Take a look at the big - and not so big - scorers from Week 2 of the LCS and LEC 2020 Summer Split. These players either gave the most bang for their buck or the least. Here are the E1 Fantasy Week 2 Booms and Busts:
Late Wednesday, June 24th, Immortals announced they'd released head coach, Thomas "Zaboutine" Si-Hassen, and GM, Keaton Cryer. They've been temporarily replaced by LA Valiant GM, Mike Schwartz, and IMT assistant coach and analyst, GoToOne and Malaclypse, respectively.
Three weeks after the game's official launch, VALORANT's ranked mode finally went live. So get ready to find out where in the ladder you stand, but make sure to play a warm up game before you do! Radiant awaits, but so does Iron.
On June 24th, we bid farewell once more to one of StarCraft Brood War's most iconic players of all time, Jaedong, as he leaves to fulfill his Korean military service requirements. Read more about his career and exit here:
Last week, ardiis was accused of purchasing a cheat and attempting to match fix in VALORANT. A recent report by 1pv claims that ardiis has been investigated and cleared of all accusations by Riot Games. Read more on his current status here:
There have been countless stories posted to social media recounting the horrific experiences women have had while playing Riot Games' newest title, VALORANT, a competitive, team-based, tactical shoote
Coming into the second week of the LCS, MasH replaced WildTurtle as FlyQuest's starting AD Carry for their matches against TSM and Dignitas. MasH details his storied career and his approach to this year, and what he hopes to accomplish moving forward in his career.
Inven Global stands in support of the Black Lives Matter movement, but we have more work to do. Esports has more work to do. We have partnered with CLG, Dignitas, Evil Geniuses, Golden Guardians, Team Liquid, Florida Mayhem, and Philadelphia Fusion to support Black Lives Matter. Read more here:
In one month, on July 22nd, Microsoft will be shutting down their livestreaming platform, Mixer, and will move their viewers and partners to Facebook Gaming. Ninja and Shroud have become free agents, hinting at move back to Twitch. Read the story here:
Blaber just more than doubled Svenskeren's gold in their match against EG, going 9/1/5 on the Olaf. Hear what he has to say about Cloud9's dominance, as well as how he appreciates his time with Svenskeren in the past years.
Recently, Twitch had a massive bought of copyright strikes against a bunch of streamers claiming improper use of music. T-Pain decided to make a bunch of free music for streamers to use without fear of catching a ban. Read more here:
Riot Games has officially announced the 2020 Honda Scouting Grounds, however, they disqualified multiple players in doing so. More than half of ANEW Esports' roster is now ineligible to attend. Find more details on the story here:
FlyQuest announced that their Academy ADC, Mash, would move up to start for their LCS team this weekend, replacing longtime veteran, WildTurtle. Read about Mash's history here:
The game was said to be looking at a release early in 2020, but CD Projekt Red decider that an April 16 release date was a safer bet. However, today, CD Projekt Red announced that Cyberpunk 2077’s release would be delayed until September 17, 2020.
Thanks to a global lockdown, the desire to go outside and explore has never been higher. Enter Pokémon Snap, an update on the 1999 classic, making you an roller coaster riding adventurer who takes pictures of cute Pokémon for research. Read all about the release here:
Potluck has big shoes to fill, and he hasn't been received by the general community as well as most LCS rookies tend to be. Read here what he has to say about the community's perception of him and his frustration with their misinformation and discontent.
"We knew we wanted to do something special for our 20th episode, and thankfully Sony did all the work for us!" Watch the live reveal with commentary on specs, games, and what to expect from the PS5 here:
Escape from Tarkov saw a huge jump in viewership over the last week, with Battlestate Games enabling Twitch drops on June 11th. Unique items are available exclusively through viewing specific Twich streams, and here is how you can connect them to get in-game content:
EA announces Star Wars: Squadrons, an upcoming fighter pilot game featuring some of the most iconic ships in the saga, like the X-Wing and TIE Fighter. Watch the teaser trailer of the new title and read info on the upcoming game here:
In a report by the Anti-Cheat Police Department on Twitter, former CS:GO player, ardiis, was accused of purchasing cheat software for VALORANT, based on information provided to them by a private cheat developer. Additionally, he has been accused of attempting to match fix as well. He was reportedly set to sign with G2 Esports for their upcoming VALORANT team. Here is the report so far:
