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American Dad parodies Overwatch World Cup in recent episode Jared Wynne Animated sitcom American Dad released an episode that hits home to many esport fans.  In the episode titled “Brave N00b World”, CIA agent Stan Smith is tasked with the assassination of a North Korean government official during the finals of the Overwatch World Cup. Smith, together with his team, then heads to Hong Kong undercover posing as “teenage gamers” in an attempt to reach the Grand Finals of the prestigious …

League of Legends

FunPlus Phoenix Tian knows how to quiet his haters in LoL solo queue William Davis FunPlus Phoenix jungler Gao “Tian” Tian-Liang had the absolute best comeback when a player tried to flame him in solo queue. Tian is not your regular solo queue jungler, as Tian is a defending world champion and the 2019 World Championship finals MVP. So when a solo queue player attempted to flame him, Tian had the perfect comeback.  LPL players often play in the Korean server. Despite having their own …

Counter-Strike

G2 vs. North betting analysis, DreamHack Masters Spring 2020 M Alzamora G2 Esports needs to quickly brush off the dust from the ESL Road to Rio event, because DreamHack Masters Spring is right around the corner. After an embarrassing defeat at the hands of Astralis during Europe’s first Road to Rio tournament, G2 gets a lucky draw at DreamHack Masters Spring. It will face off against North, a team that will play without one of their best veterans in Markus “Kjaerbye” …

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Viper joins Hanwha Life Esports ahead of the 2020 LCK Summer Split William Davis Bottom laner Park “Viper” Do-hyeon has officially joined Hanwha Life Esports ahead of the 2020 LCK Summer Split. Viper is reuniting with former teammate Son “Lehends” Si-woo under a new banner. Viper and Lehends were considered one of the strongest duos in the LCK between 2018 and 2019 while playing with Griffin. Now, the duo is getting ready to thrive with a new organization. 2020 hasn’t been an easy ride …

League of Legends Riot Games announces new Mid-Season Streamathon event By William Davis News Who is FerociouslySteph, and why is the Twitch community so upset? By Olivia Richman League of Legends Shernfire explains why he left Team Liquid, the LCS, and NA By Olivia Richman

Counter-Strike

Europe’s CSGO Regional Major Rankings after ESL Road to Rio M Alzamora Europe’s top teams came out of the gate ready to roll in the region’s ESL Road to Rio event. While some teams majorly underperformed, Europe generally showed fans how consistent the region actually is. Here are the current rankings for Valve’s first-ever Regional Major CSGO tournament. We’ve included any points teams gained from their placing at StarLadder Berlin Major just shy of a year ago, so these standings are an …

Dota 2

VP.Prodigy bested Virtus Pro at Epic Prime League Grand Finals Nina Forneloza Despite the team being just two months old, VP.Prodigy has claimed four tournament titles. Virtus.pro’s academy team is dominating the CIS region. VP.Prodigy stomped its sister squad in the grand finals series of the Epic Prime League. The team of prodigies finished the tournament with an impressive 3-0 score. Virtus.pro was pitted against its academy team in the upper bracket finals. The first game swung back and forth with neither …

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IWillDominate and Tyler1 feud escalates with harsh insults Olivia Richman One of the most popular streaming beefs is between Fortnite superstars Tyler “Ninja” Blevins and Turner “Tfue” Tenney. The two can never seem to agree on anything related to Epic’s battle royale, with Ninja always saying Tfue is too negative while Tfue labels Ninja as a suckup.  That beef is downright wholesome compared to the ongoing feud between League of Legends streamers Christian “IWillDominate” Rivera and Tyler” Tyler1″ Steinkamp.  IWillDominate …

Counter-Strike

In Road to Rio, Astralis beats G2 in one of CSGO’s shortest Bo5s ever Steven Rondina Getting second place in one of the ESL Road to Rio events is pretty good no matter how it’s sliced, right? What about if you lose in one of the quickest best-of-five grand finals ever in Counter-Strike’s history? Second-place finisher G2 earned 1,500 RMR points, moving them forward towards a spot in the ESL One Rio Major. They also got 350 points for the ESL Pro Tour, keeping them in …

dafran given lifetime ban by Valorant organizer after Twitter meltdown Steven Rondina News Daniel “dafran” Francesca’s career in Valorant is not off to an especially great start. That isn’t because of his actual skills in the game are lacking. The former Atlanta Reign DPS player is on the rocks these days with French tournament organizer and esports organization Solary due to his team’s ejection from a tournament, which was followed by a lifelong ban from all future Solary events. “Today, the player dafran …

Asmongold has a hot take on Twitch Safety Advisory Council drama Olivia Richman News Ever since Twitch announced the formation of a Safety Advisory Council, the streaming community has been up in arms.  A lot of the frustration has been focused on one particularly outspoken member of the council, streamer Steph “FerociouslySteph” Loehr. FerociouslySteph is a trans woman, a furry, and a lot of other things that she feels “people hate about diversity and acceptance.” While her identity alone has some people calling her …

YamatoCannon signs with SANDBOX Gaming, what does it mean for the LCK? William Davis League of Legends On May 15, LCK team SANDBOX Gaming officially announced Jakob “YamatoCannon” Mebdi as its head coach for the 2020 LCK Summer Split. YamatoCannon is the first western coach to sign with an LCK organization. Once YamatoCannon gets his visa approved, he will join the organization in Seoul. In the meantime, the head coach will be working remotely from Europe. Korean coaches are highly valued around the world. Hiring a western …

Intel Grand Slam on hold until at least ESL One Cologne, possibly longer M Alzamora Counter-Strike ESL has announced the postponement of the INTEL Grand Slam meta-tournament. This comes as the organizer stated that online events and Road to Rio’s multiple winners prevents the organizer from determining who the best team in the world actually is. The move comes on the heels of the postponement of several major LAN tournaments and their move to regional online formats. The decision makes sense, given the fact that the …

Astralis vs. G2 Esports ESL Road to Rio EU betting analysis M Alzamora Counter-Strike After a spicy three-map series against FaZe Clan, G2 Esports has made the finals of ESL’s Road to Rio. This makes the European contest the only Road to Rio to go as expected. While there was a time where it looked like Astralis might actually drop more than a single game on their way to the final, the Danish superstars took down FaZe earlier in the week to lock up …

A collection of the most spicy and dank Valorant memes we could find Olivia Richman News When a new game comes out, everyone is dying to try it out. But new games also mean new memes, and that’s almost as important as the game itself. Valorant is still in closed beta, but there’s already a pretty good number of memes about Riot’s new first-person shooter. Even if the game goes through changes before its official release this summer, the memes will live on in our hearts, …

Twitch Safety Advisory Council member FerociouslySteph in controversy Olivia Richman News Twitch’s latest community initiative is already generating more controversy than buzz. Twitch recently announced the creation of a Safety Advisory Council that will “inform and guide” the streaming platform’s decisions going forward. This includes making the experience more positive and welcoming for users, drafting new policies, improving moderation, and “protecting marginalized groups’ interests.”  But just days after the eight council members were announced, the streaming community had already lashed out …

Team Spirit vs. Winstrike, Road to Rio CIS Final Betting Analysis M Alzamora Counter-Strike In a surprise grand finals, Team Spirit and Winstrike will face off for first place in the ESL Road to Rio CIS event tomorrow. The tournament itself was full of surprises, with favorites Natus Vincere dropping out early in 7-8th place and Virtus.pro left fighting over a 3-4th place finish. Both Spirit and Winstrike are decidedly tier-two teams, with most international appearances stemming from bigger organizations underperforming or a hot …

FaZe Clan loses to Astralis after this hilarious anti-eco fail Steven Rondina Counter-Strike FaZe Clan is really good right now. The squad of stars has been surging in the ESL Road to Rio European division and is guaranteed a finish in the top three of the tournament. Despite struggling to live up to the hype throughout most of its existence in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, FaZe might be ready to finally start living up to its potential. That doesn’t mean they’re perfect, though. They’re …

North’s Kjaerbye takes indefinite break due to illness M Alzamora Counter-Strike Markus “Kjaerbye” Kjærbye has announced that he will take a step back from competitive Counter-Strike in a tweet from his official Twitter account. Kjaerbye cited health problems as the reason why he was taking the break, including abdominal pain and difficulty breathing. Kjaerbye had recently missed the final matches of ESL One’s Road to Rio, forcing North’s coach, Jimmy “Jumpy” Berndtsson, to play in his stead. The responses to Kjærbye’s …

Is Valorant coming to mobile or consoles? Here’s what we know Steven Rondina News Valorant is one of the hottest topics in all of video games right now.  Riot Games’ fusion of tactical and hero shooters has dominated social media for weeks and caught mainstream attention in a big way. The game is currently available in closed beta exclusively for PC, and that has many gamers wondering when, or if, it might come to their own favorite platforms.  So does Riot Games have anything …

Explaining all the controversy around TSM, Doublelift, and Dardoch William Davis League of Legends It’s been four days since Team SoloMid president Aleena “Leena” Xu leaked confidential information on Yiliang “Doublelift” Peng’s Twitch stream. The incident reignited the accusations of conflict of interest against TSM, but like every other drama in the community, people stopped talking about it and moved on. But this leak was more than an isolated incident. It will have permanent effects on the career of jungler Joshua “Dardoch” Hartnett, and …

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