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Riot unveil All-pro team for 2020 LPL Spring Split Riot Games has unveiled the All-pro team for League of Legends Pro League (LPL) 2020 Spring Split, featuring a quintet of the best-performing players from one of the strongest LoL leagues in the world. Some of the names in the 2020 LPL Spring Split All-pro team might not come as a shock to anyone, given their popularity and the renown they have gained as some of the most gifted League of Legends players in the world, however, unlike most other All-pro teams from other regions, the LPL All-pro team also…

SicK announced retirement from CS:GO in favour of VALORANT Hunter "SicK" Mims announced he is retiring from competitive CS:GO play and will instead turn his attention to Riot Games' upcoming tactical first-person shooter VALORANT. In his announcement Tweet, SicK revealed that he has decided to end his five-year-long career as a CS:GO pro, which in his mind was an inevitable move for him as he believes the game has become very "stale and tedious" and that he simply did not enjoy playing it anymore. VALORANT, however, came at a "perfect time" for him to switch over and focus on…

Apeks bench Radifaction; bring in Polly Haakon "Radifaction" Tholo has been benched from Apeks' CS:GO team and will be replaced by the team's coach Pål "Polly" Kammen, as announced by the Norwegian CS:GO squad. As revealed, the benching of Radifaction was ushered by Apeks' poor results over the last couple of months. The team is currently ranked #87 in the world, which is far from their peak placement back in March 2020, when Apeks were ranked #66, however, their unsuccessful run through ESEA MDL Season 34 qualifying campaign eventually resulted in Apeks' significant drop on the global rankings. Looking…

Travis Scott Fortnite event – What we know about it It was a long time coming, but Epic Games finally confirmed the Travis Scott event in Fortnite Chapter 2, Season 2, which is set to launch on April 23. The celebration will bring with it plenty of surprises for Fortnite players some of which already got unveiled to the public. It's no secret that Fortnite in-game celebrations draw in masses of players, who descend on the island to enjoy the newest features and exciting events that come with it, no matter what the occasion is, be it a crossover…

G2 Esports crowned as 2020 LEC Spring Split champions G2 Esports retained their crown as the strongest European League of Legends team with a commanding 3-0 win over Fnatic in the grand finals of the League of Legends European Championship (LEC) Spring Split earlier this Sunday. G2 Esports had a bumpy road leading to their seventh LEC title and although many already wrote off the reigning European champions due to their iffy performances this split, Marcin “Jankos” Jankowski and his crew delivered when it mattered and once more solidified themselves as the undisputed champions of Europe. There is always…

Tense1983 and Test Team 1 win Overwatch Flash Ops: Echo Showdown Tense1983 and Test Team 1 won their respective regional events of Overwatch Flash Ops: Echo Showdown earlier this Sunday, and with that secured US $10,000 in tournament winnings each. Often times, when a new hero is introduced to Overwatch, it pays dividends to practice on it and become an expert, but rarely did that earn player any monetary reward. That, however, changed this Sunday, when Tense1983 and Test Team 1 won the gold medal and $10,000 in tournament winnings at Overwatch Flash Ops: Echo Showdown EMEA and NA…

Dota2 Patch 7.26 introduces big game changes The latest Dota2 patch just dropped and it brought with it a plethora of game-changing updates, which will change the way the game is played in a huge way. Since December, we were introduced to quite a few Dota2 updates, each introducing a few significant changes to everyone's favourite MOBA game title, however, it was the 7.25 which was arguably one of the biggest patches with a significant amount of hero changes. Now only a few weeks later, Valve released another patch, which will introduce only a couple of gameplay aspects, so…

ESPN will host VALORANT Invitational with teams from seven esports titles ESPN Esports announced its own VALORANT Invitational tournament, featuring teams made up of players from other esports titles including League of Legends, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Fortnite ane more. The ESPN's VALORANT Invitational is set to begin on Monday, April 20, pitting professional esports players from various esports titles against each other to determine which esports best prepared its players with the needed skills to dominate in VALORANT. As revealed, there will be a total of eight teams from seven different game titles, including CS:GO, Fortnite, LoL, PUBG, Rainbow…

CS:GO surpasses Dota2’s all-time concurrent player peak The gaming industry continues to boom and while most games be it a multiplayer game or more single-player oriented game titles are experiencing a massive increase in their player base, it's Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, which came to the fore as one of the most popular games on Steam, breaking the platform's concurrent player base number of over 1.3 million. Dota2 and CS:GO, as two of the most popular Steam titles have been steadily rising throughout the last couple of months, which is not all too surprising, given that most of the global…

Evil Geniuses announce exodus from Rainbow Six Siege A prominent North American esports organisation Evil Geniuses announced their departure from Rainbow Six Siege competitive scene, shortly after it was unveiled they will not be participating in the Rainbow Six Siege Pro League. The shock announcement of Evil Geniuses' exodus from the R6S competitive landscape comes shortly after it was revealed Luminosity Gaming won't be attending Rainbow Six Siege Pro League, and have also declared their departure from the scene, effectively meaning R6S lost two of the most exciting teams. Evil Geniuses' announcement was a huge shock for both fans and…