UPDATE 10/1: Minecraft Steve, the default male avatar of Minecraft, has been added to the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate roster. An additional presentation that will go in-depth on Minecraft Steve as a Smash character will happen on Friday, 10/3.
The Esports Awards, the most prestigious night in the esports calendar, is pleased to reveal the finalists for this year’s pro and on air categories which are dedicated to celebrating top class talent from across the esports industry.
It is clear that MAD Lions did not play its best League of Legends coming into Worlds 2020, but now that the team has been eliminated, there are certain trends that became clearly exacerbated problems throughout the play-in. Let's take a look at where MAD Lions fell short at Worlds 2020.
Since today is the first day of the skins going live on the PBE, expect Little Devil Fizz, Pumpkin Prince Amumu, and Bewitching Elise to be released on October 14.
PandaScore, a French startup that provides real-time AI-powered data for the esports entertainment industry, has raised €5M in a series A funding. The round is led by Serena and aXiomatic Gaming, along with new and existing investors.
The Esports Integrity Coalition has issued bans to 37 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive coaches for lengths varying from 3 months to 3 years following an investigation into the competitive CS:GO scene regarding potential exploitation of a technical bug. ESIC plans to conclude this investigation in October after releasing one more report following the banning of the 37 coaches on the morning of Monday, September 28.
As the 2nd seed from Taiwan's Pacific Championship Series, PSG Talon will be randomly selected as the team to round out any group except Group A, which already contains PCS 1st seed Machi Esports. PSG Talon is the first team to escape from the play-in at Worlds 2020.
Over four years after the game's release, Overwatch maps Hollywood & Volskaya Industries are receiving a quality of life adjustment.
After the second day of the play-in, MAD Lions support Norman "Kaiser" Kaiser spoke to Inven Global's Parkes Ousley to reflect on his first LEC season and give his thoughts on MAD's chances of qualifying for the main event in Worlds 2020.
On Friday, September 24, Riot Games released its first Champion Roadmap update for League of Legends since June. The update also included more visuals and information on the upcoming Dr. Mundo VGU.
UPDATE 9/25: In addition to River and Tank, AD carry Wong "Unified" Chun Kit is also currently off the PSG Talon starting roster due to visa delays. Unified will be eligible to play on September 27th, but River and Tank are still in quarantine and will not be eligible to play in the Worlds 2020 play-in. PSG Talon went 2-0 in its first day of the play-in against Rainbow7 and LGD Gaming. Chen "Dee" Chun-Dee, a substitute on Machi Esports, is starting in Unified's place until he is eligible to compete.
The Worlds 2020 Merch Collection was posted to Twitter by a prominent community member just before the start of the event itself.
MAD Lions headed onto Summoner's Rift with an objectively better composition than TL, but the LCS side's signature champions ended up being a larger factor.
Global esports organization Gen.G kicks off its Mystic Map Mayhem presented by SAMSUNG on Sept. 26. Featuring 14 days of Fortnite mayhem, challenges, and content, the fortnight of games will feature four custom built Fortnite Creative maps.
With the help of LoLVVV, let's take a closer look at these scrims and see if there are any trends that could become apparent throughout Worlds 2020.
Kristopher Alexander, assistant professor at the RTA School of Media and video games and esports infrastructure expert, leads faculty major partnership with veterans in esports and video game focused journalism, Inven Global. As a leading expert in XR technology, game development and virtual studio production, Alexander joins Inven Global as a preeminent thought leader and research partner bridging the gap between the video games industry and academia.
Let's take a look at one star player from every minor region team competing in the Worlds 2020 play-in.
We have rated the top five tops, junglers, mids, and supports, and now finally, the top five AD carries at Worlds 2020.
Samira is the newest champion to join the League of Legends roster, but the Desert Rose was so powerful on her first day of play on Summoner's Rift that a micro-patch has been implemented to nerf her.
In addition to Worlds, Mercedes-Benz' partnership with Riot will also include the Mid-Season Invitational, which traditionally takes place between the spring and summer splits of the domestic season, as well as the All-Star event that takes place at the end of each year.
