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Dota 2 Fnatic drops Jabz, adds ex-TNC eyyou due to iceiceice hiatus By Steven Rondina Counter-Strike Ukraine has now recognized esports as an official sport By Olivia Richman Counter-Strike Valve finally speaks on coaches caught cheating with exploit By M Alzamora

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Blast Twitch Invitational marks Blast entry in Valorant esports gabhernandez Blast is expanding into the Valorant arena by joining forces with Riot to bring one of the biggest Valorant events of 2020. The Danish tournament organizer is officially dipping its toes in Valorant esports by partnering up with Riot Games to bring about one of the most anticipated Valorant events of 2020. This event will be Blast’s debut in the Valorant competitive scene with a prize pool of a whopping …

Dota 2

TI champion Fear announces hiatus from competitive Dota 2 gabhernandez Business Associates is set to continue without its in-game leader.  Clinton “Fear” Loomis’ took to twitter to address rumors of his departure from the current lineup of Business Associates. BA’s hard support player and in-game leader Fear’s tweet was a reply to fans questioning his absence in the BTS Pro Series Americas Season 3 lineup.  Three players from BA were seen playing the match along with two new additions in …

Apex Legends

Apex Legend’s DUMMIES Big Day removed due to major bugs Olivia Richman “We’re hitting pause on the party.”  Soon after DUMMIES Big Day went live on Apex Legends servers, Respawn developers removed the limited-time mode.  Respawn took to Twitter to inform fans that the fun mode would be removed after they discovered a bug that caused server crashes when a player was away from their keyboard on character select.  “For the health of the game and our players, we’re turning it off …

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Valorant players call on Riot to fix broken vision cones Olivia Richman Valorant players are convinced that the game’s broken vision cones are sabotaging their own teams.  A vision cone is a person’s area and angle of sight. It’s what they see without their peripheral vision. In a first-person shooter like Valorant, the vision cone is important in that it shows where a player is aiming towards.  In Valorant, some players have noticed that their vision cones are not matching the view …

League of Legends 2020 World Championship icons and emotes are live on the PBE By William Davis League of Legends T1 loses to Gen.G in LCK gauntlet, will miss LoL Worlds 2020 By William Davis League of Legends Riot reveals Mythic items and new item shop for next LoL season By William Davis

Counter-Strike

ESL cancels Rio Major, reveals IEM Global Challenge plans M Alzamora Valve and ESL have announced that the ESL One Rio Major has officially been cancelled. The event was previously scheduled for November 2020. The announcement comes after months of speculation that ESL Rio would not take place due to the ongoing global situation which has caused extreme travel restrictions to and from Brazil and other countries around the world. ESL finished its announcement by stating that, as of now, there …

Counter-Strike

missharvey calls out Valve for not supporting competitive CSGO Olivia Richman Counter-Strike: Global Offensive veteran Stephanie “missharvey” Harvey was not afraid of calling out Valve in a recent column where she discussed the game’s competitive scene.  In a column for Dexerto, missharvey said she was worried for CSGO’s future due to the first-person shooter’s lack of fresh material. For that, she blames the game’s developers, Valve, who she feel don’t properly “cherish” their players or “strive to make the scene better.” …

League of Legends

Riot wants to kill ADC Senna in last patch before Worlds 2020 William Davis The preview for the 2020 World Championship patch has arrived and it includes some interesting buffs and nerfs that might have an effect on the Worlds meta.  As per usual, lead gameplay designer for League of Legends Mark “Scuffy” Yetter has provided a list of detailed buffs and nerfs.  10.19 Preview with full changes:-We got some more 10.18 data and Talon and Nunu are actually not as strong as they …

Dota 2

TI10 prize pool hits $36 million, pads record for largest esports prize pool ever Steven Rondina The International 10 continues to add to its prize pool, and it’s hard to imagine any other esports event matching its incredible sum. The TI10 prize pool has officially surpassed the $36 million mark, piling more money onto the record-breaking amount. This follows the launch of Windranger’s Compass of the Rising Gale arcana skin, the fifth and final premium skin exclusive to players with highly leveled TI10 Battle Passes.  36. …

dafran reemerges after social media disappearance as farmer gabhernandez News Former professional Overwatch League player and Twitch streamer Daniel “dafran” Francesca is looking to plant himself in a new career according to an Instagram post  Back in June, dafran made a lengthy post on Twitter explaining how he was set to enter a new chapter in his life in farming. Due to his spotty past in esports and his reputation as an online troll, many thought he was just messing …

CSPPA still has FalleN and MIBR ranked in top 10 despite slump M Alzamora Counter-Strike The Counter-Strike Professional Players’ Association’s rankings need some serious work, especially when it comes to MIBR’s place in them. Rankings are found across all sports, whether it’s a top ten list of League of Legends mid laners or the best teams in the National Football League. But rankings in CSGO are more meaningful. They determine which teams get invited to some of the worlds biggest tournaments, which teams have to …

Caps calls G2 the greatest EU roster ever, but is it really? William Davis League of Legends After G2 Esports won its fourth consecutive LEC trophy, Danish mid laner Rasmus “Caps” Winther spoke very highly about his team, calling it the best European roster ever.  In an interview with Skysports, Caps said that he thinks it’s fair to call G2 the greatest European rosters after both domestic and international success in recent years.  “I think it’s fair to say we’re the greatest EU roster – we obviously …

TSM Subroza disses Viper, says no buffs can help her see play Olivia Richman News There was a trend going around in the Valorant community in which players suggested outrageous agent improvements. It was all fun and games until TSM’s Yassine “Subroza” Taoufik made the Twitter trend a little too real.  make killjoy turret shoot sova recon darts — TSM drone (@Dronecsgo) September 6, 2020 In a reply to a teammate’s Killjoy buff, Subroza tweeted that Viper’s ultimate, Viper’s Pit, should utilize the entire map. …

DAMWON Nuguri diagnosed with collapsed lung heading into Worlds William Davis League of Legends DAMWON Gaming top laner Jang “Nuguri” Ha-gwon was diagnosed with a collapsed lung following the team’s win against DragonX in the 2020 LCK Summer Split final. The LCK summer champions didn’t get to celebrate their victory for long before top laner Nuguri reported that he was feeling short of breath and had chest pains. He was quickly checked into a hospital and diagnosed with pneumothorax, a collapsed lung. He underwent …

These are the best champions for LoL’s One for All game mode William Davis League of Legends Temporary game mode One for All is live now as part of the PsyOps 2020 event, and we have assembled the best champions to use in conquering Summoner’s Rift. One for All will be available through October 5. One for All is one of the oldest game modes in League of Legends, as it was first released in 2013. The mechanics of this mode are simple. Players go through a …

Stewie2K rants on CSGO match fixing as investigations continue Olivia Richman Counter-Strike Team Liquid Counter-Strike: Global Offensive veteran Jake “Stewie2K” Yip has been quite vocal about match fixing taking place in the Mountain Dew League.  The Mountain Dew League was once known as the top competition for tier-two CSGO teams looking to get their names on the map. But recently, the MDL has been in the spotlight for something very different than its promising talent. On September 3, the Esports Integrity Commission …

TSM goes deeper on streaming, signs Twitch streamer Pokelawls Olivia Richman News TSM is building up its content creation team with one of the most popular personalities on Twitch.  The esports organization announced that Pokelawls is joining as a streamer. On Twitter, TSM called the new signing a “dub,” most likely atrributable to Pokelawls ever-growing popularity as a streamer. He has over 678,000 followers on Twitch, where he streams Overwatch as well as Just Chatting, VR, and IRL categories. On YouTube, he …

Which teams are qualified for the 2020 LoL World Championship? William Davis League of Legends The 2020 World Championship is right around the corner and all teams save for one have been decided. But who will be fighting for the Summoner’s Cup this year? Once again, teams from all around the world will compete to determine the best League of Legends team in the world. Originally, 24 teams were set to compete, but unfortunately Vietman’s VCS teams won’t be able to attend due to travel …

HenryG takes on GM role for Cloud9 CSGO team, done casting M Alzamora Counter-Strike Cloud9 has brought on Henry “HenryG” Greer as its Counter-Strike: Global Offensive general manager while also adding former 100 Thieves coach Aleksandar “Kassad” Trifunovic as the team’s new head coach. Cloud9 announced the signings of HenryG and Kassad on September 7, setting off the North American team’s rebuild that was reported just the day before. The move comes mere days after HenryG announced his retirement as a CSGO commentator following …

This is why Shen jungle works, as proven by TSM and G2 William Davis League of Legends Shen is known as a strong top laner with great early game dueling power and global presence, but the ninja is starting to see play in the jungle as well. But what makes Shen a strong jungler? Shen was picked up by Team SoloMid jungler Mingyi “Spica” Lu in the 2020 LCS Summer Split lower bracket final against Team Liquid. The pick came as a surprise to fans as well …

Team SoloMid wins the 2020 LCS Summer Split by defeating FlyQuest William Davis League of Legends Team SoloMid is the 2020 LCS Summer Split champion after an intense five-game series against FlyQuest. TSM lived up to expectations and earned its first LCS title since 2017. Now, TSM is heading to the 2020 League of Legends World Championship as the LCS’s first seed and it’s guaranteed to avoid Top Esports, DAMWON Gaming, and G2 Esports in the first round. WE ARE THE BEST TEAM IN NORTH AMERICA …

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