Worlds always brings the best of the best players to one stage for the sake of entertaining the masses and crowning a king, and 2020 is no different, but SofM was far and away the most influential for a few reasons. Read about his importance here:
Kabam is bringing you the 2020 Summoner Showdown tournament for the award-winning mobile game, MARVEL Contest of Champions. Players can soon compete for the title of 2020's Summoner Showdown Champion starting next month. An all-new announcement video can be seen here.
On the afternoon of Wednesday, May 13th, FlyQuest released their Academy Support, JayJ, who had played with the org in both their Academy and LCS squads over the past two and a half years. Learn more about his move here:
Just days after the competitive queue launched in the VALORANT Closed Beta, retired CS:GO pro and Cloud9 streamer, TenZ, became the first NA player to reach the highest rank tier - VALORANT! Yes, the rank shares the same name as the game. Read more on the story here:
After retiring from CS:GO last week and claiming he wanted to focus his career on upcoming Riot Games FPS, VALORANT, swag changed his name to Brax, and signs with T1. Read the story here:
This week, an Overwatch developer made a post about how the community - specifically high elo - doesn't fully understand power creep, but received harsh feedback on his breakdown. He later clarified the statement, elaborating on how players are correct in some ways but lack some crucial data. Read more on the story here:
This year, we say goodbye to Mata, imp, Vizicsacsi, Clearlove, Score, and Wolf. Each Legends in their own right. Read more about their careers here:
100 Thieves came out firing in their opening split back at the beginning of the Franchise in 2017, but hasn't seen as much success in 2019. But with Ssumday and Meteos teaming up again, there may be no stopping them!
The first day of Free Agency has been quite a roller-coaster, and there are now reports of Xerxe, Upset, and Destiny signing with Origen. They have supposedly finalized their roster, but others will have plenty of changes to come.
Cloud9 is one of the most decorated orgs in the LCS, but hasn't actually won a title in numerous years. They've already shaken up their roster a bunch, here is what has been rumored so far.
TSM failed to make Worlds for a second year in a row, and after re-signing Bjergsen this October, they've looked to rebuild their roster for a stronger 2020 season. TSM has already made some big moves, here is their current roster:
ESPN reported FNC is making moves this off-season. Along with Mithy joining as new head coach, they've signed SK jungler Selfmade to fill their jungler role, hinting at a departure from Broxah.
LCS and LEC teams are really shaking up the scene this off-season, and Alfonso "Mithy" Aguirre Rodriguez has joined in the fun, switching to a coaching role for Fnatic! Read more here:
After announcing his retirement, Winter spoke with Inven Global about his esports experience, problems in the scene, how to improve Scouting Grounds, and advice to young players on how to make the most of NASG.
The Worlds 2019 Group Stage has finally come to a close, and with it, NA's time at Worlds. The bracket has been set, and the teams will go on to prepare for their respective Bo5s in hopes of claiming the title. There is one final Group Stage MVP to be awarded, and today it goes to ShowMaker!
It was a hot summer day at LoL Park when colleagues and I went to grab a meal before we began the day's coverage. As usual, we talked esports, and suddenly, a woman who was sitting next to us carefull
