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Counter-Strike hallzerk visa will take “several weeks,” GuardiaN fills for Dignitas By M Alzamora Counter-Strike T1 signs Swag to Valorant team immediately after CSGO retirement By M Alzamora Counter-Strike Fnatic, Complexity headline a stacked ESL Rio European Minor By M Alzamora

Dota 2

Team Aster players might not attend ESL One Los Angeles Major Nina Forneloza After its huge win at StarLadder Minor, Team Aster faces a bigger problem going to ESL One Major. Team Aster bested Alliance at the grand finals of StarLadder ImbaTV Minor. The Chinese team took the last golden ticket to ESL One Los Angeles 2020. However, Pan “Fade” Yi, Chyuan “ChYuan” Ng, and Song “Sccc” Chun might not be able to fly to California for the event. In his Weibo post, …

Counter-Strike

Valorant to use unique anti-cheat, new Vanguard system to fight hacks Steven Rondina Cheaters are an unfortunately normal part of the online gaming experience. Whether it’s map hackers or aim bots, people find ways to get an unfair advantage over the competition and it’s the game’s publishers who are the ones tasked with combating this. Riot Games’ Valorant will have very different concerns on this front than its first title, League of Legends. With that in mind, the company is working on its …

Counter-Strike

Renegades staff leaves, cites problematic CEO as takeover looms M Alzamora According to multiple sources, the mass resignations from Renegades on March 6 were due in large part to the behaviors of Renegades CEO Chris Roumayeh, including a perceived lack of leadership and alleged abuse directed towards some of those who resigned.  When NBA player Jonas Jerebko jointly purchased RNG in 2016 with his financial advisor Chris Roumayeh, it was Roumayeh that was actually to serve as the organization’s CEO and …

League of Legends

100 Thieves’ Ryoma: “We need to start punishing mistakes more” Olivia Richman 100 Thieves dominated Immortals on Sunday, its second win of the weekend. This saw the team jump from seventh place in the LCS standings all the way up to fourth. Despite going 2-0, the team was hard on itself, and focused on mistakes. Tommy “Ryoma” Le told WIN.gg what it would take to finally satisfy the team that keeps chasing perfection in the 2020 LCS Spring Split.  How are you …

League of Legends FlyQuest coach: “We feel we can go to Worlds 2020 with these players” By Olivia Richman Dota 2 Team Aster wins StarLadder Minor, heads to ESL One LA Major strong By Steven Rondina League of Legends Team SoloMid breaks Cloud9’s winning streak in 2020 LCS Spring Split By William Davis

Fortnite

Breaking down Ninja’s net worth in 2020 Olivia Richman Fortnite personality Tyler “Ninja” Blevins is one of the most popular and successful streamers in the world. He had the most followers on Twitch and broke multiple records before announcing a move to Mixer last year.  But what does all of that amount to money-wise?  According to Esportspedia, Ninja has an estimated net worth of $10 million.  Only in recent years have people been able to make a living streaming …

League of Legends

G2 Wunder debuts top lane Janna in LEC victory over Fnatic William Davis Soraka and Sona got nerfed, so G2 Esports played the next best thing: Janna in the top lane. In a match against Fnatic, G2 showed the next support flex that could take over the top lane, Janna. The pick was piloted by Martin “Wunder” Hansen. Janna in the top lane works like other supports in the top lane. Janna can harass her opponents in through the laning phase and brings utility …

League of Legends

CLG Wiggily says Team Liquid was “caught off guard, big time” Olivia Richman Counter Logic Gaming had a good day. They defeated Team Liquid, bringing their record to 3-10. Yes, they’re still in last, but that’s not what matters, as Raymond “Wiggily” Griffin told WIN.gg after the victory.  New midlaner Eugene “Pobelter” Park became Player of the Game, thanks to breaking the Spring Split record of highest kills. He went 11-1-0 in the match against Liquid, including a triple kill that left the …

League of Legends

100T Meteos says “Focusing only on Worlds is really, really wack” Olivia Richman A close back and forth battle between 100 Thieves and Dignitas finally resulted in 100T breaking the tie for sixth place in the LCS. For William “Meteos” Hartman, this was a possible turning point for his team, who he feels is continuing to improve each week.  Meteos sat down with WIN.gg to talk about their victory and why the Spring Split always matters no matter the format.  How are you …

Apex Legends Global Series major canceled due to coronavirus fears Olivia Richman Apex Legends First it hit Overwatch League. Then League of Legends’ LCK. Now, the coronavirus has claimed Apex Legends.  The newly announced Apex Legends Global Series will see its first event postponed by EA Games in an effort to keep the gaming community safe from the spreading disease. The first major was supposed to take place on March 13-15 in Arlington, Texas, but will now be postponed, with a new date to be …

Aster reaches StarLadder minor final with win over Gambit Esports Steven Rondina Dota 2 Team Aster is just one series away from qualifying for the ESL One LA Major. The Chinese squad defeated Gambit Esports in the upper bracket finals of the StarLadder ImbaTV Dota 2 Minor Season 3. Now in the grand finals, Aster awaits the winner of the lower bracket finals match between Gambit and Alliance. Things were rough for Gambit in game one of the series. In the first few minutes …

ESL One Rio CSGO Major format, prize pool, and favorites to win M Alzamora Counter-Strike Counter-Strike: Global Offensive’s majors are the most prestigious tournaments of the year and the next, the ESL One Rio Major, is just around the corner. Over the course of two months, a series of open and closed qualifiers whittle down hundreds of hopeful teams to 32 competitors for the minors. From there, 10 of those teams get a chance to compete on CSGO’s grandest stage. Outside the competitive sphere, CSGO …

LEC changes location of 2020 LEC Spring Split final for coronavirus William Davis News Riot Games is changing the location of the 2020 LEC Spring Split final amid the covid-19 coronavirus outbreak. In some bad news for the Hungarian fans, Riot canceled the 2020 LEC Spring Split final in Budapest due to the coronavirus threat. The LEC is hosting playoffs all the way to the grand final at the LEC Studio in Berlin, Germany. According to the announcement, the developer believes that it’s better …

LCS week 7 to promote Active Minds’ mental health awareness campaign gabhernandez League of Legends The LCS is entering into a partnership with Active Minds for week seven of the 2020 LCS Spring Split. The news was announced on the Riot Games’ official Twitter account. Active Minds is a US-based nonprofit organization focusing on mental health awareness and education. In its partnership with the LCS, Active Minds will be presenting the mental health stories of League of Legends professionals between games during week seven. The …

Faker breaks record for the most kills in the LCK with 2,000 William Davis League of Legends T1 superstar mid laner Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok has become the first LCK player to reach 2,000 kills. T1 and Faker are closing the first round of the 2020 LCK Spring Split on a high note. The mid laner is the first player in the LCK to get 2,000 kills. Faker reached the milestone in the series against Afreeca Freecs on March 5. Faker made his debut in the professional stage in …

US Navy holding CSGO tryouts in partnership with Evil Geniuses Olivia Richman Counter-Strike The United States Navy is hoping to enage with the gaming community through a new esports campaign launched by the Navy Recruiting Command.  One part of the campaign involves the Navy partnering with North American esports organizations. Teams like Evil Geniuses will help the Navy put together a Counter-Strike: Global Offensive team by holding tryouts for sailors.  Later in the year, the Navy will reveal its new CSGO team at …

T1 signs first full Dota 2 roster, sets sights on Epicenter Major Nina Forneloza Dota 2 T1 has officially settled on a Dota 2 roster after six disastrous months in the game. T1 is finally done with trial lineups. The storied League of Legends organization is looking to build around the squad that competed under its banner in the open qualifiers to the ESL One LA Major. That team consists of the following players: Dominik “Black^” Reitmeier Muhammad “inYourdreaM” Rizky Lee “Forev” Sang-don Tri “Jhocam” Kuncoro …

xQc says “washed up CSGO pros” won’t be good at Valorant Olivia Richman Counter-Strike Overwatch streamer Félix “xQc” Lengyel had some heavy criticism for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive pros who see Valorant as a competitive opportunity.  Ever since Riot Games announced that Project A is actually Valorant, a FPS heavily inspired by CSGO’s weapons and structure blended with Overwatch’s abilities and teamwork aspects, various esports pros have expressed interest in playing the game competitively. This includes CSGO pro Braxton “swag” Pierce, who told his fans he …

Valve warns fans of experimental Dota 2 updates during NA peak hours Nina Forneloza Dota 2 Valve has warned fans of an upcoming series of experimental Dota 2 updates. In a recent post to Dota 2’s Steam Community page, the publisher revealed that there will be a few short-lived changes introduced to the game for data-gathering purposes. These changes are meant to serve as a test run for potential permanent tweaks to Dota 2. Before implementing the changes, the developer is looking to gather data to …

Aspen and Revival clear Trials, will compete in Overwatch Contenders gabhernandez News Revival’s Becca “Aspen” Rukavina is officially the first woman to compete in the Overwatch North American Contenders division. Back in October, Revival revealed its roster, which included Aspen and Francine “Fran” Vo. Fran later became a streamer for the Atlanta Reign. The team played in the 2020 NA Contenders circuit and competed in a double-elimination bracket to earn their Contenders Trials spot. The elimination bracket is a new change this …

Here are some of the esports events hit by the coronavirus outbreak gabhernandez Counter-Strike The fast spreading COVID-19, commonly known as the coronavirus, has been the world’s biggest story of 2020 so far. It has also been a frequent part of the esports news cycle.  The disease first became prevalent in Wuhan, China, and has spread to over 50 countries since. The virus is highly contagious and carries a high mortality rate, which is estimated to be 3.4% by the World Health Organization. Various …

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