I’m one of the few who got to play Song of Nunu before release — then things got frosty

I’m one of the few who got to play Song of Nunu before release — then things got frosty The cold never bothered them anyway. I went to Gamescom 2023 in Germany and got to experience Song of Nunu gameplay first-hand, which quickly became one of the highlights of my trip. You should know I write this preview as a post-betaLeague of Legendsplayer who can’t seem to stop playing and writing about the game....

May 27, 2025 · 4 min · 658 words · Jason Snow

Keen Gaming takes home the ESL One Mumbai 2019 trophy

Keen Gaming takes home the ESL One Mumbai 2019 trophy The Chinese team swept Southeast Asia’s Mineski 3-0. After an eventful week of non-stop Dota 2 action in Mumbai, the grand final stage saw Mineski and Keen Gaming (KG) battling it out to see who would walk away champions. Mineski, best known for their success in Southeast Asia, shocked the tournament as they advanced to the grand finals through the upper bracket, showing incredible skill as they beat Team Team and Natus Vincere (NaVi) in the playoffs....

May 27, 2025 · 3 min · 429 words · William Chen

Killjoy is broken but here’s how Riot can fix her

Killjoy is broken but here’s how Riot can fix her We need to talk about Killjoy. The Valorant community has been quite vocal about their dislike of Killjoy and her impact on games, with the overall general consensus right now being that she is ruining the state of competitive play. In fact,she was even banned by Riot from tournament play in all Ignition Series tournaments. But before we discuss what makes Killjoy so broken, we need to explain what Valorant was like before the hi-tech agent was ruining your ranked matches....

May 27, 2025 · 5 min · 982 words · Diane Owen

LCK 2020 Summer Split pre-season power rankings: T1 remains the team to beat

LCK 2020 Summer Split pre-season power rankings: T1 remains the team to beat Who will reign over the Korean league? The LCK 2020 Summer Split starts tomorrow, and it looks like it will be another highly competitive season. Teams have had nearly two months to review their rosters, change their player line-ups, renew their strategies, and reload for the Summer season, the playoffs, and eventually a shot at theWorld Championship (Worlds)....

May 27, 2025 · 6 min · 1149 words · Frederick Wright

LCS 2021 Championship Playoffs: Schedule, results, where to watch

LCS 2021 Championship Playoffs: Schedule, results, where to watch The Championship begins on August 8. TheLeague of LegendsChampionship Series (LCS) heads into the postseason with the LCS 2021 Championship Playoffs. The top eight teams of the LCS will fight to represent the NA region at the 2021 World Championship (Worlds 2021). What is the LCS 2021 Championship Playoffs? The Championship Playoffs is the final regional tournament of the 2021 LCS season, and replaces the league’s previous Summer Playoffs format....

May 27, 2025 · 2 min · 315 words · Courtney Camacho

League of Legends LCS players have an average salary of over US$300,000

League of Legends LCS players have an average salary of over US$300,000 You really can earn a lot of money just by being good at computer games. The esports industry has been steadily growing in the past few years, and players are reaping the benefits of such growth. Take, for example, players in the League of Legends (LoL) Championship Series (LCS), who earn an annual average salary of US$300,000, according to LCS commissioner and Riot Games senior manager Chris Greeley at this year’s GamesBeat Summit in Los Angeles, California....

May 27, 2025 · 3 min · 578 words · Anthony Vance

Liyab Esports’ Coach Cheesto reveals the top champion picks for Wild Rift pro play

Liyab Esports’ Coach Cheesto reveals the top champion picks for Wild Rift pro play Kennen needs to be nerfed. Now. With League of Legends: Wild Rift esports setto kick off this first quarter of 2021, the scene is getting its first taste of professional-level play. The ongoing Wild Rift Asia Brawl 2020 is the first international tournament of the year, with 16 teams from different regions, and we’re definitely seeing some champions being favored by the pros....

May 27, 2025 · 3 min · 562 words · Marie Johnson

LPL Summer 2022 playoffs: Schedule, results, where to watch

LPL Summer 2022 playoffs: Schedule, results, where to watch Time to throw their hat into the ring. The biggestLeague of Legendsprofessional league in the world has concluded its regular season. Out of 17 teams, the top 10 are now headed into theLPL Summer 2022 playoffs. After 10 weeks of competition with matches happening every single day of the week, China’s League of Legends Pro League (LPL) playoffs will determine the top four teams that will represent the region at Worlds 2022....

May 27, 2025 · 2 min · 353 words · Michelle Mills

LS released from Cloud9, Max Waldo promoted to head coach

The church is closed until further notice. Church is no longer in session. North American organizationCloud9have abruptly releasedNick “LS” De Cesarefrom his position as head coach, according to their tweet. Assistant coach Max Waldo will take his place as the head coach with immediate effect. This marks the end of LS’s latest tenure as a coach, which began ahead of the LCS Spring 2022 season, after just 78 days....

May 27, 2025 · 2 min · 357 words · Teresa Case

MDL Chengdu Major Day 4: Alliance eliminates Team Aster in a hard-fought 2-1 elimination match

MDL Chengdu Major Day 4: Alliance eliminates Team Aster in a hard-fought 2-1 elimination match Alliance manages to outfight Aster in this best-of-three. MDL Chengdu Major’s Lower Bracket elimination matches continued with the second round of the Lower Bracket. European squad Alliance went up against China’s own Team Aster in a best-of-three elimination match. Game one Alliance took the early lead against Aster during the early phase of the game. And, once Alliance grouped up as five, they completely dominated the team fights with Nikolay “Nikobaby” Nikolov’s Chronosphere ultimate....

May 27, 2025 · 3 min · 614 words · Kyle Pittman

Mineski’s US$200,000 Wild Rift open tournament aims to grow esports in the Philippines

Mineski’s US$200,000 Wild Rift open tournament aims to grow esports in the Philippines “Filipinos have MOBA in their blood” said Mineski’s PH manager. Philippines-based esports organization Mineski is setting up an array of tournaments and activities under its exclusive partnership with Riot Games Southeast Asia. Also teaming up with Globe and Oppo, Mineski is looking to build and sustain the momentum of the growing esports and gaming industry in the Philippines through Riot’s biggest titles, one of them being League of Legends: Wild Rift....

May 27, 2025 · 3 min · 526 words · Nicholas Mills

MPL MY/SG Week 2: Red Reborn and Todak extend their perfect streak

MPL MY/SG Week 2: Red Reborn and Todak extend their perfect streak Red is the new orange. Red Reborn, consisting of members from Orange Esports Reborn in Season 5, extend their perfect streak going into MPL MY/SG Week 2 with convincing wins over Team Bosskurr and EVOS SG. Todak too, rose above the ranks after defeating Orange Louvre Esports and Forsaken. Not far behind are Resurgence, who overcame their loss to Geek Fam last week with two clean wins in Week 2....

May 27, 2025 · 3 min · 577 words · Terri Brown PhD

MPL PH veterans Rafflesia and Killuash leave ECHO

MPL PH veterans Rafflesia and Killuash leave ECHO End of an era. ECHOannounced thatAshley “Killuash” Cruzand Christian “Rafflesia” Fajura have left, the organization revealed in avideo tributeon Facebook yesterday, June 27. Thisroster changecomes a month after the organization announced the departure of Aaron “Aaronqt” Lim, Jaymark “Hadess” Lazaro, and Rion “Rk3” Kudo. With five members gone, only the starting five of ECHO remain for now. The two are considered veterans in the Land of Dawn, having played with Sunsparks and AURA PH before it was bought by ECHO at the start ofMobile Legends: Bang Bang Professional LeaguePhilippines Season 8 (MPL PH Season 8)....

May 27, 2025 · 2 min · 330 words · Kevin Williams