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News gAuLeS apologizes to Chaos and leaf, not everyone believes him By Steven Rondina League of Legends Is CoreJJ or Bjergsen more deserving of LCS Summer Split MVP? By William Davis Counter-Strike Stats show that Cloud9’s CSGO team is now in decline By M Alzamora

Counter-Strike

This devastating pop flash on Mirage will help you take mid M Alzamora BIG’s Johannes “tabseN” Wodarz is a player of many talents, but his new mid flash for Mirage might prove to be his greatest contribution to Counter-Strike: Global Offensive players. Map control, especially on Mirage, should be step one in planning out any attacking strategy. The difficulty in taking Mirage’s mid area stems from the fact that defenders can peek top mid from three separate angles. While sending a T underpass …

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How Schalke 04 made a miracle run to the LEC summer playoffs William Davis It didn’t look good for FC Schalke 04 after the first five weeks of the 2020 LEC Summer Split, but the team has miraculously turned things around and qualified for the upcoming playoffs. The question being asked now is simple: How did they do it? The state of Schalke was already bad coming into the summer split after a poor performance in the spring. Schalke started the split as expected …

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Big changes are coming to Valorant’s in-game ping system Olivia Richman Valorant developers are planning to improve in-game communication through the implementation of a new ping system.  Like most competitive first-person shooter titles, Valorant relies heavily on teammates being able to communicate properly, whether it’s by speaking with microphones or using quick in-game pings. While most players prefer to use voice comms, pinging teammates can sometimes be more effective. A quick “on my way” can alert teammates without the need for …

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Fans are angry with Faker benching, T1 issues new statement Steven Rondina Some fans of T1 have been blasting the organization its handling of star mid laner Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok. Others have taken things a step further. T1 CEO Joe Marsh issued a public statement discussing harassment and even threats of violence that the team has faced in recent weeks. To address this, Marsh called for calm while also threatening to send lawyers after those individuals who go too far with their …

Counter-Strike 3 burning questions heading into ESL One Cologne 2020 By M Alzamora League of Legends Yone win rates are terrible at release, so what’s the problem? By William Davis Counter-Strike Team Liquid adds caster moses as new CSGO head coach, adreN out By Steven Rondina

League of Legends

Team Liquid cements first-place finish in 2020 LCS Summer Split Steven Rondina In one of the most impressive turnarounds of the year’s League of Legends competitive season, Team Liquid has mathematically secured a first-place finish in the 2020 LCS Summer Split. Liquid bested Immortals on Saturday, advancing the team’s record to 14-3 in the summer split. With just one game left in the season, second-place teams Cloud9 and Team SoloMid are unable to catch up at 12-5. This assures Liquid first place …

Counter-Strike

78-year-old CSGO player becomes champion with Silver Snipers Olivia Richman “I’m 78 and I’ll kick your ass at Counter-Strike!” PC Gamer’s Totally Game series recently featured 78-year-old CSGO champion Abbe “DieHardBirdie” Drakborg, who won the CSGO Senior League tournament at DreamHack last year with his squad, Silver Snipers. The youngest member was 64 years old at the time.  DieHardBirdie said that winning DreamHack was his favorite moment of his career because it allowed his team to showcase their skills to …

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Brigitte, Orisa hit with huge nerfs in Overwatch experimental patch Olivia Richman Overwatch’s latest experimental patch has Brigitte mains shaking behind their shields.  On August 6, Overwatch developers announced an Experimental Card that tackles the game’s ever-present barrier meta. Since the introduction of Sigma, competitive play has been largely revolved around the now-dreaded double barrier meta. While this has shined a light on previously lesser-played heroes like Orisa, it only continued Brigitte’s reign.  The support hero was introduced in March 2018, ultimately …

League of Legends

How Treatz surpassed Biofrost and made TSM a better team William Davis The recent addition of Erik “Treatz” Wessén to the LCS roster has paid off in a big way for Team SoloMid.  There was a mixed response from TSM fans when the team decided to sub in Treatz for the popular Vincent “Biofrost” Wang going into week 6 of the 2020 LCS Summer Split, but the team has looked completely different since.  While Biofrost was an important member of TSM when …

Manchester City star Sergio Agüero just started playing LoL William Davis League of Legends Premier League star and striker for Manchester City Sergio Agüero recently entered the world of League of Legends. Many big sports names have started to stream themselves playing video games and showing an interest in esports, and Sergio Agüero is the next in line. Argüero has been streaming on Twitch for quite a while, playing games such as Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Grand Theft Auto 5, and The Last of Us …

Fusion’s Alarm: “I feel confident we will win this tournament” gabhernandez News Heralded by Fusion coach Christopher “ChrisTFer” Graham as one of Overwatch’s most naturally gifted players, Kim “Alarm” Kyung-bo is a fierce competitor every time he steps up to the Overwatch League stage. Fans hoped that Alarm would be brought up to the Fusion roster for the third season of the OWL, and they were not disappointed when he not only got brought up, but made the starting roster. Support mains …

Carpe, Alarm headline list of 2020 Overwatch League MVP candidates gabhernandez News The battle for the title of Overwatch League MVP kicked off today with the League releasing the list of nominees.  10 candidates were chosen for the MVP award. The winner will take home a trophy, a patch on their jersey, and a $100,000 cash reward. Although it hasn’t been explicitly stated, MVP recipients for the past two seasons have also had a special skin added into the game in their …

Cloud9 signs IWillDominate after TL departure despite LPP ban William Davis League of Legends Cloud9 has announced the signing of former professional player Christian “IWillDominate” Rivera as their newest streamer and content creator, despite his recent ban from the League Partnership Program.  IWillDominate will be joining Cloud9 as a content creator, joining popular figures such as fellow retired pro Zachary “Sneaky” Scuderi and former coach and analyst Christopher “MonteCristo” Mykles, who are also making content for the organization. We are excited to announce our …

Astralis’ gla1ve is out for ESL One Cologne M Alzamora Counter-Strike Astralis fans probably won’t see Lukas “gla1ve” Rossander or Andreas “xyp9x” Højsleth in ESL One Cologne’s Regional standoff. Astralis’ gla1ve won’t compete for the team at the upcoming ESL One Cologne tournament, according to a tweet from the player’s official Twitter account. ESL currently has the player listed as a substitute for Denmark’s premier Counter-Strike: Global Offensive team along with fellow player xyp9x, according to a report from Danish sports …

How will the esports market develop in the future? Jared Wynne News The mainstream rise of esports may seem a wild idea to those without an intimate knowledge of the industry. But experts predict the professional video gaming sector could rival the most significant traditional sports leagues in future commercial opportunities. Even Steve Bornstein, a former CEO of ESPN and NFL Network, backs this view. He currently sits in the esports camp, chairing Blizzard’s esports division, but the evidence is hard to …

ESL One Cologne 2020 schedule, opening matches revealed M Alzamora Counter-Strike ESL has revealed the groups and opening matchups for the upcoming ESL One Cologne 2020. Groups are now live for all four of ESL One Cologne’s regions, as well the early round matchups for each of the tournament’s group stages. Cologne’s European division is split into two groups of eight teams, with each group playing four matches on opening day on August 18. This will come alongside North America’s two …

Does Surefour deserve more recognition in the Overwatch League? Olivia Richman News Lane “Surefour” Roberts might be one of the most underrated Overwatch League players of all time.  Before the Overwatch League started, many within the Overwatch community speculated that the popular streamer and competitive player would be picked up by a team in the league. He had already made a name for himself as a strong DPS player. He was the first player to reach an 80 skill rating in competitive …

Riot Games wants ADC item builds more diverse this preseason William Davis League of Legends Riot Games recently presented their preseason 2021 item overhaul in which marksmen will be given more build diversity.  The 2020 season is going into its late stages and Riot is slowly starting to tease its plans for the upcoming preseason. The first major preseason report is about items, that will get a big overhaul. Very big new blog about this preseason’s item overhaul:-Healing reduction and grievous wounds-CDR is changing into …

Riot is completely changing items for LoL preseason 2021 William Davis League of Legends Riot Games has just announced its plans for the big preseason 2021 item overhaul, in which items for all roles will be adjusted.  Items in League of Legends have seen updates most every year, but this preseason seems to include the biggest item update in the history of the game. Riot is looking to target most roles in the game with this update, including reworks to specific in-game stats and …

Team Liquid signs fish123 and ScreaM to enter Valorant esports Olivia Richman News Team Liquid has finally entered the competitive Valorant scene. And they have entered in style.  The rumors are true: Team Liquid has signed four members of the European Valorant team fish123 and former Counter-Strike: Global Offensive pro Adil “ScreaM” Benrlitom to create a very promising Valorant squad.  “We are proud to announce that Team Liquid will be entering Valorant!” Team Liquid announced on their official Discord. “We hope you’re just …

Tfue reveals the reason why he hasn’t been streaming Fortnite Olivia Richman Fortnite Turner “Tfue” Tenney’s fans have noticed that the popular streamer has been playing a lot of Call of Duty: Warzone, and not much Fortnite. With over 8.85 million followers, Tfue has become quite famous on Twitch for his Fortnite streams. So a lot of his fans have been wondering why he’s decided to start playing a first-person shooter title instead of the popular third-person battle royale, especially when it was …

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