Riot Games has just released the next patch preview for League of Legends, aimed to bring some diversity to the professional meta before Playoffs and Worlds in the coming weeks. Check out how the game is changing here:
Kabam is bringing you the 2020 Summoner Showdown tournament for the award-winning mobile game, MARVEL Contest of Champions. Players can soon compete for the title of 2020's Summoner Showdown Champion starting next month. An all-new announcement video can be seen here.
We've seen plenty of non-traditional strategies in pro play, and especially from Cloud9, who have locked in a brand new pair of champions, Lux and Sona. Get an in-depth look at the strategy here:
Jensen has had a fairly long, storied career, coming to the League Championship Series as Cloud9's starting Mid Laner in 2015. In his LCS debut, he beat rival org, TSM, despite trailing behind Bjergsen throughout the game, leaving him with a criticism that he could not keep up with the league's best, one he wouldn't shake for many years. Read his thoughts on his career and perception here:
We conducted two different interviews with Invert based on Dignitas' off-season changes, mindset, and Summer goals. Check out what Dignitas has been doing this Split, how they operate and function as a ten man unit, and what their hope is for the team by Playoffs here:
Huni is back in the LCS after spending a couple months playing in Academy for Evil Geniuses. Hear what he has to say about his re-debut, his Karma record, and what to expect from him and EG moving forward here:
The "Week of (LCS) Upsets" is no more and the LEC is back! Things are beginning to seem a bit more normal. Fnatic avoided the Bust list (finally), replaced by G2 instead. Look more into E1 Fantasy's Booms and Busts here:
During Week 6 of the League Championship Series, following a week of heavy upsets and multiple roster changes, we spoke with nine of the LCS teams to hear their opinion on the top teams through the league. Here is who they say leads the league:
On the afternoon of July 21st, Team Liquid announced a new addition to their team, signing Pocket Rhino as their Academy Support, replacing Yama. Pocket Rhino is a former collegiate player for Florida State University. Read more about the signing here:
Riot Games' Global Contract Database was updated today, adding Goldenglue to Evil Geniuses' roster as a Mid Laner under a seven day contract. Jiizuke is also still listed under the team. Read more on their situation here:
Tuesday afternoon, July 21st, 100 Thieves announced they were mutually parting ways with Jungler William "Meteos" Hartman. Meteos was benched from the main roster and moved to Academy after Week 3 of
With Dignitas' loss to Golden Guardians in the last game of Week 6 of the LCS Summer Split, Cloud9 and Team Liquid have secured their spot in the Playoffs. Both teams sit at 10-2. Read more on the standings here.
WildTurtle just reached 1500 career Regular Season kills after finding a greedy Blaber trying to sneak into a flank position! He trails right behind Doublelift, who reached the 1500 mark earlier this Spring. WildTurtle is just shy of 2000 total kills including Playoffs, and 2225 total including international events. Turtle has one of the longest careers in the LCS,
TSM announced earlier this week that they were starting Treatz for Week 6 of the LCS. Tactical is welcoming Treatz with a friendly letter, offering encouragement, advice, and just a tiny hint of spice. Read it here:
After spending a few weeks in Academy, WildTurtle is back in the LCS as FlyQuest's starting Bot Laner, replacing MasH who took over After Week 1 of the 2020 Summer Split. Read more on the change here:
At last! Fnatic is saved from finding a home on the Busts list; the LEC didn't have any games in Week 5 of the Summer Split. Read all about your E1 Fantasy Booms and Busts here!
Despite the unprecedented hurdles of COVID-19, Harrisburg University's Esports team, the HU Storm, displayed true commitment, passion, and resiliency by advancing to the Tespa Collegiate Overwatch National Championship set for 3 p.m. Saturday, July 18. Read more on their success here:
Wednesday morning, July 15, TSM announced that they were promoting Treatz to their League Championship Series squad, moving Biofrost to Academy. TSM is coming off their first 0-2 weekend of the Split and looks to bounce back with a fresh face. Read more here:
This week in both the League Championship Series and LCS Academy, we saw TSM face off against Immortals. TSM got the Academy win, but Immortals secured the LCS victory. While this type of thing happens all the time - since not every Academy team reflects the strength of their LCS squad - the TSM vs Immortals situation brings a bit of nuance to an otherwise mundane conversation. Before the start of the 2020 LCS Summer Split, Immortals announced a few roster changes, sending three of their Spring
Deus sat down with Inven Global to discuss his promotion up from Academy, his off-season solo queue experience, and how he looks forward to meeting his Academy top lane rival.
