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Apex Legends Apex Legends may be coming to mobile in the near future By Olivia Richman League of Legends G2 Esports picks Soraka top to destroy Team Vitality in LEC By William Davis League of Legends Here’s how MMR and LP work to affect your League of Legends rank By Syed Mujtaba Naqvi

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ESL reveals 2020 Rio Minor closed qualifier invited teams M Alzamora ESL released the list invitees for the closed qualifiers for the ESL One Rio Minor today. These invited teams will face those that qualify through the open qualifiers for a spot in the Valve-sponsored tournament Minors. The closed qualifiers are the first list of invites that are based on ESL’s controversial ranking system that operates independently from HLTV’s World Rankings. For ESL’s Pro Tour, the tournament organizer has created its …

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Team Liquid’s League of Legends squad has a lot to say in AMA Olivia Richman Team Liquid’s League of Legends team took a break from scrimming to take part in an extensive AMA on Discord. Eon-young “Impact” Jeong, Nicolaj “Jensen” Jensen, Yiliang “Doublelift” Peng, and Yongin “CoreJJ” Jo joined substitute jungler Shern “Shernfire” Tai to answer questions about the LCS, League of Legends, and each other. Fans also got to learn that Doublelift’s favorite Pokemon is Psyduck. Do with that information what you will.  Fans …

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PUBG 2020 esports schedule revealed with PUBG Global Championship Olivia Richman PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds fans and pro players have been waiting to see what the battle royale’s 2020 esports plans would be.  As January comes to an end, PUBG Corp. has finally revealed PUBG’s 2020 esports schedule, including four global events and the PUBG Global Championship.  “Last December, we announced our plans to evolve and expand PUBG Esports in 2020. We learned a lot from 2019 and this year we aim to …

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Riot turns fans away from LCK Spring Split amid coronavirus fears William Davis The 2020 LCK Spring season will proceed as scheduled, but with a major change sure to displease Korean fans. Earlier this week, Riot Games Korea issued a statement saying that it was considering delaying the start of the LCK due to the coronavirus outbreak. The statement was made just days after the LPL confirmed that the tournament was postponed indefinitely. While there are only a handful of cases confirmed in …

Dota 2 T1 has a new Dota 2 roster for the ESL One Los Angeles Major By Steven Rondina Dota 2 NiP reveals strong new roster for ESL One Los Angeles Major By Steven Rondina Counter-Strike Signs point to Valve creating a CSGO Battle Pass for 2020 By M Alzamora

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Everything you need to know about BLAST Premier’s opening day M Alzamora After a growing rift between teams, tournament organizers, and even the CSPPA exploded this week, BLAST Premier will finally give fans a chance to see some great games between the world’s top teams, especially the first match between two teams that could decide their direction for 2020. We’ll get there in a second. BLAST Premier is the first real tournament of the season, and it has the pomp and circumstance …

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58.1% players in NA would rather win LCS than advance at Worlds William Davis 58% of the North American professional players say they would rather win the LCS than make it out of the group stage at the League of Legends World Championship. Riot Games conducted a survey where 86 pro players had the chance to answer the most important questions. For example, which role is the most impactful in the game? According to 43% of the players, mid lane is the most impactful …

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Riot lowers the price for this season’s LCS and LEC Pro View Syed Mujtaba Naqvi For fans interested in more details of LCS and LEC games alike, League of Legends Pro View is available again this season. The 2020 Pro View has a reduced price and some new features. Pro View is Riot’s broadcast feature that allows subscribed users to see professional games from a different point of view. Unlike the standard spectator mode the games are streamed from, this upgrade gives fans the opportunity …

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Overwatch Hero Pools coming to break up stale OWL metagame gabhernandez Starting on March 7, the Overwatch League will be implementing a new mechanic to the game in the form of hero pools. Rumors about hero bans have been swirling for weeks to the point where Blizzard exec Jeff Kaplan addressed the discussions directly. Though he declared that hero bans were not something the development teams was considering, he alluded to some manner of change being in the pipeline. In a …

Apex Legends fans tricked by Respawn with Revenant reveal Olivia Richman Apex Legends Apex Legends’ Season 4 trailer has dropped and it’s surprisingly violent.  The new trailer revolves around future legend Revenant and his origin story. The character was leaked in the summer of 2019, a cyborg seemingly straight out of Titanfall 2. His leaked kit includes two “stances,” one that turns him into a silent assassin and one that makes him a bit more direct with his offense.  Revenant was officially teased …

AnDa and 5fire join EG Academy amid struggles to secure visas Syed Mujtaba Naqvi League of Legends With Evil Geniuses struggling to secure visas for Kadircan “Kadir” Mumcuoğlu and Ahmad “Giyuu” Charif, veteran League of Legends player Andy “AnDa” Hoang and rookie Aidan “5fire” Reckamp have joined Evil Geniuses Academy. AnDa is joining EG Academy as the new jungler, the organization announced on Twitter. This comes as a result of visa issues that are keeping Kadir, a European resident, out of North American competitive play. 5fire will …

Shattered Web’s Week 11 challenges require a lot of patience M Alzamora Counter-Strike Week 11 of Shattered Web’s missions are live, and they’re not blowing people away. With only five weeks left, Shattered Web’s missions are getting closer to chores than they are a fun challenge for the fans of the game. “A Dry Heat” brings more of the same as players grind away for the elusive golden Shattered Web coin, the only reason for players to complete more missions than they absolutely …

Paris Eternal may be relocating to New Jersey for OWL Season 3 William Davis News Overwatch League Paris Eternal won’t be operating from the city of love, according to a person familiar with the team. The Overwatch League was intended to operate as a global tournament with teams geolocated in specific cities. In 2020, it seems like the geolocation is more of a suggestion than a mandatory requirement. Paris Eternal will not be operating from Europe, but instead is setting up camp in New Jersey. …

LCK Spring Split may be delayed alongside LPL due to coronavirus William Davis News The LPL has been postponed indefinitely due to the coronavirus outbreak in China. The coronavirus is a highly infectious and potentially deadly virus that affects the respiratory system. The epidemic started in the Wuhan region and has spread throughout China. There are confirmed cases of the coronavirus in countries including Japan, South Korea, Canada, and the United States. The situation in China is worsening every day. The World Health Organization …

Dust 2 B skybox opened, other huge map changes in CSGO update M Alzamora Counter-Strike Tactics just got a whole lot more important on Dust 2. With changes to the skybox between B site and upper tunnels, there are now more executes on B than just the mid-split on the famously popular map. Mirage and Train also saw huge changes that could alter their balance significantly. Today’s CSGO patch brought a groundbreaking change for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive’s most famous map. Developers have opened the skybox …

Coronavirus forces OWL to cancel months of Chinese homestands gabhernandez News Following the cancellation of numerous public gatherings due to the outbreak of the coronavirus, the Overwatch League has finally made the decision to cancel all of its February and March games in China. Five homestands will be cancelled as a result of the decision. This will scrap Shanghai’s week two homestand, Guangzhou’s weeks three, six, and seven homestands, and Hangzhou’s week four homestand.  Fans were uncertain what action Blizzard would …

Ziplines are back in Fortnite after Epic Games fixes glitch Olivia Richman Fortnite After nine days, Ziplines have returned to Fortnite.  Earlier this month, Dennis “Cloakzy” Lepore pointed out that he could transport himself down to a Zipline while his umbrella was deployed. “Oh my god, you can teleport down! Look straight down on the Zipline and press E!” Cloakzy exclaimed on stream. “You gotta look straight down, a 90 degree angle.”  This meant that players could potentially drop down, loot, and then …

PapaSmithy announces 100 Thieves Next, criticizes amateur scene Syed Mujtaba Naqvi League of Legends 100 Thieves has announced 100 Thieves Next, the organization’s new League of Legends amateur program. Calling it the third pillar of its League structure, 100T’s general manager Christopher “PapaSmithy” Smith announced 100X, an amateur team formed for the development of young talent in North America. The region has been in a negative spotlight when it comes to nourishing domestic talent, and 100T says it’s taking the first step to fix it. …

OG just added popular Dota 2 streamer Gorgc to its team Steven Rondina Dota 2 Accomplished Dota 2 organization OG continues to spread its wings across the esports world. During OG Night, OG announced the signing of Janne “Gorgc” Stefanovski. Though there were rumors about him joining OG’s competitive roster, it was revealed that the streamer will instead be joining the organization as a content creator, at least for the time being. This is a big acquisition for OG, which has spent its life to …

Cloud9 reveals new Dota 2 team featuring surprising names Steven Rondina Dota 2 After two years out of Dota 2, Cloud9 has announced its return to the game with an new roster. Following a subtle tease of the news on Twitter, the North American organization has revealed a new international roster. The new Cloud9 roster consists of the following players: Rolen Andrei Gabriel “Skemberlu” Ong Cheng “vtFaded” Jia Hao Rasmus “MISERY” Filipsen Francis “FrancisLee” Lee Johan “pieliedie” Åström “Ever since departing the Dota …

OG unveils new Dota 2 roster ahead of ESL One Los Angeles major Steven Rondina Dota 2 OG revealed its new Dota 2 lineup on OG night. Despite winning back-to-back editions of The International, the roster is undergoing a significant overhaul following the departures of Anathan “ana” Pham, Jesse “JerAx” Vainikka, and Sébastien “Ceb” Debs. The organization announced that those spots will be filled by Syed “SumaiL” Hassan, Martin “Saksa” Sazdov, and Yeik “MidOne” Nai Zheng. With their signing, OG’s full Dota 2 roster now stands as …

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