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Esports is leading a new surge in digital gaming growth News Esports is leading a new surge in digital gaming growth By Jared Wynne LoL patch 10.9 buffs Gnar, nerfs Nami, adds FPX Championship skins League of Legends LoL patch 10.9 buffs Gnar, nerfs Nami, adds FPX Championship skins By William Davis Puppey helping to bring back FACEIT Pro League to Dota 2 Dota 2 Puppey helping to bring back FACEIT Pro League to Dota 2 By Nina Forneloza
Orgless disbands, yay blames CSGO leagues and Valorant Counter-Strike
Orgless disbands, yay blames CSGO leagues and Valorant M Alzamora North American Counter-Strike: Global Offensive team Orgless has announced that they will cease competing in Valve’s first-person shooter. The team was currently involved in ESL’s Road to Rio competition to determine the new attendees at November’s CSGO Major. ESL made the announcement in a tweet from their official Twitter account. Team “Orgless” have decided to not compete in the rest of the #ESLOne Road to Rio and have disbanded.As #ESLOne …
TL coach Dodo says Doublelift spread false information about team League of Legends
TL coach Dodo says Doublelift spread false information about team Olivia Richman After quite the dramatic and disappointing Spring Split, Team Liquid parted ways with star player Yiliang “Doublelift” Peng due to his poor performance and bad attitude. After his move to TSM became public, Doublelift decided to clear the air about his reasons for leaving TL and why he appeared to have such a negative outlook throughout the entire split.  In a candid video, Doublelift accused the Team Liquid coaching staff …
Towers are stronger than ever, denies changed in Dota 2 update 7.26b Dota 2
Towers are stronger than ever, denies changed in Dota 2 update 7.26b Steven Rondina Dota 2 update 7.26b has dropped and it shows just how impactful the original 7.26 update was for the game. The list of patch notes is fairly short, but it carries huge ramifications for players at all levels and in all roles as Valve seems to be committed to changing how games progress, rather than making granular changes to individual heroes. The lost of core gameplay changes reads as follows:  …
The new TI10 Battle Pass Collector’s Cache entries are amazing Dota 2
The new TI10 Battle Pass Collector’s Cache entries are amazing Steven Rondina The International 2020 Battle Pass is coming soon, in one form or another. Fans of Dota 2 are excited over this fact for a multitude of reasons, but one of the most excited groups is Dota 2 artists. Though the fate of the event itself is currently unknown, a tidal wave of new cosmetics has arrived on the Steam Workshop with creators hoping to be included in the battle pass. …
Ninjas in Pyjamas runs over f0rest, Dignitas in ESL One Road to Rio Counter-Strike Ninjas in Pyjamas runs over f0rest, Dignitas in ESL One Road to Rio By Steven Rondina Fnatic is once again ranked as the world number one CSGO team Counter-Strike Fnatic is once again ranked as the world number one CSGO team By M Alzamora Cloud9 drops Dota 2 roster, pulling out of game for a fifth time Dota 2 Cloud9 drops Dota 2 roster, pulling out of game for a fifth time By Steven Rondina
With McCree and Widowmaker banned again, is Overwatch over hero pools? News
With McCree and Widowmaker banned again, is Overwatch over hero pools? Olivia Richman While Echo is back in hero pools, four popular heroes are currently banned in competitive Overwatch this week: McCree, Widowmaker, Wrecking Ball, and Mercy.  Those four heroes won’t be available in competitive Overwatch until May 4, bringing in an onslaught of criticism over Overwatch’s previously praised implementation of hero pools. Hero pools were first introduced by game director Jeff Kaplan to shake up the stale Overwatch meta and force one-trick …
Start dates for 2020 LEC, LCS Summer Splits announced by Riot News
Start dates for 2020 LEC, LCS Summer Splits announced by Riot William Davis The 2020 LEC Summer Split will begin on June 12, the league announced on Twitter. Following the cancellation of the 2020 Mid-Season Invitational, regional League of Legends leagues are finalizing new plans for their summer seasons. The LEC will return on June 12 with a superweek that will run from Friday through Sunday. Each day will feature five matches. The season is starting with a clash between Spring champions G2 …
Fnatic, Evil Geniuses win BTS Pro Series Dota 2 leagues Dota 2
Fnatic, Evil Geniuses win BTS Pro Series Dota 2 leagues Nina Forneloza Fnatic and Evil Geniuses were crowned as BTS Pro Series champions for the southeast Asia region and Americas regions, respectively. The bloodbath is over. BTS Pro Series has concluded for the two regions, and the event was jam-packed with high-quality Dota 2 action. It logged a total of 152,000 peak viewers on Twitch alone and boasted a $100,000 prize pool divided equally between the two regions. Fnatic is on a …
OGA Dota Pit Minor reportedly shifted to an online event Dota 2
OGA Dota Pit Minor reportedly shifted to an online event Nina Forneloza Fans might see another Dota Pro Circuit major event transition into an online league. ESL One Los Angeles 2020 was forced to break new ground. The tournament was initially announced as the third major tournament of the DPC season before Valve was forced to make changes. The event shifted to an online regional league. ESL’s attempt at salvaging the tournament was relatively successful, and One Game Agency will most likely …
Explaining tick rates in FPS games: Difference between 64 and 128 tick M Alzamora Counter-Strike With Valorant’s announcement that the new first-person shooter would feature 128 tick servers, now is the best time to refresh players on exactly what exactly tick rate has to do with their favorite games. While its not essential knownledge, every single multiplayer game has what is called a tick rate. That alone makes the concept important for players to understand. The more a player knows about the mechanics and technical …
Doublelift explains his move from Team Liquid to TSM Olivia Richman League of Legends Now that Yiliang “Doublelift” Peng’s move to TSM is official, the outspoken League of Legends pro decided to upload a video detailing his experience at Team Liquid and what exactly led to his dramatic antics and poor performance throughout the Spring Split. The talented AD Carry also wanted to clear up some rumors about his move back to TSM.  The video started out with Doublelift discussing last year’s disappointing performance …
No[o]ne wins his second ESL MVP, gets another Mercedes-Benz car Nina Forneloza Dota 2 Vladimir “No[o]ne” Minenko has earned another Mercedes-Benz car, thanks to winning another ESL One MVP Award. ESL’s Most Valuable Player award is highly coveted, as it comes alongside a brand new luxury vehicle. The winner is determined by both a fan vote and by “Dota 2 experts.” The MVP selection process was slightly different this time, as ESL One Los Angeles was comprised of five regional leagues. Each region had …
Hundreds banned from FACEIT after CSGO audio exploit discovered Olivia Richman Counter-Strike After Polish YouTuber “Mefju23” shared a video outlining an audio exploit in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, hundreds of players were permanently banned from FACEIT.  Mefju23’s video showed off an audio exploit where players were able to increase the sounds of footsteps, weapon drops and other vital audio cues, making it much easier to know where opponents were at any given time. The file, called “Soundmixers.txt” changes certain parameters to give users …
Dota 2’s online leagues are forcing teams to break up, rebuild Nina Forneloza Dota 2 Dota 2 teams are scrambling to adjust to the mass adoption of online leagues by tournament organizers. The ongoing global situation has created a new normal, a fact which has rocked the Dota 2 scene and seen sweeping travel restrictions put in place. People were forced to stay at home or spend indefinite lengths of time abroad, including Dota 2 professionals. Teams stuck in boot camps endure exhaustion and anxiety …
This B rush on Vertigo is pretty much unstoppable for CTs M Alzamora Counter-Strike 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 …
Doublelift officially rejoins TSM after two years with Team Liquid William Davis League of Legends 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 …
Alinity banned from Twitch for NSFW wardrobe malfunction Olivia Richman News 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 …
Thorin and Montecristo on the future of Flashpoint, Cloud9, FPX, more M Alzamora Counter-Strike 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 …
LCK 2020 Spring Split finals peaks at over 1 million viewers Olivia Richman News The 2020 LCK Spring Split finals had over 1 million viewers today at its peak. According to Esports Charts, 1,074,561 peak concurrent viewers watched the match between Gen.G and T1, one of the most anticipated battles in the entirety of the competitive League of Legends. An average of 225,000 fans were tuned in throughout the broadcast, which saw T1 sweep Gen.G to take their third consecutive LCK title. It was …
Astralis loses to Fnatic after some huge mistakes in Road to Rio EU Steven Rondina Counter-Strike Astralis is among the best Counter-Strike: Global Offensive teams in the world. At their absolute worst, they’re still very close to the top. They do still make mistakes, though.  Astralis went 1-1 in the first week of the Road to Rio: Europe group stage, beating Complexity Gaming while dropping a series to Fnatic. Though Fnatic is typically crisp, the series between Astralis and Fnatic turned on a few apparent misplays …
Evil Geniuses vs. Thunder Predator BTS Pro Series betting analysis Steven Rondina Dota 2 The BTS Pro Series: Americas has been the biggest Dota 2 event in the western hemisphere for months now. The league brought together eight of the best teams from North and South America, but now only three remain. Evil Geniuses is taking on Thunder Predator for a spot in the grand finals, with the winner facing Quincy Crew. The event should be an interesting one, bringing together two teams that …

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