OpTic yay on new Chamber nerfs: ‘This is the one thing that hurts him the most’

Is he still relevant? Chamber is back from the tailor with a fresh fit. Valorant patch 5.03 rolled out the biggestChamber nerfyet to date, adjusting virtually all of his abilities in an attempt to push back against his oppressive dominance in the meta. The French sentinel has quickly become a centerpiece of agent compositions on most maps, with several teams even opting to put their star duelists onChamber. Opinion remains divided on the latest slew of changes to Chamber....

August 4, 2025 · 3 min · 537 words · Benjamin Jackson

Paper Rex and Riot unveil massive Champions mural, and it’s absolutely bonkers

Paper Rex and Riot unveil massive Champions mural, and it’s absolutely bonkers This is lit. Paper Rexand Riot Games have just unveiled a special commemorative mural in the heart of Singapore, dedicated to the team and their upcomingValorant Championscampaign. PRX locked in their spot at Champions in June, following their victory at theVCT APAC Stage 2 Challengers. The team has remained at the top of APAC and global Valorant since the start of the year, winning back-to-back APAC championships and placing within the top four at both Masters events....

August 4, 2025 · 2 min · 392 words · Robert Adams

PCS 2020 Spring Playoffs: Everything you need to know

PCS 2020 Spring Playoffs: Everything you need to know Can Machi Esports extend their 12-game win streak? Eight teams have qualified for the inaugural Pacific Championship 2020 Spring Playoffs. The winner of PCS 2020 Spring will move on to represent the region in the upcoming Mid-Season Invitational in July. Schedule All matches in Round 1 are best-of-threes. Matches in the lower bracket will continue with best-of-threes until the Semifinals, which will be a best-of-five....

August 4, 2025 · 3 min · 581 words · Bradley Holmes

Ranking all five League of Legends Astronaut skins

Ranking all five League of Legends Astronaut skins Which skin fills up your blank space? League of Legends’s new Astronaut skins for Bard, Gnar, and Poppy have just hit the Rift, increasing the skin line to five. A new chroma was also added for Nautilus and Teemo, the first two original champions to take off into space. The first Astronaut skin was for Teemo, released all the way back in 2010....

August 4, 2025 · 3 min · 503 words · Douglas Kennedy

Ready, Sett, Go! Tips to get you started with League of Legends’ newest champion

Ready, Sett, Go! Tips to get you started with League of Legends’ newest champion Have you Sett-led in with the new boss in town? Sett is the first champion in League of Legends to be given to all players for free. Well, kind of. A mysterious “Sett’s Calling Card” started to appear in players’ loot inventories in December 2019. Thisgot the LoL subreddit wonderinghow to obtain it and what it’s used for....

August 4, 2025 · 4 min · 818 words · Monica Martin

Rekkles on Fnatic’s LEC Winter 2023 loss: ‘I probably contributed more to the team’s failures’

Rekkles on Fnatic’s LEC Winter 2023 loss: ‘I probably contributed more to the team’s failures’ Heartbreaker. Fnatic bot lanerMartin “Rekkles” Larssonseemed like he was on the verge of breaking down in his latest video. The Swedish professionalLeague of Legendsplayer posted a raw and honest video of himself on his social media accounts, apologizing to all his fans and explaining his thoughts and feelings following their loss against SK Gaming during theLeague of Legends EMEA Championship (LEC)Winter 2023 week 3 day 2....

August 4, 2025 · 2 min · 415 words · Derek Nelson

RNG Tabe on LPL Spring playoffs: ‘That day was the darkest day in the whole season’

RNG Tabe on LPL Spring playoffs: ‘That day was the darkest day in the whole season’ The 2021 MSI champions took the road less travelled. Former support pro player who competed alongsidelegendary AD carry Jian “Uzi” Zi-Hao, Wong “Tabe” Pak Kan returned to his roots at the start of 2020 by joining Royal Never Give Up as head coach. After a trying year, 2021 marked the turn of the tides for Tabe and his squad....

August 4, 2025 · 4 min · 760 words · Terry Herrera

Sentinels ShahZaM reveals the 3 teams that impressed him during scrims

Sentinels ShahZaM reveals the 3 teams that impressed him during scrims ShahZaM names his top teams before Champions. In Riot Games’ pre-tournament press conference for Valorant Champions 2021, Sentinels’ captain Shahzeb “ShahZaM” Khan named the teams that have impressed him and those he believes are the favorites going into the competition. TheVCT Stage 2 Masters Reykjavikchampion also shared how Sentinels’ new coach,Shane “Rawkus” Flaherty, helped the team prepare and improve for Valorant Champions 2021....

August 4, 2025 · 2 min · 397 words · Gary Chandler DVM

Sentinels TenZ tests positive for COVID-19, misses VCT match against OpTic

Sentinels TenZ tests positive for COVID-19, misses VCT match against OpTic They can still turn this around. North American organizationSentinelsjust can’t catch a break. The team found itself shorthanded during its thirdVCT NA Stage 2 Challengers group stagematch against regional rivalsOpTic Gaming. The famed Valorant team announced an hour before their match against the reigningMasters Reykjavik 2022champions thatTyson “TenZ” Ngowould be unable to play after falling ill. TenZposted a day later that he and his girlfriend,Kyedae “Kyedae” Shymko, had tested positive for COVID-19....

August 4, 2025 · 3 min · 508 words · Dustin Nelson

Shroud shares his thoughts on if Valorant can overtake CS:GO

Shroud shares his thoughts on if Valorant can overtake CS:GO Valorant hasn’t even had a LAN event in NA or EU yet. Streaming superstar and former CS:GO pro, Michael “shroud” Grzesiek, has firmly believes that Riot Games’ Valorant will outgrow Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, as the most popular competitive FPS game in esports. The FPS star stressed that, despite the lack of multi-regional competitions, due to the COVID-19 global pandemic, “North America’s Valorant scene is still really solid right now....

August 4, 2025 · 2 min · 396 words · Mr. Victor Molina

T1 gambles on completely off-meta champion in the shortest game at Worlds 2023

T1 gambles on completely off-meta champion in the shortest game at Worlds 2023 Chimes in Team Liquid showed they could go toe-to-toe withT1 in the opening Worlds 2023 Swiss stage match, but the South Korean powerhouse eventually pulled through in the late game. In the second round, they were drawn against theirbiggest LCK rivals, Gen.G. But even after three domestic finals since LCK Summer 2022, T1 still could not overcome the one team that’s stopping them from getting first place....

August 4, 2025 · 3 min · 526 words · Lisa Jenkins

Talon reverse sweep ahq for a spot in the PCS Spring semifinals

Talon reverse sweep ahq for a spot in the PCS Spring semifinals Another major comeback for the history books. Down two games against ahq eSports Club in a best-of-five series, Talon Esports came back to win the next three to advance to the semifinals of the Pacific Championship Series Spring Playoffs 2020. Talon was the one team that ahq could not beat in the double round robin regular season, so denying the first two games was an accomplishment for the veterans....

August 4, 2025 · 4 min · 664 words · Sarah Vincent

The 5 best animes of 2021

The 5 best animes of 2021 It’s time to expand your domain. From powerful cursed energy techniques controlled by gorgeous blindfolded Jujutsu sorcerers, to terrifying Tokyo-based biker gangs ruled by delinquents, the best animes of 2021 took us to unimaginable worlds. Anime fans went crazy over the supernatural shonen anime “Jujutsu Kaisen”, and just recently fancied the anime adaptation of Riot Games’ flagship title. Which ones really stood out from the pack?...

August 4, 2025 · 6 min · 1125 words · April Moore