Author: G7R

After what seemed like a lifetime—but was only actually three months—VALORANT fans can finally represent their favorite Chinese teams in their own ranked adventures with the game’s new VCT CN team capsules. When the original set of team capsules released, supporters were dismayed to discover that only Americas, EMEA, and Pacific teams received these special bundles. The top squads from China were left out, but with VALORANT‘s Patch 8.09, they’re finally jumping into the fray alongside the rest of the best teams around the world. From popular squads like Edward Gaming and FunPlus Phoenix to up-and-coming organizations like Dragon Ranger…

It’s hard to find any new road left for Faker to tread. Ask anyone who’s followed professional League of Legends for any amount of time between 2013 and today—they’ll tell you he’s the greatest to ever play the game. Ask anyone who’s even had a cursory glance at esports at some point in their lives—they’ll at least know his name. And for a scene that’s as niche in the grander cultural zeitgeist as League is, that’s enough.  Now in his 11th professional League season, Faker is still the standard-bearer for a game that’s just a few years older than his career.…

We’ve hit the mid-point of the CS2 2024 calendar year after the conclusion of ESL Pro League in mid-May, which means it’s time for another round of BetBoom Dacha. This is the second BetBoom Dacha after organizers FISSURE brought the event to Counter-Strike 2 after originally launching in Dota 2. Last year’s edition saw Team Spirit take home a cool $180,000 USD prize in Dubai. Now, they’ll be out to defend their crown in Serbia with a boosted $500,000 prize pool up for grabs. MOUZ are attending and are fresh off their win at EPL, while the likes of Virtus.pro…

We’re almost halfway through the year and have seen multiple spectacular Counter-Strike 2 performances from many players like donk, ZywOo, or m0NESY. All boast incredible stats in 2024, and one North American veteran is in their prestige company. If you have been following CS2 tournaments this year, you shouldn’t be surprised to hear it’s no other than Complexity’s EliGE. The 26-year-old has been an outstanding player for the team so far, and his stats prove it. He’s currently the third best-rated rifler of the year, according to Thunderpick.  EliGE has boasted a 1.17 rating this year alongside a 1.33 Impact and 1.11 KD ratio. He’s outscored only…

In perhaps the most anticipated match of the 2024 League of Legends season so far, Gen.G clashed with Bilibili Gaming in a thrilling Mid-Season Invitational semifinal.  Both teams entered the tournament as favorites to claim the title, representing their respective regions as first seeds, and today they clashed for the first time. The stakes were high as the winner would secure a spot in the grand final, while the loser would have to wait for a chance at redemption and revenge. After displaying the highest level of pro plays, it was Gen.G who devoured their opponents and are now positioned as the event’s final boss. BLG top laner Bin at theMSI 2024…

The POI battle between o7 and Elev8 Gaming created one of the most exciting contests in Apex Legends LAN history, but those contests might soon be a thing of the past. ALGS may have changed forever with the recent implementation of a POI draft system—and many pros aren’t happy. After playing through their first set of competitive scrim matches on May 15 using the new snake draft system, pros shared their thoughts on X (formerly Twitter). The conclusion was rather divisive, where top pros ImperialHal and Zach Mazer strongly disagreed with the new system. Called a “rushed process” by Zach…

G2 Esports have reignited the hopes of Western League of Legends fans by taking down Top Esports with a score of 3-0 at Mid-Season Invitational 2024. Gen.G have already made it to the final, and their AD carry predicts they’ll face the LEC champions in the grand final. After dismantling Bilibili Gaming on May 16, Gen.G’s Peyz talked a bit about the victory and the League tournament. Three powerful teams, T1, BLG, and G2 are left in the lower bracket, and Peyz predicts G2 will go all the way to the final. “Honestly, I think all three teams are really…

Wizards of the Coast switched up Magic: The Gathering’s Banned and Restricted announcements for the 2023-2024 season. Here is a full breakdown of when to expect the next ban.  A set schedule was finally applied to MTG Banned and Restricted announcements at the same time the legality of an MTG card in Standard was increased to three years. The purpose of the change was to provide players with one large annual Banned and Restricted announcement a year while having slots throughout the year where WotC could choose to ban a card or leave all formats as is.  Is there an…

Chances are, if you ask any fan of League of Legends esports who the best Western team has been over the last few years, nine out of 10 folks would say G2 Esports. And in a recent graphic shown on the 2024 Mid-Season Invitational broadcast, the numbers signaling just how much better G2 have performed in comparison to the rest of their Western counterparts is staggering. The graphic, titled “Fighting the Raid Boss,” showed off just how effective G2 have been in comparison to the rest of the West when facing off against Korean and Chinese League teams over the…

In a shocking roster move, ImperialHal ended his five-year stint with North American giants TSM today to team with his rivals from DarkZero, joining Genburten and Zer0 to form an Apex Legends super team. The nicknamed “CEO” will renounce his IGL role to follow Zer0’s leadership. TSM and DarkZero’s rosters have a fiery rivalry in the ALGS, with both teams holding three LAN titles. Until Reject Winnity’s dominant performance at the most recent Split One Playoffs, no other team had won a LAN trophy. At the crux of this rivalry was the battle of the IGLs. Although ImperialHal has long…