The Guard coach mCe explains what went wrong at Masters Reykjavik 2022

The Guard coach mCe explains what went wrong at Masters Reykjavik 2022 LAN jitters. North American top seedThe Guardsuffered a disappointing early exit atVCT Stage 1 Masters Reykjavik 2022, after losses toOpTic GamingandPaper Rexin the playoffs. The team had arrived in Iceland as one of the heavy favorites to take the title but ultimately failed to replicate the same form that powered them to thetop of North American Valorant. With the exception of Overwatch veteranHa “Sayaplayer” Jung-woo, the remaining four members of The Guard were making their LAN debut in Iceland, and had struggled to adapt to the differences between playing on LAN and online at their Texas boot camp....

July 22, 2025 · 3 min · 495 words · Lauren Bowen

The International 10: Schedule, prize pool, Supporters Clubs announced

The International 10: Schedule, prize pool, Supporters Clubs announced TI has returned with all-new content. The International 10 is set to take place on August 5 in Stockholm, Sweden, which was announced today on Valve’s official Dota 2 blog post. With the Aegis of Champions in play once more,The International 10succeeds the 2021 DPC season, gathering the best teams from around the world to compete for an impressive and record-high prize pool of US$40,018,195....

July 22, 2025 · 3 min · 449 words · Faith Wagner

These 4 long-overdue League of Legends champions will be getting new skins

These 4 long-overdue League of Legends champions will be getting new skins New year, new them. It doesn’t matter whichLeague of Legendsseason it is — you can always trust the community to keep track of the exact number of days since a champion last received a skin. For Lux, Ezreal, and Ashe enthusiasts, that number has consistently remained low. For less popular champions with lower pick rates, or those who aren’t“anime enough,”the number of days can go up to the hundreds....

July 22, 2025 · 2 min · 360 words · Marcus Mcmillan

This is how the pros are beating the current Dota 2 Heal meta

This is how the pros are beating the current Dota 2 Heal meta It’s strong, but it’s not unbeatable. The Dota 2 pro scene is being dominated by a healing meta right now, with heroes like Phoenix, Winter Wyvern, and Enchantress being very popular in theRegional Qualifiers. Whenever a particular strategy becomes popular, its counters also rise in popularity. If one side picks a heavy team-fight-based lineup, it can be countered with a strong split pushing lineup to separate the players....

July 22, 2025 · 3 min · 544 words · Paul Harris

This is one of the craziest 2v5 Corki Special Delivery you’ll ever see

This is one of the craziest 2v5 Corki Special Delivery you’ll ever see Treading the fine line between madness and genius. 36 all-female Southeast Asian teams battled it out in the FSL Wild Rift Open II over two days last weekend, and one particular Corki Special Delivery maneuver received a lot of attention. In the lower bracket semifinals, Thailand’s Space Gamer Kallyx did the impossible — they eliminated the FSL Wild Rift Open I champions, Nexplay Tempest of the Philippines....

July 22, 2025 · 2 min · 382 words · Margaret Castillo

This is why Sentinels is NA’s best Valorant squad

This is why Sentinels is NA’s best Valorant squad The team has owned TSM two tournaments in a row now. Sentinels continue to dominate the North American Valorant scene and have now won two premier tournaments in a row. Last week, the team won the PAX Arena Invitational against Cloud9. They then demolished Team SoloMid (TSM) at the 30Bomb Summer Cup 2020 tournament and won US$3,000 in prize money....

July 22, 2025 · 3 min · 529 words · Dawn Dean

Tisay Gaming wins Day 2 of the ONE Esports Warzone Heroes Showdown

Tisay Gaming wins Day 2 of the ONE Esports Warzone Heroes Showdown The Zunics reign supreme! Day two of theONE Esports Warzone Heroes Showdownfeatured an incredible showing from streamer Tisay Gaming. A new operator at theCall of DutyWarzone event, Tisay Gaming took the competition by storm and managed to upset fan favorites including Alita Zunic and Kim Luz with her incredible run in Session C. The Philippines-based content creator is actually the sister of Alita Zunic, who was theday one champion of the ONE Esports Warzone Heroes Showdown....

July 22, 2025 · 3 min · 450 words · Alyssa Long

Travis Scott teams up with Fortnite for ‘Astronomical’ virtual concert tour

Travis Scott teams up with Fortnite for ‘Astronomical’ virtual concert tour Get ready for an out of this world concert experience inside the world of Fortnite. Fortnite: Battle Royale will be hosting a virtual concert tour for American rapper, Travis Scott, called ‘Astronomical’ from April 23-25, which will also feature the world premiere of a brand new track by the rapper. The virtual concert tour, described by Epic Games as a “one of a kind musical journey” and “an other-worldly experience,” was inspired by the works of Travis Scott and built from the ground up in the world of Fortnite....

July 22, 2025 · 2 min · 344 words · Mathew Rose

Valorant patch 3.10: Chamber is live, along with new competitive changes

Valorant patch 3.10: Chamber is live, along with new competitive changes Valorant patch 3.10 removed ranked restrictions for 5-stacks. Chamber, the much-awaited new sentinel agent is finally here with the release of Valorant patch 3.10. Riot Games has also decided to allow players from different ranks to group up as a five-stack in the competitive queue to combat the game’s smurfing problem. Valorant patch 3.10 agent update French weapons designerChambercan now be unlocked under the Agents tab on the main menu....

July 22, 2025 · 2 min · 375 words · Mrs. Sara Jones

VCT Stage 3 Masters Berlin: Must-watch group stage matches you won’t want to miss

VCT Stage 3 Masters Berlin: Must-watch group stage matches you won’t want to miss VCT Stage 3 Masters Berlin is going to be hype. We are one week away from the highly-anticipatedVCT Stage 3 Masters Berlin Group Stage. On this international stage, 16 of the best Valorant teams in the world are looking to prove that they’re ready for top-level competition. VCT Stage 3 Masters Berlin welcomes fresh new teams that are eager to make their international debuts....

July 22, 2025 · 4 min · 829 words · Noah Brown

Wardell, Sinatraa, and ShahZaM will headline LG’s FACE-OFF streamer tournament

Wardell, Sinatraa, and ShahZaM will headline LG’s FACE-OFF streamer tournament Will the rivalry between Wardell and Sinatraa continue? Electronics company LG and esports organization Tempo Storm have partnered up to host an online Valorant tournament, which will take place on October 4 at 4:00 a.m. GMT+8 or October 3 at 1:00 p.m. PST. The event, aptly called the LG UltraGear Face Off, features 20 of the most popular streamers and pro players from North America, who will be duking it out for a US$10,000 grand prize....

July 22, 2025 · 2 min · 354 words · Jason Hernandez

Where to watch the Blackpink x PUBG Battlegrounds livestream

Where to watch the Blackpink x PUBG Battlegrounds livestream Things are about to get pretty savage. After the successful collaboration betweenPUBG Mobileand thepopular K-pop girl groupBlackpinkcomes another battle royale event that Blinks should not miss. The Blackpink x PUBG Battlegrounds collaboration will feature Jennie, Jisoo, Lisa, and Rosé in a livestream as they meet up with their beloved Blinks, the group’s fandom. Blackpink x PUBG Battlegrounds schedule Blinks can watch the Blackpink x PUBG Battlegrounds livestream on Friday, August 13 at 7:00 p....

July 22, 2025 · 2 min · 296 words · Nancy Caldwell

Why 2FA will not solve Valorant’s smurfing problem, according to dev

Why 2FA will not solve Valorant’s smurfing problem, according to dev Not the silver bullet you think. Smurfing is a perennial problem in every competitive game. In a free-to-play game like Valorant, that issue remains difficult to root out, because higher-ranked players can make as many accounts as they like and go on to disrupt the gameplay experience in lower ranks. Over the past year, Riot Games has taken steps to combat smurfs, such as by raising the barrier for new accounts to enter the competitive queue....

July 22, 2025 · 3 min · 492 words · Kenneth Cook