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League of Legends Riot is making some changes to the jungle for 2021 preseason By William Davis News summit1g loses his cool and flames after Among Us elimination By M Alzamora News Former CSGO pros are winning most Valorant tournaments By M Alzamora

Counter-Strike

OG coach ruggah suspended for coaching bug, but not fired Olivia Richman 37 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive coaches have already been banned from competition after the Esports Integrity Commission found them guilty of using a spectator bug in previous tournaments.  One of those coaches is 32-year-old Casper “ruggah” Due, OG Esports’ head coach. ruggah used the spectating bug for a single round during the 2016 ESL Pro League Season 4 Europe tournament, according to the ESIC. While coaching for Dignitas, ruggah used it …

Dota 2

TNC Predator kicks March despite success in SEA region Steven Rondina TNC Predator had a very successful Dota 2 season, but that isn’t stopping the team from making some serious changes. The organization announced the departure of captain Park “March” Tae-won. This is the latest big move in what has been an active shuffle period for the Southeast Asian region, and the first major change to TNC’s lineup this year. “We would like to thank Park Tae-won for his efforts in …

League of Legends

How will Team Liquid do in the 2020 World Championship main event? William Davis Team Liquid has secured a direct seed to the 2020 World Championship main event. Team Liquid qualified to Worlds’ main event by securing first place in Play-Ins. On a surprising turn of events, Liquid dropped a game against the winless INTZ. That result forced Liquid into a tiebreaker against Legacy Esports where the North American representative outclassed the opponent. Heading to Worlds, there were many questions about Liquid and how …

League of Legends

MAD Lions flopping in Worlds 2020 due to lack of leadership William Davis MAD Lions finished the play-in group stage with a 1-3 record and now has its hopes of qualifying for the 2020 League of Legends World Championship main event hanging on best-of-five eliminators. That’s assuming the team doesn’t get outright eliminated. MAD Lions has been struggling to find its momentum during the play-in stage. But why is it that a talented LEC team hasn’t been able to keep up against opponents …

Dota 2 EternaLEnVy says SumaiL is still the best Dota 2 player in NA By Steven Rondina League of Legends Kai’Sa’s childhood revealed in the latest K/DA comic By Olivia Richman League of Legends Samira is among most banned LoL champions despite low win rate By William Davis

League of Legends

PSG Talon’s substitutes advance the team to main Worlds event William Davis PSG Talon advances to the 2020 League of Legends World Championship main event after topping its play-in group with a win against Unicorns of Love in the tiebreaker.  It has been an unexpected journey for PSG Talon, who entered the tournament with three substitutes due to travel restrictions and visa issues. The fact that PSG Talon could not play with its main line-up for the play-in stage, resulted in lowered …

League of Legends

LGD has been the biggest letdown of the 2020 Worlds play-in stage William Davis LGD Gaming takes its third loss at the 2020 World Championship play-in stage after getting decimated by Unicorns of Love.  LGD was the clear favorite going into this year’s play-in stage, but had a horrible start to the tournament. With two losses throughout the first two days, LGD was forced to perform for the last few best-of-one games.  The biggest hurdle for LGD has been their lack of coordination, but …

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What does AFK mean? Popular gaming terms explained Olivia Richman When players are trying to communicate via chat, it’s often quite easy to come up with quick terms and acronyms that are easy to type out and understood by everyone all over the world. It’s a practice that dates back to the early days of the internet, but it can get a little bit confusing when there’s so much lingo to keep track of in the insular framework of gaming. …

Dota 2

Dota Plus hasn’t been updated for one full year, is it dead? Steven Rondina Valve is willing to take users’ money when it comes to Dota Plus, but the company isn’t especially keen on giving back. September 26, 2020 marks the one year anniversary of the last Dota Plus content update. This has many crying foul when it comes to Valve’s handling of the subscription service, and further strengthens Dota 2 fans’ skepticism regarding Valve’s commitment to the MOBA. The Dota Plus Autumn Update …

Overwatch League introduces the 2020 Role Stars Olivia Richman News Blizzard has announced the 2020 Overwatch League Role Stars. The Role Stars is the OWL’s “ultimate roster of the year.” They described it as a “standout team” that represents the “cream of the crop.” The team was developed by head coaches, general managers, broadcast talent, and OWL media casting votes for eligible players in each role. According to Overwatch League’s official press release, players had to meet a 40% maps-played …

NiP vs. Vikin.gg BTS Pro Series playoffs betting odds, analysis Steven Rondina Dota 2 Though it’s been overshadowed by the OGA Dota PIT League Season 3, BTS Pro Series’ Europe and CIS tournament has also delivered the goods for fans. The group stage has wrapped up and the playoffs are set to kick off this weekend.  The second upper bracket match sees Vikin.gg and Ninjas in Pyjamas face off. This is a relatively fresh matchup despite both teams being very active of late, and …

Dignitas restructures CSGO division, with new IGL, head coach Fariha Bhatti Counter-Strike Dignitas has announced some shuffles in its’ Counter Strike: Global Offensive roster with Halvor “⁠vENdetta⁠” Gulestøl assuming the role of the head coach and Adam “⁠Friberg⁠” Friberg taking over the position of in-game leader.  Dignitas has undergone a series of changes yet again following the news of Christopher “GeT_RiGhT” Alesund and Richard “Xizt” Landström’s benching. The two CSGO veterans were benched following a series of poor performances in online tournaments. …

Steam adds new community rewards with Steam Points expansion M Alzamora News Valve has expanded users’ options inside its Steam Points reward store. Earlier this week Steam announced that it would expand the number of items available for purchase using Steam Points, the currency gained by spending money on games, DLC, and in-game items for games on its platform. The largest expansion was to the selection of Community Awards, a system that allows users to give awards to posts, guides, and screenshots …

Stats show that every Valorant map favors the defense M Alzamora News A breakdown of Valorant’s kill-to-death ratios and side win rates show that the game’s defensive players kill more often and win more rounds than attackers, often by large margins. Players have thought that Valorant’s attacking side is the game’s more difficult side to play, and now map statistics show that there is a lot of truth behind that feeling. Statistics sites all show that on each of Valorant’s four maps, …

Team Liquid defeats Legacy Esports, continues Worlds 2020 dominance William Davis League of Legends The second day of play-ins at the 2020 League of Legends World Championship ended with a dominant win from Team Liquid over Legacy Esports.  2-0 for @TeamLiquidLoL! #Worlds2020 pic.twitter.com/uk9nAtoCsW — LoL Esports (@lolesports) September 26, 2020 Both teams had a perfect start to the play-ins, with one win each going into this match. Liquid played a fairly clean match against MAD Lions, where they managed to take them down with …

LGD Gaming gets upset by Rainbow7 in 2020 World Championship William Davis League of Legends LGD Gaming finished day two of the 2020 World Championship with no wins after a surprising loss against Rainbow7. LGD fans are having 2015 flashbacks after the team was defeated by LLA’s Rainbow7. LGD, one of the favorites to advance from Play-Ins, is having a difficult time finding its footing in the tournament. So far, the team has accumulated two defeats and is looking like the weakest team in Group …

Worlds set new viewership record in the first day of play-ins William Davis League of Legends It didn’t take more than one day of the 2020 League of Legends World Championship play-in stage until the viewership record of a Worlds play-in game was beaten by Team Liquid and MAD Lions. Team Liquid vs. MAD Lions peaked at 1,155,657 viewers according to Echarts and is therefore the most-watched play-in game up to now. The start of this year’s Worlds was heavily anticipated by fans who were all …

Want to get into online gaming? Find the right game for you William Davis News Unless you have been living under a rock, then you are probably aware of the massive popularity surrounding online gaming. Having started as a slightly obscure hobby for people who were generally branded as nerds, online gaming has now become a hugely successful business and sport that has attracted a lot of attention. If you have been considering getting into it, it’s just a matter of finding the right game …

MAD Lions Shad0w on jungle Evelynn and his goals at Worlds Jared Wynne League of Legends MAD Lions had a mixed first day at the 2020 World Championship. The team found victory versus Brazil’s INTZ of the CBLOL, but the win wasn’t as clean as some had expected. This would prove a grim omen for later in the day, as MAD Lions fell to Team Liquid in closing out the first day of competition.   The team is still very much in the running to advance …

New CSGO version of Tuscan appears one year after rumors M Alzamora Counter-Strike Its been almost an entire year since WIN.gg’s last report on rumors of a de_tuscan remake, but it seems as though the map’s original designer have completed an early draft of a Counter-Strike classic. Created in 2007 by Colin “Brute” Volrath, de_tuscan is one of the Counter-Strike series’ most famous maps, especially to older players that remember its time in the spotlight. Tuscan has always been characterized by close corners …

Complexity adds Nordavind’s NaToSaphiX on loan after oBo leaving M Alzamora Counter-Strike After the unexpected departure of Owen “oBo” Schlatter, Complexity has added Nordavind rifler Niels-Christian “NaToSaphiX” Sillassen on a short-term loan. Nordavind announced the news on the organization’s official Twitter account, saying that it had completed a deal with the North American organization for NaToSaphiX effective immediately. The move comes just days after oBo suddenly left both Europe and his place on Complexity with little notice, leaving the organization to field …

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