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Banned CSGO player Jamppi files lawsuit against Valve Counter-Strike Banned CSGO player Jamppi files lawsuit against Valve By M Alzamora Valorant’s Vanguard anti-cheat might ban your PC if you cheat League of Legends Valorant’s Vanguard anti-cheat might ban your PC if you cheat By Steven Rondina Chinese Dota fans just got a special real-life Dota 2 battle pass Dota 2 Chinese Dota fans just got a special real-life Dota 2 battle pass By Steven Rondina
The WHO recommends these video games for people in isolation News
The WHO recommends these video games for people in isolation Olivia Richman The coronavirus has disrupted a lot of esports tournaments and events, but it’s still had a positive impact on the esports and gaming industry as a whole. Streamers are seeing more views than ever before and games are getting downloaded and played at record-breaking rates. Now, some video games are also being labeled as good for gamers’ health while stuck inside during lockdown.  The World Health Organization tweeted some advice …
PSG.LGD, Adroit, Thunder Predator win WeSave! regional finals Dota 2
PSG.LGD, Adroit, Thunder Predator win WeSave! regional finals Nina Forneloza PSG.LGD dominated China’s top team Vici Gaming in the regional finals of WeSave! Charity Play. PSG.LGD’s newest roster debuted at WeSave! Charity Play and the team instantly showed its chemistry. After some underwhelming tournament results and several roster shakeups, the team looks poised to make a big comeback. The Chinese team ended the tournament without dropping a single game. PSG.LGD stomped Invictus Gaming in the semifinals and proceeded to end …
Riot reveals new Valorant support agent, Sage, and her abilities News
Riot reveals new Valorant support agent, Sage, and her abilities Olivia Richman Riot has revealed a new Valorant agent and her abilities.  Sage, who appears to be the fourth of 12 agents, is a support-style agent that “creates safety for herself and her team wherever she goes.” She has the ability to resurrect allies and protect them from attacks.  Developers also shared her abilities, some of which might sound familiar for players of other hero shooters. The first is Slow Orb. Sage …
China has a CSGO store that puts the rest of the world to shame Counter-Strike
China has a CSGO store that puts the rest of the world to shame M Alzamora Valve’s traditionally hands-off approach to its games means that it can be really hard for fans to get their hands on good merchandise, especially for Valve’s sometimes underappreciated first-person shooter, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. If you live in China, though, you’re in luck. CSGO’s Chinese publisher Perfect World has nailed the game’s aesthetic with their merchandise. There is a little overlap between the Valve-outsourced store available elsewhere and Perfect World’s cohesive …
FalleN asks fans to stay home as president calls virus a “trick” Counter-Strike FalleN asks fans to stay home as president calls virus a “trick” By M Alzamora Riot Games donates huge amount to coronavirus relief in LA News Riot Games donates huge amount to coronavirus relief in LA By Olivia Richman Chaos releases Dota 2 roster due to coronavirus event closures Dota 2 Chaos releases Dota 2 roster due to coronavirus event closures By Steven Rondina
Overwatch League returns this weekend with a packed schedule News
Overwatch League returns this weekend with a packed schedule William Davis The Overwatch League is coming back on March 28 with a packed schedule. The Overwatch League is ready to resume activities after a prolonged hiatus. Earlier this year, the Overwatch League was forced to cancel homestands in China and South Korea. As the coronavirus spread to the rest of the world, Blizzard decided to transition into an online format and cancel all scheduled homestands. The show must go on, so …
Fallen is really establishing himself as Godfather of Counter-Strike Counter-Strike
Fallen is really establishing himself as Godfather of Counter-Strike M Alzamora Gabriel “FalleN” Toledo is known as Brazil’s “Godfather of Counter-Strike,” and for good reason. He’s spent the past 16 years growing the scene in Brazil, and he’s recently made it even easier for Brazilian fans to get involved in competitive esports. FalleN revealed the revamped Fallen.gg, offering Brazilian esports fans the opportunity to purchase gear from well-known brands like Razer and HyperX. This can help South American gamers find peripherals …
ESL One LA Major, ESL One Birmingham coming back as online leagues Dota 2
ESL One LA Major, ESL One Birmingham coming back as online leagues Nina Forneloza ESL has announced major changes in the upcoming ESL One Los Angeles Major 2020. Several tournaments were postponed and canceled due to the coronavirus outbreak and ESL One Los Angeles 2020 was among that lot. The tournament was supposed to take place on March 15 but ESL postponed the event indefinitely after the US government imposed a travel ban on Europe due to the COVID-19 pandemic. With no end in sight …
Riot Games investigating Vega Squadron for win trading in LCL News
Riot Games investigating Vega Squadron for win trading in LCL William Davis Riot Games is launching an official investigation after Rolandas “Optimas” Vincalovičius accused Vega Squadron of win trading during the 2020 LCL Open Cup. Russian organization Vega Squadron is in hot water. The team was accused by former member Optimas of win trading. The incident took place during the 2020 LCL Open Cup, a competition that runs in parallel with the 2020 LCL Spring Split. In the Open Cup, eight teams …
Someone just made a working game of chess in CSGO M Alzamora Counter-Strike Reddit user Imania is a prolific creator, bending the Source Engine to his will over the years making more than 80 maps and mods for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. In his latest creation, he has decided to bring one of the world’s oldest popular games to one of its newest. Imania has ported such games as UNO, Connect 4, and Golf It! to Counter-Strike, but this time they decided to stay …
Team Liquid Apex Legends player Casper tests positive for COVID-19 Olivia Richman Apex Legends Apex Legends player Brenden “Casper” Marino has tested positive for coronavirus.  “COVID test came back positive. The nurses aren’t very concerned for someone my age. It’s pretty much just like a cold. Said it should be about eight to 12 more days till I should start feeling a lot better. Now to sit in my room for two weeks straight. Thanks everyone for the support,” he tweeted out earlier today.  While …
San Francisco Shock championship skin Thunder debuts for Doomfist gabhernandez News Blizzard has finally released the San Francisco Shock’s Championship skin, which debuted in a Tweet with a short animation of Doomfist, the hero that received the special skin. The San Francisco Shock won the Season 2 Grand Finals championship in 2019 over the Vancouver Titans. The Shock and Titans had feuded throughout the season for the top spot in the league. Vancouver had appeared an early favorite, but San Francisco …
Team Aster players quarantined after contact with COVID-19 case Nina Forneloza Dota 2 Following an extended stay in the Ukraine, Team Aster is being forced into quarantine by government officials after coming into close contact with a person suffering from COVID-19. China has stringent precautionary measures on travelers from countries affected by the outbreak. In one of its connecting flights to China, Team Aster shared the plane with a passenger who tested positive for coronavirus. The team traveled back to its home country after …
These are the best compositions for Echo, Overwatch’s new hero Olivia Richman News The Overwatch League teams had a bit of fun with Echo over the weekend, streaming friendly matches on YouTube for fans in lieu of homestand matches. While it was a chance for fans to get to see their favorite players as they await the season to start back up, it also gave some competitive insight into new DPS hero Echo.  Seoul Dynasty started out the stream using Wrecking Ball and Ana …
Star Guardian Urgot is coming to LoL, and it is magnificent William Davis League of Legends Pajama Guardian Cosplay Urgot is coming to the League of Legends. Riot Games has announced one of the most widely requested skins, Star Guardian Urgot, or at least soomething in that vein. Every time Riot released a new Star Guardian skin, the League of Legends fans asked for Urgot to be included into the skin line. The meme is now a reality. Pajama Guardian Cosplay Urgot is part of the …
Crossover between esports and professional poker is clearer than ever Jared Wynne News Synergies between the burgeoning worlds of esports and professional poker are now more obvious than ever before. Since the decision by the 2018 World Series of Poker to give esports a sizable presence at the poker industry’s flagship event, more people have realized that the connection between the two sectors makes sense. The Rio All-Suites Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas has been the spiritual home of the WSOP since …
PowerOfEvil says next LCS week “will prove who the top teams are” Olivia Richman News FlyQuest had a decent weekend in the LCS, coming out 1-1 after a loss to 100 Thieves. That’s how it’s been throughout the second half of the Spring Split for FlyQuest, some wins here, then some losses there. The squad was once an undisputed top three team, but now they will have to fight next weekend to claim that spot once again. WIN.gg spoke with mid laner Tristan “PowerOfEvil” Schrage …
The newest PSG.LGD roster is off to a great start Nina Forneloza Dota 2 PSG.LGD had a small redemption after its new roster debuted at WeSave! Charity Play. PSG.LGD revealed its new squad at the online charity tournament. Its underwhelming performance in the previous tournaments translated to a major roster shakeup. The team benched newly recruited carry player Li “ASD” Zhiwen. Legendary offlaner Yang “Chalice”‘ Shenyi replaced ASD as position 1. PSG.LGD also loaned Ren “eLeVeN” Yangwei from EHOME to fill the gap in …
Dota 2 scandal erupts surrounding ForZe’s roster releases Nina Forneloza Dota 2 ForZe dropped its Dota 2 roster after a public matchmaking scandal, but the story doesn’t end there. It all started when Egor “19teen” Lexutin  trash-talked Russian Youtuber TraVoMaN in a public match. 19teen allegedly got particularly nasty with TraVoMan, which the YouTuber clipped and posted on his channel as proof. The clip made the rounds and LukOil, ForZe’s major sponsor, decided to take action by imposing a 1 million Ruble fine, …
IWillDominate getting tested for COVID-19, experiencing symptoms Olivia Richman News League of Legends streamer Christian “IWillDominate” Rivera will be getting tested for the coronavirus. The Team Liquid content creator told his Twitch followers earlier today that he’s been experiencing symptoms of COVID-19. For him, this includes tiredness, some shortness of breath, diarrhea, and coughing. One symptom he doesn’t have is a fever, which is often the tell-tale sign of having the coronavirus. “I have to wait two days for the …
CSGO gets new patch with stickers, pins for Half-Life Alyx release M Alzamora Counter-Strike Counter-Strike: Global Offensive got its first patch in eighteen days, bringing with it three new opportunities to roll the dice in the form of a patch pack, sticker capsule, and pin capsule to commemorate the release of Half-Life Alyx. The update also added an exclusive pin and music kit for anyone who had preordered Valve’s VR hardware, the Index. The patch, sticker, and pin capsules are all available now in …

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