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Dota 2 No[o]ne wins his second ESL MVP, gets another Mercedes-Benz car By Nina Forneloza Counter-Strike Hundreds banned from FACEIT after CSGO audio exploit discovered By Olivia Richman Dota 2 Dota 2’s online leagues are forcing teams to break up, rebuild By Nina Forneloza

Counter-Strike

This B rush on Vertigo is pretty much unstoppable for CTs M Alzamora Recent changes to Vertigo have given the map a completely different feel, as many of the advantages that the attacking players relied on are now gone. The mid window, long relied on for late flanks to the B bombsite, is now gone and replaced by an elevated platform that gives defenders rule over mid. Although the perch is easily mollied, it provides a strong postion when coupled with a lean …

League of Legends

Doublelift officially rejoins TSM after two years with Team Liquid William Davis Yiliang “Doublelift” Peng has officially rejoined Team SoloMid ahead of the 2020 LCS Summer Split. TSM has confirmed the transfer of former Team Liquid ADC Doublelift who rejoins the organization after two years. On April 21, it was reported that TSM was in negotiation with Liquid to complete the trade. According to the original report by ESPN’s Jacob Wolf, Doublelift picked this contract out of the options presented to him …

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Alinity banned from Twitch for NSFW wardrobe malfunction Olivia Richman A large swath of the Twitch community finally got what it always wanted. Natalia “Alinity” Mogollon is currently suspended from the popular streaming platform. I’m getting a suspension YES! Our hard work finally paid off good job guys pic.twitter.com/dNomMydQ8E — Alinity (@AlinityTwitch) April 26, 2020 Earlier this weekend, Alinity was stuffing a pillow under her shirt while doing an IRL stream, but in the process she ended up exposing one …

Counter-Strike

Thorin and Montecristo on the future of Flashpoint, Cloud9, FPX, more M Alzamora With Flashpoint’s inaugural season wrapped up, WIN.gg sat down with the league’s creative director Duncan “Thorin” Shields as well as broadcaster and talent advisor Christopher “MonteCristo” Mykles to discuss what went right and what went wrong. The two covered the wild ride that was the league’s first season and the league’s future. WIN.gg: Flashpoint 1 is in the books. How does it feel? Thorin: Satisfying. The only problem with expectations …

News LCK 2020 Spring Split finals peaks at over 1 million viewers By Olivia Richman Counter-Strike Astralis loses to Fnatic after some huge mistakes in Road to Rio EU By Steven Rondina Dota 2 Evil Geniuses vs. Thunder Predator BTS Pro Series betting analysis By Steven Rondina

League of Legends

T1 wins 9th LCK championship, beats Gen.G in LCK 2020 Spring finals William Davis T1 won the 2020 LCK Spring Split championship. T1 destroyed Gen.G in the finals to take home its ninth LCK title. With this victory, T1 extends its record for team with the most LCK titles and takes home the top prize in the region for the third split in a row, having won both the spring and summer splits in 2019.  We came, we saw, we conquered.WE ARE THE CHAMPION …

Fortnite

Tfue says playing Fortnite is now unfair because of aim assist Olivia Richman It looks like Turner “Tfue” Tenney may be looking to switch to Valorant after getting fed up with how “unfair” his original game of choice has been lately. In a recent stream, Tfue started to get really frustrated after being eliminated by a “controller player with a fucking drum gun.” He immediately called Forntite “dog shit” before going into a longer rant on why the game that made him famous …

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ESL Road to Rio: Team Liquid vs MIBR betting analysis M Alzamora Let’s not mince words. If MIBR shows up to their Road to Rio matchup against Team Liquid the same way they’ve shown up against any team in their previous series in the event, they’ll lose. At this level of competition, MIBR cannot reliably compete. Instead, let’s take a look at Team Liquid and what the Americans can do against the battered MIBR. Under coach Eric “Adren” Hoag, Team Liquid has …

Dota 2

NiP drops Dota 2 roster after ppd retirement, signs Chicken Fighters Nina Forneloza Ninjas in Pyjamas has a new Dota 2 roster with the signing of Chicken Fighters. The announcement comes after the retirements of Peter “ppd” Dager and Saahil “Universe” Arora. Prior to his retirement, NiP released Universe because of his inability to practice with the team. Evgeniy “Blizzy” Ree replaced Universe at ESL One Los Angeles online, but the team struggled to find its chemistry and had an early exit in …

Tips and tricks to best use your abilities in Valorant’s closed beta Olivia Richman News For many Counter-Strike: Global Offensive players, having abilities is a brand new concept in a first-person shooter. Pros and streamers alike have already mastered Valorant’s mechanics. Now, former CSGO players, along with Apex Legends and Overwatch players, are diving into each agent’s abilities and finding some crazy techniques and hidden tricks.  There are also a lot of glitches and exploits in Valorant since it’s still just a closed beta. Most of …

League of Legends champions could be coming to Smash Bros Ultimate Olivia Richman League of Legends Earlier this year, an anonymous 4chan account made some bold predictions for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.  They predicted that a Hollow Knight Mii Sword Fighter was coming and that spirits from Seiken Densetsu 3, also known as Trials of Mana 3, were in the works. They also revealed that a League of Legends champion would be joining the roster as part of the second Fighter Pass. Well, that was back …

Is ADC now the worst role in League of Legends? William Davis League of Legends In League of Legends, the meta for the ADC has changed through the years. Right now, solo queue players claim that the role is unplayable. While it’s a bit of an exaggeration, players have reason to complain about the current state of the role. According to the League of Legends wiki, marksmen are “ranged champions whose power almost exclusively revolves around their basic attacks: using their reach to land massive …

FunPlus Phoenix vs. EDward Gaming in 2020 LPL Spring playoffs betting analysis William Davis League of Legends 2019 World Champion FunPlus Phoenix is facing Edward Gaming in the 2020 LPL Spring Split playoffs. This match will decide who’s advancing in the bracket to face JD Gaming in semifinals. FPX are the unlikely heroes of the LPL, as they redefined what teamwork really means and earned a World Championship title by playing a unique style. EDG is trying to go back to its former glory and another LPL …

Fnatic and Quincy Crew dominate BTS Pro Series groups, EG struggles Nina Forneloza Dota 2 Fnatic and Quincy Crew have both scored an impressive 7-0 standing at the BTS Pro Series Southeast Asia and Americas, respectively. BTS Pro Series Americas featured a good mix of top teams from North and South America. Evil Geniuses was the heavy fan favorite, but the team did not dominate its opponents as expected. Evil Geniuses opened in disappointing fashion by losing its first series against Cloud9. This marked the …

ESL One Los Angeles boasts most viewers for Dota 2 event since TI9 Nina Forneloza Dota 2 ESL One Los Angeles’ European and CIS Online league recorded the highest Twitch viewership of any Dota 2 event since The International 2019, peaking at 506,288 viewers. The grand finals series between OG and Virtus.pro kept fans on their toes, ending with a 3-2 comeback victory for Virtus.pro. Despite the event taking place in an online setting and without any kind of official major status, the event out-performed a number …

Universe follows ppd and retires from competitive Dota 2 Steven Rondina Dota 2 Dota 2 veteran Saahil “Universe” Arora has announced his retirement from competitive Dota 2. The former The International champion was vague on his future plans, but stated he was leaving the game behind him regardless. “I have decided to retire as a player from competitive Dota 2…Now, the time has come to pursue other interests and figure out what comes next. Thank you to my fans and past teammates for …

ESL Road to Rio NA: Cloud9 vs Orgless Betting Analysis M Alzamora Counter-Strike After a poor opening day for both teams, Cloud9 and Orgless will take to the online stage in both team’s second matchup of ESL’s Road to Rio Regional qualifier. Cloud9 suffered a 2-1 upset loss to Triumph, while Orgless lost a rough 2-0 to Evil Geniuses. Both of these teams are on the low end of the spectrum to make it to one of the five spots Valve has alotted …

Evil Geniuses vs. CR4ZY in BTS Pro Series playoffs betting analysis Steven Rondina Dota 2 BTS Pro Series: Americas has been the biggest and best tournament in the western hemisphere since Dota 2 organizers began moving events online. Bringing together the five best North American teams and three best South American teams has resulted in a good bit of excitement, albeit alongside a little bit of lag-related disappointment. CR4ZY and Evil Geniuses have been two of the bigger surprises at the event for different reasons, …

Team Apex defeats Team CSGO in finals of ESPN Valorant Invitational Steven Rondina News Apex Legends’ Team Canyon took first place in the ESPN Esports Valorant Invitational, defeating Counter-Strike: Global Offensive’s Team Mirage. The battle royale title’s combination of fast-paced gunplay and hero shooter mechanics translated perfectly to Riot Games’ new game. The team went 3-0 in the group stage and advanced to the grand finals at the expense of Overwatch’s Team Heroes before sealing the deal with a 2-1 series win. Team Mirage …

Data miner finds new ranked titles and more in Valorant Olivia Richman News “Finally, a rank below Bronze! My true home awaits.” A data miner, FloxaY, revealed the new titles for Valorant’s yet-to-be-released ranked mode. The unveiled ranking system is a lot different from last month’s playtest. The highest rank is now Immortal, followed by Diamond, and then Platinum. The lowest is not Bronze, but Iron.  Last month, Valorant’s ranks in the alpha playtest were Mercenary, Soldier, Veteran, Hero, Legend, Mythic and Immortal.  …

HenryG hints at Valve bringing 128 tick servers to CSGO soon M Alzamora Counter-Strike CSGO caster and analyst Henry “HenryG” Greer raised eyebrows during ESL One’s Road to Rio qualifier, saying that his cohost Alex “Machine” Richardson might not have to learn two sets of smokes anymore. After Astralis took down Complexity 2-1 at the European Regional Major Rating tournmant nicknamed Road to Rio, HenryG, Machine, and Chad “spunj” Birchhill discussed Machine’s experience with 128 tick servers. Machine admitted that the servers were nice, …

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