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News Valve to reveal details on the new Half-Life: Alyx VR game By Olivia Richman Counter-Strike Chaos Dominates as WINNERS League passes halfway point By M Alzamora Dota 2 Evil Geniuses bests IG, as China struggles at MDL Chengdu Major By Steven Rondina

Counter-Strike

100 Thieves wins round in just 16 seconds in pro CSGO match Olivia Richman 100 Thieves snagged the record for fastest round of the ESL Pro League this season after they took a round from Isurus Gaming in just16 seconds.  So how is it even possible to win a round that quickly?  100 Thieves took a round on Inferno in that few seconds by throwing grenades toward middle after gathering that the CTs would be on an eco buy round. But Isurus Gaming had …

League of Legends

Riot Games announces new Dutch and Belgian leagues for 2020 Syed Mujtaba Naqvi Riot Games has introduced two new leagues to the European Masters. The Benelux region is getting richer as Dutch and Belgian Leagues will be starting in the 2020 competitive season. Riot’s head of esports for France and Benelux, Damien “Damzee” Ricci, shared on November 18 that the organization has partnered with Belgian digital marketing agency 4Entertainment to build a stronger local League of Legends scene in the Benelux region. The Benelux Premier …

Counter-Strike

While Galil and Famas are buffed, is the Krief nerf enough? M Alzamora In the new Operation Shattered Web update, Valve has increased the price of the terrorist Krieg weapon and buffed the Famas and Galil. With the arrival of a new operation, Valve also made adjustments to three weapons in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. The update increased the price of the rifle from $2750 to $3000. While only an increase of $250, the adjustment makes the weapon that much more difficult for the …

League of Legends

Broxah splits from Fnatic, replaces Xmithie on Team Liquid Steven Rondina Team Liquid had a solid 2019 season, but that didn’t keep the team from making changes for 2020. According to Jacob Wolf on the ESPN League of Legends Free Agency Show, Liquid has added Fnatic jungler Mads “Broxah” Brock-Pedersen. He is set to replace Jake “Xmithie” Puchero. Broxah leaves Fnatic after more than three years. He first joined the organization in 2016 with Fnatic Academy but was promoted to the …

League of Legends Cloud9 adds ex-TSM carry Zven, Dignitas’ Vulcan as new bot lane duo By William Davis League of Legends T1 loses Khan and Clid to free agency, locks down Effort By William Davis League of Legends KT Rolster still in negotiations with its current roster By William Davis

League of Legends

Team SoloMid adds ex-Splyce carry Kobbe for 2020 LCS Spring Split Olivia Richman The free agency period of League of Legends is in full swing and one of the biggest moves thus far is Team SoloMid adding Kasper “Kobbe” Kobberup. The move was reported on ESPN’s League of Legends Free Agent Live Show.  The former Splyce AD carry will most likely be replacing Jesper “Zven” Svenningsen, who announced his departure from the team last week.  Kobbe is a big pickup for TSM. The Danish player has …

League of Legends

Norskeren and Patrik join Excel, Fnatic replaces YoungBuck with Mithy William Davis Patrik “Patrik” Jírů and Tore “Norskeren” Hoel Eilertsen are Excel Esports’ new bottom lane duo. The former Origen bot laner and ex-Splyce support will be the team’s starters for the 2020 LEC Spring Split. The roster also includes top laner Ki “Expect” Dae-han and jungler Marc Robert “Caedrel” Lamont. The team is yet to reveal its starting mid laner. The duo represent an influx of both young talent and veteran …

League of Legends

Hans Sama joins Rogue, extends Vander’s contract two years Syed Mujtaba Naqvi Former Misfits Gaming bot laner Steven “Hans Sama” Liv is joining Rogue for the 2020 season. The organization has also secured the services of Oskar “Vander” Bogdan’s for the next two years. ESPN’s Jacob Wolf shared the news regarding Rogue’s 2020 League of Legends European Championship roster. Rogue quickly confirmed the news on Twitter, sharing a video announcing Vander’s re-signing and teasing Han Sama as the new addition towards the …

Counter-Strike

Reports say 2020 CSGO Major will be ESL Rio, Brazil’s first M Alzamora Reports indicate that ESL will host the first Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Major of 2020 in Brazil. According to both a comment from s1mple and a report from DBLTAP, ESL will host the next CSGO Major in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in May 2020. This would be the first Major to take place in the country. ESL last hosted a Major earlier this year at the IEM Katowice tournament in Poland. …

4 teams eliminated on day 1 of MDL Chengdu Major playoffs Steven Rondina Dota 2 With the first day of the MDL Chengdu Major’s playoffs complete, four teams have been eliminated from the event. Gambit Esports, Team Spirit, Team Adroit, and Team Unknown share a 13th-place finish. That earns each team a $12,500 prize alongside 100 Dota Pro Circuit qualifying points. For Team Adroit and Team Unknown, the outcome isn’t surprising. The Southeast Asian and South American squads qualified for the event despite having a …

Massive CSGO update brings new Operation, Krieg Nerf, more M Alzamora Counter-Strike Valve has officially launched Counter-Strike: Global Offensive’s next operation, Shattered Web. The release marks the first operation for CSGO in over two years. Shattered Web adds an in-game reward system that gives players rewards ranging from stickers and sprays to new character models. Alongside these, Operation Shattered Web brings new cooperative Guardian missions and an all-new “Strike Mission,” according to the official CSGO blog. Shattered Web is available now on …

Team SoloMid trades Smoothie to CLG for Biofrost Syed Mujtaba Naqvi League of Legends Team SoloMid and Counter Logic Gaming will reportedly be swapping their supports. According to ESPN’s Jacob Wolf, Vincent “Biofrost” Wang and Andy “Smoothie” Ta will be switching teams for the upcoming LCS season. This comes as both organizations look to retool their rosters after failing to qualify for the 2019 League of Legends World Championship. The news will likely be confirmed once free agency announcements begin on November 18. Biofrost played for TSM during …

Gen.G drops most of its LoL team to rebuild around Ruler and Life William Davis League of Legends Gen.G Esports extended the contracts of bottom lane duo Park “Ruler” Jae-hyuk and Kim “Life” Jeong-min and released the rest of its roster. Top laners Lee “CuVee” Seong-jin and Kim “Roach” Kang-hui, jungler Han “Peanut” Wang-ho, and mid laners Song “Fly” Yong-jun and Lee “Kuzan” Seong-hyeok now find themselves as free agents. “We are sad to announce players’ departures as we enter the offseason. We thank them for everything they’ve …

Faker extends contract with T1, staying with team through 2021 Nina Forneloza League of Legends Legendary mid laner and three-time World Champion Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok has confirmed he will remain with SK Telecom’s League of Legends team T1 until at least the end of 2021. While many fans would assume that there would be no reason for Faker to leave an organization that he has won so many titles with, there has been a fair bit of speculation that he’s ready for a change of …

DragonX renews Deft’s contract, dumps everyone else William Davis League of Legends DragonX has renewed its contract with Kim “Deft” Hyuk-kyu and has big plans for him. The organization is doing a hard reboot of its roster, dumping its entire lineup outside the bottom laner. Deft is considered one of the best in the position, gaining notoriety during his time with Edward Gaming in the LPL. In the LCK, Deft has always been a formidable player, even when his team isn’t the best …

Flusha, Fnatic earn ESL Pro League Season 10 Finals spot M Alzamora Counter-Strike Fnatic defeated Team Vitality in the ESL Pro League Season 10 Europe Division The 2-1 win guarantees Fnatic a top-two finish in Round 2’s group B, ensuring the team a spot in the ESL Pro League Season 10 Finals. The achievement was made even more impressive by the absence of Fnatic’s Freddy “KRIMZ” Johansson due to an illness.  Fnatic enlisted Budapest Five’s Rasmus “kreaz” Johansson to stand in for the veteran. Kreaz posted an …

Coldzera has lost 16-0 on Dust 2 four times, and there’s more M Alzamora Counter-Strike Faze Clan’s embarrassing 16-0 loss to Astralis at the recent IEM Beijing tournament came with an interesting stat for one of the star members of the FaZe roster. Over the course of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, there have been a limited number of professional matches that are so one-sided that the loser fails to secure a single round. Some lucky fans got to witness another 16-0 in Beijing as FaZe lost …

Vehicle bug shocks players during PUBG Global Championship Olivia Richman News A vehicle bug almost cost a team a spot in the PUBG Global Championship grand finals.  North American team Rumblers were in their first phase of rotation grabbing loot around Hacienda, when Alex “CherryPoppins” Penner crashed into a building. Instead of going inside to loot the location, CherryPoppins was catapaulted into the air along with the vehicle. “Oh no, not like this!” one of the commentators exclaimed.  He ended up …

Jeff Kaplan talks Overwatch & Smash Bros crossover characters Olivia Richman News When Overwatch was announced for the Nintendo Switch, fans’ minds had immediately gone to character crossover possibilities.  In an interview with Game Informer, Overwatch’s lead designer Jeff Kaplan answered a lot of questions revolving around those possibilities. Gmae Informer’s Andrew Reiner decided to ask Kaplan which Super Smash Bros. Ultimate character Kaplan would want to see in Overwatch 2.  “Nothing would make me happier than putting Link into our game,” …

LCK Operation Committee investigating Griffin treatment of Kanavi Olivia Richman League of Legends An investigation on allegations that Seo “Kanavi” Jin-hyeok was “forcefully signed” to a Chinese esports organization will result in the release of a final report in the next few days.  The LCK Operation Committee began to investigate the situation in October after it came to light that League of Legends pro Kanavi was forced to sign a long-term contract with JDG by his former team, Griffin. Considered a minor in Korea, …

FPX Doinb talks Worlds skins, Nemesis, and Europe on stream William Davis League of Legends World Champion Kim “Doinb” Tae-sang is back on his regular streaming schedule and had something to say about his time in Europe. Doinb and FunPlus Phoenix were crowned World Champions on November 10 in Paris, France. The LPL has now won back-to-back World Championship titles. The dust has settled and Doinb is back on his streaming schedule, sharing with a rapidly growing audience. The first order of business for the …

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