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Dota 2 Dota 2 vs. LoL debate continues with G2 Esports CEO, OG’s Ceb By gabhernandez Counter-Strike Vanity officially leaves eUnited after months on team’s bench By M Alzamora Counter-Strike Sprout adds oskar ahead of DreamHack Open Leipzig, lacks fifth By M Alzamora

League of Legends

League of Legends players are upset with lack of shorter game modes Syed Mujtaba Naqvi 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 …

Fortnite

Ninja expresses frustration with YouTube, hopes for new platform Olivia Richman 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 …

League of Legends

Faker talks money, girls, and esports stardom on Radio Star Olivia Richman 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,” …

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Overwatch Season 20 map pool changes Control, Hybrid, Escort Olivia Richman 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 …

League of Legends New T1 debuts in KeSPA Cup with win, heads to semifinals By William Davis Counter-Strike Ninjas in Pyjamas undergo big 2020 changes with new COO and HQ By Olivia Richman 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 Steven Rondina 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 …

League of Legends

Broxah may not start 2020 LCS with Team Liquid due to visa issue Syed Mujtaba Naqvi 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 …

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 …

Chovy shares thoughts on DragonX and why he stayed in the LCK Syed Mujtaba Naqvi League of Legends 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 is Europe’s most played Nintendo Switch title for 2019 Olivia Richman Fortnite 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 …

Envy bench ANDROID, leaving three active players on the roster M Alzamora Counter-Strike Team Envy continued its Counter-Strike: Global Offensive purge today with the benching of Bradley “ANDROID” Fodor from its active roster. Formerly known as Team EnVyUs, Envy has benched Bradley “ANDROID” Fodor, according to a tweet from the organization’s official Twitter account. The team said that it will field offers for the 25-year-old rifler, but the decision leaves Team Envy with only three players on their active roster: Noah “Nifty” Francis Jacob …

Chris Puckett follows MonteCristo out of the Overwatch League gabhernandez News One more Overwatch League talent has announced his departure from the esport and one other is seemingly still up in the air, all just two months ahead of the start of the league’s third season. Chris Puckett has been working on the OWL desk since the inaugural season in 2018, but has put out a life update on Twitter to announce that he’s moved back to New York because his …

Dendi forms new team, wins first tournament in over two years gabhernandez Dota 2 Dota 2 legend Danil “Dendi” Ishutin won his first tournament in over two years. The longtime Natus Vincere mid laner has put together a new squad in Team MR and took the top prize at the Rivalry Winter Blast. Team MR placed third in the group stage and earned a spot in the lower bracket of the playoffs with a 4-4 record. MR started its run by defeating CIS squad …

WINNERS League Season 3 Playoff brackets revealed M Alzamora Counter-Strike 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 …

Going in depth on the best ways to bet on Dota 2 matches Steven Rondina Dota 2 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 …

Bold predictions for Overwatch League Season 3 Olivia Richman News 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 …

Breaking down all of Shattered Web’s Week 7 Missions, Challenges M Alzamora Counter-Strike 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 …

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