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League of Legends Fans concerned with EDG response to sexual harassment claims By Olivia Richman News Ninjas in Pyjamas announces eMIL as Valorant head coach By Olivia Richman League of Legends How will the new Mythical items change League of Legends? By Nicholas James

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Twitch suspends YouTuber Leafy after Pokimane harassment Olivia Richman Controversial YouTuber LeafyIsHere has been banned on Twitch.  Leafy was banned from YouTube last month for continuously creating videos about streamer Imane “Pokimane” Anys. Many of the videos were considered to just be clickbait since Pokimane was in the thumbnail but the videos were largely about investing. Previously, Leafy had infamously published a video calling out Pokimane for having a boyfriend.  Leafy also took the drama to Twitter, where he …

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Gen.G and Fnatic are dark horses to watch for at Worlds 2020 William Davis The favorites for the 2020 World Championship have already been agreed upon by both experts and fans. But which teams could end up surprising everyone with a deep run at the tournament? 22 teams will fight for glory and the Summoner’s Cup at Worlds in Shanghai, and some teams are bigger favorites than others. The LPL is considered the strongest regional league, represented by favorites such as Top Esports and …

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Destiny loses Twitch partnership for “encouraging violence” Olivia Richman Popular streamer Steven Kenneth “Destiny” Bonnell II has lost his Twitch partnership for “encouraging violence.”  Destiny is a variety streamer with over 576,000 followers on Twitch. He’s well known for playing League of Legends, although he’s been found in the Just Chatting category in recent broadcasts. Although there has been no official statement from Twitch on the partnership matter, Destiny did note earlier today that the streaming platform had emailed …

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Valorant dev says ranked only considers player wins and damage M Alzamora In Riot’s “Ask Valorant #7,” a curious player asked an interesting question: what statistics really count when Riot calculates their ranking? Some players might not like Riot’s answer. According to Valorant senior producer Ian Fielding, support mains had better start pumping out the damage if they want to rank up. When asked whether or not Valorant’s ranking system takes into account assists that aren’t based on damage, such as a …

News Women-only FTW Summer Showdown event added to Ignition Series By gabhernandez News Riot working on Valorant map rotation with improved RNG By gabhernandez Counter-Strike Daps out at Gen.G, will finish with team at ESL Pro League By M Alzamora

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This CSGO pistol guide has everything you need to know M Alzamora Pistols in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive can be a mystery. We’re here to help you solve it. CSGO’s pistols have spawned countless memes and headaches, but they’ve also made for some of the most impressive highlights the game has ever seen. Everyone clearly remembers when Nikola “niKo” Kovač dominated FaZe Clan on Cache with just a lone Deagle. A walkthrough showing off each pistol’s strengths, weaknesses, and limitations can help everyday …

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ENCE suspends Twista for using CSGO coaching bug exploit gabhernandez Finnish coach Slaava “Twista” Räsänen has been suspended by ENCE until further notice, following his confessing to exploiting the infamous coaching bug. Slaava admitted to using the bug in 2017 during his time at iGame.com. ENCE announced the news of his suspension in a press release and further clarified that Slaava has never used the exploit during his tenure with the Finnish organization. Slaava joined ENCE as the head coach …

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G2 Jankos asked to shut down his Twitch stream from Shanghai William Davis G2 Esports jungler Marcin “Jankos” Jankowski did his first stream after arriving in Shanghai, but he was quickly asked to shut it down after streaming for just over an hour.  Teams are beginning to arrive in Shanghai, where the 2020 World Championship will soon be held. All players and staff were sent for 14-day quarantines right after arriving, which means that players will have a lot of time on their …

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League of Legends players are torn over end of Clubs feature Olivia Richman The League of Legends community has mixed feelings about Clubs being shut down.  Riot Games has announced that it is shutting down its in-game Clubs feature for League of Legends “in the near future,” which will most likely be around the end of the year. This feature allows LoL players to find one another within the game, queuing up with people who may not already be on their friend list.  …

Live Dota 2 events are back with China’s Dota 2 Pro Cup Steven Rondina Dota 2 The first live Dota 2 events since the cancellation of the Dota Pro Circuit have been revealed. The China Dota 2 Pro Cup will feature 10 top Chinese teams battling for a prize pool worth approximately $74,000. The event stands out as the first Dota 2 event to take place in a LAN setting since March. Eight teams will be invited to the event, with the current list standing as …

PUBG pro player booted from tournament for racist language Olivia Richman News A PlayerUnknown’s BATTLEGROUNDS pro player by the name of BuYoHoo was suspended from the final day of the PCS2 ASIA tournament for “discriminatory speech.”  PUBG Esports’s official Twitter account recently told followers that there was an active investigation into the Global Esports Xsset Ace player on day five of the tournament. When the investigation concluded, BuYoHoo was immediately suspended from PCS2. His team also had five points deducted from their …

How best to level up your game William Davis News Older generations don’t understand esports sometimes. The median age for esports viewers in the US is 29, with 39% of viewers being 25 to 34 years old. But no matter what parents and politicians say, making it big in the competitive arena of esports takes a lot of practice, training, and perseverance.  To the uninitiated, it may look like someone just playing a video game all day. But pro gaming …

Riot reveals new skin plans for the remainder of 2020 William Davis League of Legends Riot Games has provided a big update on skins for the remainder of 2020 in a new dev post.  Riot has been releasing more skins each year and is planning to continue that trend. In the recent dev post, it was announced that Riot is expecting to exceed its goal for new skins through 2020. The original goal was to create 120 new skins, but it looks like the number …

Pokimane is back streaming on Twitch after her burnout break Olivia Richman News Pokimane fans, followers, viewers, and simps, mark your calendars.  Twitch star Imane “Pokimane” Anys recently revealed that she will be returning to the streaming platform on September 11, 2020. It’s been almost 40 days since she took her streaming hiatus due to a lack of motivation and burnout.  In the tweet, Pokimane appeared excited to return.  “See you there,” she said.  official return stream:this friday 12PM PST / 3PM EST …

Ninja joins shroud in returning to Twitch after Mixer closure Steven Rondina Fortnite Tyler “Ninja” Blevins’ time as a streaming free agent has come to an end. The popular Fortnite player announced that he is officially set to return to Twitch. This comes after an extended stretch that saw him without a permanent home after Mixer’s closure. To new beginnings. @ninja pic.twitter.com/UbBSDwezvy — Twitch (@Twitch) September 10, 2020 No details on the deal were revealed. Ninja’s slow return to Twitch likely stems from …

LS confirms that he has gotten offers from NA, EU, Korea, China William Davis League of Legends The popular LCK caster and League of Legends content creator Nick “LS” Cesare recently confirmed that he has been approached by esports organizations from several regions.  A recent report by Inven Global claimed that LS had been approached by two big organizations, one of them being the LCK’s T1. It was not reported exactly what position LS had been offered, but fans are speculating that it could either be a …

KkOma steps down as head coach at Vici Gaming, and this is why William Davis League of Legends Vici Gaming head coach Kim “KkOma” Jeong-gyun has stepped down from the team due to family reasons.  KkOma will be traveling home to Korea to spend time with his family as he will soon become a father. KkOma has been the head coach for the LPL team Vici Gaming since December last year after coaching SK Telecom T1 for seven years prior to that.  Farewell, kkOma!https://t.co/c4inqDbVVL pic.twitter.com/GzHZbPWqlH — VICI Gaming …

Forsen is banned on Twitch again, fans are wondering why Olivia Richman News Twitch partner Sebastian “Forsen” Fors has been banned from the popular streaming platform.  Neither Forsen nor Twitch have publicly stated why the popular streamer was suspended. Yesterday, Forsen streamed for 6.5 hours to over 8,400 average concurrent viewers. He received the most views while playing Minecraft, with a peak of over 10,800 viewers. Forsen also just chatted with his followers and fans, but Minecraft has been his main game of …

Cloud9 signs Vitality’s ALEX to massive $1.6 million deal M Alzamora Counter-Strike Cloud9 has announced the first official signing of its latest rebuild. The massive deal saw them steal ex-Team Vitality in-game leader Alex “ALEX” McMeekin to a massive deal. The move was officially revealed this morning when ALEX appeared on 1PV’s livestream wearing a Cloud9 jersey to go along with a tweet from the North American org that revealed the exact details of ALEX’s three-year contract.  Cloud9 Unleash the Colossus ☄????Player: …

ALEX bids farewell to Vitality, hints at his next team gabhernandez Counter-Strike Alex “ALEX” McMeekin, who has been warming the Team Vitality bench for quite some time, has finally decided to take his leave. The 24 year old, now-former in-game leader took to Twitter to confirm his departure from Vitality. ALEX joined Vitality in December 2018 and took over the position of IGL, replacing Vincent “Happy” Schopenhauer. During his short tenure, he helped to win the French team plenty of titles and …

Ex-Alliance players 33 and Fata form new team in BTS Pro Series Steven Rondina Dota 2 A new contender has been revealed in the European region. The BTS Pro Series Season 3 Europe and CIS event is set to feature a number of familiar faces including Ninjas in Pyjamas, B8, and Vikin.gg. Also listed is a new team named mudgolems, a squad made up of a number of proven veterans. The lineup listed for BTS Pro Series stands as follows: Oliver “skiter” Lepko Duško “BoraNija” Boranijaševic …

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