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News Every new roster change going into the 2020 LCS Spring Split By Syed Mujtaba Naqvi Fortnite How to participate in Fortnite’s new Star Wars premiere event By William Davis Counter-Strike NiP and Astralis off to quick starts at BLAST Global Finals By M Alzamora

League of Legends

League of Legends PBE gets new champion Sett, 12 new skins Syed Mujtaba Naqvi The League of Legends public beta environment has been updated with the 10.1 PBE cycle, bringing new champion Sett, a few balance changes, and 12 new skins to the Summoner’s Rift. The highlight of the 10.1 PBE patch is Sett, the new juggernaut and the first champion set to release in 2020. The new top lane champion is made for those that like to play aggressively, crushing enemies in the …

Dota 2

Philippines wins first esports gold medals in SEA Games 2019 gabhernandez The Southeast Asian Games 2019 featured a mix of competitions that included esports tournaments taking place alongside traditional sports. The SEA Games 2019 featured Dota 2, Starcraft II, Hearthstone, Tekken 7, Arena of Valor, and Mobile Legends: Bang Bang. This marks the first esports medal event in a multi-sport competition approved by the International Olympic Committee. Sanctioning esports as a medal event at the SEA Games could be the IOC …

Dota 2

Dota 2 update 7.23d nerfs Outworld Devourer, Drow Ranger, outposts Steven Rondina One of the more subtle nuances of the massive Outlanders Update was a variety of features designed to shorten the length of games. Judging from the recently released 7.23d Dota 2 update, Valve felt like those measures were a bit too effective. A number of changes to the Outlanders Update have arrived that make gold and XP a bit more difficult to come by. Though the patch notes for 7.23d …

Counter-Strike

CLG’s missharvey talks women in esports and sexism in CSGO Olivia Richman Professional Counter-Strike: Global Offensive player Stephanie “missharvey” Harvey has been part of the esports industry since 2003, “before it was even called esports,” she joked. Missharvey has won five Women’s Electronic Sports World Cup titles, two of which were with CLG Red, where she was an original member.  Being around the esports industry this long, missharvey has grown to love the community while also recognizing what was missing: Women. Whether …

League of Legends Cowsep discusses move to Facebook Gaming, mental health struggle By Olivia Richman League of Legends Riot Forge teases new games with four pieces of preview art By William Davis Counter-Strike Quick tips and guides for Shattered Web Week 4 missions By M Alzamora

League of Legends

LoL fans want to remove TFT from future All-Star events William Davis Teamfight Tactics was the least popular part of the All-Star Event and fans are asking Riot Games to avoid including this game mode in future events. The All-Star Event took place from December 5 to December 7. Through three days, professional players, online personalities, and content creators gathered at the Esports Arena Las Vegas to compete in a series of events. Teamfight Tactics, the newest game mode in League of …

Counter-Strike

MiBR drops LUCAS1, adds meyern ahead of CS Summit 5 M Alzamora MiBR announced the signing of Sharks Esports player Ignacio “meyern” Meyer in a video on the organization’s official Twitter account. The signing comes a week after rumors surfaced that the Brazillian team was scouting him as a replacement for Lucas “LUCAS1” Teles. According to another tweet from MiBR, LUCAS1 is no longer on the roster. It is not clear whether he is a free agent or has been benched from the team. …

League of Legends

Soulbound class comes to Teamfight Tactics with patch 9.24 Syed Mujtaba Naqvi Teamfight Tactics has been updated with patch 9.24, the final patch of the year. The patch added a new Soulbound class together with Senna, Lucian, and Amumu. Improvements to the interface and some balance changes were implemented as well. Riot Games announced that the new class featuring Senna and Lucian will be joining the second TFT set a few weeks ago. The two new units, alongside Amumu, are now available …

Counter-Strike

Cloud9 is interested in ATK CSGO roster, according to reports M Alzamora Cloud9 is reportedly considering making an offer on the ATK Counter-Strike Global Offensive roster just days after shipping its remaining CSGO players to Gen.G. North American organization Cloud9 is considering the ATK CSGO roster as a potential replacement for its own recently departed players according to a report by DBLTAP. Cloud9 sent Timothy “autimatic” Ta, Damian “daps” Steele, and Kenneth “koosta” Suen to Gen.G on December 6. Some fans worried that …

ESL One Rio will be the first CSGO Major in Brazil and of 2020 M Alzamora Counter-Strike Tournament organizer ESL announced the first ESL One Rio Major tournament this morning in an official press release. ESL revealed the rumored ESL One Rio Major this morning in an official press release and through a teaser trailer for the tournament on Twitter. ESL One Rio will be the first CSGO Major of 2020. According to the press release, the LAN portion of the event will take place from May …

Furia Esports’ HEN1 out of CS Summit 5 due to visa, guerri in Steven Rondina Counter-Strike Another late roster change is shaking up CS Summit 5. Furia Esports has announced that visa issues will prevent Henrique “HEN1” Teles from competing at the event. In his stead, Furia coach Nicholas “guerri” Nogueira will come off the bench to fill in with the team. “Unfortunately, we can’t have our important player HEN1 at the CS_Summit. The athlete is in Brazil renewing his visa,” Furia stated on Twitter. “In …

summit1g apologizes to Sweet Anita for his girlfriend’s comments Olivia Richman Counter-Strike Twitch personality Sweet Anita was in the spotlight earlier this week after she was called out by another streamer for yelling racial slurs and anti-semetic statements. Some agreed with the streamer, wondering why Sweet Anita was yet to be suspended from the platform for using racial epithets when other streamers saw harsh punishments for the same explitives.  The difference? Sweet Anita has Tourettes syndrome, which causes her to have uncontrollable tics. …

Brooklyn Nets owner Joe Tsai invests $10 million in G2 Esports Olivia Richman League of Legends Brooklyn Nets owner and Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. co-founder Joe Tsai has just invested in G2 Esports.  Tsai invested $10 million into the esports franchise, valuing G2 at $100 million. The organization is hoping to expand its presence in Asia thanks to this investment. According to the South China Morning Post, there are more gamers in China than there are people in the United States, making it a lucrative market …

Schalke 04 completes 2020 LEC roster with Gilius signing Nina Forneloza League of Legends Schalke 04 has finally completed its roster going into League of Legends’ 2020 LEC season by signing Erberk “Gilius” Demir for the team’s jungler position.  Fans will not have seen Gilius since the 2018 Spring Split, where he competed on the starting roster for Team Vitality. Vitality ended that season in fourth place and Gilius was replaced by Mateusz “Kikis” Szkudlarek. He has also represented G2, Giants, and Unicorns of …

Patch 9.24 live in League of Legends with Braum, Diana changes Syed Mujtaba Naqvi League of Legends League of Legends is ready for patch 9.24, the final update of the year. The patch will implement a number of champion balance changes, updates to runes, visual updates, and more. Riot has taken time since the start of preseason to collect player feedback and identify features that felt out of place. Patch 9.24 is bringing new Dawnbringer, Nightbringer and Sugar Rush skins, the Legend of the Poro King game …

Christmas comes early for CSGO snipers in Shattered Web week 4 Steven Rondina Counter-Strike Operation Shattered Web continues on with the start of week four and it’s going to delight any snipers out there. The latest roundup of missions revolves around the AWP and the SSG 08 rifles. The two weapons are used in each of the missions, which allow players to earn up to six total stars. The stars earn credit towards the higher value rewards from Shattered Web, most notably the agent …

Astralis’ Xyp9x, k0nfig talk ghosting and crowd impact on events M Alzamora Counter-Strike Counter-Strike features a long history of excited fans cheering on players live. Several incidents with these excitable crowds over the years have brought one issue to the forefront of the CSGO community time and time again. The problem is that fans like to see their team win. It’s an understandable feeling, one that every sports fan can identify with. Unlike in most traditional sports, however, fan support in CSGO can …

Winter Wonderland 2019 brings new game mode, shelves Skirmish William Davis News The holiday season has arrived once again and Overwatch is bringing the festivities with the biggest installment of the Winter Wonderland event yet. Winter Wonderland 2019 features three unique game modes, seven new winter-themed skins, and an all new intermediary mode that will be sticking around after the holidays come to a close. Mei’s Snowball Offensive and Yeti Hunter are making a return during this limited event. A brand new …

Jake, Pine retire from Overwatch League competition gabhernandez News Two Overwatch League veterans are saying goodbye to the professional scene. Kim “Pine” Do-hyeon and Jake “Jake” Lyon have announced their retirements from the OWL. Pine was a formidable DPS player for the New York Excelsior, best known for his clutch Widowmaker plays. He was a fan favorite during the inaugural OWL season and was considered the best DPS player in the league by fans. He was constantly making seemingly …

Guides & builds for new Dota 2 hero Void Spirit mid & offlane Steven Rondina Dota 2 Void Spirit is one of Dota 2’s most enigmatic heroes. Two of his abilities suggest that he is a roaming support that sets up kills. The others suggest he is a pursuit-focused carry built around his basic attack. In reality, the hero is something else entirely. Early signs indicate that Void Spirit’s greatest strength lies in his AOE magic damage potential. Top players have been looking to amplify his abilities …

2020 Service Medal revealed as winter patch comes to CSGO M Alzamora Counter-Strike When Counter-Strike: Global Offensive players are throwing snowballs more than they’re throwing smoke grenades, it’s officially December in CSGO. Valve released the annual holiday patch on December 9, and it’s filled with everything that a Counter-Strike holiday update is usually filled with a few small exceptions. The map’s chickens have their Christmas sweaters on once again, it’s snowing in the main menu, and there are piles of snowballs stacked around …

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