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League of Legends Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez reveals Silver rank in League of Legends By gabhernandez League of Legends Fnatic parts ways with coach YoungBuck amid internal issues By William Davis Counter-Strike Valve eyeing RFRSH, Astralis with new CSGO Major rule change By M Alzamora

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Ex-OWL pro Dafran receives 30-day ban from Twitch gabhernandez Former Atlanta Reign player and current Twitch streamer Daniel “Dafran” Francesca has been banned from Twitch for 30 days. “I got banned 30 days my dudes. I will try and appeal it,” Dafran said on Twitter. “You all know I say stupid shit all the time. This time my ignorance fucked me. I will keep you updated on the appeal.” The specific reason for the ban wasn’t explained, but it’s …

Dota 2

One Esports Dota 2 Invitational talent lineup, team list revealed Steven Rondina ONE Esports is looking to make a big splash with its upcoming Dota 2 tournament and has put together a strong crew of casters to match its star-studded lineup of teams. The organizer announced on Twitter that it will be bringing in most of Dota 2’s most prominent casters and analysts for the event. Jorien “Sheever” van der Heijden will be the main desk host, with Dominik “Black^” Reitmeier, Trent …

League of Legends

Former EU LCS pro k0u survives suicide attempt, is hospitalized Olivia Richman League of Legends fans began to panic when they saw a blog post written by former EU LCS pro Lâm “k0u” Tịnh Trì entitled, “My Reality, My Thoughts.”  In it, k0u wrote that anyone reading the post should know he is “no longer in this world.” He stated the blog post is a “dive into my mind during my last moments.”  One of k0u’s former Riddle Esports teammates, Noman “Nomi” …

Counter-Strike

GeT_RiGhT and SicK are among the top CSGO free agents M Alzamora There are always players looking for teams, and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive has names big and small in the scene left riding the bench today. CSGO’s lack of franchising means that the traditional free agency period found in esports like League of Legends doesn’t exist. Teams and players are free to make moves all year-round. Roster locks, the cutoff date for teams to submit their rosters to tournament organizers, are different …

League of Legends The biggest LCS transfer rumors from the 2019 offseason By Syed Mujtaba Naqvi News Twitch apologizes for accusing Viperous of slur, lifts her ban By Olivia Richman News Fleta leaves Seoul Dynasty, joins Shanghai Dragons for OWL 2020 By gabhernandez

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Top stats from the 2019 League of Legends World Championship Syed Mujtaba Naqvi The 2019 League of Legends World Championship culminated last weekend with FunPlus Phoenix taking the crown. In about a month from the group stage’s beginnings to finals, 16 teams competed on the Worlds stage. Some players were more dominant than others in terms of in-game statistics. Some had high kill/death/assist ratios just because they played only a few games, but overall, FPX and Griffin dominated across all aspects. Although it’s C9 …

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League fans can now vote for the 2019 LoL All-Stars Syed Mujtaba Naqvi Riot Games has recently announced the annual All-Star event will be returning this December. From November 13, fans have a chance to vote which pros will participate in the event. Pros picked by fans, and another six directly invited by Riot, will enjoy this three-day-long tournament in Los Angeles playing different fun game modes such as regional show matches and 1v1 competitions. They will be joined by influencers and other …

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Only 1 LoL player had perfect 2019 Worlds Pick’Ems Syed Mujtaba Naqvi Each year, League of Legends players look to prove their knowledge and try their luck with the Worlds Pick’Em. This year, only one person was perfect throughout the event. Not many League fans expected China’s FunPlus Phoenix to take the trophy at the 2019 LoL World Championship, but FPX made everyone that doubted them look foolish by skating through the event. FPX placed first in its group, took the quarterfinals match …

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Women in Esports campaign launched by British Esports Association Nina Forneloza The British Esports Association has launched a new campaign called Women in Esports. The initiative will focus on both getting more women involved in esports and celebrating women already in the industry. In a statement published on their website, the BEA discussed how, despite a large portion of esports viewership being female, there is still more work to do in making esports an inclusive environment for women. “30.4% of esports …

The most useful console commands to customize CSGO settings M Alzamora Counter-Strike Counter-Strike: Global Offensive’s Source Engine is ancient by programming standards, but its console still gives users a surprising amount of control over their gaming experience. CSGO’s console allows users to enter commands that affect the way the game behaves. For example, users can adjust the volume of game sounds with the console command “volume” or clear bullet holes and blood from walls using “r_cleardecals.” Not all commands work on every …

Griffin Director Cho resigns while the LCK team is investigation William Davis League of Legends Griffin’s Director Cho Kyu-nam has resigned, and the decision came after almost two months of public drama. Griffin is ready to put an end to the internal drama and start focusing on 2020. The team announced that former director Cho Kyu-nam is no longer part of the organization. Cho was part of a public battle with former head coach Kim “cvMax” Dae-ho who was fired back in September. cvMax accused …

KT Rolster reports DragonX for tampering with mid laner BDD William Davis League of Legends KT Rolster has reported DragonX, formerly known as Kingzone DragonX, for alleged player tampering, and the organization took the matter directly to Riot Games Korea. DragonX is in hot water after a post on Twitter that hinted at a possible player tampering. In a now-deleted post, the team made some comments that made it sound like KT Rolster’s mid laner Gwak “BDD” Bo-seong would be joining the team. The post …

Zven announces free agency, Upset rumored to join the LCS William Davis League of Legends Bottom laner Jesper “Zven” Svenningsen has been a free agent for over a month, and the player revealed the details through Twitter. Zven might not be coming back to Team SoloMid. The Danish player is back home in Europe to enjoy his off time. According to a post on his Twitter, Zven has been talking to teams in both Europe and North America, including TSM, for the better part of …

FunPlus Phoenix share picks for 2019 World Champion skins Syed Mujtaba Naqvi League of Legends As the winner of the League of Legends 2019 World Championship, FunPlus Phoenix picked champions that will receive the new World Champion skins. Beyond the trophy and a cash prize, winners of League’s Worlds championships get their own set of in-game skins. Players get to choose champions they wish the skins to be designed for, under the condition they played that champion during the main event. Often the champions picked …

FaZe Banks talks about destroying hotel room for $30K in damages Olivia Richman Fortnite FaZe Clan owner Ricky Banks and his friends left their suite in chaos, reportedly causing over $30,000 in damages.  TMZ uploaded the shocking footage on October 31, revealing broken furniture, damaged walls, and turned over plants in their expensive hotel room at the Encore At Wynn Las Vegas. It was an incident that could have resulted in Banks spending up to five years in prison.  Banks opened up about the …

BIG Academy, Swole Patrol impress in WINNERS League Week 3 M Alzamora Counter-Strike WINNERS League Season 3’s third week was a showcase for some of the stronger teams in the invite divisions. Things calmed down after last week’s upsets, with the only outlier being a Team Queso upset over Team LDLC. ESuba started strong on Mirage, building up a solid 5-1 lead before allowing BIG Academy to storm back and take the half 8-7. They carried the comeback mentality into the second half, only allowing …

The best CSGO launch commands that everyone should be using M Alzamora Counter-Strike Counter-Strike: Global Offensive gives players many ways to customize their game experience. When someone is looking for a way to increase FPS or improve the game’s textures, they’ll normally look to the game settings menu or console, but there’s actually a third “Launch Options” tool for changing CSGO settings located in the Steam client. Launch options are short commands that tell CSGO what to do when the game opens. For …

Fortnite v 11.11 update delayed as fans demand patch notes Olivia Richman Fortnite Epic Games has announced that Fortnite’s v 11.11 update will be delayed. Last night, Epic told fans that a patch could be expected this morning. It would include new content for Save the World and would also address some issues in various game modes.  But Epic soon posted a second tweet that informed Fortnite players that v 11.11 will actually be postponed. The short message noted that they’d tell fans …

Overwatch 2 meant to be challenging, may include ping system Olivia Richman News Overwatch is a game that relies on teamwork to win.  While this has long been among the reasons players flock to the unique FPS, others have found this aspect frustrating when their teammates don’t have a microphone. A game where teams need to “group up” and combine ultimates can easily be a source of frustration if you can’t get your teammates to cooperate or properly communicate.  This may be solved …

CSGO is Steam’s most-played game in October, beating Dota 2 and PUBG gabhernandez Counter-Strike For the first time ever, Counter Strike:Global Offensive enjoyed the highest monthly average player count of any game on Steam, bringing in more players than PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds and Dota 2. Those numbers come from Steam Charts, which has CSGO and Dota 2 trading the daily lead back and forth. CSGO first started peaking above Dota 2 in September, but has started to regularly stand above its rival esports title of …

Zikz joins 100 Thieves as head coach while Amazing leaves William Davis League of Legends Former Team SoloMid coach Tony “Zikz” Gray has joined 100 Thieves, and the team announced the signing through Twitter. 100 Thieves is making moves ahead of the 2020 Spring Split, with the team announcing Zikz as the head coach for its LCS team. Zikz is joining 100 Thieves after an underwhelming year with TSM. Hiring Zikz is the first deal closed by the newly appointed general manager and former broadcaster …

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