League of Legends patch 10.3 review: Akali and Sett nerfed, Jungle XP buffed

League of Legends patch 10.3 review: Akali and Sett nerfed, Jungle XP buffed The latest LoL game update includes changes to 16 characters, as well as major changes to Jungle xp. League of LegendsPatch 10.3 rolls out today and includes changes to 16 characters, as well as a change to Jungle XP that partially reverts the previous nerf. Akali The biggest nerf comes to Akali, with changes to her entire kit:...

June 16, 2025 · 2 min · 349 words · Eric Nicholson

Lina is the most overpowered hero of 7.32d — in a role nobody expected

Lina is the most overpowered hero of 7.32d — in a role nobody expected Hot as hell. Lina the Slayer proclaimed that her New Year’s resolution was to become even hotter — and it didn’t take long for everybody to notice. Fiery Lina is the hottest hero in Dota 2 right now. Across all six regions in the Dota Pro Circuit, she’s the most contested (picked and banned) hero in five —Western Europe,China,Southeast Asia,North America, andSouth America— sporting an above 90 percent contest rate....

June 16, 2025 · 5 min · 1002 words · John Torres

LS returns to coaching, will be head coach of Cloud9 for 2022 LCS season

LS returns to coaching, will be head coach of Cloud9 for 2022 LCS season “Mass is on weekends.” Joining North American esports organization Cloud9, analyst Nick “LS” De Cesare will return to coaching for the 2022League of LegendsChampionship Series (LCS) season. He was part of T1 for the past year as a content creator and streamer, a caster on the LCK and Worlds broadcast in 2020, and has been co-streaming official Riot Games LoL esports matches for thelast 2....

June 16, 2025 · 2 min · 391 words · Jared Lawson

M3C disbands as Sheydos, Redgar, and Chronicle go separate ways

M3C disbands as Sheydos, Redgar, and Chronicle go separate ways The end of the road. One of the most promising free agent rosters will not be staying together for 2023. M3C is disbanding, with Bogdan “Sheydos” Naumov, Igor “Redgar” Vlasov, and Timofey “Chronicle” Khromov announcing that they are now pursuing separate opportunities. Their departure comes in the wake of star playerAyaz “nAts” Akhmetshin’s decision to leavethe team in August. New addition Yaroslav “Jady” Nikolaev, who joined M3C for the VCT EMEA Last Chance Qualifier, has also indicated on Twitter that he is officially a free agent and ready to explore new roles....

June 16, 2025 · 2 min · 371 words · Ashley Miller

Machi Esports’ Gemini: ‘I will sacrifice myself to match my team’s playstyle’

Machi Esports’ Gemini: ‘I will sacrifice myself to match my team’s playstyle’ Machi is hoping to bounce back strong. Pacific Championship Series (PCS) first seed Machi Esports are tied 1-2 with Team Liquid in Group A at the Worlds 2020 group stage after the first round robin. They convincingly defeated TL in their opening match, and were able to find an early tempo advantage against Suning, although they eventually lost the game in the end....

June 16, 2025 · 2 min · 410 words · Shawn Singh

MDL Chengdu Major Day 3: TNC defeats Alliance 2-1 and advances to the Upper Bracket Semifinal

MDL Chengdu Major Day 3: TNC defeats Alliance 2-1 and advances to the Upper Bracket Semifinal TNC continues to dominate the Chengdu Major, sends tournament favorite Alliance into the lower bracket. MDL Chengdu Major’s Playoff Stage kicked-off today, and the first Upper Bracket Quarterfinal match was between the undefeated TNC Predator team versus a surging Alliance squad. Here’s how it all unfolded: Game one Right at the start of the series, Alliance took it to their opponents and used the Southeast Asian squad’s Night Stalker strategy against them....

June 16, 2025 · 3 min · 473 words · Christina Williams

Mobile Legends patch 1.7.32 notes: Every buff, nerf, update, and revamp

Mobile Legends patch 1.7.32 notes: Every buff, nerf, update, and revamp A new hero will grace the battlefield. Moonton has rolled out patch 1.7.32, following the conclusion of the majorMPL leaguesand theONE Esports Mobile Legends Professional League Invitational 2022(MPLI 2022), Joy, a new mage hero, will be making her debut in the Land of Dawn this patch. Heroes such asAulus, Kaja, Carmilla, andMinotauralso received massive changes in an effort to entice more players to use them in ranked play....

June 16, 2025 · 2 min · 217 words · Stacy Estrada

New League of Legends boyband skinline Heartsteel features six very hot champions

Blood, sweat, thirst, multiplied by six. Updated on October 16, 5:12 p.m. (GMT+8):Improved relevancy. Updated on October 17, 1:30 p.m. (GMT+8):Added link to official reveal articleand name of the group. Updated on October 14, 3:54 p.m. (GMT+8):Updated number of members from five to six. Move aside K/DA, for a new boyband skinline is about to heat up theLeague of Legendscharts. Theofficial Riot Games Music accounton X tweeted “We’re working on it” with an image that shows the desk of a mysterious music producer working on new tunes....

June 16, 2025 · 3 min · 477 words · Samantha Cervantes

OG N0tail: ‘Dota is harder now. People are not stupid enough to not look at OG’

OG N0tail: ‘Dota is harder now. People are not stupid enough to not look at OG’ Find out which are his favorite chat wheel lines. The captain of OG Esports Johan “N0tail” Sundstein had a quick interview with Jake “SirActionSlacks” Kanner after winning their lower bracket match against Quincy Crew at The International 10 main event. The 2-0 victory means thatOGhave advanced to round three of the lower bracket. N0tail reveals when the team is at their strongest OG are the first Dota 2 team to win The International twice consecutively, making them back-to-back champions....

June 16, 2025 · 2 min · 410 words · Tanya Wood

ONE Dota 2 Singapore Invitational Group Stage Day 2: J.Storm and Team Aster tie 1-1

ONE Dota 2 Singapore Invitational Group Stage Day 2: J.Storm and Team Aster tie 1-1 Both teams remain at the bottom of Group A with a 2-4 record. The action continued on Day 2 of the ONE Esports Dota 2 Singapore World Pro Invitational Group Stage with a best-of-two match between J.Storm and Team Aster, with both teams fighting for their tournament life. Both J.Storm and Team Aster earned a game off each other, which gives them a chance to advance to the Main Event if they manage to win their last match of the day....

June 16, 2025 · 3 min · 520 words · Karen Manning

Peyz is the youngest bot laner to win an LCK title, now eager to face this AD carry at MSI 2023

Peyz is the youngest bot laner to win an LCK title, now eager to face this AD carry at MSI 2023 It Peyz to be good. Gen.G bot laner Kim “Peyz” Su-hwan has joined the list of royal roaders in the LCK, following in the footsteps of players like Moon “Cuzz” Woo-chan and Cho “Mata” Se-hyeong. Royal roaders are pro players who won their first LCK title in their debut split....

June 16, 2025 · 3 min · 467 words · Caroline Osborn

Riot ramps up on Valorant esports with the Valorant Champions Tour

Riot ramps up on Valorant esports with the Valorant Champions Tour The VCT begins in late January 2021. Riot Games has revealed more of its plans for growing Valorant as an esport in 2021 with the Valorant Champions Tour (VCT). Set to take place in 2021, “this tour will provide expanded regional and international competitions that will culminate in a global championship, featuring the best teams from around the world,” said Riot’s Senior Director of Esports, Whalen “Magus” Rozelle....

June 16, 2025 · 2 min · 398 words · Maria Meyer

Road to MPLI 2023: MENA’s Team Falcons aim to fly high in international debut

Road to MPLI 2023: MENA’s Team Falcons aim to fly high in international debut A fitting introduction. Updated on November 15, 6:20 p.m. (GMT+8):This article erroneously wrote that Gian Carl “Behave” Lamintao is still the team’s coach. Their current coach is Kevin “Ola” Olavere. We apologize for the error. Team Falconsis set to make their inaugural international debut at theONE Esports Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Professional League Invitational 2023 (MPLI 2023), representing the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region....

June 16, 2025 · 2 min · 409 words · Ariel Davies