Michael "HoffaSaurusX" Hassall
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Michael "HoffaSaurusX" Hassall

An esports and gaming writer for seven years, and a professional writer for over a decade, Michael caught the esports bug in University, and covers MOBAs of all kinds when he's not playing them.

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LoL Dev Update unveils Team Voice release date, info about Ranked 5s, and more
Riot's LoL devs have shared an update on how the rest of 2026 in League is shaping up.
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Riot Games releases more details about the League of Legends MMO, but response is tepid
Riot Games' Marc Merrill has given the first snippets of detail in months on the long-awaited LoL MMO during PAX West.
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Cloud9 League of Legends team partners with peripheral maker ATTACK SHARK
Cloud9 will partner with ATTACK SHARK as the latter will provide peripherals for C9's LoL team.
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Tier 2 League of Legends gets a boost with World Star Challengers Invitational
The tier 2 competitive LoL scene's first international global tournament takes place later this month.
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League of Legends is getting native voice chat
In-game native voice chat is coming to LoL, but will AI voice changers really prevent toxicity?
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Defending champions T1 have qualified for Worlds 2026
T1 will have the potential to make it four-straight Worlds victories with their qualification.
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LCK 2026 Regular Season ends with Gen.G on top and Playoff race set
The LCK regular season wrapped up this past weekend, and there's some surprising finishes for top teams.
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Esports Federation announces ENC postponement until 2027
The Esports Federation has pumped the breaks on the ENC, moving the event to 2027 in what is a blow to esports governing bodies everywhere.
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Riot Games confirms Caps as the third inductee into the Hall of Legends
Caps has now officially been named as the third member of the Hall of Legends, joining Uzi and Faker on a commemorative website later this week.
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Caps likely to be the next Hall of Legends inductee, but observers think it’s too soon
Caps is probably the next player to land in the Hall of Legends, but does the Danish player really deserve it ahead of some of LoL's formative players?
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You can enjoy the LEC Summer Finals 2026 for free in Nice, France during the LEC XPO
The LEC XPO heads to Nice, France offering a free open-air Summer Finals watch party.
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T1's Oner was benched unexpectedly ahead of Saturday's game.
T1’s surprising jungle sub fails to produce a win
T1's decision to substitute Oner will faces heavy scrutiny as rookie Painter fails to fill his shoes.
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Team Korea's Uniform
KeSPA unveils South Korean national esports uniform ahead of Asian Games and ENC
KeSPA reveals its ceramic-themed national team uniform ahead of the Asian Games and Esports Nations Cup.
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T1 Stars Faker
Faker makes his K-pop debut as T1 STARS' new single releases next week in Spotify collab
T1's LoL World Champions will make their musical debut on Monday as Faker and co. swap the Rift for K-Pop.
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Riot Games is changing its policy on community competitions.
Riot Games loosens the reins on LoL community competitions: Boost to the scene or bad sign?
Riot Games has changed its rules on community competitions and tournaments throwing open the doors for the grass-roots competitive scene
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League Classic Review: A misremembered mess with some lessons to be learned
League of Legends Classic tries to capture a vague idea of what old LoL was like, and in doing so highlights the issues of the modern game
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The Telecom War continues: KT Rolster takes down T1 to kick off LCK’s second split
Is KT's win a sign of T1's decline, or another random result from the kings of inconsistency?
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Reports of T1’s corporate turmoil reveals exceptional 102-day sponsor schedule
T1's players, including Faker, reportedly spent 102 days in 2025 on sponsor activities amidst the organization's first and only profitable year.
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“Mages & Tank & Bruisers, oh my!” non-standard picks take over competitive bot lanes
Are ADCs a dying breed? Mages, Tanks and Bruisers have taken up residency in the bot lane and it seems they're here to stay.
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Karmine Corp clean sweeps LEC Road Trip opening week in Paris
KC kicked off the 2026 LEC Summer Split in the strongest possible way with three victories during a Paris Road Trip event.
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