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ESL issues statement on coronavirus fears over ESL One LA Major
Nina Forneloza
The show will go on for Dota 2 fans at the ESL One LA Major. Despite coronavirus concerns swirling, ESL assured fans that the tournament is currently slated to continue on as planned. With less than two weeks to prepare and esports events around the world being impacted, North American Dota 2 fans had serious cause for concern. “The ESL One Los Angeles 2020 Major will happen as planned on March 20-22 …
League of Legends
Riot reveals key details on TFT: Galaxies’ new gameplay, Pass+
William Davis
The release of Teamfight Tactics: Galaxies is fast approaching and Riot Games has shared new information about the set. TFT: Galaxies is the next update for the autobattler. The new, space-themed set will include new traits and characters. On top of that, Riot is improving the rewards, gameplay, and even the Little Legends system. The developers took everything they learned from the first two sets, to improve TFT: Galaxies. According …
League of Legends
Doublelift benched from LCS by Team Liquid due to motivation
William Davis
Team Liquid’s Yiliang “Doublelift” Peng is benched due to motivation problems, the bottom laner confirmed the situation through Twitter. Liquid has decided to bench Doublelift for the foreseeable future. Co-CEO Steve Arhancet said on Twitter that the team is evaluating the situation week to week, but for now Edward “Tactical” Ra is the starter. Liquid signed Richard “Rikara” Oh as the new bottom laner for Team Liquid Academy, so Tactical …
Counter-Strike
Flashpoint Global LAN schedule detailed as competition starts
M Alzamora
Flashpoint’s Global LAN qualifiers start today and run through Wednesday, March 5. The winning teams from across the European, North American, and South American regions will compete in two groups to decide who will represent their region at Flashpoint. Eight teams are participating in Flashpoint’s Global LAN qualifiers named the Pinnacle Open, started this morning. With the results in, fans now know the matchups for each group’s elimation and deicder …
Dota 2
Treasure of the Fallen Cinder arrives in latest Dota 2 update
Nina Forneloza
Valve has kept Dota 2 fans on their toes of late with regular updates to Dota 2. The latest example of this was a major shift to the MMR system, but packaged alongside of it was a new set of cosmetic items. Treasure of the Fallen Cinder dropped yesterday, featuring new item sets for Clockwerk, Meepo, Elder Titan, Shadow Shaman, Oracle, Pangolier, Outworld Devourer, Viper, Beastmaster, Phoenix, and Wraith King. …
Dota 2
Fighting PandaS signed by CR4ZY ahead of next Dota 2 minor
Steven Rondina
The Fighting PandaS have finally found themselves a sponsor. Croatian esports organization CR4ZY has announced its acquisition of the Fighting PandaS roster. The organization revealed the news in a post on its official website. “We are very excited to share that CR4ZY will be competing in Dota 2 esports going into the future, after picking up a team known as Fighting PandaS…The team acquisition also means that for the first …
Dota 2
OG, TNC Predator receive invitations to ESL One Birmingham 2020
Nina Forneloza
OG and TNC Predator are among the first invitees to ESL One Birmingham 2020. ESL has started announcing the participants for the upcoming event. The tournament boasts a prize pool of $300,000. Although it is not a Dota Pro Circuit event, the ESL One event series still attracts many of the best teams in the world. Part of this is the ESL One Most Valuable Player Award, which gives top performers …
Dota 2
EternaLEnVy rejoins former teammates on new Cloud9 Dota 2 team
Steven Rondina
Cloud9’s Southeast Asian Dota 2 lineup was short-lived, but fans of the brand should be very excited about the new roster. The organization has confirmed the long-rumored signing of former Fighting PandaS players Jacky “EternaLEnVy” Mao and Jingjun “Sneyking” Wu, while also revealing the acquisition of former Team Secret and Ninjas in Pyjamas player Marcus “Ace” Hoelgaard. The news was broken on the team’s official website, with the new roster …
LCK Spring Split indefinitely delayed after spike in coronavirus cases
William Davis
League of Legends
The 2020 LCK Spring Split will be indefinitely postponed starting March 6. The LCK is the latest victim of the coronavirus. The delay includes all LCK matches, Challengers Korea matches, as well as the additional content created for the Korean broadcast. The decision was made after a spike in the number of coronavirus cases in South Korea. Riot Games took preemptive measures at the start of the season. All LCK …
Boombl4: “Every time they went for me, I would just kill them”
M Alzamora
Counter-Strike
After Na`Vi’s exceptional win against G2 Esports at CSGO’s IEM Katowice 2020, the team sat down to talk about the preparation that went into the tournament, Kirill “BoombI4” Mikhailov’s affinity for SMGs, Egor “flamie” Vasilev’s dominant play, and just how much the win meant to Counter-Strike: Global Offensive star Oleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev. During the interview, Head Coach Andrey “B1ad3” Gorodenskiy also dished the dirt on just what new addition Ilya “Perfecto” Zalutskiy has brought to …
New MMR system removes Core and Support scores in Dota 2 update
Steven Rondina
Dota 2
Valve is once again shaking up Dota 2’s ranked roles matchmaking. This time, an update brings a new MMR system that functionally gives players separate MMRs for each of the five roles included in ranked roles. “Today’s update features a change to the rank system that replaces the Core/Support separation with a single rank that uses handicaps for each of the five ranked roles, representing your relative strength playing each …
Dota Summit 12 announced for the week before ESL One LA Major
Steven Rondina
Dota 2
Beyond The Summit is hosting the 12th installment of the Dota Summit event series next week. Some might be surprised by this, wondering how they missed the announcement and how it crept up so quietly. Don’t feel bad, though. Because in reality, BTS sprang this on everyone. The popular tournament organizer revealed the LOOT.BET Dota Summit 12 on March 2. The event will run from March 10 to 13. The …
Amid falling numbers, fans wonder if Dota 2 is doomed to die
Nina Forneloza
Dota 2
A viral video on YouTube claims that Dota 2 is slowly dying. It’s a subject fans have increasingly discussed given falling player counts and other worrying metrics around the popular MOBA. The video was released on the YouTube channel Elwono. Wono is a content creator who started a French Minecraft channel in 2011. He began producing Dota 2 videos in 2014 and reached 1.1 million views in just six months. …
Project A renamed Valorant, gameplay and characters revealed
Olivia Richman
League of Legends
Details on Riot Games’ hotly anticipated FPS game Project A have been revealed. According to a press release, Project A has been renamed Valorant. The game is a competitive, five-on-five, character-based FPS for PC that will launch in the summer of 2020. It will be free-to-play, like Riot’s ever-popular League of Legends. According to Riot, Valorant will allow players to enjoy “precise skill, high stakes, lethal gameplay, and clutch moments that reward …
Smash World Tour reveals largest prize pool in Smash Bros. history
Olivia Richman
News
Super Smash Bros. players are finally getting an organized world tour. Smash World Tour 2020 promises more than 25 community events for both Super Smash Bros. Melee and Ultimate, creating an actual tournament circuit for the NIntendo fighting game. It’s something that’s never been done before. VGBootCamp and several other prominent event organizers have come together to create the tournament circuit, which is to be called the Smash World Tour …
xQc apologizes to fans after Twitch upholds ban for nudity
Olivia Richman
News
Twitch partner Felix “xQc” Lengye is known for being a troll. In fact, he was removed from the Overwatch League for repetitive toxic behavior. But after being banned from Twitch, xQc decided to take a moment to be genuine with his fans. xQc received a three-day ban for anime nudity after he purposely uncensored an image of a cartoon woman wearing no bra. While some in the streaming community felt …
Fortnite pro Bugha calls controller aim assist “hacking”
Olivia Richman
Fortnite
Ever since Epic Games introduced cross-platform play to Fortnite, the community has been debating if keyboard and mouse players should be competing against controller players. At first, this was because controller players were at a severe disadvantage, thanks to the keyboard and mouse’s superior accuracy and movement capabilities. But when Epic Games added aim assist for controller players, allowing them to more easily track targets, PC players began to feel …
Team SoloMid on LCS losing streak after loss to Counter Logic Gaming
William Davis
League of Legends
Counter Logic Gaming got some revenge against Team SoloMid and secured a win in the 2020 LCS Spring Season. Just when everything seemed lost, CLG got a victory over its eternal rival in the sixth week of LCS action. When the teams clashed in Week 2, TSM had the upper hand and CLG walked away with wounded pride. This time around, CLG hit back and stayed afloat in one of the …
Valve looking for partners for next year’s Dota 2 majors, leagues
Nina Forneloza
Dota 2
Tournament organizers can now submit their proposals for hosting majors and leagues in the next Dota Pro Circuit season. This comes after Valve’s call for cities to bid on hosting The International 2021. The Dota Pro Circuit, which serves to determine the invitees to The International, received a significant shakeup this month. The 2020-2021 season will see its format changed to include regional leagues in place of a hectic tournament …
Project A leaked images reveal first first character, abilities
William Davis
League of Legends
An anonymous source has leaked what appears to be images of Riot Games’ Project A, the developer’s first shooter title. In early February, Riot hosted a closed alpha in its office in Dublin, Ireland. A small group of players had a chance to get their hands on Project A and the feedback was positive. Former professional Counter-Strike player Henry “HenryG” Greer said that Project A is the best game since …
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