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League of Legends G2 Caps shares why his team is happy with their role swap in LEC By Syed Mujtaba Naqvi Counter-Strike FaZe Clan receives huge $22.7 million investment loan By Olivia Richman League of Legends LCS MVP CoreJJ just extended his contract with Team Liquid By William Davis

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Sinatraa says Blizzard won’t tell him about his own MVP skin Olivia Richman Blizzard is apparently not telling Jay “Sinatraa” Won any more information about his in-game Overwatch skin.  On last night’s stream, the Overwatch League MVP revealed that he had no idea when his skin was coming out thanks to leaking details in September of 2019 when it was first announced.  “When’s my skin coming out? I don’t know. Dude, they literally told me nothing now because I leaked that one thing …

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Powerful Jhin ability bugged out of the game, says IKeepItTaco William Davis Riot Games may have accidentally nerfed Jhin after introducing a fix to a bug on the champion’s E, Captive Audience. Once the fix went live, a very powerful mechanic that has remained active since Jhin’s release was unexpectedly disabled. The ability involves the champion’s Q, Dancing Grenade, and cleverly executing minions in order to maximize the damage output. Dancing Grenade’s damage per bounce increases by 35% per kill upwards to …

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SmithZz announces retirement as CSGO’s old guard fades away M Alzamora Edouard “SmithZz” Dubourdeaux announced his retirement from professional Counter-Strike: Global Offensive today in a post on his official Twitter account, but his withdrawal feels more authentic than others. In a Twitlonger titled “New beginnings,” the French player revealed that he has stepped back from competitive play and will take on a career in streaming as his next challenge.  SmithZz’s career features an expansive list of teams and tournament wins, including a …

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The best smokes and flashes after new Dust 2 skybox changes M Alzamora In a surprise update, Valve opened up Dust 2’s B site to new executes by letting players throw utility into the bombsite from upper tunnels. After years of community requests, the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive developer has finally made it possible for the T side to execute onto B just like they would most any other site in the game. While Valve has made a Dust 2 B site execute possible, …

News Jankos unwisely brags about ducking fine for forgetting equipment By Olivia Richman League of Legends Legendary ADC Bang is the latest to complain about NA solo queue By William Davis League of Legends Jankos interrupts LEC interview to warn Riot on Sejuani buffs By Syed Mujtaba Naqvi

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Riot selling LoL Valentine’s Day merch featuring Rakan and Xayah Syed Mujtaba Naqvi Valentine’s Day is approaching quickly and Riot Games has something special for couples that play League of Legends. The publisher is rolling out a special 2020 Valentine’s Collection that fans can give to that special someone, or keep for themselves if they just happen to be a collector. Fittingly, most of the items in the collection are based on League of Legends’ top power couple, Xayah and Rakan. Four new items were …

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G2 Esports vs. Origen breaks viewership record for LEC splits Syed Mujtaba Naqvi The second weekend of the 2020 LEC Spring Split produced one of the most-watched matches in European League of Legends history. G2 Esports’ dominant performance over Origen attracted a record number of viewers to their screens. After failing to reach last year’s numbers on debut day, the LEC enjoyed a significant uptick in viewership in week two. This is especially true for last weekend’s match between OG and G2, as fans tuned …

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Major Soraka nerf coming to League of Legends in near future Olivia Richman Pros and casual players alike have seen the rise of Soraka in League of Legends over the past few weeks.  Riot senior champion designer August Browning announced that Soraka will be seeing a pretty big nerf in an upcoming patch when his followers asked about the popular champion on Twitch.  “It’s just overpowered. That’s what I think about it,” he explained. “It’s not like it’s not cool. But Soraka top …

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Everything you need to master top lane Soraka in League Syed Mujtaba Naqvi Every so often, champions designed for completely different roles show up strong in the meta as an unconventional pick. Such is the case with Soraka, a support that recently spiked in popularity on the top lane, even in pro play. With healing abilities and high poke, Soraka’s solo lane potential is high. Though squishy, she excels in sustain. Her range and crowd control make for easy poke and her global …

mousesports honors Kobe Bryant with custom jerseys at ICE event Syed Mujtaba Naqvi Counter-Strike As mousesports climbs the ladder of the 2020 ICE Challenge, the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive team took a moment to commemorate Kobe Bryant, a recently deceased NBA player. Mousesports’ CSGO team advanced to the 2020 ICE Challenge semifinals after defeating Virtus.Pro 2-0 earlier today. Ahead of the game, mousesports took a 2-0 victory against MAD Lions for the spot in the Group A winners’ match, and now the team is waiting …

Team SoloMid gets first LCS win of 2020 by beating Evil Geniuses William Davis News Team SoloMid got its first win of the season, courtesy of a victory over Evil Geniuses in week two of the 2020 LCS Spring Split. Things are looking up for TSM, as the team recovered a bit after an underwhelming debut in week one. TSM and Evil Geniuses fought for 38 minutes in one of the most action-packed games of the season so far. The teams went for standard compositions, with …

Valve modeling new Dota 2 pro scene after League of Legends Steven Rondina Dota 2 First there was the Valve major era, then there was the Dota Pro Circuit era, and after The International 2020, we will see the league era. According to a report by TeamLiquid.net, Valve is set to heavily overhaul the professional Dota 2 scene following The International 2020. The new Dota Pro Circuit format will be comprised of three majors and a series of tiered regional leagues. These leagues will replace …

Riot promises improvements to Clash, top lane impact soon Syed Mujtaba Naqvi League of Legends Riot Games teased improvements to Clash, an increase in the impact of top laners, and minor adjustments to Teamfight Tactics. The League of Legends publisher spelled out some of its future plans for the game in the latest Dev Corner. Top laners of higher skill levels have been complaining about how little they can do to carry a game, and Riot is looking to address that problem as soon as …

Liquid rebounds from loss to Dignitas by beating FlyQuest in LCS Syed Mujtaba Naqvi League of Legends The second day of week two of the 2020 LCS Spring Split opened with a match between Team Liquid and FlyQuest. Though Liquid entered the day coming off a disappointing loss against Dignitas, the team got no help as they faced an undefeated opponent. Despite that, Liquid managed to take the win to avoid a losing streak. With Ornn, Jarvan, and Braum, Liquid secured a strong initiation lineup. Ironically, FlyQuest was looking …

OG’s Aleksib gets revenge on former team ENCE for 2019 release M Alzamora Counter-Strike Aleksi “Aleksib” Virolainen was out of control during OG’s 2-0 win over his former team ENCE in the ongoing GG.BET ICE Challenge. In Counter-Strike: Global Offensive’s first full weekend of professional matches in 2020, it wasn’t Team Liquid versus FaZe Clan at BLAST Premier that stole the show. Instead, OG’s contest against ENCE just down the road in London gave fans something to smile about as Aleksib owned his former team …

Johnsun after beating TL: “I’m glad I’m not stuck in Academy” Olivia Richman League of Legends Dignitas is currently 3-0 in the Spring Split after defeating Team Liquid. The only rookie on a team full of veterans, Johnsun “Johnsun” Nguyen was all smiles after Dignitas’ latest victory. Johnsun talked with WIN.gg about their win over Team Liquid and his goal for the Spring Split.  Team Liquid is considered the top North American team. Is this how you thought the match would go?  I was nervous. I was …

100T Meteos thinks playing Blaber will be a challenge vs C9 Olivia Richman League of Legends 100 Thieves is looking strong this season after their win over Counter Logic Gaming. They are currently sitting at a 2-1 record, with their only loss being to Evil Geniuses. But jungler William “Meteos” Hartman isn’t too concerned about that. He told WIN.gg that his biggest goal is just to be a good teammate.  How are you feeling after that win against CLG? Meteos: Pretty good. Just pretty good?  I don’t …

Froggen on Orianna ult whiffs: “Some ults you hit, some you miss” Olivia Richman League of Legends After defeating top North American organization Team Liquid, Dignitas is now 3-0 in the 2020 LCS Spring Split. Once considered underdogs, the roster full of veterans has become the team to watch.  WIN.gg sat down with Henrik “Froggen” Hansen to talk about Dignitas’ victory, his team’s strengths, and what Dignitas’ logo even is.  How do you feel about being Player of the Week?  Froggen: It feels pretty good. I’m really happy about it. …

Team Liquid’s CoreJJ: “If we beat FlyQuest, we can win LCS again” Olivia Richman League of Legends Team Liquid has not been at the top of their game. Support Yong-In “CoreJJ” Jo wasn’t too happy after his team lost to Dignitas to start their second week in the 2020 LCS Spring Split. The game was close though, and CoreJJ told WIN.gg that his team is not about to roll over just yet. Not with their eyes already on their match with FlyQuest tomorrow.  How are you feeling …

Cloud9 runs over Immortals, remains undefeated in 2020 LCS Spring William Davis League of Legends Cloud9 started week two of the 2020 LCS Spring season with a massive victory over Immortals. Cloud9 remains undefeated in the LCS after taking down Immortals on Saturday. The team came into the series as the clear favorite over an Immortals that is still struggling to find its identity as a team. In the pick and bans, both teams focused on top lane champions, particularly the newly popularized Soraka. With …

Dignitas scores big upset win over Team Liquid, takes 1st in LCS Syed Mujtaba Naqvi League of Legends Dignitas took a chance against reigning LCS champions Team Liquid during the second week of the 2020 LCS Spring Split. It paid off, as the team pushed its record to 3-0 with a win to start its weekend. Dignitas’ Henrik “Froggen” Hansen picked Orianna and whiffed multiple ultimates. That proved to be of no concern as Nicolaj “Jensen” Jensen couldn’t carry the game for Liquid as Ryze. Both teams drafted strong compositions, …

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