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Is Overwatch dying? Breaking down Overwatch’s 2020 player count News Is Overwatch dying? Breaking down Overwatch’s 2020 player count By Olivia Richman Week 13 Guardian Missions have shields, point to de_dust return Counter-Strike Week 13 Guardian Missions have shields, point to de_dust return By M Alzamora Dendi and B8 stumble in LA Major qualifiers, but future still bright Dota 2 Dendi and B8 stumble in LA Major qualifiers, but future still bright By gabhernandez
LCS criticized due to lack of content, poor broadcast production League of Legends
LCS criticized due to lack of content, poor broadcast production William Davis League of Legends fans are not happy with the production values of the LCS. Three weeks into the 2020 LCS Spring Split, fans are wondering why North America’s on-air product doesn’t look as good as that of other regions. The criticism started with an overlay that, according to the fans, looks basic and doesn’t have some of the extra features that can be found elsewhere. It isn’t just the in-game …
Washington Justice will start OWL without LullSiSH due to visa News
Washington Justice will start OWL without LullSiSH due to visa Olivia Richman The Washington Justice will be one player down when they start playing in the Overwatch League next weekend.  Their main tank, Lukas “LullSiSH” Wiklund, won’t be able to compete on February 15 thanks to some unfortunate visa issues. The Washington Justice announced the frustrating news on Twitter, referring to “extenuating circumstances” with the Swedish player’s visa.  “We’re continuing to work hand in hand with him, his agent, and our immigration …
TNC Predator fails to qualify for ESL LA Major, minor still in play Dota 2
TNC Predator fails to qualify for ESL LA Major, minor still in play Steven Rondina TNC Predator is not going to the ESL One Los Angeles Major. At least not yet. The MDL Chengdu Major champions have been on a bit of a decline since winning that event, and that skid continued in the qualifiers for the LA Major. The team posted an underwhelming 3-5 record in the group stage. That puts TNC out of contention for a spot in the major, and may even …
Here’s what happened at Overwatch League’s opening weekend News
Here’s what happened at Overwatch League’s opening weekend gabhernandez Overwatch League Season 3 has begun and after two seasons in the Blizzard Arena, pro players are hitting the road. WIN.gg was in attendance for the New York City Homestand, which featured the New York Excelsior, Paris Eternal, Boston Uprising and London Spitfire. Fans have been anxiously awaiting the start of the third season, to see what the new homestand format would look like. Most homestands will probably feature similar …
Net graph explained: How to measure CSGO FPS, ping, loss, and more Counter-Strike Net graph explained: How to measure CSGO FPS, ping, loss, and more By M Alzamora ESL Katowice groups are headlined by Astralis, Liquid, mouz, EG Counter-Strike ESL Katowice groups are headlined by Astralis, Liquid, mouz, EG By M Alzamora Zven on Cloud9’s 6-0 start: “We are…definitely the best team” in LCS League of Legends Zven on Cloud9’s 6-0 start: “We are…definitely the best team” in LCS By Olivia Richman
Team SoloMid punishes Golden Guardians, extends LCS winning streak League of Legends
Team SoloMid punishes Golden Guardians, extends LCS winning streak William Davis Team SoloMid found its fourth consecutive win of the 2020 LCS Spring Split with a victory over Golden Guardians. Things are looking up for TSM. After a 0-2 start to the season, the fan favorite organization is now on an extended winning streak that puts it near the top of the LCS standings. Golden Guardians, on the other hand, is struggling to find the wins and has fallen to the bottom of the …
Ryoma on Australia vs. NA LoL: “It’s a lot better here than Australia” League of Legends
Ryoma on Australia vs. NA LoL: “It’s a lot better here than Australia” Olivia Richman 100 Thieves were feeling quite confident after their win against Team Liquid yesterday. Unfortunately, that confidence didn’t translate into a victory over Immortals. The loss leaves them with an even 3-3 record. WIN.gg sat down with Tommy “Ryoma” Lee to talk about what they need to improve on, how they think next weekend will go, and kangaroos.  You guys beat TL yesterday. Were you expecting better results today?  Ryoma: Not …
OWL Season 3’s Cheez-It broadcast stumbles become meme material News
OWL Season 3’s Cheez-It broadcast stumbles become meme material gabhernandez The Overwatch League broadcast team took some heat during season three’s opening weekend due to a handful of broadcast stumbles. Fans were eager to see how the Overwatch League would look and perform after leaving Twitch in favor of YouTube. Most fans were happy with YouTube’s performance on this front, but some fans complained of buffering issues during the broadcast. Despite this, most fans were content with their viewing experience, …
This is how to check if people you played with in CSGO have VAC bans Counter-Strike
This is how to check if people you played with in CSGO have VAC bans M Alzamora Almost every player has run into a cheater in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, whether they know it or not. The problem is so widespread that Valve’s anti-cheat routinely bans thousands of players each day. With cheats for CSGO so widespread, there’s an easy way to check your own match history players that have bans on their account, and you don’t have to upload match codes to do it. A plugin called …
This Dota 2 fountain hook strategy with Pudge is unexpected Steven Rondina News Fountain hooking is back, but not in the way you’d expect. A new form of the practice, which sees a Pudge hook a hero and drag them to an unexpected location, is making the rounds on Reddit. As the name would suggest, fountain hooking is traditionally used to drag an enemy hero into one’s own fountain to secure a kill. But in this case, the ability is being used to …
New OG dominates LA Major qualifiers while some big names lose Steven Rondina Dota 2 Most of the open qualifiers for the ESL One Los Angeles Major have wrapped up. A number of notable teams were doomed to be eliminated from the proceedings, but there were still a surprising number of high-end squads that washed out. Among the teams that fell short of the regional qualifiers are Godsent, T1, Winstrike Team. B8, and Cloud9. This cuts them out of both the StarLadder Season 3 Minor …
Smoothie says the key to winning over EG was to stop trolling Olivia Richman League of Legends Counter Logic Gaming broke their losing streak after beating Evil Geniuses this weekend. In a segment before the match began, Raymond “Wiggily” Griffin admitted that he was having difficulties communicating with his team. Speaking with the jungler after the interview, he told the LCS talent crew that they had won today thanks to “over-communicating.” This was something that Andy “Smoothie” Ta was quick to agree with in a post-match interview …
100 Thieves Ssumday explains his new perm after win over TL Olivia Richman News When you think of the hair of a winning League of Legends player, it’s the bowl cut. But Chan-ho “Ssumday” Kim wants to change that. It’s time to say goodbye to bowl cuts and hello to perms. The 100 Thieves top laner completely dominated in the team’s match against Team Liquid today, even solo killing Jung “Impact” Eon-Yeong twice at one point. It was safe to say that Ssumday was …
Jensen on Liquid’s loss to 100 Thieves: “We’re all playing poorly” Olivia Richman League of Legends Team Liquid isn’t playing their best and Nicolaj “Jensen” Jensen knows it. The four-time LCS champions lost to 100 Thieves today, dropping their record to 2-3. With Mads “Broxah” Brock-Pedersen finally in America, Jensen told WIN.gg that Team Liquid’s performance might turn around soon.  How are you feeling after the loss today?  Jensen: I don’t know. It feels kind of shitty, honestly. I’m not really used to losing this much. …
Cody Sun on LCS vs. LEC: “Every [LCS] team is…just really scared” Olivia Richman League of Legends 100 Thieves wasn’t expected to win against Team Liquid today, but they ended up completely dominating last season’s champions. Bot laner Li-Yu “Cody Sun” Sun told Win.gg that it’s all thanks to their aggressive style, inspired by teams in the LEC. They’re not expecting things to go any differently in their Sunday showdown with Immortals, either. How are you feeling after your win today? Pretty happy. I’m really glad that my …
Zeyzal on EG’s 1-4 start: “We’re trying to work on [selfish habits]” Olivia Richman League of Legends After an upsetting loss to Counter Logic Gaming, Evil Geniuses now finds itself at the bottom of the 2020 LCS Spring Split standings with a 1-4 record. The rough start is leaving a sour taste in the mouths of Dennis “Svenskeren” Johnsen and Tristan “Zeyzal” Stidam, but the two former Cloud9 players aren’t giving up just yet. In fact, they told WIN.gg in a post-match interview that they are expecting some wins in the …
Team SoloMid extends LCS winning streak with win over Dignitas Syed Mujtaba Naqvi League of Legends Dignitas and Team SoloMid clashed in the third week of the 2020 LCS Spring Split. TSM’s fans were louder and plays were cleaner, allowing them to pick up their third win of the season. TSM’s Joshua “Dardoch” Hartnett first picked jungle Sett, which Dignitas responded to with Heo “Huni” Seung-hoon taking Kennen and Henrik “Froggen” Hansen securing Vel’Koz for his crowd control tools. The game started calm, with TSM engaging in trades …
CSGO breaks all-time record for highest concurrent player count M Alzamora Counter-Strike Counter-Strike: Global Offensive broke its own concurrent player count record on February 8 with 876,575 players. The previous record was set in April 2016 during the MLG Columbus Major, which hit a peak of 850,485 players. While breaking the record is big news for Valve’s flagship shooter, it’s not unexpected. CSGO has steadily grown since August 2019, in large part thanks to the introduction of Operation Shattered Web. Operation Shattered …
G2 Esports leaves wacky compositions behind for game with Fnatic William Davis League of Legends G2 Esports remains undefeated in the 2020 LEC Spring Split after a decisive victory over Fnatic. For the longest time, European League of Legends has been all about G2 and Fnatic. In 14 splits, the title has gone to one of those two teams 13 times. In week three of the 2020 LEC Spring, Fnatic had a chance to force its way into first place, while G2 just wanted to keep …
Apex Legends Valentine’s Day event likely uncovered by dataminers Olivia Richman Apex Legends What better way to celebrate Valentine’s Day than playing Apex Legends?  Developer and data miner Shrugtal has uncovered that a Valentine’s Day event is coming to the battle royale from February 12 to 19. The game files appear to reveal a “2XP duos with friends” mode, most likely a limited-time event. Apart from that, it seems as though nothing else about the event has been uncovered. It’s not yet clear how …
Agent skins will be allowed at ESL One Rio Major, says CSPPA M Alzamora Counter-Strike The Counter-Strike Professional Players’ Association revealed today that players at the game’s upcoming ESL One Rio Major will be allowed to use CSGO’s new character models. The models were a controversial subject in competitive play in 2019 due to the different models serving as camouflage in some areas.. In an odd exchange, professional player Olof “olofmeister” Kajbjer tweeted at the CSPPA asking for clarification on the model situation for the upcoming …

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