Zeyzal spoke to Inven Global's Nick Geracie about his 2020 season on Evil Geniuses, playing in the amateur scene with SolaFide Esports, and how his choices during the off-season best suit his primary goal of returning to the LCS.
At the end of the interview, Dash asked Damonte if he, as someone who now has a few years of LCS experience under his belt, had any advice or insights to pass onto any rookies making their LCS debut in 2021. Damonte laughed before saying: "For all the new rookies: Definitely lay off of the cringe, cocky comments. It's pretty weird if you come into the LCS not proven at all and ****-talk everyone...probably prove yourself before saying stuff like that."
After dispatching of IMT, Evil Geniuses mid laner Daniele "Jiizuke" Di Mauro spoke to Inven Global's Nick Geracie about the team's new acquisitions, his sudden disappearance from the starting roster in the 2020 LCS Summer Split, and the visa issues currently affecting EG's coaching staff that the team has had to overcome early into 2021.
Fudge spoke to Inven Global's Nick Geracie to discuss his LCS debut, what Cloud9 changed between losing to Evil Geniuses and dominating FlyQuest, and how his high standards aren't set by playing on C9, or with Perkz, but by himself.
UPDATE 1/16: Two days after getting his visa, Santorin has arrived in Los Angeles. Whether he will play for Team Liquid in its matches against 100 Thieves and Golden Guardians on day 3 of the 2021 LCS Lock In is currently unknown.
What started as an outbreak in Wuhan and the delay of the LPL in China led to a plethora of canceled and reformatted events around the globe. The Coronavirus outbreak has affected many aspects of esports, here is the list so far:
PowerOfEvil’s capabilities as a talent, a teammate, and a competitor make him the ideal candidate for helping lead TSM into a new era of prosperity.
Esports Earnings has released its annual list of top 50 esports prize earners, and 2020 looks significantly different than iterations from previous years. The highest earner? Professional Chess mastermind Magnus Carlsen.
According to a report by independent content creator Travis Gafford, multiple members of esports organization Dignitas have tested positive for COVID-19.
TommyInnit has been on the rise as one of the top Minecraft speedrunners in the world, but recently, the Minecraft streamer ran into a unique problem on his own YouTube channel. One of TommyInnit's recent videos was flagged on YouTube as 18+ content, and because TommyInnit is a minor, he is now unable to watch the video he created on his own YouTube channel.
After yesterday's small teaser announcement via Twitter, Activision Blizzard is bringing the Kanezaka Challenge to Overwatch. The two-week event will give OW players many opportunities to earn limited-time rewards, including an epic skin for Hanzo.
The partnership will offer avid TSM and esports fans alike access to exclusive streaming events, custom video and social media content, and experiential events and activations at the brand new, state-of-the-art TSM Performance Center.
A neural mouse interface is exactly what it sounds like — the interface allows the user wearing it to control their mouse cursor with their mind.
Shortly after the start of League of Legends Season 11, Riot Games published an update on the development of Dr. Mundo's VGU. This was the second update on Dr. Mundo's VGU since its development was announced in June 2020, the first occurring in September 2020.
Viego is designed with the intention of slotting into the role of jungler on Summoner's Rift, and on the day of his announcement, Riot Games also gave a preview of The Ruined King's moveset and abilities:
UPDATE 1/8: Following a suggestion made by Sean "Day[9]" Plott, Twitch will be replacing the PogChamp emote with a new emote every day.
In-depth data website SuperData confirmed in its 2020 Year-In-Review Report that Riot Games' multiplayer online battle arena League of Legends generated $1.75 billion revenue in 2020. Of all free-to-play titles, League of Legends was the sixth highest-grossing game of the year and the only non-mobile game in the top 10.
Juked.gg, the online epicenter of esports where fans can watch the latest broadcasts and follow the most relevant industry news, today announced the closing of its crowd equity fundraising campaign using Republic, the private investing platform. The campaign raised $1,070,000 which is the maximum amount available via Regulation Crowdfunding (“Reg CF”) in less than four months, making it one of the fastest growing campaigns on Republic.
At first glance, the promotion of TSM Academy AD carry Lawrence “Lost” Sze Yuy Hui to the organization’s LCS roster looks underwhelming, especially after the retirement of franchise legend Yiliang “Doublelift” Peng. However, Lost is not some young gun getting a shot out of nowhere as it may seem. He has held his own in the LCS before, and after a year on TSM Academy, is ready to step into the spotlight on a completely re-tooled roster for the defending North American champion.
UPDATE 12/8: Dignitas has announced that aphromoo, who is contracted with the organization through November 16, 2021, will remain as the starting support for the LCS squad. DIG's starting five for LCS 2021 has been confirmed. As one of the longest-active players, aphromoo has been slotted as DIG's captain to help mentor its roster's younger talents.
