EG’s wombo combo completely dismantles Liquid at the Leipzig Major…twice Team Liquid fell victim to EG’s wombo combo, not once but twice. In this deciding series between EG and Team Liquid at the Leipzig Major Group Stage day 2, Team Liquid took an early lead with Maximilian “qojqva” Brocker’s Alchemist taking the top spot of the gold net chart. Pushing their advantage, Liquid went for a smoke gank attempt and quickly burst down EG’s Andreas “Cr1t-” Nielsen’s Elder Titan....

Episode 3 Act 1 agent changes: Jett mains devastated, weapon prices updated The Valorant meta is shifting. The Episode 3 Act 1 agent changes will undoubtedly change the meta for competitive and ranked play in Valorant. The update is set to arrive on June 23 with the release ofKAY/Oand thenew Battle Pass. The agent that received the biggest nerfs was Jett after her Cloudburst and Updraft abilities increased in price. Bladestorm now also requires seven ultimate points to activate....

Evil Geniuses crash FlyQuest’s Baron party and get a pentakill EG cleared the baron pit of FlyQuest in just ten seconds. In the first round of the LCS playoffs, Evil Geniuses managed to outsmart FlyQuest in game one of the series as FlyQuest were attempting to take Baron. Just after the 20-minute mark, FlyQuest were already halfway done with Baron when EG showed up to crash their opportunity. With nowhere else to go, FlyQuest ran straight into the river, losing two of their members to Bae “Bang” Jun-Sik....

Become the world’s best fighter from home. The Evolution Championship Series is finally back withEvo 2021 Online. The prestigious FGC competitive series will be holding online tournaments for the four main titles:Tekken 7,Street Fighter V, Guilty Gear Strive, and Mortal Kombat 11. Schedule of Evo 2021 Online Evo 2021 Online will take place on August 6-8 and 13-15. All brackets begin at the same time, so remember to keep track of when your matches take place if you’re participating in multiple games....

Evo 2025 schedule includes European event and a Singapore 2026 appearance Huges news for the FGC! European and Southeast Asian members of the fighting game community have received some amazing news. The Evo 2025 schedule was announced during the 2024 event in Las Vegas, Nevada, and includes four events, but they didn’t stop there. Evo 2025 schedulerevealed While they didn’t provide any major details, they also shared they’ll be adding in astop in Singaporein 2026....

Faker donates ₩50M to COVID-19 relief, name now engraved in wall of fame He has made frequent donations, often not publicly. League of Legendspro playerLee “Faker” Sang-hyeokhas donated 50 million won (US$41,700) to the Seoul Social Welfare Fund charity to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. “I want to contribute a small part to help people through this harsh winter, and at the same time help people reduce the burden due to the prolongation of the pandemic....

Flandre gets revenge on behalf of best friend SofM at Worlds 2021 Brothers in arms. Last weekend on November 6, Edward Gaming defeated Worlds 2020 champion DAMWON KIA 3-2 in the finals, which made Li “Flandre” Xuan-Jun the first non-Korean solo laner to win the World Championship since Taipei Assassins in 2012. This also marked Edward Gaming’s first ever World Championship, their second international title since winning the Mid-Season Invitational in 2015....

Flower Gaming defeats PG.Barracx to qualify for the ONE Esports Dota 2 SEA League The ONE Esports Dota 2 SEA League now has its first full Malaysian team. Malaysian team, Flower Gaming, has secured the first qualifier spot in the ONE Esports Dota 2 SEA League after they defeated Indonesian squad, PG.Barracx, in the first semifinals match of the event’s first qualifier. The first two games of the series went back and forth, with Flower Gaming taking game one and PG....

Fly returns to Evil Geniuses after just six months O’ captain. The “no takebacks” rule was not in effect in North America during the 2021/2022 Dota Pro Circuit season. Ahead of Tour 3, Evil Geniuses will once again feature Tal “Fly” Aizik as its captain and hard support. Fly was initially let go in the offseason in favor of former OG supportJesse “JerAx” Vainikka, who the teamofficially parted ways with last week....

Gachikun and Qiuqiu win the ONE Street Fighter Community Tournament The two will now join Bonchan’s team for the ONE Street Fighter Tokyo Challenge. Tsunehiro “Gachikun” Kanamori and Gu “Qiuqiu” Ran were the last two men standing in the ONE Street Fighter Community Tournament, and will now join Masato “Bonchan” Takahashi’s team in the ONE Street Fighter Challenge later today, where they will face off against Team Taiwan, Team Korea, and Team All-Stars....

Garena and Riot announce the League of Legends Pacific League Championship Series (PCS) The League Master Series and League of Legends Southeast Asia Tour will merge to form the new league. The League Master Series (LMS) andLeague of LegendsSoutheast Asia Tour (LST) will be merged into one league called the Pacific League Championship Series (PCS) starting in 2020. The PCS will consist of LMS teams from Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Macau and LST teams from Thailand, Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore....

Gears 5 debuts with over three million players on its opening weekend That’s a lot of curb stomps. Gears 5 now holds the record for the biggest launch for any Xbox Game Studios title with over three million gamers playing during its opening weekend. Gears 5 is the sixth installment of the third-person shooter series Gears of War (Gears of War: Judgment was released between Gears of War 3 and 4)....

Genshin Impact’s MiHoYo is so rich, it invested in a rocket Paimon to the moon! Chinese video game company miHoYo (which has since rebranded to HoYoverse) has been grossing millions of dollars every year from their populargachagame,Genshin Impact. Making a fortune, the company recently invested in private rocket company Orienspace. Orien Space Shandong Technology is a startup space launch company founded in 2020. The firm aims to launch a series of rockets into space, starting with their Gravity-1 (Yinli-1) rocket in 2023....