Riot is exploring changes to League of Legends ranked and matchmaking systems The arduous best-of-three and best-of-fives may be gone by 2021. Riot Games is looking to improve theLeague of Legendsranked experience by ruling out its promo-series format. LoL lead game designer, Mark Yetter, confirmed the big move for the game’s next ranked season, calling it a “matchmaking win.” Another update on ranked and matchmaking improvements that were working on....

Riot plans more jungling champions for the LoL 10.4 update Some known top-lane champions will be heading to the jungle with better sustainability. With League of Legends’ 10th competitive season rolling out, Riot’s lead gameplay designer Mark “Scruffy Yetter has highlighted somequick ideasfor League’s next 10.4 patch. Based on Riot’s data from the previous season, Scruffy has found that the jungling position is the least preferred position for lower-ranked players, regardless of the jungler’s usefulness to the other four positions....

Riot’s new Twitch Live Tracker will make you feel like a pro analyst The extension will be available on Twitch on February 20. When it comes to watching your favorite League of Legends matches, it’s always difficult to keep track of the finer details such as item builds and kill-death-assist (KDA) numbers. Luckily for us viewers, Riot Games is implementing a new Live Tracker extension for Twitch that will provide match data with a simple click....

Secretlab is launching official Dota 2 Edition gaming chairs The Singaporean brand is also the official chair provider for TI9. Singaporean gaming chair brand, Secretlab, has announced that it is the official chair provider of Dota 2’sThe International 2019, which kicks off today. Secretlab will also be launching new Dota 2-themed Omega and Titan gaming chairs, which both feature the Dota 2 logo and embroidered Radiant and Dire iconography....

Shroud reveals his own brand new game — Project Astrid Shroud is making a game!? Afterteasing the biggest announcementof his career,Michael “shroud” Grzesiekhas officially unveiled his new game, Project Astrid. The former Counter-Strike professional is joined by Chris “Sacriel” Ball as executive creators of the freshly revealed AAA open-world survival game. The game is being developed by Splash Damage, which will utilize shroud and Sacriel’s “experience as players, streamers, subject matter experts, and community builders and leaders,” to help design the game according to theofficial announcement....

Shroud: ‘No matter what, Sentinels are changing their roster’ Shroud has some extremely hot takes. Twitch superstar streamer Michael “Shroud” Grzesiek has made his predictions forValorant Champions 2021during his tournament watch party, which includes the future of Sentinels’ Valorant roster. The former CS:GO pro believes that his previous organization, Cloud9 Blue, will make it all the way to the finals and win Valorant Champions. Is Sentinels’ Valorant roster going to change after Valorant Champions?...

Something Valorant settings and gear: Keybinds, crosshair, PC, monitor, mouse setup Something to help your game. Ilya “something” Petrovstands tall among the top-ranked players in the competitive world of Valorant. He played a pivotal role in leadingPaper Rexto win theVCT Pacific League. Using something Valorant settings can enhance your own gameplay and elevate performances to new heights. For those aspiring to become duelist mains, experimenting with these Valorant settings could pave the way for a win streak in your upcoming ranked session....

Soniqs releases full Dota 2 roster after TI11 group stage elimination That was quick. Soniqs is pulling out of the Dota 2 scene after just three months, following a disappointing showing at The International 11. Soniqs will be letting go of its entire roster, theNorth American organization announced today. The org first entered the Dota 2 scene in August,signing the Quincy Crew stack, and will no longer have a roster in the scene....

Spy x Family is still Japan’s most watched show—for the 12th week running Who can resist? No matter how down your day might be, it’s difficult not to smile after watching the antics of the Forger family—and Japan agrees. Genre-spanning hitSpy x Familyis the most popular show in Japan for the 12th week running, according to theGEM Standard, a weekly viewership analysis from Japanese data companyGEM Partners. Of the 7,000 people men and women from 15 to 69 years old, Spy x Family remains the top draw on their streaming platforms....

Street Fighter V’s ‘thiccest’ Evo reveal was just leaked The Street Fighter II original roster is now complete! With the biggest fighting game tournament of the year just one day away, fighting game fans are champing at the bit over the prospect of some high-level competition and big game reveals. But Street Fighter fans won’t need to wait any longer for the latter as the Steam page for Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition has accidentally uploaded the new DLC trailer for the game....

Support COVID-19 relief efforts with these League of Legends skins It’s time to buy skins for a good cause. For the next four weeks, all proceeds from Nurse Akali, Kennen M.D., Surgeon Shen and more healthcare-related in-game items will be donated to theRiot Games Social Impact Fund. These donations will directly support the pandemic relief effort by giving doctors, nurses, and other front line workers the resources they need to act quickly and protect the most vulnerable, and provide critical financial aid to families and individuals who have been negatively impacted by the virus....

T1 announces Forev’s departure Forev was with T1 for almost a whole year. South Korean esports organization, T1, has announced that they’re mutually parting ways with Dota 2 offlaner, Lee “Forev” Sang-don. 금일부로 T1 DOTA2에서 활동한 Forev 이상돈 선수와 상호협의하에 계약을 종료하게 되었습니다. 이상돈 선수의 새로운 도전을 응원합니다.Today we part ways with Forev. We highly appreciate his contribution to the team and wish him all the best.#T1WIN#T1Fightingpic.twitter.com/heiTyjDYvK Forev was the first player T1 signed when the organization decided to enter the Dota 2 competitive scene back in August of last year....

T1 is investing in advanced analytics for its Valorant team Mobalytics aims to help accelerate training programs specially designed for Valorant. South Korean organization, T1, has once again ramped up its involvement in Riot Games’ highly-anticipated shooter, Valorant, by investing in esports analytics startup Mobalytics. Mobalyticsis an analytics platform focused on player development founded in 2016 that specializes in Riot’s flagship MOBA, League of Legends (LoL). It also recently expanded its activities to include LoL’s Autobattler and TCG spinoffs, Teamfight Tactics and Legends of Runeterra....