UPDATE 1/29: Riot Games has issued a statement regarding the current status of the gender discrimination lawsuit.
Following the recent controversy surrounding GameStop, stock trading app Robinhood, and Wall Street, Democratic Representative of New York's 14th District Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez — known to the public more commonly as AOC — hosted a stream on her Twitch channel to discuss the situation.
Stixxay sat down with Inven Global to talk about his 2020 season on Counter Logic Gaming, his reasons for joining Golden Guardians, and the various nuances of the team and its performance throughout the 2021 LCS Lock In.
The groundbreaking competition challenges players of all levels to team up, represent their campus, and compete on the world stage to make history for their university and country.
Josedeodo sat down with Inven Global following FlyQuest's elimination from the LCS Lock In to talk about jungling against Team Liquid's Lucas "Santorin" Larsen, his play at the 2020 League of Legends World Championship, and why Cloud9 jungler Robert "Blaber" Huang is the player h is looking forward to playing against more than anyone else in North America.
100 Thieves will face off against Cloud9 in a best-of-five series and Evil Geniuses will take on Team Liquid on the other side of the bracket. Both semifinals will take place on Saturday, Jan 30, and the two winners will play each other in the best-of-five finals of the LCS Lock In on Sunday, January 31.
Following the conclusion of Group B, Perkz joined Inven Global's Nick Geracie to discuss Cloud9's play thus far in LCS Lock In, acclimating to North America as a new region and what C9 fans can expect from the team's roster in 2021.
CoreJJ sat down with Inven Global following the conclusion of Team Liquid's Lock In group stage to discuss besting SwordArt, his new teammates, and his place in the new era of the LCS.
The LCS Lock In knockout stage will begin on Saturday, January 23rd at 1:00pm PT with 100 Thieves vs. Immortals...
UPDATE 1/22: Team Liquid has confirmed that Santorin will be starting against TSM in TL's final match of Group A of the 2021 LCS Lock-In after arriving in Los Angeles to be with the team last weekend.
Due to visa issues, Immortals had already started 3/5 of IMT Academy in the first week of the Lock In. Jungler Andrei "Xerxe" Dragomir, AD carry Quin "Raes" Korebrits and support Mitchell "Destiny" Shaw were unavailable for the start of the tournament, so Nicholas James Joseph "Potluck" Pollock, Yuri "Keith" Jew and Joseph "Joey" Haslemann filled in alongside mid laner David "Insanity" Challe and rookie top laner Mo "Revenge" Kaddoura.
Zeyzal spoke to Inven Global's Nick Geracie about his 2020 season on Evil Geniuses, playing in the amateur scene with SolaFide Esports, and how his choices during the off-season best suit his primary goal of returning to the LCS.
At the end of the interview, Dash asked Damonte if he, as someone who now has a few years of LCS experience under his belt, had any advice or insights to pass onto any rookies making their LCS debut in 2021. Damonte laughed before saying: "For all the new rookies: Definitely lay off of the cringe, cocky comments. It's pretty weird if you come into the LCS not proven at all and ****-talk everyone...probably prove yourself before saying stuff like that."
After dispatching of IMT, Evil Geniuses mid laner Daniele "Jiizuke" Di Mauro spoke to Inven Global's Nick Geracie about the team's new acquisitions, his sudden disappearance from the starting roster in the 2020 LCS Summer Split, and the visa issues currently affecting EG's coaching staff that the team has had to overcome early into 2021.
Fudge spoke to Inven Global's Nick Geracie to discuss his LCS debut, what Cloud9 changed between losing to Evil Geniuses and dominating FlyQuest, and how his high standards aren't set by playing on C9, or with Perkz, but by himself.
PowerOfEvil’s capabilities as a talent, a teammate, and a competitor make him the ideal candidate for helping lead TSM into a new era of prosperity.
Esports Earnings has released its annual list of top 50 esports prize earners, and 2020 looks significantly different than iterations from previous years. The highest earner? Professional Chess mastermind Magnus Carlsen.
According to a report by independent content creator Travis Gafford, multiple members of esports organization Dignitas have tested positive for COVID-19.
TommyInnit has been on the rise as one of the top Minecraft speedrunners in the world, but recently, the Minecraft streamer ran into a unique problem on his own YouTube channel. One of TommyInnit's recent videos was flagged on YouTube as 18+ content, and because TommyInnit is a minor, he is now unable to watch the video he created on his own YouTube channel.
After yesterday's small teaser announcement via Twitter, Activision Blizzard is bringing the Kanezaka Challenge to Overwatch. The two-week event will give OW players many opportunities to earn limited-time rewards, including an epic skin for Hanzo.
