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TFT Set 5.5 Radiant Blessings cheat sheet: Full rundown of game’s newest mechanic

The recent Teamfight Tactics Reckoning: Dawn of Hope mid-set update has brought with it a swag of new changes and game mechanics. Among those new changes is the newly improved version of Lucky Lantern orbs from previous sets, now called Radiant Blessings. A Radiant Blessing is a player’s last defence against the shadows, according to Riot, helping to ensure that the Black Mist can never return. Appearing as a small gold loot orb, Radiant Blessings are created when players drop below 40 HP. Each player in a lobby will be

FaZe: “It’s all about enjoying the moment of being back on LAN”

FaZe are heading into the IEM Cologne Play-in stage following a year full of issues. The team around karrigan now find themselves in 35th place in the rankings just before they kick off their campaign in the prestigious event following a handful of lacklustre results and a few roster changes. With Olof "⁠olofmeister⁠" Kajbjer brought back from the bench in place of Marcelo "⁠coldzera⁠" David, FaZe have shown some promise with close results against the likes of Natus Vincere, BIG, and FURIA in their most recent outings with the Swede,

Stranger of Paradise Final Fantasy Origin Deserves Your Attention

A dark and gritty Final Fantasy action RPG, inspired by the design philosophies of Dark Souls, set in the world of Final Fantasy 1, and developed by the people who made Nioh– that’s a ridiculously strong elevator pitch, enough to set tongues wagging, and sure enough, when Stranger of Paradise Final Fantasy Origin was leaked before its official announcement, that’s exactly what happened. People were excited, to say the very least, about the prospect of this game and what it could end up being. And we all thought the same thing- when the game is officially

NIP take down BIG to progress in BLAST Premier Spring Final lower bracket

NIP live to see another day in the BLAST Premier Spring Final after beating BIG 2-0 (Dust2 16-10, Inferno 16-12) in the lower bracket semi-final. Björn "⁠THREAT⁠" Pers's men await the winner of Complexity and G2 in the next round on Saturday at 18:30 . Despite getting dismantled by Natus Vincere on Dust2 in the upper semi-finals, BIG decided to stick to their guns and select the map against NIP, with Johannes "⁠tabseN⁠" Wodarz's troops still boasting a 76% win rate over 25 times played in the previous three months.

Gambit squeeze past Complexity to clinch IEM Summer playoff spot

Gambit secured on Saturday a spot in the IEM Summer playoffs with a 2-1 victory against Complexity in Group A's lower bracket final. The CIS team came out strongly in the series, taking Mirage in dominant fashion, but then faded in their own map pick of Overpass and required all 30 rounds to run out victorious in a tit-for-tat Vertigo affair against a stubborn Complexity side. It was far from plain sailing for the current world No.1, and Vladislav "⁠nafany⁠" Gorshkov admitted after the match that exhaustion is starting to

EG edge past Heroic in IEM Summer; Complexity see off FPX

Evil Geniuses are back. After months of struggle and frustration, the North Americans, languishing at No.38 in the world rankings, turned in an impressive display to move past world No.2 Heroic and secure a place in the single-elimination playoffs. Whatever happens from now on, EG have made a success of their IEM Summer run and earned a much-needed lifeline. They will return to action on Sunday in the group's upper bracket final against either OG or Virtus.pro for a spot in the semi-finals. The opening map of the series, Inferno,

G2 move past FPX in IEM Summer; Astralis eliminate Extra Salt

G2 came back from a map down to beat FunPlus Phoenix 2-1 in IEM Summer and book a place in the playoff stage ahead of Sunday's Group A upper bracket final against Vitality. nexa's charges were worthy winners in the series - which could have ended in just two maps if it wasn't for an otherworldly performance from Pavle "⁠Maden⁠" Bošković on Ancient -, continuing their good run of form after finishing Flashpoint 3 in third place and easing past Extra Salt in the opening round of the tournament. G2

FURIA beat EXTREMUM to set up rematch with Liquid in cs_summit 8 final

FURIA are through to the grand final of cs_summit 8 with a 2-0 victory over EXTREMUM in the tournament's consolidation final. The Brazilians were in control for the vast majority of the series despite not winning a single pistol round, picking up a deserved victory that was decorated by imperious displays from Kaike "⁠KSCERATO⁠" Cerato and Yuri "⁠yuurih⁠" Santos on Nuke and Vertigo, respectively. EXTREMUM came close to forcing a third map after finding themselves down 11-4 at the break on their map pick, only to collapse in overtime after

NIP knock out Heroic from Flashpoint 3

NIP came back from a map down to defeat Heroic 2-1 and book a spot in Flashpoint 3's consolidation final against G2. After surviving three elimination series, the Danish side — the highest-ranked team in attendance — seemed primed for an easy passage through to the next round as they won Nuke in convincing fashion, but NIP hit back on Overpass after fending off two match points before running riot on Mirage, where Fredrik "⁠REZ⁠" Sterner produced a scintillating display. This victory means that the Ninjas will have a shot