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League of Legends Istanbul Wildcats vs. 1907 Fenerbahçe: TCL Winter betting analysis By William Davis Counter-Strike CSPPA makes new deal with TOs around 2020 CSGO player break By M Alzamora League of Legends Volibear’s reworked abilities revealed, release date announced By Olivia Richman

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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. …

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Na’Vi stunned by Syman Gaming in ESL One Road to Rio CIS Steven Rondina 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 …

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Riot shares plans to end game-ruining behavior in League of Legends William Davis 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 …

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Everything you need to know about the TFT mid-set Galaxies update William Davis 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 …

Counter-Strike Former NiP player Pyth is latest CSGO pro to switch to Valorant By Jared Wynne League of Legends G2 Esports swapping Caps and Perkz again for LEC Summer Split By William Davis Dota 2 ONE Esports Singapore Major cancelled, ends 2019-2020 DPC season By Nina Forneloza

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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 …

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CSGO veteran fRoD joins T1 as Valorant head coach Olivia Richman 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 …

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Forsen was just banned from Twitch, was toxic behavior to blame? Olivia Richman 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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North loses points as coach stands in for kjaerbye in Road to Rio EU M Alzamora 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 …

Some CSGO skin collectors are willing to pay for the ugliest skins M Alzamora Counter-Strike When people think about skins in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, nine times out of 10 they are picturing a pristine Factory New AK-47 Bloodsport, or the famous and popular AWP Dragon Lore. They likely aren’t picturing something that barely has any paint on it. But that’s exactly what some collectors in the Steam Community have set out to gather. Some say they chase these beat-up skins because it’s a different type …

Vancouver Titans release OWL roster, give explanation for why gabhernandez News After a lengthy silence, Overwatch League team Vancouver Titans has finally addressed the rumors surrounding the organization’s contracted players following the release of their head coach, assistant coach, and star off-tank Hyeon-Woo “JJANU” Choi. Fans have been chatting about what’s been happening with the team since every member of the roster removed any mention of their Titans affiliation from their Twitter bios. Shortly after that move came the announcement that …

CSGO player gets an ace with one bullet, and we explain how M Alzamora Counter-Strike A clip showing off a spectacular AWP ace recently made the rounds, showing what might be the only single-bullet ace in recorded Counter-Strike: Global Offensive history. The fact that it even happened at all is pretty amazing. Several factors all came into play at just the right moment to produce this legendary shot. An AWP ace like this is incredibly hard to pull off in a live setting. Popular CSGO …

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