Team Dynamics promoted to the LCK while Griffin has been relegated to Challengers Korea

Team Dynamics promoted to the LCK while Griffin has been relegated to Challengers Korea Team Dynamics will be making its first-ever LCK appearance in the 2020 Summer Season. The 2020 League of Legends Champions Korea Summer Promotion tournament saw the two worst teams in the LCK, SANDBOX Gaming and Griffin, battle it out against Challengers Korea’s top two teams, Team Dynamics and Seorabeol Gaming for two spots in the LCK Summer Split....

June 24, 2025 · 3 min · 493 words · Tonya Freeman

Team Secret’s coach Gibo on missing Masters Berlin: ‘We could’ve made it to playoffs’

Team Secret’s coach Gibo on missing Masters Berlin: ‘We could’ve made it to playoffs’ Chin up, Team Secret! Team Secret’s newValorantteam made headlines after the roster, who previously qualified under Bren Esports, missed out onVCT Masters Berlindue to visa and travel issues. Fans are now cheering for Team Secret’s journey towards Champions at the end of the year, butcoach Gilbert “Gibo” Sales Jr. admits the team is still coming to terms with losing out on Masters Berlin....

June 24, 2025 · 3 min · 588 words · Sarah Duran

TenZ is all aboard the Shroud hype train: ‘He’s going to perform really well’

TenZ is all aboard the Shroud hype train: ‘He’s going to perform really well’ He’ll shake off any rust easy. It seems like all anyone can talk about these days isSentinels. After theshock signingof former CS:GO pro turned superstar streamerMichael “Shroud” Grzesiekand Version1 playerJordan “Zellsis” Montemurro, all eyes will be on the North American team at the upcomingVCT NA Last Chance Qualifier. But despite the hype surrounding Shroud’s return to competition, questions abound about whether the 28-year-old will be able to perform at the level Sentinels needs to win the VCT NA LCQ and qualify for Valorant Champions, especially after so much time away from pro play....

June 24, 2025 · 2 min · 405 words · Christopher Williams

The 10 best games for US$10 or less in the Steam Summer Sale

The 10 best games for US$10 or less in the Steam Summer Sale When gaming is life, but you’re also broke. TheSteam Summer Saleis finally here and runs until July 9, with 30,700 items on sale, including many games at up to 75% off. Some highlights include Monster Hunter World at US$30 (50% off), Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice at US$48 (20% off), and Assassin’s Creed Odyssey at US$30 (also 50% off)....

June 24, 2025 · 4 min · 702 words · Stephen Flores

The best Tekken highlights from Summer Jam 13

The best Tekken highlights from Summer Jam 13 Philly turned the heat up with some great Tekken. Taking place in Philadelphia, the Summer Jam 13 featured a lineup including eight of the best Tekken players from the Tekken World Tour. Here are our ten favorite plays from the Master tournament in Philadelphia. Chikurin vs. Saint (Winners final) Yuta “Chikurin” Take brought Choi “Saint” Jinwoo to Howard Estate and destroyed him on Geese’s homecourt....

June 24, 2025 · 3 min · 492 words · Lori Rivera

The best Valorant settings for performance, according to a Riot dev

The best Valorant settings for performance, according to a Riot dev Every little bit counts. Valorantplayers are always after that extra edge in game, whether it’s a higher refresh rate monitor or optimizing their settings in game for more frames per second. But when it comes to the bestValorant settings, the focus is usually on two things — performance and system latency. Performance refers to the number of frames per second you’re getting, while system latency refers to how long it takes for your actions to be processed and show up on screen....

June 24, 2025 · 6 min · 1110 words · James Townsend

The real reason why the OG M1 World Champions trio left EVOS Legends

The OG Legends. The end of an era. EVOS Legendsannounced that veteransMuhammad “Wannn” Ridwan, Ihsan Besari “Luminaire” Kusudana, andGustian “REKT”have left the squad, the organization announced onYouTubeyesterday, August 2. The three were long-serving members of EVOS and were part of the roster that won the inauguralM1 World Championshipin 2019. The announcement comes a few days after the organization revealed itslineupfor the upcomingMobile Legends: Bang Bang Professional LeagueIndonesia Season 10 (MPL ID Season 10) which begins on August 12....

June 24, 2025 · 2 min · 355 words · David Mcdaniel

These are the mice the pros are using at VCT Champions 2023

These are the mice the pros are using at VCT Champions 2023 Choose your weapon. Champions never die — and they also have pretty great mice. 16 teams have gone through weeks of gruelling competition at VCT Champions 2023, and now it’s time to fill out the podium. With the top four teams secured, we take a look at some of their stars’ reliable and humble weapons of choice — the mighty mouse....

June 24, 2025 · 3 min · 549 words · Jason Jordan

These changes to Valorant Deathmatch just made it 10 times better

These changes to Valorant Deathmatch just made it 10 times better No more spawning and immediately dying. Valorant fans can now enjoy all the content that comes with the release of Act III. These include thenew Icebox map, a brand-new Battle Pass, and thenew Singularity weapon skin bundle. Battlepass, but even bigger.Climb through 10 chapters of content, unlock new Epilogue tiers, earn XP bonuses, and more. The Act III Battlepass is available now....

June 24, 2025 · 3 min · 476 words · Kenneth Long

This is the famous real life inspiration for Warzone’s Rebirth Island map

How many POIs can you recognize? Where are we dropping? Call of Duty Warzonestreamer groupNuke Squadrecently took a trip to the Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary, the real life inspiration of the Rebirth Island map. Die hard fans of the COD franchise might remember that Rebirth Island is actually a remake of the Alcatraz map in Call of Duty Black Ops 4’s Blackout mode. Nuke Squad takes a tour of Alcatraz, the real life inspiration of Rebirth Island While operators usually drop in from the skies, the boys rode a boat to the island prison and docked right in front of the Factory place-of-interest (POI)....

June 24, 2025 · 2 min · 315 words · Jessica Velez

Topson’s flawless Dawnbreaker keeps OG’s three-peat dream alive at TI10

Topson’s flawless Dawnbreaker keeps OG’s three-peat dream alive at TI10 This is why Topson is Dota 2’s Gigachad. Two-time Dota 2 champions OGcontinue their pursuit for their thirdAegis of the Immortalafter defeating North American squadQuincy Crewin a thrilling lower bracket elimination match on Day 2 of The International 10’s (TI10) main event. OG’s superstar midlaner Topias “Topson” Taavitsainen had his best performance in the tournament yet, spearheading an amazing comeback for his team with an incredible Void Spirit performance....

June 24, 2025 · 3 min · 478 words · Alexandra Collins

Traditional sports and esports are crossing over, says industry heads

Traditional sports and esports are crossing over, says industry heads Perhaps in the future, esports will just be sports. There’s plenty that esports has to offer traditional sports, such as showing advanced data instead of just traditional stats like goals scored, or field goal percentage. This and more were discussed at the Nielson and ONE Championship industry panel on esports as part of its “What’s next in global sports” event at Marina Bay Sands last week....

June 24, 2025 · 2 min · 416 words · Janice Gonzalez

Underdogs Zeta Division knock out tournament favorite at Masters Reykjavik

Underdogs Zeta Division knock out tournament favorite at Masters Reykjavik Japan is on the board! It was a historic day for Japanese Valorant fans. Zeta Division have eliminated tournament favoriteFnaticfromVCT Stage 1 Masters Reykjavik 2022in a major upset, securing their first-ever match win at an international Valorant LAN event. Fnatic, playing without key playersNikita “Derke” Sirmitev and Andrey “BraveAF” Gorchakov, have struggled to show the same form they displayed inVCT EMEA Stage 1 Challengers....

June 24, 2025 · 3 min · 594 words · Todd Morgan