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LEC and LCS changes due to coronavirus fears League of Legends European Championship (LEC) and League of Legends Championship Series (LCS) will be making some changes to fans' experience for the remained of the split due to the COVID-19 coronavirus concerns. Both LEC and LCS have made announcements earlier on Friday, March 6, revealing changes that are coming to both leagues in the response of the global COVID-19 epidemic, which already infected over 100,000 people worldwide. The official LEC Twitter page made a post, unveiling the 2020 Spring Finals will be held at the LEC Studio in Berlin, Germany…

Complexity will replace MAD Lions in European Minor Closed Qualifiers Complexity have been announced as replacement team for MAD Lions at Europe Minor Closed Qualifier – ESL One Rio 2020, which is slated to begin this Saturday, March 7. MAD Lions have announced they have decided to withdraw from participating at the Europe Minor Closed Qualifier – ESL One Rio 2020 as they were unable to find a suitable replacement for Nicolai "HUNDEN" Petersen, whom the Danish squad benched earlier on Thursday due to internal issues in the squad. Initially, it was reported that the Spanish esports organisation had…

Riot will host a $150,000 showcase in celebration of TFT: Galaxies In a bid to properly celebrate the release of the heavily anticipated Teamfight Tactics: Galaxies, Riot Games revealed they will be hosting a showcase event later in March, featuring some of the biggest names in TFT scene who will duke it out for US $150,000 in prize pool. The Teamfight Tactics: Galaxies Showcase is slated to take place on Thursday, March 12 and conclude a day later, on Friday, March 13. As revealed, it will feature 16 TFT players from all over the globe, who will compete in…

ApEX takes over as new Vitality captain Vitality member Dan "apEX" Madesclaire has been confirmed as the team's new In-game leader, following the departure of Alex "ALEX" McMeekin earlier on Wednesday, March 4. Ever since ALEX announced his intentions of leaving Vitality CS:GO roster, the biggest question was perhaps not who will be the new arrival at the French squad, but rather who will Vitality appoint as their new captain. Although there were speculations Vitality could sign a new IGL that proved to not be true, as it was a 17-year-old Kévin "misutaaa" Rabier who was announced as the…

MAD Lions bench HUNDEN MAD Lions captain Nicolai "HUNDEN" Petersen has been removed from the active CS:GO roster and moved to the bench, as revealed earlier this Thursday, March 5, by the Spanish esports organisation. The shock announcement will see the experienced In-game-leader removed from the active line-up due to internal issues in the team, which will leave the Danish squad on the lookout for a new member. MAD Lions are, however, running out of time as they are set to appear at Europe Minor Championship – Rio 2020: Closed Qualifier in just two days’ time. As it was…

Vitality sign misutaaa to their CS:GO squad Team Vitality have announced the signing of Kévin "misutaaa" Rabier earlier this Thursday, March 5, who will fill the gap in their CS:GO lineup. Misutaaa has been announced as the fifth and final member of Team Vitality's CS:GO roster this Thursday. The 17-year-old CS:GO pro will arrive at the team shortly after Vitality parted ways with their In-game-leader Alex "ALEX" McMeekin, who grew tired of constant travelling and competition. The newest addition to the French squad has spent last few years playing at a French squad Make Your Destiny and in November…

Dashy takes over SMG role at OpTic Gaming Los Angeles OpTic Gaming Los Angeles have announced they will be making some roster changes ahead of the fourth competitive week of Call of Duty League (CDL), by moving Brandon "Dashy" Otell to an SMG role. To say OpTic Gaming had a poor start of the CDL season would be an understatement, seeing how one of the most prominent names in the Call of Duty esports scene failed to win a single match out of four played so far. Ahead of the fourth competitive week, OpTic sit at the bottom of…

Riot confirms new Pentakill album is in the works Riot Games' creative director Christian “Praeco” Linke confirmed League of Legend's metal band Pentakill is preparing a new album, which will feature up to 10 new unique songs. Conceived by Riot Games in 2014, Pentakill is a band that does not exist in our world, but rather in the world of Runtterra – the universe in which League of Legends is placed in. The band features some well-known LoL champions as its members in Karthus as the lead singer, Yorick, Sona, Olaf on the drums and the lead guitarist Mordekaiser…

Hearthstone launches The Spirit of Competition anniversary event Blizzard have decided to hold a small anniversary event for its Hearthstone player base, which will award the players' dedication to grinding out Blizzard's TCG game for over six years with new decks and new Tavern Brawl modes. The anniversary in question will be named The Spirit of Competition and will run between March 4 -17. During the event, the players will obtain six free card packs by simply logging in. The awarded set of packs will contain two packs from each of the expansions, including Rise of Shadows, Saviors of…

Ex-CS:GO pro sentenced to 116 years in prison for fraud A former Brazilian CS:GO pro and social media influencer Shayene "shAy" Victorio has reportedly been sentenced to 116 years in prison after being convinced of for embezzlement related to a business she and her ex-partner ran from 2013-2017. Although not one of the most famous personalities in the Anglosphere, shAy is an established figure in the Brazilian esports scene, known for her competitive background in the Counter-Strike scene, where she is regarded as one of the biggest female esports stars. Active from 2008-2019, shAy competed in both Counter-Strike 1.6…