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Iconic CSGO map Dust 2 gets a new remake in Fortnite Counter-Strike Iconic CSGO map Dust 2 gets a new remake in Fortnite By Syed Mujtaba Naqvi Overwatch update nerfs 3 heroes, makes console-exclusive changes News Overwatch update nerfs 3 heroes, makes console-exclusive changes By Olivia Richman The top heroes of OWL’s opening weekend weren’t who you were expecting News The top heroes of OWL’s opening weekend weren’t who you were expecting By Olivia Richman
NiP stuns fans, Na’Vi stays strong in ESL One LA Major qualifiers Dota 2
NiP stuns fans, Na’Vi stays strong in ESL One LA Major qualifiers Steven Rondina In every region except for China, the qualifiers to the ESL One LA Major have officially wrapped up. While some regions went largely according to plan, there were more than a few surprises during the proceedings. Here’s the full list of teams qualified for the ESL One LA Major: Natus Vincere Virtus.pro Team Secret OG Ninjas in Pyjamas Evil Geniuses Chaos Esports Club Thunder Predator beastcoast Fnatic Geek Fam Team …
Former Fnatic coach Jumpy finds new home, joins North Counter-Strike
Former Fnatic coach Jumpy finds new home, joins North Nina Forneloza Danish Counter-Strike: Global Offensive organization North has brought in Jimmy “Jumpy” Berndtsson as its new head coach. Jumpy will replace outgoing coach Torbjørn “mithR” Nyborg, who has coached North for the past year. In a statement on the North website, Jumpy stated he is excited by the potential within the team: “I’m super excited about the opportunity to come and coach a team like North. With the amount of inherent …
FLASHPOINT restarts EU qualifier, had banned tech pauses Counter-Strike
FLASHPOINT restarts EU qualifier, had banned tech pauses M Alzamora FACEIT has issued a statement regarding the restarting of the second FLASHPOINT European open qualifier and its lack of technical pauses, amending its rules to ensure that teams have a fair chance to compete. Trouble started when Engin “MAJ3R” Küpeli and Turkey5 played seven rounds without one of their players in FLASHPOINT’s European qualifiers due to a technical issue. Unfortunately for Turkey5, FACEIT had disabled the ability to use technical pauses for the event. …
Valve issues another massive wave of bans in Dota 2 Dota 2
Valve issues another massive wave of bans in Dota 2 Steven Rondina Valve is continuing its efforts to improve the overall Dota 2 experience by banning out offending accounts from the game. The company announced on the official Dota 2 Twitter account that more than 40,000 accounts have been banned for “abusing matchmaking.” This was followed by a policy change where these bans are being handled as a game ban on the Steam accounts of the users, rather than a matchmaking ban …
We finally know what Juggernaut’s face looks like under his mask Dota 2 We finally know what Juggernaut’s face looks like under his mask By Steven Rondina Leaks reveal last 3 weeks of Operation Shattered Web missions Counter-Strike Leaks reveal last 3 weeks of Operation Shattered Web missions By M Alzamora Doublelift now has the worst KDA of any ADC in the LCS News Doublelift now has the worst KDA of any ADC in the LCS By Olivia Richman
Shattered Web Week 13 brings big explosions and shields to CSGO Counter-Strike
Shattered Web Week 13 brings big explosions and shields to CSGO M Alzamora Counter-Strike: Global Offensive’s Week 13 may be best used as a distraction from work, cleaning the kitchen, or finishing up some errands. It’s a laundry list of tasks to be crossed off. Instead of breaking away from the past weeks’ “kill things” challenges by making increasing the chance for clever tactics, Valve has opted for the “grind it out” route. WTB Earplugs: Get 5 kills with the Negev In Casual: …
Is Overwatch dying? Breaking down Overwatch’s 2020 player count News
Is Overwatch dying? Breaking down Overwatch’s 2020 player count Olivia Richman The cry of “Overwatch is dead” is by now a familiar one. But is the player count really declining that dramatically in 2020?  It’s hard to say for sure. Blizzard has refused to reveal any specific player count statistics to the public. It’s also not on Steam, which keeps track of each game’s download rates, time played, and more. But common sense and a few other methods say that there …
Week 13 Guardian Missions have shields, point to de_dust return Counter-Strike
Week 13 Guardian Missions have shields, point to de_dust return M Alzamora As Operation Shattered Web winds down, some fans were wondered when Valve was going to kick it up a notch since SB wasn’t the content hog that Hydra was. Well, we’ve got good news. This week is going to be kind of crazy. While looking through the configuration files for Week 13, WIN.gg uncovered several details, including one that might mean the return of one of Counter-Strike’s classic maps. First, …
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 gabhernandez Fans were hyped up when Dota 2 legend Danil “Dendi” Ishutin announced the birth of his new esports organization, B8.  The announcement was made in memorable fashion with a short video imagining a elderly Dendi recounting his Dota 2 career to his grandson. Unfortunately, that announcement trailer was more memorable than the actual debut for the B8 organization as the team came up short in the CIS open qualifiers for …
LCS criticized due to lack of content, poor broadcast production William Davis League of Legends 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 Olivia Richman News 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 Steven Rondina Dota 2 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 gabhernandez News 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 M Alzamora Counter-Strike High FPS in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is an important thing for players to shoot for and can give them an edge in almost every fight. The net graph command included in CSGO is the best way to measure your ping, but it also shows a lot more than just that. CSGO’s net graph is by far the best way for players to measure their in-game FPS. It’s even better than …
ESL Katowice groups are headlined by Astralis, Liquid, mouz, EG M Alzamora Counter-Strike ESL has released the official groups for IEM Katowice, including the first and second-day matchups between the participating teams. The groups are likely going to be an absolute bloodbath. Group A consists of the following teams: Astralis Cloud9 Ninjas in Pyjamas Natus Vincere FaXe Clan Renegades Fnatic Group B will prove equally strong, especially with mousesports leading the charge in recent weeks: mousesports Vici Gaming 100 Thieves G2 Esports Team …
Zven on Cloud9’s 6-0 start: “We are…definitely the best team” in LCS Olivia Richman League of Legends Cloud9 continued its domination of the LCS with a win over Dignitas. Now alone at the top of the standings with a 6-0 record, they are sitting comfortably at the top of the standings in the 2020 LCS Spring Split.  Bot laner Jesper “Sven” Svenningsen sat down with WIN.gg to talk about Cloud9’s successful new roster, how they rank against the other teams in North America, and what it means to qualify …
Team SoloMid punishes Golden Guardians, extends LCS winning streak William Davis League of Legends 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” Olivia Richman League of Legends 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 gabhernandez News 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 M Alzamora Counter-Strike 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 …

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