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Riot reveals TFT Reckoning Worlds format, players, and schedule

Details for the fifth Teamfight Tactics World Championship were revealed today by Riot Games, who introduced the players from every region and the format for Reckoning Worlds.  Scheduled to take place from Oct. 1 to 4, the TFT World Championship will showcase a total of 20 tacticians from eight regions around the globe. Initially, Reckoning Worlds was supposed to take place in China this year but was moved to a digital event due to the COVID-19 Delta variant at the end of August. With competition beginning on Oct. 1, Riot

DreamHack Atlanta postponed until 2022 due to COVID

DreamHack Atlanta, previously scheduled to run from Nov. 12 to 14 as an in-person event, will be postponed to 2022 as a result of the current world health situation, which has deteriorated with the spread of COVID-19’s Delta variant. DreamHack is a worldwide gaming convention where the attendees can experience professional and amateur esports tournaments, participate in the bring your own computer (BYOC) LAN party, and take part in several activities, including expos and live music. The festivals have been deeply affected by the coronavirus pandemic and its esports tournaments

When is the 2021 League of Legends World Championship?

The 2021 League of Legends World Championship is heading to Iceland, according to a report by Dot Esports on Aug. 30. Riot had originally planned to host the end-of-year event in China for the second year running but, due to unforeseeable circumstances, had to make the decision to pivot to Europe. “We figured 2020 would be the hardest Worlds we ever had to produce,” Riot’s head of esports John Needham said in a statement in August. “With vaccines being distributed worldwide this year, we anticipated a return to some sort

Sources: Worlds 2021 to take place at Iceland’s Laugardalshöll Indoor Sporting Arena from Oct. 5 to Nov. 6

The 2021 League of Legends World Championship will take place from Oct. 5 to Nov. 6 in Reykjavík, Iceland, at the Laugardalshöll Indoor Sporting Arena, the same venue that previously hosted Riot Games’ VALORANT Masters and Mid-Season Invitational events, sources familiar with the plans told Dot Esports. The event will be broken down into five stages, the same as the previous format of the annual event. The play-in stage will take place from Oct. 5 to 9 with the group stage running from Oct. 11 to 18. The playoffs will

Valve on ticket sales details for Dota 2’s The International 2021: ‘We will continue to evaluate the situation and announce ticket information as soon as we are able’

We’re nearly less than a month away from the start of the biggest Dota 2 event of the year, but Valve still hasn’t released any details regarding attending The International or ticket sales. The developer released a statement today, however, acknowledging the situation but once again skipping on revealing any information regarding ticket sales. Last year was a first for Dota 2 fans. The International, the most prestigious Dota 2 event of each year, was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  Valve had to postpone the event for about two months once again this year due

VCS reportedly won’t attend Worlds 2021 due to visa issues and COVID

It’s been a rough year for Vietnamese League of Legends fans, who haven’t been able to see their representatives play at international tournaments throughout the 2021 season. And now, the region won’t be attending the 2021 World Championship, according to a report by TheThao.vn. This will reportedly be confirmed by Riot Games after the venues for the event are announced. Riot recently announced that the global team was making the tough decision to move Worlds from its original host location of China to Europe. Riot’s head of global esports John

Where is the 2021 League of Legends World Championship being held?

Riot made the decision on Aug. 24 to pivot the 2021 Legend of Legends World Championship from China to Europe. A multi-city tour from Shanghai in the group stage to Shenzhen in the finals was planned, and even a stadium had been chalked out for the end-of-year event.  On Nov. 6, the 60,000-seat Universiade Sports Centre was to host the final, joining the ranks of other iconic venues that have hosted Worlds in the past, including the Incheon Munhak Stadium in 2018, the Beijing National Stadium in 2017, and New

League of Legends Worlds 2021 Reportedly Moving to Iceland

League of LegendsPhoto courtesy of Riot GamesRiot Games previously announced that the League of Legends World Championships would be moving out of China for 2021 and into Europe. It seems now that the country of choice will be Iceland.Following a report from Upcomer, Riot confirmed its decision to move the League Worlds out of China, citing concerns with the COVID-19 Delta Variant. The Championships were initially planned to be a multi-city event, with stages being held across Shanghai, Qingdao, Wuhan, Chengdu and Shenzhen. The travel restrictions set in place as

Here are the code names for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare’s blueprint weapons

Submachine Gun Charlie. Assault Rifle Delta. Light Machine Gun Echo. What? For some reason, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare doesn’t list the name of a weapon when you’re looking at its blueprint in challenges, the store, or anywhere they’re shown. When a blueprint changes up the look of a gun, sometimes it’s hard to know what weapon you’re looking at. And the lack of a name definitely doesn’t help. The blueprint code names are shown when you go to the list of weapons in the game, but that can be

Sources: Worlds 2021 to be held in Iceland after success of MSI

Following the announcement that the 2021 League of Legends World Championship will be held in Europe instead of China, Riot Games has decided to once again rely on Iceland as its venue, sources tell Dot Esports. Less than a week ago, Riot Games confirmed (following a report from Upcomer) that Worlds 2021, League’s biggest event of the year, will be moving from China to Europe due to the COVID-19 Delta variant. “Travel restrictions and COVID protocols have been even MORE complicated to navigate in 2021 than they were in 2020,”