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LoL: Worlds 2020 | Damwon Gaming vs Suning Finals Recap

Damwon Gaming or Suning, who will be crowned the new World Champion? Featured image by Malik Shelp . The 2020 World Championship, after a month of incredible action, has come to an end. Today, the final two teams stood atop the mountain and fought with all they had in one last best of five. Suning ("SN"), the LPL's third seed, had the monumental task of taking on the LCK's first seed Damwon Gaming ("DWG"). Read more: Worlds 2020 | Damwon Gaming vs Suning Finals Preview Throughout the entire tournament, Damwon looked relatively unchallenged throughout this tournament. They ran a clinic on nearly every team, including previous World Finalists G2 Esports . But Suning made quite the run to get to the Finals too, rising past every trial that fate threw their way. During the process, they even brought down the best Chinese team and potential tournament favorites, Top Esports, in a convincing way. But the past didn't matter here. All that mattered was how...

LoL Rumor: Rogue To Sign Odoamne, Promote Trymbi From Academy

Rogue looks set to sign former Schalke 04 top laner Andrei “Odoamne” Pascu for their LEC roster in 2021. Alongside Odoamne joining the roster, Rogue will promote Academy support Adrian “Trymbi” Trybus to the starting roster. He’ll replace the team's current support Oskar “VandeR” Bogdan, whose contract is up at the end of 2021, as a result, he’ll be put up for buyout. Finn “Finn” Wiestål, will be leaving the roster with Odoamne set to replace him. Finn being replaced comes off the back of him being heavily criticized at Worlds, with his lack of champion pool being a common criticism. As with any of the deals in the pre-season, this one can not be confirmed until November 16. Also read: Worlds 2020 | Damwon Gaming vs Suning Finals Preview Rogue looking forward For Rogue, they had a decent Summer Split, finishing the regular season in third place, although they did lead the split for a long period of time. At Worlds, they got an unfortunate group and ultimately struggled to ma...

Apex Legends: Respawn Fully Reveals The Trident In A New Gameplay trailer

Respawn Entertainment showed off a closer look at The Trident Hovercar in the Season 7 Gameplay Trailer. Image via Respawn Entertainment. Respawn Entertainment continues to build momentum for their upcoming Season 7 - Ascension. The developers continue to tease a feature named “The Trident”. The latest Gameplay Trailer now confirms what exactly The Trident is, along with some exciting tricks that players will want to utilize come November 4 . What is the Trident? After speculating what The Trident is for the last few days, we now know for sure that it is a Hovercar. We at ESTNN were slightly wrong, as we called it a Hoverbike - but who's keeping track? The Hovercar does contain the features we speculated from the Teaser Trailer. The vehicle has a dedicated driver slot, with players having the option to board the sides of The Trident and open fire on their Olympus opposition. Although, there is new information on what precisely the Trident can and can’t do. It seems there are...

Apex Legends: Respawn Reveal a Closer Look at the Season 7 Feature - Clubs

Respawn Entertainment reveals more about the huge community feature, Clubs ahead of Season 7’s launch. Respawn Entertainment keep revealing more and more information regarding Season 7, Ascension. One of the latest information dumps from the developers help to expand more on what the new Club feature means for Apex Legends players. What are Clubs? Clubs are a brand-new feature that aims to bring the community much closer together. The new social feature allows players to connect through in-game social communities made by players. The Club feature aims to work similarly to how guilds work in MMOs, where people can interact on a much closer level than people use a Friends List for. This is a place for a group of players to chat, play together and organize social events. At the start of Season 7, the game menu will get a new header called Clubs. The tab gives players two options, one to create a Club, with the other option to find Clubs. Creating Clubs Players have quite a bit of ...

Fortnite: Lachlan Joins The ICON Series, Will Receive His Own Skin

Australian Fortnite content creator Lachlan is the newest member of the ICON Series! Team PWR owner  and Fortnite content creator Lachlan "Lachlan" Power revealed some exciting news today on his social media accounts; He will be the latest addition to Fortnite's ICON Series, which collaborates with content creators and personalities to integrate them into the popular Battle Royale title. Thus far, the ICON Series immortalized Imane "Pokimane" Anys, Kathleen "Loserfruit" Belsten and Tyler "Ninja" Blevins  in Fortnite forever with a variety of character skins, emotes, back bling and much more. The Lachlan set will hit the Item Shop on November 12, but players can compete in a tournament beforehand and win themselves the set. Also Read: Best Fortnite Skins of 2020  Epic Games Announces the Newest ICON Series Member Welcome to the Icon Series, @LachlanYT ! Check out our blog for more info and stay tuned for our next Icon Series addition @T...

Fortnite: Epic Games Plans To Disable Pre-Edits ... Eventually

Will pre-edits change anytime soon? Fortnite: Battle Royale has come a long way since the days before players cranked ‘90s, tunneled and relied on edits to elevate their gameplay. Building and editing have become arguably the most essential aspects for Fortnite players in the year 2020. Unfortunately, editing is not always the most reliable mechanic. A feature in Fortnite called pre-editing has plagued both casual and competitive players since its introduction. It can cause clunky edits and is more of a chore to deal with than anything else. Pre-editing never became a useful mechanic to Fortnite players. Some content creators have workshopped ways to utilize it, but it’s often situational and gimmicky.  Additionally, pre-editing can prevent players from executing edits properly, which forces them to exit and re-enter edit mode. It can be really frustrating to deal with in the middle of a fight. Given the backlash, one could only hope that the developers would offer players an op...

PlayStation 5 vs Series X - Buyer's Guide

In this article, we’ll take a look at what each console is offering and what one is worth your time. With the next generation about to kick off, Sony and Microsoft have once again brought out the big guns, and just so happen to be releasing them just weeks apart. Disclaimer: For this article, we’ll be basing price and spec on the PS5 Discless model and Series X. We would like to add that the disc-based version is roughly $100 more expensive. We went with the discless as it puts the two consoles on a level price point with the X Series not having a discless version. See our full X Series vs S Series for full examples . PlayStation 5 specs and pricing Price - US$499/£449/$749AU Release date - November 12 Xbox Series X specs and pricing     Price - US$499/£449/$749AU Release date - November 10 How do the PlayStation 5 and Series X compare Firstly, the PS5 is a large, and slightly weird-looking beast. It looks more like a standing fan or large router. While the ...

Xbox Series X vs Xbox Series S Features and Specs: What One Should You Buy?

With the Xbox Series X and S on the way, it’s hard to know what one you should be getting. In this article, we’ll help you with that decision. So, to get down the basics. The Series X is the more expensive ($499), and the more powerful option. The Series S comes in at $299, making it $200 cheaper than the Series X at RRP. This is the tweet... Xbox Series X: $499 (ERP) Xbox Series S: $299 (ERP) Release date: November 10 Pre-order starts September 22: https://t.co/Dz5bRsAuwQ | #PowerYourDreams pic.twitter.com/MadZl4OOKJ — Xbox (@Xbox) September 9, 2020 Xbox Series S vs Series X spec XboSeries S: CPU: 8-core AMD Zen 2 CPU @ 3.6GHz (3.4GHz with SMT enabled) GPU: AMD RDNA 2 GPU, 20 compute units @ 1.565GHz GPU power: 4 TFLOPS SoC: Custom 7nm Enhanced SoC Memory: 10GB GDDR6 (8GB @ 224GB/s, 2GB @ 56GB/s) Internal Storage: 512GB PCIe Gen 4 NVME SSD (2.4GB/sec uncompressed, 4.8GB/s compressed) Expandable storage: 1TB Expansion Card For the Series X: CPU - 8x Cores @...

Footballer Casimiro Enters CS:GO Esports With CaseEsports

Real Madrid footballer Casimiro has become the latest footballer to enter esports. Casimiro will enter CS:GO via his new esports organization, CaseEsports. He signed a full Brazilian team as the first roster. The roster consists of Paulo “land1n” Felipe, Denis “dzt” Fisher, Felipe Delboni, Yan “yepz” Pedretti, and Vinicius “⁠n1ssim⁠” Pereira, and will be based in Madrid. The team will operate in a gaming house in Madrid, with Casimiro looking to establish the side in Spain. The team will likely participate in the upcoming DreamHack Open in December. This will be their first event under the new banner. CaseEsports also appears to have partnered with a number of sponsors and partners. So far, the team’s website lists Peripherals firm HyperX, BŮH, gaming chair company Drift, and Spanish glasses brand Hawkers Hoy ya somos más grandes, hoy nace @CaseEsports mi propio equipo de CSGO formado por @yanyepz , @dztfps , @delbonifps , @land1ncs y @n1ssimV . #WelcomeCaseEsports pic.twitter...

Activision Blizzard Reports $1.95 Billion In Revenue For Q3, Will Hire 2,000 New Staff

Activision Blizzard has reported a huge $1.95 billion Q3 revenue gain. In an earnings call today, Activision Blizzard reported that Call of Duty had outperformed last year’s game. The company saw an increase in revenue by 38% year-on-year for this quarter. In an interview with GameBeat, Bobby Kotick said the company needs to now hire more than 2,000 people to meet its production demands. This is despite Activision Blizzard closing its Versailles Studio just a year after 800 staff were laid off from its global operations. Though most of those roles were non-developer roles, it will be little comfort to those that lost their jobs. They have a Hearthstone expansion that just launched, World of Warcraft: Shadowlands on the horizon, and this year’s installment of Call of Duty set to arrive next month. Activision Blizzard has raised its earnings per share to 88 cents, compared to 38 cents. Analyst extends shares to be 65 cents a share. Profits rise among staff unrest With all this incr...

Dota 2: Diretide Is Back!

After so many years, Diretide is finally back! Even though COVID-19 pretty much messed up everything in Dota 2, Valve decided to make the dream of many people come true. After a few years, we will finally be able to participate in Diretide. “Brace yourself for a special Dota 2 event. Roshan stomps from his cave, lumbering down the river, hungry for candy and blood. Round after round of an all-new frenetic, five-on-five game-mode aways. Lo, the season returns. It’s Diretide”. What to expect Diretide returns to Dota 2. Learn more at: https://t.co/Nus17l5Gfy pic.twitter.com/bScnec8xnE — DOTA 2 (@DOTA2) October 29, 2020 One of the first things that we can expect is an all-new event, where players will have to collect candy. This is similar to what we had to do a few years ago, so those that played during that time will know what to do. While you’re playing, you will also earn Diretide points. This is a new concept that will allow you to exchange those points for different Ro...

Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War PC Specs And Features

Treyarch has announced some of the new features coming to the PC version of Black Ops Cold War, along with the recommended specs. In the Black Ops Cold War beta, PC players got a glimpse of how the game will run and look at their systems. However, being the beta it was not the final build and the game will look and run differently on your system come release. Treyarch has revealed the recommended specs for different players along with some new features, so let's take a look.  Hardware specs When dropping into Black Ops Cold War on PC for the first time, you'll want to make sure you have the best hardware in order to run it. Here are five different levels of hardware needed to get the most out of BOCW. Minimum: CPU: Intel Core i3-4340 or AMD FX-6300 RAM: 8GB RAM HDD (at launch): 50GB (MP only), 175GB (all game modes) Video: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 / GeForce GTX 1650 or Radeon HD 7950 Recommended (60 fps average): CPU: Intel Core i5-2500K or AMD Ryzen R5 1600X proce...

Fortnite: Epic Games Invalidates Box Fight Tournament Results Due To A Scoring Exploit

A scoring exploit led to the cancellation of Fortnite’s first Box Fight tournament. Epic Games announced that players exploited a scoring error during yesterday's Fortnite Wild Wednesday Box Fight tournament. As a result, the tournament results are no longer valid, and no players within the money will receive a payout. That means box fighters like Benjy "benjyfishy" Fish and NA East winner Joji have nothing to show for their efforts. Many competitors who took part in Wild Wednesday identified the scoring exploit during the tournament. However, Epic Games waited nearly a full 24 hours to inform competitive players. The competition will take place at a later date, according to the @FNCompetitive Twitter account. Also Read: FNCS Chapter 2 - Season 4 NA East Heats and Analysis   Epic Invalidates Results Due to a bug, there was an scoring exploit in the Box Fight Tournament yesterday. The tournament scoring was compromised so we are invalidating the results. When the mod...

Zer0, Dylan And Alexx Join Seany On London Royal Ravens For 2021 Call of Duty League Season

After a tease from the Ravens last night, they have officially announced their starting roster for the 2021 season The London Royal Ravens had a strong end to the inaugural Call of Duty League season. They finished top four at Champs and put up some extremely good performances throughout the year. They decided to extend the contract of Sean “Seany” O’Connor in early August, however we heard nothing more from the team until today. While this has been the rumoured team for a while, it is now official that the London Royal Ravens starting roster for the 2021 Call of Duty League season will be Seany, Zer0, Dylan and Alexx. Also read: 100 Thieves to acquire OpTic Gaming's Call of Duty League spot under the name "LA Thieves" Sean “Seany” O’Connor Seany’s resigning was announced back in August as he was the only player from the Ravens to have his contract extended. He was one of the most influential players on the team, and pulled off some incredible plays such as his 1v2 ...

Dota 2: Karl Joins T1

Karl will be T1’s last team member. T1 has recently made important changes to its roster. After the most successful League of Legends team decided to add Park “March” Tae-won as the coach for their Dota 2 side, we now have information about another new addition to the squad. He is another notable SEA player named Karl “Karl” Jayme. You might recognize him from Geek Fam, where he used to play in the mid lane. After these changes, T1 now has one of the best rosters on paper in Southeast Asia. The full roster Welcome to the team, KARL! @DOTA2 팀에 새롭게 합류한 "Karl" Jayme 선수를 소개합니다. 팬 여러분들의 많은 관심과 응원 부탁드립니다. #T1WIN #T1Fighting pic.twitter.com/5w3LKN9OSq — T1 (@T1) October 29, 2020 Apart from Karl, T1’s team also consists of Muhammad “inYourdreaM” Rizky, Samson “Sam_H” Hidalgo, Tri “Jhocam” Kuncoro, and Wilson “Poloson” Koh Chi Wei. Also read: EPIC League will take place in Europe and CIS this November Karl played an important role in Geek Fam, but the COVID pandemic ...

Fortnite: FNCS Chapter 2 - Season 4 NA East Heats And Analysis

Fortnite: Battle Royale’s NA East region is preparing to crown its sixth Fortnite Champion Series (FNCS) winner since Season X. It comes full circle, too, as Season X introduced trios into the competitive playing field. Last time around, players like Tfue and Symfuhny were still playing Fortnite. A lot has changed since then, and the best players are seemingly better than ever. There has been no shortage of drama since this season began. More will undoubtedly develop as this weekend’s FNCS Heats and Grand Finals conclude. These trios are competing for a piece of $5 million and the ultra-rare Axe of Champions . Now, let’s look at each heat and highlight some of the key teams to watch for this coming weekend. Also Read: World Cup Champion Aqua Banned from Fortnite for 14 Days Heat 1 October 29 - October 30 5 PM EST - 8 PM EST Nobu Tragix, Outcast Snake, cN Simple yt_OW Nobu Divine, XnB2006, Nobu Froppe Fwex2005, SAKEFISHY, rez. Zuky, Nobu Bfo, chucky Noob teyo, Parker, Clamps ...

Fortnite: FNCS Chapter 2 - Season 4 Europe Heats And Analysis

Fortnite Champion Series (FNCS) Chapter 2 - Season 4 heats are mere days away The top professional players already know what to expect based on their assigned heats and selected their drop spots. The European region is certainly no stranger to controversy after what took place last weekend. One of Europe's top trios - COOLER aqua, Rezon and Noahreyli - are out of the competition after aqua received a 14-day competitive ban from Fortnite. Several top trios are undoubtedly salivating with the knowledge that aqua and company are no longer a threat. However, FNCS Heats will separate the clutch teams from those who couldn't quite make it. Today, ESTNN brings you a list of all four heats with each trio included. We will be discussing some of the top teams to keep an eye out for and some lesser-known teams that could find success. Despite the volatility of Fortnite, the top trios find themselves at the top. Heats will occur over two days and twelve matches. Let's see how all of...

NBA Champion Dion Waiters Invests in Centric Gaming, Signs Multiple Fortnite Players

Dion Waiters joins Centric Gaming as an investor, looking to make a splash in esports. NBA Champion and Los Angeles Lakers player Dion Waiters is the newest professional sports athlete to delve into the esports stratosphere with Centric Gaming. Sporting the motto, #WeAreCentric, this Miami-based esports organization is looking to focus primarily on the Philadelphia area to give back to the community with founder Kyree Ware at the helm, Esports Insider reports . Centric Gaming acquired four Fortnite players to begin its relaunch into esports. Dion Waiters spoke before the ensuing Fortnite clips in the organization's introductory video. "I'm here to present to you my esports team, Centric Gaming. Check us out. Let's go!" said, Waiters. The eight-year NBA professional also provided a comment to Esports Insider, stating, "Esports has always been a healthy escape for me and it is something I can see myself being a part of for a long time. I'm bringing that ...