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League of Legends
Is ADC now the worst role in League of Legends?
William Davis
In League of Legends, the meta for the ADC has changed through the years. Right now, solo queue players claim that the role is unplayable. While it’s a bit of an exaggeration, players have reason to complain about the current state of the role. According to the League of Legends wiki, marksmen are “ranged champions whose power almost exclusively revolves around their basic attacks: using their reach to land massive …
League of Legends
FunPlus Phoenix vs. EDward Gaming in 2020 LPL Spring playoffs betting analysis
William Davis
2019 World Champion FunPlus Phoenix is facing Edward Gaming in the 2020 LPL Spring Split playoffs. This match will decide who’s advancing in the bracket to face JD Gaming in semifinals. FPX are the unlikely heroes of the LPL, as they redefined what teamwork really means and earned a World Championship title by playing a unique style. EDG is trying to go back to its former glory and another LPL …
Dota 2
Fnatic and Quincy Crew dominate BTS Pro Series groups, EG struggles
Nina Forneloza
Fnatic and Quincy Crew have both scored an impressive 7-0 standing at the BTS Pro Series Southeast Asia and Americas, respectively. BTS Pro Series Americas featured a good mix of top teams from North and South America. Evil Geniuses was the heavy fan favorite, but the team did not dominate its opponents as expected. Evil Geniuses opened in disappointing fashion by losing its first series against Cloud9. This marked the …
Dota 2
ESL One Los Angeles boasts most viewers for Dota 2 event since TI9
Nina Forneloza
ESL One Los Angeles’ European and CIS Online league recorded the highest Twitch viewership of any Dota 2 event since The International 2019, peaking at 506,288 viewers. The grand finals series between OG and Virtus.pro kept fans on their toes, ending with a 3-2 comeback victory for Virtus.pro. Despite the event taking place in an online setting and without any kind of official major status, the event out-performed a number …
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Team Apex defeats Team CSGO in finals of ESPN Valorant Invitational
Steven Rondina
Apex Legends’ Team Canyon took first place in the ESPN Esports Valorant Invitational, defeating Counter-Strike: Global Offensive’s Team Mirage. The battle royale title’s combination of fast-paced gunplay and hero shooter mechanics translated perfectly to Riot Games’ new game. The team went 3-0 in the group stage and advanced to the grand finals at the expense of Overwatch’s Team Heroes before sealing the deal with a 2-1 series win. Team Mirage …
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Data miner finds new ranked titles and more in Valorant
Olivia Richman
“Finally, a rank below Bronze! My true home awaits.” A data miner, FloxaY, revealed the new titles for Valorant’s yet-to-be-released ranked mode. The unveiled ranking system is a lot different from last month’s playtest. The highest rank is now Immortal, followed by Diamond, and then Platinum. The lowest is not Bronze, but Iron. Last month, Valorant’s ranks in the alpha playtest were Mercenary, Soldier, Veteran, Hero, Legend, Mythic and Immortal. …
Counter-Strike
HenryG hints at Valve bringing 128 tick servers to CSGO soon
M Alzamora
CSGO caster and analyst Henry “HenryG” Greer raised eyebrows during ESL One’s Road to Rio qualifier, saying that his cohost Alex “Machine” Richardson might not have to learn two sets of smokes anymore. After Astralis took down Complexity 2-1 at the European Regional Major Rating tournmant nicknamed Road to Rio, HenryG, Machine, and Chad “spunj” Birchhill discussed Machine’s experience with 128 tick servers. Machine admitted that the servers were nice, …
Dota 2
Virtus.pro academy team VP.Prodigy wins back-to-back tournaments
Nina Forneloza
VP.Prodigy looks like it might be a real contender in the CIS region. The academy squad completed a perfect run through Redbull’s Gaming World and followed that with another first-place finish in the StayHome Challenge. Virtus.pro recently announced the formation of its youth team earlier this month. VP.Prodigy debuted at Parimatch League Season 2 Relegation and successfully earned a spot in the league. VP.Prodigy’s next endeavor was Redbull’s Gaming World. …
summit1g and others celebrate Raze nerf in new Valorant patch
Olivia Richman
News
The Valorant community finally got their wish. Raze has been nerfed in Riot’s most recent Valorant patch. Valorant saw some big changes in the FPS’ most recent patch. This included a big nerf to Raze, an agent that many closed beta participants were already calling OP. Her Paint Shells were reduced from two to one. She also received an added kill reset, meaning anyone playing Raze would have to get …
CSGO and Team Fortress 2 source code leaks with big implications
M Alzamora
Counter-Strike
The source code for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and Team Fortress 2 has been leaked online, posing a huge issue for Valve and the communities of both games. Valve News Network’s Tyler McvVickers was originally blamed for the leak by 4chan, but McVicker is adamant that he did not leak the code, but he knows who did. On a Q&A Twitch stream, McVicker explained that the code was provided to him …
Steam’s newest update confirms subscriptions and Steam Reward points
M Alzamora
News
Confirmation that Valve is committed to releasing a universal client functional across all operating systems gained steam with the current Steam client’s latest update. Files show that large swathes of Steam’s scripts, made up of code used to show, hide, and animate certain functions of Steam, were altered. A completely new feature was also leaked in the Steam update, and it’s called Steam Rewards. There is only one hint for …
How exactly does new FPS Valorant compare to CSGO?
M Alzamora
Counter-Strike
Valorant is turning heads around the globe as Riot Games’ first entry into the shooter genre inches closer to release. While the game has captured the attention of pro players from around the gaming world, one game’s players in particular seem more suited to Valorant than the rest. Valorant has clearly borrowed its best bits and bobs from today’s popular games, but it has used the proven formula pioneered by …
Facebook launches Facebook Gaming app in push to beat Twitch
Nina Forneloza
News
Facebook’s efforts to expand its presence in the gaming market continue on. Facebook launched its Facebook Gaming streaming app. The app allows users to watch streamers on the platform, stream live gameplay themselves, and even play games with friends. Facebook Gaming was initially set to launch in June but with the ongoing global situation, more people were given time to stay at home and play their favorite games. The app …
Overwatch streamer Fran faces sexism and harassment after Echo event
Olivia Richman
News
Hundreds of teams competed in Overwatch Flash Ops: Echo Showdown earlier this week, hoping for a piece of a $25,000 prize pool. The rules of the tournament were simple: each team must have one teammate playing Echo at all times. Each team also had up to two players from the Overwatch League and Contenders, bringing in fan favorites like Danteh “Danteh” Cruz. His star-studded team won the $10,000 North American …
Dota 2 update 7.26a just ruined Phoenix, changed all boots
Steven Rondina
Dota 2
Dota 2’s 7.26 update was a huge one, but Valve stated that the team wanted to first collect data on what the impact of 7.26 would be before making those sorts of changes. Evidently, the Dota 2 development team didn’t need too much time to collect that data. Dota 2 update 7.26a has arrived, bringing with it a long list of changes to items and heroes. It also reinforces one …
Team Liquid set to return Doublelift to Team SoloMid in huge LCS trade
William Davis
League of Legends
Team Liquid is about to close a deal that will see bottom laner Yiliang “Doublelift” Peng return to Team SoloMid, ESPN’s Jacob Wolf reported. Earlier this month, it transpired that Team Liquid put Doublelift’s contract up for trade ahead of the 2020 LCS Summer Split. According to the report by ESPN, multiple teams were interested in the contract, but Doublelift himself ultimately chose to go back to TSM. This has …
ENCE adds banned player Jamppi after losing Finland’s top ranking
Steven Rondina
Counter-Strike
ENCE is in a tough spot right now and they are making some big changes as a result. The Finnish team has slipped down on HLTV’s Counter-Strike: Global Offensive rankings to the point where they are no longer ranked as the top Finnish team in Counter-Strike. That spot has been taken over by HAVU Gaming. HAVU has been on an upswing over recent months, posting first-place finishes in Assembly Winter …
Riot Games is reportedly canceling the 2020 Mid-Season Invitational
Olivia Richman
League of Legends
There’s a rumor going around that this year’s Mid-Summer Invitational won’t be happening after all. On an episode of Hotline League, esports personality Mark “MarkZ” Zimmerman, Cloud9 midlaner Yasin “Nisqy” Dinçer, and League of Legends journalist Travis Gafford were discussing the crazy LCS spring season when Gafford dropped quite a bombshell on his co-hosts. “I’m going to drop a rumor here. This will come as no surprise to anybody. The rumor, I’m …
Team Secret vs. Alliance WePlay! Pushka League betting analysis
Steven Rondina
Dota 2
Just a few months ago, the idea of Team Secret competing in two separate events just days apart would have been inconceivable. The team almost exclusively competed in Dota 2 majors and ESL One events, and wouldn’t bother with anything that didn’t have either Dota Pro Circuit points or a significant prize pool on the line. But these days, Team Secret is staying quite active, and their run in the …
T1 favored vs. DragonX in 2020 LCK spring semifinals match predictions
William Davis
League of Legends
T1 and DragonX will clash in round three of the playoffs in the 2020 LCK Spring split. The LCK still uses a single-elimination format, so teams only get one chance to advance in the bracket. The winner from this round is advancing to finals, where Gen.G has been waiting since the end of the regular season. Kim “Canna” Chang-dong Moon “Cuzz” Woo-chan – Choi “Ellim” El-lim Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok Park …
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