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Counter-Strike
CSGO’s Agents are hard to see, especially for the colorblind
M Alzamora
Shattered Web is Counter-Strike: Global Offensive’s first operation in two years, and its release has brought out the helpful side of the CSGO community. As players band together to help each other with the operation’s first week of missions, some fans and pros are concerned about the new agent models and their visibility on competitive maps. Some models models, like the FBI SWAT Operator, tend to disappear into the background …
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8-year-old Overwatch player gets Platinum competitive placement
Olivia Richman
A proud father has shared his eight-year-old daughter’s impressive Overwatch placement on Reddit. User Speakeasyow uploaded his daughter’s Season 19 placement in Overwatch, and the community was blown away. After winning five straight games, his daughter got a rank of 2882 SR, putting her in Platinum. This is also only a little over 100 SR away from Diamond, which means she’s in the top 25% of all players. The father …
League of Legends
Xmithie rejoins Immortals after being dropped by Team Liquid
William Davis
Immortals has announced the first member of its 2020 team and it’s a blast from the past. Jake “Xmithie” Puchero is rejoining his former organization. The North American jungler was part of the team in the 2017 NA LCS Summer Split. With Xmithie on its roster, Immortals finished in second place that split and went to compete in the 2017 League of Legends World Championship. “Among all the LCS players Jake …
League of Legends
T1 welcomes Cuzz, re-signs Effort after Clid leaves for Gen.G
Syed Mujtaba Naqvi
Just a day after League of Legends fans were hit with the shocking news that T1 jungler Kim “Clid” Tae-min had departed the team to join Gen.G, T1 announced on Twitter that it has come to terms with Lee “Effort” Mun on a new deal to keep the player on the team. Additionally, the organization confirmed that Mun “Cuzz” U-Chan will be joining the roster as the new starting jungler after splitting off from DragonX. …
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Tencent profits down 13%, blame falls on Chinese regulations
Olivia Richman
PlayerUnknown’s Battleground’s owner Tencent has reportedly seen a 13% dip in profits this quarter. The profit loss is most likely due to China’s very strict regulations on the video game market. One of the country’s recent regulations prevented Tencent’s new title, Perfect World Mobile, from being monetized as had been planned. The world’s largest gaming firm reported a $2.91 billion (20.38 billion yuan) profit for the third quarter of 2019, …
League of Legends
Golden Guardians adds Closer from the TCL, GoldenGlue from C9
William Davis
Turkish jungler Can “Closer” Çelik and North American mid laner Greyson “Goldenglue” Gilmer have joined Golden Guardians as LCS starters. Golden Guardians is starting to make moves in the offseason. The team recruited Closer and Goldenglue as the new starters for the LCS roster. Closer recently took part in the World Championship with TCL champion Royal Youth. Goldenglue joins the team after playing for Cloud9 Academy. The decision to sign …
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DisguisedToast hints he could be the next streamer leaving Twitch
Olivia Richman
Jeremy “DisguisedToast” Wang may be the next streaming sensation to leave Twitch. Earlier today, DisguisedToast tweeted a cryptic message to fans that had the streaming community speculating that he may not be on Twitch for much longer. “I want to tell YOU all something. It’s time to FACE the facts. I have to MIX things up,” he tweeted. Fans immediately put together that the famous Hearthstone player was referencing YouTube, …
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XY Gaming rebrands as Repeat following fresh investment
Jared Wynne
Esports tournament and gaming platform XY Gaming is getting a new name and a fresh coat of paint as it becomes Repeat.gg. The competition hub recently secured a new infusion of investments that will enable it to grow over the coming months and years. That growth begins internally with the team doubling in size, but it extends far beyond that. Repeat will be dramatically increasing the number of games available …
CLG recruits Crown while Ruin returns for one more year in LCS
William Davis
League of Legends
Mid laner Lee “Crown” Min-ho has joined Counter Logic Gaming for 2020, while the team also confirmed the return of top laner Kim “Ruin” Hyeong-min to the starting roster. Crown is staying in the LCS. The mid laner was officially transferred from Immortals to CLG where he is taking over the mid lane. Crown will replace Tristan “PowerOfEvil” Schrage, who decided not to renew his contract with the team. Crown …
100 Thieves adds Meteos, Ssumday back to LCS roster for 2020
William Davis
League of Legends
Jungler William “Meteos” Hartman and top laner Kim “Ssumday” Chan-ho are back in the 100 Thieves LCS roster for 2020. 100 Thieves revealed two members of its LCS starting roster, Meteos and Ssumday. 2020 will be a bit of a homecoming for these two players as they will return to the main roster in the spring. Ssumday spent most of 2019 playing for 100 Thieves Academy. In the summer, the …
Tricked Esports sell CSGO team to unknown buyer for massive sum
Olivia Richman
Counter-Strike
Tricked Esports has sold its Counter-Strike: Global Offensive for $300,000. The Danish organization has not yet revealed who the buyer is, but claimed on their official press release that “the sale bears good news” for the roster. According to Tricked Esports, the players will “take a seat much higher within the esports ecosystem” while being able to “hold onto every asset they own.” “In other words, they will not be …
TFT Patch 9.23 resets ranked, adds True Damage Little Legends
William Davis
League of Legends
The TFT ranked system is back with Patch 9.23, the first update since the release of Set 2: Rise of the Elements. In Patch 9.22, TFT changed completely. Set 2 introduced new units, synergies, and classes. Riot Games gave players two weeks to adapt and then relaunched the ranked system with a hard reset. Everyone is back in Iron and must play five games to determine their starting point in …
FlyQuest signs IgNar as new support for the 2020 LCS season
Syed Mujtaba Naqvi
League of Legends
South Korean League of Legends player Lee “IgNar” Dong-geun has joined FlyQuest as the team’s new support, the organization announced on Twitter. After having played the 2019 season with the German team FC Schalke 04 Esports, and the fourth-place team in the 2019 LoL European Championship Summer season, IgNar is moving to North America. From one of the best teams in the LEC, IgNar is transferring to NA to play …
Riot fines Cloud9 for breaking LCS rules over player equity
Syed Mujtaba Naqvi
News
Riot Games’ Lol Esports staff shared on November 20 that Cloud9 is getting fined due to the organization’s equity plan, which violates the rules of the League of Legends Championship Series. Cloud9 needs to pay a total of $175,000 in fines in addition to removing and repaying stocks that their players hold in the organization. C9 issued stock to seven of their players, which would’ve been fine prior to 2017 but has …
Evil Geniuses buys out Bang from 100 Thieves for 2020 LCS
William Davis
League of Legends
According to a report by ESPN, Bae “Bang” Jun-sik will join Evil Geniuses’ League of Legends team for the 2020 season. The newest team in the LCS paid an undisclosed sum of cash to 100 Thieves for the former World Champion AD carry. He joins fellow recent additions Dennis “Svenskeren” Johnsen and Tristan “Zeyzal” Stidam, who were acquired by Evil Geniuses from Cloud9. Evil Geniuses seems committed to putting together …
Clid, Rascal, and Bdd sign with Gen.G for 2020 LCK season
Syed Mujtaba Naqvi
League of Legends
Gen.G has announced that Kim “Clid” Tae-min, Kim “Rascal” Kwang-hee, and Gwak “Bdd” Bo-seong have been signed to the organization’s League of Legends roster for the 2020 LoL Championship Korea season. News of Rascal leaving DragonX and Bdd splitting off from KT Rolster wasn’t a shock to fans. Far more surprising was the reveal that T1’s jungler was splitting off from the organization after a highly successful 2019 season. Clid was part of the SK …
Evil Geniuses lose, Fighting PandaS eliminated in MDL Chengdu Major
Steven Rondina
Dota 2
Day one of the MDL Chengdu Major was a tough one for the CIS region. Day two was rough for China. On day three, it was North America’s turn. All three teams from the region, Evil Geniuses, J.Storm, and Fighting PandaS, absorbed losses at the MDL Chengdu Major. This sees Evil Geniuses and J.Storm drop to the lower bracket, while Fighting PandaS is eliminated. For Evil Geniuses and J.Storm, this …
Sneaky talks about leaving Cloud9 LoL roster during Twitch stream
Nina Forneloza
League of Legends
During a recent stream, veteran AD carry Zachary “Sneaky” Scuderi confirmed that he will no longer be playing for Cloud9 on their starting roster next year. This comes after an ESPN report in which Cloud9 are said to have signed former Team SoloMid bot laner Jesper “Zven” Svenningsen to go along with Dignitas transfer Philippe “Vulcan” Laflamme as the squad’s new bot lane. While streaming on twitch, Sneaky also hinted …
100 Thieves crush FURIA, take last ESL Pro League Finals spot
M Alzamora
Counter-Strike
100 Thieves took the final spot in the ESL Pro League Season 10 Finals by defeating FURIA eSports. What analysts predicted to be a competitive matchup wasn’t even close as 100 Thieves bested FURIA in impressive 2-0 fashion. In victories on Vertigo and Inferno, 100 Thieves earned their EPL Finals spot with some help from the top-performing player in the North American region this season. Justin “jks” Savage has lived up …
Preseason patch 9.23 changes the map, dragons, runes, and more
William Davis
League of Legends
Patch 9.23 is loaded and ready to go. Welcome to the preseason! The ranked season is done and it’s time for a fresh start with a new map, new dragons, and new items. Patch 9.23 introduces a new set of mechanics that will change the game completely. The new mechanics change the priority in objectives, the experience and gold distribution, and the impact of individuals on the game. The biggest …
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