The beginner’s guide to Teamfight Tactics From little legend to big legend. Editor’s note: This story has been updated to reflect values from the latest patch. Teamfight Tactics, Riot Games’ take on the Auto Battler (also known as Auto Chess) genre, has been a huge hit with both players and viewers on Twitch. It’s a strategy game where players draft units, place them on a board as a team, and compete against seven other players....

Shatter your enemies. Updated on May 9 at 11:58 a.m. GMT+8:Improved relevancy. Iceboxis a map that challenges players due to its verticality and multiple lanes of attack. On this map, agents need to not just have the ability to click heads, but also play around various angles. To make headway onto the sites, it’s essential to know who the best duelists on Icebox are. Duelists — the agents known for their aggressive playstyles and self-sufficiency, thrive in the fast-paced engagements that Icebox demands....

The biggest and best new features coming with Counter-Strike 2 All the best changes you want to know! Counter-Strike 2is bringing a lot of hype to an already popular franchise, and rightfully so. The current iteration, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, came out in 2012, meaning fans of the game have been playing it for over 10 years at this point. A move to Source 2 brings a wealth of changes both small and large, and we’re going to talk about the biggest ones in this article....

These are the most exciting Street Fighter V matches to look out for at Evo 2019 This year’s brackets have set up some incredible potential match-ups. With Evo 2019 kicking off in just two days, we’ve had a look at theStreet Fighter V tournament bracketto see what match-ups could potentially unfold as the top five Capcom Pro Tour ranked players progress. 1. Victor “Punk” Woodley Punk is ranked first on the global leaderboards with 3,195 CPT points, and should have no problem advancing through Pools H600 and J600....

This fan-favorite Arcane character will be making a comeback in season 2 Beyond the grave. The finale of Arcane season 1 delivered an unexpected blow to fans with the demise of a pivotal character. Warning: Major spoilers if you haven’t watched Arcane season 1. This mysterious chem-baron played a crucial role in the events of the first season, yet their backstory remained shrouded in mystery. Despite the apparent finality of their fate, this character is set to make a reappearance in the upcoming Arcane season 2....

TI10 has broken the record for the all-time biggest prize pool in esports Will TI10’s prize pool reach US$40 million? The prize pool of The International 2020 (TI10) now holds the all-time record for the biggest prize pool for a single esports tournament after it surpassed the previous record set by TI9 at US$34.3 million. TI10’s prize pool breached last year’s record of US$34,330,068 million after just 92 days and ten hours of crowdfunding, according to theDota 2 prize pool tracker....

TI9 Main Event Lower Bracket Finals: Liquid complete their historic Lower Bracket run and eliminate PSG.LGD 2-1 We’re now guaranteed our first-ever repeat TI Champion. With three teams left in the tournament and China’s last hope for a TI winner on home soil doing their best to claim victory, it came down to a series featuring an unyielding Team Liquid and PSG.LGD just losing theirfanasticform and crumbling. Having been sent to the Lower Bracket Final by OG, PSG....

To Every You I’ve Loved Before: Release date, trailer, characters Boku Ai or Kimi Ai? Updated on April 13, 3:30 p.m. (GMT+8): Added Taiwan release date, improved relevancy. With blockbuster films like Marvel Studios’ Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness and A24’s Everything Everywhere All At Once, filmmakers have been keen to explore the idea of multiple universes existing at the same time. Theanime industryalso has its own contender when it comes to the genre, with the release of companion films “To Every You I’ve Loved Before” and “To Me, The One Who Loved You” by Bakken Record and TMS Entertainment....

Trainwreck claims Drake will join the Scuffed podcast in first episode in 14 months Is it to push his new platform? Updated at February 16, 12:34 p.m. (GMT -5): Trainwreck has since deleted his tweet. Host of the Scuffed podcast Tyler “Trainwreck” Niknam has claimed that popular musician Drake will be part of the first episode of the show in over a year. The newscame via a simplistic tweetrevealing the return of the podcast alongside the news that it would feature Drake....

TSM brings back former IGL to Valorant roster for the 2023 season Welcome back, captain! TSM will have familiar faces on its starting roster for the upcoming Challengers circuit. The North American esports organization brought back its former player and in-game leader James “hazed” Cobb, and signed former Immortals and Gen.G Esports player Nicholas “NaturE” Garrison in the offseason. Still missing from the team is Yassine “Subroza” Taoufik, a long-standing player who was part of the mousSpaz roster that was picked up by TSM in 2020....

Valorant terms and calls all players should know Know your Valorant terms, get more wins. Valorant is all about being tactical. Playing as a team will always improve your chances of winning, but to play as a functional team, you will need to understand all the Valorant terms players use today. If you’re totally new to playing Valorant, here is a guide to some of the easiest yet most important Valorant terms, terminology, calls, and comms you need to know in order to communicate effectively with your teammates....

VCT Lock In viewership has an impressive opening day How high can it go before it’s over? The opening day for the Valorant esports 2023 season was a big one as day one ofVCT Lock Inviewership brought in massive numbers. The event peaked at nearly 540,000 concurrent viewers and averaged a whopping 369,011according to Esports Charts. In total, there were 2,218,972 hours of Valorant esports watched on the opening day of VCT Lock In....

We need to talk about the biggest problem affecting esports pros today She has the answer. The exponential growth of esports in the past five years has led every gamer to dream about the coolest job in the world — playing video games for a living. However, the level of stress and pressure in professional gaming is often something many aren’t prepared for. Unique variables and numerous stress-inducing factors in esports heavily affect players, and this often leads to burnout....