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News These are the best Overwatch League players to watch in 2020 By Olivia Richman League of Legends Chinese League fans are getting a new way to watch LCS and LEC By Syed Mujtaba Naqvi Dota 2 3 Dota 2 pros permabanned during DreamLeague Leipzig Major By gabhernandez

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TNC knock Fnatic out of DreamLeague Major, next face Team Liquid gabhernandez The DreamLeague Season 13 series between the two surviving southeast Asian teams was a total bloodbath. TNC Predator proved to be the kings of the region by eliminating Fnatic from the event and staying alive in the lower bracket. As with most other playoff series at DreamLeague Season 13, TNC vs. Fnatic went the full three games and ended up being a nailbiter.  TNC simply outplayed Fnatic in the first …

Apex Legends

Apex Legends Season 4 adds new legend Forge, changes ranked tiers Steven Rondina Apex Legends Season 4 is coming, and with it comes a new legend. Following in the footsteps of Wattson and Crypto, the fourth Apex Legends season will launch alongside new playable character Forge. The legend was revealed in a developer update from Respawn Entertainment alongside a number of other changes for the next update. Forge will be a fairly significant departure from the other legends released since the game’s launch …

League of Legends

Annie and Nautilus VFX updated, abilities finally match hit boxes Syed Mujtaba Naqvi Riot Games is continuing with visual effect updates in League of Legends. This time around, it’s Annie and Nautilus’ turn. Players have been enjoying League for 10 years as the game kept being updated with new features, champions, skins, and more. But as time passes by and more new models release, older ones can feel quite underwhelming standing next to them. This is why Riot often looks into updating the …

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TFT Patch 10.2 makes Assassin units relevant again, nerfs Sivir William Davis Teamfight Tactics has been updated once again with Patch 10.2. Patch 10.2 brings significant changes that will completely modify the meta. Now more than ever, the game is at a point where multiple strategies are viable. Players no longer have to fight for the same units, but instead can experiment with builds and try to out-smart each other with creative setups. Patch 10.2 reduces the duration of games by lowering …

Counter-Strike Some of CSGO’s biggest names and casters join new B Site league By M Alzamora News Jeff Kaplan shuts down hero ban rumors in Overwatch League 2020 By gabhernandez Dota 2 ESL returns to England with ESL One Birmingham 2020 By gabhernandez

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Joe Biden says video games “teach you how to kill” in interview Olivia Richman Democratic candidate Joe Biden recently stirred some controversy among gamers with comments made during an interview session with the New York Times. Biden, who is hoping to become the Democratic nominee for the 2020 US presidential election, told the New York Times this weekend that a multi-millionaire Silicon Valley game developer was a “little creep” when he was asked about a prior meeting with Silicon Valley entertainment companies to discuss copyright …

Dota 2

beastcoast eliminate Nigma from major with mid Disruptor pick Steven Rondina Kuro “KuroKy” Salehi Takhasomi and his teammates have a reputation for fearsomeness when their backs are against the wall, but that didn’t hold up at the DreamLeague Leipzig Major. Playing against beastcoast, Nigma were on the receiving end of the biggest upset of the tournament so far. The South American squad got the better of them with a 2-1 series win, eliminating Nigma from the event in ninth place. The …

League of Legends

LEC changes playoff format and championship points in 2020 Olivia Richman Riot Games announced a revised playoffs format for the LEC’s 2020 season earlier this week.  League of Legends fans will see a lot of big changes in the LEC this year, including how teams will qualify for the World Championship. This season there will be even more importance placed on performances in the Summer Split playoffs. European fans will also say goodbye to Regional Qualifiers, also known as the gauntlet.  …

League of Legends

LoL patch 10.2 nerfs Aphelios and Qiyana, changes Rift Herald William Davis League of Legends Patch 10.2 has arrived, and it brings some necessary nerfs to Aphelios and Nautilus. The second update of season ten is not large, but it targets some key champions that have been too powerful for too long. Aphelios, Nautilus, and Qiyana got nerfed on Patch 10.2. Like almost every other champion in League of Legends history, Aphelios was overpowered on release. Aphelios could dominate the lane and …

Riot Games balks at DFEH $400 million gender discrimination suit Olivia Richman League of Legends Riot Games has called the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing’s $400 million lawsuit estimate “a click-bait number with no grounding in reality.”  The League of Legends developers agreed to pay $10 million to female employees past and present to settle a gender discrimination lawsuit in December 2019. While the community at large had applauded Riot for giving female employees from the past five years a portion of the …

PaiN Gaming, Virtus.pro finish last in DreamLeague Season 13 gabhernandez Dota 2 paiN Gaming is the first team to exit DreamLeague Season 13. The first day of the playoffs saw four teams eliminated from the proceedings and unfortunately, paiN Gaming was the first to have its ticket home punched. The team struggled in the group stage as it went 0-2 in Group D, with the only silver lining being a single map win over Team Liquid. That rough showing set them up …

Cloud9 Academy spotlights its 2020 roster ahead of debut William Davis League of Legends Cloud9 Academy introduced its new roster ahead of the NA Academy 2020 Spring Season. Riot Games is giving the Academy players more time in the spotlight this year. The changes in the format include Academy games on the main LCS days and adds Monday League Night, a broadcast that mixes Academy and LCS games. Teams want to capitalize on this opportunity and are investing into strong rosters that can be …

ELEAGUE announces Super Punch live show on Twitch and TBS Olivia Richman News ELEAGUE has partnered with Twitch to create a daily live show revolving around esports news and top streaming moments.  The tournament organizer announced “ELEAGUE Super Punch Powered by Twitch” on Twitter earlier today, a community-driven live show that will be hosted by Ify Nwadiw, Kelly Nugent, J.D. Witherspoon, and Alex Corea.  The Twitch premiere is Monday, February 3 at 11 PM EST. The show will then debut live on TBS …

Riot announces Bud Light as a new official LCS partner Olivia Richman League of Legends League of Legends is about to get lit.  Bud Light will be available at the LCS Arena for the Spring and Summer Split finals thanks to a new partnership between Riot Games and Bud Light. “Sipping a Bud Light and cheering on your team is a time-honored tradition of sports, and the LCS is proud to join that tradition and introduce brand new ways for fans to enjoy Bud Light …

LCS releases new documentary too early, removes it from YouTube Syed Mujtaba Naqvi League of Legends On December 20, the LCS published a short documentary titled “Eyes on LCS: New Teams Return” on its YouTube channel. But the video seems to have come out too early, as it was pulled down within an hour of its release. The documentary included features on three teams that are rejoining the League of Legends scene in the 2020 LCS Spring Split. These include Evil Geniuses, Immortals, and Dignitas. All three …

Xyp9x, EliGE to lead CSPPA as CSGO tournament wars begin M Alzamora Counter-Strike The Counter-Strike: Professional Players Association announced that its player board has elected Andreas “Xyp9x” Højsleth and Jonathan “EliGE” Jablonowski to Chairman and Vice-Chairman positions. In an official press release, the CSPPA announced that the Astralis and Team Liquid stars now hold the top positions available at the association. The CSPPA Chairman and Vice-Chairman positions are elected by a board of active Counter-Strike players. The board is currently made up of …

Fifflaren joins Dignitas as coach, completing NiP reunion M Alzamora Counter-Strike Alongside the news that Dignitas had signed Patrik “f0rest” Lindberg, Christopher “GeT_RiGhT” Alesund, Adam “friberg” Friberg, and Richard “Xizt” Landström to its roster, Robin “fifflaren” Johansson has now joined the team as its coach. Fifflaren announced the news on his Twitter account today, bringing together all five of the original members of the Ninjas in Pyjamas under one banner. The former professional Counter-Strike: Global Offensive player competed with NiP from August 2012 to November 2014, He …

Shattered Web’s Week 10 challenges are the most difficult yet M Alzamora Counter-Strike Valve has released the Week 10 challenges for CSGO’s ninth operation, and they’re a doozy. Week 10 will have players making the rounds between almost every playable mode in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. While there aren’t any Danger Zone challenges this week, players are going to have to get crafty to complete some of these objectives. Practice Makes Perfect: “Get 15 default pistol kills in Deathmatch: Defusal Group Sigma.” Solid Fundamentals: …

Evil Geniuses rally past Nigma, advance in DreamLeague Season 13 gabhernandez Dota 2 The playoffs of DreamLeague Season 13 started with an exciting game between two fan favorites in Nigma and Evil Geniuses. Though Evil Geniuses entered the matchup as a , the North American squad managed to advance in the upper bracket with a 2-1 series win. The series kicked off with a standard Kuro “KuroKy” Salehi Takhasomi draft, with strong counterpicks and a bit of quirkiness. The team opted for a …

Liquid posts stunning comeback over VP at DreamLeague Season 13 Steven Rondina Dota 2 Team Liquid is still alive in the DreamLeague Leipzig Major, but just barely. The European squad threw away an enormous gold lead against Virtus.pro and saw their ancient whittled down, only to muster up a miraculous play to steal the game back. The win pushes Liquid further into the tournament and hands Virtus.pro a last-place finish. The game saw a number of momentum swings in the laning stage. Alexey “Solo” …

f0rest rejoins GeT_RiGhT and former NiP teammates with Dignitas M Alzamora Counter-Strike Dignitas has announced the signings of four members of the legendary Ninjas in Pyjamas roster through a post on their official Twitter account. Dignitas revealed that the organization has signed Patrik “f0rest” Lindberg, Christopher “GeT_RiGhT” Alesund, Adam “friberg” Friberg, and Richard “Xizt” Landström to the team’s new Counter-Strike: Global Offensive roster. This returns Dignitas to CSGO for the first time since dissolving its CSGO division in August 2018. The signing confirms the rumors earlier this …

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