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Counter-Strike CSGO releases new Fracture weapons case, updates new maps By M Alzamora Counter-Strike FaZe Clan reportedly adding Kjaerbye for ESL One Cologne 2020 By M Alzamora Counter-Strike Envy involved in major CSGO roster shakeup, LEGIJA returns By Jared Wynne

Counter-Strike

MAD Lions adds Polish veteran innocent ahead of DreamHack Summer Jared Wynne MAD Lions has completed its Counter-Strike: Global Offensive roster with Polish rifler Paweł “innocent” Mocek. innocent replaces Lucas “Bubzkji” Andersen, who departed for Astralis last week. “Thrilled to have the opportunity to join a team like MAD Lions. If you know me, you know I will work my ass off to make it work, as I did last year in order to be here. Hopefully I can use this chance …

Counter-Strike

Ex-Virtus.pro star pashaBiceps joins Team Liquid Stream Team Jared Wynne Team Liquid has announced the signing of Counter-Strike legend Jarosław “pashaBiceps” Jarząbkowski to its Liquid Stream Team.  In its announcement on Twitter, the organization included a mock-up WhatsApp chat mockup between their current roster, where they said PashaBiceps would be joining as a ‘streamer and certified Liquid supporter’. “Ok boys. Papito is coming! I’m joining Team Liquid and becoming their new friend, which will support them for better or worse. …

League of Legends

Donald Trump almost banned League of Legends purchases in the US Steven Rondina The video game industry received a major scare from the United States government. American president Donald Trump has been beating a drum in recent weeks in regards to banning popular social media platform TikTok from the United States due to national security concerns. On Thursday, he took action by signing an executive order in an attempt to force TikTok parent company ByteDance into selling the app. Caught in the crossfire …

League of Legends

Fans accuse T1 of disrespecting Faker after Clozer substitution William Davis T1 recently replaced Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok with the talented rookie Lee “Clozer” Ju-hyeon in the Korean team’s starting roster, and it’s not something that the esports organization’s fans are very happy about. T1 is known for developing new and talented players that later achieve great success on other teams, but it’s rare to see the greatest LoL player of all time getting subbed out in the middle of a split. …

Counter-Strike Some CSGO talents boycott BLAST over partnership with NEOM By Olivia Richman News Riot wants Killjoy disabled in FaZe Clan Invitational event By Olivia Richman News Dr Disrespect announces his streaming return on Instagram By Olivia Richman

League of Legends

PowerOfEvil explains why FlyQuest won’t scrim Cloud9 during LCS William Davis Recent rumors have offered that LCS teams FlyQuest and Team SoloMid have recently refused to scrim Cloud9, and now we might finally have an explanation as to why. The scrim rumors began after Cloud9 bot laner Jesper “Zven” Svenningsen mentioned in an interview that both FlyQuest and TSM would no longer scrim with him and the rest of Cloud9. The comment ignited conspiracy discussion on social media, with many fans …

Dota 2

Rumors say Eurus out of Vici, fy and Somnus leaving PSG.LGD Steven Rondina The Chinese Dota 2 scene may be undergoing an enormous shakeup. Over on Chinese social media platform Weibo, there is a great deal of chatter hinting at a major player shuffle that is impacting PSG.LGD, Vici Gaming, and more. This comes from VP Esports, who found a number of interesting posts. In particular, PSG.LGD is set to lose its two longest-standing players in Lu “Somnus” Yao and Xu “fy” Linsen. …

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HarryHook released from Dallas Fuel for sexist comments Olivia Richman The Dallas Fuel released support Jonathan “HarryHook” Tejedor Rua soon after the Overwatch League pro was accused of making sexist comments to women online.  “Today, we informed Jonathan ‘HarryHook’ Tejedor Rua of his release from the Dallas Fuel as a result of player misconduct. We thank him for his four years with the organization and wish him the best in the future,” the team tweeted.  Despite being such a prominent …

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Pokimane taking month-long break from Twitch due to burnout Olivia Richman The most popular female streamer on Twitch is taking a much-needed break. Imane “Pokimane” Anys took to Twitter on August 5 to announce that she is stepping away from streaming to take a month-long break, something she hasn’t done for the past six years. Pokimane admitted that she’s been lacking motivation to create content because of the ongoing global health situation, missing her family, conventions, traveling, and meeting fans. This …

Valve and Sony face questions over use of conflict minerals Steven Rondina News One might not expect gaming consoles and cell phones to be directly linked to human rights abuses, but in reality they very well may be. Each year, many top tech companies disclose where they source materials such as gold and tin that they use to produce electronics devices. The purpose of these disclosures is to identify companies that are purchasing materials from countries that have poor working conditions and those …

Bot TI3 is returning in 2020 thanks to Beyond the Summit Steven Rondina Dota 2 The International 10 isn’t happening in 2020, but artificial intelligence doesn’t have to worry about that. Bot TI is set to return for the third year in a row, with Beyond the Summit announcing the event on YouTube. Bot TI is an interesting concept that has grown in popularity every year. Instead of featuring actual players in competition, Beyond The Summit looks to determine the best hero in Dota 2 …

DreamHack Open Summer North America is TL Grim’s first big test M Alzamora Counter-Strike DreamHack Open Summer is the first chance for fans to see how North America’s participating teams measure up after the player break. The first tournament after CSGO’s player break can be a sloppy one, with many teams returning to practice only days before it begins. Fans can see it in their play, as teams that usually showcase impressive coordination and creative executes might come into the second half of the …

League of Legends themed Red Bull cans, tournament arriving Olivia Richman League of Legends Riot Games and Red Bull have partnered up to bring League of Legends fans limited-edition themed cans and a new amateur tournament series.  The amateur tournament series, Red Bull Solo Q, is a chance for amateur League of Legends players throughout the United States and Canada to get some new recognition. It will feature 1v1 tournaments across North America that let players “flex those 1v1 sills in a toplane battle …

CLG reportedly benches Pobelter during 2020 LCS Summer Split William Davis News Counter Logic Gaming mid laner Eugene “Pobelter” Park will be benched from the LCS roster in week 9 of the 2020 LCS Summer Split, according to streamer and former professional player Christian “IWillDominate” Rivera.  You know I got my ear to the ground with this shit, so let me inform you that for some god forsaken reason Pobelter is benched for this week of LCS — Christian Rivera (@IWDominateLoL) August …

s1mple unbanned on Twitch after just one week M Alzamora News Twitch has reversed Oleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev’s ban nearly one week after the streaming service banned the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive star’s account. It’s still unclear why s1mple was originally banned, but Natus Vincere’s star player seems to have avoided a permanent ban under Twitch’s three-strike policy, despite last week’s ban checking the box as his third suspension from the platform. s1mple has been banned twice before, both times for the use …

Babybay joins FaZe Clan’s Valorant roster, leaves Overwatch behind Jared Wynne News Faze Clan has announced the signing of former Overwatch pro Andrej “babybay” Francisty as the fourth member of its Valorant roster. Best known for his Overwatch League tenures with the San Francisco Shock and Atlanta Reign, and affectionately nicknamed “The King”, babybay is one of the most renowned and popular players that has switched to Riot Games’s tactical first-person shooter. The news comes only two days after Faze parted ways …

Ninja returns to stream on Twitch, but is he back for good? Olivia Richman News Ever since Mixer shut down, Tyler “Ninja” Blevin’s fans have been wondering what the Fortnite superstar was going to do next. Ninja has been busy since Mixer’s shutdown. The streamer revealed that he was pursuing a career in Hollywood. His fans also appreciated Ninja’s new shoe line with Adidas. But they still had a burning question: where was Ninja going to stream now? Would he return to streaming at all? …

Yuumi’s win rate is going up again despite her last nerfs William Davis League of Legends It’s time to check in with Yuumi to see how is the Magical Cat doing after getting heavily nerfed in patch 10.15. It turns out that she’s doing just fine. Yuumi is not an easy champion to balance. Since its release in 2019, League of Legends developers have tried almost everything to get Yuumi to a healthy spot. So far, all efforts have failed, and Yuumi has quickly become the …

What are the signs that CSGO’s next operation is on its way? M Alzamora Counter-Strike Counter-Strike: Global Offensive fans have had to do a lot of waiting recently. In less than a month, it will have been an entire year since the last time fans saw teams compete in the last CSGO Major. September is also the same time that Valve dropped what we now know were some of the earliest hints about Operation Shattered Web. For a game that lives and breathes by its …

After Nexus Blitz sees decline in popularity, will it return? William Davis League of Legends The excitement was great when Riot Games announced the return of Nexus Blitz, but the game mode is seeing a decrease in popularity after its first weeks back in play. The action-packed game mode was reintroduced together with the Spirit Blossom event, with new in-game Nexus Blitz events and an updated look to the map. That map was turned into an Ionian Forrest, matching the Spirit Blossom event’s theme. Despite …

Riot reveals new voice lines for LoL champion Sona Olivia Richman League of Legends Sona first arrived in League of Legends in the fall of 2010, and her age is beginning to show. Riot Games has finally listened to the League of Legends community’s request for a Sona update after 10 years. The big change comes in the form of new voiceover work.  Fans had complained about Sona’s voice lines in the past. She only had 15 speaking lines, with the majority of them …

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