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VALORANTING

115 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago -

Covering Riot Games' VALORANT news, esports, and community. Live on Twitch (http://www.twitch.tv/dnpeek) every Tuesday at 11:00 PT / 20:00 CEST. Follow us on on Twitter (@VALORANTING), Instagram (@valoranting_DNP) and check out our website: dnpeek.com

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Episodes

Episode 113: FaZe vs The Guard: Smeag vs Smarts

August 10, 2022 17:00 - 2 hours - 199 MB

We're going into the final matches of the NA LCQ, let's take a look at what the event has been like so far, and who has the best chance to make Champions. Plus and interview with Nearest Airport's Andersin (@Andersin_Val) on everything from how he got started to the future of Tier 2. Tune into VALORANTING every Tuesday at 11:00 AM PT / 20:00 CEST on Twitch 🟣 twitch.tv/dnpeek 🐤Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/VALORANTING https://twitter.com/Vansilli https://twitter.com/UberShouts 🎵 W...

Episode 112: Sentinels versus 100 Thieves: Catastrophe or Comeback at NA LCQ?

August 03, 2022 17:45 - 1 hour - 122 MB

North America's Last Chance Qualifier. Let's talk about it shall we? This week we've got Vansilli being joined by Elisabeth Marchini from theScore Esports (@ejmarchini) and Sully, a VCT caster and part-time student (@sullycasts). There was a lot to cover from roster changes to potential matchups, let's jump right in! Tune into VALORANTING every Tuesday at 11:00 AM PT / 20:00 CEST on Twitch 🟣 twitch.tv/dnpeek 🐤Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/VALORANTING https://twitter.com/Vansilli...

Episode 111: Suygetsu Saved FPX In Copenhagen (ft. Tanner_Metro, Kaplan, GRT, & Squishguin)

July 27, 2022 18:00 - 2 hours - 125 MB

This week on Valoranting we brought on a handful of guests! We had Tanner_Metro, a Valorant caster, ItsKaplan, the Ghost Gaming head coach, GRT, the manager for Pittsburgh Knights, and Daniel/Squishguin, the CEO of Akrew to discuss everything from VCT Copenhagen, to the Riot Partnership Program. Tune into VALORANTING every Tuesday at 11:00 AM PT / 20:00 CEST on Twitch 🟣 twitch.tv/dnpeek. 🐤Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/VALORANTING https://twitter.com/Vansilli https://twitter.com/U...

Episode 110: How Riot Messed up Masters (ft. Sliggy, Carcass)

July 20, 2022 17:00 - 1 hour - 124 MB

Get ur slugs out because Sliggy a guest host for this week's episode of VALORANTING. We break down everyhing that's happened masters including Riot's poor seeding system, XSET and DRX Choking, Leviatan's valiant fight and the potential for PRX to boom everyone. We also talk to G2 Gozen's head coach Carcass about how to run the best Game Changers team in EMEA. Tune into VALORANTING every Tuesday at 11:00 AM PT / 20:00 CEST on Twitch 🟣 twitch.tv/dnpeek. 🐤Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.c...

Episode 109: Mid-Masters Recap (ft. Anderzz, bENITA, KP)

July 13, 2022 18:00 - 1 hour - 137 MB

What a tournament! Masters 2 Copenhagen has been full of upsets and surprises including underdog Guild making it all the way out of Group A, Group of Death. DRX also rolled over Northeption on a way to finishing first in Group B. We also welcome two players from Shopify Rebellion, KP and bENITA, to discuss what its like to be the first Game Changers team to dethrone Cloud9 White, and what it would take to repeat the success of the team. Tune into VALORANTING every Tuesday at 11:00 AM PT / 20:...

Episode 108: Our hottest VALORANT Masters takes (ft. Dryad, Autumn, Ryan Central)

July 07, 2022 16:00 - 2 hours - 135 MB

This week we preview VALORANT Masters 2 Copenhagen with Ryan Central including our predictions for each group and the tournament winner. We also chat with Autumn the in-game leader for free agent Game Changers team Dart Monkeys, as they prepare to take on TSM X today in the latest Game Changers series. Tune into VALORANTING every Tuesday at 11:00 AM PT / 20:00 CEST on Twitch 🟣 twitch.tv/dnpeek. 🐤Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/VALORANTING https://twitter.com/MitchMan https://twitt...

Episode 107: FNATIC is DOMINATING (ft. Enzo, Mini, Achilios)

June 29, 2022 17:00 - 2 hours - 169 MB

Our 107th episode of VALORANTING features Enzo and Mini of FNATIC VALORANT fresh off their victory in Stage 2 of VCT EMEA Challengers. We've also got a ton of film. Vansilli breaks down why Icebox is so damn boring to watch, why FPX doesn't completely roll over opponents picking Yoru, how BcJ might be the MVP of the NA VCT playoffs, and why Zeta division fell in the VCT Japan finals. Tune into VALORANTING every Tuesday at 11:00 AM PT / 20:00 CEST on Twitch 🟣 twitch.tv/dnpeek. 🐤Follow us on ...

Episode 106: The New Cloud9 White (ft. z0tek, Kaplan)

June 22, 2022 16:00 - 2 hours - 167 MB

We’re doing things a little bit differently here at VALORANTING. After a round-up of all the news happening in VALORANT this week including the new map Pearl, a new cinematic and announcements for the GameChangers LAN we’ve got two in-depth interviews. First we talk about the coaching mindset with the new head coach of Cloud9 White, z0tek. Then we look back at Ghost Gaming’s run through the Stage 2 of VCT with Kaplan, and if there’s anything the head coach would have done differently (other t...

Episode 105: You shall not pass Ghost (ft. Anderzz, Juv3nile, Neekz)

June 15, 2022 18:15 - 2 hours - 192 MB

Not only is the planet getting hotter, but so is this stage of VALORANT as both NA and EMEA wrap up their group stages, and finalize their playoffs brackets. Anderzz (VersionX's head coach), TSM's head coach Juv3nile, and former coach of the Alliance Neekz share who they thing will make it to Copenhagen for Masters 2. Tune into VALORANTING every Tuesday at 11:00 AM PT / 20:00 CEST on Twitch 🟣 twitch.tv/dnpeek. 🐤Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/VALORANTING https://twitter.com/MitchMa...

Episode 104: Fnatic are fighting back (ft. Syyko, Enzo, Doug, and Zescht)

June 08, 2022 17:00 - 2 hours - 139 MB

This week for NA VCT we brought on Doug and Syyko to break down the biggest matches and takeaways going into the final week. Everything from EG's surprise dominance to Cloud9's struggles, there was no shortage of drama. For the second half the the show we were joined by Zescht and Enzo to discuss everything happening in EMEA. Tune into VALORANTING every Tuesday at 11:00 AM PT / 20:00 CEST on Twitch 🟣 twitch.tv/dnpeek. 🐤Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/VALORANTING https://twitter.co...

Episode 103: The Gourd Boys finally won! (ft. head coach mCe)

June 01, 2022 16:00 - 1 hour - 144 MB

The Guard head coach mCe explains his team's slow start to the latest VCT stage. After starting the group stage 0-2 The Guard picked up their first win against TSM this week and look to take on powerhouse XSET next week. Former Team Liquid head coach Sliggy headlines our EMEA coverage and breaks down how Team Liquid need to adjust their compositions if they want to make it to Masters 3 (on their own this time). Tune into VALORANTING every Tuesday at 11:00 AM PT / 20:00 CEST on Twitch 🟣 twitc...

Episode 102: What the hell is going on in VCT? (ft. Boq, Tombizz)

May 25, 2022 17:00 - 2 hours - 124 MB

Its a caster's day here at VALORANTING as we have Boq here to talk all about the latest in NA VCT results including why Sentinels continue to tumble down the standings and whether or not XSET will finally break the 4th place curse. Later MitchMan's casting duo Tombizz helps us break down EMEA's week of results which including a good showing from Focus and whether Fnatic are the best team in EMEA.ll Tune into VALORANTING every Tuesday at 11:00 AM PT / 20:00 CEST on Twitch 🟣 twitch.tv/dnpeek.

Episode 101: Exercise like a VALORANT PRO (ft. Dr. Matt Hwu, Dr. Jordan Tsai, Kyle Kerr, Juv3nile, and Emil)

May 18, 2022 18:00 - 2 hours - 155 MB

This week on VALORANTING we've got Dr. Matt Hwu from HPforGamers, Dr. Jordan Tsai (the physical therapist for Cloud9/EG) and Kyle Kerr (Personal trainer for Minnesota ROKKR), for a (digital) roundtable discussion on player health in VALORANT talking about everything from hydration to traditional exercise to posture. We talk about the best ways VALORANT pros can avoid (and if you want exercises you should check out their social media). We also have TSM head coach Juv3nile to talk about Week 1 ...

Episode 100: Vanity, meL, mCe and more on VALORANTING's 100th Episode!

May 12, 2022 17:00 - 4 hours - 120 MB

This 100th Episode celebration is filled with guests including Vanity, meL, Syyko, mCe, Frost, Anderzz, Sia, Kaplan, Dryad and DDK. The very first episode of VALORANTING was published on April 20, 2020. And now, over two years later, we've finally crossed the triple digit mark. We cover VCT NA, EMEA Game Changers, and take a look ahead at VALORANT's future franchised system.

Episode 99: TSM Head Coach: "We can be the best team in NA" - VALORANTING EP99 (ft. Upmind, Juv3nile, Zescht)

May 03, 2022 23:00 - 2 hours - 140 MB

This week we have TSM Head Coach Preston "Juv3nile" Dornon fresh off the team qualifying for the VCT North America Stage 2 Maine event. He is joined by VCT Caster Gustavo "Upmind" Franco Domingues as we break down all the important match from last weekends qualifier. Then we have Vincent 'Zescht' Talmon-Gros to break down last week's announcement about VCT getting franchised. And MitchMan joins at the very end, just in time for Vansilli to gloat about an NA team winning masters. Tune into VAL...

Episode 98: OpTic Chet: The Man behind the Masters (ft Dryad, Anderzz, Ethos)

April 26, 2022 23:00 - 1 hour - 106 MB

(54:21) Fresh off the VALORANT Masters Championship, OpTic Gaming's head coach Chet stops the show to break down how the team at the first international VCT of the year. He's joined by Anderzz and Dryad to cover everything from Zeta Division's miracle run and the future of international VALORANT. Plus, Ethos also stops by to talk about Fade, the new agent to arrive on the VALORANT scene and what it means for teams ahead of the VCT qualifier. Tune into VALORANTING every Tuesday at 11:00 AM PT ...

Ian's Interviews: Andersin from Nearest Airport

April 21, 2022 21:00 - 1 hour - 55.9 MB

In the second installment of Ian's Interviews, our executive producer Ian St. Lawrence sits down with Andersin of free agent team Nearest Airport (NA) to talk about becoming the teams vibe checker and the state of Tier 2 North American VALORANT.

Ian's Interviews: Dart Monkeys Head Coach Zoe

April 21, 2022 19:00 - 1 hour - 84.4 MB

We're trying something new here at VALORANTING. Our Executive Producer Ian St. Lawrence talks to Zoe the head coach of Dart Monkeys, the only unsigned team to make it to the Top 8 of North America's latest Game Changers main event. We'll be regularly publishing interviews with other coaches and players. Don't worry, you'll still get your regularly scheduled ranting each and every week.

Episode 97: The Cinderella of VALORANT (ft. Tanishq, Daks, Blackenblue, FrosT)

April 19, 2022 22:15 - 2 hours - 130 MB

No one has had a run at VCT Masters quite like Zeta Division. After losing to DRX in the group stages, they've gone on an incredible run beating teams like NiP Team Liquid and even got revenge on DRX. Now they sit in the Top 4 with teams like LOUD, OpTic Gaming and will face APAC champion Paper Rex in the lower bracket semi-finals. Can Zeta go all the way? Vitality Tanizhq joins the show along with former 100T head coach FrostT and APAC Casters Daks and blackenblue to break down all the acti...

Episode 96: The VALORANT team that WON'T win Masters (ft. Paperthin)

April 13, 2022 19:00 - 1 hour - 100 MB

VCT Masters is well underway and Anderzz has a warning for a certain team heading to playoffs (46:09). VCT Korea caster Paperthin joins the show to recap some of the group stage matches and we also recap the latest VCT Game Changers series in NA. (this was recorded during OpTic Gaming vs KRU)

Episode 95: Will OpTic and G2 survive Iceland? (ft. Achilios, Dryad)

April 05, 2022 23:00 - 2 hours - 131 MB

VCT Master's Preview: The Guard, OpTic Gaming, and G2 esports are all favorites heading into Reykjavik and the hosts break down which of those teams will win it all. Achilios and Dryad also join the show to talk about DRX, NiP, LOUD, and Kru, and whether these teams from Korea and South America can make a deep run in the tournament. Tune into VALORANTING every Tuesday at 11:00 AM PT / 20:00 CEST on Twitch 🟣 twitch.tv/dnpeek.

Episode 94: The best coach in VCT (ft. mCe, Tanizhq, d00mbr0s)

March 30, 2022 16:00 - 2 hours - 138 MB

The Guard are the kings of VCT NA. The team's coach mCe talks about building the team (6:21), qualifying for VCT Masters in Reykjavik, Iceland. The gang also review VCT EMEA Challengers playoffs with special guests Giants Gaming coach Tanizhq and FPX coach d00mbr0s (1:21:23). Tune into VALORANTING every Tuesday at 11:00 AM PT / 20:00 CEST on Twitch 🟣 twitch.tv/dnpeek.

Episode 93: Where Sentinels went wrong ft. Kaplan

March 23, 2022 18:00 - 2 hours - 125 MB

Sentinels are knocked out of VCT Masters after falling 0-2 to The Guard (34:47) and 1-2 to Version1 (53:11) in North American playoffs. VALORANT Caster Alex "Vansilli" Nguyen breaks down what went wrong for the team that was the favorite to make it to the next international LAN in Reykjavik, Iceland. Vansilli joins two Mitches to discuss the rest of playoffs in NA and EMEA and take a quick look at who could represent Korea at Masters 1. Tune into VALORANTING every Tuesday at 11:00 AM PT / 20...

Episode 92: How Riot is ruining VALORANT casting

March 16, 2022 19:00 - 2 hours - 151 MB

(1:07:26) VALORANT Caster Sean Gares announced that he would no longer be casting the game after not making the talent lineup for Masters 1 Reykjavik. UberShouts responds with some choice words for Riot Games along with Vansilli and MitchMan, who share their frustration with casting in the esport. Note: this was recorded before Sean's video about his decision. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E23ZQLIW1GM Tune into VALORANTING every Tuesday at 11:00 AM PT on Twitch 🟣 twitch.tv/dnpeek.

Episode 91: VALORANT Caster wants pros to STOP CHEATING ft. Riv, Jess, Ryan Central, Anderzz

March 09, 2022 23:00 - 2 hours - 119 MB

MitchMan is not happy about the ruling issued against G2 for using a banned bug that allows Jett to the top of the box on C-site Haven. Riot continues to inconsently apply punishments when teams break the rules across regions. Tune into VALORANTING every Tuesday at 11:00 AM PT / 20:00 CET on Twitch 🟣 twitch.tv/dnpeek.

Episode 90: VALORANT Pro reacts to Astra Nerf (ft. Yinsu, Fearoth)

March 02, 2022 16:00 - 2 hours - 135 MB

Enzo "Fearoth" Mestari of the Alliance and Yinsu Collins drop by the show to day to react to the latest patch from Riot which includes nerfs to Astra (1:36:37) and buffs to Omen and Brimstone. What can we expect from the new meta? Vansilli also breaks down the match of the week from NA VCT: Optic vs Sentinels Tune into VALORANTING every Tuesday at 11:00 AM PT / 20:00 CET on Twitch 🟣twitch.tv/dnpeek. 🐤Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/VALORANTING https://twitter.com/MitchMan https://t...

Episode 89: 100 Thieves Roster Meltdown

February 23, 2022 17:00 - 2 hours - 134 MB

There's never a shortage of Drama in North America. This time 100 Thieves announces it's releasing Ec1s and BabyJ after just two official matches in VCT. TSM's bang and KCP's jcStani are set to be the new replacements, and bring a shakeup of roles on the team. Ethan will be the new IGL while Hiko will drop the Sova and likely play Sentinels. Is this the change the team needs to keep its shot at Masters alive? Tune into VALORANTING every Tuesday at 11:00 AM PT / 20:00 CET at twitch.tv/dnpeek.

Episode 88: How was each team's Valentine Champions Tour match? Challengers Week 1 Recap

February 16, 2022 20:00 - 2 hours - 113 MB

Love was in the air last weekend as both NA and EMEA Challengers started their group stages. We recap all the matches from the two regions and get a better perspective on the Pittsburgh Knights, whose general manager Garett Bambrough joins the show. VALORANTING is live every Tuesday at 11:00 AM PT / 20:00 CET at http://twitch.tv/dnpeek

Episode 87: NA Challengers Preview: Which Qualified Teams can take on Envy and Sentinels?

February 09, 2022 19:15 - 2 hours - 111 MB

The final four teams (EG, Luminosity, Rise, and Knights) earned their spot in the NA Challengers. Ghost Gaming coach Kaplan joins the show to talk about which teams have the best chance to take on the invited teams in the main event. The four also speculate about the future of TSM, who failed to qualify for Challengers. Plus: Tombizz and C9 meL join the show to talk EMEA Game Changers. VALORANTING is live every Tuesday at 11:00 AM PT / 20:00 CET at http://twitch.tv/dnpeek

Episode 86: NA Qualifiers recap: T1 Coach suspended after forfeit, XSET dominate

February 02, 2022 18:00 - 2 hours - 135 MB

T1 suspended David Denis, who tweeted an apology yesterday during the show. Rivington, aEvilCat react to the news, and whether or not coaches should be allowed to communicate with their players during a match. The two also join Vansilli, MitchMan and UberShouts in recapping the results from the first VCT NA Challengers Qualifiers, where Version1, XSET, The Guard, and NRG all punched their ticket to the main event. VALORANTING is live every Tuesday at 11:00 AM PT / 20:00 CET at http://twitch....

Episode 85: VCT NA Predictions: Who will qualify for Challengers?

January 26, 2022 17:00 - 2 hours - 120 MB

NA Challengers Qualifiers are just a day away! Dream and Kaplan join the show to discuss their predictions for the four teams that will earn a spot at Challengers. There's a clear consensus XSET and Rise are the favorites to qualify but who from the rest of the pack will grab the remaining two spots? VALORANTING is live every Tuesday at 11:00 AM PT/ 20:00 CET at http://twitch.tv/dnpeek.

Episode 84: VCT EU is Chaos as BIG and Guild take the first Challengers Qualifiers

January 19, 2022 18:00 - 2 hours - 111 MB

Vitality allow BIG and Guild to advance to the VCT EU Challengers Main event after dropping a 3-0 series against both teams. Vansilli, Uber, and special Guest Jess, also discuss G2 falling in the first round of the closed qualifiers, and whether benching m1xwelll for Keloqz is a good idea. The trio also tackle the biggest news from the week, as current free agent Crit lied about taking a COVID test before attending a Nerd Street Gamers tournament in Philadelphia, potentially exposing players ...

Episode 83: Will Neon dethrone Jett as the Queen of Duelists?

January 12, 2022 18:00 - 2 hours - 118 MB

Martin "Anderzz" Schelasin replaces MitchMan in this episode of VALORANTING. Kaplan joins the show for in-depth discussion of Neon's abilities and viability in competitive. Filipino caster Daks also talks about what the new agent means to his country and covers roster news out of Asia. The gang also covers the changes to Breeze, the Battlepass and the ever-changing roster-mania. VALORANTING is live every Tuesday at 11:00 PT/20:00 CET on http://twitch.tv/dnpeek

Episode 82: Why Valorant coach Onur was almost deported + Roster-mania

January 05, 2022 17:00 - 1 hour - 101 MB

Uber, Vansilli and Mitchman talk about Brazilian organization LOUD cutting ties with Onur as the team's Valorant head coach over vaccine related matters. The trio also talk discuss Neon, the new leaked agent, and whether or not mobility is going to break the game of Valorant. Roster-mania is still going strong as teams try to finalize rosters ahead of the 2022 Valorant Champions Tour, whose format in North America has come under fire. Head coaches Anderzz (formerly Fnatic) and Kaplan (Ghost G...

Episode 81: ACEND, ENVY, SENTINELS, and more may lose millions? RIOT Skin Money Questions!

December 22, 2021 17:00 - 2 hours - 117 MB

The Champions Skins making money for teams was a solid idea, but things get rather messy when the question of who should get the money from the sales start being asked. Do players deserve a lion's share of it, or do organizations have the right to claim it all? (skip to 2:13:38 for the discussion about it) If this week's show is any indication, the offseason is going to be an absolute topsy turvy time of roster upheavals. Teams big and small are making splashes, T1 shifting players, Fnatic ge...

Episode 80: ACEND CHAMPIONS! Defeating Gambit and what went wrong with Team Liquid!

December 15, 2021 17:00 - 2 hours - 105 MB

This week on VALORANTING it's time for Champions! Hold on a minute checks notes.... Champions for a third straight week?!? Alright if you say so, I guess we do have to spend a bunch of time getting MitchMan back on the cast finally to gloat about how great EMEA is with Acend's victory over Gambit. We recap all of the matches in the playoffs to see just how KRU managed to bulldoze the competition all the way into the Semifinals, how Cloud9 and Team Liquid both disappointed in the end, and why ...

Episode 79: SENTINELS & ENVY UPSETS! VALORANT Champions Group Stage Review!

December 08, 2021 17:00 - 2 hours - 110 MB

Let's be real, Group stages for Champions has been absolutely wild. Sure sure, the EMEA squads of Gambit, Liquid, Acend, and surprisingly Fnatic has all made it out as #1 seeds, but they everyone dropped maps or showed weaknesses while doing so. NA has struggled (RIP Sentinels and Envy), but that means that we finally have smaller regions representing in the playoffs. Well, all except Korea with Vision Strikers getting bounced out, someone please make sure Achilios and Paperthin are doing alr...

Episode 78: Sentinels | Gambit | Vision Strikers: Champion Groups Preview

December 01, 2021 18:00 - 2 hours - 118 MB

Champions, Champions, CHAMPIONS! It's the full Champions preview day as we do deep dives into every team for Group Stages, joined by some of the smartest minds in Valorant today. @Dream_val brings us his views on Groups A and B, @DaksCasts joins us to bring his energy and knowledge of SEA and Group C, and @MikesHD is back to deliver the big brain takes on Group D (the D stands for Death btw). Who will reign supreme in the end? Will Sentinels return to form? Can Gambit carry their dominance ...

Episode 77: VCT Champions + G2 Gozen Greatness & EX SMB Coach Tanizhq

November 24, 2021 18:00 - 2 hours - 98.9 MB

Hark, the trumpets of war from Champions blows in the distance! Players are already quarantining and possibly driving themselves mad like Boaster and Patiphan, but at least the group stages have been drawn and we can get down to speculating matchups and groups of death (It's group D btw). We also had @tanizhq of ex-Heretics and ex-SMB coaching fame come by to give an incredibly candid and illuminating interview, and lastly we take a look at just how G2 Gozen was able to secure victory in the ...

Episode 76: T1 Steel? 100T Drop FrosT, TSM Hazed to NRG: Roster Madness before Champions

November 17, 2021 17:00 - 1 hour - 68.5 MB

The topsy turvy world of Valorant roster shuffles continues as TI courts Steel, TSM releases Hazed, and 100T drop FrosT. It's going to be a while before the next season begins, do any of these teams have a need to rush their rosters? We also take some time to look back at Team Liquid dominating RedBull Homegrounds, the rise of the Kansas City Pioneers and Pittsburgh Knights in the Valorant Elite Showdown, and we take a peek at the ongoing Game Changers EMEA Series 3. Oh yeah, and let's not fo...

Episode 75: Cloud9, XSET, EX T1 Coaches: "Rank does NOT matter!"

November 10, 2021 17:00 - 2 hours - 93.7 MB

It's a lovely day as we managed to snag @officialfRoD, @Dream_val, and @SyykoNT to have a Coaches Roundtable to talk about what actually goes on in coaching rooms, what are the requirements to be one, and why MMR doesn't matter at all. In the meantime, the post-Champions roster shuffles continue as notable teams such as Nuturn, Andbox, and Faze make changes, while NIP packs up and moves everything to Brazil. Lastly Uber yells at RedBull for their terrible handling of their B-Stream during Hom...

Episode 74: Cloud9 Xeta "Game is Too Easy" at LCQ NA

November 03, 2021 16:00 - 2 hours - 96.9 MB

It was our absolute pleasure to have Cloud9 Blue's Xeta (@officialXeta) join us on the show today to give us some insight on his team's advancement to Champions by winning the beleaguered LCQ NA, best of luck to them back in Berlin! We also cover Chamber and how he might impact the game, and we also were lucky enough to snag the services of @JessGOAT to give us a rundown of how Game Changers EMEA shook out in the end. We also had MitchMan get very irate over Upcomer's article on Cned's invo...

Episode 73: T1 Brax Gone, G2 Undefeated, LCQ Reviewed

October 27, 2021 18:00 - 1 hour - 65.3 MB

While we wait for NA to get going again, LCQ in APAC and SA finished up. @AchiliosCasts joins us in this episode to talk APAC region and whether or not FullSense will be able to hang with any of the top guns in Champions, and then our hosts give their (mostly) uninformed opinion on the SA region. We also sift through gigantic ongoing GameChangers EMEA tournament where G2 is rolling along but newly formed teams like GuildX, Oxxgen, and Futbolist are also showing strong. Lastly we also look thr...

Episode 72: Team Liquid, 100 Thieves, & Riot: Conquer, Covid, & Cancellations

October 20, 2021 17:00 - 2 hours - 95.9 MB

LCQ is upon us, and the NA side almost actually happened! And then it turned into an absolute mess, so that's just really really cool. Well, at least we have @VellyCardwell back for a guest appearance against to talk about what how 100Thieves rolled along for a bit before everything was put on hold. @YinsuCollins joined us to gloat about the superiority of EMEA and we all had a polite discussion about the merits of NA vs EMEA, a civil discourse that totally didn't melt Velly's camera down. Ju...

Episode 71: 100 Thieves = 1000 IQ!?? BOI replaces STEEL for LCQ NA

October 06, 2021 19:00 - 2 hours - 115 MB

The Hunger Games of VALORANT has begun as the Last Chance Qualifiers start in all regions. @paperthinhere joins us to discuss the APAC region and while we think Nuturn is the strongest, PaperRex shows a fighting chance. @RyanCentra is around to talk about EMEA's strong contenders, can Team Liquid take the last spot or will SMB swoop in to nab it away? @dream_val helps us look at NA's bracket, the format of which was just awful until Oceania was sacrificed to the dark gods by Riot. Can Cloud9...

Episode 70: WHY JETT Can't be NERFED!? + 100 Thieves KICK Team Leader Steel

September 29, 2021 17:45 - 2 hours - 83 MB

Cloud9 White has dominated the women's scene since the beginning, and while they show no signs of slowing does, @mel_anji is here today to let us know that other teams are getting real close to catching up. Will it be worth for her team to stick around in Game Changers tournaments in the future or focus more on VCT? We also talk of T1 probably dumping their entire roster, 100T is getting rid of Steel, and Ardiis is potentially joining FPX. We also cover Patch 3.06 bringing about a bunch of ch...

Episode 69: GAMBIT Champs & ENVY Upsets: How ENVY DESTROYED Sentinels & 100 Thieves

September 23, 2021 18:00 - 2 hours - 111 MB

Berlin Masters is finally over and Gambit has taken the cake, but how did we get here? We have the fantastic @Geometric and @aEvilCat to fill some hosts seats today as we take a look at Berlin playoffs, talking with @AchiliosCasts about how Vision Strikers and Korea fared, we chat with @RivingtonThe3rd about just how Envy toppled Sentinels, and lastly with @MikesHD about just how Envy came out of nowhere to make it to the finals! Live on Twitch (http://www.twitch.tv/dnpeek) every Tuesday at ...

Episode 68: A Clean Sweep: Sentinels, 100 Thieves, & Envy Playoff Bound

September 15, 2021 21:00 - 2 hours - 107 MB

The stage is awesome! The audio bugs and white noise troubles are not. VCT Berlin is in full swing, and @AverageJonas joins to recap why 100Thieves got out of Group C first but also why Gambit will still reign supreme in the end, @dream_val comes over to discuss the Group B Envy domination but why we shouldn't sleep on Vivo Keyd. We also had the privilege of speaking to @BuddhaJPN about just how Vision Strikers navigated out of Group A in first place and who else between Acend and Super Massi...

Episode 67: Sentinels, 100T, Envy Berlin Predictions + ESIC Investigation News

September 08, 2021 18:00 - 2 hours - 102 MB

With Berlin right around the corner, what do @followdustT and @MikesHD think of NA's great hopes of Sentinels, Envy, and 100Thieves? We all know they'll get out of their groups, but what about bracket stage? In the meantime the new map, Fracture, has been announced, Riot is looking to expand VALORANT into the convoluted world of China possibly leading FPX to dump their EMEA roster (thanks for your expertise on the subject @heymunchables!), and oh boy does it sound like the ESIC is going to ha...

Episode 66: Sentinels & 100 Thieves or ACEND & Gambit in Finals of Berlin?

September 01, 2021 17:00 - 2 hours - 87.7 MB

Sure, we all know NA is the best region, and that EMEA has some strong teams, but VALORANT pro scene is so much larger than that. With that in mind, we explore all the other regions and their chances in Berlin! @AchilioCasts joins to tell us why Vision Strikers can absolutely dominate, @DaksCasts is convinced SEA is underrated and Bren Esports can pull off some upsets, and @Gottiwp gives us some amazing insight on the state of play in Brazil and why Havan Liberty can play with the top dogs. I...

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