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Counter-Strike Streamer Summit1g wins “Worst Play of the Decade” for CSGO By M Alzamora Counter-Strike These are the most expensive skins you’ll find in all of CSGO By Steven Rondina League of Legends Broxah may not start 2020 LCS with Team Liquid due to visa issue By Syed Mujtaba Naqvi

Counter-Strike

Shattered Web Week 7 tips to beat new Guardian AI, challenges M Alzamora 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 …

Dota 2

Royal Never Give Up announces sponsorship with Kappa Olivia Richman 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 …

League of Legends

Chovy shares thoughts on DragonX and why he stayed in the LCK Syed Mujtaba Naqvi In a recent interview with Ashley Kang, DragonX’s new mid laner Jeong “Chovy” Ji-hoon shared his feelings on the new team, why he decided to stay in the LCK, and his thoughts on the future. Chovy debuted with his new team on the 2019 KeSPA Cup stage, winning two games against Chungam, and has since progressed all the way to the semifinals. But Chovy showed in the interview that the …

Fortnite

Fortnite is Europe’s most played Nintendo Switch title for 2019 Olivia Richman When you hear Nintendo Switch, you probably think Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, or maybe even The Legend of Zelda. Nintendo released a list of the top 20 Switch games in Europe and, surprisingly, the most played Switch title in Europe in all of 2019 was actually Fortnite. Based on the amount of time played on data-enabled accounts, the free-to-play battle royale beat a lot of exclusive Nintendo titles, including second-place …

Counter-Strike Envy bench ANDROID, leaving three active players on the roster By M Alzamora News Chris Puckett follows MonteCristo out of the Overwatch League By gabhernandez Dota 2 Dendi forms new team, wins first tournament in over two years By gabhernandez

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WINNERS League Season 3 Playoff brackets revealed M Alzamora After seven weeks of intense matches, WINNERS League Season 3’s playoffs are about to begin. WINNERS League Season 3 will ring in the new year with the playoffs for both the European and North American Invite Divisions. The European playoffs will begin on Sunday, January 12 while their counterparts across the Atlantic start a day prior on January 11. The WINNERS League playoff teams have faced a long road to …

Dota 2

Going in depth on the best ways to bet on Dota 2 matches Steven Rondina Betting on esports isn’t just limited to picking which team is going to win a specific map or series. Different book makers will offer different lines on all sorts of things, offering action that offers varying levels of risk and reward. Each prominent esports title has its own set of markets, incorporating different aspects of the game in a way that can make every phase of the contest exciting. Dota …

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Bold predictions for Overwatch League Season 3 Olivia Richman The Overwatch League’s third season is a little more than a month away and it’s looking to be the most interesting season yet thanks to the first true global schedule. Teams will be traveling the world, competing to dethrone the San Francisco Shock and become the new OWL champions.  With an entirely new format, it feels like almost anything can happen in the OWL this year. But we are making some …

Counter-Strike

Breaking down all of Shattered Web’s Week 7 Missions, Challenges M Alzamora Valve released Counter-Strike: Global Offensive’s week seven “Hot Shot” missions, but no new patch was applied to the first-person shooter. Shattered Web kicks off 2020 with week seven of the Shattered Web Operation, bringing new Guardian missions and challenges to CSGO. There’s a list of them below, plus an inside look at how CSGO’s updated enemy bot AI might make Guardian missions a little harder from now on. Pace Yourself …

BIG adds k1to and syrsoN, releases smooya and LEGIJA, benches nex M Alzamora Counter-Strike BIG Clan announced the departures of two members of its Counter-Strike: Global Offensive roster and confirmed the signing of two players from Sprout. In an official statement, the German organization announced the acquisitions of Florian “syrsoN” Rische and Nils “k1to” Gruhne. The transfer is accompanied by the releases of Owen “smooya” Butterfield and coach Nikola “LEGIJA” Ninić. Alongisde this, Johannes “nex” Maget was deactivated to make room for the two new …

These are the best League of Legends skins from 2019 William Davis League of Legends Riot Games spent last year producing some of the best cosmetics the community has seen to date, with options ranging from eldritch horrors to magical anime girls. With so many great options, it’s worth taking a look back and ranking the best League of Legends skin lines of 2019. There are a few guidelines to go over first. First, a skin line is defined as three or more skins that …

Hollywood star Michael B. Jordan invests in esports before CWL Syed Mujtaba Naqvi News Popular American actor Michael Bakari Jordan is investing in esports. As esports continues to rise, more and more personalities from the traditional entertainment industry are throwing their support and cash into competitive gaming. Such is the case with Jordan, who is best known for playing Killmonger in 2018 film Black Panther and starring as Donnie Creed in 2015 film Creed. Jordan is openly a big fan of the Call of …

MonteCristo leaves OWL casting role after clash with leadership gabhernandez News Caster and analyst Christopher “MonteCristo” Mykles has announced on Twitter that he is leaving the Overwatch League desk and will not return for the 2020 season.  MonteCristo has been a caster in the OWL since the league’s debut in 2018. He’s been a driving force in the discussion around some of the game’s meta changes with his analysis, and he was among those who pushed hard for a 2/2/2 role …

Apex Legends streamer continues cheating after 10 accounts banned Olivia Richman Apex Legends The Apex Legends community is begging Twitch to ban a streamer for continuing to cheat in the competitive battle royale after being caught many times over. A German streamer known as Lex4tor88 has had his account suspended by developer Respawn Entertainment over 10 times for using aimbots and other illegal hacking programs. Despite the setback, Lex4tor88 seems determined to keep streaming, as he has created more than 10 accounts to …

The beginner’s guide to setting up autoexec files in CSGO M Alzamora Counter-Strike Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is one of the most customizable titles in modern gaming, even at eight years old. At the heart of that customization is the autoexec.cfg file. An autoexec can do basic things, like making sure that all of a player’s settings are saved. Every time Counter-Strike starts, it reads a file called config.cfg. This configuration file tells the game what settings to load. If the in-game settings don’t match …

Bao Bros skin is finally available in the Fortnite Item Shop Olivia Richman Fortnite Gamers no longer have to chant “Release the Bao Bros” because Epic Games has finally moved forward and released them.  “Steamed up and ready for action. The Bao Bros are now available in the Item Shop!” Fortnite tweeted yesterday. It was a short and sweet message that seemed a little underwhelming to a Fortnite community that has been waiting for the Bao Bros skin since it was leaked in May.  A …

Ninja deletes controversial tweet before Time In sneaker launch Olivia Richman Fortnite Looks like Fortnite superstar Tyler “Ninja” Blevins recently made an accidental faux pas.  A Twitch streamer known as Connor Eats Pants was playing Animal Crossing a few days ago when he noticed something strange on his Twitter feed. He told his followers that he saw a strange tweet from Ninja, but when he tried to click on the tweet it appeared to have been deleted.  “And I was like, ‘Oh, why …

How to use WIN.gg to place your best esports bets Olivia Richman News When it comes to esports betting, it’s all about what you know.  From a team’s past performances to their recent roster moves, knowing the latest information before you place your bet on a match is key to winning big. But where do you even start? Luckily, websites like WIN.gg have all the information you need to tackle a match properly.  Some important information you’ll find on WIN.gg are both teams’ …

Griffin debuts with a defeat as KeSPA Cup sees five-hour delay William Davis League of Legends Griffin’s new roster debuted in the 2019 KeSPA Cup with a defeat as the team was eliminated in quarterfinals by Sandbox Gaming. Griffin’s highly anticipated debut in the 2019 KeSPA Cup was underwhelming, and the team finished the day with a 0-2 score and were eliminated from the tournament. It is the first appearance for the organization since the World Championship, as the team has been going through a series …

SumaiL tops Dota 2 leaderboard at both core and support positions Steven Rondina Dota 2 Syed “SumaiL” Hassan is sitting out of professional Dota 2 right now, but he isn’t taking any time off from playing the game. The former Evil Geniuses mid laner has clawed his way to the top of the North American Dota 2 leaderboards. As of this writing, he sits atop the rankings at both the core and support positions, beating out former teammates such as Artour “Arteezy” Babaev, Quinn “CCnC” …

These are all of the biggest esports prize pools from 2019 Olivia Richman Dota 2 2019 has been a big year for esports, something that becomes quite evident when we look back at the prize pools for tournaments in the year. Esports events in 2019 awarded over $211 million in prize pool money, according to Esports Earnings. This is a big jump from last year, where esports teams and players earned a total of $162.7 million. In 2014, only $37.5 million was handed out at …

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