News
League of Legends
League of Legends
News
League of Legends
News
News
News
League of Legends
WIN.gg gathers news and guides from around the world covering every point of the modern gaming industry in all of its many forms.
League of Legends
FlyQuest’s PowerOfEvil becoming free agent for 2021 LCS season
William Davis
FlyQuest mid laner Tristan “PowerOfEvil” Schrage will be a free agent this offseason, according to ESPN’s Jacob Wolf. The German mid laner has reportedly declined his player option and will therefore be a free agent when the player free agency window begins on November 16. There is still a chance that PowerOfEvil will return to FlyQuest but it will require a new deal with the organization. .@PowerOfEvilLoL has declined his …
League of Legends
Afreeca Freecs adds ex-Dignitas jungler Lira as new coach
William Davis
Former Dignitas jungler Nam “Lira” Tae-yoo has joined Afreeca Freecs as its new coach. Lira will be sharing responsibilities with former Dignitas assistant coach Han “Rigby” Earl. Just days after the announcement of the LCK 2021 season franchises, the teams are ready to make moves. Afreeca Freecs took the community by surprise when it confirmed the departure of long-time head coach Choi “iloveoov” Yeon-sung. Iloveoov is a pioneer in the …
News
Big changes coming to Evil Geniuses after adding Peter Dun
William Davis
Evil Geniuses confirmed Peter Dun as its head coach and fans are already speculating about the possible changes he might bring. Back in October, it was reported that Evil Geniuses had its eye on former MAD Lions head of coaching staff Peter Dun. The report also noted that part of Dun’s plan for the team is to build around jungler Dennis “Svenskeren” Johnsen. With the confirmation of Dun is head …
League of Legends
Team Liquid’s CoreJJ announces marriage to longtime girlfriend
Olivia Richman
League of Legends pro Yongin “CoreJJ” Jo might be married to the game, but not legally. The Team Liquid support announced this morning that he has married his longtime girlfriend. Fans of CoreJJ likely recognize his partner, as the two have been public for a long while. “I’m happy to have someone more precious than myself in my life,” CoreJJ tweeted. We got married!I’m happy to have someone more precious …
News
Cypher hit with big nerfs in Valorant patch 1.11
Fariha Bhatti
Valorant intel broker Cypher is one of the original agents released in beta version. The sentinel’s ability to gather information has made him a vital part of the game, but nerfs in patch 1.11 might take some of Cypher’s prowess away. Though the nerfs to Cypher were overshadowed by the launch of new agent Skye and new map Icebox, Cypher’s tripwire and camera took a big hit in patch 1.11. …
News
PewDiePie will no longer accept donations when streaming
Olivia Richman
YouTuber Felix “PewDiePie” Kjellberg is no longer accepting streaming donations. PewDiePie called the entire donation process “weird” in a recent stream. The famous YouTuber made a video on October 15 where he donated to Twitch streamers. While a wholesome concept, the video actually made PewDiePie balk at the idea of donations once and for all. “It was actually when I did my donating to Twitch streamer video that made me …
News
Riot looking to slow down Valorant update development
Olivia Richman
The latest Ask Valorant blog offered players more insight into issues with Patch 1.11. Due to a lot of game-breaking agent bugs, Patch 1.11 was rolled back at the end of October. Even though the patch has returned, along with new agent Skye, players are still concerned with the buggy update and what it may mean going forward. Valorant developers decided to address this topic in their latest blog post. …
League of Legends
Immortals welcomes Guilhoto as new LCS head coach for 2021
William Davis
Immortals has started the offseason by signing André “Guilhoto” Guilhoto as its new head coach for the 2021 LCS season. Forging a foundation for the future of Immortals League of Legends.Welcome our Head Coach, @AndreGuilhoto94.#WEAREIMT pic.twitter.com/ZJtw55DUS4 — Immortals (@Immortals) November 6, 2020 Guilhoto joins the team after almost two years spent at Origen. He didn’t re-sign with the organization when it was rebranded to Astralis. Instead, Guilhoto will be heading …
Projekt Melody back on Twitch after ban over copyright dispute
Fariha Bhatti
News
Virtual Twitch star Projekt Melody will continue streaming after Twitch revoked her ban following a thorough rebuttal. The AI VTuber was banned on November 4 from the platform. Apart from having some of the best streamers in gaming, Twitch has recently become known for rendering unforgiving bans to big names. The streaming platform likes to keep the reasons behind these bans confidential. Most recently, Projekt Melody received the same treatment. …
Real Madrid star Casemiro just founded a new CSGO team
M Alzamora
Counter-Strike
Brazilian football player Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior might soon have some competition on the way, as Real Madrid’s Carlos Henrique Casimiro has signed a professional Counter-Strike: Global Offensive team. Casemiro has officially launched a Brazilian esports brand called CaseEsports, and he’s starting with CSGO. The footballer announced the signing of an entire CSGO squad earlier this week ahead of the upcoming 20th anniversary of Counter-Strike’s 1.0 release. The football …
FlyQuest’s Santorin is exploring options for 2021 LCS season
William Davis
League of Legends
The Danish jungler from FlyQuest Lucas “Santorin” Larsen will be up for grabs in the upcoming free agency window. Santorin recently announced that he has been allowed to explore options for the 2021 LCS season a few days before the player free agency period starts on November 16. The announcement indicates that Santorin will leave FlyQuest and play for another LCS team next year, or maybe even a team in …
RAMZES666 benched by Evil Geniuses, is Virtus.pro return possible?
Steven Rondina
Dota 2
After weeks of silence and inactivity, Evil Geniuses is finally making major changes. The organization has announced the deactivation of off laner Roman “RAMZES666” Kushnarev from its Dota 2 roster. No announcement was made regarding his replacement, or whether other changes are set to take place for Evil Geniuses. With the removal of RAMZES666, Evil Geniuses has the following Dota 2 players signed: Tal “Fly” Aizik Artour “Arteezy” Babaev Andreas …
Is Valve planning something big for CSGO’s 20th anniversary?
M Alzamora
Counter-Strike
As Counter-Strike: Global Offensive’s 20th Anniversary approaches, Valve seems to have something on the way. Last year was the unofficial 20th anniversary of the Half-Life mod that would come to be known as Counter-Strike, but 2020 marks the game’s official 1.0 release under Valve. As Dota 2, Left for Dead 2, and other Valve titles have seen updates and events over the past several months, Valve’s CSGO developers have focused …
T1 has reportedly been sent funeral flower wreaths from furious fans
William Davis
League of Legends
Korean League of Legends fans don’t seem to like the direction that the T1 franchise is heading. Since T1 rebranded from SK Telecom T1 back in February 2019, CEO Joe Marsh has been taking the organization in a new and more commercial direction. The Korean League of Legends fans have not been impressed by this change of pace and have recently shown their frustration through social media, but now also …
K/DA releases first EP with a total of five songs
William Davis
League of Legends
The wait has been long but the virtual League of Legends pop group K/DA has finally released its first EP. We’ve been with THE BADDEST, you got a whole lot MORE, but now it’s time to go #ALLOUT. Available NOW:YouTube: https://t.co/jSLQ2gl6ONSpotify: https://t.co/7M60wuTXfpApple Music: https://t.co/mvp0TkVWLp#KDA #ALLOUT #VILLAIN #DRUMGODUM #ILLSHOWYOU pic.twitter.com/zXe5sgDnA8 — K/DA (@KDA_MUSIC) November 6, 2020 All the songs from the EP ALL OUT are now available on Spotify and Apple …
This is how long it takes to earn every Diretide 2020 reward
Steven Rondina
Dota 2
Surprise, surprise. A massive Dota 2 event has arrived, and fans are not happy with it. Diretide 2020 is currently underway and Dota 2 players are saying that there are just too many items and too few ways to obtain them. The sheer number of rewards is so great, it would require a Dota 2 player to dedicate hundreds of hours to playing just to earn all of the skins …
Why was Voyboy banned from Twitch?
William Davis
League of Legends
League of Legends streamer Joedat “Voyboy” Esfahani has been banned from Twitch. Voyboy was in the middle of his regularly scheduled stream when Twitch hit him with a ban. Voyboy went on Twitter to explain that he doesn’t know the reason for his ban, while Twitch is yet to comment on the situation. By the time of this report, Voyboy had been banned for four hours and counting. Voyboy is …
Excel Esports rumored to have new 2021 LEC team signed
Tokoni Uti
News
Having failed to reach the LEC playoffs in any of its first four splits, Europe’s Excel Esports are rumored to be making big roster changes ahead of the 2021 season. Current mid-laner Joran “Special” Scheffer is allegedly set to be demoted back to academy team BT Excel for the 2021 season. The Dutchman’s lackluster performance during the 2020 LEC Summer Split has led to questions over his future with the …
Ivern’s Brazilian voice actor José Carlos Guerra dies at age 75
William Davis
League of Legends
José Carlos Guerra, who is known in the League of Legends community as the Brazilian voice actor for Ivern, has died at age 75. The Brazilian voice actor died of respiratory failure after battling lung cancer. Guerra was known as one of the best voice actors in Brazil and has most notably been dubbing Commissioner Gordon in the Batman series from 1966. He is also known as the voice behind …
Mew2King opens up about his rocking, speaks on Asperger’s
Olivia Richman
News
Super Smash Bros. Melee pro Jason “Mew2King” Zimmerman isn’t afraid to open up about his personal life with fans. Oftentimes, Mew2King makes videos that help players better understand competitive mechanics and difficult techniques in the games he plays, mostly in the Smash Bros. series. While helpful and held in high regard, some players can’t help but notice Mew2King’s back and forth swaying during his explanations. After being asked about his …
WIN.gg gathers news and guides from around the world covering every point of the modern gaming industry in all of its many forms.