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DaZeD reunites with brax on T1 Valorant esports roster News DaZeD reunites with brax on T1 Valorant esports roster By Nina Forneloza Is Senna best played as an ADC or as a support? League of Legends Is Senna best played as an ADC or as a support? By William Davis SumaiL rumored to be joining Virtus.pro after weak OG run Dota 2 SumaiL rumored to be joining Virtus.pro after weak OG run By Steven Rondina
Asmongold joins big streamers, YouTubers creating new org OTK News
Asmongold joins big streamers, YouTubers creating new org OTK M Alzamora Popular World of Warcraft streamers and content creators have teamed up to create new organization One True King, and they say that OTK is about more than just World of Warcraft. Some of the most popular streamers, YouTubers, and content creators around Blizzard MMORPG World of Warcraft have teamed up to create One True King, a group of media creators that envision themselves as a comprehensive media brand. As popular …
Valorant is officially getting a server in the Middle East News
Valorant is officially getting a server in the Middle East Nina Forneloza Riot Games has announced that on October 14, Valorant will expand its servers to the Middle East with the launch of newly dedicated servers for the region. Arabic language support will also be added to the new tactical first-person shooter and will be available across all regions. This comes shortly after an Arabic Valorant website was launched on October 1, sparking fan interest and rumors of the possibility of a …
When will pausing be added to Valorant? Developers give answers News
When will pausing be added to Valorant? Developers give answers Nina Forneloza A new Ask Valorant has been released and it gave fans answers on some of the game’s lingering questions.  The most significant topic addressed for most Valorant fans regarded in-game pauses. While pausing in games is something that fans often take for granted, no clear answers were given in terms of how Valorant will handle this seemingly basic function. “You should allow an in-game pause per team, because sometimes we …
Overwatch Halloween Terror skins revealed, dates announced News
Overwatch Halloween Terror skins revealed, dates announced Nina Forneloza Halloween is one of the most anticipated days in Overwatch, with holiday traditionally delivering spooky new skins and the Junkenstein’s Revenge game mode.  While the full list of festivities hasn’t been announced yet, some skins were released in a trailer on Twitter. New skins will be added to the game and it seems that Echo, Sombra, and Brigitte will all be receiving new looks. There are also three new legendary …
After first look at Seraphine’s abilities, fans are not happy League of Legends After first look at Seraphine’s abilities, fans are not happy By William Davis DIGNITAS adds H4RR3 to CSGO roster ahead of fall tournaments Counter-Strike DIGNITAS adds H4RR3 to CSGO roster ahead of fall tournaments By M Alzamora Valorant’s First Strike Europe open qualifier dates revealed News Valorant’s First Strike Europe open qualifier dates revealed By M Alzamora
Riot Games reveals this year’s Season 10 ranked rewards League of Legends
Riot Games reveals this year’s Season 10 ranked rewards William Davis Riot Games recently gave a look into this season’s League of Legends ranked rewards, including Victorious Lucian, loot capsules, and more.  The current ranked season will end on November 10 at 07:59 GMT, according to Riot. The ranked rewards will afterward be distributed within two weeks to all players that have unlocked ranked rewards throughout the year.  Season 2020 ends November 9th! And (as if you needed more reasons to …
100 Thieves set to leave CSGO Counter-Strike
100 Thieves set to leave CSGO Fariha Bhatti According to a report from HLTV, 100 Thieves will release their Counter-Strike: Global Offensive roster after the reported departure of Justin “jks” Savage. The North American organization has yet to make a formal announcement about the teams’ future. CEO Matthew “Nadeshot” Haag’s 100 Thieves acquired its current roster from Renegades twelve months ago. During their tenure in 100 Thieves, the quintet has failed to deliver any noticeable performance. Their subpar …
Ex-Griffin jungler Tarzan will move to the LPL for 2021 season League of Legends
Ex-Griffin jungler Tarzan will move to the LPL for 2021 season William Davis Former Griffin jungler Lee “Tarzan” Seung-Yong announced on social media that he will be playing in the LPL starting next season.  Tarzan @Tarzan_0823 is headed to #LPL.In a heartfelt letter, he announces he will be playing at @lplenglish starting from 2021. He will be pausing his personal stream to focus on team practices. (cont) pic.twitter.com/GAjriKIigo — Ashley Kang #Worlds2020 (@AshleyKang) October 12, 2020 Tarzan has been taking a break from …
FaZe Ewok comes out as trans and bisexual on Coming Out Day Fortnite
FaZe Ewok comes out as trans and bisexual on Coming Out Day Olivia Richman October 11 is national Coming Out Day, giving Fortnite streamer Soleil “Ewok” Wheeler the courage to share something very personal with their fans.  Ewok shared a TwitLonger over the weekend that revealed they are transgender, female to male, as well as bisexual.  Coming out…Read: https://t.co/ympdxhVFOn — FaZe Ewok (@Ewok) October 11, 2020 In their coming out message, Ewok, who goes by he/him, stated that they “never felt right” in their …
Nawwk returns to NiP’s active roster after extended medical leave M Alzamora News Ninjas in Pyjamas AWPer Tim “nawwk” Jonasson is back in the starting lineup after taking a month-long break. Nawkk asked the team for a break on September 15 in the middle of ESL Pro League Season 12, forcing NiP to field its Counter-Strike: Global Offensive head coach Björn “THREAT” Pers. THREAT did his best to support NiP, but went 45/92 over two series and was outclassed by NiP’s opponents. With …
Team Liquid running first esports hackathon hosted by an org Olivia Richman News Team Liquid recently announced a new initiative called Liquid Hacks.  “The sky’s the limit” with this program, Team Liquid stated. Solo hackers or teams of friends can apply to Liquid Hacks for the opportunity to create an app, website, to software program that benefits the esports industry, the teams, and their fans.  “This is an exciting opportunity to build some really awesome software or hardware projects that could help shape …
ESIC fails to respond to forZe coach LMBT’s ban appeal M Alzamora Counter-Strike forZe coach Sergey “LMBT” Bezhanov tweeted out that the Esports Integrity Commission hadn’t responded to his appeals before it competed in the IEM Beijing Haidian 2020 open qualifiers. LMBT took to social media and let loose his frustration with the commission, saying that he hadn’t received a reply despite sending several appeals. The forZe coach’s ban stemmed from the release of the ESIC’s report on the CSGO coaching exploit. The …
Only 3,050 viewers perfect in Worlds 2020 group stage Pick’Ems Olivia Richman League of Legends It’s safe to say that the 2020 League of Legends World Championship hasn’t gone as expected so far.  At the end of group stage, only 3,050 viewers who participated in the Pick’em accurately predicted the final standings of the 16 teams. With 3.2 million Pick’em participants, that’s only 0.095% of League of Legends fans who made accurate predictions.  This year’s Pick’em participants probably had a tough time due to the …
A new CSGO operation may be coming after new code changes M Alzamora Counter-Strike Counter-Strike: Global Offensive’s new operations have traditionally arrived after Valve cleans its code, and someone on the CSGO development team is doing just that right now. Before adding new things, Valve has a habit of cleaning up what’s old. Normally, changes to CSGO’s non-English languages are something the CSGO team does regularly. Every update contains several of these, many contributed by community members who send translations of item descriptions and …
K/DA ALL OUT skin line revealed, includes new champion Seraphine William Davis League of Legends The anticipated new K/DA skin line has finally been announced by Riot Games and will include a new skin for all members of the virtual pop group, including the upcoming champion Seraphine.  K/DA’s going ALL OUT. Become a superfan with special events across League of Legends, Legends of Runeterra, and Teamfight Tactics. Return to the stage with K/DA ALL OUT Akali, Evelynn, Ahri, and Kai’Sa—and get ready to meet their …
Worlds 2020 playoffs schedule William Davis League of Legends With the 2020 League of Legends World Championship group stage in the books, it’s time to look ahead at the upcoming playoffs where the eight best teams will compete for the Summoner’s Cup.  The next stage of the tournament will consist of four exciting quarterfinals, where eight teams will be cut down to just four. The knockout stage has a great lineup of teams, so take a look at the …
Top Esports tops group D despite losing to FlyQuest William Davis League of Legends Top Esports secures the first seed in group D after taking down DragonX at the last game of the 2020 League of Legends World Championship group stage.  The top-two seeds in group D had to be decided in the very last game of the day. Top Esports has been the clear favorites all along until they stumbled against FlyQuest. The LCS third seed managed to take down the tournament favorites …
These are the teams eliminated from Worlds 2020 William Davis League of Legends The 2020 League of Legends World Championship group stage has concluded and eight teams didn’t manage to qualify for the playoffs stage.  Some teams were expected not to advance from the group stage, while others didn’t live up to fans’ and experts’ expectations. It’s worth taking a look at some of the biggest teams that have left the tournament and what they could have done differently.  Team Liquid had a …
Worlds 2020 Pick’Em quarterfinals predictions William Davis League of Legends Everything is ready for the next stage in the 2020 World Championship. Sixteen teams battled in the group stage, but only eight made it to the Knock-out stage. In this stage, all series are best-of-five with only one team advancing. Losers don’t get a second chance. I’s do or die at Worlds for all the teams.  The #Worlds2020 Quarterfinals! pic.twitter.com/siNgYglCP1 — LoL Esports (@lolesports) October 11, 2020 TOP Esports came …
As FlyQuest leaves Worlds 2020, what went wrong for the LCS? William Davis League of Legends With the loss against DragonX at the 2020 League of Legends World Championship group stage, FlyQuest is out of contention and will leave the tournament as the third and last team from the LCS.  FlyQuest was placed in a tough group with two potential tournament favorites, forcing the team to bring something completely new to the table for a chance to advance. Taking on Top Esports and DRX was too …
Valve is killing pro Dota 2, according to former pro Kyle Steven Rondina Dota 2 Whether intentionally or not, Valve has completed a power grab that is choking the life out of the Dota 2 pro scene. That’s the thrust of the latest article penned by Dota 2 pro player turned caster Kyle Freedman. The former Complexity Gaming captain analyzed the overall state of the Dota 2 pro scene from a variety of angles including those of the players, organizations, and tournament organizers involved.  At …

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