
Martin Arévalo-Östberg
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- 01 December, 2025
- total articles published
- 62
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Biography
After competing at a semi-pro level in World of Warcraft over a decade ago, Martin began closely following all sorts of different esports. A writer at heart, he majored in English Literature before finding that the best way to combine his two passions was to start writing about video games. Currently living in Peru, Martin has lived in over seven different countries around the world and is always on the move.
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Tarzan wins Regular Season MVP: All LPL 2026 Split 1 Awards
Just a few months after winning LPL Player of the Year at the 2025 League Awards, Lee "Tarzan" Seung-yong keeps racking up the accolades. This time around, the South Korean Jungler was named Regular Season MVP at the LPL 2026 Split 1 Awards.

T1 to miss First Stand after dramatic elimination from the LCK Cup 2026
Despite heading into their match against Dplus KIA as the heavy favorites and standing on the brink of a clean win, T1 now see themselves eliminated from the 2026 LCK Cup Playoffs by way of nothing other than a reverse sweep. Their elimination means that Faker and T1 will miss First Stand for the second year running, and have yet to experience Riot's newest tournament addition firsthand.

Best Champions to Climb League of Legends Ranked in Patch 26.04
League of Legends Patch 26.04 came out on Thursday (February 19), delivering a large wave of changes of numerous champions to throw the early 2026 ranked meta for a loop. Several consistent Solo Queue staples continue to rise to the top thanks to their reliability, scaling, and straightforward win conditions, while other options step away from the spotlight after nerfs. If you’re looking to gain LP efficiently, here are the best champions to climb ranked in LoL Patch 26.04.

G2 and Quickshot combine to create new HopEUm podcast: "To celebrate the uniqueness of the LEC"
The start of the 2026 season kicked off with a scare for LEC fans everywhere when it was announced that the beloved EUphoria podcast was coming to an end. To the good fortune of all of those fans looking to scratch that itch for content outside of the official broadcast, G2 Esports happened to combine forces with one of the most veteran figures in LoL Esports, Trevor "Quickshot" Henry, to create a new podcast to discuss all things concerning European League of Legends: "HopEUm".

Voice Chat Is Arriving to League of Legends
More than 16 years after the game's release, it appears that voice chat is finally coming to League of Legends. As seen in this YouTube video by Remina, voice chat is already live in the PBE. For now, no official release date has been announced as Riot Games continues to test out and perfect the new feature before its launch to the live version of the game.

