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Gamsu retires from Overwatch, plans return to League of Legends
Nina Forneloza
Yeong-Jin “Gamsu” Noh, who most recently played for the Dallas Fuel in the Overwatch League, is returning to League of Legends. Before his days in the OWL, Gamsu was a top laner for Fnatic in LoL. He last played competitive LoL in 2016 with Fnatic and found some success with the team, most notably finishing second place in IEM Katowice behind SK Telecom T1. Prior to OWL’s first season, Gamsu …
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Tyler1 officially signs with T1 as a content creator, streamer
Olivia Richman
Streamer Tyler “Tyler1” Steinkamp was just signed to T1 as a content creator. In a video announcing the signing, Tyler1 had to choose between a blue and red door. The red door offered an “uncertain” and “chaotic” journey. But the option also offered Tyler1 “eternal greatness.” “Come on T! Make the right choice! Don’t make the easy choice! Get over here! Let’s move it!” Tyler1’s conscience exclaimed from atop the …
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Five big trendsetting games to know
William Davis
The gaming industry is one of the biggest financial sectors in the world but that doesn’t mean there is any room for complacency from games developers. The global gaming market is set to generate over $159 billion in revenue this year. According to Newzoo senior market analyst, Thom Wijman, this is a 9.3% year-over-year growth. And it will only grow more as the years go on, reaching a projected $200 …
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Valorant players create new game mode with new Icebox zipline
Olivia Richman
Valorant players are having a lot of fun on Icebox’s ziplines. While the new map’s layout has been causing some frustration for Valorant players that prefer to use abilities over rifles, others have been taking advantage of Icebox’s new features, mainly the horizontal ziplines. This is where they’ve invented a fun, new game mode. Players gather at the zipline running through A Site. When a round begins, as signaled by …
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These are two essential Sova arrows to master on Icebox
M Alzamora
Sova’s arrows are notoriously tricky to launch perfectly every time, but these arrows are as easy as they come for grabbing some much-needed information on Valorant’s new map. Sova’s Recon Bolt give teams the information to strike at a moment’s notice, making them one of the most important pieces of utility in Valorant. Unfortunately, most Sova mains wind up giving away their position as they fire, either by the noise …
League of Legends
G2 Esports vs. Gen.G: Worlds 2020 betting analysis
William Davis
It will most likely be a close fight when G2 Esports clashes with Gen.G in the 2020 League of Legends World Championship quarterfinals. G2 entered the tournament as a dark horse despite their dominant performance at last year’s international events. Even though G2 picked up both LEC trophies this year, they have been looking weaker and definitely beatable this year. G2 is still very experienced and knows how to handle …
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Fans are angry, increasingly toxic over new Valorant map Icebox
Olivia Richman
The Valorant community has been quite prickly about the early arrival of Icebox. Icebox arrived earlier than expected, dropping with the start of Act 3. While the news was met with excitement from Valorant players who wanted new locales and some possible teases of future Valorant updates, Icebox has started to frustrate many players. Icebox is a bit different from previous maps, which were all quite simple and straightforward. The …
League of Legends
Riot nerfs Seraphine on PBE almost immediately after release
William Davis
It didn’t take Seraphine more than a couple of days on the Public Beta Environment (PBE) before Riot realized that she was too strong and needed to be nerfed. The nerfs are mainly targeting Seraphine’s damage, but are also toning down her general utility. Three of her abilities have received a nerf to their AP ratios, indicating that her numbers were a bit too high initially. Q – High Note …
Vitality adds Nivera, will run 6-man team b IEM Global Challenge
Fariha Bhatti
Counter-Strike
Team Vitality has announced the acquisition of up-and-coming Belgian rifler Nabil “Nivera” Benrlitom. This will allow Vitality to join in on the hottest trend in pro Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and use a rotating six-man roster. A relative newcomer to the scene, Nivera is best known as the younger brother of retired CSGO star and current Valorant player Adil “ScreaM” Benrlitom. Nivera spent the bulk of this year competing with Team …
LMBT unbanned by ESIC, calls Commission’s verdicts into question
M Alzamora
Counter-Strike
The ESIC has reversed the ban of forZe head coach Sergey “lmbt” Bezhanov after two weeks when the coach complained that the ESIC hadn’t responded to his appeal. After tweeting that he felt ignored by the ESIC after appealing the ban, the ESIC replied, saying that they would contact him soon. It appeared that the ESIC wasn’t aware of the coach’s appeal until the tweet. lmbt and forZe said that …
Valve clamps down on China’s 128-tick 5E CSGO client with bans
M Alzamora
Counter-Strike
Valve is delivering VAC bans Chinese players who use the third-party client 5E thanks to the “special assistance” it offers to its premium members. 5E is China’s FACEIT, offering the country’s CSGO players with 128-tick servers and detailed post-match statistics. But unlike FACEIT, who parse each match demo and then return it to the player minutes later, 5E has essentially hacked its way into the CSGO client, claiming to have …
Dr Disrespect now has his own Rogue Company skin and map
Olivia Richman
News
“The name is Dr Disrespect. This is my video gaming realm. This is my video game domain.” Popular streamer and personality Herschel “Dr Disrespect” Beahm just revealed a trailer for Rogue Company, a free-to-play multiplayer third-person shooter. Right away, fans could hear his voice and see his signature logos all over the video. “If you think I’m gonna stop right there. If you think that’s the end of the line. …
Suning breaks losing streak versus JD Gaming in Worlds 2020
William Davis
League of Legends
Suning pulled off a major upset over JD Gaming in the 2020 World Championship, securing a spot in semifinals. Suning has defeated JD Gaming for the first time since 2018. The LPL third seed finally broke its losing streak versus JDG when it mattered the most. Suning is advancing and will face the winner between Fnatic and TOP Esports. If there’s one team no one believed could make it past …
Valve reveals plan for when next new Dota 2 heroes will launch
Steven Rondina
Dota 2
With The International 10 Battle Pass now closed, Valve has plotted out its plans for the next few months. In a post published to the official Dota 2 blog, the publisher outlined a number of its plans for the game moving forward. This includes an overhaul of Dota Plus, a new direction for the TI10 Battle Pass guild system, and a new approach to updates in Dota 2. While Valve …
Sentinels’ Sinatraa suffers freak eye injury while working out
Olivia Richman
News
Former Overwatch League MVP and current Valorant superstar Jay “Sinatraa” Won had a bit of a mishap earlier today. Sinatraa shared a “little update” on Twitter on October 15, attaching a shocking photo of his very bruised and bloodshot eye. According to Sinatraa, he injured his eye with a resistance band while working out yesterday. While he “went fully blind for three hours” and had to get some stitches, there’s …
Riot is about to buff Annie and Brand in new patch 10.22
William Davis
League of Legends
The first sneak peeks of LoL patch 10.22 were recently presented by lead gameplay designer Mark “Scuffy” Yetter, and will include adjustments to five champions including Annie and Brand. According to Scuffy, the adjustments will hopefully help some champions to climb back into the League of Legends meta. Annie and Brand especially are in focus, getting some adjustments that will open them up to be viable in more roles around …
Fnatic vs. Top Esports: Worlds 2020 betting analysis
William Davis
League of Legends
Fnatic will take on tournament favorite Top Esports in the quarterfinals at the 2020 League of Legends World Championship. Fnatic did a great job in the group stage by taking games from LGD Gaming, Gen.G, and Team SoloMid. The European squad almost took the top seed in the group but fell short to Gen.G on the final day. A second seed is still acceptable for Fnatic, especially considering the very …
Riot addresses problematic Umbral Glaive bug at Worlds 2020
Olivia Richman
League of Legends
Riot Games developers have finally confirmed a fix for a potentially game-breaking bug fans discovered while watching the group stage at Worlds 2020. Developer Mark “Scruffy” Yetter posted the update on Twitter, stating that the League of Legends team had shipped out a “micropatch” that fixed the Umbral Glaive bug. “This is going into the Worlds build for the rest of the tournament,” Scruffy said. We just shipped out a …
Valve turned down the chance to run TI10 in Shanghai in 2020
Steven Rondina
Dota 2
The indefinite postponement of The International 2020 has had a disastrous effect on the Dota 2 pro scene. But did it need to happen? With the 2020 League of Legends World Championship currently underway and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive set to return to Cologne, Germany for live events in the near future , many are wondering if The International really needed to be postponed indefinitely or if it could have been …
MAD Lions reportedly looking to grab Turkish top laner Armut
William Davis
League of Legends
Papara SuperMassive top laner İrfan “Armut” Tükek may be joining MAD Lions for the 2021 season, according to Turkish Invade Esports. The rumors about the Turkish star top laner were further reported by Esporin, which is one of the biggest Turkish esports news sites. According to sources, the negotiations are now in their final stages. If the rumors are true, the Turkish star top laner will replace Andrei “Orome” Popa …
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