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League of Legends KkOma steps down as head coach at Vici Gaming, and this is why By William Davis News Forsen is banned on Twitch again, fans are wondering why By Olivia Richman Counter-Strike Cloud9 signs Vitality’s ALEX to massive $1.6 million deal By M Alzamora

Counter-Strike

ALEX bids farewell to Vitality, hints at his next team gabhernandez Alex “ALEX” McMeekin, who has been warming the Team Vitality bench for quite some time, has finally decided to take his leave. The 24 year old, now-former in-game leader took to Twitter to confirm his departure from Vitality. ALEX joined Vitality in December 2018 and took over the position of IGL, replacing Vincent “Happy” Schopenhauer. During his short tenure, he helped to win the French team plenty of titles and …

Dota 2

Ex-Alliance players 33 and Fata form new team in BTS Pro Series Steven Rondina A new contender has been revealed in the European region. The BTS Pro Series Season 3 Europe and CIS event is set to feature a number of familiar faces including Ninjas in Pyjamas, B8, and Vikin.gg. Also listed is a new team named mudgolems, a squad made up of a number of proven veterans. The lineup listed for BTS Pro Series stands as follows: Oliver “skiter” Lepko Duško “BoraNija” Boranijaševic …

Dota 2

Fnatic drops Jabz, adds ex-TNC eyyou due to iceiceice hiatus Steven Rondina Fnatic’s Dota 2 team has had possibly the most successful year in its history, but the global shuffle is forcing some changes. Support player Anucha “Jabz” Jirawong is officially out of the Fnatic roster. Replacing him is former TNC Predator Nico “eyyou” Barcelon, who is coming off a yearlong hiatus from competitive Dota 2. Jabz being replaced by eyyou follows the addition of Marc Polo Luis “Raven” Fausto in July …

Counter-Strike

Ukraine has now recognized esports as an official sport Olivia Richman Esports is now considered an official sport in Ukraine. The country’s Commission for the Recognition of Sports of the Ukrainian Ministry for Youth and Sports announced that esports is officially a sport. In the government’s press release, the Ukrainian Esports Federation (UESF) and the Ukrainian Professional Cybersport Association (UPEA) had lobbied for esports to be recognized, with the UESF submitting documents to the Ministry.  “I am very happy that we …

Counter-Strike Valve finally speaks on coaches caught cheating with exploit By M Alzamora News Blast Twitch Invitational marks Blast entry in Valorant esports By gabhernandez Dota 2 TI champion Fear announces hiatus from competitive Dota 2 By gabhernandez

Apex Legends

Apex Legend’s DUMMIES Big Day removed due to major bugs Olivia Richman “We’re hitting pause on the party.”  Soon after DUMMIES Big Day went live on Apex Legends servers, Respawn developers removed the limited-time mode.  Respawn took to Twitter to inform fans that the fun mode would be removed after they discovered a bug that caused server crashes when a player was away from their keyboard on character select.  “For the health of the game and our players, we’re turning it off …

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Valorant players call on Riot to fix broken vision cones Olivia Richman Valorant players are convinced that the game’s broken vision cones are sabotaging their own teams.  A vision cone is a person’s area and angle of sight. It’s what they see without their peripheral vision. In a first-person shooter like Valorant, the vision cone is important in that it shows where a player is aiming towards.  In Valorant, some players have noticed that their vision cones are not matching the view …

League of Legends

2020 World Championship icons and emotes are live on the PBE William Davis Worlds icons and emotes have just hit the Public Beta Environment (PBE) together with patch 10.19’s balance changes.  The 2020 World Championship is right around the corner, which means that the yearly Worlds icons and emotes will soon be available for purchase. Once again, it will be possible to rock your favorite team icon while flashing your favorite team’s in-game emote.  9/8 PBE Update: Worlds 2020 Summoner Icons & Emotes, …

League of Legends

T1 loses to Gen.G in LCK gauntlet, will miss LoL Worlds 2020 William Davis T1 fought bravely for the last Korean spot in the 2020 World Championship but ended up falling to Gen.G in the last match of the gauntlet.  T1 lost to Gen.G in a three-game series, without a real chance to fight back. T1 was strong early, but was outclassed in team fights in the later stages of each game. Gen.G has been great throughout the season, barely missing the summer split …

Riot reveals Mythic items and new item shop for next LoL season William Davis League of Legends Riot recently revealed more information about the upcoming item overhaul for the 2021 preseason. The new update will include Mythic items and a number of new normal items as well.  One month ago, Riot shared a first look into its preseason plans. They revealed a complete item overhaul that will add more diversity into different roles. In this most recent announcement, Riot shared information about Mythic items, which will be …

ESL cancels Rio Major, reveals IEM Global Challenge plans M Alzamora Counter-Strike Valve and ESL have announced that the ESL One Rio Major has officially been cancelled. The event was previously scheduled for November 2020. The announcement comes after months of speculation that ESL Rio would not take place due to the ongoing global situation which has caused extreme travel restrictions to and from Brazil and other countries around the world. ESL finished its announcement by stating that, as of now, there …

missharvey calls out Valve for not supporting competitive CSGO Olivia Richman Counter-Strike Counter-Strike: Global Offensive veteran Stephanie “missharvey” Harvey was not afraid of calling out Valve in a recent column where she discussed the game’s competitive scene.  In a column for Dexerto, missharvey said she was worried for CSGO’s future due to the first-person shooter’s lack of fresh material. For that, she blames the game’s developers, Valve, who she feel don’t properly “cherish” their players or “strive to make the scene better.” …

Riot wants to kill ADC Senna in last patch before Worlds 2020 William Davis League of Legends The preview for the 2020 World Championship patch has arrived and it includes some interesting buffs and nerfs that might have an effect on the Worlds meta.  As per usual, lead gameplay designer for League of Legends Mark “Scuffy” Yetter has provided a list of detailed buffs and nerfs.  10.19 Preview with full changes:-We got some more 10.18 data and Talon and Nunu are actually not as strong as they …

TI10 prize pool hits $36 million, pads record for largest esports prize pool ever Steven Rondina Dota 2 The International 10 continues to add to its prize pool, and it’s hard to imagine any other esports event matching its incredible sum. The TI10 prize pool has officially surpassed the $36 million mark, piling more money onto the record-breaking amount. This follows the launch of Windranger’s Compass of the Rising Gale arcana skin, the fifth and final premium skin exclusive to players with highly leveled TI10 Battle Passes.  36. …

dafran reemerges after social media disappearance as farmer gabhernandez News Former professional Overwatch League player and Twitch streamer Daniel “dafran” Francesca is looking to plant himself in a new career according to an Instagram post  Back in June, dafran made a lengthy post on Twitter explaining how he was set to enter a new chapter in his life in farming. Due to his spotty past in esports and his reputation as an online troll, many thought he was just messing …

CSPPA still has FalleN and MIBR ranked in top 10 despite slump M Alzamora Counter-Strike The Counter-Strike Professional Players’ Association’s rankings need some serious work, especially when it comes to MIBR’s place in them. Rankings are found across all sports, whether it’s a top ten list of League of Legends mid laners or the best teams in the National Football League. But rankings in CSGO are more meaningful. They determine which teams get invited to some of the worlds biggest tournaments, which teams have to …

Caps calls G2 the greatest EU roster ever, but is it really? William Davis League of Legends After G2 Esports won its fourth consecutive LEC trophy, Danish mid laner Rasmus “Caps” Winther spoke very highly about his team, calling it the best European roster ever.  In an interview with Skysports, Caps said that he thinks it’s fair to call G2 the greatest European rosters after both domestic and international success in recent years.  “I think it’s fair to say we’re the greatest EU roster – we obviously …

TSM Subroza disses Viper, says no buffs can help her see play Olivia Richman News There was a trend going around in the Valorant community in which players suggested outrageous agent improvements. It was all fun and games until TSM’s Yassine “Subroza” Taoufik made the Twitter trend a little too real.  make killjoy turret shoot sova recon darts — TSM drone (@Dronecsgo) September 6, 2020 In a reply to a teammate’s Killjoy buff, Subroza tweeted that Viper’s ultimate, Viper’s Pit, should utilize the entire map. …

DAMWON Nuguri diagnosed with collapsed lung heading into Worlds William Davis League of Legends DAMWON Gaming top laner Jang “Nuguri” Ha-gwon was diagnosed with a collapsed lung following the team’s win against DragonX in the 2020 LCK Summer Split final. The LCK summer champions didn’t get to celebrate their victory for long before top laner Nuguri reported that he was feeling short of breath and had chest pains. He was quickly checked into a hospital and diagnosed with pneumothorax, a collapsed lung. He underwent …

These are the best champions for LoL’s One for All game mode William Davis League of Legends Temporary game mode One for All is live now as part of the PsyOps 2020 event, and we have assembled the best champions to use in conquering Summoner’s Rift. One for All will be available through October 5. One for All is one of the oldest game modes in League of Legends, as it was first released in 2013. The mechanics of this mode are simple. Players go through a …

Stewie2K rants on CSGO match fixing as investigations continue Olivia Richman Counter-Strike Team Liquid Counter-Strike: Global Offensive veteran Jake “Stewie2K” Yip has been quite vocal about match fixing taking place in the Mountain Dew League.  The Mountain Dew League was once known as the top competition for tier-two CSGO teams looking to get their names on the map. But recently, the MDL has been in the spotlight for something very different than its promising talent. On September 3, the Esports Integrity Commission …

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