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Counter-Strike
IOC wants VR sports games in the Olympics, not CSGO or LoL
Olivia Richman
Despite an initial effort to understand the esports industry, the International Olympics Committee ultimately decided they weren’t ready to accept esports into the Olympic Games. IOC president Thomas Bach told the Associated Press that it was because “some egames are not compatible with the Olympic values,” pointing out that certain titles “promoted violence or discrimination.” In an effort to understand esports, members of the IOC took part in a summit on the …
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Overwatch fans upset with Winter Wonderland legendary event skins
Olivia Richman
Overwatch’s Winter Wonderland event has finally arrived and fans aren’t too excited with what they’re seeing. While Sigma’s new legendary skin was met with applause, gamers are underwhelmed with the other cosmetics Blizzard has included this season. For many players, it seems as though the same heroes keep getting winter-themed skin, leaving others out in the cold for four Christmases in a row. This includes D.Va, who has yet to …
League of Legends
Voyboy stuns youngrezzy with rap skills during Tyler1’s LoL tournament
William Davis
Joedat “Voyboy” Esfahani and the Shen god himself, “youngrezzy,” lit up the halftime show of Tyler1’s third annual League of Legends tournament the “Tyler1 Championship Series 2019” with an impromptu rap. The first day of the TCS playoffs featured a handful of Twitch personalities serving as casters. During Voyboy and youngrezzy’s time at the proverbial desk, the pair took it upon themselves to hype up the chat and call out …
League of Legends
Legendary support Mata retires from competitive League of Legends
Syed Mujtaba Naqvi
South Korean pro player Cho “Mata” Se-hyeong has decided to retire from competitive League of Legends, the veteran shared on Facebook. Mata has been a part of the competitive scene ever since 2013. Under Samsung White’s banner, he was the world champion just a year after his debut. Now, he’s the last member of the team that took the crown at Worlds 2014 to retire. The news comes just a …
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2020 LEC Spring Split start date revealed by Riot Games
Syed Mujtaba Naqvi
Riot Games has announced that the 2020 LEC Spring Split will kick off on January 24. The league will be played in Riot’s studio in Berlin. The second regular season of the rebranded European league will take place across nine weeks, with 10 teams competing for a spot in the playoffs. The winner of the 2020 LEC Spring Split will qualify for the 2020 Mid-Season Invitational, where it will represent Europe on …
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CSGO update changes colors of two Agents, changes Overpass and Mirage
M Alzamora
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive’s latest patch has changed the coloring of two agent skins from Operation Shattered Web. The CSGO update specifically alters 3rd Commando Company “Two Times” McCoy and the unnamed Seal Team 6 Soldier. The development team said that they had darkened both the agents in order to make them stand out more against certain backgrounds. The agents highlighted in orange are the new versions that were released with today’s …
Dota 2
Dota 2 update 7.23e removes XP talents, nerfs Void Spirit, Snapfire
Steven Rondina
The dust is yet to settle from 7.23d, but that isn’t stopping Valve from shaking things up even more. Dota 2 update 7.23e has arrived, accentuating some of the changes that were added to the game in 7.23d. The patch brings a number of different changes to the game, but primarily reduces players’ access to means of boosting XP. Outposts have been nerfed once again, with XP boosts arriving every …
League of Legends
Misfits player Neon suspended by LEC for discriminatory language
Syed Mujtaba Naqvi
Misfits Gaming’s bot laner Matúš “Neon” Jakubčík has been suspended for the first half of the LEC 2020 Spring Split due to in-game toxicity, Riot Games shared in a competitive ruling. After league officials carried out an investigation across all of Neon’s accounts, objectionable behavior was found that warranted punishment. Neon is accused of being discriminatory towards his in-game teammates, even after Riot issued warnings and flagged his accounts in the …
MidOne returns to Team Secret as sub for One Esports Singapore
Steven Rondina
Dota 2
Team Secret will be using a substitute at the the ONE Esports Dota 2 World Pro Invitational Singapore, and it’s a fairly familiar name for the team. Yazied “YapzOr” Jaradat will not be competing at the event with his team. Instead, former Team Secret mid Yeik “MidOne” Nai Zheng will step into the team’s No. 4 spot. The organization revealed the news on Twitter. No explanation was given for why …
CSGO devs and Templar Assassin hint at Aztec, Dust map returns
M Alzamora
Counter-Strike
Legendary Counter-Strike maps Aztec and Dust may soon come back to CSGO according to a theory posted on Reddit, but there’s a sneaky Assassin involved in this mystery no one has noticed. In the past several weeks, tweets from both the official Valve account and the CSGO development team account have included screenshots from the classic CS maps Aztec and Dust. While a Redditor put the tweets together, there’s one …
OG looking average at CS Summit 5 after series against G2 Esports
Steven Rondina
Counter-Strike
OG is in the middle of its long-awaited entrance into Counter-Strike: Global Offensive at the CS Summit 5. So far, the team isn’t looking especially great. Through two days of competition in the event’s group stage, OG boasts a humble 2-4 record after a few group stage series. The team went 0-2 against mousesports, 1-1 against Virtus.pro, and 1-1 against G2 Esports. The team made its official debut on the …
The World According to Jeff Goldblum to showcase CSGO, esports
M Alzamora
Counter-Strike
In a trailer shared by the official DreamHack Twitter account yesterday afternoon, Jeff Goldblum’s latest project, “The World According to Jeff Goldblum,” revealed that the National Geographic program will showcase both Counter-Strike: Global Offense and DreamHack Masters Dallas 2019 convention during an episode. CSGO will play a major role in the episode. While Goldblum talks about esports in general, the preview shows him watching a Counter-Strike match, seemingly surprised at the scale …
Patch 10.1 is bringing Lunars and new item changes to TFT
Syed Mujtaba Naqvi
League of Legends
Riot Games has announced a new Teamfight Tactics origin coming in January, as well as changes and additions to multiple items. The Lunar class is coming to TFT with patch 10.1. Leona and Karma will be the two champions releasing in the second set as Lunars. Using both will grant players a trait giving them a 20% critical strike chance, 20% critical strike damage, and 20% spell power every seven …
Subroza blasts Cloud9, Jack responds and talks C9’s CSGO future
Steven Rondina
Counter-Strike
Yassine “Subroza”‘ Taoufik joining Cloud9 on a trial basis seemed like a golden opportunity when it was first announced. The player had competed at a high level in North America’s Counter-Strike: Global Offensive scene, but was set up to join one of esports’ top brands at a time when its CSGO team had seemingly settled into having a strong core. But shortly after his first event with the team, esports …
Four advanced CSGO commands you need to know to up your game
M Alzamora
Counter-Strike
The console is a powerful tool in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. It’s capable of basic things like changing a player’s crosshair, but it can also do much more than that. From jump throw binds for smoke grenades to removing those distracting blood spatters and bullet holes, the console is a tool that good players need to know inside and out. Here are some advanced commands, taken from the Global Elites of …
G2 Esports’ Caps and Perkz may be swapping mid and bot roles
Olivia Richman
League of Legends
G2 Esports fans are wondering if they’re getting trolled. The European League of Legends team just announced on Twitter that Rasmus “Caps” Winther and Luka “Perkz” Perković are swapping roles, putting Caps in the bot lane and Perkz back to mid lane. “Wait, are Caps and Perkz really doing this?” G2 tweeted out, complete with a “mind blown” emoji. The tweet is accompanied by a short clip that shows Perkz casually …
Esports winners at 2019 Game Awards include Bugha and G2 Esports
Olivia Richman
League of Legends
The Game Awards have come to a close and the winners in the esports categories have been revealed. Last year, the popular show became one of Twitch’s biggest live stream events with over 1.13 million concurrent viewers watching the program on the platform at its peak. This was double the views The Game Awards had received in 2017. Let’s take a look at how this year’s esports categories differed from …
Doinb becomes the first import player to become LPL resident
William Davis
League of Legends
FunPlus Phoenix mid laner and reigning world champion Kim “Doinb” Tae-sang has become the first foreign player to receive LPL residency. After five years competing in China, Doinb was granted LPL residency and will no longer count as an import for the team. Doinb, who is originally from South Korea, was a popular solo queue player who has received high praise from professional players including T1 mid laner Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok. …
Flash Wolves not competing in the League of Legends PCS in 2020
Olivia Richman
League of Legends
Flash Wolves fans were distraught this morning when they saw a tweet from the Taiwanese organization declaring that they wouldn’t be competing in the League of Legends Pacific Champion Series next season. “We are so sorry to tell every fans, Flash Wolves League of Legend team won’t participate PCS in 2020. We will help player to find new stage for their career. Hopefully, we will see you next game,” the …
NiP impress at BLAST Global Finals, but lose to Astralis 2-0
M Alzamora
Counter-Strike
Despite an early string of losses on Train, the Ninjas in Pyjamas put up a serious fight against the best team in the world in the BLAST Pro Series Global Finals. Both NiP and Astralis came into the match looking for the grand final spot, but the Ninjas played like they had nothing to lose. After digging an early hole on train, Ninjas in Pyjamas ran it back with six …
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