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League of Legends Team Liquid reportedly puts Doublelift’s contract up for trade By Olivia Richman League of Legends TFT patch 10.8 adds new galaxies and gives a massive buff to Soraka By William Davis Dota 2 These are best heroes in Dota 2 after ESL LA, according to pro players By Steven Rondina

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summit thinks CSGO’s tournaments are a problem, warns Valorant Olivia Richman Valorant’s closed beta key drop system has helped Riot’s new FPS set new records on Twitch.  The highly anticipated title already has 34 million hours watched, with a peak viewership hitting over 1.7 million viewers, beating Twitch’s previous single-day viewership record. Fans from all over have been watching their favorite streamers play the new game, both to find out more about the included agents’ abilities and to get access to …

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League of Legends fans discuss Garena Vietnam’s shady practices Olivia Richman It’s no surprise that League of Legends fans don’t like Garena, the Singapore-based company that received the license from Riot Games to run LoL in Southeast Asia and Taiwan. Some players from that region have even admitted to playing on North American servers, willing to deal with 200 ping just to avoid dealing with Garena. So what has Garena done to be so often called “shady” and “scummy” by the …

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Fans honor TF2’s Soldier voice actor after death from COVID-19 M Alzamora As word spread of famed voice actor Rick May death, many fans went in-game to make sure that his memory lives on. Team Fortress 2 players came together to celebrate and remember the voice actor after news circulated that he had died due to complications from COVID-19. May was 79 years old.  Using TF2’s built-in emotes, a whole host of Soldiers performed the character’s 21 Gun Salute taunt in unison …

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Riot is discussing future of Valorant esports with teams, organizers Steven Rondina Valorant’s closed beta has generated an overwhelming amount of hype through the Twitch drop system. But what happens after that? Riot Games gave some early details of its plans for Valorant esports. Though Riot has set the standard for intense publisher control of competition with League of Legends, the publisher seems to be looking more at the systems used in games like Counter-Strike and Dota 2 when it comes to …

Counter-Strike CSGO pros are already in love with the SG 556 Krieg nerf By M Alzamora Dota 2 Team Liquid, B8 first eliminations from ESL One Los Angeles Europe By Nina Forneloza League of Legends Valorant developers announce new Ranked Mode coming to closed beta By Olivia Richman

League of Legends

LoL patch 10.8 brings big changes to the jungle, buffs solo kills William Davis League of Legends patch 10.8 has arrived! The most recent patch brings massive changes to the experience granted by kills and targets champions with the most presence in pro play. On the cosmetic side of the game, patch 10.8 adds Coven Morgana, Coven LeBlanc, Coven Zyra, and Coven Zyra Prestige Edition. All of the new skins will be available on April 16. Patch 10.8 has something for everyone, starting with …

Dota 2

Epulze reveals Epulze Global Dota 2 League for teams in 7 regions Steven Rondina Online leagues are making a huge comeback in Dota 2 right now. Part of that can be chalked up to the ongoing pandemic forcing events offline, but part of it is just a natural return to Dota 2’s early years as a major esports title. Dota 2 has seen a number of tournament organizers, both old and new, step up to keep the professional, regional, and amateur scenes going. Among …

League of Legends

Valorant anti-cheat could be a serious security risk for players gabhernandez Popular gaming and tech YouTuber Mutahar Anas, who runs the YouTube channel SomeOrdinaryGamers, has released a video about how Valorant’s anti-cheat engine could be a security or privacy risk to consumers.  Riot created a new anti-cheat engine called Vanguard that must be installed in order to run the game. In the video, Anas claims that the game has a kernel anti-cheat drive, vgk.sys, that runs every time the player’s computer …

Counter-Strike

These tips and tricks will help you master CSGO’s demo viewer M Alzamora As far as Counter-Strike: Global Offensive has come since its release eight years ago, there are still parts of its Source Engine that are woefully behind the times. Unfortunately, one of the most important tools for a  beginner player is CSGO’s demo viewer, an ancient relic that hasn’t changed much since Counter-Strike: Source.  Even though it’s there to help players get better, CSGO’s demo viewer imight be the most frustrating …

Fnatic attaches sponsor Rivalry to its CSGO team’s name M Alzamora Counter-Strike If you wondered why Fnatic was called Fnatic Rivalry over the weekend, you’re not alone. It’s something we haven’t seen in a while, and its return signals an expansion of marketing for some of the biggest esports bookmakers. As Counter-Strike esports started to grow, team sponsors were hard to come by. There were limited opportunities for organizations to monetize their teams, so they had to get creative. For fans who …

Epic Prime League kicks off, boasts top CIS teams Virtus.pro, B8 Nina Forneloza Dota 2 EPICENTER will host the first season of Epic Prime League, a new online league featuring top teams from the CIS region. The full list of participants includes the following: Virtus.pro Team Spirit VP.Prodigy FlyToMoon Winstrike Team Team Unique Cyber Legacy B8 Virtus.pro headlines the list of participating teams, with the Russian squad loaning Igor “iLTW” Filatov from Team Spirit. iLTW has replaced Zaur “Cooman” Shakhmurzaev, who was benched after Virtus.pro’s …

NiP beats Na’Vi in 93-minute game with 10 Divine Rapiers purchased Nina Forneloza Dota 2 After an hour and a half, Ninjas in Pyjamas managed to put away Natus Vincere in a group stage showdown in ESL One Los Angeles’ European and CIS league. Na’Vi kicked off the series with a win thanks to Idan “MagicaL” Vardanian’s dominating performance as Queen of Pain. That victory wound up being a hollow one, as the second game lasted for 93 minutes, the longest game of the tournament. …

Valorant players debate if Raze is OP, shroud and summit weigh in Olivia Richman League of Legends The Valorant closed beta has allowed people to get their hands on a lot of new agents, and players already have some very strong opinions. One of those new agents is Raze, whose ability kit revolves around dealing damage. Boom Bot allows Raze to deploy a small robot that travels in a straight line, locks onto an enemy and explode. This often acts as a distraction, making the opposing team …

League of Legends fans not impressed with ESPN2 LCS broadcast Olivia Richman League of Legends League of Legends fans are coming together to voice their disdain for the League of Legends Spring Split playoffs airing on ESPN. Starting April 11, the Riot announced that all playoff games would be broadcast on ESPN2 going forward. While this seemed like a big move for esports during the ongoing lockdown and a chance to get more viewership, current fans were not happy with the games they’ve watched on …

Flashpoint’s MonteCristo blasts Overwatch League viewership Olivia Richman News Esports caster Christopher “MonteCristo” Mykles couldn’t help but diss the Overwatch League for its low viewership.  “One of the best skills you can hone in your career is knowing when to just get the fuck out,” Monte tweeted.  Attached to the tweet were two photos, one of the OWL broadcast and one of Flashpoint. He had the viewership highlighted, making it abundantly clear that Overwatch League wasn’t getting as many …

G2 Esports survives in 2020 LEC playoffs, eliminates Origen Nina Forneloza League of Legends G2 Esports knocked Origen out of the 2020 LoL European Championship Spring playoffs and is now headed to the semifinals. The reigning LEC champion is not going down without a fight. After being relegated to the lower bracket, the defending champion is now back on track. G2 took the victory over Origen and got a chance for revenge in the semifinals against MAD Lions E.C..   If there’s one thing that …

Secret perfect in ESL One LA, despite MATUMBAMAN Rapier fail Nina Forneloza Dota 2 Team Secret kicked off 2020 ESL One Los Angeles’ regional league with a winning streak. The top squad in Dota 2 has so far continued to make its fans proud with an almost perfect run in the group stage. Through six days of competition, the team is 4-0 in its series, with a map record of 8-1. The European team has gone up against Team Liquid, Ninjas in Pyjamas, Natus …

FQ igNar on potential LCS final vs Cloud9: “I think we can beat them.” Olivia Richman League of Legends FlyQuest beat Team SoloMid in a back-and-forth five match game in the Spring Split semi finals this weekend. The win knocked TSM out of the playoffs and put FlyQuest on a tough road to face Cloud9 in the finals. But first, they’ll have to face Evil Geniuses once again, a team they lost to recently. WIN.gg spoke with Lee “igNar” Dong-geun about the win, how they plan to take down …

Team SoloMid knocked out of 2020 LCS Spring playoffs by FlyQuest William Davis League of Legends Team SoloMid has been knocked out of the 2020 LoL Championship Series Spring playoffs by FlyQuest. The season is over for TSM, as the team fell in the second round of the playoffs against FlyQuest in a series that went to game five. FlyQuest is facing Evil Geniuses one more time for the last spot in the finals. FlyQuest is showcasing greatness in the playoffs. In the series against TSM, …

Team Liquid, Fnatic take ESL Pro League Season 11 championships M Alzamora Counter-Strike ESL Pro League Season 11 crowned two champions. Fnatic defeated mousesports to hoist the EPL trophy in the European region, while Team Liquid overcame Evil Geniuses in a quick, two-map series. After thrashing mousesports once before in Season 11, Fnatic fought hard to come out on top of a back-and-forth series. On match point, mousesports let its lead slip away, robbing the team of the chance to become two-time ESL …

Mousesports and Fnatic even in EPL Season 11 finals, bookies say M Alzamora Counter-Strike Mousesports pulled off a surprising win in the ESL Pro League Season 11 semifinals, taking down an Astralis team that pummeled them just a match prior. Just a single match removed from an awful 2-0 loss against the Danish powerhouse, mouz’s in-game leader Finn “karrigan” Andersen took Astralis to their limits in a three-map romp.  But they can’t afford to celebrate for long. A rested and dangerous Fnatic team waits for them …

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