Author: Felix "Frøg" Bergeron

Valorant, as we may all know, is a 5v5 tactical FPS mixed with radiant abilities that can turn the tide of battle.That said, the best character to play isn’t always the one with the best skillset but rather the Agent whose abilities complement their team the most. Skye’s arsenal comprises four abilities, 3 of which are useful for scouting and supporting teammates on the offensive, with the remainder serving as the most powerful healing in the game. Image from: UnsplashSkye AbilitiesRegrowth Skye Ability – RegrowthIt costs 150 credits and casts a ring of healing around her, allowing her to heal…

Every year HLTV.org releases their Top 20 players of the year, and since 2016, every player is asked to name a “bold prediction” that should take the following year by storm. The criteria for what constitutes a bold prediction has been better defined over time, perhaps as to avoid having a repeat of the 2018 edition when Tomáš “oskar” Šťastný named ĽuboÅ¡ “HenkkyG” Ilko simply because he’d seen the Slovak player’s fragmovie on Reddit.As someone who has closely followed the lower echelons of Counter-Strike for a number of years, I figured I’d take a shot and try to pick out…

On their two year anniversary since winning Flashpoint Season 1, MAD Lions announced the dissolution of their Counter-Strike: Global Offensive division. Marking an end to the Spanish organization’s stint in the title for the first time since entering in 2017.As a result, Thomas “TMB” Bundsbæk, Justinas “jL” Lekavicius, Johannes “b0RUP” Borup, Michał “MICHU” Müller and Viktor “somedieyoung” Orudzhev, as well as Jakub ”kuben” Gurczyński and Jonathan “MusambaN1” Torrent, have all been benched while the organization searches for their new respective homes. The news comes as a huge shock for the community; especially considering that this roster was initially marketed as…

Despite what some diehard fans might say, it’s been a hot minute since Astralis was a consistent title contender. There are arguably a lot of factors to the Danes’ downfall, but one of the main points of discussion over the last two years has been about the team’s AWPers. While I don’t think it’s the sole issue that needs to be addressed to get Astralis back into winning form, I feel there’s a straightforward upgrade in the sniping department just waiting for Astralis to come knocking; Daniel “mertz” Mertz.A Quick SummaryThe StarLadder Berlin Major, was nearly three years ago, and…

Tuscan is finally back! Well, sort of… Valve has officially added de_tuscan to the game after the map’s original creator, “Brute” partnered up with popular map creator “catfood” to bring the Counter-Strike 1.6 classic up to Global Offensive standards. The project has been well over a year in the making, and while you can now play it in matchmaking, it’s yet to be added to the Active Duty map pool, which means we won’t be seeing it in professional play quite yet.That said, professional players have requested the map’s additions for years, citing it as a proven and tested map.…

Entropiq have failed to qualify for the upcoming PGL Major Antwerp 2022, going 1-3 in the European RMR B. The team, consisting of Aleksey “El1an” Gusev, Viktor “Lack1” Boldyrev, Aleksey “NickelBack” Trofimov, Vladislav “Krad” Kravchenko, Igor “Forester” Bezotecheskiy and Dmitriy “hooch” Bogdanov, hasn’t had the best start to the year, especially when compared to their performances in 2021.They were the ninth most active team last year, having played 305 official matches and averaging a 1.09 team rating. They won a number of A and B tier events, such as Funspark ULTI 2021: Europe Season 2, Malta Vibes Knockout Series #1,…