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After benching Luke "Kendrew" Kendrew on Feb 12, Na`Vi has released its R6 Siege team captain on Feb 28. Na`Vi have announced their R6 roster will be parting ways with team captain, Luke "Kendrew" Kendrew. A former rugby player, Kendrew's competitive spirit pushed him to great achievements in the world of esports. Possessing a style of leadership, assertiveness and sportsmanship that make him a man others willingly follow. Many times during his two-years playing with Na`Vi the team found themselves in need of a man to carry them through difficult situations. And many times Kendrew answered that call. ESTNN takes a look back over his career and his time with the team. Kendrew’s start in esports Kendrew first plunged into the survival video game DayZ, but was later introduced by friends to Rainbow 6. Although initially, he felt he couldn’t find himself in the game, he kept on playing and kept on improving. He already had several years of experience playing a...

Gambit Esports won this year’s Intel Extreme Masters World Championship. Gambit Esports won the $400,000 grand prize today at IEM Katowice by defeating Virtus.Pro (VP). This is the biggest win for the organization since their incredible victory over Immortals at PGL Krakow back in 2017. Gambit played four rounds in total at the best-of-five grand finals against VP and won with three consecutive map wins. At first Gambit was in trouble after losing their first map Vertigo 14-16. At this time VP seemed to be positioned for a clear win but the game changed in the second round. Gambit made a comeback by dominating Dust2 with a 16-6 score. After tying the series 1-1, Gambit picked the Train map and proceeded to gain the upper hand. Abay “Hobbit” Khassenov stepped up for Gambit and secured a solid opening to the round on the offense. Gambit swept Virtus.Pro in Train with the final score of 16-4. Hobbit’s major numbers continued throughout this grand final, helping to secure the lead for...

Epic has banned an entire trio for bypassing an in-game mechanic. Many players and viewers within the competitive Fortnite community are questioning Epic's decision to punish a European team for avoiding the shakedown mechanic. The situation played out mere moments after the Fortnite Champion Series (FNCS) third and final qualifier. An EU squad - Lzrxy, kelfy and Vortexers - stood tall as one of a few teams to secure their spot in the FNCS Semi-Finals. That would remain true until all three players loaded into Fortnite only to find a 14-day ban notification. Although warranted, Epic's handling of the punishment has sparked debate across the community. Also Read: Epic Unveils FNCS Chapter 2 - Season 6 Start Date & New Pre-Season Period  Shakedown Avoid and Ensuing Ban If you think it is bait pic.twitter.com/7KtT6UhF1Z — Lzrxy (@Izrxy) February 28, 2021 During FNCS Chapter 2 - Season 5's third qualifier, one of these three players exited the game before an oppo...

Ethan has announced his switch to professional Valorant from Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and joined 100 Thieves to replace Dicey. Struggling Evil Geniuses star Ethan "Ethan" Arnold announced his switch to Valorant today. He will be joining the long list of ex-Counter Strike pros to make the jump to the Riot Games title. Ethan will join 100 Thieves, replacing Quan "dicey" Tran for the Challengers Three. But unlike other talents that have made the switch, Ethan may be the most in-form prospect, with an appearance on HLTV’s top 20 Players of the year in 2019. New Chapter Read: https://t.co/ci4unmse0c — Ethan (@ethanarnold) February 28, 2021 Ethan in 2020 Ethan came up with Evil Geniuses, previously under the NRG banner, as a hot prospect in North America. Scouted by Damian "daps" Steele, Ethan was a part of an EG resurgence and help the team to a No. 1 ranking in 2020. Since then, the team went on a downwards trajectory in the rankings, and fo...

The teams that will be competing in DreamHack Open March for both the North American and South American Qualifiers have been finalized. The closed qualifier for North America found Extra Salt breezing through the rounds unscathed. Extra Salt, which is composed of gamers from four countries, defeated Ocean Gaming in the Upper Bracket Quarterfinals; then Recon 5 in the Semifinals and RBG Esports in the Finals. RBG Esports, who had defeated Mythic and Secret Club to arrive in the Upper Bracket Finals, had to wait for the other Lower Bracket finals qualifier to go through three Lower Bracket rounds. Afterward, Recon 5 defeated the very same teams, Mythic and Secret Club, that RBG Esports won over to earn the right to meet RBG Esports in the Lower Bracket finals. RBG Esports prevailed over Recon 5 to earn the last slot in the closed qualifier. The South American version of the closed qualifier only had four teams competing. Firstly, 9z Team dropped only one map to grab the Upper Brack...

The new mode arrived this week, so here’s the best loadout to get you started. Black Ops Cold War welcomed the addition of a brand new Zombies mode this week, Outbreak. Outbreak is a large scale Zombies experience set in the Ural Mountains. However, you’ll want the best loadout for the job. So here’s the best Weapon, Wonder Weapon, Melee Weapon and Field Upgrade. Best Weapon: M16 The M16 carries over its Multiplayer prowess into Outbreak. Its three round burst is a great way to conserve ammo, but also take out large crowds of Zombies at once. Along with this, the M16 has a devastating Headshot multiplier, meaning if you have great aim, this will be no issue for you. However, the Gallo S12 is also a great option. The semi-automatic shotgun takes down enemies in one hit during the early rounds. Plus it's one of the best and easiest weapons to use in Outbreak. Best Wonder Weapon: Ray Gun They’re called Wonder Weapons for a reason, so every single one is great in Outbreak. How...

Two years after it first came out, Apex Legends continues to draw in more players. Since it's release, Apex Legends has easily become Respawn Entertainment’s flagship title. What Apex Legends has been through The game had an up and down career on the live streaming platform, Twitch. After skyrocketing to the top spot on Twitch, it saw its fan-base dwindle and its revenue tumble almost as fast as it rose. After just under a week after its launch in February 2019, Apex Legends had 10 million players enjoying the game. This figure reached 25 million players after just over a week, and 50 million players in March 2019, just a month after its release. This phenomenal rise was then followed by a slow-down which was just as remarkable. The game needed six months to achieve 70 million players. Apex Legends wasn’t even in the Top 10 Grossing Titles in September 2019. Of course, it wasn’t all downhill for Apex Legends. Every release of a new season resulted in spikes in the number of p...

A recap of the exciting playoff matches between some of the best teams in the competition. The playoff matches of IEM Katowice 2021 started on Friday, February 26. The Quarterfinals saw Gambit Esports and Virtus.pro progressing to the Semifinals of the tournament where Team Spirit and Liquid were sitting comfortably after their performances in the Group Stage. The results of the Semifinals were not all that surprising. Gambit showed tremendous form, ending Team Spirit’s dream run in the competition. Virtus.pro also booked their spot in the Finals after a convincing 2-0 win over Liquid. Natus Vincere vs Gambit Esports While Na’Vi were favorites to win their match, Gambit Esports pulled a rabbit out of the hat. They played the first match on Overpass, where Na’Vi played the CT side in the first half. Although it was looking even by the end of CT side, Na’Vi started losing control after a good start in the Terrorist side. Gambit started pulling the game back after going down 10-8 on ...

What lies ahead for Fortnite after numerous groundbreaking collaborations? Fortnite Chapter 2 - Season 5 has been quite a journey thus far after its debut back in early-December of last year. Epic Games gave the game's mascot - Jonesy - keys to the car in the latest season, which significantly focused on the Zero Point. For those who aren't aware, the Zero Point is a giant portal floating over the middle of Fortnite's map. Jonesy is actively using this intimidating portal to pull 'hunters' from different dimensions. This storyline in Season 5 has allowed Epic the chance to collaborate with some unexpected movies, video games and more. Some of those guest characters include Master Chief , Kratos , Snake Eyes, Terminator , Predator, Sarah Connor, Ryu and Chun-Li . More recently, Epic roped the Xenomorph and Ellen Ripley  from the Alien film universe. It's an unprecedented feat that no other video game in history can match. On Jonsey's journeys, he has been ...

TSM Reginald responds to backlash over his comments on Twitter and petitions Riot Games to change the global import rules. TSM Founder and CEO Andy "Reginald" Dinh has returned to Twitter to add another chapter in the LCS import saga, posting an essay of his opinions on why the rule should change. The over 1,500-word Medium post details many of the problems plaguing the North American region for years, from latency issues to declining viewership and server size. He also apologies for his unprofessional tweets towards Cloud9's Philippe "Vulcan" Laflamme. Read more: LCS Teams Push to Remove Import Rule, the Community Pushes Back My thoughts on the LCS: https://t.co/9iRzUpRhbk — Andy Dinh (@TSMReginald) February 27, 2021 He also outlined in a follow-up tweet that his desire isn’t to gain special treatment from the rule change, but for the rule to change because it creates disadvantages to the North American region specifically. The import rule’s creatio...

Riot Games has announced the newest addition to Valorant, a controller agent from Ghana. The long-awaited new agent has finally been revealed. Astra, hailing from Ghana, will be the newest addition to the Valorant cast. She will be a part of the controller class, and from what was shown in her trailer and leaked online, she will be more akin to Brimstone and Omen than a Viper-style character. This marks the first new addition to the class since the release of the game. And the video went private... So... Here's a backup :> pic.twitter.com/BaBJ9oSV9c — Shiick (@Shiick) February 27, 2021 Astra's Abilities Astra is a cosmic-themed agent and thus her abilities are framed in a celestial way. The controller’s kit is designed around her astral form which lets her fire two different Cosmic Divides. When charged, they create specific points on the map for her to use her abilities. These Cosmic Divides, which look like stars, can be detonated using her Nebula, Nova Pulse, o...

Free Fire reports the bans of 1,045,826 accounts for using cheat codes. Recently, Garena released a report revealing the ban of over a million hacker accounts. The most common cause for being banned was the use of auto-aim hacks. In the past 14 days accounts were banned for using the following cheats: Garena is actively working to remove these accounts to increase fair gameplay. Half of the banned accounts were flagged by Free Fire’s anti-hacking system and the other half were reported by players in the game. Player reports help remove accounts that evade recognition from the anti-hacking system. “We’ve also adjusted anti-hack measures and optimized our detection methods for a better gaming experience,” said Garena. Additionally, Garena removed 27, 420 accounts that were intentionally playing with hackers. Garena is actively removing all accounts that participate in unfair gameplay. The post Garena Free Fire Bans Over A Million Hackers appeared first on Esports News Network |...

After several weeks of intense action, we finally know the names of the teams that will attend the Major. The CIS Upper and Lower divisions were a joy to watch because we got to see loads of action.  We expected different results from some of the teams, but in the end, Virtus.Pro and Natus Vincere are the ones that will go to the Singapore Major. Upper Division Team Spirit vs Team Unique The series was really important for Team Spirit because they needed the victory in order to secure the third spot in their group. We expected them to dominate in all games, but it turns out Team Unique is a lot stronger than they first appeared. Just by looking at the draft, we knew that the first game would be pretty interesting to watch. Both teams decided to pick some of the hottest heroes in the meta, which is why we weren’t surprised that the game lasted for nearly one hour. Unique wanted to counter TS’s Wraith King by picking Lifestealer and they succeeded up to a point. Sadly, Alexande...

Koei Tecmo's Dynasty Warriors spin-off is confirmed for July 27! Fans are eagerly awaiting the reveal of their favorite characters new designs in Koei Tecmo’s latest Dynasty Warriors spin-off. There's plenty of hype surrounding the sharp and polished art style shown in the new game’s trailer. It employs a semi-cel-shaded style which we haven't seen in earlier installments. Samurai Warriors 5 - Announcement Trailer, PS4 But it isn’t only the art that draws interest in the game. Its greater strength might lie in the story-lines which players could follow in the game. Those who more seriously pursued the story-lines in the previous installments and their intersections with historical events wonder where the new game will lead them. The plot revolves around the two main characters; Oda Nobunaga and Mitsuhide Akechi. As Koei Tecmo promised we can expect "high action Sengoku drama told from two different perspectives.” This could mean that the game has the potential t...

Not the best performance in Katowice. This might become a catalyst for Natus Vincere; the play-off match versus Gambit Esports was a disaster. Natus Vincere definitely did not expect to finish their run at IEM Katowice in the quarterfinals. But in their current state, it’s as far as they could go. In fact, what we have seen at Katowice differs from Na`Vi’s performance in the BLAST Global Final 2020 and Spring Groups 2021 so much. The CIS team started its way in Katowice with wins over Virtus.pro and FURIA, but when Na`Vi met Liquid – they seemed to be not focused enough. Despite the decent individual performance, Na`Vi lost several important rounds. The same happened in the match versus Gambit –  Natus Vincere failed to secure a couple of key rounds which led to the terrible loss on Overpass. Na`Vi's Anchor woes The main issue behind Na`Vi’s unstable plays is Egor “flamie” Vasilyev. In the defense flamie plays as Anchor, and often it feels that Natus Vincere have a weak defen...

Inspecting the unfortunate happening in PUBG Mobile Club Open Spring Split 2021. The PUBG Mobile Esports team has disqualified over 50 teams in the PMCO tournament. According to official reports, these teams were guilty of violating the tournament’s code of conduct. It all started with bans on seven teams in the tournament for violating the rules. However, when the organizers saw that there was a potential ban wave coming, they released an official competitive ruling. Here are some highlights of what the statement said: “In our continuous effort to detect and penalize cheating as well as other rule violations we identified various accounts that violated our Code of Conduct and competitive integrity of our ongoing PMCO Group Stage.” They further added, “Following the violations of our Code of Conduct and in accordance with our PUBG MOBILE competitive policy, the teams listed below have been disqualified from our ongoing 2021 PMCO Spring Split and will be, with immediate effect, s...

Fortnite developers outline a favorable competitive environment in Chapter 2 - Season 6. Epic Games has completely turned a corner with the company’s approach to competitive Fortnite Battle Royale. Last year was a bit murky and uncertain but still featured multimillion-dollar prize pools and countless tournaments for competitors to test their skills. The year 2021 has been much better thus far. Epic has made necessary adjustments to remove problematic items, committed $20M USD to the scene and made trios the standard format for its flagship Fortnite Champion Series (FNCS) competitions. With FNCS Chapter 2 - Season 5 in full swing, the Fortnite Team took time to unveil what players can expect in Season 6, and it seems promising. Also Read: Best Fortnite Players 2021   Arena Mode Pre-Season Although Epic did not provide much detail, next season will feature a preseason period in Arena Mode. It will span a week and gives competitive players a chance to provide feedback on F...

Day four of the CDL Super Week provided some more incredible matches, here’s what went down. The fourth day of the CDL Super Week saw us reach the halfway mark. However, the action has not slowed down. Some more incredible matches gave us the CDL entertainment we know and love. Here’s a recap of everything from day four. New York Subliners 3-0 Minnesota Rokkr New York Subliners began with an incredible first map from Asim. His 22/5 map saw New York win 250-82 and they, and more specifically Asim dominated Minnesota, going 9/1 to take a 1-0 series lead. Asim continued his dominance into map two with a quick 6-0 SnD. The New York Subliners appear to be speedrunning CDL matches this week, with two extremely quick games and a 2-0 lead in the series. New York closed out the series 3-0 in a 3-2 Control win. This was a complete overall excellent performance from the Subliners in map three as they swept the series and look like one of the best teams in the league at the moment. OpTic Chi...

Here is a list of top five mid heroes in the 7.28c patch of Dota 2. The 7.28c patch brought a few important changes to the meta. It included balancing adjustments to heroes, especially the overpowered ones who ran rampant in the 7.28b meta. The Dota Pro Circuit also included those heroes like Puck, Outworld Destroyer, Earthshaker and were also quite popular in pub games. Now that the 7.28c update is slowly settling down, the picture has become a lot clearer about which heroes are strong in the current meta. Alchemist Alchemist was untouched in the 7.28c update, but his pick rate has grown over the course of the past month. Although the hero struggles against certain mid heroes, it can bounce back from a half decent laning stage pretty quickly. That said, Alchemist is always on a timer which means players need to farm efficiently and hit their item timings perfectly. The hero falls off late game against hard carry lineups, so ending games close to the 35 minute mark should make th...

Korizon founder, LCK interviewer and Korean translator for the masses Ashley Kang will join LEC broadcast for Week Six and Seven. The LEC is employing yet another guest from Korea as Ashley Kang will be joining the broadcast as a post-game interviewer. She will be replacing Laure "Bulii" Valée, the regular host of the post-match interviews. A Very Important Announcement @LEC #LEC pic.twitter.com/noog2xsa4Z — Ashley Kang (@AshleyKang) February 25, 2021 Kang has been around the League of Legends community for a while, doing interviews with LCK and other professional players. She was a correspondent for ESPN Esports back in the day and is an insider for the LCK for English-speaking audiences. Before setting out on her own with Korizon and ESPN, Kang was the regular interview host for the LCK. Now, she does interviews with many of the stars of the LCK weekly and posts them with translated subtitles. LEC and guest appearances The LEC is no stranger to guest appearanc...

Uzi has left RNG and joined a multi-channel network for streaming talent. Legendary professional bot laner Jian "Uzi" Zi-Hao has left the Royal Never Give Up organization. The world finalist has been with RNG off and on since 2012. He recently moved into a streaming role with an eye for returning to professional play. Now Uzi has joined 小象大鹅, a multi-channel network that employs many other streamers in China. Uzi’s retirement Uzi announced his retirement from professional play in the spring of 2020 after months of dealing with health issues. He stepped down from the RNG starting roster at the start of 2020. But after complications, and the slow process of his recovery, stepping away from competing seemed like the best option. Since then, Uzi has been streaming for RNG while focusing on his health. The six-time world championship participant has made his intentions to return to competition known since his retirement. While from the outside it looked as if he would return...

Last night Season one of Challengers Elite concluded, here are your winners. Season One of the Call of Duty Challengers Elite concluded last night, with NYSL Academy and RAMS taking home the $20K first place prize. The Challengers Elite sees the top eight Challengers teams compete in their own league, with $50K up for grabs in each season. Last night the winners were crowned, here’s how it happened. North America - NYSL Academy New York Subliners Academy took home first place after a 3-1 victory against WestR in the final. However, this wasn't easy. Their semi-final matchup against UT Crew required a reverse sweep with some incredible plays from Saints to win the series and get their spot in the Grand Finals. Here, they defeated WestR 3-1 and took home $20K. Europe - RAMS The Spanish roster of RAMS took home the victory in Europe. Recently they have really stepped up, winning two Challengers Cups and performing extremely well in the Elite. RAMS defeated Trainhard in their sem...

Three teams are making last-minute changes to their rosters. As the first leg of the Valorant Champions Tour moves into its final qualification tournament, many teams are already revamping their rosters to make a last-second push for the event. Some teams are happy with the current iteration of their rosters, while some are in the market for a drastic shift in terms of firepower or the in-game calling for their team. Team Liquid and Jamppi The blue horses have been underperforming as of late and are one of the only high-ranked European teams that have not qualified into the first Masters tournament. Rumors have been swirling for months at this point about roster changes, but it seems those whispers have finally come to fruition. We are making a change to our team for the upcoming tournament, ec1s will be removed from our active roster. Stay tuned for more info on our new player. pic.twitter.com/ZKwLJJoUjf — Team Liquid VALORANT (@LiquidValorant) February 24, 2021 Team Liqui...

The new PUBG mobile game has officially been announced! Android and iOS users should get ready to fasten their seatbelts as Krafton offered another butterfly effect through its announcement of a new mobile battle game. Royale PUBG: New State will be released by the end of this year. The game has been developed by Krafton, Inc. and PUBG studio, unlike its previous Chinese developer, Tencent. This is important since Tencent was the reason PUBG was banned in India in September 2020. New features and preregistration The game will take place in the year 2051, with advanced vehicles, extensive maps, drones, and gadgets to experience and yet another adventure while playing. Nevertheless, players can relish the old features of the original Battle Royale. Players who can't control their fingers can start preregistering for the game . Those who do will be given free vehicles on both Android and iOS devices. However, as of writing, it has not been started yet in India. Will PUBG resurf...

Let’s take a look at what happened during the last week of the DPC in Europe. After several weeks of epic action, it’s finally time to take a look at what happened during the DPC. Needless to say, Europe was the most interesting region, which is why we got to see loads of unique series. In the end, Team Secret and Alliance managed to occupy the first two places in the Upper Division Team Nigma managed to bounce back after their disappointing results and will head over to the Wild Card. Upper Division Only three series took place during the week, which is why we will highlight two of them that we think were more interesting. Team Liquid vs Alliance The first series that we want to cover in this article was really important for both teams. Alliance and Team Liquid played well during the DPC, which is why the clash between them was pretty much impossible to predict. Following one of the most intriguing series of the month, Alliance was able to take the victory and secured a spot a...

TJHaly completed an incredible flawless map in three more CDL Super Week matches. Day three of the CDL Super Week saw some extremely close games, and a flawless performance from TJHaly. Here’s a recap of all matches, with some important stats to note. Dallas Empire 3-2 London Royal Ravens The London Royal Ravens surprised everyone with a map one victory in quite dominant fashion. A 250-160 victory saw Parasite, Dylan and Seany dominate, not letting Dallas get a kill and forcing all Empire players to go negative. Dallas Empire bounced back with a strong 6-3 Search and Destroy victory. Huke clutched up in a 1v2 to win the map, and stop any chance of a Royal Ravens 3-0. 10-5 from Huke saw him return to his best after the map one loss, and look to turn the series around. Shotzzy came out swinging in map three with a massive 32/20 to clutch up in round five, taking a 2-1 series lead. The Royal Ravens forced a game five with an exceptional comeback in map four. Yet again this map came ...