Can a western team actually win Worlds 2020? Geography and culture sets teams apart. The 2020League of LegendsWorld Championship has begun. While many fans have already crossed their fingers on their favorite Worlds teams to win, we’re here to discuss a particularly interesting take on the annual international tournament. As teams from South Korea (LCK) and China (LPL) have dominated the past seven championships, we’re here to ask the question, “Can a western team from the LCS or LEC actually winWorlds 2020?...

Cut through the competition with Zill’s new Shogun skin A storm of blades is approaching! Another cool skin has dropped in Arena of Valor (AoV), this time, for the hero Zill, the Tempest. The mage-assassin has never looked sharper, as he dons a glistening samurai armor. From his original appearance as a rather generic-looking wind elemental creature, Zill now looks like an enemy out of Nioh or Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice....

Diretide and free items from the Candyworks are here — what you need to know Wheeling and dealing. With the second part of the 2022 Battle Pass, comes something special for the season. Diretide returns once again, ready to unload items onto players. But unlike previous iterations, there’s a new system in place that can be rather opaque. Here’s what you need to know about Diretide and the Candyworks....

Disguised Toast just picked up the biggest free agent in Valorant for Challengers Split 2 El Diablo is back. Jaccob “yay” Whiteaker, one of the most talented and accomplished Valorant players, has officially joined Disguised (DSG) after a brief stint with Cloud9. El Diablo’s arrival brings a wealth of experience to DSG’s already talented lineup. He was a standout player for OpTic Gaming in 2022, earning the title of the best Valorant player in the world for that year....

Disney Dreamlight Valley: Characters, gameplay, platforms, trailer Make Disney a part of your world! Updated on September 12, at 3:04 p.m. (GMT+8):Disney Dreamlight Valley is now available in early access on all platforms except Mac. You can now immerse yourself in your favorite animated worlds with Disney Dreamlight Valley. In this adventure game, players are welcomed as the newest resident of Dreamlight Valley, a community populated by Disney and Pixar’s iconic characters....

Doinb is still the only pro player to find any success on mid Nocturne The Doinb way has always been unconventional. Nocturne is an off meta champion that has only been played seven times in majorLeague of Legendsesports leagues this Spring 2021. Out of those seven, two was in the jungle, and one was at top. Out of the four games Nocturne was used in mid, only one pro player has found success on him — FunPlus Phoenix’s Kim “Doinb” Tae-sang, who has a 100% win rate on this champion....

Dota 2 at SEA Games Day 2 results: Philippines and Thailand advance to the gold medal game Philippines’ Team Adroit and Thailand’s mix of Fnatic, Trust Gaming, and MSCerberus squad will be playing to win Dota 2’s Gold Medal tomorrow. The SEA Games 2019 continued with the Dota 2 playoff stages. After surviving the group stage the previous day, Team Philippines secured a spot in the grand finals. The hometown team will face off against Thailand in the grand finals, who defeated both Laos and Vietnam in the lower bracket....

Dota 2’s 7.23f patch nerfs Puck, Doom, Treant Protector, and Tiny The meta gets shaken up a bit just before we get our first taste of competitive Dota this year. The nerf stick has hit your favorite popular meta heroes. The latest balance patch for Dota 2, 7.23f, takes down heroes Puck, Doom, Treant Protector, and Tiny with the nerf stick — just as the year’s first Dota Pro Circuit (DPC) event, the WePlay!...

It starts right here. Updated May 23:Added Finals schedule Ready for some intense League of Legends (LoL) esports action? Before theLoL MSI 2021starts, here’s everything you need to know about the tournament. What is LoL MSI? The League of Legends Mid-Season Invitational (MSI) is an annual international tournament, held after the first half of the regular season. All the regional champion teams for the season automatically qualify for a slot at the LoL MSI for a chance at the US$250,000 base prize pool and an additional team slot for their region at the 2021 World Championship (Worlds)....

Exclusive: How Super Junior’s Heechul became so passionate about League of Legends He also reveals his favorite skin! Developed and published by Riot Games,League of Legendsdebuted in 2009 with only a single server in the USA. In 2012, it finally hit the shores of South Korea. At that time, Super Junior’s Heechul was fulfilling his military duties as a public service worker at a district office. In spring that year, his younger colleague introduced the multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) title to him — and the rest is history....

Fantasy Strike is the best fighting game you’ve never heard of The game’s roster is filled with ninjas, political figures, and a watermelon-throwing panda. If you’re new to the fighting game genre, some of the more tenured franchises like Street Fighter and Tekken might seem a bit too complicated for newcomers. Fortunately, there’s a bite-sized fighting game experience with Fantasy Strike, a free-to-play fighting game, created by an ex-Street Fighter developer, that trims the 2D technicalities for some flashy fighting action....

Fenix Esports shocks at MSC qualifiers, secures lone slot for Myanmar at MSC 2023 New faces. Myanmar will have a new representative going into this year’sMobile Legends: Bang Bang Southeast Asia Cup 2023(MSC 2023) in June. Fenix Esports, a team that has yet to compete in any major international MLBB tournaments, had an outstanding performance at the MSC qualifiers, securing their spot as the sole representative of Myanmar in MLBB’s official mid-season tournament....

G2’s Mikyx is only scared of one LEC team: ‘I hope someone else takes them out’ And it’s not Fnatic. After struggling through the regular season, G2 Esports finally look like themselves again after defeating MAD Lions 3-1 in the first round of the LEC Summer Playoffs and booking their spot to Worlds. However, while the team is riding high right now, support player Mihael “Mikyx” Mehle has revealed that there’s one team he absolutely does not want to face in the grand final: Schalke 04....