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Counter-Strike Astralis chairman tried to create a new competitor to CSGO By M Alzamora League of Legends Fnatic advance from Worlds 2020 groups, are they the best LEC team? By William Davis League of Legends TSM goes winless at Worlds 2020 By William Davis

League of Legends

Team SoloMid out of Worlds 2020 after second loss to Fnatic William Davis Fnatic put the final nail in the Team SoloMid coffin at the 2020 League of Legends World Championship, mathematically eliminating the LCS team from contention for a spot in the knockout stage.  .@FNATIC eliminate @TSM. pic.twitter.com/h8JhkEhGAX — LoL Esports (@lolesports) October 10, 2020 It was do or die for TSM as the team entered the last day of games in group C. TSM started out the first week with three …

Apex Legends

shroud argues that Apex Legends is the best battle royale Olivia Richman Even though Michael “shroud” Grzesiek used to be a professional Counter-Strike: Global Offensive player, he’s proven during his full-time Twitch career that he can master any first-person shooter.  Recently, shroud has decided to play Apex Legends again. He often plays the battle royale between trying out other new titles. According to Twitch Tracker, shroud played Apex Legends for about five hours on October 8, gaining quite a few viewers and …

Dota 2

Spectre wins Arcana Vote in the TI10 Battle Pass Steven Rondina The winner of the Arcana Vote in The International 10 Battle Pass has been revealed. The next hero to receive an arcana skin in Dota 2 is Spectre. The ghostly super-carry beat out Faceless Void in the final vote by a margin of 27,475,258 to 24,948,538, or 52.4% to 47.6%. The purple cores beat out every other Dota 2 hero, with Witch Doctor and Sniper also reaching the semifinals. There …

Counter-Strike

ESL and DreamHack will continue to work with CSGO CSPPA on tournament conditions M Alzamora ESL and DreamHack have merged, but the Counter-Strike Professional Players’ Association wants to let everyone know that it is still in the process of making more plans. The announcement came from the CSPPA’s official Twitter account, but the agreements that the document contained are almost carbon copies of those included with the organizations’ original reveal back before the CSGO tournament season was forced online. The main difference is a reduction …

League of Legends Worlds pros are breaking into top 10 on the Chinese super server By William Davis Dota 2 N0tail claps back at Team Secret after smack talk towards OG By Steven Rondina Counter-Strike Complexity is reportedly set to acquire 100 Thieves’ jks By Fariha Bhatti

Dota 2

TI10 final prize pool clears $40 million minutes before closing Steven Rondina The International 10 Battle Pass is officially closed. After 137 days, the TI10 Battle Pass generated an enormous sum of cash, boosting the postponed event’s prize pool to $40,004,772. This shatters the previous record set by The International 2019, which had a prize pool of $34,330,068. That prize pool comes despite constant controversy around the battle pass among Dota 2 fans. Though the battle pass season is typically a highlight …

League of Legends

JD Gaming breaks DAMWON Gaming’s win streak in Worlds 2020 William Davis JD Gaming broke DAMWON Gaming’s 16-game winning streak in the final match of group B in the 2020 World Championship. JDG bounced back from its early defeat against PSG Talon and took down DAMWON, breaking the team’s perfect record. DAMWON had a 16-game winning streak, including the LCK best-of-five finals and several series in the regular season. After the match, DAMWON finished the group stage with a 5-1 record, securing …

League of Legends

PSG Talon shows how to defeat JD Gaming in Worlds 2020 William Davis PSG Talon pulled off the biggest upset of 2020 World Championship by taking down JD Gaming, but it was too little too late. PSG Talon went out of the tournament with a bang. The PCS got disqualified early after losing versus DAMWON Gaming, yet the squad made every match count. Unlike some teams that might take this as an opportunity to play “troll” compositions, PSG Talon took every minute of …

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Twitch employees make accusations of sexual assault and racism Olivia Richman There are some big questions being asked about streaming giant Twitch as current and former employees have made a string of dramatic accusations against the company. When Twitch streamers called for a blackout in support of the hundreds of women who shared stories of sexual assault and abuse at the hands of streamers on the platform, the company remained pretty quiet at first. By the end of June, CEO Emmett …

TL Tactical proves that young NA talent is worth investing in William Davis League of Legends Team Liquid got knocked out of the 2020 League of Legends World Championship despite a great effort which almost resulted in a comeback performance.  Liquid has been exceeding expectations at Worlds ever since the play-in stage, where they qualified directly to the main event. While Liquid didn’t get the result that fans had hoped for, one player in particular has truly proven himself. Bot laner Edward “Tactical” Ra had a …

Everything you need to know about new Valorant agent Skye M Alzamora News Riot Games released a trailer for the hotly anticipated new Valorant agent, Skye. But even though the video only shows gameplay, details have emerged on Syke’s new abilities, ultimate, and the agent’s Contract skins. Skye will be Valorant’s next agent. Skye’s kit makes her a jack of all trades, helping teams find and eliminate enemies while also helping them stay alive. Skye’s pickrate will likely be high even after the …

The most important callouts to know for Valorant’s maps Olivia Richman News When Valorant was first introduced by Riot, it was hard for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive fans not to see the similarities between the two tactical first-person shooters.  The similarities have become even more apparent now that CSGO players have gotten their hands on the ability-filled new game. One thing that’s remained consistent between both titles is the importance of communication. Players must learn the ins and outs of each map and, …

Lack of NA amateur development blamed for poor Worlds performance Nicholas James League of Legends As LCS teams again perform poorly at the 2020 World Championships, fans and analysts look to find factors to blame or to rationalize the results. Complaints from years past include high ping on the North American server, a general streaming culture, and the smaller player base of the region. One other reason that has also been used previously, and is being echoed again this year, is the lack of a …

What’s next for oSee and ex-Cloud9 players after losing floppy? M Alzamora Counter-Strike As Cloud9 announced that Ricky “floppy” Kemery had signed with Cloud9, the rest of C9’s CSGO roster is moving out to make room for the new. C9 general manager Henry “HenryG” Greer is probably just as surprised as some fans are. During a September interview, AWPer Josh “oSee” Ohm said that he and floppy had been extended invitations to C9 roster, one it planned on taking international with a newly …

s0m leaves Gen.G, retires from CSGO to join NRG Valorant roster Fariha Bhatti Counter-Strike Sam “s0m” Oh has announced his retirement from Counter-Strike: Global Offensive to make a fresh start in new tactical shooter Valorant. The 18-year-old rifler will be following in the footsteps of his former in-game leader, Damian “daps” Steele. NRG took to twitter to announce s0m’s arrival to their Valorant division that is still in its embryonic stage with only two members on its roster so far. With s0m’s addition, the …

The best composition to help you win your Clash Worlds Cup William Davis League of Legends Clash is back with the Worlds Cup, a tournament to give every player a chance to feel like the pros competing in Shanghai. Clash will start on October 10 when the teams are competing in the group stage of the tournament. All teams need to be locked up before that date. Players that don’t have a full team can offer their services as free agents. Players that opt to enter …

Forev joins Team Adroit as stand-in after stint with Fnatic Fariha Bhatti Dota 2 Filipino organization Adroit Esports has announced that it has parted ways with offlaner Prince Vince “Bensoy” Enriquez. He will be momentarily replaced by veteran Lee “Forev” Sang-don, who will serve as a stand-in. “Today, we will be releasing Prince Vince “Bensoy” Enriquez. We thank him for his time and dedication given to the team. We wish him good luck in his future endeavors. To fill in the void of the …

Team Secret vs. Yellow Submarine ESL One Germany betting analysis Steven Rondina Dota 2 ESL One Germany is a breath of fresh air in what has been a fairly stagnant Dota 2 scene over recent months.  Every week, the same group of teams made up of the same groups of players competed against one another in round robins with no real stakes or intrigue. There was a bit of spice added with events such as Omega League and some hot up-and-coming teams including 4 …

Is G2 Esports the dark horse in Worlds 2020? William Davis League of Legends Group A is done. Suning and G2 Esports are advancing to the next stage of the 2020 World Championship as the first and second seed respectively. After a tiebreaker, Suning secured the first seed in group A. The game was decided by a game-winning flank from top laner Chen “Bin” Ze-Bin. Suning has made it clear it’s a contender. But heading to the next stage, all eyes are on G2. …

What went wrong for Team Liquid at Worlds 2020? William Davis League of Legends For the third year in a row, Team Liquid got eliminated from the 2020 World Championship in the group stage. Liquid picked up two victories on the final day of group A, finishing with a 3-3 record. The North American team had to wait for the match between G2 Esports and Suning to know its fate. In the end, Suning would end up winning the game, meaning that Liquid was …

Machi Esports struggles with macro play, gets eliminated from Worlds 2020 William Davis League of Legends Machi Esports from the PCS is the first team disqualified from the 2020 World Championship. Machi is the first team out of Worlds after losing against G2 Esports. The Taiwanese squad had a decent showing at Worlds and managed to go blow for blow with the teams from the major regions. Unfortunately, it wasn’t enough to make it out of groups. Machi had a good understanding of the meta. The …

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