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League of Legends
League of Legends players discover hidden PsyOps missions
William Davis
The new PsyOps skin line was recently announced by Riot Games, but now players have discovered hidden in-game missions that grant a new icon, a Hextech key, and a chest. While the PsyOps skins are not yet on the live servers, players can already get a sneak peek at some of the new PsyOps missions, which might come along with a new in-game event in an upcoming patch. The new …
Fortnite
FaZe Ewok opens up about being groomed and sexually harassed
Olivia Richman
Fortnite pro Soleil “Ewok” Wheeler has come forward with grooming allegations against an anonymous predator. Ewok is a well-known deaf Fortnite personality who was signed with FaZe Clan when she was only 13 years old. The first female FaZe Clan member has over 300,000 followers on Twitch. While most people watch her play for her skills and positive personality, there are unfortunately some people who have shown to have had …
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FaZe Clan reveals #FaZe5 challenge, looks for content creators
Olivia Richman
FaZe Clan is an esports organization, but it’s also known for its prominent content creators and streamers. According to a recent Twitter post, FaZe Clan has introduced the FaZe5 Challenge. The organization is looking for five new content creators to officially join their team. Sign-up for FaZe Clan’s 2020 Recruitment Challenge is officially OPEN.When all’s said & done, 5 people who try out will join FaZe… will it be you? …
Dota 2
The International 10 breaks prize pool record set by TI9
Steven Rondina
The International 10’s prize pool has been growing at an unprecedented rate since the launch of the TI10 Battle Pass, and it has hit yet another major milestone. The TI10 prize pool has officially cleared the $34,330,068 mark, which was the final prize pool amount for The International 2019. With that, The International 10 now has the largest prize pool in esports history. The news comes as little surprise to …
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What the continued growth of the esports industry means for esports betting
Jared Wynne
The esports industry is growing tremendously in terms of both revenue and viewership. As viewership increases, it contributes to revenue growth. It’s not only viewers responsible for generating revenue, but also brands that are finding this platform anew. Brands are directly and indirectly investing in esports marketing. This explains why this industry is growing rapidly. Esports is also growing in other aspects, such as original content and opportunities for fan …
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Valorant player caught cheating live during tournament play
Olivia Richman
Another Valorant cheater has been chased out of the game and social media. A competitive player who goes by “Ryut” was caught using aim lock in the quarterfinals of the TGS Signature Series. While competing for his share of $2,000, the cheater was seen blatantly cheating live on stream, giving the player away immediately. While guarding the double doors in Haven, Ryut was approached by a Reyna from the opposing …
League of Legends
Riot wants to squash Sett in patch 10.18, Twitch gets buffs
William Davis
We are getting close to the 2020 World Championship, which means that Riot Games will be tweaking a few of the strongest and weakest champions in the game for patch 10.18. Lead gameplay designer for League of Legends Mark “Scuffy” Yetter recently released a detailed preview of the patch, where a few awaited nerfs are showing up. Riot will also likely be buffing some champions that have fallen far out …
Dota 2
19 new heroes potentially discovered in hidden Dota 2 files
Steven Rondina
Data mining is a big part of the news cycle for a number of popular video games, but it hasn’t really been a major phenomenon in Dota 2. Until now. A Reddit user went waist deep into Dota 2’s files and made an incredible discovery. Hidden within Dota 2 are 19 unreleased heroes that have been built to varying levels of completion. Some have little more than a code name …
Valorant spike exploit allows animation cancels for faster firing
M Alzamora
News
A new Valorant bug allows players to fire their weapons more quickly by hold the button used to plant the spike in order to cancel the weapon animation, testing shows. A video that originally appeared on the game’s subreddit showed that by initiating a spike plant and then picking up and switching to a weapon will cancel the weapon’s draw animation, allowing players to fire much sooner than they would …
Valve updates indefinite delay for TI10 and Dota Pro Circuit
Steven Rondina
Dota 2
The International 10 is going to be one of the biggest events in esports history, but nobody knows when it’s going to happen. After an extended silence, Valve gave an update on the status of TI10 and the return of the Dota Pro Circuit. Unfortunately, the update is that there is no immediate update. The news was revealed on Twitter: In following how the pandemic has been developing globally, the …
Dota 2 mod brings League of Legends champions into the game
Steven Rondina
Dota 2
Ever wanted to play as League of Legends champions Ashe, Veigar, or Annie in Dota 2? Well fear not, a mod has been created to satisfy that very desire! Dota 2 but League Heroes is exactly what it sounds like. The custom game mode takes a group of League of Legends champions and drops them into Dota 2, utilizing Dota 2’s game engine, mechanics, and items. Players can play a …
CSGO addiction timeouts are now live in China, limit play time
M Alzamora
Counter-Strike
After announcing that it would require games to limit the number of hours minors spend playing video games last November, China’s government officially put them into effect in June. Just before CSGO’s professional players took some much needed time off, China’s anti-addiction measures aimed at minors became official. The measures were put into place after the country’s government gave players early notice around the release of the game’s Shattered Web …
LoL Worlds 2020 schedule, location, and format revealed
William Davis
League of Legends
The schedule for the 2020 League of Legends World Championship was revealed during a Tencent Esports conference. The tournament will be held in a bubble format, instead of the previous plans where Worlds would travel around China to some of its major cities. The bubble format means that the tournament will be held in the same place, without players needing to travel to different locations and risking health issues. Worlds …
Perfect World releases 128-tick CSGO servers before Valve
M Alzamora
Counter-Strike
Perfect World has released an outside client that has brought 128-tick server to China’s Counter-Strike: Global Offensive players. Called the Perfect World Battle platform, the client seems to operate much like other third-party options like ESEA and FACEIT. The Chinese publisher originally inked a deal with Valve to bring CSGO to China’s enormous playerbase in 2018. Now, PW is officially launching its own 128-tick servers in China before Valve launches …
These are the best locations to plant the Spike on Bind
Olivia Richman
News
Planting the Spike. It’s a big part of Valorant, and players want to ensure that they do it right. Planting the Spike isn’t as simple as just rushing to a point and slamming it down. It takes teamwork, strategy, and communication, just like it did to even get to the point in the first place. It doesn’t stop once players reach the point, either. When an agent places the Spike, …
shroud says he won’t go pro in Valorant or join 100 Thieves
Olivia Richman
News
Former Counter-Strike: Global Offensive pro Michael “shroud” Grzesiek has proven himself to be one of the top streamers in the world. During his first week back on popular streaming platform Twitch, shroud became the most-watched content creator there. As shroud continues to be popular for his latest Valorant streams, fans have started to wonder if he’d ever play the game professionally. He was once a very successful CSGO player, primarily …
Pronax sends alarming tweets from hospital, updates fans
Olivia Richman
Counter-Strike
Former Counter-Strike: Global Offensive pro Markus “Pronax” Wallsten alarmed his followers when he sent out a string of concerning tweets late Sunday night. On August 23, Pronax tweeted that he “needed help” after his coworkers had “invented lies” about him, resulting in him needing a lawyer to get out of a mental hospital. Jag behöver hjälp i Malmö, mina egna kollegor har hittat på lögner om mig, och jag behöver …
Riot makes competitive ruling on Greek match manipulation case
William Davis
League of Legends
Riot Games has issued a competitive ruling against four players from the Greek Legends League, a top League of Legends competition in Greece, for manipulating match results during the 2019 Winter Split and 2020 Spring Split. The four involved players are Grigoris “Kobazz” Kovalegos, Panagiotis “Tython” Kobothekras, Thanasis “Tanacee” Vlahogiannis, and Vaios “Lunny” Dimzas, each of whom was found guilty in colluding to manipulate match results with the sole intent …
Fnatic is going to Worlds 2020, but what happened to Rogue?
William Davis
League of Legends
Fnatic took down first-seed Rogue convincingly in the 2020 LEC Summer Split playoffs upper bracket. The summer split has been rough for Fnatic, struggling to find consistency in its most important matches. Fnatic finally woke up when it really mattered, as they met Rogue in the upper bracket. Not only did Fnatic win, they also did it in a convincing 3-0 fashion, something that even Fnatic fans did not expect. …
How to find out if you’ve played with popular Valorant streamers
Olivia Richman
News
A new website is answering a burning question a lot of Valorant players have. Did they ever play against a famous streamer? The website, called VOD Search, lets players find out if they have ever been on someone’s live stream. Valorant players can find out if they’ve directly interacted with streamers while they were broadcasting matches by searching their in-game name. One of the site’s developers also noted that the …
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