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League of Legends Riot teases Dr. Mundo rework, 3 new champions in champion roadmap By William Davis News MAD Lions vs. Team Liquid: Worlds 2020 play-in betting analysis By William Davis News Valorant exploring left-hand view models, hit registration By M Alzamora

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ESIC finishes CSGO coaching bug investigation, verdict coming soon M Alzamora The Esports Integrity Commission is set to release the results of its investigation into Counter-Strike: Global Offensive’s coaching exploit, but there’s a “but.” After the reveal that several professional CSGO coaches used an exploit to gain an unfair advantage in professional games going as far back as 2015, the Commission will release its findings on Monday, September 28, according to a tweet from the organization’s official Twitter account. ESIC is …

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Doublelift roasted by LPL teams ahead of 2020 World Championship William Davis Team SoloMid’ Yiliang “Doublelift” Peng got completely owned by the LPL teams in a trash talk video promoting the event. The LPL teams released a video roasting their competitor at the 2020 World Championship and Doublelift received a personal message. “Doublelift, the only game you have left might be your trash talk game,” TOP Esports jungler Hung “Karsa” Hao-Hsuan said on the video. “Wait, you’re even wearing the trash you …

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All about Overwatch 2’s release date, new heroes, game modes Olivia Richman There’s been a lot of hype surrounding Overwatch 2 since it was revealed at BlizzCon 2019. But there’s also been a lot of mystery.  Fans are still in the dark about a lot of Overwatch 2’s finer details. While fewer game modes and less content are being dropped for the current iteration of Overwatch, the game’s community is growing antsy about seeing the sequel to their favorite game. When will …

League of Legends

Jungle gap might be biggest challenge for G2, Fnatic at Worlds William Davis The League of Legends 2020 World Championship is almost here and all eyes are on the LEC and LPL teams, the two best-performing regions internationally in the past couple of years. For years, the LCK was considered the best regional league in the world. That perception changed in 2018 when a European team faced a Chinese squad in finals. Invictus Gaming versus Fnatic would only be the beginning of the …

League of Legends Riot wants Sion and Urgot to become junglers in patch 10.20 By William Davis League of Legends FlyQuest introduces WorldQuest for the 2020 World Championship By William Davis Dota 2 Virtus.pro deactivates Dota 2 team ahead of ESL One Germany By Fariha Bhatti

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Riot sees big increase in viewership for 2020 LCS Summer Split William Davis Even though the 2020 LCS Summer Split was played out remotely, the viewership was at its highest since 2016 according to Riot Games’ recent viewer update.  Behind the Numbers: A Record-Breaking 2020 #LCS Summer Split???? : https://t.co/uJfNTAUDgS pic.twitter.com/0X8kEmfwLn — LCS (@LCSOfficial) September 22, 2020 Riot has been generally transparent with the viewership numbers for the LCS and LEC throughout the year, and it may be because it has been going …

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Riot plans to have a limited live audience at Worlds 2020 Olivia Richman It’s been a tough year for live events in esports, but Riot Games is hoping to bring a live audience to what is likely to be the most-watched esports tournament of the year. Despite the year’s events creating new and unforeseen obstacles for tournament organizers and game developers alike, Riot has been trying to maintain a relatively normal season across its competitive landscape for League of Legends. Even though most …

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Valorant to host First Strike event to crown first world champion gabhernandez Riot Games has announced First Strike, a series of regional tournaments that will determine a regional champion, then pit those teams against each other to crown a world champion. First Strike is the first tournament that is organized and funded solely by Riot games. Whalen Rozelle, Senior Director of Global Esports at Riot Games explained the tournament layout in a video posted to Twitter.  “This extended event will provide the …

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New champion Samira gets nerfed just one day after release William Davis It didn’t take long before Riot Games stepped in to deliver a hotfix nerf to new marksman Samira. Samira made her debut in League of Legends recently, but despite being tested on the Public Beta Environment (PBE), she was way too strong on release. The new marksman is a mix between a ranged and melee champion, with a lot of mobility and damage available in her kit.  Players quickly realized …

Riot hotfixes game-breaking Rek’Sai bug with new update Olivia Richman League of Legends Riot Games developers have quickly fixed a game-breaking bug on League of Legends jungle champion Rek’Sai. The League of Legends champion became the worst jungler in the game thanks to a bug introduced by patch 10.19. Even though developers meant to fix her in the patch, Rek’Sai was left even worse off than before the update. A glitch that made her cooldown for the “unborrowed” ability not tick down was …

Furia’s arT says the Krieg is useless, wants to see it buffed Fariha Bhatti Counter-Strike Furia’s Andrei “arT” Piovezan has declared SG-553 Krieg to be useless in a Reddit “ask me anything” session. The in-game leader shared his opinion on a variety of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive weapons during the talk. The Brazillian rifler gave his fans carte blanche to ask him anything in the Reddit post. In one of  the answers, arT went ahead and gave a detailed analysis of different weapons in CS:GO.  “And …

Valorant patch 1.08 leak hints at a mobile release Fariha Bhatti News Valorant’s 1.08 update fixes various in-game bugs. However, a leak in the latest patch hints towards a potential iOS and Android release for the popular tactical shooter.  Recently, a video surfaced on the internet in which data miners found a curious leak while browsing through code following release of patch 1.08. A functional mobile UI could be seen on the screen, hinting at the release of Valorant’s Android version.  YouTuber …

oBo benches himself from Complexity’s starting lineup M Alzamora Counter-Strike Owen “⁠oBo⁠” Schlatter has removed himself from Complexity’s starting lineup, leaving the organization in a bind after his surprise return to the United States. According to Complexity CEO Jason Lake, oBo had originally planned to play out the remainder of ESL Pro League’s Season 12 before returning to the United States, but oBo called the team on the morning of September 22 and informed them that he was about to …

This is the best build for new marksman champion Samira William Davis League of Legends The newest addition to League of Legends, the gun-toting Samira, has recently hit live servers and now players are starting to figure out the most optimal builds for her.  While Samira is a fairly complex and innovative champion on Summoner’s Rift, her builds seem to be straightforward. The new marksman scales very well with flat attack damage, which is why her build follows a very damage-heavy path.  Her runes can …

New K/DA Song announced for Worlds with Seraphine Nicholas James League of Legends Riot Games has announced that K/DA, the League of Legends K-pop group, will debut a new song on stage for the 2020 World Championship. In the Worlds 2020 Media Preview, Riot said that the group will perform the new song with its latest collaborator, Seraphine. Seraphine is K/DA’s newest collaborator and is rumored to be the next champion in the League of Legends roster. The new Riot Games character has …

Cabochard is exploring new options for the 2021 season William Davis League of Legends Vitality top laner Lucas “Cabochard” Simon-Meslet recently announced that he will be exploring new options for the 2021 season despite still being contracted through November. The veteran top laner will possibly be looking for new career options after playing on Vitality for almost five years. Cabochard has been with the team since its debut on the biggest European League of Legends stage in the 2016 spring split. Vitality acquired Gambit …

ESL announces the 2021 CSGO Pro Tour schedule M Alzamora Counter-Strike Esports tournament organizer ESL has released the its 2021 Pro Tour schedule while unveiling a brand new LAN studio. A tweet from ESL’s official Twitter account announced the schedule for the second year of the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive event organizer’s ESL Pro Tour. The schedule includes some of CSGO’s most popular events such as ESL One Cologne and next year’s version of the rescheduled 2020 IEM Melbourne. ESL also revealed …

These are the best champions for solo queue in LoL patch 10.19 William Davis League of Legends Patch 10.19 has hit the live servers and players are already grinding solo queue. But which champions are the best to climb with? The Worlds patch brought changes to many high-impact champions for competitive play, but not many big changes that will impact the state of solo queue. Champions such as Azir, Twisted Fate, and Caitlyn got some nerfs to ensure they won’t dominate at Worlds, while Aphelios, Irelia, and …

CSGO’s best AWP styles start with dev1ce and end with s1mple M Alzamora Counter-Strike Professional CSGO AWPers have a wide range of styles, but two of the best are able to show off the weapon’s main styles and best uses. The AWP is the most powerful weapon in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive’s arsenal and can be both an aggressive nightmare or a defensive turret. The AWP retains its power no matter how the player uses it, especially when players study two of CSGO’s best AWPers: …

BlizzConline features cosplay, art contest, and talent spotlight Olivia Richman News Blizzard has announced the date for its new online convention, BlizzConline.  After BlizzCon 2020 was canceled, the Overwatch and World of Warcraft game developer has come up with an alternative event, premiering next year. BlizzConline will be taking place February 19 through 20, featuring a variety of community-oriented showcases.  “While circumstances are keeping us from gathering in person this year, we’re putting together a little something early next year to …

Valorant data miners find two new planned game modes M Alzamora News Data miners who had previously unearthed details about Riot Games’ Valorant have now uncovered potential new modes for the popular shooter. Three slots were found in Valorant’s patch 1.08, and one of them might bring Counter-Strike: Global Offensive’s community-retake mode to Valorant. Referred to as “SiteRush” in the tweet, Valorant data miners Valor Leaks tweeted that it had also found two modes named only “Alt 5” and “Alt 6” inside …

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