100 Thieves have officially announced the remaining two members for their professional Valorant team. Peter “Asuna” Mazuryk and Quan “Dicey” Tran, previously of Immortals, have now joined 100 Thieves as their final two members. They join veterans Spencer “Hiko” Martin, Nick “Nirt0” Cannella, and Josh “Steel” Nissan. There has been speculation as to who might be joining […]
Neymar impresses with clean ace in CSGO during live stream
Neymar is a star on the football (soccer) field but he’s not too shabby in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive either. The Paris Saint-Germain and Brazil superstar drew a lot of attention to himself in the CS:GO world yesterday after pulling off a ridiculous ACE with a pistol. During the live stream on Twitch Neymar hit over […]
What is Ability Haste in League of Legends and what happened to CDR?
The upcoming League of Legends pre-season 11 details have recently been announced, and we’ve learned of a game-changing new stat called Ability Haste. Similar to cooldown reduction (CDR), Ability Haste affects the amount of times a player can cast a spell. This new stat will soon completely replace CDR, bringing along new features that may […]
U.S. Government Files Appeal on WeChat Preliminary Injunction
The U.S. government filed an appeal to the Ninth Circuit Court on Friday, in an attempt to reverse a Sept. 19 preliminary injunction on a ban of Tencent’s WeChat App. The injunction won on behalf of the U.S. WeChat Users Alliance was granted based on concerns that a ban in the U.S. would limit users’ […]
Riot Games Brazil Announces New Country Manager
Riot Games Brazil announced Friday that it has named Diego Martinez as the new general manager, filling the position left by Roberto Iervolino in August. Since 2016 Martinez has served as Riot Games’ head of operations in Brazil, and will effectively begin in the new role in November. The company said that it will undergo […]
K-Pop supergroup K/DA announces release date of debut EP
League of Legends‘ K-Pop supergroup, K/DA, has announced the release date of their debut EP. The EP, titled ALL OUT, will release worldwide on November 6, 2020. Who is K/DA? K/DA is a K-Pop music group consisting of Champions from League of Legends. The group is made up of Ahri, Akali, Evelynn, and Kai’Sa. K/DA […]
EVOS Esports Sees Quarter-Over-Quarter Growth on TikTok
Southeast Asia-based EVOS Esports announced that its viewership numbers increased “1,000%” quarter-over-quarter on short-form video app, TikTok. The total number of TikTok views on EVOS Esports talents’ TikTok accounts increased from more than 49M views in Q1 2020 to over 700M in Q2 2020. The total number of TikTok followers also increased from over 9M […]
Esports Tournament Organizers ESL, Dreamhack Announce Merger
Yesterday, ESL and Dreamhack announced that they would be merging their esports organizations. The companies have been subsidiaries of Modern Times Group (MTG) since 2015 when the group bought both in separate transactions. ESL is the world’s largest esports company and the oldest that is still operational. The newly formed company will be known as […]
URF is back in League of Legends for the Worlds event
One of the most beloved League of Legends game modes is coming back for their annual Worlds event. Ultra Rapid Fire, better known as URF, will be available to play through the duration of the event. Here’s more about the game mode. What is URF in League of Legends? URF is a game mode in League of […]
Where to destroy 3 cobwebs at The Authority: Fortnite Week 7 challenge
The Fortnite Chapter 2 – Season 4 Week 7 challenges are here and there’s a ton of XP up for grabs (225,000 to be specific). For players looking to advance their Battle Passes, this is a huge opportunity. However, Week 7 features some tasks that can’t be completed by simply playing through a match of […]