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Counter-Strike 2 fans and pundits alike are sharing their frustration with Team Liquid, leveling criticism at the organization’s flagging project after zews officially exited the roster.  Esprots fans quickly expressed a mix of frustration, resignation, and speculation today after the head coach’s departure was confirmed, underscoring the high expectations and scrutiny that come with being a top esports org. One CS2 fan suggested the situation can simply be dubbed “a colossal failure” while another pointed to how much money had been spent and the fact it’s the team’s third rebuild in 12 months. The jets have been turned on Liquid…

Faker is a true veteran in League of Legends, playing the game for more than 10 years now. Recently, however, he’s been experiencing two specific issues, that he believes need to be fixed to uphold professionalism in esports. On June 25, T1 released a video, where different players answered and talked about specific topics. In one of them, Faker mentioned how online DDoSing (attacks that intend to disconnect players from their current games) and personal attacks are still problems and need to be addressed as fast as possible by Riot Games. “Online streams and personal attacks still remain, and it’s…

The road to Dota 2‘s The International 2024 is over. Six teams already secured their spots via direct invite thanks to their form over the calendar year, but there were 10 spots remaining for aspiring squads through the regional closed qualifiers. Following the invites, the other slots were distributed between each major region: Western Europe, Eastern Europe, China, North America, South America, and Southeast Asia. No team wanted to miss out on a ticket to TI, the greatest tournament in Dota‘s illustrious circuit. Here’s everything you need to know about the Dota 2 TI 2024 closed qualifiers. Dota 2 TI…

The LCS is back and in full force! Before the Summer Split, LCS commissioner Mark Zimmerman addressed the community with the news that best-of-threes would be returning—but perhaps not in the way we would have imagined. The LCS introduced a single round-robin format, with every series being best-of-three, similar to the format seen during the regular season for each VALORANT domestic competition last year. Following the conclusion of week two, Alan “Busio” Cwalina, Eric “Licorice” Ritchie, and Sean “Yeon” Sung sat down with Emily Rand for the latest edition of the LCS podcast, Pros. The group discussed their thoughts on…

One of the few players that’s lifted trophies in both VALORANT and Counter-Strike is reportedly reaching out to a number of professional CS2 teams about yet another return. Nick “nitr0” Cannella, winner of IEM Grand Slam season two in CS:GO and the First Strike tournament in VALORANT, is looking to return to CS2 yet again, and has already been in contact with a “number of teams” in the North American region. Nitr0 provided a quote to Dust2.us confirming his interest in returning. Is another Liquid return possible? There’s an IGL opening. Photo via ESL “VALORANT was not what I expected it…

Cloud9 is reportedly in the process of finalizing a partnership with the reigning champions of the Call of Duty League, which would be the first step in the blue brand’s return to competitive CoD after seven years. C9 is “in the process of entering into a partnership with the New York Subliners,” the 2023 CDL champions, according to a report from esports media outlet Sheep Esports. According to the report, this would enable C9 to complete its “short-term objective” of competing in the Modern Warfare 3 tournament at the upcoming Esports World Cup. C9 is eyeing the defending champs. Photo…

OG’s quest for a third Dota 2 Aegis of Champions faces an unexpected opponent: parenthood. As Sébastien “Ceb” Debs welcomes his first child, PGL’s rulebook threatens to force the two-time TI-winning organization to forfeit its TI2024 qualifier run. OG announced today that Ceb would be absent from the team against Entity as his wife gives birth to their child. The organization informed PGL of this potential scheduling conflict in May when the initial details of the TI qualifiers were released. The stand-off begins. Image via OG Initially, PGL only permitted OG to use a stand-in for one day, failing to account for the unpredictable nature of childbirth…

Ukrainian organization Natus Vincere is making a sudden return to competitive Call of Duty after nearly three years away from the esport—but they aren’t fielding an international squad based in Europe. Instead, they’re picking up an Aussie trio who will enter this year’s million-dollar Esports World Cup Warzone tournament with plenty of momentum. The Aussie trio of Zepa, Lymax, and Levi will fly the NAVI flag for the Warzone event in July following an announcement from the org on June 22. The trio came together for the World Series of Warzone North American final, flying to Canada to practice in…

Over the last month, Riot Games has caught a ton of flak from the League of Legends player base for the release of Faker’s controversially priced commemorative Ahri skin bundle, but now, people are hoping for some luck as the LCS hosts a giveaway with the expensive cosmetic as the prize. Across the next two weekends, LCS enthusiasts will get a chance to win Faker’s new Ahri skin as a randomized drop by watching the games while signed into the league’s official website, but there’s a small caveat: there are only two copies are there to be won. Only one…

While the new rule changes regarding relegation for professional VALORANT teams announced yesterday were received well by the esports community at large, many want to see Riot go a step further and apply the rules to all teams, not just those who rose from Ascension. Yesterday, Riot Games instituted new rule changes to VALORANT esports for 2025, providing teams that reach VCT international leagues through Ascension the opportunity to stay up if they perform to a certain level each season. The “promotion window” was reduced from two years to one, but the teams in question may stay in their VCT…