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    [Official] Riot Games will host Worlds 2020 entirely within Shanghai, Finals on Oct. 31st

    Riot Games officially announced they'd be holding the 2020 World Championship entirely within Shanghai, with games beginning Sept. 25th lasting through to the Finals on Oct. 31st. Read more about their plans and safety measures here:

    · Jul 31, 2020
  2. Column

    Cloud9's losses are a blessing in disguise

    If one is to look at Cloud9's three best-of-one losses in the Summer Split, what can be read between the lines of the final outcome is encouraging for those looking for C9 to have a strong international performance should the 2020 World Championship go on as planned.

    · Jul 31, 2020
  3. News

    [Official] Halo Infinite Multiplayer will be Free to Play, Microsoft may discontinue XBOX Live Gold

    The next addition to the Halo franchise, Halo Infinite, releasing later this year will feature Free-to-Play multiplayer, breaking from the norm for XBOX and Microsoft, which has always required XBOX Live Gold to play. Read more on what that means for the Halo and XBOX here:

    · Jul 31, 2020
  4. News

    Rogue qualifies for 2020 LEC Summer Playoffs after defeating Fnatic

    Rogue is the second team to qualify for the 2020 LEC Summer Playoffs after MAD Lions did so earlier in the day with a win over Origen.

    · Jul 31, 2020
  5. News

    MAD Lions locks in spot for 2020 LEC Summer Playoffs with win over Origen

    MAD Lions is the first team in the 2020 League of Legends European Championship Summer Split to lock its position in the post-season. MAD Lions, currently 1st place, qualified for the 2020 LEC Summer Playoffs with its 11th win of the season over Origen.

    · Jul 31, 2020
  6. Feature

    [UPDATED 7/31] AOC's amendment fails to pass; US Navy resumes streaming

    Democratic Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez seeks its legislative banishment from the industry altogether in her proposal to pass an amendment to the House Appropriations bill that would bar the military from recruiting via esports and livestreaming.

    · Jul 31, 2020
  7. News

    New Fatecore Banner: Holiday at the White Ocean Iris - Meta shifting Unit!

    Let’s take a look at the what this new gold fatecore Iris provides:

    · Jul 31, 2020
  8. News

    [LCK Today] T1 soars over KT with Clozer in for Faker, SB defeats DYN

    On the 31st (KST), T1 played kt Rolster and SANDBOX Gaming played Team Dynamics in the 2020 League of Legends Champions Korea Summer Split. The first match caught a lot of attention as Lee “Cloz

    · Jul 31, 2020
  9. Interview

    T1 Effort on the age difference: "Clozer would probably look at me as I looked at Faker or Wolf."

    On July 31st (KST), T1 swept kt Rolster in the 2020 League of Legends Champions Korea Summer Split. While Lee “Clozer” Ju-hyeon had his debut in place of Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok

    · Jul 31, 2020
  10. Interview

    T1 Clozer on his debut, playing aggressive champions, and his role model

    On July 31st (KST), T1 defeated kt Rolster in the 2020 League of Legends Champions Korea Summer Split. It was a clean 2-0 victory for T1 as they took the telecom derby. Today's match caught a lot of a

    · Jul 31, 2020
  11. News

    The LEC Broadcast crew put their jobs on the line to combat the Neom partnership

    Multiple members of the LEC recently tweeted out their internal response to the LEC's now-reversed partnership with Neom announced yesterday. The LEC broadcast team had threatened to strike the show, refusing to participate until the sponsorship deal was revoked. Read more here:

    · Jul 30, 2020
  12. News

    [UPDATED 7/30] LEC ends Neom partnership; teams had no say in the deal

    Earlier today the LEC announced a new partnership with Neom. After an immense amount of backlash and criticism from both Riot employees and the community, Riot Games has ended the partnership with the Saudi Arabia city.

    · Jul 30, 2020
  13. Column

    "On blood and bones": The truth behind Neom, LEC's short-lived partner

    This article aims to explain why the uproar against this deal was so loud and so widespread. What is Neom? Who’s building it, how, and why does it lay on "blood and bones"?

    · Jul 30, 2020
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    Medic to step back from broadcast for week 7 of 2020 LEC Summer Split

    League of Legends European Championship Play-by-play Caster Aaron "Medic" Chamberlain will be taking the week off for week 7 of the 2020 LEC Summer Split. Medic announced he would be stepping off the broadcast for the LEC this week after being left physically and emotionally drained, and that Riot Games and the LEC was supporting him in his choice to return next week after fully processing and recharging his batteries.

    · Jul 30, 2020