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XSET signs women’s VALORANT roster NOTHING2LOSE ahead of VCT Game Changers 3

The XSET organization continues its esports expansion with the signing of the North American female VALORANT roster NOTHING2LOSE, days ahead of the start of the third NA VCT Game Changers event. The NOTHING2LOSE team, consisting of ARIANARCHIST, starriebun, ArtstaR, maryna, EllieTwitches, and coach Ducky, announced they had been signed less than a week before the XSET announcement was made official. With the announcement, XSET now expands to women’s VALORANT. The organization itself is just over a year old, having been founded in July 2020, and competes in Rainbow Six Siege,

Last Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Zombies map, Forsaken, coming Oct. 7

Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War fans will get to enjoy one last Zombies map starting next week. The new map, Forsaken, will be available for free on Oct. 7, Treyarch announced today.  Fans can experience the “final showdown” between Requiem and Omega group on Forsaken, which seems to take place in western Ukraine, where Omega has constructed a massive Aetherial portal. A recent teaser image shows the same facility in the “Redlight, Greenlight” campaign mission, giving fans a chance to revisit the iconic location.  The Cold War Zombies

Asuna’s VALORANT settings: Keybinds and crosshair

Peter “Asuna” Mazuryk is an American-born gamer who plays VALORANT for 100 Thieves and has made a handful of notable appearances in VCT events. Despite only being 18-years-old, the Jett and Reyna main has been a part of numerous top-five finishes for 100 Thieves in VCT events, including a semifinal finish at Stage Three Masters Berlin earlier this month. Asuna joined 100 Thieves last October after playing for Immortals for a few months immediately following the release of VALORANT in June.  In just more than a year of playing the

Nivera Joins Brother ScreaM, Team Liquid in Valorant

ValorantNabil "Nivera" Benrlitom has joined Team Liquid's Valorant roster. / Photo courtesy of Team LiquidFormer CS:GO pro Nabil "Nivera" Benrlitom officially joined Team Liquid on Saturday, becoming the fifth and final member of the team’s active Valorant roster.The move comes hours removed from Liquid announcing on Twitter that James "Kryptix" Affleck will be taking a break to "deal with some personal issues."I'm so excited & proud to announce that I'm joining one of the most iconic team @LiquidValorant & I'll play alongside my brother?This is a huge chance and I'm

100 Thieves Reportedly Drop steel from Valorant Roster

ValorantJoshua "steel" Nissan has reportedly been cut from 100 Thieves' Valorant roster. / Colin Young-Wolff/Getty ImagesA week removed from finishing top four in the world at VCT Stage 3: Masters Berlin, it appears 100 Thieves Valorant will be moving on from IGL Joshua "steel" Nissan.According to a report by Upcomer, steel has been dropped from the 100T roster, with Aaron "b0i" Thao subbing in and Nicolas "nitr0" Cannella taking over the team's in-game leadership role for now.Sources: 100 Thieves player Steel has been dropped from the roster. The organization will

Zeta Division to skip VCT APAC Last Chance Qualifier

Zeta Division, a Japanese VALORANT team, has declined to participate in the VCT APAC Last Chance Qualifier and thus won’t attend VCT Champions, the organization announced today. The decision comes after the all-Japanese squad had a tough run at VCT Masters Three Berlin, leaving the international competition in the group stage following two losses. They were the second team in the Japanese standings behind Crazy Raccoon, who qualified for VCT Champions following their participation in Berlin. Even though Zeta Division had a good shot at the APAC LCQ, the organization

3 Takeaways from VCT Masters: Berlin

ValorantCourtesy of Valorant Champions TourValorant Masters Berlin has just ended, and CIS team Gambit has taken the trophy home. Along with crowning a new king in Valorant, there were plenty of entertaining storylines that have emerged between players and teams. The scene is as competitive as it has ever been, and leading up to the LCQs for every region the stakes have never been higher. Before going into the next stage of VCT competition, here are three big takeaways from VCT Masters: Berlin.?????#VALORANTMasters pic.twitter.com/RSN4q9z9Gy— VALORANT Champions Tour (@ValorantEsports) September 19,

Sentinels’ dapr on receiving toxic DMs, death threats: ‘I’m so used to it now, it’s nothing to me’

Sentinels’ star VALORANT player Michael “dapr” Gulino commented on stream earlier this week about his experience with receiving toxic messages and even death threats from people in the community. Dapr went into detail describing the harsh messages he’s been sent as a pro player. “I got shit talked for such a long time now, I’m indifferent dude,” dapr said. “If I showed you guys my DMs, I could show you like 20 screenshots I took of people saying they’ll like fucking dismember my mother because I knifed Mixwell and shit.

Riot reveals broadcasters, hosts for 2021 League World Championship

The English on-air broadcast team for the 2021 League of Legends World Championship has been introduced by Riot Games. Plenty of familiar faces from the game’s four major professional regions are set to appear on the broadcast.  This year, 22 casters, hosts, and analysts will appear on the English-speaking broadcast of the League World Championship. Of those 22, eight hail from the LCS’ broadcast, while seven represent the LEC. Seven other broadcasters will represent the game’s Eastern leagues, the LPL and LCK. The tournament “will utilize the LEC studio as

Where is VCT Champions 2021 held?

VCT Champions is heading to Europe. Riot initially intended to host each of the VCT’s international events in different regions. But with COVID-19 related complications increasing throughout the year, the organizers had to make the tough decision to “re-evaluate.” In the end, Riot’s goal was to “find and secure locations that would allow the greatest likelihood for qualified teams to attend [Champions],” according to a statement in September.  Rumors indicated that Riot originally planned to host the end-of-year event in Los Angeles, backed up by a still of an image