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Counter-Strike Devilwalk on GODSENT and how to keep a rising team from falling By M Alzamora League of Legends G2 picks up Ibai, LVP casters for new Spanish content house By Syed Mujtaba Naqvi League of Legends Riot announces the official launch date for Clash game mode By Syed Mujtaba Naqvi

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Broxah gives fans a final update on visa for LCS with Team Liquid Syed Mujtaba Naqvi Team Liquid Mads “Broxah” Brock-Pedersen has announced that his U.S. Visa has been approved. He’s finally coming to play in the 2020 LCS Spring Split. Just two days ago, Team Liquid’s League of Legends team wasn’t sure if its main jungler will be granted entrance into the United States. But after a painstaking process, Broxah shared today that his visa has been approved, all with a big smile on his …

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Hero Pools arrive in Overwatch PTR days away from OWL Season 3 gabhernandez With less than one week left the start of Overwatch League Season 3, Hero Pools have been added to the PTR.  Hero Pools won’t be added into OWL mechanics until March 7, coinciding with the release of the feature for all Overwatch players. The hero rotation will affect all competitive ranked games in Overwatch, but it is still unclear whether the same pool of heroes will be blocked for the …

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Overwatch League Stats Labs gives fans long-awaited in-depth data gabhernandez Ben “CaptainPlanet” Trautman has revealed Stats Lab, a new tool for gathering statistics about Overwatch League matches In the past, Blizzard has been particularly aggressive with third-party statistics sites such as Pursuit and Visor, which used information to provide in-game alerts that Blizzard felt created an unfair advantage and violated the user agreement. Teams were unable to use these third-party programs to gather statistics because of the possibility of it …

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TFT patch 10.3 removes the Spatula from the item carousel William Davis Teamfight Tactics Patch 10.3 is now live. TFT patch 10.3 is smaller in size, but that doesn’t mean the changes made are insignificant. The first major update is hitting the loot system and especially the carousel. Spatulas are no longer available in the carousel, only through loot boxes. This change, while small, modifies all of the strategies that have been popular in Set 2. Players can no longer battle for …

League of Legends LoL patch 10.3 completely breaks runes, forcing default setups By William Davis Fortnite Fortnite update 11.50: new engine, Valentine’s Day, and bad bugs By Olivia Richman Counter-Strike GODSENT explains why it’s going to ESL Pro League, not B Site By M Alzamora

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Fortnite teases Harley Quinn crossover as Birds of Prey premiers Olivia Richman Harley Qinn is coming to Fortnite.  Fortnite’s official Twitter account tweeted a teaser image of Harley’s signature mallot. The photo also included the dyed hair she sported in Suicide Squad.  “Treat me like a game and I’ll show you how it’s played,” the tweet said, using the hashtag “Harley Quinn.”  Last month, the Fortnite Twitter account replied to a video Birds of Prey posted with, “See you soon, Harley.”  While …

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LoL patch 10.3 improves jungling and hits Akali with a big nerf William Davis League of Legends Patch 10.3 has arrived! Patch 10.3 is currently live and it targets some of the most problematic champions in the game. On the visual side of the game, Patch 10.3 adds three new skins. True Damage Senna Prestige Edition, Heartseeker Jinx and Heartseeker Yuumi. The new skins will be available on the store on February 6. Akali is currently the most banned champion in professional play, as …

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Marvel vs. Capcom 2 returns, Mortal Kombat out for EVO 2020 Steven Rondina The lineup of main tournaments for EVO 2020 has been revealed and it has inspired a mixed response from the various fighting game fandoms. For the most part, the lineup of games is quite similar to that of 2019. Only two games were swapped, but those two mark the end of an era for their respective series. The list of main tournament titles for EVO 2020 is: UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH …

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T1 overcomes Damwon Gaming to kick off 2020 LCK Spring Split William Davis T1 opened the 2020 LCK Spring season with a victory over Damwon Gaming. The LCK is back and it started with a bang as T1 met Damwon in the first series of the split. T1 arrived at the LoL Park with a new look, new roster, and new coaching staff. On the other side, Damwon kept the same roster and added new coaches. Interestingly, both coaches were actually working against …

Dota 2 fans furious over ESL One Los Angeles regional slots Steven Rondina Dota 2 The regional slot allocation for the ESL One Los Angeles Major has been revealed and Dota 2 fans are displeased with it. Each Dota 2 major cycle sees slots for the event distributed differently based on regional strength. While there will always be some debate regarding how to best handle this, fans are almost unanimously frustrated with how things are set up for the ESL One Los Angeles Major and …

After 2 weeks, LCS Monday Night League is a viewership flop Olivia Richman League of Legends The League of Legends Championship Series’ Monday Night League concept appears to be a flop.  The LCS introduced a new schedule for the 2020 LCS Spring Split, with each week of the LCS now taking place across Saturday, Sunday, and Monday. Adding that extra day was meant to attract new audiences, but it seems to be having the opposite effect. Despite featuring some pretty big matches, including Team Liquid vs. Team …

The latest Dota 2 update brought bugs that ruin games and more Steven Rondina Dota 2 The most recent Dota 2 update has left the game in a bad spot for many different players. A small patch arrived on February 3, bringing various small tweaks to things like localization and cosmetic slots. Those changes had a much greater effect on Dota 2 than just that however, as a slew of bugs have popped up as a result. Dota 2 players have reported a wide-ranging number of …

Coronavirus hits Dota 2 with delays to ESL One Major qualifiers Steven Rondina Dota 2 Dota 2 isn’t immune to the effects of the coronavirus. Just a few days out from the ESL One Los Angeles Major qualifiers, Valve has rescheduled the proceedings for the Chinese region. While the open qualifiers will kick off on February 7 for the other five regions, China’s schedule was pushed back five days to February 12. The announcement was made through Huomao TV in a notice on social media …

CSGO Shattered Web Week 12 Mission Guide: Glocks, drones, and MVPs M Alzamora Counter-Strike Shattered Web’s week 12 missions and challenges are live on the Counter-Strike Global Offensive client right now, and there are some fun missions hidden among the ones fans have seen before. Like always, there are six missions included this week.  The normal six stars are also up for grabs. Here’s the list of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive’s missions for Week 12 of Shattered Web. Down and to the Right: “Get 5 …

Where to save CSGO config files and how to find your SteamID M Alzamora Counter-Strike It’s the one thing that every Counter-Strike: Global Offensive player from Silver to FPL has in common. Despite the community’s obsession with configs, autoexecs, and pro player settings, no one can ever remember where they’re saved. “Where do I save my config file, again?” has been uttered hundreds of thousands of times. Maybe millions. Valve added to the confusion when they changed the default location some time ago, but WIN.gg …

Once blamed for TSM’s failures, C9 Zven now stands atop LCS Syed Mujtaba Naqvi League of Legends Cloud9’s Jesper “Zven” Svenningsen is currently standing as the best bot laner in the 2020 LCS Spring Split in terms of stats. After being considered Team SoloMid’s weakest link during the previous season, Zven is popping off under Cloud9’s banner. Two weeks into the 2020 LCS Spring Split, he has a perfect KDA, he’s a top farmer amongst the bot laners, and has the highest gold per minute. To be …

Half-Life: Alyx is poised to bring big new content to CSGO M Alzamora News The world collectively lost their minds when Valve announced the new installment in its Half-Life franchise in November 2019. The game is exclusive to VR, and Valve has announced that for anyone who purchases its Index VR headset or hardware before Half-Life: Alyx’s release in March will receive exclusive content. Index owners get Alyx for free, but Valve has listed more bonus content that will come with the game for …

Call of Duty’s Nuketown recreated in Fortnite Creative Mode Olivia Richman Fortnite Even if you don’t play Call of Duty, you’ve probably heard of Nuketown.  Now the classic map has been expertly recreated in Fortnite. Built by creative designer “JESGRAN,” the CoD-inspired map is available in Fortnite’s Creative mode if you plug in the codes. Those codes can be found on JESGRAN’s tweet, in which he calls the map a “throwback.”  The tweet also announces that it’s not just a perfect recreation …

Real Madrid star Gareth Bale forms new esports organization Nina Forneloza Counter-Strike Real Madrid star and International soccer icon Gareth Bale has launched a new esports organization called Ellevens Esports in partnership with 38 Entertainment Group. 38 Entertainment Group is an esports management company co-founded by entrepreneur Jonathan Kark and former professional soccer player Larry Cohen. The name Ellevens is a reference to Bale’s number 11 jersey. Bale made the announcement on Twitter. This new organization is aiming to unearth new and …

Team Liquid updates fans on Broxah’s visa issues as team wallows Syed Mujtaba Naqvi League of Legends Co-CEO of Team Liquid Steve “LiQuiD112” Arhancet shared new details about Mads “Broxah” Brock-Pedersen’s visa process. During the Hotline League, a Twitch podcast hosted by Travis Gafford and Mark Zimmerman, Arhancet said he has big news to share regarding the organization’s League of Legends team. As he couldn’t join the voice chat himself, he dropped the news about Broxah’s visa in the Twitch chat, letting fans know where things stand …

TSM styles on CLG, adds another victory in 2020 LCS Spring Split William Davis League of Legends Team SoloMid closed week two of the 2020 LCS Spring Split with a convincing victory over Counter Logic Gaming. TSM and CLG have one of the most iconic rivalries in League of Legends. Over the years, the two teams have consistently found themselves face-to-face on Summoner’s Rift. At this point in 2020, the rivals are at a low point and looking to rebound back at the expense of the other. …

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