Author: Rob Sterling

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…

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…

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…

On Tuesday night, McConnell introduced a new bill tying increased stimulus payments to a full repeal of Section 230, according to bill text obtained by The Verge. The bill comes amid new momentum for direct $2000 stimulus payments, and increasing pressure on party leaders to appease President Trump’s escalating demands. Democratic party leaders criticized the inclusion of Section 230 repeal as an effort to scuttle stimulus talks. “Senator McConnell knows how to make $2,000 survival checks reality and he knows how to kill them,” Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said in a statement Tuesday. “Will Senate Republicans go along…

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…

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…

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…

Valorant’s first competitive year has come to a close, and we got to speak with Andbox’s final addition to their Valorant roster, Aaron “boi” Thao. What was your competitive gaming experience like before Valorant? Before Valorant, I started in the Counter-Strike scene at around the amateur and semi-professional level. That was my first taste of the first-person shooter competitive scene. Before that, I played LoL in a high school league around 2013, and in that season, we placed top 8. What was your introduction to Valorant? I got into Valorant when I saw a teaser for Project A. It had some of those CS: GO elements combined with the knack…

Here are some of the most important changes in patch 7.28a. Even though patch 7.28 was released just five days ago, it didn’t take too long for Valve to realize that some things had to change. The addition of Aghanim’s Shard basically changes the game and the way many heroes work. As a result, some of the changes were not initially planned, which is why Valve released a follow-up balance patch. As expected, the latest changes bring along several nerfs. However, there are also a few buffs. The heroes that changed the most are Outworld Destroyer and Lifestealer, both of…

Last night Team Aydan were crowned winners of the $100K Holiday Feast, here’s how they did it. Last night the Toronto Ultra hosted their second $100K Warzone tournament. Some of the best Warzone players in the world were involved, with Team Aydan coming out on top. Here’s how they took home the $35K first place prize. Team Aydan’s Road to Victory Aydan, Zlaner and HusKerrs were the team to finish in first place. The tournament saw teams play in Quads matches but as a Trio. In the first stage, teams played for four hours, and their t best five matches…