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League of Legends 2020 Worlds Pass, skins hit League of Legends live servers By William Davis Dota 2 4AM officially reveals new Dota 2 team with Somnus, fy, Yang By Steven Rondina Counter-Strike ENCE skirts ESIC punishment, moves coach Twista to analyst role By M Alzamora

Counter-Strike

This Nuke boost by tarik is the best crazy play of 2020 M Alzamora Tarik “tarik” Celek used all four teammates for a Nuke boost to grab a tag on a defender at match point. Every CSGO player has a trick they pull out at when they’re up 15-14. It has to be a good one, a trick so new or so ancient that it all but guarantees the win. During a recent FACEIT game, tarik pulled out a classic boost that required two …

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Pokimane uses old transphobic meme, angers streaming community Olivia Richman Popular variety streamer Imane “Pokimane” Anys has been back on Twitch less than a month and is already at the center of drama.  Pokimane fans have consistently been called “simps” throughout 2020, with many in the streaming community mocking them for spending money on a content creator “just because she’s a woman.” The “simp” meme became even bigger when controversial YouTuber Leafy alleged that Pokimane was hiding the fact that …

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NRG Esports looking to form Valorant team led by Gen.G’s daps, s0m M Alzamora NRG Esports is working on a deal that would take Sam “s0m” Oh away from Gen.G and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. This would allow him to serve as an anchor for a new Valorant roster. According to RushB Media, NRG Esports is courting the talented s0m and two other CSGO veterans, Damien “daps” Steele and retired coach Chet “ImAPet” Singh, to form the foundation of its Valorant roster. daps spent nine …

League of Legends

Top Esports vs. DragonX: Worlds 2020 betting analysis, odds William Davis Tournament favorites Top Esports will meet LCK second seed DragonX on the third day of the 2020 League of Legends World Championship group stage.  Top Esports enters the tournament with high expectations surrounding them, even though it’s the first Worlds appearance for the organization. Young players such as midlaner Zhuo “knight” Ding and support Liang “yuyanjia” Jia-Yuan will need to withstand the pressure from fans and perform like they have …

Counter-Strike The Negev has been unbanned in CSGO pro play since 2018 By M Alzamora Counter-Strike ESL and DreamHack officially merge into ESL Gaming By M Alzamora News When is the next Steam sale in 2020? By M Alzamora

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UoL Nomanz: “I think we are really strong, even against TOP Esports.” Olivia Richman Unicorns of Love surprised the world with its strong run through the 2020 League of Legends World Championship play-ins.  Mid laner Yev “Nomanz” Yakshin’s made sure to put in a lot of preparation to help his team achieve this. Now, Nomanz and his squad are contemplating their Group Stage competition. They will be in Group D, facing DRX, TOP Esports, and FlyQuest. WIN.gg spoke with Nomanz about UoL’s Play-In journey …

Counter-Strike

Cloud9 and Gen.G withdraw from IEM New York Online M Alzamora Cloud9 and Gen.G have withdrawn from IEM New York Online. The tournament was billed as the final chance for North American teams to gain points towards qualifying for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive’s next Major, but both teams revealed that they wouldn’t participate in the tournament in an announcement from ESL.  At first glance, fans might think that the departure of Gen.G’s in-game leader Damian “daps” Steele and C9’s unfinished roster are …

Dota 2

Former FlyToMoon player Flow succumbs to cancer at age 25 Steven Rondina Dota 2 pro Alexander “Flow” Sazonov has passed away.   According to Russian caster Vitalii Nikolaevich “v1lat” Volochai, the offlaner succumbed to cancer after a prolonged battle with the disease. He was 25 years old. The news was revealed by v1lat on Twitter. Rest in peace, Flow! Ты боролся до конца, но эта зараза оказалась таки сильнее…#fuckcancer — Vitalii Volochai (@v1lat) September 30, 2020 Maincast confirmed the news not long …

League of Legends

The best Worlds 2020 Pick Em predictions William Davis This article covers the Worlds 2020 group stage. If you’re looking for Pick Em predictions for Worlds quarterfinals and playoffs, you can find them here! Now that Play-Ins are done, it’s time to get excited for the 2020 World Championship main event. This year, the rewards are not as interesting as the ones players available 2019. The player that earns the most points in the event will receive a Pick’em …

UoL proves that CIS is strongest wildcard region at Worlds 2020 William Davis League of Legends Unicorns of Love advanced to the 2020 League of Legends World Championship main event by knocking out Papara SuperMassive in a clean sweep.  THE @UnicornsOfLove SWEEP THEIR WAY INTO THE #WORLDS2020 GROUP STAGE! pic.twitter.com/2kXFy33lH7 — LoL Esports (@lolesports) September 30, 2020 The last match of the Worlds play-in stage was a duel between two of the strongest wildcard regions. The LCL’s Unicorns of Love was looking to continue its dominant …

How will LGD do in the 2020 LoL World Championship main event? William Davis League of Legends After a shaky start in the 2020 League of Legends World Championship, LGD Gaming qualified for the main event. LGD’s Worlds 2020 run didn’t go as the team expected but regardless of the results, the fourth LPL seed secured a spot in the group stage. LGD is getting seeded directly into group C where it will face Team SoloMid, Fnatic, and Gen.G. LGD was supposed to dominate play-ins and make …

Worlds 2020 play-ins are best ever thanks to TCL, CIS, and OPL Nicholas James League of Legends Emerging regions have taken the 2020 League of Legends World Championsip play-ins by storm. Both groups appeared to be mostly decided before the tournament even began. Group A would see Team Liquid and MAD Lions secure spots in the next stage. LGD Gaming was predicted to top Group B with four smaller regional teams fighting for the last spot. But at the end of the round robin stage, the leagues …

Team SoloMid vs. Fnatic LoL Worlds 2020 betting analysis William Davis League of Legends The first day of the 2020 League of Legends World Championship main event will include a highly anticipated match between western giants Fnatic and Team SoloMid. The two fan favorites will be jockeying for position, likely battling for second place as Korea’s Gen.G stands as the clear favorite in the group. That makes this a critical match for both teams as they look to gain an early edge on the …

Cloud9 reportedly set to keep floppy for new Colossus roster Fariha Bhatti Counter-Strike Cloud9 may not be ready to completely part ways with its current American-South African Counter-Strike roster.  Ricky “floppy” Kemery has reportedly decided to remain with Cloud9’s active roster and will be joining the new will be joining the new “colossus” roster led by Alex “ALEX” McMeekin. The rifler had previously declined Cloud9’s offer to stay with the organization.  Cloud9 has been undergoing a major revamp of its Counter-Strike team. General …

New Odyssey, Halloween skins set to arrive in League of Legends William Davis League of Legends The Odyssey skin line is making its return to League of Legends with five new intergalactic skins.  In the latest Public Beta Environment preview, five new skins were revealed for the popular Odyssey skin line. Champions set to receive a fresh new look include Kha’Zix, Aatrox, Sivir, Twisted Fate, and Karma.  PBE Preview: Odyssey’s back! ???? ???? Odyssey Kha’Zix???? ???? Odyssey Aatrox⭐ ???? Odyssey Sivir⭐ ???? Odyssey Twisted Fate⭐ ???? …

Sneaky’s crazy new catgirl outfit is his big return to cosplay Olivia Richman League of Legends Zachary “Sneaky” Scuderi’s cosplays have been a bit minimal lately, like his recent e-girls and gamer girl-inspired looks, but that just changed.  The former League of Legends pro revealed an elaborate, adorable, anime-themed cosplay on Twitter. With a long, white wig, cat ears, and a black and blue maid mini-skirt, Sneaky completely embodied Vanilla from Nekopara in her Race Queen getup. Sneaky’s cosplay was complete with a cat tail.  Vanilla …

Valorant’s skin bundles are only available for a limited time M Alzamora News Riot’s monetization plans may not include loot boxes, but the developer has found a safer way to entice players into buying Valorant’s cosmetic weapon bundles. Valorant’s high-end weapon skin bundles are only available in a collection format for a limited time before the cosmetics leave the store forever. While players may get the opportunity to purchase the game’s flashy skins, like those found in its Elderflame Collection, they will only …

Uniboy speaks on PSG Talon’s shock Play-Ins run at Worlds 2020 Jared Wynne League of Legends PSG Talon is heading to the main event group stage at the 2020 World Championship despite having to play through the Play-Ins stage with multiple substitues, including Chen “Uniboy” Chang-Chu.   Coming over from ahq Esports Club along with teammate Hsiao “Kongyue” Jen-Tso, mid laner Uniboy not only proved an effective substitute for PSG, he showed himself to be one of the team’s most reliable carries during a successful Play-Ins …

Riot reveals list of Mythic, Legendary items for 2021 preseason William Davis League of Legends The 2021 preseason changes are ready to hit the Public Beta Environment and Riot Games has revealed a complete breakdown of the new item overhaul. Preseason PBE is today – before it drops we have a (quite long) article about all of the significant mythic and legendary item changes. I’ll be breaking down the major changes and our thoughts by class.https://t.co/vLojieoEvc — Mark Yetter (@MarkYetter) September 29, 2020 Riot has …

Heretics terminates coach B1GGY for using exploit Fariha Bhatti Counter-Strike Heretics has announced the termination of coach Morgan “B1GGY” Madour following Esports Integrity Commission’s recent verdict regarding a spectator bug. The ESIC confirmed that B1GGY is guilty of abusing the bug and will no longer be a part of its Counter-Strike: Global Offensive division.  Many coaches came forward with their confessions as soon as ESIC began the investigation. However, the list of confirmed cheaters also revealed several unexpected names. B1GGY …

The operator finally gets nerfed, but not everyone agrees Olivia Richman News Valorant developers have big nerfs in mind for the Operator after players have continued to call the weapon OP.  At first, developers seemingly denied that the Operator was overpowered despite many players claiming there were no strategies to outplay the expensive weapon. Valorant game designer Nicholas “Nickwu” Smith said in a developer blog that the Operator wasn’t OP, but that developers were looking for ways to “smooth out the experience.”  …

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