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Dota 2 fans panic as game hits historic player count lows Dota 2 Dota 2 fans panic as game hits historic player count lows By Steven Rondina Everything you need to know about CSGO betting markets Counter-Strike Everything you need to know about CSGO betting markets By Steven Rondina LPL gets new schedule for Spring 2020, runs Monday through Sunday League of Legends LPL gets new schedule for Spring 2020, runs Monday through Sunday By William Davis
mOE trolls Wardell on stream with fake Vertigo run boost Counter-Strike
mOE trolls Wardell on stream with fake Vertigo run boost M Alzamora Vertigo has always been a controversial map, but nobody can deny that if offers some of the best run boost plays in all of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. During a pick-up game on Vertigo, Counter-Strike fixture Mohamad “m0E” Assad managed to get Matthew “Wardell” Yu to fall for the oldest trick in the book. Literally. After convincing Wardell that it was possible to runboost from B site to T spawn, Wardell took …
GG.Bet ICE Challenge sees mousesports, Na`Vi as early favorites Counter-Strike
GG.Bet ICE Challenge sees mousesports, Na`Vi as early favorites M Alzamora The list of teams and tournament format for the GG.Bet Ice Challenge 2020 have been revealed. The eight competitors will travel to London in February to compete for their slice of the tournament’s $250,000 prize pool. Both Natus Vincere and mousesports are the favorites to take home the $125,000 first-place prize.  While they are the strongest teams on paper, OG will attend their second tournament ever at the ICE Challenge, …
G2 and Arctic Gaming form a new academy team for the 2020 SLO League of Legends
G2 and Arctic Gaming form a new academy team for the 2020 SLO Syed Mujtaba Naqvi G2 Esports has formed a new academy team named G2 Arctic for the 2020 Spanish Superliga Orange, the organization announced on January 3. The organization that holds the best European team and the 2019 World Championship runner up will now be nourishing young talent in the SLO, one of the biggest Spanish esports leagues. G2 Arctic will be fighting against nine other teams with a goal of obtaining a spot …
Awesome Games Done Quick 2020 schedule and streaming info News
Awesome Games Done Quick 2020 schedule and streaming info Olivia Richman Awesome Games Done Quick is almost here.  From January 5 to 12, speedrunners from all over the world will come together in Orlando, Florida to do what they do best: play games really, really fast.  According to the AGDQ website, the tournament has raised over $22.3 million for charity over the past nine years. The organization is currently the largest fundraising event globally for Doctors Without Borders and Prevent Cancer …
Fortnite community asks for buggy lightsabers to be vaulted now Fortnite Fortnite community asks for buggy lightsabers to be vaulted now By Olivia Richman TF Blade might play in the 2020 LCS due to Broxah’s visa delay League of Legends TF Blade might play in the 2020 LCS due to Broxah’s visa delay By Syed Mujtaba Naqvi Town Faker is a new site for finding local LoL players in your area League of Legends Town Faker is a new site for finding local LoL players in your area By William Davis
True Sight TI9 release date revealed, features OG and Liquid Dota 2
True Sight TI9 release date revealed, features OG and Liquid Steven Rondina Dota 2 fans will be able to experience the grand finals of The International 2019 in a new and much anticipated way. True Sight: The International 2019 is coming, showing the backstage drama that played out during the grand finals series between OG and Team Liquid. Valve released a short trailer for the documentary, showing what fans have to look forward to. The trailer shows both teams discussing the action …
Chaos EC release Infinite before IEM Katowice 2020 qualifiers Counter-Strike
Chaos EC release Infinite before IEM Katowice 2020 qualifiers M Alzamora Gage “Infinite” Green has been benched from the active roster of Chaos Esports Club. The organization benched Infinite just days ahead of the IEM Katowice 2020 North American closed qualifier. The North American esports organization made the announcement on its official Twitter account while also announcing that the team would be relocating to Arizona. Infinite joined Chaos EC exactly year ago, on January 3, 2019. In an official statement from …
Dota 2 vs. LoL debate continues with G2 Esports CEO, OG’s Ceb Dota 2
Dota 2 vs. LoL debate continues with G2 Esports CEO, OG’s Ceb gabhernandez The Dota 2 vs. League of Legends debate rages on.  G2 Esports CEO Carlos Rodríguez Santiago chimed in on the discussion with a minute-long video on Twitter comparing and contrasting the two games, using cars as an analogy. He told fans that League of Legends is like BMW i8, a machine he said is “crafted by the gods.” On the other hand, Dota 2 can be compared to a 1993 …
Vanity officially leaves eUnited after months on team’s bench Counter-Strike
Vanity officially leaves eUnited after months on team’s bench M Alzamora Counter-Strike: Global Offensive player Anthony “vanity” Malaspina has announced that he is no longer a part of the eUnited organization. The North American player was benched by eUnited on November 10 in favor of a returning Kaleb “moose” Jayne. Vanity joined eUnited in February 2019 and functioned as the team’s in-game leader during his time with the organization. His benching came after a string of poor results dating back to July 2019. During that …
Sprout adds oskar ahead of DreamHack Open Leipzig, lacks fifth M Alzamora Counter-Strike Czech AWPer Tomáš “oskar” Šťastný has officially signed with the Sprout Counter-Strike: Global Offensive organization following the departure of Spout’s Florian “syrsoN” Rische and Nils “k1to” Gruhne to German CSGO organization BIG. Almost as soon as rumors indicating that BIG was scouting the two Sprout players, speculation surfaced that Sprout had pegged free agent AWPer and ex-mousesports star oskar as a potential replacement for srysoN as the team’s primary AWPer.  Those rumors were …
League of Legends players are upset with lack of shorter game modes Syed Mujtaba Naqvi League of Legends League of Legends games aren’t short, as is the case with many esports titles, and casual players don’t necessarily like having to queue for long matches all the time. While League used to offer different game modes designed for those who want to jump in for a quick play, both the Crystal Scar and Twisted Treeline, two maps that offered quicker games, are now gone. For players that don’t feel …
Ninja expresses frustration with YouTube, hopes for new platform Olivia Richman Fortnite It’s not only Twitch that Fortnite streamer Tyler “Ninja” Blevins wants to see overthrown by a new platform.  In a recent stream, the Mixer streamer expressed that he wanted a new video platform to take on and potentially wipe out YouTube. While playing Fortnite with Tim “TimeTheTatman” Betar, Dennis “Cloakzy” Lepore, and Jack “CouRage” Dunlop, Ninja explained his perspective while remaining sensitive to CouRage, who recently announced he was streaming …
Faker talks money, girls, and esports stardom on Radio Star Olivia Richman League of Legends The Unkillable Demon King himself appeared on the January 1 episode of Radio Star.  League of Legends star Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok joined Super Junior singer Kim Hee-chul and comedian Ahn Youg Mi on an episode of MBC Entertainment’s popular show, along with musician Kim So Hyun and makeup artist Jung Saem Mool.  “This is one of the three leaders bringing Korea to the world, besides Son Heung Min and BTS,” …
Overwatch Season 20 map pool changes Control, Hybrid, Escort Olivia Richman News Blizzard has revealed the map pool for Overwatch’s 20th competitive season.  All three of the Assault maps from Season 19 have returned in Season 20, including Temple of Anubis, Hanamura, and Volskaya Industries.  While Assault has remained the same, Escort saw a pretty big change, with Watchpoint Gibraltar and Route 66 no longer in the pool. Instead, Dorado and Rialto will join Havana in the new rotation. Hybrid also saw …
New T1 debuts in KeSPA Cup with win, heads to semifinals William Davis League of Legends T1, formerly known as SK Telecom T1, is living up to expectations in the 2019 KeSPA Cup. The team took down tournament favorites Gen.G in a series that went to three games, advancing to the semifinals in the process.  The victory comes after a tumultuous off-season which saw T1 deal with multiple high-profile departures. Though many were expecting the new T1 to be weaker than the 2019 iteration of the …
Ninjas in Pyjamas undergo big 2020 changes with new COO and HQ Olivia Richman Counter-Strike Ninjas in Pyjamas is undergoing a lot of change coming into 2020.  The Swedish esports organization hired a new chief operating officer, Jonas Gundersen. The former Counter-Strike 1.6 pro, who played under the name “calc,” will will be NiP’s go-to for esports operations and revenue. Before joining the popular CSGO org, Gundersen served as the chief commercial officer for North. “I think Ninjas in Pyjamas is arguably one of the most …
Streamer Summit1g wins “Worst Play of the Decade” for CSGO M Alzamora Counter-Strike Jaryd “Summit 1g” Lazar now has an unfortunate award to add to his successful streaming career. A Twitter poll posted by ESL production staff member Don Constantin awarded streamer Summit 1g the top spot for CSGO’s “Worst Play of the Decade” for his infamous gaffe against CLG while playing for Splyce. At DreamHack Austin 2016, professional streamer Summit 1g was playing for Splyce against CLG on Train in an early matchup. With …
These are the most expensive skins you’ll find in all of CSGO Steven Rondina Counter-Strike Skins are a part of almost every online title. Games like League of Legends, Fortnite, and Overwatch all look to retain users and incentivize them to drop a bit of extra cash using fun and interesting cosmetic items. But none of them have skins as tightly woven into the community as Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. CSGO players relish the opportunity to show off their items to teammates and the enormous trading …
Broxah may not start 2020 LCS with Team Liquid due to visa issue Syed Mujtaba Naqvi League of Legends Team Liquid’s League of Legends team might start the 2020 season without thee members, including new starting jungler Mads “Broxah” Brock-Pedersen, head coach Jang “Cain” Nu-ri, and academy jungler Shern “Shernfire” Cherng Tai. With the United States introducing new visa regulations, Liquid is facing issues with three of its members, the organization’s CEO Steve Arhancet shared on Twitter. This could result in the team’s new jungler for the 2020 LCS …
Shattered Web Week 7 tips to beat new Guardian AI, challenges M Alzamora Counter-Strike Shattered Web’s week seven ups the difficulty from the previous weeks, focusing on two fairly tough Guardian missions and a technical headshot challenge on Dust 2. Despite how overwhelming the Dust 2 challenge seems, many players have come out the other side saying they feel like they’ve improved after completing it. Here are tips and tricks for each one of Shattered Web’s week seven challenges followed by the best strategies …
Royal Never Give Up announces sponsorship with Kappa Olivia Richman Dota 2 Royal Never Give Up’s Dota 2 team has gained a title sponsorship deal with Kappa, an Italian sportswear brand. This is likely the first non-endemic sponsorship deal for an esports team signed in 2020. The Chinese esports organization revealed the news in a short post on social media site Weibo. In the translated paragraph, RNG explained that their Dota 2 team has been rebranded as Kappa.RNG Dota 2. This new name …

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