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League of Legends
Top Esports wins 2020 LPL Summer Split final in five wild games
William Davis
Top Esports has won its first LPL trophy after defeating JD Gaming in an intense final that went the full five games. It was a rematch between Top Esports and JD Gaming that would see the summer split victors and the LPL first seed for the 2020 World Championship decided. The two teams also met each other in the spring finals, where JD Gaming came out on top after another …
Fortnite
Tfue streams for first time since leaving FaZe Clan
Steven Rondina
Turner “Tfue” Tenney has streamed for the first time since splitting from FaZe Clan. The Fortnite star turned variety streamer jumped onto Twitch on Wednesday night for some Call of Duty: Warzone. Though the stream came a short time after a critical victory in Tfue’s career, fans hoping for him to blast FaZe Clan and celebrate wildly were instead met with a low-key but generally positive stream. Despite also being …
Dota 2
Spectre gets nerfed into the dirt with Dota 2 patch 7.27d
Steven Rondina
After rapid fire patches in early July Valve gave Dota 2 a chance to settle, the meta has started to grow a bit stale, and the company has responded by delivering a big shakeup. Dota 2 update 7.27d is now live. As per usual, the patch delivers nerfs to some of the most powerful heroes in each meta while also giving a bit of a boost to those who are …
Counter-Strike
Pusha T and Logic invest in Chaos EC esports organization
Olivia Richman
Drake better watch out. He’s not the only rapper making big moves into esports. Chaos Esports Club has just announced that some notable hip-hop names will be backing the team moving forward, including Logic and long-time Drake rival Pusha T. In ESL Cologne, Chaos’ Counter-Strike: Global Offensive team beat 100 Thieves, with whom Drake is an investor. Pusha T responded with a supportive tweet in Chaos’ favor. ????Headshots to keep …
News
FaZe Clan reveals #FaZe5 challenge, looks for content creators
Olivia Richman
FaZe Clan is an esports organization, but it’s also known for its prominent content creators and streamers. According to a recent Twitter post, FaZe Clan has introduced the FaZe5 Challenge. The organization is looking for five new content creators to officially join their team. Sign-up for FaZe Clan’s 2020 Recruitment Challenge is officially OPEN.When all’s said & done, 5 people who try out will join FaZe… will it be you? …
Dota 2
The International 10 breaks prize pool record set by TI9
Steven Rondina
The International 10’s prize pool has been growing at an unprecedented rate since the launch of the TI10 Battle Pass, and it has hit yet another major milestone. The TI10 prize pool has officially cleared the $34,330,068 mark, which was the final prize pool amount for The International 2019. With that, The International 10 now has the largest prize pool in esports history. The news comes as little surprise to …
League of Legends
Labrov wins LEC Summer 2020 rookie award, Mac is top coach
William Davis
The rookie and coach of the split awards have been revealed for the 2020 LEC Summer Split as we move into the last weeks of the playoffs. The votes went in favor of Team Vitality’s Labros “Labrov” Papoutsakis for rookie of the split, while James “Mac” MacCormack won the coach of the split. Both awards were highly competitive this split, but rookie of the split especially had several players who …
Counter-Strike
FaZe Clan adding Kjaerbye brings balance to a flashy CSGO team
M Alzamora
With FaZe Clan’s August addition of Markus “Kjaerbye” Kjærbye, the team’s best star players may finally have the space to operate. Some could argue that FaZe’s star-studded CSGO roster is the game’s most underachieving group of all time, given the level of talent on its roster. Soon after it entered Counter-Strike: Global Offensive in 2016, it was clear that the wealthy organization intended to build its team by spending a …
Breaking down boombl4’s whiffed spray in Na`Vi loss to NiP
M Alzamora
Counter-Strike
It wasn’t a good day for the Natus Vincere, as a whiffed spray from Kirill “boombl4” Mikhailov not only looked but also led to a domino effect for the struggling CIS team. Natus Vincere’s IGL missed 14 out of 17 bullets while trying to entry kill Ninjas in Pyjamas’ Hampus “hampus” Poser before the Swedish surprise ended Na`Vi’s ESL One Cologne run. It’s a great example of how an engagement …
What the continued growth of the esports industry means for esports betting
Jared Wynne
News
The esports industry is growing tremendously in terms of both revenue and viewership. As viewership increases, it contributes to revenue growth. It’s not only viewers responsible for generating revenue, but also brands that are finding this platform anew. Brands are directly and indirectly investing in esports marketing. This explains why this industry is growing rapidly. Esports is also growing in other aspects, such as original content and opportunities for fan …
Valorant player caught cheating live during tournament play
Olivia Richman
News
Another Valorant cheater has been chased out of the game and social media. A competitive player who goes by “Ryut” was caught using aim lock in the quarterfinals of the TGS Signature Series. While competing for his share of $2,000, the cheater was seen blatantly cheating live on stream, giving the player away immediately. While guarding the double doors in Haven, Ryut was approached by a Reyna from the opposing …
Riot wants to squash Sett in patch 10.18, Twitch gets buffs
William Davis
League of Legends
We are getting close to the 2020 World Championship, which means that Riot Games will be tweaking a few of the strongest and weakest champions in the game for patch 10.18. Lead gameplay designer for League of Legends Mark “Scuffy” Yetter recently released a detailed preview of the patch, where a few awaited nerfs are showing up. Riot will also likely be buffing some champions that have fallen far out …
19 new heroes potentially discovered in hidden Dota 2 files
Steven Rondina
Dota 2
Data mining is a big part of the news cycle for a number of popular video games, but it hasn’t really been a major phenomenon in Dota 2. Until now. A Reddit user went waist deep into Dota 2’s files and made an incredible discovery. Hidden within Dota 2 are 19 unreleased heroes that have been built to varying levels of completion. Some have little more than a code name …
Valorant spike exploit allows animation cancels for faster firing
M Alzamora
News
A new Valorant bug allows players to fire their weapons more quickly by hold the button used to plant the spike in order to cancel the weapon animation, testing shows. A video that originally appeared on the game’s subreddit showed that by initiating a spike plant and then picking up and switching to a weapon will cancel the weapon’s draw animation, allowing players to fire much sooner than they would …
Valve updates indefinite delay for TI10 and Dota Pro Circuit
Steven Rondina
Dota 2
The International 10 is going to be one of the biggest events in esports history, but nobody knows when it’s going to happen. After an extended silence, Valve gave an update on the status of TI10 and the return of the Dota Pro Circuit. Unfortunately, the update is that there is no immediate update. The news was revealed on Twitter: In following how the pandemic has been developing globally, the …
Dota 2 mod brings League of Legends champions into the game
Steven Rondina
Dota 2
Ever wanted to play as League of Legends champions Ashe, Veigar, or Annie in Dota 2? Well fear not, a mod has been created to satisfy that very desire! Dota 2 but League Heroes is exactly what it sounds like. The custom game mode takes a group of League of Legends champions and drops them into Dota 2, utilizing Dota 2’s game engine, mechanics, and items. Players can play a …
CSGO addiction timeouts are now live in China, limit play time
M Alzamora
Counter-Strike
After announcing that it would require games to limit the number of hours minors spend playing video games last November, China’s government officially put them into effect in June. Just before CSGO’s professional players took some much needed time off, China’s anti-addiction measures aimed at minors became official. The measures were put into place after the country’s government gave players early notice around the release of the game’s Shattered Web …
LoL Worlds 2020 schedule, location, and format revealed
William Davis
League of Legends
The schedule for the 2020 League of Legends World Championship was revealed during a Tencent Esports conference. The tournament will be held in a bubble format, instead of the previous plans where Worlds would travel around China to some of its major cities. The bubble format means that the tournament will be held in the same place, without players needing to travel to different locations and risking health issues. Worlds …
Perfect World releases 128-tick CSGO servers before Valve
M Alzamora
Counter-Strike
Perfect World has released an outside client that has brought 128-tick server to China’s Counter-Strike: Global Offensive players. Called the Perfect World Battle platform, the client seems to operate much like other third-party options like ESEA and FACEIT. The Chinese publisher originally inked a deal with Valve to bring CSGO to China’s enormous playerbase in 2018. Now, PW is officially launching its own 128-tick servers in China before Valve launches …
These are the best locations to plant the Spike on Bind
Olivia Richman
News
Planting the Spike. It’s a big part of Valorant, and players want to ensure that they do it right. Planting the Spike isn’t as simple as just rushing to a point and slamming it down. It takes teamwork, strategy, and communication, just like it did to even get to the point in the first place. It doesn’t stop once players reach the point, either. When an agent places the Spike, …
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