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Counter-Strike Cloud9 looks for new CSGO roster, plans to drop current team By Steven Rondina League of Legends LEC hits 1 million peak viewership for G2 vs. Fnatic finals match By William Davis Dota 2 Team Secret runs through OG, wins Omega League EU Immortal division By Steven Rondina

Counter-Strike

mousesports suspends coach Rejin over cheating with coaching bug Olivia Richman mousesports coach Allan “Rejin” Petersen has been suspended for using a coaching bug while working for previous organizations.  The organization tweeted that Rejin had admitted to “knowing and using” the bug while with Tricked. While they couldn’t find proof that Rejin used the coaching bug while on mousesports, they still decided to suspend him until the investigation has concluded.  “None of our players nor staff were aware of the past …

League of Legends

G2 Esports crushes Fnatic to win 2020 LEC Summer Finals William Davis G2 Esports is the 2020 LEC Summer Split champion after a 3-0 victory against Fnatic. This is the fourth LEC trophy in a row for G2, further solidifying the team as the kings of Europe. The clean sweep was almost a shot-for-shot remake of the spring finals, and leaves Fnatic not really looking like a real rival to G2.  THE #LEC SUMMER 2020 CHAMPIONS: @G2esports! ???? pic.twitter.com/Shifs0ngjn — LEC (@LEC) …

League of Legends

G2’s Caps wins 2020 LEC Summer MVP Award after making LEC Finals William Davis G2 Esports mid laner Rasmus “Caps” Winther has been awarded the 2020 LEC Summer Split MVP Award after an outstanding performance during the entire split.  The Danish mid laner achieved MVP status after two splits where teammate Marcin “Jankos” Jankowski took the award. This is the third time Caps has won most valuable player of the split, the other two came in LEC Spring 2019 and LEC Summer 2018. With …

League of Legends

What is CLG’s LoL roster going to look like in 2021? Nicholas James Counter Logic Gaming is coming off back-to-back bottom of the table finishes in the 2020 LCS Spring and Summer Splits. The organization has already released its coaches Kim “SSONG” Sang-soo and Weldon “Weldon” Green after the regular season ended, signaling big changes for the organization’s future. But what will those changes be? The team is looking at a potential rebuild across the board at all positions, but is locked into …

News Stewie2K may have just leaked that DaZeD is joining T1 By Olivia Richman League of Legends Riot Games reveals how new LoL champions are created By William Davis League of Legends TSM destroys Team Liquid, advances to 2020 LCS Summer Finals By William Davis

League of Legends

G2 beats Rogue in five games, secures LEC finals Fnatic rematch William Davis G2 Esports beat Rogue in an intense five-game series to secure the last spot in the 2020 LEC Summer Split final. This will be the fourth final in a row for G2, with a chance to win its fourth trophy in a row as well. Rogue places third in the split, which is the organization’s best LEC performance to date.  G2 ADVANCE TO THE #LEC FINAL! pic.twitter.com/MubpDFYSA5 — LEC (@LEC) …

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These are the best locations to plant the Spike on Ascent Olivia Richman Planting the Spike is a very important aspect of Valorant that takes a lot more consideration than just dropping it down on the first spot you see. Each site on Ascent has its own popular Spike planting locations, each with its own unique strategy attached. Here’s a closer look at Ascent’s sites and the best spots to plant the Spike to ensure your attacking team has the advantage.  The A …

League of Legends

Why is Yuumi still hated after being nerfed into bad win rates? William Davis Feline enchanter support Yuumi has been thrown out of the meta for over five patches after several previous nerfs.  Yuumi received a big nerf in patch 10.13 when Riot increased the mana cost of Zoomies (E), which greatly affected her sustain. Riot tried to balance her out by buffing Bop ‘N’ Block (P) in patch 10.15, but it was not enough to put Yuumi back at a balanced win rate. …

League of Legends

DAMWON Gaming wins 2020 LCK Summer Split, takes spot in Worlds 2020 William Davis DAMWON Gaming is the 2020 LCK Summer Split champion and secured its pass to the 2020 World Championship. DAMWON took down DragonX with a clean 3-0 sweep and secured top seeding in the LCK. The three-game series was a League of Legends masterclass and DAMWON confirmed itself as the strongest team in South Korea. DAMWON’s top stars are jungler Kim “Canyon” Geon-bu, top laner Jang “Nuguri” Ha-gwon, and mid laner …

Everything you need to know about TFT Set 4: Fates William Davis League of Legends Teamfight Tactics Set 4: Fates is coming to live servers on September 16 with patch 10.19. Here’s everything you need to know about the new TFT set, which includes game-changing mechanics as well as new Little Legends, arena skins, and much more. A new set adds new mechanics to the game, including Chosen, Cultist,  Moonlight, and Warlord. Chosen units appear in the store and are two-star units that sell for …

Geek Fam cuts Dota 2 team due to cancellation of DPC, Raven leaving Fariha Bhatti Dota 2 Only a few days after Reality Rift ceased operations, another Southeast Asian organization has released its Dota 2 team. Geek Fam announced that the organization has released its roster due to the cancelation of the 2019-20 Dota Pro Circuit.  “With the cancelling of Dota 2 Minor and Major tournaments of the season due to safety concerns, it is very difficult for us to continue with the indefinite delay for TI10 …

CSGO veteran steel joins 100 Thieves’ Valorant roster Fariha Bhatti News American esports organization 100 Thieves has announced the addition of Joshua “steel” Nissan to its Valorant roster. Steel will be joining Spencer “Hiko” Martin and Nicholas “nitr0” Cannella on the already star-studded roster. Announcing the newest addition to our VALORANT roster: Steel.@JoshNissan is an incredibly skilled & talented player from the Counter-Strike scene. We’re so excited to start a new chapter of his competitive career with him in VALORANT. Welcome …

WWE reportedly banning wrestlers from streaming on Twitch Steven Rondina News With the live event business currently shut down, pro wrestlers have been finding supplemental income through various social media platforms. That doesn’t sit well with Vince McMahon. According to a report by Raj Giri of Wrestling Inc, the WWE CEO is cracking down on its talent’s use of social media as a source of income. This includes a number of different platforms, primarily Twitch and Cameo. “Some of you are …

Was the return of Diretide just leaked in latest Dota 2 update? Steven Rondina Dota 2 Valve has a big surprise in store for fans, but it might have just let it slip early. The last Dota 2 update included a series of secret files that were discovered and subsequently discussed on Reddit. Data miners sifted through them and found a few interesting tidbits, particularly a line that reads “Event_ID_Diretide_2020.” This has many believing that the classic Halloween game mode is set to return to Dota …

LA Gladiators’ birdring collapses on-air after win over Defiant gabhernandez News Los Angeles Gladiator DPS Ji-hyeok “birdring” Kim played an outstanding match against the Toronto Defiant, but he took a scary spill during the on-screen team reactions. It had been reported the night before the match that birdring didn’t scrimmage with the Gladiators due to feeling ill. Announcers noted his absence when he didn’t appear in the first map of the match.  He was subbed into the game in the second …

T1’s Valorant squad parts ways with crashies and food Fariha Bhatti News After a strong start to its initial Valorant endeavor, famed esports organization T1 is down to only two players on its active roster. T1 announced that it has parted ways with Austin “crashies” Roberts and Victor “food” Wong.  Today we say goodbye to @food_cs and @Crashies.We’re thankful for all the work they put into the team and wish them the best for the future. pic.twitter.com/gHX5CORJDi — T1 (@T1) September 3, …

Former NiP coach Pita admits to cheating with spectator bug Olivia Richman Counter-Strike Ninjas in Pyjamas’ former head coach, Faruk Pita, has revealed that he used the coach spectating bug in 2018 during ESL Pro League Season 8 Europe. Earlier this week, a coaching bug issue was reported by esports referee Michael Slowinski. With help from IT expert Steve Dudenhoeffer, Slowinski had three coaches banned for exploting the coaching bug. This includes Ricardo “dead” Sinigaglia from MIBR and Heroic’s Nicolai “HUNDEN” Petersen. The …

Valve has a new proposed date, location for The International 10 Steven Rondina Dota 2 The International 10 has been left in limbo for a long while, but Valve has a rough idea of when the event might actually happen. As part of a larger update regarding the future of the Dota 2 pro scene and the return of the Dota Pro Circuit, Valve gave an estimate regarding when and where The International 10 might take place. The news of TI10 still taking place in …

Windranger arcana arrives in TI10 Battle Pass, players love it Steven Rondina Dota 2 The International 10 Battle Pass has seen its last premium limited edition skin arrive, and it’s a good one. The Compass of the Rising Gale arcana for Windranger has launched in Dota 2. This was the last of the five premium limited edition skins available for owners of high-level battle passes. The official Dota 2 blog gives an interesting lore explanation of the skin, discussing how Windranger isn’t actually a …

Team Liquid support CoreJJ is the 2020 LCS Summer Split MVP William Davis League of Legends The 2020 LCS Summer Split Honda MVP award goes to Team Liquid support Jo “Corejj” Yong-in after another impressive split. As we are entering the LCS finals weekend, the final summer split award has been announced. CoreJJ wins the award with 146 points, followed by Team SoloMid mid laner Søren “Bjergsen” Bjerg as the runner-up with 111 points. Cloud9 jungler Robert “Blaber” Huang comes in at third with 44 points.  …

Riot is looking to improve client performance in champion select William Davis League of Legends Riot Games announced in a recent dev post that it will be looking to resolve champion select bugs and make the transition to the post-game lobby screen smoother for players.  Through different surveys, developers at Riot have collected information to outline which client problems are the most important frustrating, according to players. Riot has previously worked towards improving the client bootstrap time and will now be focusing on the next …

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