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League of Legends Lack of NA amateur development blamed for poor Worlds performance By Nicholas James Counter-Strike What’s next for oSee and ex-Cloud9 players after losing floppy? By M Alzamora Counter-Strike s0m leaves Gen.G, retires from CSGO to join NRG Valorant roster By Fariha Bhatti

League of Legends

The best composition to help you win your Clash Worlds Cup William Davis 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 …

Dota 2

Forev joins Team Adroit as stand-in after stint with Fnatic Fariha Bhatti 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 …

Dota 2

Team Secret vs. Yellow Submarine ESL One Germany betting analysis Steven Rondina 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 …

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Is G2 Esports the dark horse in Worlds 2020? William Davis 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. …

League of Legends What went wrong for Team Liquid at Worlds 2020? By William Davis League of Legends Machi Esports struggles with macro play, gets eliminated from Worlds 2020 By William Davis League of Legends Suning vs. G2 Esports: betting analysis at Worlds 2020 By William Davis

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Hashinshin says he was investigated by FBI, claims innocence Olivia Richman League of Legends content creator Robert “Hashinshin” Brotz has been permanently banned from Twitch, but he’s still using YouTube to speak out against grooming accusations made against him this year.  Recently, Hashinshin posted a YouTube video claiming that he was investigated by the FBI. He also claims that they found him to have been innocent.  In the video, Hashinshin went over the timeline of events involved in the accusations against …

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Common mistakes Valorant players make, and how to fix them Olivia Richman When players first pick up Valorant, it can seem pretty straightforward. Run to the site, use abilities to block off pathways, and then plant the spike. But players who want to climb the ranks or play competitively have to keep a bit more in mind when they enter a match. There are a lot of things new players may not be aware of. Luckily, most are easy fixes and will …

League of Legends

These are the best performing players in Worlds 2020’s groups William Davis All teams at the 2020 League of Legends World Championship main event have played its first three games. But which players have been the most dominant so far? The first round-robin of the Worlds group stage has been concluded and teams are now entering the final days where all four groups will be settled. Some players have come out of the first games with a lot of confidence, while some …

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Riot kills Pantheon support, nerfs new champion Samira again William Davis While the 2020 World Championship is booming in Shanghai, Riot Games still has to keep the game fresh and exciting. Lead gameplay designer Mark “Scuffy” Yetter recently presented a look at the upcoming patch 10.21 and what it has in store for players. 10.21 Patch Preview with changes. Not 100% locked down but almost finalized. pic.twitter.com/5GkNJE36jW — Mark Yetter (@MarkYetter) October 6, 2020 The patch will not affect the 2020 …

This Counter-Strike mod is the true origin behind Among Us M Alzamora Counter-Strike A mod based on Counter-Strike was the original Among Us, even if it has been largely fogotten since. Murder mysteries aren’t new, but their appearance in popular games and streaming is. With Twitch streamers lying and scheming their way out of certain doom, the newly popularized game Among Us has found new life through the streaming community. But despite the game’s reputation as being unique, there was one CS mod …

Cloud9 confirms floppy’s CSGO signing was worth big money M Alzamora Counter-Strike Cloud9 has almost finished its roster with the addition of Ricky “floppy” Kemery in a deal C9’s general manager Henry Greer said was worth more than $430,000. Floppy is the only player that has survived a Cloud9 rebuild that started when the team announced that it would release the organization’s current roster after a mere eight months. The South African esports team ATK agreed to a roster transfer with Cloud9 …

Valorant Episode 1 Act III will introduce new agent Olivia Richman News Valorant fans were excited when Riot announced a new map for Act III.  Developers originally stated that Icebox would be coming in Episode 2, but surprised players with its early release to avoid an “empty episode scenario.” It seemed like a good move, considering Valorant players only had three maps to cycle through previously. The exciting development made players even more hyped for what Act III will have in store …

Riot Games shuts down the Oceanic Pro League William Davis League of Legends Riot Games has announced that the Oceanic Pro League (OPL) and Riot’s Sydney office will be shutting down.  The OPL started five years ago with a goal to build a competitive and sustainable league to drive both commercial growth and fan engagement in the region. Sadly, the OPL never turned into the league that Riot had hoped for and will now be shutting down after not meeting its goals.  An …

Valorant Act 3 will include new winter-themed map Icebox Fariha Bhatti News Valorant’s map pool will finally get some new scenery as Riot has announced the addition of a new map, Icebox. The developers dropped a teaser trailer on social media that featured some interesting clips from the new locale.  Take on the tundra when Icebox drops with Act III. pic.twitter.com/Mu7OzbLHXF — VALORANT (@PlayVALORANT) October 6, 2020 Icebox will be the second addition to Valorant’s standard map rotation after Ascent. Initially, the …

Blizzard closing down French office despite strong profits Steven Rondina News In what is becoming a regular story in the video game industry news cycle, Activision Blizzard has followed up strong earnings reports with layoffs. This time, Bloomberg is reporting that the publisher behind Call of Duty and Overwatch is shutting down its Versailles office in France. The office employed approximately 400. The departments most impacted by this latest round of layoffs are customer service, marketing, and localization.  Activision Blizzard previously …

All the key points and features in Valorant’s new map Icebox Olivia Richman News After weeks of teasing, Valorant finally introduced a new map called Icebox.  Icebox will be coming to Valorant when Act III begins next week. The snow-covered map features a giant battleship on one side of the map, pulled into a dockyard with large shipping containers. There’s a big building with multiple floors on the other side of the map, complete with ropes that appear to act like ziplines. Parts of …

mousesports releases Rejin after admission to CSGO cheating M Alzamora Counter-Strike mousesports announced that it has released head coach Allan “⁠Rejin⁠” Petersen after his involvement in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive’s coaching exploit scandal. Rejin was one of 37 coaches who received punishments handed down by the Esports Integrity Coalition after it investigated reports that CSGO coaches had exploited a flaw in CSGO’s spectator code. The exploit gave coaches free reign over a CSGO server by allowing them to spectate any spot on …

What is ability haste in League of Legends and how does it work? William Davis League of Legends As part of the 2021 preseason item overhaul, Riot is getting rid of the cooldown reduction (CDR) stat and replacing it with the new ability haste.  Riot’s goal for Season 11 is to enable greater flexibility in how players cast their abilities more often and to give clearer build options. To avoid unnecessary confusion, Riot has chosen to rename cooldown reduction to ability haste.  The rework has still left people …

TSM is still without wins at Worlds 2020 and it may stay that way William Davis League of Legends LGD Gaming sent Team SoloMid to the bottom of group C after beating them at the 2020 League of Legends World Championship.  TSM needed a win against LGD after losing its first two games at Worlds. Going down 0-3 in groups is almost impossible to come back from, so TSM had to showcase their absolute best play. Unfortunately for TSM, LGD was not an easy opponent after they beat Fnatic …

Fnatic hands Gen.G first loss at Worlds 2020, exploits weaknesses William Davis League of Legends Fnatic handed Gen.G its first loss at the 2020 League of Legends World Championship group stage after an impressive team effort.  Gen.G has been succeeding with its controlled late game play style so far at Worlds. But against Fnatic, they tried something new. Instead of a team fight oriented composition, Gen.G went for the Nidalee in the jungle and Renekton on top. The duo is known to be very strong …

FlyQuest needs upset at Worlds 2020 to advance from groups William Davis League of Legends FlyQuest lost its second game at the 2020 League of Legends World Championship group stage after falling short against DragonX. The loss to DRX makes it difficult for FlyQuest to advance from the group, with only three games left to play. It seems likely that the LCS underdogs will have to make an upset against either Top Esports or DRX to have a chance at securing a top-two seed in …

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