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100T, XSET, Sentinels, and Envy have qualified for the NA VCT Challengers Playoffs

After an impressive showing from North America at VALORANT Champions Tour (VCT) Masters Two Reykjavík, the region on the rise will have more representation in the next Masters event in Berlin, with three slots instead of two. The first open qualifier showed just how deep the region has become, with a handful of “top” teams getting upset, and others surviving close calls. The first NA Challengers main event of Stage Three has been just as exciting, with more upsets, insane performances and highlights from the stars, and even an iconic

Sentinels thought that their loss against BBG would be their last game with TenZ

Tyson “TenZ” Ngo’s buyout has finally been paid for by Sentinels and he’s officially a member of the de facto best VALORANT squad in the world. That doesn’t mean that the team didn’t have serious doubts about whether he’d be with them long-term, especially after their head-scratching loss to BBG in VCT Stage 2 Challengers One Open. On the Plat Chat podcast, Michael “dapr” Gulino told a sad story about what they thought could be one of the Sentinels core’s last interactions with TenZ. “Before we logged off it was

Doublelift on TenZ’s contract situation: ‘It’s just one of those very ugly parts of esports’

Retired League of Legends pro turned streamer Yiliang “Doublelift” Peng has criticized Cloud9’s founder and CEO Jack Etienne’s recent tweet directed to Tyson “TenZ” Ngo. TenZ, the 20-year-old VALORANT pro, has a contract with C9 that allegedly has a huge buyout and has been playing on loan for Sentinels, who won the VCT Masters Two Reykjavík last weekend. The tweet consists of a GIF featuring the actor and comedian Zach Galifianakis making a thumbs up while driving, with the phrase "money in the bank" written over it. "The rumor is that his

LCS, LEC 2021 mid-season roster changes tracker

With the Mid-Season Invitational coming to a close, the mid-season roster change period is upon us. On May 24, Riot Games opened up rosters across the globe, allowing for League Championship Series and League European Championship teams to make moves to bolster their lineups and compete for a shot to qualify for the League of Legends World Championship this fall. Here’s what’s happened so far: Moves by league and team League Championship Series (LCS) League European Championship (LEC) Photo via Riot Games 100 Thieves April 17: Zikz out, Reapered in

Sources: Paris Legion interested in Zaptius after failing to acquire Saints from New York Subliners due to buyout negotiations

Less than a day after Atlanta FaZe were crowned Stage Three Major champions, at least three Call of Duty League teams will likely change their starting roster before Stage IV begins on May 27th, with the possibility of more to follow suit. The London Royal Ravens is parting ways with Zaptius, who was on a temporary contract, as well as sending Zed to the bench, according to sources close to Dot Esports. Alexx will re-join London's starting roster after a brief hiatus due to personal reasons. Afro, who was signed

Ninja claims he once made $5 million in a month from Fortnite Support-A-Creator Code

Since Fortnite’s release in 2017, Ninja has remained as one of the top streamers in the world. And according to him, his status helped him rake in a lot of money with the game’s Support-A-Creator Code. During his first Fortnite stream in a while, Ninja claimed that he once made $5 million in a month using the code program, which helps creators earn 5 percent of supporters' in-game purchases. At his peak, Ninja had thousands and thousands of viewers, and had become arguably the most well-known gamer in the world.

AcilioN open to offers as Copenhagen Flames undergo rebuild

Asger "⁠AcilioN⁠" Larsen is on his way out of Copenhagen Flames, the player and organization announced on Thursday. The in-game leader's departure is tied to the inability to find the right fifth to complete the team, leading to a bigger overhaul of the lineup. "We were unable to find a player that fits in well with roles and has the level of play we were looking for," Daniel Vorborg, Copenhagen Flames Head of Esports said about the situation they encountered following the departure of Marcus "⁠maNkz⁠" Kjeldsen, who has since

Discord To Remain a Separate Company, No Longer In Talks With Microsoft

by Petar Vukobrat in General | Apr, 21st 2021 According to a brand-new report from the Wall Street Journal, Discord has decided to decline all offers and is no longer in talks with Microsoft over a potential buyout. Therefore, the company will remain independent for the time being, although it might go public in a couple of months. We already covered this peculiar development a couple of weeks ago, back when the internet exploded with news of Microsoft potentially acquiring Discord for upwards of $10 billion. The fact that these

LoL: 100 Thieves Signs Schalke 04 Mid Laner Abbedagge

100 Thieves continue to make moves in the mid-season break as they sign Felix “ Abbedagge” Braun from Schalke 04. After replacing their coach for the 2021 Summer Split, 100 Thieves have kept up their signing momentum as they look to improve their roster. Late last week 100 Thieves confirmed the signing of new  Head Coach Bok “Reapered” Han-gyu, formerly of SK and Cloud9. Abbedagge has spent his career across Europe and Turkey, spending the last two and a half years with Schalke 04. Abbedagge has been a key figure

Twitch bans Adin Ross after ZIAS uses Homophobic slurs during his stream

- Advertisement - Adin Ross is a popular Twitch streamer and YouTuber who is known for playing Grand Theft Auto: Online RP & NBA 2K during his streams, having over 600,000+ followers on the platform. However, he has been under the spotlight recently due to various controversial events surrounding his streams and personal life. Just recently his channel fell victim to trolls who were using bots to follow his channel which resulted in his follower count going over 4 million followers. Adin was streaming alongside ZIAS!, a famous YouTuber who