King-Zone DragonX mid-laner, PawN, retires due to “setup OCD” He announced his retirement just days before Worlds started. Korean League of Legends pro, Heo “PawN” Won-seok, has announced his retirement. The mid-laner for League of Legends Champions Korea team King-Zone DragonX announced his retirement on September 28, just a few days before the World Championship 201 Play-In stage started. PawN revealed that he had developed a mental illness back in 2018, even before he took a break earlier May this year....

Kizuna AI is hosting a big vtuber party in Fall Guys She’s also getting her own costume! Virtual YouTuber (vtuber for short)Kizuna AI is officially coming to Mediatonic’s party game, Fall Guys. Japan’s most recognized vtuber has been transformed into the Fall Guy bean, and is a whole lot cuter. Still recognizable with her brown hair, white uniform, and of course her signature pink heart-shaped headband, players can get the full Fall Guys Kizuna AI costume set for 10 Crowns, or 5 Crowns each for the top and bottom pieces individually....

Lara Croft is now a playable character in Fortnite Season 6 The Tomb Raider is locked and loaded. Fortnite continues its Zero Crisis timeline with an all-new sixth season that will focus on a primal theme. With the Season 6 Battle Pass giving fans its usual rotation of exclusive skins, Fortnite also introduces Lara Croft of the classic Tomb Raider franchise as a playable character in the battle royale. Lara Croft appears as the level 15 unlockable skin in the Battle Pass and is part of the Gaming Legends series of skins, joining the likes of Kratos from God of War and Ryu and Chun-Li from Street Fighter....

League of Legends patch 11.16: Nunu is massively over buffed From snowball to SNOWBALL real quick. As we near Worlds 2021, game updates will increasingly be steered towards pro play. However, Riot Games came out of the left field this League of Legends patch 11.16 by making Nunu completely overpowered. In the patch notes, the game developer explained that it’s because the pair have “hit a slump”, and thereby decided to increase their damage output....

LEC Spring Split to resume with all matches played online Matches will be played from each team’s home facility. The LEC Spring Split is back after a brief suspension due toCOVID-19. Moving forward, all matches will be played online as opposed to the usual live stage in the LEC Studio. All matches will be played from the teams’ respective home facilities, with the LEC taking extra measures including video, screen, and audio recording to ensure integrity....

Lelis parts ways with Quincy Crew Where will Lelis go next? Rodrigo “Lelis” Santos, the offlaner for Quincy Crew, officially announces his departure from the team, and will be evaluating his options for the next DPC season. Quincy Crew qualified to The International 10 through the DPC. They managed to win their first round of the playoffs against Beastcoast but were swept 0-2 by TI8 and TI9 championsOG, placing 9-12th overall....

LPL Spring 2022 Playoffs: Schedule, results, teams, where to watch At this juncture, crazier is their game. The LPL Spring 2022 Playoffs began on March 26, opening with Rare Atom versus Bilibili Gaming in Round 1. The playoffs matches ran until Round 3 before they werefirst postponed to the first week of April.LPL then postponed the matches a second timeto the second week of April due to the ongoing COVID-19 situation that resulted in Shanghai going into lockdown....

LPL superstar JackeyLove is Christian Dior’s newest male model Good skills, good looks. Besides being an outstanding AD carry, Top Esports superstar Yu “JackeyLove” Wen-Bo is now also a high-end fashion model.Dior’s Weibo pageshowcased the campaign with photos of JackeyLove wearing their brand new ESSENTIALS menswear collection. In dramatic fashion, they called JackeyLove a good friend, and listed hisLeague of Legendsesports achievements to highlight the statue of this LPL pro player....

Meet Donk, Team Spirit’s teen titan taking CS2 by storm The future of CS2 is bright. Let’s explore the remarkable journey ofCounter Strike 2‘s rising star, Team Spirit’sDanil “Donk” Kryshkovets. During his first tier one tournament, he stunned the CS2 community with his exceptional skills, showcasing an extraordinary performance. Just 17 years old, the Russian prodigy’s talent has already earned him comparisons to CS legends likeOleksandr “s1mple” Kostyljevand Nikola “NiKo” Kovac....

NetEase’s Top Clans 2020 kicks off on September 25 with US$85,000 at stake The tournament will feature Dota 2, Tekken 7, and more. China-based NetEase Games is bringing back its Top Clans esports tournament with a wider range of games and a bigger prize pool. Kicking off on September 25, Top Clans 2020 will be headlined by Rules of Survival, a mobile and PC-based battle royale title, and Marvel Super War....

New tournament ASCI with LPL, LCK academy teams to be held before Worlds 2022 Potential is a priceless treasure, like gold. For the first time,League of Legendsfans won’t need to take a break from watching LoL esports between Summer playoffs and Worlds. The Asia Star Challengers Invitational (ASCI) 2022 will be held for the first time this year from September 12 to 25. It will feature professional teams from challenger and academy leagues in South Korea’s LCK Challengers League (LCK CL),China’s League of Legends Development League (LDL), Japan’s LJL Academy League, the Vietnam Championship Series B (VCS....

OpTic Gaming are the first team to qualify for Valorant Champions The Green Wall is headed to Istanbul. OpTic Gaminghave become the first team toqualify for Valorant Championsin September, after their 2-0 dismantling ofEvil Geniusesin theVCT NA Stage 2 Challengers playoffs. The reigningMasters Reykjavik 2022 championstook their revenge against the upstart EG squad, following asurprise upsetin Week 4 of the group stage. Their upper bracket semifinals victory in the playoffs secures them at least a 3rd to 4th place finish and 65 points, adding to the points awarded to them from their Masters Reykjavik win....

PUBG Mobile celebrates its 2nd anniversary with 600M-download milestone Way to celebrate a birthday, PUBG Corp! PUBG Corp. and Tencent Games are flexing pretty hard as PUBG Mobile celebrates the second-year anniversary of its release. The popular mobile battle royale broke the 600-million-download mark just in time for its second birthday, with 50 million players actively logging in daily throughout the world. That impressive mark doesn’t even include the China market,according to Tencent Games....