Faker didn’t graduate, yet still dreams of being the most popular kid from high school Make your alma mater proud. All eyes are onLee “Faker” Sang-hyeokto bring home his fourth world championship this weekend. During theWorlds 2022Media Day held at Chorus Hall in San Francisco, finalistsT1andDRXanswered questions from on-site press. Three-time world champion spoke about the powerful presence of head coachBae “Bengi” Seong-woong, his former teammate and fellow three-time world champion, his longstanding rivalry withKim “Deft” Hyuk-kyu, and why he’s always rooting for the NA region....

Fortnite: A brief look back at the history of the world’s most popular game It took a lot for Fortnite to get to where it is now. With the US$30 million Fortnite World Cup Finals set to kick off in New York this weekend,Fortnitewill be adding yet another highlight to its storied run as arguably the most popular game in the world. Here’s a quick look back at how it happened, from Fortnite’s humble origins as a PvE horde mode game to its meteoric rise as the world’s most popular Battle Royale game....

Full roster of every team competing at MPL MY Season 11 The competition is tough this season. TheMobile Legends: Bang Bang Professional League Malaysia Season 11(MPL MY Season 11) will showcase ten teams competing for the US$100,000 prize pool and MSC 2023 slot. There’s a lot to look forward to this season. Madness Esports and Red Giants Esports emerged victorious from the open qualifiers to secure a spot in the league...

FunPlus Phoenix will finally get to play with SUYGETSU at Masters Copenhagen The FPX we all want to see. FunPlus Phoenix will finally debut at full strength at an international Valorant LAN event. Aftermissing out on Masters Reykjavikand having to play withMathias “SEIDER” Seider as a stand-induring theMasters Copenhagen group stage, the EMEA third seed will at last get to show what they are really capable of. Dmitry “SUYGETSU” Ilyushin has secured his travel visa, and will join his team in Denmark for the playoffs....

GDC 2020 postponed, Google I/O canceled due to COVID-19 scare Two major developer conferences are the latest events shuttered by the global health threat. The impact of the current COVID-19 outbreak continues to ripple across the gaming industry. This time, two high-profile developer-oriented events have been forced to close their doors to their intended audiences, as the Game Developers Conference (GDC) 2020 and Google I/O 2020 have officially postponed and canceled their respective scheduled events....

How to be a good support player in Dota 2 A few tricks to make the MMR grind easier. Updated on October 6, 5:14 p.m. (GMT+8):Improved relevancy based on recent Dota 2 patches. The support role comes with a big laundry list of things to do. While every role in the game has certain requirements and expectations, it’s the support role that is most misunderstood. Everyone should learn how to play support if they wish to grind MMR....

Add a top-tier 4-star to your party at no cost. It’s raining Hydro men in theGenshin Impact version 2.6 update. After announcing the banner release date of the5-star Hydro character Kamisato Ayato, HoYoverse is now giving away a free Xingqiu during the Irodori Festival event. If you’re a free-to-play (F2P) player, you might want to keep an eye out on this precious event reward, especially sinceXingqiu is considered as a very reliable 4-star character....

Hunter x Hunter Nen Impact developer: What other great fighting games have they made? The game is in good hands. If you’re a fighting game fan, you’ll want to know about the Hunter x Hunter Nen Impact developer. With a history of creating great fighting games, they’ve skillfully brought the world of Hunter x Hunter to life in a new and exciting way. Based on the popular manga and anime series by Yoshihiro Togashi, Hunter x Hunter Nen Impact offers an engaging gaming experience for fans of the series and newcomers alike....

Can you guess his bias? Watch out, BLINKS! ALeague of Legendsworld champion is now part of the devoted Kpop fandom. In Team Liquid’s newest “Duo Q’s” video series, support superstar Jo “CoreJJ” Yong-in and AD carry Edward “Tactical” Ra spilled details about their favorites in Kpop and League of Legends. CoreJJ and Tactical bond over their love for Kpop group, Blackpink Though Jo “CoreJJ” Yong-in is known to be a man of few words, the Korean support player got into a hilarious conversation about Blackpink with his bot lane partner....

It’s official! Coach Dale set to lead Myanmar’s Falcon Esports Aim high, fly high. After weeks of speculation and numerous clues on social media,Dale “Coach Dale” Vitughas been confirmed as the head coach of Myanmar’sFalcon Esports, the organization said yesterday on Facebook. The move comes a day before the start of the M4 Myanmar Qualifier, where the champions of the month-long event will represent the country in the upcomingM4 World Championshipin Jakarta, Indonesia early next year....

Jankos: ‘I asked Plumy to cosplay Nidalee, when she showed up we lost to T1 0-3’ Is this what we call the Plumy curse? TheLeague of LegendsMid-Season Invitational (MSI 2022)might be over, but the adorable antics betweenG2 Esportsjungler Marcin “Jankos” Jankowski and Korean streamer Plumy carry on. After flying out of Seoul, South Korea, and returning to their headquarters in Berlin, Germany, the Polish player revealed more details about his international trip during one of his livestreams....

Janna rework buffs her shield significantly in League of Legends patch 12.2 The winds have changed, again. When principalLeague of Legendschampion designer August “August” Browning first teased the new Janna rework slated for patch 12.1, it wasmet with backlash from the community. Riot Games’ original plan was to buff Howling Gale’s (Q) damage to make it a stronger offensive spell, and remove the reward mechanic that reduces the cooldown of Eye of the Storm (E) when Janna slows or knocks up an enemy champion....

League of Legends patch 10.24 nerfs AP Mythic items and Amumu, buffs Varus Kraken Slayer increased in strength too. As always,League of Legendspreseason is chaotic. 2021 has been particularly wild thanks to Riot Games’ complete overhaul of the item system. Patch 10.23 introduced the infrastructure, and patch 10.24 is here to fine-tune it. For champions, there were more nerfs than buffs this update, while targeted nerfed items fell into the AP Mythic category....