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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 …

Counter-Strike

CSPPA makes new deal with TOs around 2020 CSGO player break M Alzamora 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 …

League of Legends

Volibear’s reworked abilities revealed, release date announced Olivia Richman 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 …

Counter-Strike

FaZe Clan vs. c0ntact Gaming, ESL Road to Rio EU Betting Analysis M Alzamora 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. …

Counter-Strike Na’Vi stunned by Syman Gaming in ESL One Road to Rio CIS By Steven Rondina League of Legends Riot shares plans to end game-ruining behavior in League of Legends By William Davis League of Legends Everything you need to know about the TFT mid-set Galaxies update By William Davis

Counter-Strike

Former NiP player Pyth is latest CSGO pro to switch to Valorant Jared Wynne 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 …

League of Legends

G2 Esports swapping Caps and Perkz again for LEC Summer Split William Davis 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 …

Dota 2

ONE Esports Singapore Major cancelled, ends 2019-2020 DPC season Nina Forneloza 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. …

Counter-Strike

New data shows how effective CT aggression on Vertigo can really be M Alzamora 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 …

North loses points as coach stands in for kjaerbye in Road to Rio EU M Alzamora Counter-Strike North is officially the first team to lose qualification points under Valve’s new rules surrounding its Regional Major Ranking tournaments for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. RMT’s are a new addition to the CSGO calendar this year, introduced when Counter-Strike’s 16th Major, ESL One Rio, was postponed until November. North is the first team to officially be on the hook for the announced point penalty introduced by Valve in a recent blog …

New Volibear splash art leaked ahead of champion rework release Olivia Richman League of Legends Riot Games is planning a stream to unveil more about Volibear’s rework after the champion’s new splash art leaked out. In May 2019, developer Riot Games left it up to the Leauge of Legends community to decide which champions would receive reworks. They would be completely redesigned from the ground up, Riot explained, “including their gameplay, visuals, story, animations, voice acting…the works.”  Fiddlesticks and Volibear were the most popular choices …

These are the best ways to organize your CSGO inventory M Alzamora Counter-Strike Counter-Strike is known for its snappy gunplay, intricate mechanics, deep strategy, and for better or worse, its many items. While most players come to the game looking for a competitive experience, for some the first exposure to CSGO comes from the game’s weapon skins. It’s not just weapon skins that help fill out Counter-Strike’s economy, either. The game also offers things like display items, patches, pins, graffiti sprays, and even …

Winstrike Team sued by multiple teams for Dota 2 transfers Steven Rondina Dota 2 Winstrike Team is not especially popular amongst its esports peers right now. The CIS organization is under fire from a number of other teams based in the region after allegedly not following through on agreed-upon terms for player transfers. Most of the allegations stem from Winstrike’s Dota 2 team, which has undergone a slew of changes over the last two years. Virtus.pro, Gambit Esports, HellRaisers, and forZe issued a joint …

Riot releases new fix for Vanguard’s aggressive driver blocking M Alzamora News Riot Games released a patch for Valorant’s anticheat Vanguard, which the developer says will stop the program from blocking essential drivers. The fix comes nearly a week after WIN.gg’s report that Riot’s anticheat system was actively blocking the drivers that controlled cooling systems for PC hardware from a variety of manufacturers. The fix targets a program called CPU-Z, a hardware monitoring tool included with many active cooling systems from manufacturers …

New Mid-Season Cup featuring LPL and LCK teams coming in May William Davis News The Mid-Season Cup between the LCK and LPL is coming by the end of May, Fomos’ reporter Kenzi shared on Twitter. There might not be a Mid-Season Invitational this year, but the LPL and LCK are working together on an alternative, the Mid-Season Cup. This flash tournament would run from May 28 to May 31 and will include four teams from each region. The top four teams from each league …

Team Secret vs. Na’Vi WePlay! Pushka League playoffs betting analysis Nina Forneloza Dota 2 WePlay! Pushka League boasts top Dota 2 teams from the Europe and CIS regions. The group stage of WePlay! Pushka League has ended and it’s time to see teams from both regions vie for the tournament title. Indeed, exciting matchups in the playoffs are in store for viewers. Team Secret finished strong as the top seed of Group A while Natus Vincere barely made it out alive of Group B. …

Riot brings the best Legends of Runeterra streamers to invitational event Olivia Richman League of Legends The top 16 Legends of Runeterra content creators in North America and Europe will be competing tomorrow in the Principles Strength Invitational.  The Principles Strength Invitiational is the game’s first official tournament since the Rising Tides expansion launched. It’s a single-deck, best-of-three tournament that comes with bragging rights and a $1,000 prize pool for the competitors. Those chosen competitors are content creators who have competed in multiple LoR tournaments during …

VP Zayac is showing us how to play Techies like a Dota 2 pro Steven Rondina Dota 2 For years on end, Techies has been a meme character in Dota 2. The demolitionist hero has been a tool for frustrating both enemy and ally in public matchmaking, but little else. Over the last few months, pro players have started taking him in tournament games, as was seen with Evil Geniuses’ Andreas Franck “Cr1t-” Nielsen taking him during the ONE Esports Dota 2 World Pro Invitational Singapore. And in …

Riot Games has a big response for Voyboy’s LoL NA solo queue rant Olivia Richman League of Legends Riot Games has finally responded to the League of Legends community’s ongoing complaints about “malicious players” ruining ranked and solo queue games.  For a long time, the League community has felt that Riot failed to respond to claims that their MOBA’s playerbase has become increasingly toxic, to the point where gameplay has been significantly affected. Former League of Legends pro Joedat “Voyboy” Esfahani decided to take it upon himself to …

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