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Dota 2 Topson announces return to competitive Dota 2 after disappearing By Steven Rondina Counter-Strike Leaked CSGO patch improves weapon pickup, fixes grenades and sv_pure By M Alzamora Counter-Strike FaZe Clan owner admits he ran a CSGO skin gambling site By Olivia Richman

Counter-Strike

ATK makes roster moves after flexeeee release M Alzamora After a tough run at the original ESL One Rio Minor championship, ATK has announced changes to its South African roster that include the release Rieghardt “flexeeee” Romatzki, and the additions of AWPer Aaron “SloWye” van der Walt and entry fragger Johnathan “Doru” Fox. Both SloWye and Doru come to ATK from the South African team Big 5. SloWye spent just over a year with his former team and regional …

League of Legends

Kobbe officially released from TSM, joins Misfits in the LEC William Davis Danish bottom laner Kasper “Kobbe” Kobberup has joined Misfits after being released from Team SoloMid. Kobbe is returning to Europe to play under Misfits’ banner in the upcoming 2020 LEC Summer Split. The announcement comes after weeks of speculations regarding the future of Kobbe’s career. Kobbe joined TSM ahead of the 2020 LCS Spring Split where he found mild success. His tenure with TSM was cut short when TSM announced …

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Justice’s Corey is latest OWL player to leave for Valorant esports gabhernandez Corey “Corey” Nigra is the latest Overwatch League pro to exit the scene in order to pursue a career in Riot Games’ Valorant. “This may come as a surprise to many of you and maybe not so much to a few, but my time with Overwatch has come to an end. I’ve officially retired from Overwatch,” Corey said on Twitter. He went on to thank various individuals he worked with …

Counter-Strike

Astralis says if they perform, 20% roster change penalty won’t matter M Alzamora Danish Counter-Strike: Global Offensive organization Astralis officially announced Jakob “JUGi” Hansen’s signing in a press release, calling it a “second increase” and leaving room for the addition of even more players beyond its new seven-man roster. The move continues Astralis’ pursuit of what it describes as “the most competitive and healthy environment for the players.” Rumors have swirled for weeks that Astralis didn’t plan to stop adding players to its …

News Figuring out why Amouranth was banned on Twitch for the third time By Olivia Richman News Freakazoid, Zellsis, other CSGO pros leave for Valorant esports By Olivia Richman Dota 2 Kyle criticizes “dull” Dota 2 meta, wants roaming to return By Steven Rondina

Fortnite

Is Kirby coming to Fortnite? Party Royale trailer gives new clues Olivia Richman Fortnite recently revealed their new Party Royale mode, which takes away the closing circle that makes rotation such an intense part of the original battle royale format. But it wasn’t the new mode that had people all over the internet talking about the trailer: it was the Kirby sighting.  Kirby can first be seen at the start of the trailer, possibly dancing near the bottom of the screen where Epic …

Fortnite

TimTheTatman continues Fortnite controller debate with a big insult Olivia Richman Cross-platform play in Fortnite hasn’t united the gaming community like Epic thought it would. Instead, it started an ongoing debate with seemingly no end over keyboard and mouse versus controller players.  The competitive community has been consistently divided on this topic, with many keyboard and mouse players claiming that they’re not only superior in their mechanics, but that Epic’s attempt to make controller players feel equal has backfired. Keyboard and …

Counter-Strike

blameF drops more than 50 frags on one map vs Dignitas in Road to Rio M Alzamora ESL’s Road to Rio has been full of surprises so far, but Complexity’s Benjamin “blameF” Bremmer’s performance during the tournament’s last-place decider match has to take the cake.  Complexity has been a difficult team to nail down since putting together its new roster after the StarLadder Berlin Major, with big ups and downs over the first half of 2020. In their recent Road to Rio matchup against Dignitas however, blameF was …

League of Legends

Istanbul Wildcats vs. 1907 Fenerbahçe: TCL Winter betting analysis William Davis The Istanbul Wildcats and 1907 Fenerbahçe Esports will face off in the TCL 2020 Winter Season finals on May 11. While the regular season was all about 1907 Fenerbahçe, the story in the playoffs has been very different. The Istanbul Wildcats, who qualified for the playoffs as the fourth seed, have had a perfect run so far with two clean 3-0 victories. In the semifinals, 1907 Fenerbahçe struggled against Team …

CSPPA makes new deal with TOs around 2020 CSGO player break M Alzamora Counter-Strike The Counter-Strike Professional Player’s Association has rescheduled the 2020 player break, according to a tweet from the association’s official Twitter account.  The change comes after many tournaments have either been moved from LAN to online, rescheduled completely, or canceled as travel between countries has become increasingly difficult. The player break was first introduced in 2016 to combat the increasing number of Counter-Strike tournaments. Teams and players complained that the non-stop …

Volibear’s reworked abilities revealed, release date announced Olivia Richman League of Legends Volibear’s reworked abilities have been revealed and the beloved bear plays a lot differently than before.  Volibear’s passive has been completely reworked. Relentless Storm now allows Volibear’s attacks and abilities to grant him attack speed instead of healing for 30% of his maximum health when near death. His basic attacks also now deal bonus magic damage to nearby enemies.  His Q, Thundering Smash, still has Volibear planting all four feet …

FaZe Clan vs. c0ntact Gaming, ESL Road to Rio EU Betting Analysis M Alzamora Counter-Strike Make no mistake, c0ntact Gaming will likely lose to a FaZe Clan that is above and beyond the better team in this matchup. Winners.bet has placed the line at FaZe 1.31 to c0ntact’s 3.51, which is arguably being generous to c0ntact.  In Europe’s Road to Rio, c0ntact has gone 0-6 despite facing teams like Movistar Riders, Copenhagen Flames, and GODSENT, all teams that should have been manageable foes for c0ntact. …

Na’Vi stunned by Syman Gaming in ESL One Road to Rio CIS Steven Rondina Counter-Strike A couple of months ago, Natus Vincere looked ready to completely take over the global Counter-Strike: Global Offensive scene after their victory at IEM Katowice 2020. In the ESL Road to Rio, they aren’t looking nearly as strong. Natus Vincere now finds itself with a 2-2 record in the CIS region’s group stage. That second loss came after a shock defeat at the hands of Syman Gaming.  NAVI TOP1 kek …

Riot shares plans to end game-ruining behavior in League of Legends William Davis League of Legends Design director at Riot Games Andrei “Meddler” Van Roon shared the developer’s plan to attack game-ruining behavior in League of Legends. Former League of Legends pro Joedat “Voyboy” Esfahani recently sparked a large conversation about toxicity in solo queue. Pro players and personalities voiced their agreement with Voyboy’s message and became loud enough that they caught the attention of Riot. According to Meddler, Riot is already implementing new measures to …

Everything you need to know about the TFT mid-set Galaxies update William Davis League of Legends The Teamfight Tactics: Galaxies mid-set update is coming out on June 10 with patch 10.12. Developer Riot Games officially revealed the date for the mid-set update, the only major update for TFT: Galaxies. With patch 10.12, TFT will add new champions and traits, but will also remove some champions and traits from the set. The set will last six months in total, split into two ranked acts with one major …

Former NiP player Pyth is latest CSGO pro to switch to Valorant Jared Wynne Counter-Strike Counter-Strike: Global Offensive pro Jacob “pyth” Mourujärvi has announced his retirement from the game, and confirmed plans to pursue a career in Valorant.  In a TwitLonger post, pyth stated that Valorant has reinvigorated his competitive spirit. He also reflected on the impact Counter-Strike has had on his life and paid homage to his former Ninjas in Pyjamas teammates.  Pyth thus joins an ever-growing list of former CS players that have …

G2 Esports swapping Caps and Perkz again for LEC Summer Split William Davis League of Legends G2 Esports announced that Rasmus “Caps” Winther and Luka “Perkz” Perković, and it might be the best decision made by the organization to date. Caps and Perkz are back in what might be their best roles. After one split as ADC, Caps has returned to the mid lane, restoring the balance to the team. And while it might feel like another one of G2’s tricks, it’s a clever move by …

ONE Esports Singapore Major cancelled, ends 2019-2020 DPC season Nina Forneloza Dota 2 PGL has announced the official cancellation of the ONE Esports Singapore Major. The decision did not come as a surprise for Dota 2 fans. The COVID-19 pandemic has put a pause on the entire Dota Pro Circuit calendar and online tournaments are filling the gap. One Esports Singapore Major was previously the last major tournament before The International 2020, and would have finalized the 12 direct invitees to the event. …

New data shows how effective CT aggression on Vertigo can really be M Alzamora Counter-Strike When players think about map movement in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, bunnyhops and difficult jumps are usually the things that come to mind. But after looking at this animated illustration of Vertigo’s rush timings, players should see that there’s a lot more to just moving around a complex map than they’d previously thought. The gif visualizes player movement from ESL’s Road to Rio matches up until this point, animating them and …

CSGO veteran fRoD joins T1 as Valorant head coach Olivia Richman News Counter-Strike: Global Offensive veteran Daniel “fRoD” Montaner has been announced as T1’s head coach for Valorant. One of the most decorated players in CS:GO history, with championships on championships under his belt as both a player and a coach. We’re happy to welcome @OfficialfRoD as our head coach for Valorant, to further our org’s winning tradition in NA! #T1WIN pic.twitter.com/7gQpQSv1NA — T1 (@T1) May 7, 2020 fRoD was one of …

Forsen was just banned from Twitch, was toxic behavior to blame? Olivia Richman News Twitch streamer Sebastian “Forsen” has just been banned from the streaming platform.  Forsen hasn’t released any statement on the ban, so it’s unclear how long his account will be suspended or what the punishment is specifically for. According to some of his viewers, the Swedish streamer was being toxic in chat while playing Valorant, and this is what most likely led to his ban.  Forsen was allegedly “flaming” his teammates …

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