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Overwatch Halloween Terror skins revealed, dates announced
Nina Forneloza
Halloween is one of the most anticipated days in Overwatch, with holiday traditionally delivering spooky new skins and the Junkenstein’s Revenge game mode. While the full list of festivities hasn’t been announced yet, some skins were released in a trailer on Twitter. New skins will be added to the game and it seems that Echo, Sombra, and Brigitte will all be receiving new looks. There are also three new legendary …
League of Legends
After first look at Seraphine’s abilities, fans are not happy
William Davis
With the newest League of Legends champion Seraphine hitting the Public Beta Environment (PBE) soon, fans have gotten a first look at her new abilities. Seraphine has been teased over the past few months through social media and has been known to be the next champion for a while now. She is expected to be a new mage support, with a music theme very similar to Sona. Seraphine has also …
Counter-Strike
DIGNITAS adds H4RR3 to CSGO roster ahead of fall tournaments
M Alzamora
DIGNITAS has signed Nordavind rifler Haris “H4RR3” Hadzic to its Counter-Strike: Global Offensive roster, bringing the organization almost back to full strength. After the release of Christopher “GeT_RiGhT” Alesund and Richard “Xizt” Landström on September 16, fans have been anxious to find out who would step in to replace two of CSGO’s most famous veterans. Today, they have at least half of their answer. In a video posted to its …
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Valorant’s First Strike Europe open qualifier dates revealed
M Alzamora
Riot Games has announced the dates and eligibility requirements for First Strike Europe. First Strike is Valorant’s first major tournament, and the developer is making sure that it’s available to almost everyone, starting with players in Europe. The tournament’s online open qualifiers will begin on November 9 and run until November 22, leaving plenty of time for teams to practice and form up. It isn’t just one large qualifier, either. …
Fortnite
FaZe Ewok comes out as trans and bisexual on Coming Out Day
Olivia Richman
October 11 is national Coming Out Day, giving Fortnite streamer Soleil “Ewok” Wheeler the courage to share something very personal with their fans. Ewok shared a TwitLonger over the weekend that revealed they are transgender, female to male, as well as bisexual. Coming out…Read: https://t.co/ympdxhVFOn — FaZe Ewok (@Ewok) October 11, 2020 In their coming out message, Ewok, who goes by he/him, stated that they “never felt right” in their …
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Nawwk returns to NiP’s active roster after extended medical leave
M Alzamora
Ninjas in Pyjamas AWPer Tim “nawwk” Jonasson is back in the starting lineup after taking a month-long break. Nawkk asked the team for a break on September 15 in the middle of ESL Pro League Season 12, forcing NiP to field its Counter-Strike: Global Offensive head coach Björn “THREAT” Pers. THREAT did his best to support NiP, but went 45/92 over two series and was outclassed by NiP’s opponents. With …
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Team Liquid running first esports hackathon hosted by an org
Olivia Richman
Team Liquid recently announced a new initiative called Liquid Hacks. “The sky’s the limit” with this program, Team Liquid stated. Solo hackers or teams of friends can apply to Liquid Hacks for the opportunity to create an app, website, to software program that benefits the esports industry, the teams, and their fans. “This is an exciting opportunity to build some really awesome software or hardware projects that could help shape …
Counter-Strike
ESIC fails to respond to forZe coach LMBT’s ban appeal
M Alzamora
forZe coach Sergey “LMBT” Bezhanov tweeted out that the Esports Integrity Commission hadn’t responded to his appeals before it competed in the IEM Beijing Haidian 2020 open qualifiers. LMBT took to social media and let loose his frustration with the commission, saying that he hadn’t received a reply despite sending several appeals. The forZe coach’s ban stemmed from the release of the ESIC’s report on the CSGO coaching exploit. The …
Only 3,050 viewers perfect in Worlds 2020 group stage Pick’Ems
Olivia Richman
League of Legends
It’s safe to say that the 2020 League of Legends World Championship hasn’t gone as expected so far. At the end of group stage, only 3,050 viewers who participated in the Pick’em accurately predicted the final standings of the 16 teams. With 3.2 million Pick’em participants, that’s only 0.095% of League of Legends fans who made accurate predictions. This year’s Pick’em participants probably had a tough time due to the …
A new CSGO operation may be coming after new code changes
M Alzamora
Counter-Strike
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive’s new operations have traditionally arrived after Valve cleans its code, and someone on the CSGO development team is doing just that right now. Before adding new things, Valve has a habit of cleaning up what’s old. Normally, changes to CSGO’s non-English languages are something the CSGO team does regularly. Every update contains several of these, many contributed by community members who send translations of item descriptions and …
K/DA ALL OUT skin line revealed, includes new champion Seraphine
William Davis
League of Legends
The anticipated new K/DA skin line has finally been announced by Riot Games and will include a new skin for all members of the virtual pop group, including the upcoming champion Seraphine. K/DA’s going ALL OUT. Become a superfan with special events across League of Legends, Legends of Runeterra, and Teamfight Tactics. Return to the stage with K/DA ALL OUT Akali, Evelynn, Ahri, and Kai’Sa—and get ready to meet their …
Worlds 2020 playoffs schedule
William Davis
League of Legends
With the 2020 League of Legends World Championship group stage in the books, it’s time to look ahead at the upcoming playoffs where the eight best teams will compete for the Summoner’s Cup. The next stage of the tournament will consist of four exciting quarterfinals, where eight teams will be cut down to just four. The knockout stage has a great lineup of teams, so take a look at the …
Top Esports tops group D despite losing to FlyQuest
William Davis
League of Legends
Top Esports secures the first seed in group D after taking down DragonX at the last game of the 2020 League of Legends World Championship group stage. The top-two seeds in group D had to be decided in the very last game of the day. Top Esports has been the clear favorites all along until they stumbled against FlyQuest. The LCS third seed managed to take down the tournament favorites …
These are the teams eliminated from Worlds 2020
William Davis
League of Legends
The 2020 League of Legends World Championship group stage has concluded and eight teams didn’t manage to qualify for the playoffs stage. Some teams were expected not to advance from the group stage, while others didn’t live up to fans’ and experts’ expectations. It’s worth taking a look at some of the biggest teams that have left the tournament and what they could have done differently. Team Liquid had a …
Worlds 2020 Pick’Em quarterfinals predictions
William Davis
League of Legends
Everything is ready for the next stage in the 2020 World Championship. Sixteen teams battled in the group stage, but only eight made it to the Knock-out stage. In this stage, all series are best-of-five with only one team advancing. Losers don’t get a second chance. I’s do or die at Worlds for all the teams. The #Worlds2020 Quarterfinals! pic.twitter.com/siNgYglCP1 — LoL Esports (@lolesports) October 11, 2020 TOP Esports came …
As FlyQuest leaves Worlds 2020, what went wrong for the LCS?
William Davis
League of Legends
With the loss against DragonX at the 2020 League of Legends World Championship group stage, FlyQuest is out of contention and will leave the tournament as the third and last team from the LCS. FlyQuest was placed in a tough group with two potential tournament favorites, forcing the team to bring something completely new to the table for a chance to advance. Taking on Top Esports and DRX was too …
Valve is killing pro Dota 2, according to former pro Kyle
Steven Rondina
Dota 2
Whether intentionally or not, Valve has completed a power grab that is choking the life out of the Dota 2 pro scene. That’s the thrust of the latest article penned by Dota 2 pro player turned caster Kyle Freedman. The former Complexity Gaming captain analyzed the overall state of the Dota 2 pro scene from a variety of angles including those of the players, organizations, and tournament organizers involved. At …
Valorant Act 3 battle pass includes weapon skins, sprays, gun buddies
Olivia Richman
News
Valorant Act 3 is coming October 13, bringing a new battle pass along with it. The battle pass will cost 1,000 Valorant Points, which is about $10 if players don’t already have the points. The battle pass will last the entirety of the season, meaning it will be available until Episode 2 in 2021. Per usual, the battle pass will feature 50 tiers, plus Epilogue tiers, that players must unlock …
Ninja roasts his teammate during his own Fortnite tournament
Olivia Richman
Fortnite
Tyler “Ninja” Blevins has been hosting the Ninja Battles tournament series, which features an impressive $80,000 prize pool. And he has made some spicy contributions to it along the way. The Entire #NinjaBattles Process has been such a wonderful ride and an amazing learning experience. Huge shoutout to @StableRonaldo and @paper_fn for playing 2day. All and all it has been an incredible experience, thank you to all who participated from …
2020 Worlds final will have a live crowd of over 6,000 people
William Davis
News
It was a delight for many fans and players alike when the LPL announced that over 6,000 people will be able to attend the 2020 League of Legends World Championship final live at the Pudong Football Stadium in Shanghai. Worlds final will have a live audience in the stadium! And the ticket is free! 6312 audience will have the chance to go into the venue and witness the birth of …
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