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League of Legends Team Liquid’s CoreJJ: “If we beat FlyQuest, we can win LCS again” By Olivia Richman League of Legends Cloud9 runs over Immortals, remains undefeated in 2020 LCS Spring By William Davis League of Legends Dignitas scores big upset win over Team Liquid, takes 1st in LCS By Syed Mujtaba Naqvi

Apex Legends

Apex Legends may be coming to mobile in the near future Olivia Richman PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds may soon have some competition in the mobile esports arena.  During EA’s Q3 earnings call, the developer and publisher revealed that they were working with a Chinese partner to bring Apex Legends to mobile devices in the near future. In response to a question about their ideas for expanding in the Asian market, they stated that they are also planning to release Apex Legends on PC in China.  …

League of Legends

G2 Esports picks Soraka top to destroy Team Vitality in LEC William Davis G2 Esports continues undefeated in the 2020 LEC Spring Split after a dominant victory over Team Vitality. It’s week two in the LEC and G2 is already taking over the standings with three clean victories and no defeats. The most recent victim of G2’s power was Vitality, which now stands in last place with three defeats. History is repeating itself with G2 at the top of the rankings, taking the …

League of Legends

Here’s how MMR and LP work to affect your League of Legends rank Syed Mujtaba Naqvi Which rank a League of Legends player is placed in depends on two different ranking systems. Players are familiar with League Points, but there’s also a hidden Match Making Rate, more popularly known as MMR. MMR is something that used to be a lot more accessible to players in League’s earlier seasons, however the situation changed since the introduction of LP. Not even third party websites can give accurate information …

Counter-Strike

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 …

League of Legends Team Liquid’s League of Legends squad has a lot to say in AMA By Olivia Richman News PUBG 2020 esports schedule revealed with PUBG Global Championship By Olivia Richman League of Legends Riot turns fans away from LCK Spring Split amid coronavirus fears By William Davis

Dota 2

T1 has a new Dota 2 roster for the ESL One Los Angeles Major Steven Rondina T1’s Dota 2 experiment continues, with a new roster being registered for the qualifiers to the ESL One Los Angeles Major. The newest version of T1 features a multinational group of players: Dominik “Black^” Reitmeier Muhammad “inYourdreaM” Rizky Lee “Forev” Sang-don Tri “Jhocam” Kuncoro Yixaun “xuan” Guo Korean star Forev is the only player that remains from the last iteration of the team. T1 revealed its plans to compete in …

Dota 2

NiP reveals strong new roster for ESL One Los Angeles Major Steven Rondina Changes were expected to come for Ninjas in Pyjamas’ Dota 2 roster ahead of the ESL One Los Angeles Major qualifiers, but the changes to the lineup are surprising. The organization revealed its new lineup, which saw a surprise cut alongside the previously announced release of Nico “Gunnar” Lopez. NiP’s team consists of the following players: Nikita “Daxak” Kuzmin Jason Connor “TANNER” Weedon Rodrigo “Lelis” Santos Saahil “Universe” Arora Peter …

Counter-Strike

Signs point to Valve creating a CSGO Battle Pass for 2020 M Alzamora Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is wildly popular, and there are some hidden signs that Valve is preparing for a seasonal battle pass resembling those used in Fortnite or Apex Legends. When Counter-Strike: Global Offensive’s ninth operation released in November, fans of the shooter were hyped. As Counter-Strike’s first operation in over two years, Shattered Web was an exciting event for the game’s content-starved fan base. Since then, the operation has helped …

Counter-Strike

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 …

58.1% players in NA would rather win LCS than advance at Worlds William Davis League of Legends 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 …

Riot lowers the price for this season’s LCS and LEC Pro View Syed Mujtaba Naqvi League of Legends 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 …

Overwatch Hero Pools coming to break up stale OWL metagame gabhernandez News 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. …

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