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OG is playing with Madara and Ceb at WeSave! Charity Play
Steven Rondina
WeSave! Charity Play boasts a surprisingly strong lineup of teams including Team Secret, Evil Geniuses, Nigma, and Vici Gaming. OG is also competing at the event, and many fans were excited to see the star-studded roster compete. Unfortunately, the full team won’t be able to make it to the server with OG mid laner Topias Miikka “Topson” Taavitsainen and off laner Yeik “MidOne” Nai Zheng sitting out of the action. …
League of Legends
CaptainFlowers says leaving This or That is his choice
William Davis
LCS caster and Skarner devotee Clayton “CaptainFlowers” Raines is stepping down from This or That to focus on personal problems. CaptainFlowers announced through Twitter that he is no longer part of the LCS web show This or That. In the show, the hosts are presented with a series of questions and must pick between two answers. The show covers topics like the LCS, solo queue, and current events worldwide. CaptainFlowers …
League of Legends
LCK returning to action next week after coronavirus shutdown
William Davis
The 2020 LCK Spring Split is officially returning on March 25. After a 19-day hiatus, the LCK is resuming the season in an online format. Earlier this week, it was reported that the LCK was planning on returning by the end of March. Riot Games Korea confirmed that the league is coming back on March 25. The schedule for the season was modified to make up for the lost time. …
Dota 2
Na’Vi finalizes Dota 2 roster, coronavirus leaves future uncertain
Steven Rondina
Natus Vincere may not be playing too much over the coming months, but fans now know the players that will be competing for the team in the immediate future. The organization has finalized its Dota 2 roster with the addition of Semion “CemaTheSlayer” Krivulya. That gives Na`Vi this lineup moving forward in the season: Vladislav “Crystallize” Krystanek Idan “MagicaL” Vardanian Pavel “9pasha” Khvastunov Semion “CemaTheSlayer” Krivulya Ilyas “illias” Ganeev Na`Vi …
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dev1ce, Bugha, SonicFox, and more make Forbes 30 under 30
M Alzamora
Esports swept the Forbes 30 under 30 Sports and Games list this year. Four esports players, plus Origen founder Enrique Cedeño, made the Forbes’ 2020 30 under 30 for Sports and Games in another solid showing for esports in the prestigious publication. Each year, Forbes lists the most notable professionals in their respective professions, and this year was no different as Astralis’ Nicholai “dev1ce” Reedtz, FaZe Clan’s Olof “olofmeister” Gustafsson, …
League of Legends
Here are some strong compositions for TFT: Galaxies after patch 10.6
William Davis
Patch 10.6 marks the arrival of TFT: Galaxies, the third set in Teamfight Tactics. A new set means new items, classes, origins, and units. Players can also purchase the TFT Pass+, the paid pass that grants special rewards to the players. Those that don’t want to buy a pass can still receive some of the rewards for free. The launch of TFT: Galaxies comes alongside the release of TFT’s mobile version …
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Esports and streamers see big views during coronavirus outbreak
Olivia Richman
Parties and bars are closed. Sporting events are canceled. The coronavirus has left a lot of people feeling quite bored in their self-isolation, and streamers have started to fill that void. “It’s certainly an opportunity for the space to demonstrate that esports can scratch the itch on competition,” FaZe Clan CEO Lee Trink said to the Washington Post earlier this week. “The trains are continuing to run over at FaZe Clan.” Gen.G told …
Counter-Strike
Boost your CSGO FPS with these NVIDIA Control Panel settings
M Alzamora
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive may have turned eight years old last October, but with CSGO hitting one million players for the first time ever last weekend, everyone is probably wondering what the best settings are for the competitive shooter. While there’s a ton more going on under the hood in CSGO than its graphics, that doesn’t mean there isn’t anything to tweak. Frames per second, or FPS, is an incredibly important …
Meepo and Ursa hit with big nerfs in Dota 2 update 7.25a
Steven Rondina
Dota 2
It only took Valve 24 hours to deliver a significant shakeup to Dota 2’s 7.25 update. Version 7.25a is now live, bringing a handful of changes to heroes. Though it’s only a modest shift from version 7.25, five heroes got changed for the second time in as many days. Visage received a big change to Gravekeeper’s Cloak. The passive skill now grants a flat 80% damage resistance buff, rather than …
Flashpoint reveals new online schedule to combat coronavirus
M Alzamora
Counter-Strike
After canceling its LAN tournament on Monday evening, Flashpoint made sure that fans knew that they would be back. The league kept its promise, releasing a revised schedule for the competition that now takes place online rather than in the studio. Friday marks the end of Flashpoint’s short hiatus that officially started the evening of March 16. An official announcement from FP revealed that the league had chosen to move …
Echo confirmed as 32nd Overwatch hero, origin story revealed
Olivia Richman
News
Echo has been officially revealed as Overwatch’s 32nd hero. “Introducing Echo. An evolutionary robot programmed with a rapidly adapting artificial intelligence, Echo represents the cutting edge of technology,” Overwatch tweeted. The android’s origin story was dropped on Wednesday morning, with the title “New Hero – Coming Soon.” It starts with Dr. Liao looking back on her life moments before her death, wondering if she did the right thing by helping …
LoL patch 10.6 nerfs Aphelios and Senna again, ranked is improved
William Davis
League of Legends
Patch 10.6 has arrived with changes in the ranked system, the jungle champion pool, the anticipated Wukong rework and so much more. Patch 10.6 is adding new skins to the store. The fantasy RPG-themed skins Talon Blackwood, Taric Luminshield, and Twitch Shadowfoot are going live on March 19. The Dark Star skin line is adding Dark Star Malphite, Dark Star Mordekaiser, Dark Star Xerath, Dark Star Malphite Prestige Edition, Dark …
Why should you bet on esports?
Olivia Richman
News
It’s fun to watch your favorite esports players and teams clash, fighting for that large chunk of the prize pool. But what if you could also win some money while watching a big tournament? Esports is one of the fastest growing online gambling categories, reaching about $8 billion in total wagers in 2019. Esports betting has become a popular pasttime for fans of the rapidly growing industry. If you’re going …
32nd Overwatch hero likely teased in series of Twitter posts
gabhernandez
News
The 32nd Overwatch hero may be arriving in the near future. The last time players got a new hero was over seven months ago on August 13, 2019. With the announcement of Overwatch 2, many have been wondering what the developer’s plans were for releasing a new hero. Blizzard developers have been hard at work on the sequel, which is the reason for the lack of fresh Overwatch content. So …
T1 shakes up Dota 2 roster again, dropping Black and Xuan
Nina Forneloza
Dota 2
T1 has dropped two of its players just two weeks after announcing its official roster. Dominik “Black^” Reitmeier and Yixaun “xuan” Guo have been removed from the team’s roster on the official Dota 2 majors registration page. T1 signed Black^ as its carry player while xuan played the hard support role. The iconic League of Legends brand has struggled to find its footing in the Dota 2 scene. The organization …
Crown announces return to South Korea after poor LCS performance
Olivia Richman
League of Legends
“Goodbye!” That was the last thing Min-ho “Crown” Lee tweeted before getting on a plane and leaving North America after a poor performance with Counter Logic Gaming. “Hello, I’m Crown. I’m going back to Korea today after being removed from CLG. Thank you all for anyone who cheered for me at LCS and at home. NA life has been long and short but I’m thankful for good and various memories …
Pro LoL players from C9, Dignitas, IMT, more to play charity inhouses
M Alzamora
League of Legends
With North America’s LCS was postponed indefinitely due to the coronavirus outbreak, four LCS contenders are making the most of their free time by holding a charity stream for those affected by the virus and their families. The tournament, hosted on Cloud9’s Twitch channel, started last night as Alex “MadMagical” Whieldon and Erik “DoA” Lonnquist took over the casting duties for the night’s matches. Dignitas, Cloud9, Immortals, and Flyquest are …
14-year-old CSGO player m0NESY just got an invite to the FPL
M Alzamora
News
At the beginning of January 2020, famed CIS roster Natus Vincere signed a little known 14-year-old Counter-Strike: Global Offensive player to its academy team roster. The roster, known as Na`Vi Junior, is an effort by the organization a pathway to the pro scene, helping its younger players understand not only what it’s like to work inside of a team, but also improving on more general skills that the players will …
Dota 2 update 7.25 adds new Aghs upgrades, changes All Pick drafting
Steven Rondina
Dota 2
The ESL One LA Major didn’t happen, but that didn’t stop Valve from putting out a huge post-major patch. Dota 2 update 7.25 has arrived, bringing a slew of changes to the game. While there are the normal roundup of tweaks to items and heroes, version 7.25 also brings big changes to other factors as well. The change that will be most obvious to players is a shakeup to how …
One Esports Jakarta Invitational rescheduled due to coronavirus
Nina Forneloza
Dota 2
The coronavirus continues to rampage through Dota 2’s professional scene. One Esports has effectively cancelled one of its tentpole Dota 2 events. This will see the One Esports Dota 2 Jakarta Invitational moved from April 17 to 19 to November 23 to 29. The event will be merged with the previously announced One Esports Dota 2 Indonesia Invitational. It will be hosted at the Indonesia Convention Exhibition in Jakarta. 12 teams will brawl for …
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