confirm the news of their rifler’s transfer to the North American team.  Astralis and Cloud9 have agreed to a transfer of Patrick @es3tag Hansen from Astralis to @Cloud9. READ MORE: https://t.co/C9xp68MlD2 The transfer will be effective after DH Open Fall. Let’s finish this adventure in proper fashion. ????#ToTheStars …

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