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LEC broadcast separates from Riot Games with new Twitch channel William Davis Starting this spring, the LEC will have its own Twitch channel, and the announcement came just before the start of the 2020 LEC Spring season. It’s a new year and the LEC is getting its own Twitch channel. This channel will be the home of the LEC broadcast and any future content specific for the region. In 2019, the EU LCS adopted the franchised model and rebranded to LEC. The …

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Evil Geniuses stay alive at DreamLeague Major by beating iG Steven Rondina Evil Geniuses are still alive in the DreamLeague Leipzig Major. The North American squad scored a huge victory over Invictus Gaming in the lower bracket. This sends the Chinese team home, and moves EG into position for a guaranteed top-four finish. The series started in impressive fashion for Evil Geniuses. Playing as Outworld Devourer, Abed “Abed” Azel L. Yusop got off to an exceptional start when he racked up three …

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LEC announces new locations for the 2020 LEC Roadshow Syed Mujtaba Naqvi The LEC announced where this year’s roadshows are heading to. The 2020 LEC Spring Finals are going to Budapest, Hungary, with the Summer Split wrapping up in Malmö, Sweden. The League of Legends European Championship started to collaborate with major cities in Europe for the split finals when it rebranded last year. For the 2019 season, Riot Games picked Rotterdam, Netherlands for the 2019 LEC Spring Final, with the Summer …

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Jaws draws Overwatch League Season 3 casting job after exodus Olivia Richman Former Overwatch Contenders Europe caster Jack “Jaws” Wright is joining the Overwatch League broadcast team in the 2020 season.  Jaws will be casting with Robert “Hexagrams” Kirkbride, whose previous partner, Auguste “Semmler” Massonnat, recently left the Overwatch League to return to Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. Jaws took to Twitter to reveal the news and express his excitement. For Jaws, casting the Overwatch League became a goal after watching APEX from his bedroom and …

Counter-Strike Swole Patrol, INTZ face off in WINNERS League Season 3 NA finals By M Alzamora League of Legends Chovy hints at a surprising role swap coming to DragonX By William Davis Counter-Strike B Site league to fine teams $100,000 for not playing well enough By M Alzamora

Counter-Strike

GuardiaN dropped from Na’Vi starting roster for young new star Steven Rondina Big changes are reportedly about to hit Natus Vincere’s Counter-Strike: Global Offensive lineup once again. According to a report by 1pv, Ladislav “GuardiaN” Kovác is set to be removed from the Natus Vincere lineup. Taking his spot is Syman Gaming’s Ilya “Perfecto” Zalutskiy. Should the news prove true, Na’Vi’s roster will consist of the following players: Egor “flamie” Vasilyev Aleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev Denis “electronic” Sharipov Kirill “Boombl4” Mikhailov Ilya “Perfecto” …

League of Legends

Legends of Runeterra patch brings big card changes, ranked mode Olivia Richman With Legends of Runeterra’s open beta launching tomorrow, Riot has released the full open beta patch notes.  Riot’s new card game will have a lot of updates since last year’s preview patches, including changes to some of the cards, new features, and even new boards and guardians.  Since last year’s preview patch, Riot has reset all account progression for the last time. Anyone who plays in the open beta will …

League of Legends

A quick Darius guide featuring runes, builds, and some hot tips Syed Mujtaba Naqvi Darius is one of the safest top laners in League of Legends, and as such is one of the most favored picks for the role. What makes Darius particularly good is his potential to solo carry a game while not being that difficult to master. That being said, the juggernaut needs to be properly built and have a fitting rune page in order to truly shine. Players should focus on …

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Nemiga faces Espada in WINNERS League Season 3 Europe Finals M Alzamora Espada took down KOVA 2-1 and Nemiga defeated SKADE 2-0. With those wins, these two teams are set to face off in the WINNERS League Season 3 Europe Division grand finals. Both teams are strong contenders for the WINNERS League trophy, but Espada has an uphill battle against a Nemiga team that has been unstoppable throughout the regular season and playoffs. That said, Espada has pulled out some wins from …

These are the best Overwatch League players to watch in 2020 Olivia Richman News Overwatch League fans are already buzzing about the 2020 season. With a completely global schedule and a revolving list of broadcast talent, Season 3 has a lot of changes that have the community curious about the league’s future. While controversy at Blizzard continues, there’s no debate that this season has an impressive mix of veteran talent and exciting newcomers that are sure to make matches more explosive than ever.  Let’s …

Chinese League fans are getting a new way to watch LCS and LEC Syed Mujtaba Naqvi League of Legends Riot Games has partnered with Chinese streaming platform HUYA for LCS and LEC broadcasts. With China having the largest League of Legends player base in comparison to other regions, the interest in the European and North American official leagues is growing as well. Riot announced an extension to the partnership with HUYA, one of the most popular live streaming platforms in China, which will now include exclusive rights to broadcast …

3 Dota 2 pros permabanned during DreamLeague Leipzig Major gabhernandez Dota 2 During the DreamLeague Leipzig Major, three professional Dota 2 players were hit with Valve’s mighty ban hammer. Fnatic coach Lee “SunBhie” Jeong-jae posted a video on Twitter mocking Nuengnara “23savage” Teeramahanon for being struck with an 18-year ban. A similar case happened earlier that day with TNC Predator players Timothy John “Tims” Randrup and Kim “Gabbi” Villafuerte. The players themselves did not address the bans in any clear way, but SunBhie’s initial tweet teased …

TNC knock Fnatic out of DreamLeague Major, next face Team Liquid gabhernandez Dota 2 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 Season 4 adds new legend Forge, changes ranked tiers Steven Rondina Apex Legends 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 …

Annie and Nautilus VFX updated, abilities finally match hit boxes Syed Mujtaba Naqvi League of Legends 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 …

TFT Patch 10.2 makes Assassin units relevant again, nerfs Sivir William Davis League of Legends 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 …

Some of CSGO’s biggest names and casters join new B Site league M Alzamora Counter-Strike B Site officially unveiled its first season’s talent pool last night while revealing that the league will start in March 2020. There was even more information available to fans if they knew where to look. B Site is scheduled to start sometime in March 2020, according to the tweet. The timeframe lines up with initial reports stating that the league would overlap with Season 11 of ESL’s Pro League. The …

Jeff Kaplan shuts down hero ban rumors in Overwatch League 2020 gabhernandez News Jeff Kaplan has squashed rumors related to banning heroes in Overwatch League’s 2020 season. In the last few days, OWL fans have been buzzing about possible hero bans. Season 2 had a lot of complaints regarding the GOATS meta, which wasn’t really helped when the 2-2-2 role lock ushered in the double shield meta. With the new season quickly approaching, many fans are wondering what things will look like in …

ESL returns to England with ESL One Birmingham 2020 gabhernandez Dota 2 Birmingham will host an ESL One Dota 2 event for a third consecutive year. ESL has announced its plans to return to England for another exciting tournament in 2020. The tournament organizer has been bringing Dota 2 action to Birmingham each year since 2018 and will do so again this May. Top teams will square off against each other to hoist ESL’s iconic trophy and bring home the lion’s share …

Joe Biden says video games “teach you how to kill” in interview Olivia Richman News 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 …

beastcoast eliminate Nigma from major with mid Disruptor pick Steven Rondina Dota 2 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 …

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