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MSI 2022 Groups: Day 5 MSI 2022 has begun and the first stage is Groups. The top two teams in each group will advance to the next stage, while the bottom two get eliminated. Read on for the results of MSI 2022 Groups: Day 5. Groups Day 5 consists of two full round robins within […]

The venues and locations of both VALORANT Masters and VALORANT Champions for the VCT 2022 have been simultaneously revealed by Riot Games. VALORANT Masters Stage 02 Location: Copenhagen The top teams from each region’s Stage 2 Challengers will be headed to Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark. The country will play host to the second Masters […]

MSI 2022 Groups: Day 4 MSI 2022 has begun and the first stage is Groups. The top two teams in each group will advance to the next stage, while the bottom two get eliminated. Read on for the results of MSI 2022 Groups: Day 4. Groups Day 4 consists of one full Round Robin within […]

We’ve all known about the existence of Bel’Veth for some time now. Bel’Veth, The Void Empress, is supposed to be the newest champion to be added to the League of Legends roster.  The Empress isn’t on the public beta server yet, but her abilities and kit have already been leaked. It seems one of her […]

According to a statement from Alex Francois, Riot Games’ Global Head of Competitive Operations, all three matches that RNG played this MSI will be considered void. The Chinese team will be replaying all voided matchups by the end of the Group Stage. The main concern was the “artificial ping” that is currently in place because […]

MSI 2022 Groups: Day 3 MSI 2022 has begun and the first stage is Groups. The top two teams in each group will advance to the next stage, while the bottom two get eliminated. Read on for the results of MSI 2022 Groups: Day 3. The full schedule can be found on lolesports.com. Standings Day […]

MSI 2022 Groups: Day 2 MSI 2022 has begun and the first stage is Groups. The top two teams in each group will advance to the next stage, while the bottom two get eliminated. Read on for the results of MSI 2022 Groups: Day 2. The full schedule can be found on lolesports.com. Standings The […]

Finally, Challenges are here! Over 300 achievements to enhance your playing experience as well as add a sense of accomplishment to just about every aspect of the League of Legends experience. Challenges and the much-needed Taliyah and Olaf reworks ship in this League of Legends Patch 12.9. Highlights https://images.contentstack.io/v3/assets/blt731acb42bb3d1659/bltdd77babc3fc2e4f9/627585df3debbf3afdd2de43/LOL_12.9-PatchNotes-Infographic_1920x1080_TTan_v01.jpg?disposition=inline Challenges Dev notes: “Challenges track your […]

Teamfight Tactics Patch 12.9 brings buff to a plethora of units and traits, as well as introduces a new System: Dragon Eggs. Teamfight Tactics Patch 12.9 System Changes Ruined Pengu Bundle The Ruined Pengu bundle is now available for 650 RP/TC. It includes: Ruined Pengu 1 Magical Misfits Egg (Reckoning) 1 Fearless Fellowship Egg (Dawn […]

MSI 2022 Groups: Day 1 MSI 2022 has begun and the first stage is Groups. The top two teams in each group will advance to the next stage, while the bottom two get eliminated. Read on for the results of MSI 2022 Groups: Day 1. Schedule BANGERS AHEAD: The schedule for day 1 of #MSI2022! […]

The Challenges feature of League of Legends is now upon us! Over 300 Challenges are coming with the launch, and more will be added as it updates down the line. This new addition is “designed to provide meaningful progression to all League players,” including those who exclusively play ARAM, and skin collectors. Once you’ve hit […]

Immortals is seemingly looking to rebuild their League of Legends team with a series of roster changes during this offseason. Immortals did not put up a good show during the LCS Spring 2022 Split. They ended the group stage dead last, tied at 5 wins 13 losses with TSM. Historically, the org has also not […]

Esports organization Dignitas has parted ways with their top laner Aaron “FakeGod” Lee, according to an official announcement. “We will be making a change in our top lane for the upcoming LCS Summer Split. Thank you @FakeGod for being such a positive presence in the team. We wish you the best in the future,” read […]

In an official blog post, Astralis formally announced jungler Andrei “Xerxe” Dragomir’s return to the organization. Xerxe previously had a short-lived stint as a member of Astralis, only playing for the org from September to November 2020. After this, Xerxe was imported into the North American LCS team Immortals. The Romanian jungler played in NA […]

After rumors of Cloud9 League of Legends mid laner Ibrahim “Fudge” Allahi role swapping back to top lane, the C9 squad is left without a mid. Nikolaj “Jensen” Jensen is set to fill this role, according to a report by blix.gg. Jensen, one of the best mid laners to ever grace the NALCS (now simply […]

Esports organization Cloud9 announced the departure of three players from the League of Legends team. Supports Kim “Winsome” Dong-keon and Jonah “Isles” Rosario, along with top laner Park “Summit” Woo-tae are no longer a part of the League of Legends roster according to this official announcement. It read: “Today we part ways with Summit, Winsome, […]

The incoming League of Legends Patch 12.9 will be a relatively smaller patch, according to Lead Designer Matt “Phroxzon” Leung-Harrison. He tweeted a preview of the incoming patch, along with the reasoning behind the light patch. The reduction of overall damage in League of Legends, with the ultimate goal of prolonging fights and increasing skill […]

Honoring the winners of the 2021 World Championship, here are the EDward Gaming skins. Five champions are set to receive this skin, each the choice of the winning players. The champions are Zoe, Graves, Viego, Yuumi, and Aphelios. EDG Worlds Skins Splash Art As is customary for the skins awarded to winners of the World […]

More League of Legends skins have been revealed, and for Patch 12.9 we’ll be getting new High Noon skins! Katarina, Varus, Leona, Talon, and Mordekaiser are the recipients for this batch. A sixth, unannounced member somehow sneaked his way into the splash arts, keep reading to find out who! High Noon Leona is the Legendary […]

In the next few weeks, League of Legends will change the way how damage works, making kills more rewarding and fights less “burst-y.” League of Legends Lead Gameplay Designer Bryan “Axes” Salvatore took to Reddit to inform players about their plans to slow combat down. “We’ll be talking about upcoming changes intended to slow the […]

TSM has reportedly signed two new additions for their League of Legends roster, Choi “Mia” Sang-in and Huang “Maple” Yi-Tang, according to Upcomer. Mia will be replacing Wei “Shenyi” Zi-Jie in the support role while Maple will take Zhu “Keaiduo” Xiong’s mid lane role. TSM, one of the most prominent organizations in the esports scene, […]

South Korean esports organization T1 has extended their support player Ryu “Keria” Min-seok’s contract by one more year. The 19-year old has been a member of the organization’s starting roster for the League of Legends Champions Korea since November 2020. T1 League of Legends @T1Keria 류민석 선수와 재계약을 체결하였습니다. 앞으로도 T1과 함께 할 역천괴 'Keria' […]

VALORANT Patch 4.08 Notes VALORANT Patch 4.08 introduces Agent number 19, Fade. The Turkish Initiator exploits her enemies’ fears and annihilates them with terror. Equipped with nightmare itself, Fade scouts out and seeks her enemies, allowing for an opening for her or her team to overpower them. This patch also ships out the previously covered […]

League of Legends developer and publisher Riot Games seems to be doing some Spring cleaning with their champions. After the Olaf and Swain reworks which you can read about here, it seems Riot has their eyes set on Taliyah next. The Taliyah rework, or “mid-scope update” as Lead Champion Designer August “Riot August” Browning put […]

Two League of Legends champions are getting some touch-ups soon, namely Swain and Olaf. Both champions seem to have been forgotten these past few patches, and these mini-reworks explain why. Both of these champions are receiving major changes, which also increase the ability for both of them to be flexed to other roles. Swain should […]

Mid laner Daniele “Jiizuke” di Mauro has reportedly found a home in his old team, Giants Gaming, for the upcoming Summer Split. Jiizuke will be returning to EU and rejoining his former team to compete in the LVP Superliga 2022. Jiizuke spent two years in the North American region, competing in the LCS for Evil […]

Cloud9 League of Legends is receiving some changes, starting with Ibrahim “Fudge” Allahi going back to top lane after his one split stint as a mid laner. Not only this, it seems Jesper “Zven” Svenningsen will be their support for the upcoming LCS Summer 2022 Split. Cloud9 had many eyes on their squad at the […]

Long time host for Riot Games Eefje “Sjokz” Depoortere will be missing this year’s League of Legends Mid-Season Invitational in favor of hosting the Counter Strike: Global Offensive Major in her home country. The PGL Antwerp Major features a massive lineup of talents. Sjokz was introduced as a desk host along with Freya “Freya” Spiers. […]

TFT Patch 12.8 isn’t the patch that the Gizmos and Gadgets Championship will be played on (it’ll be on Patch 12.7), but the devs wanted to make 12.8 a small patch to “maintain a stable meta and practice environment for pros” for the incoming championship. The end of Ranked is also almost here, so this […]

League of Legends Patch 12.8 Notes This is the patch that this year’s Mid-Season Invitational will be played on. As such, no huge changes are coming this update. Or so you’d think. League of Legends Patch 12.8 will push the Swain mini-rework, possibly putting him back into the wheelhouse of many mid and support players. […]

The League of Legends Championship Series (LCS) Spring 2022 Group Stage has now concluded and Playoffs is now underway. The Group Stage is still nothing to brush off though, as after Cloud9’s dominating split they seemed to fall of at the end just before Playoffs. This allowed Team Liquid to clinch first place. The Group […]

As per League of Legends tradition, the winning team of every year’s World Championship get to pick and choose champions to don their org’s colors. After EDward Gaming claimed the Summoners’ Cup for themselves late last year, it’s about time that the EDG Worlds skins get revealed. The skins that they landed on are Zoe, […]

The Eclipse and Coven shared skin universe is arguably one of the best looking ones, bringing forth skins like Solar and Lunar Eclipse Leona, Old God Malphite, and Coven Camille. In League of Legends Patch 12.8, a new wave of Eclipse skins will hit the Rift, including Sivir’s first Legendary skin. Solar Eclipse Sivir – 1820 […]

The LCS Spring 2022 Finals has something the past few splits didn’t have: a live audience. Due to the global pandemic, fans weren’t able to watch their favorite teams live, but that changes now. The NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas will welcome the fans back with the series between Evil Geniuses and Team Liquid. Going […]

The Fade Agent Trailer formally introduces the Fade Agent in the Valorant canonical universe – showing off the Turkish Agent’s repertoire. The Fade Agent Trailer found its way on the Finals Day of the VCT Stage 01 Masters. In the trailer, a Valorant Protocol Strike Squad is seen deployed in Istanbul in an attempt to […]

Sentinels confirmed the rumors and welcomed Eric “Kanpeki” Xu to their active VALORANT roster for the upcoming VALORANT Championship Tour Stage 2: Challengers North America. Kanpeki will take the spot of Jacob “zombs” Gitlin in the team. He's cracked. Welcome @Kanpeki_XD pic.twitter.com/bXqrdvCRa1 — Sentinels (@Sentinels) April 22, 2022 According to the feature that Sentinels made […]

Two skins inspired by the Ruined King game will be coming soon to League of Legends. Sea Dog Yasuo and Gangplank the Betrayer contain interesting references to Ruined King, and are both pleasing to the eye. Sea Dog Yasuo – 1350 RP Empowered by the Buhru during his fight against Viego of Camavor, Yasuo made […]

Lead Producer of Champions Ryan “Reav3” Mireles took to his regular Champion Roadmap posting to tease League of Legends players of what comes next. In the April 2022 Champion Roadmap and on a Reddit post, Reav3 went into some details of the incoming League champions. League’s New Champions Three champions were revealed in the Champion […]

Top laner Jang “Nuguri” Ha-gwon will re-join his former team DAMWON Gaming Kia for the 2022 LCK Summer Split, according to a report by Korizon Esports. Jang "Nuguri" Ha-gwon is returning to the professional scene, sources confirm. Nuguri will be rejoining his former team, @DWGKIA, in the 2022 #LCK Summer Season. pic.twitter.com/1FxrkSj9JA — KORIZON (@KorizonEsports) […]