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League of Legends
Fans concerned with EDG response to sexual harassment claims
Olivia Richman
Some League of Legends fans are not happy with how EDward Gaming is responding to sexual harassment allegations against an employee. A former EDG employee came forward with sexual harassment allegations against the organization’s official photographer. According to the previous employee, EDG had attempted to pay her off to keep her from going public with the story. Eventually, they “forced her out of the organization.” tw // sexual harassmentA former …
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Ninjas in Pyjamas announces eMIL as Valorant head coach
Olivia Richman
As more and more big esports organizations enter Valorant, Ninjas in Pyjamas is making big roster moves. Ninjas in Pyjamas was one of the first major European organizations to enter Valorant, transferring its Paladins roster to te Riot-made game. When that roster fell apart, the Swedish organization signed Emir “rhyme” Muminovic and Niels “luckeRRR” Jasiek, former NiP stand-ins. This was followed by three more promising newcomers. Rounding out the team …
League of Legends
How will the new Mythical items change League of Legends?
Nicholas James
The new item overhaul for Season 11 looks to bring big changes to how players build and purchase items while adding fresh and sometimes strange effects to new and existing items alike. Mythical items are the cornerstone of this update with activatable spells, potentially insane statistical buffs, and buffs to other items already in the player’s inventory. There is speculation on what these new changes will bring to the game …
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Twitch suspends YouTuber Leafy after Pokimane harassment
Olivia Richman
Controversial YouTuber LeafyIsHere has been banned on Twitch. Leafy was banned from YouTube last month for continuously creating videos about streamer Imane “Pokimane” Anys. Many of the videos were considered to just be clickbait since Pokimane was in the thumbnail but the videos were largely about investing. Previously, Leafy had infamously published a video calling out Pokimane for having a boyfriend. Leafy also took the drama to Twitter, where he …
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Women-only FTW Summer Showdown event added to Ignition Series
gabhernandez
Nerd Street Gamers and Riot are teaming up to host an all-women Valorant tournament that sports a $50,000 prize pool. The event will take place September 11 to 13. The For The Women Summer Showdown is a part of the Ignition Series, which is a global series of tournaments created by Riot Games in partnership with many different organizations. FTW is a resource group dedicated to connecting, supporting, and inspiring …
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Riot working on Valorant map rotation with improved RNG
gabhernandez
Valorant map tuning has remained to be a significant issue for the game’s players since the official release of the game. Riot’s tactical shooter has had seven patch updates so far, and none of them attended to the issue of map selection RNG. More often than not, players are forced to play the same map multiple times, which can be a tedious experience. Players don’t have the liberty to pick …
Counter-Strike
Daps out at Gen.G, will finish with team at ESL Pro League
M Alzamora
Damian “daps” Steele will no longer lead Gen.G’s Counter-Strike: Global Offensive squad, according to a post from the in-game leader on his official Twitter account. The tweet was accompanied by a Twitlonger that pinned daps’ departure on a mixture of CSGO burnout as well as disagreement inside the squad over the direction of the team. Moving on from Gen.Ghttps://t.co/O7dG3eJ2y7Will still finish out EPL with the team until they find a …
Counter-Strike
This CSGO pistol guide has everything you need to know
M Alzamora
Pistols in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive can be a mystery. We’re here to help you solve it. CSGO’s pistols have spawned countless memes and headaches, but they’ve also made for some of the most impressive highlights the game has ever seen. Everyone clearly remembers when Nikola “niKo” Kovač dominated FaZe Clan on Cache with just a lone Deagle. A walkthrough showing off each pistol’s strengths, weaknesses, and limitations can help everyday …
ENCE suspends Twista for using CSGO coaching bug exploit
gabhernandez
Counter-Strike
Finnish coach Slaava “Twista” Räsänen has been suspended by ENCE until further notice, following his confessing to exploiting the infamous coaching bug. Slaava admitted to using the bug in 2017 during his time at iGame.com. ENCE announced the news of his suspension in a press release and further clarified that Slaava has never used the exploit during his tenure with the Finnish organization. Slaava joined ENCE as the head coach …
G2 Jankos asked to shut down his Twitch stream from Shanghai
William Davis
League of Legends
G2 Esports jungler Marcin “Jankos” Jankowski did his first stream after arriving in Shanghai, but he was quickly asked to shut it down after streaming for just over an hour. Teams are beginning to arrive in Shanghai, where the 2020 World Championship will soon be held. All players and staff were sent for 14-day quarantines right after arriving, which means that players will have a lot of time on their …
League of Legends players are torn over end of Clubs feature
Olivia Richman
League of Legends
The League of Legends community has mixed feelings about Clubs being shut down. Riot Games has announced that it is shutting down its in-game Clubs feature for League of Legends “in the near future,” which will most likely be around the end of the year. This feature allows LoL players to find one another within the game, queuing up with people who may not already be on their friend list. …
Live Dota 2 events are back with China’s Dota 2 Pro Cup
Steven Rondina
Dota 2
The first live Dota 2 events since the cancellation of the Dota Pro Circuit have been revealed. The China Dota 2 Pro Cup will feature 10 top Chinese teams battling for a prize pool worth approximately $74,000. The event stands out as the first Dota 2 event to take place in a LAN setting since March. Eight teams will be invited to the event, with the current list standing as …
PUBG pro player booted from tournament for racist language
Olivia Richman
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A PlayerUnknown’s BATTLEGROUNDS pro player by the name of BuYoHoo was suspended from the final day of the PCS2 ASIA tournament for “discriminatory speech.” PUBG Esports’s official Twitter account recently told followers that there was an active investigation into the Global Esports Xsset Ace player on day five of the tournament. When the investigation concluded, BuYoHoo was immediately suspended from PCS2. His team also had five points deducted from their …
How best to level up your game
William Davis
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Older generations don’t understand esports sometimes. The median age for esports viewers in the US is 29, with 39% of viewers being 25 to 34 years old. But no matter what parents and politicians say, making it big in the competitive arena of esports takes a lot of practice, training, and perseverance. To the uninitiated, it may look like someone just playing a video game all day. But pro gaming …
Riot reveals new skin plans for the remainder of 2020
William Davis
League of Legends
Riot Games has provided a big update on skins for the remainder of 2020 in a new dev post. Riot has been releasing more skins each year and is planning to continue that trend. In the recent dev post, it was announced that Riot is expecting to exceed its goal for new skins through 2020. The original goal was to create 120 new skins, but it looks like the number …
Pokimane is back streaming on Twitch after her burnout break
Olivia Richman
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Pokimane fans, followers, viewers, and simps, mark your calendars. Twitch star Imane “Pokimane” Anys recently revealed that she will be returning to the streaming platform on September 11, 2020. It’s been almost 40 days since she took her streaming hiatus due to a lack of motivation and burnout. In the tweet, Pokimane appeared excited to return. “See you there,” she said. official return stream:this friday 12PM PST / 3PM EST …
Ninja joins shroud in returning to Twitch after Mixer closure
Steven Rondina
Fortnite
Tyler “Ninja” Blevins’ time as a streaming free agent has come to an end. The popular Fortnite player announced that he is officially set to return to Twitch. This comes after an extended stretch that saw him without a permanent home after Mixer’s closure. To new beginnings. @ninja pic.twitter.com/UbBSDwezvy — Twitch (@Twitch) September 10, 2020 No details on the deal were revealed. Ninja’s slow return to Twitch likely stems from …
LS confirms that he has gotten offers from NA, EU, Korea, China
William Davis
League of Legends
The popular LCK caster and League of Legends content creator Nick “LS” Cesare recently confirmed that he has been approached by esports organizations from several regions. A recent report by Inven Global claimed that LS had been approached by two big organizations, one of them being the LCK’s T1. It was not reported exactly what position LS had been offered, but fans are speculating that it could either be a …
KkOma steps down as head coach at Vici Gaming, and this is why
William Davis
League of Legends
Vici Gaming head coach Kim “KkOma” Jeong-gyun has stepped down from the team due to family reasons. KkOma will be traveling home to Korea to spend time with his family as he will soon become a father. KkOma has been the head coach for the LPL team Vici Gaming since December last year after coaching SK Telecom T1 for seven years prior to that. Farewell, kkOma!https://t.co/c4inqDbVVL pic.twitter.com/GzHZbPWqlH — VICI Gaming …
Forsen is banned on Twitch again, fans are wondering why
Olivia Richman
News
Twitch partner Sebastian “Forsen” Fors has been banned from the popular streaming platform. Neither Forsen nor Twitch have publicly stated why the popular streamer was suspended. Yesterday, Forsen streamed for 6.5 hours to over 8,400 average concurrent viewers. He received the most views while playing Minecraft, with a peak of over 10,800 viewers. Forsen also just chatted with his followers and fans, but Minecraft has been his main game of …
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