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League of Legends
Riot Games gives first preview of its new Dragonmancers skin line
William Davis
It hasn’t been long since Riot gave a detailed update on its plans for skins for the rest of the year. The update gave fans a look at the last champions who will be receiving a new skin in 2020. Five champions will receive a new skin from the new Dragonmancers skin line within the next few patches. As the name indicates, the skins will have a dragon theme and …
Dota 2
Is Valve extending The International 10 Battle Pass end date?
Steven Rondina
Officially, The International 10 Battle Pass is set to wrap up later this week. Unofficially, that might not end up being the case. In theory, The International Battle Pass is exactly that. A battle pass that begins with the push towards The International and ends upon the event’s conclusion. But for one reason or another, Valve has consistently found a reason to push out its end date. Valve has already …
Dota 2
Vici Gaming announces Eurus departure, reveals new roster
Steven Rondina
More changes have come to Vici Gaming’s Dota 2 roster. The organization has revealed its new Dota 2 roster while also confirming the departure of longtime carry player Zhang “Eurus” Chengjun. The new roster retains three members of the 2019-2020 season’s roster while adding two somewhat surprising names. The new Vici Gaming roster stands as follows: Nuengnara “23savage” Teeramahanon Zeng “Ori” Jiaoyang Ren “eLeVeN” Yangwei Xiong “Pyw”‘ Jiahan Ding “Dy” …
League of Legends
Analyzing all the groups at LoL Worlds 2020
William Davis
The groups for the 2020 League of Legends World Championship are decided. 22 teams were seeded into different groups and the favorites and underdogs are now clear. New rivalries and new faces will be present for Worlds 2020, meaning this could be the most competitive Worlds to date. This year, the VCS won’t be participating in the event, so there’s a change of format. 10 teams will be split into …
League of Legends
IWillDominate, others help fans watch Worlds players in solo queue
William Davis
The 22 teams for the 2020 World Championship are starting to gather in Shanghai to grind solo queue games and scrim on the Chinese super server. But how can fans watch their favorite players duke it out on Summoner’s Rift? The Worlds bootcamp is always hyped up because all the best players in the world gather on the same League of Legends server just once per year. This year, all …
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Ninja calls out Valorant cheaters after streaming on Twitch
Olivia Richman
Hackers are trying to ruin Tyler “Ninja” Blevins’ new grind. The popular streamer has been playing a lot of Valorant since his return to Twitch. In a recent stream, the former Fortnite fanatic stated he’s been playing Valorant daily for the past 2.5 months in an attempt to get more skilled at Riot’s new tactical shooter. But Ninja’s momentum was destroyed earlier today when he ran into some possible hackers …
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Valorant players can choose their skin variants in new patch
M Alzamora
With Valorant ditching Counter-Strike: Global Offensive’s weapon loot boxes, Riot will now allow players to buy every type of skin outright. Starting with patch 1.09, Valorant players will be able to purchase a specific variant of a weapon skin, according to Riot’s ongoing question and answer series where the game’s developers answer community questions. While games such as CSGO already feature weapon skins, Valorant has taken the idea a step …
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Overwatch League 2020 All-Stars Skins revealed for D.Va, Reinhardt
Olivia Richman
Blizzard is celebrating Overwatch League All-Stars by releasing legendary in-game skins. Reinhardt and D.Va will be receiving Overwatch League All-Stars skins, available September 29 to October 12. Each skin will cost 200 League Tokens, which will drop throughout all of the upcoming All-Stars events. A legend is born. ???? Here are your #OWL2020 All-Star skins! pic.twitter.com/wtAKgX7ShQ — Overwatch League (@overwatchleague) September 13, 2020 The legendary skins were revealed in the …
FalleN steps down from MIBR roster after recent changes
gabhernandez
Counter-Strike
FalleN’s announcement to step down from the active roster of MIBR came soon after the Brazilian organization decided to drop Fernando “fer” Alvarenga, Epitacio “TACO” de Melo, and coach Ricardo “dead” Sinigaglia. The CSGO veteran attributed his departure to MIBR’s decision to drop the team’s most experienced players. FalleN disagrees with the organization’s abrupt decision to cut off the players and ex-coach. “I’m not satisfied with the recent decision. Last …
Fnatic confirms MagiFelix as its 6th player for Worlds 2020
Tokoni Uti
League of Legends
As the team travels to Shanghai for the 2020 World Championship, Europe’s Fnatic has confirmed academy mid laner Felix “MagiFelix” Boström as its 6th man for the tournament. Riot is continuing to allow one substitute player per team at Worlds, though Fnatic has not utilized any talent outside of its main roster so far this season. Jungler Daniel “Dan” Hockley had been promoted from academy squad Fnatic Rising for last …
Cloud9 parts ways with coach Reapered after missing Worlds 2020
William Davis
League of Legends
Cloud9 is parting ways with head coach Bok “Reapered” Han-gyu after over four years spent as the team’s head coach. Reapered has been the brain behind several years of success at C9, taking the organization to four World Championship events. Reapered has been known for his innovative playstyle and his willingness to draft off-meta champions. This has been a key part of C9’s success both domestically and internationally. Reapered will …
Riot changes prize pool allocation going into Worlds 2020
William Davis
League of Legends
Riot Games recently announced some changes to the 2020 World Championship prize pool allocation, which will be more evenly distributed this year. The two VCS teams will also be greatly compensated for their absence. Fans are gearing up for Worlds while the participating teams have started the bootcamp in Shanghai. In a recent article, Riot provided fans with the last bit of information before the tournament kicks off. The most …
Was Jarvis banned again after return to Fortnite on Twitch?
gabhernandez
Fortnite
Former Fortnite professional FaZe Jarvis returned to streaming Fortnite only to get banned again. The streamer geared up to play Fortnite on Twitch after a yearlong hiatus from the game, but Epic Games had other plans. The streamer was originally pumped about returning to Fortnite. “It’s been nearly a year since Epic banned me. Tonight @ 6PM PST I’m playing Fortnite for the first time back on Twitch. See you …
This is how many new agents Riot plans to add to Valorant
Olivia Richman
News
Valorant developers are planning to add a lot more agents to the game’s roster. The team at Riot Games has already confirmed that it plans on releasing six agents per year. The plan is to release one for every Act, meaning that the 13th agent will arrive on October 13. But will they continue giving players six new agents every year? According to Valorant developer Chris “Pwyff” Tom, that will …
Team Envy add food and crashies, drop 2 others from Valorant team
Fariha Bhatti
News
Only a week after getting released by T1, North American duo Austin “crashies” Roberts and Victor “food” Wong have found a new home in Team Envy. The duo will be replacing Adam “aKis” Kisseberth and Abdo “c4Lypso” Agha who have been moved to the team’s reserve roster. VALORANT Roster Update@aKisCSGO & @c4Lypso_ have been moved to the reserve roster.@Crashies & @food_cs will be playing on the starting roster.#TeamEnvy — Envy …
MIBR cuts fer and TACO in shock move, FalleN remains with team
M Alzamora
News
MIBR has cut superstar players Fernando “fer” Alvarenga and Epitacio “TACO” de Melo, as well as head coach Ricardo “dead” Sinigaglia from its Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Team after a series of poor performances. The release came a little over a week after dead was caught and suspended for his use of the CSGO coaching exploit in official tournament matches. The cuts follow several tournaments’ worth of poor performances from the …
Ex-NiP AWPer draken joins top Swedish Valorant team Bonk
Fariha Bhatti
News
Bonk, one of Europe’s most prominent Valorant teams, has announced the acquisition of former Ninjas in Pyjamas AWPer William “draken” Sundin. After less than a month of playing for Team Inferno with underwhelming results, draken will be taking a step up by joining one of Europe’s most successful teams. Ranked third in the region in the official Valorant rankings, Bonk has emerged as a dominant force in the scene. Despite …
How do the ranks in Valorant compare to ranks in CSGO?
M Alzamora
Counter-Strike
Valorant has three more ranking sections than CSGO, meaning that in theory, its ranks can be more accurate than CSGO’s. Rank is important to any competitive video game, and esports’ biggest first-person shooters are no exception. As Valorant’s audience grows and CSGO struggles with both a pervasive exploit issues in professional matches and accusations of matchfixing, casual players are paying more attention than ever to the kinds of ranks that …
Coach Kim resigns from T1 after missing Worlds 2020
William Davis
League of Legends
T1 coach Kim Jeong-soo has resigned from T1 after the results of the Worlds Regional Qualifiers. According to T1, the decision was mutual and the organization respects Kim’s decision. The announcement was anticipated by many fans after a lackluster split where T1 did not manage to qualify for the 2020 World Championship. Dear fans,Following the results of the Worlds Qualifiers, Jung Su “KIM” Kim has decided to resign. T1 respects …
How do CSGO Wingman ranks compare to competitive ranks?
M Alzamora
Counter-Strike
CSGO’s Wingman game mode is a competitive two-versus-two setting with ranks that can help players to improve their competitive play. While Counter-Strike: Global Offensive’s main competitive mode is a five-versus-five affair, the game’s Wingman mode has its own ranks and helps players to better hone their skills. Each mode starts off with two players on each team and is a perfect practice ground for the late-game situations in the game’s …
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