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Fortnite NICKMERCS explains his recent break from streaming on Twitch By Olivia Richman News Dafran banned from Twitch after being thrown out of Valorant event By gabhernandez News Overwatch League announces new system for players to earn tokens By gabhernandez

Counter-Strike

Attax and Heretics show that the talent gap in Europe is closing M Alzamora A match between Counter-Strike: Global Offensive teams Alternate aTTaX and Heretics shows how some upcoming talents in Europe are threatening to overtake the region’s best. Competitions like BLAST Rising and WINNERS League Season 4 are showcasing some of that top talent every day. When Alternate aTTaX faced off against Heretics earlier this week, few thought that the matchup would be a barnburner. It turned out to be one of the …

League of Legends

LCS adds Friday Night League, hoping to boost viewership numbers William Davis Big changes are in store as the LCS has released the schedule for the 2020 LCS Summer Split, set to start on June 12. The news is particularly big because the LCS is making major changes to its schedule. The league has decided to move two LCS matches from Mondays to Fridays for new Friday Night League broadcasts. Starting on June 12, fans can enjoy two LCS matches on Fridays …

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Team Liquid still leads NA CSGO Major Rankings after Road to Rio M Alzamora With Counter-Strike: Global Offensive’s first Regional Ranking tournament now over, fans have an accurate picture of where their favorite team stands as CSGO heads into the just-announced summer Regional Major Ranking tournament, CS Summit 6. Only teams from the European and North American regions are able to compete at CS Summit this summer, meaning that the teams in these regions will have an additional opportunity to make up or lose …

Dota 2

Abed becomes first to reach 11,000 MMR, tops Dota 2 leaderboards Nina Forneloza Abed “Abed” Azel L. Yusop is the first player to reach an MMR of 11,000. Once again, the Filipino player has made history by breaking the record for highest MMR in the history of Dota 2 and raised the bar on the Dota 2 leaderboards. 11k :) pic.twitter.com/mzWRYqLo3L — Abed (@abedyusop) May 13, 2020 Abed became the first Dota 2 player to reach 10,000 MMR in June 2017, with that …

Dota 2 The International 2020 Battle Pass “coming early next week” says Valve By Steven Rondina Counter-Strike MIBR Cup will see MIBR’s players coach playoff teams By M Alzamora News Charting the growth of the global gaming marketplace By Jared Wynne

League of Legends

Listen to Tarzaned claim he boosted IWillDominate to Challenger Olivia Richman On a recent stream, League of Legends streamer Julian “Tarzaned” Farokhian claimed he boosted fellow streamer Christian “IWillDominate” Rivera’s account to Challenger.  After an ongoing fued between the two Twitch streamers, Tarzaned decided to up the ante and expose IWillDominate with claims that he boosted the Team Liquid content creator’s account.  “You call yourself a Challenger player and you never actually got Challenger on your own. I actually had to …

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The best Valorant agent tier list for competitive and ranked Olivia Richman Valorant recently got a major balance patch that shook up the new first-person shooter’s meta thanks to agent buffs and nerfs and some significant map changes. While it’s still too early to tell what changes it will have on team compositions over time, there’s no denying that Valorant is currently a game that heavily favors a defensive playstyle. And some agents are better equipped for that than others. Riot’s Valorant …

League of Legends

T1 and FPX set to open the League of Legends Mid-Season Cup William Davis The full schedule for days one and two of the Mid-Season Cup has been revealed, and the competition will kick off with a match between FunPlus Phoenix and T1. The LCK spring champion and the currently reigning World Champion are in charge of opening the highly anticipated Mid-Season Cup. On May 28 at 2 AM CST, T1 and FunPlus Phoenix are taking the stage. DAMWON Gaming and Top Esports round …

Dota 2

Wild NiP vs. OG match kicks off OGA Dota PIT Online EU playoffs Steven Rondina The 2020 OGA Dota PIT Online league European and CIS division’s playoffs are now set.  The group stage has wrapped up, with eight teams advancing and two being eliminated. With the seeding finalized, the opening matchups have been revealed, and there’s a lot to be excited for. Here are the matchups set for the first round of the playoffs: Upper bracket: Ninjas in Pyjamas vs. OG Upper bracket: Team Secret …

Man disguises himself as a woman in all-female CSGO tournament Olivia Richman News Desperate times call for desperate measures. A male Counter-Strike: Global Offensive player decided to dress up as a woman, wig and all, to sneak his way into a CSGO tournament meant for female gamers only.  Lenovo’s Legion of Valkyrie tournament was a 32-team tournament meant for female CSGO players only. The tournament had a prize pool of $1,000, with $600 of it going to the first-place team. With so many …

Sweet Anita argues against banning voice chat amid Twitch drama Olivia Richman News If there’s anyone who may be marginalized due to their voice in a video game, it’s a female gamer with tourrette’s syndrome.  Popular Twitch streamer Sweet Anita isn’t only known for her skills in a variety of games like Overwatch, but also her random and often naughty outbursts. Due to tourrette’s syndrome, Sweet Anita sometimes doesn’t have control of the phrases and insults that can fly out of her mouth. …

Match fixing in Dota 2 reminds us of long-running problem in esports Steven Rondina Dota 2 One of the biggest Dota 2 organizations in the world is in even bigger trouble. The International 2014 winning team Newbee is facing accusations of match fixing from a number of prominent figures in the Chinese Dota 2 scene. The Chinese Dota 2 Professional Association and ImbaTV have both barred the organization and its players from competing in future events. This could be extended further, as Valve and Dota 2’s …

More than 1,600 new cheaters were just banned from Valorant Olivia Richman News Love it or hate it, Vanguard is doing its job of catching cheaters in new first-person shooter Valorant. Riot’s anti-cheat data engineer Philip Koskinas recently took to Twitter to celebrate that over 1,600 more cheaters have been kicked off the Valorant closed beta. “1,600 Valorant accounts just went missing and we’re still geeked up off the ban juice,” Koskinas said. 1600 VALORANT accounts just went missing and we’re still geeked …

Evil Geniuses unveils another new logo after fans decry 2019 rebrand Steven Rondina Dota 2 Evil Geniuses has a new look. Again.  The enduring organization has unveiled a new logo that stands as a modernized take on its classic “EG” crest. The letters are a bit easier to decipher than the original, with an extra flair that conjures up the image of a hurricane. Today dawns a new era—one with a nod to our legacy and a bold eye to the future.Welcome to the new …

Perkz opens up on role swap with Caps, says G2 was trolling too much Olivia Richman League of Legends G2 Esports veteran Luka “Perkz” Perkovic recently spoke on his upcoming move back to the bottom lane. Perkz recently opened up to Korizon about the controversial role swap, stating that Rasmus “Caps” Winther didn’t enjoy playing bot lane as much as he did.  “The reason he wanted to play bot lane in the first place is because he thought I was unhappy,” Perkz admitted.  For that reason, Perkz stated that …

MIBR drops meyern, adds trk ahead of DreamHack Masters Spring Steven Rondina Counter-Strike MIBR is back to being an all-Brazilian team once again. The Immortals Gaming Club-owned team has added Alencar “trk” Rossato to its roster. In adding him, MIBR benched Argentinian player Ignacio “meyern” Meyer after five months. Gabriel “FalleN” Toledo bid meyern farewell on Twitter. “Thank you little brother for all of your dedication and work with us. This rookie has many, many years of Counter-Strike in front of him and …

Valve quietly releases censored Steam China client to alpha M Alzamora News Users haven’t heard much about a Chinese version of Valve’s Steam client since it was announced in 2018, but an alpha version of Steam China has now appeared. A recent update to the Steam Client revealed Valve not only still working on the long-awaited Steam China client, but that the client itself has officially moved into an alpha stage. While there are no official Steam China servers online, the client …

Ninjas in Pyjamas drops IGL Lekr0, signs Hampus from GamerLegion Steven Rondina Counter-Strike After a rough start to 2020, Ninjas in Pyjamas is making a change to its Counter-Strike: Global Offensive roster. The organization has announced the signing of Hampus “hampus” Poser. He will take over in-game leadership duties from Jonas “Lekr0” Olofsson, who has been benched from the lineup and placed on the transfer list. “The philosophy and ideologies I have around the future of esports performance, is something that I am …

As Astralis captain gla1ve steps back, new member JUGi stands in M Alzamora Counter-Strike Astralis announced that Jakob “JUGi” Hansen will replace Lukas “gla1ve” Rossander as the Astralis in-game leader spends what the team says will be several months away from competition. The release contains a statement from gla1ve in which the player cites stress surrounding competition and overall burnout as the reasons why he will take the next several months off. gla1ve goes on to say that he made the decision after consulting …

Valve reveals Artifact 2.0 closed beta details and invite system Steven Rondina Dota 2 Artifact publisher Valve has updated the game’s blog to give some details on the game’s closed beta. Long story short, it’s coming very soon.  According to the blog post, keys for the “Artifact 2.0” beta will be sent out next week. No specific date was given, but this is likely welcome news for fans that were left wondering when it would be time to duel. Unfortunately for fans that want …

Ex-Virtus.pro stars TaZ and Neo unveil new CSGO team Honoris M Alzamora Counter-Strike Filip “NEO” Kubski and Wiktor “TaZ” Wojtas have announced their returns to competitive Counter-Strike: Global Offensive with Honoris, a brand new Counter-Strike team with the backing of Red Bull. The two had previously spent over ten years as teammates on the legendary Virtus.pro roster before TaZ found himself benched and subsequently released by the team in 2018. NEO stayed with Virtus.pro for a while longer, ultimately leaving the team in …

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