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Valve have finally broken the radio silence surrounding the fate of TI and the DPC. 2020 was a crazy year and it wasn't any less crazy in the world of Dota 2. Following the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic in early 2020, all DPC Major and Minors were cancelled. While the DPC’s yearly main event, The International 10, was postponed. Today Valve made an announcement regarding TI10 and the future of the DPC on their blog . And while a lot of our questions have been answered, there are still a few blanks to fill in. The Dota Pro Circuit 2021 Season. https://t.co/meCrho6LrH Pro Circuit: https://t.co/Lq2eYqapOe 2021 DPC Registration: https://t.co/mTBkMUyEGO #Dota2 pic.twitter.com/Ssh3V1dixp — Wykrhm Reddy (@wykrhm) January 1, 2021 New Regional Leagues Valve first floated the idea of shifting the DPC away from its Major and Minor format last year. Today that becomes official. Starting January 2021, the DPC will be made up of competitive leagues based in geographical regi

FaZe Clan crowns six winners of the FaZe 5 contest. Popular esports organization FaZe Clan’s latest installment of the FaZe 5 contest has come to an end. For the last several months, hundreds of players embarked on a quest to become the newest member of FaZe in a rigorous competition. The organization broke its initial claim that only five players would join and instead threw a curveball, declaring a sixth winner in the contest. The main ingredient to success was to stand out, and all six winners did so in an impressive fashion. Once hopeful future FaZe members Nio, Faxuty, k1ng, Flea, Scope and Virus saw their dreams come true, the organization validated years of hard work. Faxuty Yeah, that's you @faxuty . 1/5 #FAZE5 pic.twitter.com/rIdf0JzbDt — FaZe Clan (@FaZeClan) December 27, 2020 Fortnite content creator and occasional competitor became the first of six new FaZe Clan members on December 27. Many looked to Faxuty as a favorite, considering his dedication to stream

Just before the new year begins, Paris Legion have revealed their 2021 starting roster. Going into December, Paris Legion was the only Call of Duty League team yet to announce their starting roster for the 2021 season. While the roster was no secret, we were yet to hear any final confirmation from Paris Legion themselves. However, we finally received the confirmation, announcing that Classic, Skrapz, Aqua and Fire would be the 2021 starting roster for Paris Legion. Nicholas “Classic” DiCostanzo Classic spent the inaugural Call of Duty League season on the Toronto Ultra. After beginning his Call of Duty career in the 2013 Ghosts season on FaZe Clan, Classic has spent time on multiple big-name organizations. He is a two-time Call of Duty Champion, winning twice in the Infinite Warfare season. Matthew “Skrapz” Marshall Skrapz spent the 2020 Call of Duty League season on the London Royal Ravens. The Brit teamed with his twin brother Wuskin and placed fourth at the end of year champio

Apex Legends has had quite the year in 2020. Here are the best and worst bits of the title. Apex Legends has had quite the year in 2020. Respawn Entertainment was ready to take the next into the great world of Esports with their December 2019 esports road map announcement. To accompany this, Respawn had another year of content to take the game to the next level as the title had a year of experience to reflect on. Although, COVID-19 destroyed Respawn Entertainment’s and Electronic Arts’ plans for Apex Legends, resulting in a challenging year for the title. Here are the good and the bad of Apex Legends in 2020. Good: Revenant’s Launch The first big content release of 2020 was back in February, and Respawn’s content ramp-up was one of the biggest mind games in recent memory. Data miners and leakers combined to inform Apex Legends fans that Revenant and Forge were two likely candidates for the February 2020 update. On January 23rd , Respawn revealed the first look at the season, with F

Bugha will remain with Sentinels for another two years. Fortnite World Cup Solo Champion Kyle "Bugha" Giersdorf announced today that he has re-signed with Sentinels esports organization. Since winning $3 million at the inaugural worldwide Fortnite competition in July of 2019, Bugha has experienced the absolute heights that competitive gaming offers. He became one of the hottest commodities in esports, which prompted him to sign with Gary Vaynerchuk's "VaynerGaming" sporting agency . Additionally, Bugha established exclusive partnerships with popular American retail chain Five Below and even launched a line of apparel . He brokered all of these deals while under Sentinels, where he will spend the next two years of his young career. Also Read: Fortnite Player of the Year 2020   Two Year Extension Proud to announce that i’m resigning to @Sentinels for another 2 years! 💙 #SENFamily #SENUP pic.twitter.com/FV9fd2VXjI — Bugha (@bugha) December 30, 2020 B

If there is one player who has backed up all the hype and proven themselves in 2020, it’s Kyung-bo  "Alarm"  Kim. Alarm is the Rookie of the Year and shining star of the Philadelphia Fusion — even with old teammate Carpe on the lineup. Most of the Overwatch community has had their eyes on Alarm since he was a young all-star for Fusion University. Not only does the young flex-support player have four Contenders titles under his belt, but has also competed in both the North American and Korean regions.  When Overwatch was first released, Alarm was only 15 years old. At first, it was just a source of entertainment. His first competitive experience with Overwatch was on Bo-Byeom “Bokyems” Kim’s team, BK Stars, along with Jae-Hyeok “Carpe” Lee. A few seasons into APEX, it wasn’t working out. So the team disbanded, and Alarm played a filler role for Lunatic-Hai back in 2017 when the main roster switched to the Overwatch League and became the original Seoul Dynasty roster. He se

Popular World of Warcraft streamer, Asmongold has gone on strike using the hashtag #StopTheBots as farming bots ravage the global WoW economy. It seems like Asmongold has had enough of bots on his server, with the streamer going on strike until Blizzard stops the excessive bots ruining the gold economy. For those not familiar with botting and how it pertains to WoW; basically, people will group up with their own characters (on multiple accounts) and farm Hyber Spawning mobs. These mobs will spawn at a super-fast rate, especially if killed. What this means is botters, who use automated software, are able to mass farm these mobs and sell the items the mobs drop to vendors for upwards of 12 million gold an hour. Not only does it crash the game’s economy with a massive influx of gold, but it also leads to massive server instability. The farming is often done in older expansions, meaning it’s often not noticed by regular players who continue to play the game, so many are unaware of what

To give players some New Year's joy, Treyarch have revealed a Double XP weekend for Black Ops Cold War and Warzone players. Since the release of Black Ops Cold War on November 13th, players have seen multiple Double XP weekends. However, with this new season boasting 1000 new levels for players to grind, some more may be required to reach the top. Treyarch have provided, giving players four full days of Double XP from December 31st to January 4th. Starting at 10AM PT on December 31 players will receive Double XP for four days; on both Black Ops Cold War and Warzone. While this doesn’t include Weapon XP, it will make it much easier to reach Level 200 and Prestige 7 for the season. This grants players the Prestige Master tag for the season, and access to legacy Prestige icons from the shop. With Season One running until mid February, players have more than enough time to reach max Prestige. Especially with this Double XPperiod over the New Year’s holiday. The post CoD: Treyarch

ESTNN revisits the best Fortnite tournaments of 2020. Competitive Fortnite in 2020 featured mostly online tournaments mainly due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Thankfully, one of the most significant LAN tournaments in the game’s history went off without a hitch before the world went into chaos. The remainder of 2020 offered players multiple online contests, including Cash Cups, third-party competitions, and of course, the primary Fortnite Champion Series (FNCS). Epic Games continues to learn from Fortnite’s competitive scene with each passing season, and the developer’s communication and understanding has improved dramatically. With all of that in mind, let’s take a look back at the best Fortnite tournaments of 2020 as we move into the new year. Also Read: Fortnite Player of the Year 2020   DreamHack Anaheim The final offline event of 2020 brought Fortnite players from all around to the state of California. More than 1,000 entrants competed in the event with hopes of taking home a pi

After a really difficult year for the South American Dota 2 scene, two players decided to part ways with Thunder Predator. Even though Thunder Predator had a pretty good year in the South American Dota 2 scene, two of their team members decided that they want a change. After Valve decided to cancel the DPC, there were all sorts of regional South American Dota 2 tournaments. Even though their prize pools were nowhere near as impressive as the ones in Europe/CIS, every team had the chance to shine. Needless to say, Thunder Predator has been considered as one of the best SA teams. Consequently, they’ve won numerous events, which allowed them to earn a decent amount of money. Despite the success, Farith “Matthew” Puente decided that he wants to take a break. He was planning to return to the team for the DPC, but it seems he has changed his plans. To make matters worse, Alexin “sl4d1n-” Cepeda, who was the stand-in for Matthew, also decided to return to his team, Infamous. Now, Thunder

The MAC-10 has quickly become the best SMG in Cold War and Warzone; here’s the best setup. After its arrival in Season One of Black Ops Cold War, the MAC-10 has quickly become one of the best weapons in the game. With its high fire rate, it breezes through enemies in both Cold War and Warzone. However, with its high fire rate comes high recoil. Here are the best attachments to make the MAC-10 one of the fastest killing weapons in the game. SOCOM Eliminator 6.1” Reinforced Heavy Barrel Field Agent Grip Salvo 53 Rnd Fast Mag Airborne Elastic Wrap These attachments turn in the MAC-10 into a stable weapon with an extremely high fire rate. In Black Ops Cold War, it is easily one of the best weapons in the game. In Warzone, the MAC-10 has become the secondary of choice for many professional players, proving its quality. Not only does the MAC-10 have a faster Time to Kill than the MP5, but it also has the rage needed for some long-range gunfights. The post CoD: Best Class Setup For

G2 Esports continues to expand upon its already impressive competitive Fortnite: Battle Royale roster with another top NA East player. The fan-voted “Esports Organization of the Year” has not let off the gas one bit with its recent Fortnite talent acquisition process. After signing top NA East and EU controller players - Coop and LeTsHe - not many knew what to expect moving forward out of G2 Esports. Founder and CEO Carlos “ocelote” Rodriguez continued with the addition of four-time Fortnite Champion Series (FNCS) Finalist Jahq . Today, G2 announced the signing of another NA East player named Smqcked, who has amassed a quite track record in competitive Fortnite. Also Read: Fortnite Player of the Year 2020 G2 Smqcked Announcement WE SIGNED HIM! 🎉 Join @G2LeTsHe and @G2NiKo in welcoming our latest Fortnite player @G2smqcked to the #G2ARMY ! pic.twitter.com/SEZ6kZeYYE — G2 Esports (@G2esports) December 28, 2020 In typical G2 fashion, the organization produced a short com

It seems like one of the most popular players in CIS will be NoPangolier’s coach. We are just a few weeks away from the beginning of the Dota 2 Pro Circuit. Unless something drastic happens, we should see the best teams in the world back in action. One of the newest names in the CIS Dota 2 scene is NoPangolier. Some of you might recognize this name because it used to be a part of the professional scene a few months ago. However, due to difficulties caused by COVID-19, the team seized to exist. NoPangolier returns After Valve announced that the new DPC will begin in January 2020, Andrey “Ghostik” Kadyk and his teammates decided to come back together and play in the CIS regional league, which will be a part of the DPC system. In addition to all of the players, we learned that the team will also have a new coach. Arseniy “ArsZeeqq” Usov will have the uneasy role of guiding players like Semion “CemaTheSlayer” Krivulya, Yaroslav “Pikachu” Vasilenka, and more. It will be really inter

With 2020 now behind us, most rosters are now fully finalized. We take a look at five rookies to look out for in 2021. With major changes to a lot of teams, we felt it was a good time to look at some of the changes. With so many major changes to look at, we decided to settle on just five. Special shoutout to Astralis, who’ve bought in a number of new players, none of whom make this list. Below you’ll find the players we think will be worth checking out, on the rosters that they should excel on. írfan Berk “Armut” Tukek - MAD Lions The young Turkish top laner was a hit with League of Legends fans at Worlds 2020. Despite his side ultimately not making it to the main event, he and SuperMassive turned heads by almost qualifying for the Group Stage. Armut was one of the main reasons people took notice of this team and his stock shot up once the season was over. With rumors aplenty, it was MAD Lions who would step up and bring Armut to the side, pairing him with another fellow Turkish Le

ESTNN highlights some players to watch for in 2021. The year 2020 is coming to a close, and it was a successful one for competitive Fortnite. Despite COVID-19 restrictions, Epic Games hosted several massive tournaments, featuring million-dollar prize pools. The entire competitive scene took advantage of their opportunities. Some household names continued adding to their already impressive tournament history, whereas new stars began to rise at an astounding rate. Although there won't be a Fortnite World Cup in 2021, the developers and players will continue improving the competitive product. With 2020 in the rearview, let's look at some players and storylines to keep an eye on in 2021. Benjyfishy (EU) Five-time Fortnite Champion Series finalist benjyfishy is undoubtedly one of the world's best players. He's won multiple Cash Cup tournaments, and his career has all the makings of a Hall of Fame-type player. Despite coming close so many times, Benjy's track record

ESTNN takes a look back at 2020 and crowns CS:GO's Player of the Year. Professional Counter-Strike: Global Offensive player "ZywOo" Herbaut had himself quite the year in 2020. Although the COVID-19 pandemic effectively eliminated any shot at consistent offline major events, that didn’t stop ZywOo from continuing to elevate his name after an impressive 2019. In his second year with Team Vitality, the 20-year-old Frenchman accomplished just about as much as any player in 2020 could given the circumstances. It wasn’t easy to make the necessary adjustments during such an odd year in competitive CS:GO. ZywOo exhibited true leadership qualities as he and Team Vitality managed to bounce back from some early season adversity. Battling Through Early Struggles ZywOo rallied troops after a heartbreaking 2-1 loss to Complexity at the BLAST Spring 2020 European Finals in June. Unfortunately, the untimely defeat meant the Frenchman and his teammates would settle for second place. F

Veteran professional Fortnite: Battle Royale player Anthony “ZexRow” Colandro might be moving on from the game that helped spawn his successful career. ZexRow arrived on the Fortnite scene in its prime - when invitational tournaments were the only option for top players. He became one of the most recognizable names in the game’s history because of his tournament success. That all may be coming to an end based on ZexRow’s activity over the last several weeks. He’s been grinding Riot Games’ competitive first-person shooter (FPS) Valorant heavily and has not touched Fortnite much outside of one invite-only competition. What’s more, ZexRow continues to tease his departure from Fortnite on Twitter, leaving fans wondering if it will come to fruition. Also Read: Best Fortnite Moments of 2020 - Honorable Mentions Is ZexRow Done with Fortnite? staying with valorant 😈😈😈 — ZexRow (@TSM_ZexRow) December 24, 2020 Anyone who even remotely follows ZexRow may have noticed that his activ

ESTNN highlights honorable mentions for Fortnite’s best moments of 2020. Competitive Fortnite in 2020 featured some fascinating storylines and developments. There was no shortage of rivalries, comebacks and money on the line. Despite the lack of consistent LAN tournaments, Epic Games compensated with countless online competitions where players could cement themselves as legitimate Fortnite champions. Quite frankly, far too many moments transpired over the last 12 months than we could fit in one list. So we've compiled a list of honorable mentions as we narrowed down the best Fortnite moments of 2020 . Teeq and k1nzell Each Win Two DreamHack Open Tournaments In lieu of offline events in 2020, DreamHack constructed an online tournament series open to any Fortnite players located in the NA East, NA West and Europe regions. The organization offered a $1.75 million prize pool spread across six months in various solo tournaments. Most players enjoy DreamHack’s format and scoring sys

Here are some of the best heroes in the current patch. Even though Dota 2’s newest patch came out just a few days ago, it already changed the game. Besides the various new items, some heroes were also changed a lot. Hence, we decided it’s time to take a look at some of the biggest winners of the new patch. Keep in mind that this list is subject to change because we will see many various minor changes in the last couple of days. Mirana The first hero that deserves to be on this list is Mirana. Although she was really popular in the previous patch, she still continues to be one of the most important heroes in the game. Although she was mainly played as a support/offlaner, the addition of Aghanim’s Shard will allow the hero to play as a damage dealer once again. Some teams already tried playing Mirana as a mid laner and, judging by the results, it was successful. Besides being incredibly versatile, this hero is also a nightmare to deal with if you are a support player. After the cha