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News s1mple unbanned on Twitch after just one week By M Alzamora News Babybay joins FaZe Clan’s Valorant roster, leaves Overwatch behind By Jared Wynne News Ninja returns to stream on Twitch, but is he back for good? By Olivia Richman

League of Legends

Yuumi’s win rate is going up again despite her last nerfs William Davis It’s time to check in with Yuumi to see how is the Magical Cat doing after getting heavily nerfed in patch 10.15. It turns out that she’s doing just fine. Yuumi is not an easy champion to balance. Since its release in 2019, League of Legends developers have tried almost everything to get Yuumi to a healthy spot. So far, all efforts have failed, and Yuumi has quickly become the …

Counter-Strike

What are the signs that CSGO’s next operation is on its way? M Alzamora Counter-Strike: Global Offensive fans have had to do a lot of waiting recently. In less than a month, it will have been an entire year since the last time fans saw teams compete in the last CSGO Major. September is also the same time that Valve dropped what we now know were some of the earliest hints about Operation Shattered Web. For a game that lives and breathes by its …

League of Legends

After Nexus Blitz sees decline in popularity, will it return? William Davis The excitement was great when Riot Games announced the return of Nexus Blitz, but the game mode is seeing a decrease in popularity after its first weeks back in play. The action-packed game mode was reintroduced together with the Spirit Blossom event, with new in-game Nexus Blitz events and an updated look to the map. That map was turned into an Ionian Forrest, matching the Spirit Blossom event’s theme. Despite …

League of Legends

Riot reveals new voice lines for LoL champion Sona Olivia Richman Sona first arrived in League of Legends in the fall of 2010, and her age is beginning to show. Riot Games has finally listened to the League of Legends community’s request for a Sona update after 10 years. The big change comes in the form of new voiceover work.  Fans had complained about Sona’s voice lines in the past. She only had 15 speaking lines, with the majority of them …

League of Legends Riot Games taking a vacation after LoL 10.16, Killjoy launch By Steven Rondina League of Legends TSM has the biggest champion pool among all LCS summer teams By William Davis News Valorant Patch 1.05 brings big nerfs to Raze ultimate, abilities By Olivia Richman

League of Legends

Riot Game adds brand new PsyOps skin line to LoL PBE William Davis The new PsyOps skin line in League of Legends has just hit the PBE servers in the newest update.  Riot Games has been pushing out a lot of new skins during the summer and they are not done yet. The recent Spirit Blossom event brought us new skins to champions such as Lillia, Yasuo, Thresh, Vayne, and Teemo. The skin line was introduced along the Spirit Blossom event pass and …

Counter-Strike

Virtus.pro kicks AdreN, takes RMR hit ahead of IEM New York Online M Alzamora Virtus.pro announced it has parted ways with CSGO veteran as CSGO Major MVP Dauren “AdreN” Kystaubayev after seven months with the organization. VP acquired AdreN and the rest of the AVANGAR roster in a transfer in December 2019 following a string of success. After winning the 2017 PGL Major with Gambit, AdreN spent time with FaZe Clan before his transfer to AVANGAR. His gunplay and veteran savvy were key in …

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Decay and Aero leave Dallas Fuel in major roster shakeup gabhernandez The Dallas Fuel roster had a major shakeup as Gui-un “Decay” Jang, Louis “Tikatee” Lebel-Wong and Aaron “Aero” Atkins were all let go from the organization. The day started with an announcement from the Fuel that Decay was being released from his contract early at his request. Immediately after that news broke, team owner Mike Rufail came to Twitter to explain.  “Decay had a few months left on his contract …

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Fnatic confirms that a Valorant team is coming in the future Olivia Richman Many big-name esports organizations have started planning for Valorant’s competitive scene, including Ninjas in Pyjamas, Team Envy, and Cloud9. In fact, Valorant has already become competitive enough that teams have started competing to be the top squad in the new tactical first-person shooter. But not every organization is rushing to form a Valorant team just yet. Fnatic told GGRecon that they weren’t planning to form a Valorant team until 2021. …

Former OG Seed, Cloud9 players team up in Omega League qualifiers Jared Wynne Dota 2 A new Scandinavian squad has arrived in Dota 2 and the team is loaded with star power and experience.  The new team, currently called 5men, is made up of former Cloud9 and OG.Seed members, led by veteran captain Rasmus “MISERY” Filipsen. Current lineup: Marcus “Ace” Hoelgaard Rasmus Johan “Chessie” Blomdin Andreas Per “Xibbe” Ragnemalm Rasmus “MISERY” Filipsen Johan “pieliedie” Åström Most of these players have crossed paths at one point. …

The best three prospects in Europe for the 2021 LEC season gabhernandez League of Legends As the LEC ramps up for the playoffs, so too do Europe’s second-tier leagues with European Masters qualifications on the horizon. These leagues are teeming with young European talent trying to showcase what they can bring to an LEC organization. The European second-tier leagues are known for fostering young talent who are ready to contribute on stage. Players such as Zhiqiang “Shadow” Zhao, Iván “Razork” Martín Díaz, and Emil “Larssen” …

What is wrong with Cloud9 as the 2020 LCS Summer Split ends? William Davis League of Legends Cloud9 has been in charge of the LCS throughout 2020, but the American super team is starting to show signs of weakness.  Cloud9 had a perfect start to the 2020 LCS Summer Split, winning their first nine games of the split and matching the roaring pace the team was able to maintain in the spring split when C9 steamrolled the entire league. After the first round-robin in summer, something seemed …

14-year-old becomes first girl to win a FNCS session Olivia Richman Fortnite A 14-year-old Fortnite player has become the first female to win a Fortnite Champions Qualifying solos session.  Moqii “Moqii” Zoldyck averaged six eliminations across the seven matches she played and also took three Victory Royales. She finished the competition with 94 points, one more than the second-place finisher. Other competitors in the tournament include Fortnite superstar Kyle “Mongraal” Jackson, who finished in eighth place with 73 points. first placefirst female …

Valorant’s Act II update adds a new battle pass, Killjoy, skins Olivia Richman News Valorant’s Act II starts tomorrow and Riot Games has revealed what players can expect. The new battle pass contains a lot of new cosmetics to unlock, including weapon skins, sprays, and artwork for player cards. It also introduces Radianite Points, an in-game currency that can be used to access even more exclusive and detailed weapon skins and visual effects.  One of the weapons to receive a battle pass-exclusive skin is …

This bouncing molotov shows the weird ways CSGO molotovs work M Alzamora Counter-Strike A runaway molotov turned a Mirage mid play into a rare video clip, and highlighted just how strange the behavor of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive’s molotovs can really be. Most Mirage players know that just one or two moltovs can be their ticket into Mirage’s A bombsite, this particular mid molotov seems like it had a mind of its own. A recent clip posted to social media showed off what can …

Overwatch Summer Games 2020 event dates, first skin revealed gabhernandez News The Summer Games are returning to Overwatch, bringing new skins like the new, legendary Lifeguard Pharah. Every year Overwatch celebrates the Summer Games, which is an event that closely resembles the Olympics, which occur every four years. The event first debuted in 2016 when the game launched and it was the first-ever event, which coincided with the 2016 Olympics. It would have happened alongside the 2020 Olympics this year, but …

IEM New York goes online as final RMR event for NA, CIS regions M Alzamora Counter-Strike Tournament organizer ESL officially that 2020’s IEM New York will take place online while stating that it will also be the final Regional Ranking tournament and will be the final Regional Ranking tournament for both the North America and CIS regions. Fans of European CSGO don’t need to worry; IEM New York Online will also feature Europe’s top teams Don’t let the name fool you, IEM New York is now …

Leak says new champion Samira could be coming in just two weeks Olivia Richman League of Legends A League of Legends streamer and habitual leaker has unveiled some new details about the MOBA’s possible 151st champion,  Samira.  Brazilian content creator Streamie, who also leaked Yone, told the League of Legends community that she planned to share details about Samira’s abilities and physical appearance during a live stream. According to Streamie, she got the information from a friend who works at developer Riot Games.  Streamie described Samira as …

This is how you deal 54 million damage with one attack in Dota 2 Steven Rondina Dota 2 Dota 2 players and fans love discovering and surviving the deadliest attack the game has to offer. People pour over the game’s data, crunch the numbers, and figure out the perfect combination of factors to set up the most powerful attacks and abilities possible in the game..  While this becomes a mathematical challenge in many game, Dota 2 is unique as there are actually a number of different heroes that …

Ceb reveals why SumaiL was kicked from OG Dota 2 team Steven Rondina Dota 2 Syed “SumaiL” Hassan is one of the most talented Dota 2 players in the world. So why was he kicked from OG just months after joining the TI championship team? Dota 2 fans have been asking that question for a few weeks now, but they finally have an answer. Sebastian “Ceb” Debs, the player who replaced SumaiL on OG’s roster, discussed the move in an interview with RuHub. “As an …

Ninja planning move to Hollywood after Mixer’s death Olivia Richman Fortnite With Mixer’s shutdown, Fortnite superstar Tyler “Ninja” Blevins is a free agent. And he has some big plans.  Ninja’s been streaming on YouTube since Mixer’s sudden closure, but that’s not even close to what the popular content creator has in store for his fans. In fact, Mixer’s shut down may have pushed him to explore even bigger and more mainstream opportunities than before.  A year ago, @Ninja signed a deal …

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