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News TSM goes deeper on streaming, signs Twitch streamer Pokelawls By Olivia Richman League of Legends Which teams are qualified for the 2020 LoL World Championship? By William Davis Counter-Strike HenryG takes on GM role for Cloud9 CSGO team, done casting By M Alzamora

League of Legends

This is why Shen jungle works, as proven by TSM and G2 William Davis Shen is known as a strong top laner with great early game dueling power and global presence, but the ninja is starting to see play in the jungle as well. But what makes Shen a strong jungler? Shen was picked up by Team SoloMid jungler Mingyi “Spica” Lu in the 2020 LCS Summer Split lower bracket final against Team Liquid. The pick came as a surprise to fans as well …

League of Legends

Team SoloMid wins the 2020 LCS Summer Split by defeating FlyQuest William Davis Team SoloMid is the 2020 LCS Summer Split champion after an intense five-game series against FlyQuest. TSM lived up to expectations and earned its first LCS title since 2017. Now, TSM is heading to the 2020 League of Legends World Championship as the LCS’s first seed and it’s guaranteed to avoid Top Esports, DAMWON Gaming, and G2 Esports in the first round. WE ARE THE BEST TEAM IN NORTH AMERICA …

Counter-Strike

Cloud9 looks for new CSGO roster, plans to drop current team Steven Rondina Cloud9 is once again going to hit the reset button on its Counter-Strike: Global Offensive division. The organization posted a video to YouTube on Sunday featuring members of its current roster stating that Cloud9 plans to pivot towards a different roster in the future. Though it was explicitly stated that Cloud9 plans to stay in CSGO, the current roster is likely to be transferred to another organization or dissolved entirely. …

League of Legends

LEC hits 1 million peak viewership for G2 vs. Fnatic finals match William Davis The LEC hit another milestone by reaching over 1 million peak viewers during the 2020 LEC Summer Finals match between G2 Esports and Fnatic. This broke the record for most-watched LEC match.  It was only a matter of time before the LEC would hit the 1 million viewer milestone. An earlier playoff match between G2 and Fnatic saw viewership peak at almost 900,000 unique viewers. The finals showdown between them …

Dota 2 Team Secret runs through OG, wins Omega League EU Immortal division By Steven Rondina Counter-Strike mousesports suspends coach Rejin over cheating with coaching bug By Olivia Richman League of Legends G2 Esports crushes Fnatic to win 2020 LEC Summer Finals By William Davis

League of Legends

G2’s Caps wins 2020 LEC Summer MVP Award after making LEC Finals William Davis G2 Esports mid laner Rasmus “Caps” Winther has been awarded the 2020 LEC Summer Split MVP Award after an outstanding performance during the entire split.  The Danish mid laner achieved MVP status after two splits where teammate Marcin “Jankos” Jankowski took the award. This is the third time Caps has won most valuable player of the split, the other two came in LEC Spring 2019 and LEC Summer 2018. With …

League of Legends

What is CLG’s LoL roster going to look like in 2021? Nicholas James Counter Logic Gaming is coming off back-to-back bottom of the table finishes in the 2020 LCS Spring and Summer Splits. The organization has already released its coaches Kim “SSONG” Sang-soo and Weldon “Weldon” Green after the regular season ended, signaling big changes for the organization’s future. But what will those changes be? The team is looking at a potential rebuild across the board at all positions, but is locked into …

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Stewie2K may have just leaked that DaZeD is joining T1 Olivia Richman Team Liquid Counter-Strike: Global Offensive star Jacky “Stewie2K” Yip may have been a little too loose with his words on stream.  In a recent Twitch broadcast, Armeen “a2z” Toussi and friends commented on stream that Braxton “brax” Pierce should play a game with them. brax is a CSGO veteran who recently joined T1 to play Valorant, Riot Games’ new tactical shooter. What made it fishy was when Stewie2K replied to …

League of Legends

Riot Games reveals how new LoL champions are created William Davis League of Legends fans recently got an insight into the champion gameplay discovery process, through a dev post by lead gameplay designer Mark “Scuffy” Yetter. The process includes four key questions that have to be checked off when the Riot Games development team works on a new champion for the game. But will this continue to be possible in a game with over 150 champions? Gameplay thoughts for today:-Our “gameplay …

TSM destroys Team Liquid, advances to 2020 LCS Summer Finals William Davis League of Legends Team SoloMid has qualified for the 2020 LCS Summer Split finals after taking down Team Liquid. TSM is one step closer to getting its first LCS title since 2017 and got revenge upon Liquid in the intense five-game semifinal series. With this result, Liquid qualified for Worlds as the LCS’ third seed, but will have to go through the play-in stage. hey @TLCoreJJ enjoy playins — Yiliang Peng (@TSMDoublelift) September 6, …

G2 beats Rogue in five games, secures LEC finals Fnatic rematch William Davis League of Legends G2 Esports beat Rogue in an intense five-game series to secure the last spot in the 2020 LEC Summer Split final. This will be the fourth final in a row for G2, with a chance to win its fourth trophy in a row as well. Rogue places third in the split, which is the organization’s best LEC performance to date.  G2 ADVANCE TO THE #LEC FINAL! pic.twitter.com/MubpDFYSA5 — LEC (@LEC) …

These are the best locations to plant the Spike on Ascent Olivia Richman News Planting the Spike is a very important aspect of Valorant that takes a lot more consideration than just dropping it down on the first spot you see. Each site on Ascent has its own popular Spike planting locations, each with its own unique strategy attached. Here’s a closer look at Ascent’s sites and the best spots to plant the Spike to ensure your attacking team has the advantage.  The A …

Why is Yuumi still hated after being nerfed into bad win rates? William Davis League of Legends Feline enchanter support Yuumi has been thrown out of the meta for over five patches after several previous nerfs.  Yuumi received a big nerf in patch 10.13 when Riot increased the mana cost of Zoomies (E), which greatly affected her sustain. Riot tried to balance her out by buffing Bop ‘N’ Block (P) in patch 10.15, but it was not enough to put Yuumi back at a balanced win rate. …

DAMWON Gaming wins 2020 LCK Summer Split, takes spot in Worlds 2020 William Davis League of Legends DAMWON Gaming is the 2020 LCK Summer Split champion and secured its pass to the 2020 World Championship. DAMWON took down DragonX with a clean 3-0 sweep and secured top seeding in the LCK. The three-game series was a League of Legends masterclass and DAMWON confirmed itself as the strongest team in South Korea. DAMWON’s top stars are jungler Kim “Canyon” Geon-bu, top laner Jang “Nuguri” Ha-gwon, and mid laner …

Everything you need to know about TFT Set 4: Fates William Davis League of Legends Teamfight Tactics Set 4: Fates is coming to live servers on September 16 with patch 10.19. Here’s everything you need to know about the new TFT set, which includes game-changing mechanics as well as new Little Legends, arena skins, and much more. A new set adds new mechanics to the game, including Chosen, Cultist,  Moonlight, and Warlord. Chosen units appear in the store and are two-star units that sell for …

Geek Fam cuts Dota 2 team due to cancellation of DPC, Raven leaving Fariha Bhatti Dota 2 Only a few days after Reality Rift ceased operations, another Southeast Asian organization has released its Dota 2 team. Geek Fam announced that the organization has released its roster due to the cancelation of the 2019-20 Dota Pro Circuit.  “With the cancelling of Dota 2 Minor and Major tournaments of the season due to safety concerns, it is very difficult for us to continue with the indefinite delay for TI10 …

CSGO veteran steel joins 100 Thieves’ Valorant roster Fariha Bhatti News American esports organization 100 Thieves has announced the addition of Joshua “steel” Nissan to its Valorant roster. Steel will be joining Spencer “Hiko” Martin and Nicholas “nitr0” Cannella on the already star-studded roster. Announcing the newest addition to our VALORANT roster: Steel.@JoshNissan is an incredibly skilled & talented player from the Counter-Strike scene. We’re so excited to start a new chapter of his competitive career with him in VALORANT. Welcome …

WWE reportedly banning wrestlers from streaming on Twitch Steven Rondina News With the live event business currently shut down, pro wrestlers have been finding supplemental income through various social media platforms. That doesn’t sit well with Vince McMahon. According to a report by Raj Giri of Wrestling Inc, the WWE CEO is cracking down on its talent’s use of social media as a source of income. This includes a number of different platforms, primarily Twitch and Cameo. “Some of you are …

Was the return of Diretide just leaked in latest Dota 2 update? Steven Rondina Dota 2 Valve has a big surprise in store for fans, but it might have just let it slip early. The last Dota 2 update included a series of secret files that were discovered and subsequently discussed on Reddit. Data miners sifted through them and found a few interesting tidbits, particularly a line that reads “Event_ID_Diretide_2020.” This has many believing that the classic Halloween game mode is set to return to Dota …

LA Gladiators’ birdring collapses on-air after win over Defiant gabhernandez News Los Angeles Gladiator DPS Ji-hyeok “birdring” Kim played an outstanding match against the Toronto Defiant, but he took a scary spill during the on-screen team reactions. It had been reported the night before the match that birdring didn’t scrimmage with the Gladiators due to feeling ill. Announcers noted his absence when he didn’t appear in the first map of the match.  He was subbed into the game in the second …

T1’s Valorant squad parts ways with crashies and food Fariha Bhatti News After a strong start to its initial Valorant endeavor, famed esports organization T1 is down to only two players on its active roster. T1 announced that it has parted ways with Austin “crashies” Roberts and Victor “food” Wong.  Today we say goodbye to @food_cs and @Crashies.We’re thankful for all the work they put into the team and wish them the best for the future. pic.twitter.com/gHX5CORJDi — T1 (@T1) September 3, …

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