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Orgless disbands, yay blames CSGO leagues and Valorant Counter-Strike Orgless disbands, yay blames CSGO leagues and Valorant By M Alzamora TL coach Dodo says Doublelift spread false information about team League of Legends TL coach Dodo says Doublelift spread false information about team By Olivia Richman 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 By Steven Rondina
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 Steven Rondina Dignitas made waves earlier this year by returning to Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and reuniting the Ninjas in Pyjamas roster that won the 2014 ESL One Cologne Major. The squad led by the legendary duo of Christopher “GeT_RiGhT” Alesund and Patrik “f0rest” Lindberg faced their old team for the first time in the Road to Rio: Europe group stage. It did not go well for them. Dignitas received a swift 2-0 …
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 M Alzamora For the first time in over four years, Fnatic is ranked as the best Counter-Strike: Global Offensive team in the world. In the recent HLTV world rankings, Fnatic moved from number two to number one, dethroning Natus Vincere for the top spot. The honor comes after almost nine months of increasingly strong play that saw Fnatic evolve their style and add new members to it roster while retaining veterens. Still …
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 Steven Rondina Cloud9 is tapping out of Dota 2. Again. The popular esports organization has released its Dota 2 team and has withdrawn from all scheduled events. This follows consistently poor results from its roster. “It was great working with these players and I want to thank them for being professional throughout and buying into our vision and company values. We’re confident that success will follow them as their careers progress,” Cloud9 …
With McCree and Widowmaker banned again, is Overwatch over hero pools? News With McCree and Widowmaker banned again, is Overwatch over hero pools? By Olivia Richman Start dates for 2020 LEC, LCS Summer Splits announced by Riot News Start dates for 2020 LEC, LCS Summer Splits announced by Riot By William Davis Fnatic, Evil Geniuses win BTS Pro Series Dota 2 leagues Dota 2 Fnatic, Evil Geniuses win BTS Pro Series Dota 2 leagues By Nina Forneloza
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 Counter-Strike
Explaining tick rates in FPS games: Difference between 64 and 128 tick M Alzamora 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 League of Legends
Doublelift explains his move from Team Liquid to TSM Olivia Richman 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 Dota 2
No[o]ne wins his second ESL MVP, gets another Mercedes-Benz car Nina Forneloza 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 …
T1 wins 9th LCK championship, beats Gen.G in LCK 2020 Spring finals William Davis League of Legends T1 won the 2020 LCK Spring Split championship. T1 destroyed Gen.G in the finals to take home its ninth LCK title. With this victory, T1 extends its record for team with the most LCK titles and takes home the top prize in the region for the third split in a row, having won both the spring and summer splits in 2019.  We came, we saw, we conquered.WE ARE THE CHAMPION …
Tfue says playing Fortnite is now unfair because of aim assist Olivia Richman Fortnite It looks like Turner “Tfue” Tenney may be looking to switch to Valorant after getting fed up with how “unfair” his original game of choice has been lately. In a recent stream, Tfue started to get really frustrated after being eliminated by a “controller player with a fucking drum gun.” He immediately called Forntite “dog shit” before going into a longer rant on why the game that made him famous …
ESL Road to Rio: Team Liquid vs MIBR betting analysis M Alzamora News Let’s not mince words. If MIBR shows up to their Road to Rio matchup against Team Liquid the same way they’ve shown up against any team in their previous series in the event, they’ll lose. At this level of competition, MIBR cannot reliably compete. Instead, let’s take a look at Team Liquid and what the Americans can do against the battered MIBR. Under coach Eric “Adren” Hoag, Team Liquid has …

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