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League of Legends Diamondprox is now a free agent after parting ways with Gambit By William Davis Counter-Strike Gen.G in talks to acquire Liazz, Gratisfaction and AZR still await new offers By Fariha Bhatti News PUBG Mobile made $198 million last month despite controversies By Olivia Richman

League of Legends

SK Gaming’s Trick open to LCS and LEC opportunities in 2021 Olivia Richman SK Gaming jungler Kim “Trick” Gang-yun announced that he is likely going to be with a different team next season.  “I’m still contracted to SK. I’m allowed to explore my options,” Trick tweeted.  He noted that he’s also open to offers from teams in Europe and North America, meaning Trick may be in the LEC or LCS next season.  I’m still contracted to SK, I’m allowed to explore my options. …

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Is TSM making changes in the bot lane for the next LCS season? William Davis After a disappointing showing at the 2020 World Championship, Team SoloMid will once again have to evaluate its international performance and the future of the team’s roster.  Even though TSM recently won its first LCS trophy in three years and qualified for Worlds 2020, there was still a lot left to be desired for the North American squad after going 0-6 in the Worlds group stage.  The problems were many …

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Everything you need to know about BLAST Premier’s Fall Season M Alzamora BLAST Premier Fall is just around the corner, and WIN has all the information fans need. With the tournament’s groups revealed, there’s no safe place to hide for teams trying to sneak their way into the group stage. This year’s leap backward to online competition has turned some players into Counter-Strike gods. Some teams can’t take the pressure of the LAN environment or simply play better from the comfort of …

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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 By Fariha Bhatti League of Legends FORG1VEN will be looking to join a team ahead of the 2021 season By William Davis News Beckham’s Guild Esports enters Valorant with a Swedish roster By Fariha Bhatti

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Zed and Samira to receive nerfs in the last patch of season 10 William Davis 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 …

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Players look for new ways to get free CS:GO skins William Davis 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 …

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FunPlus Phoenix’s Doinb criticizes G2 Esports’ Worlds 2020 showing William Davis 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 …

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Ranked Valorant leaderboards revealed by Riot Games Steven Rondina 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 …

Out of Cloud9, which LCS team might grab Licorice in 2021? William Davis League of Legends Top laner Eric “Licorice” Ritchie confirmed through Twitter that he won’t be coming back to the Cloud9 starting roster in 2021, so he’s looking for a new team. Licorice joined Cloud9 in November 2017 as the replacement for Jung “Impact” Eon-yeong. Up until that point, Licorice had little professional experience and not many people knew of him. In his debut, Licorice took the LCS by storm and quickly became one …

Valorant stutter hotfix is coming later this week Olivia Richman News When Riot Games developers released a hotfix to address several growing concerns, it only caused other problems in Valorant.  The small update fixed some audio issues on Icebox but left the game with micro-stuttering and lag issues for many player. The stuttering spikes, which can last a few seconds, seem to happen when players were getting eliminated. Players immediately noticed that it was affecting matchmaking.  “Well, that hotfix didn’t catch …

Should Na`Vi bring back seized after his latest performances? M Alzamora Counter-Strike Denis “seized” Kostin managed a little bit of payback against his former team at IEM New York Online, and it’s demonstrative of why his old team might want him back. IEM New York Online has been a trouble spot for teams across all three of its regional showdowns, but there’s one name that has reappeared on the scene after some time out of the spotlight. While organizations like Natus Vincere …

Team Secret dominates Dota 2 player rankings, eLeVeN rises up Steven Rondina Dota 2 Since the debut of the WIN.gg rankings, a lot has happened. The Chinese Dota 2 scene has emerged from its shuffle and begun some intense competition through the OGA Dota PIT League and China Dota 2 Pro Cup. The Southeast Asian scene has been turned upside down as teams overhaul their rosters. The CIS region looks almost completely different now than it did a few months ago. One month removed …

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