CS:GO breaks 67k players

Steamgraph shows that at one point 67,049 gamers were playing CS:GO at the same time, which surpasses the previous record of 54,097, set on November 18th.

As we reach the latter stages of DreamHack Winter and we get closer to the weekend, it is expected that new records will be set.

Earlier in the week, Valve announced a 50 per cent discount on CS:GO until December 3rd in an effort to boost player numbers.

DreamHack Winter's $250,000 CS:GO prize purse is to some extent funded by Valve itself as a portion of proceeds from the Arms Deal go towards funding gaming events.


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Patch 3.14 Notes

So many changes i couldn't possible go through them all, take a look for yourself.
http://oce.leagueoflegends.com/node/8780

Riot releases official masteries calculator for Season 4

Riot has released an official mastery calculator. You can get an edge on your opponent by figuring out where to allocate points before the patch is out.

With Riot's new official calculator, you can test out masteries to your heart's content.  They've also released more detailed info on a few changes, including the equalization of runes, the removal of summoner-spell specific masteries, and more. In addition, Smite has a new summoner spell icon.

The patch is allegedly set to launch next week and will feature an overhauled jungle, stronger supports and junglers, changes to brushes, and more.  AD items will see a price reduction while many gold per 5 items will be introduced, including limitation of wards and new trinkets that will give everyone unique vision-based item slots with activated abilities.


Source: http://preseason.euw.leagueoflegends.com/en/masteries.html#0.0.0.0

Preseason rundown- League of legends

Play League? Well you better watch this then ;)

D3 News!

A supposedly leaked new Reaper of Souls trailer, the first major Diablo III expansion, has been published in several youtube pages, showing off adventure mode, bounties, Nephalem rifts, a new artisan and more. According to rumours, Blizzard had plans to debut the trailer during this weekend's BlizzCon festival but looks like someone jumped the gun abit!

Three Lemondogs players join Ninjas in Pyjamas

Following the announcement that Bjergsen would move to North America and join TeamSoloMid, Ninjas in Pyjamas release their new lineup, featuring ZoroZero, Hyrqbot, Nukeduck, Freeze, and Mithy.

Roster announcements seem to be falling into our laps in a domino effect, which makes sense since so many players are swapping teams.  With the official announcement earlier that Søren "Bjergsen" Bjerg, previous mid laner for Ninjas in Pyjamas, will be joining TeamSoloMid, Ninjas in Pyjamas has also come forward with his replacement as well as several other changes.

At the end of the Summer Split, Ninjas in Pyjamas announced the acquisition of SK Gaming's Hyrqbot in the jungle and Kev1n in the top lane.  The roster released today, however, does not include Kev1n.  Instead, Morten "Zorozero" Rosenquist will be playing in the top lane for Ninjas in Pyjamas.  The former member of Team Lemondogs has brought two of his Summer Split teammates with him.  Erlend "Nukeduck" Holm will be replacing Bjergsen in the mid lane, and support player Alfonso "Mithy" Aguirre Rodriguez will replace Martin "Deficio" Lynge, who has become the new manager of Ninjas in Pyjamas.

Ninjas in Pyjamas starting roster:

Morten "Zorozero" Rosenquist - Top
John "hyrqBot" Velly - Jungle
Erlend "Nukeduck" Holm - Mid
Aleš "Freeze" Kněžínek - Marksman
Alfonso "Mithy" Aguirre Rodriguez - Support

Mithy, in particular, is a notable addition, as his reputable "notebook" has been credited with the strategies and tactics that led the Lemondogs to take first in the Season Three Summer Split.  With a capable AD carry like Freeze at his disposal, the bottom lane for this new lineup should generate a fair amount of hype.

With so many members of Lemondogs joining Ninjas in Pyjamas, some have questioned the status of Lemondogs in the EU LCS Spring Split for Season Four.  Ninjas in Pyjamas failed to secure a spot and must play through relegations to return to the LCS, but the Lemondogs have a spot, having placed first in the Split and second in the summer playoffs.  So far, Riot has not provided concrete information, but Joe Miller, caster for the EU LCS, has stated that Lemondogs should keep their spot.

source: http://www.gosugamers.net/

Bjergsen replaces Reginald as TSM's mid laner!

TeamSoloMid reveals that Bjergsen, formerly the mid laner for Ninjas in Pyjamas, will be replacing Reginald in a promotional video that suits their style.

When TSM began unveiling substitute players for their Season Four lineup, many wondered what changes, if any, would come to the main roster.  One of the sources of contention was Andy "Reginald" Dinh, whose attention has been split between playing for the team and managing the SoloMid website.  With many veteran players like SaintVicious and ocelote already retiring from starting positions, Reginald's up-and-down performance in Season Three had fans suspecting TSM would announce his replacement.

In a joking, TSM style video, Reginald explains to his team that he has contracted a "League Transmitted Disease" and must step down.  This leads to Søren "Bjergsen" Bjerg offering his services as his replacement.

Bjergsen gained a great deal of notoriety in the European scene during the Season Three Spring Split when he stepped in to play mid for the Copenhagen Wolves and turned their perfect loss streak around with a win against Fnatic, the team in first at the time.  His previous team, Ninjas in Pyjamas, saw a lot of roster changes since they failed to escape relegation at the end of the LCS Season Three Summer Split.  Europe has been heralded as the region with the largest crop of impressive mid laners in the world, and with League of Legends players from other regions like EDward, BrokenShard, and the entire roster for Quantic Gaming joining North American teams, it seemed like only a matter of time before a European mid laner would find his way across the Atlantic.

The absence of Reginald on the TSM starting roster ends an era, however.  As the team's co-founder, Reginald joined the team shortly after its formation, and he has created a very successful brand with SoloMid.net, which he will continue to manage.  Fans show up in droves and support TSM at live events, often dominating the crowd, and some might say that Reginald had a hand in making League of Legends eSports successful as a whole.  He will continue to be a part of TSM as their coach, replacing his brother, DanDinh, who recently left to coach Cloud9.  His departure from the roster leaves TheOddOne and Xpecial as the only members remaining from TSM's lineup at the Season One Championship.

TSM will be playing with their new mid laner, Bjergsen, in the Season Four Spring Split, having secured their spot by taking second in the summer's regional playoffs.

TeamSoloMid starting roster:

Marcus "Dyrus" Hill - Top
Brian "TheOddOne" Wyllie - Jungle
Søren "Bjergsen" Bjerg - Mid
Jason "WildTurtle" Tran - Marksman
Alex "Xpecial" Chu - Support

Source http://www.gosugamers.net/