T1 adds CS legend fRoD as Valorant head coach T1 is looking to build a Valorant powerhouse in North America. South Korean esports organization T1 has announced that legendary Counter-Strike player-turned-coach, Daniel “fRoD” Montaner, will be the head coach of their Valorant team. One of the most decorated players in CS:GO history, with championships on championships under his belt as both a player and a coach.We’re happy to welcome@OfficialfRoDas our head coach for Valorant, to further our org’s winning tradition in NA!...

Team Aster reveals new roster as Sccc and Fade leave Aster reform around former RNG players. ChineseDota 2squad Team Aster has announced a new lineup for the remainder of the season after star players Song “Sccc” Chun and Pan “Fade” Yi parted ways with the team. Aster’s new roster consists of former Royal Never Give Up (RNG) players Du “Monet” Peng and Liu “白学家” Yuhao as well as former Keen Gaming (KG) player Jiang “天命” An....

Team Liquid start the Singapore Major strong with four straight wins These boys came prepared. TheONE Esports Singapore Majorhas officially begun with the wild card stage, and we’re seeing an early contender amongst the pack in Team Liquid. Team Liquid is already up 4-0 with two impressive wins over highly ranked squads, Team Nigma and PSG.LGD. Team Liquid 2 — 0 Team Nigma Team Liquid started by dominating rival European squad Team Nigma, winning both wild card matches convincingly....

Tellstones: King’s Gambit is Riot’s new League of Legends tabletop game “Variants of Tellstones are played throughout Runeterra.” Following their first tabletop game Mechs vs Minions,Riot Gamesis making anothertabletopcalled Tellstones. Tellstones is a two-player bluffing game with perfect information that involves what looks like chip sets referred to as stones. This was teased earlier in the Riot Games 10th Anniversary Stream last year. “Variants of Tellstones are played throughout Runeterra, and we’re working hard to make sure you feel like you are holding a piece of the Demacian one in your hands,” revealed Riot Games Intellectual Property lead Greg “Ghostcrawler” Street....

Tencent’s Game for Peace made US$70M in its first month Who said peace isn’t profitable? Tencent’s patrotic PUBG Mobile clone, Game For Peace, has already made US$70 million in revenue afterlaunching exclusively in China last month. Game for Peace was created as an alternative to PUBG Mobile after Tencent failed to receive approval by the Chinese government to monetize the latter. The China-approved version removes all blood and gore from the game, and adds nationalistic elements including a flyover by the Chinese Air Force at the start of every game....

The best Street Fighter V highlights from Evo Japan Crazy comebacks, unbelievable Critical Art combos, and incredible perfect rounds made Evo Japan 2020 a must-watch. While Evo Japan wasn’t part of the CPT, it was still an incredible stacked tournament featuring many of the best players in the world. This was also the first tournament to use the new V-Skill II abilities. Here’s a look at the best plays from the two days of action:...

The Jett nerf in Valorant patch 4.08 is really a buff, says TenZ Jett is still more than playable. Valorant patch 4.08is already causing quite a stir with thenerf to Jett’s dash, but it may not be all doom and gloom for everyone’s favorite Korean duelist. While Jett canno longer use Tailwind reactivelyand will need to manually activate a 12-second window before dashing, players may find that her dash is refreshed sooner than expected....

The Repulsor Tower in Apex Legends is now spinning It’s basically a massive repellent. With only one more week left until the highly awaited Season 2 “Battle Charge”,Apex Legendsis already seeing some physical changes in King’s Canyon. The Repulsor Tower, sandwiched between the Hydro Dam and the Landing Pad, is now slowly spinning and with the Leviathans veering away from the location. In case you didn’t know, the purpose of repulsor towers in Titanfall lore is to ward off alien wildlife in a certain vicinity, hence the response of the Leviathans....

This insanely impossible triple wallbang kill is exactly why Sentinels signed Shroud His game sense is ridiculous. Michael “Shroud” Grzesiekcontinues to make waves after the shocking announcement that he had signed with North American esports organizationSentinels. Thesuperstar streamerhas been playing Valorant on a daily basis as he prepares to compete in the upcomingVCT North America Last Chance Qualifierin August. While the 28-year-old played his last official match in CS:GO way back in 2018, he wasted no time in showing why he has always been considered one of the most mechanically gifted players to touch the tactical shooter....

Thunder Predator signs NoPing e-sports to replace Dota 2 roster NoPing e-sports team is now Thunder Predator. Thunder Predator is moving fast to secure its Dota 2 roster for the next DPC season. After announcing the release of itsentire previous teamon October 17, Thunder Predator has recruited all the members of NoPing e-sports to be its new squad. The former five members ofThunder Predatorhave all agreed to stay together and are currently looking for a new organization to join....

TI9 Day 2 Group Stage results: Ninjas in Pyjamas vs Fnatic ends in a 1-1 stalemate NiP’s Ace and Fnatic’s Abed each carried their teams to victory. Day two of the group stages for The International 2019 has just begun, with Ninjas in Pyjamas taking on Fnatic. Fnatic looked poised to take the first game. The Southeast Asian squad’s core heroes of Shadow Fiend and Naga Siren managed to get ahead of the enemy Alchemist in terms of gold....

Ubisoft is giving out Assassin’s Creed Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece and Egypt for free Claim both games before May 21! Have you ever wondered what it would be like to walk the streets of ancient Egypt or Greece? Well, Ubisoft is offering players and students the chance to step out of their homes and engage in highly educational tours of ancient Greece and Egypt on the PC. The Assassin’s Creed Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt and Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece are special game modes that allow players to explore the sprawling ancient worlds and partake in virtual tours of the regions without fear of violence unlike the main campaign of Assassin’s Creed Origins and Assassin’s Creed Odyssey....

Valorant’s new Forsaken skin bundle tells a sinister story And what does Howl’s Moving Castle have to do with it? A new Valorant skin bundle is on its way, and it has some interesting inspiration behind it. The Forsaken skinline has an evil and twisted, but mystical look and includes a Classic, Spectre, Operator, Vandal, a Forsaken Ritual Blade, and a card, spray, and gun buddy as accessories. If it reminds you of evil witches, banished monsters, or maybe even orcs and Nazgul, Art Lead for Valorant Sean Marino would say you’re right....