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Dota 2 Valve issuing bans to TI10 Battle Pass guild cheaters By Nina Forneloza Dota 2 The International 10 prize pool surges past $30 million By Steven Rondina Dota 2 Immortal Treasure 2 arrives for The International 10 Battle Pass By Steven Rondina

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Valorant may receive new ranking system in Ignition Act 2 Olivia Richman With Ignition Act 2 just around the corner, Valorant data miners are already hard at work uncovering what’s in store for fans of Riot’s tactical shooter.  Valorant developers confirmed at the beginning of July that there will be changes to Valorant’s ranked mode, including an ELO mode similar to the one in League of Legends. Valorant’s lack of a top 500-type rank left many competitive players feeling frustrated once they …

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Defunct video game TV network G4 being revived by T1 owners Steven Rondina Defunct television network G4 is being revived. Comcast and Spectacor Gaming, the entities that own League of Legends’ T1 and the Overwatch League’s Philadelphia Fusion, are dusting the brand off and bringing it back as a digital network. Comcast owns the G4 brand while Spectacor Gaming president Tucker Roberts will be in charge of the product. It’s worth noting Roberts has been romantically linked to former G4 “Attack of the …

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G2 Esports vs Rogue: 2020 LEC Summer Split betting analysis William Davis Rogue and G2 Esports are playing Saturday in the battle between the first and sixth place teams in the 2020 LEC Summer Split. The LEC has this ongoing narrative of the elite three, the trio of teams that are always at the top and are likely to reach finals every split. That elite three consists of Fnatic, G2, and Origen. People talk about these teams and put their money on …

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ZeRo permanently banned from Twitch after harassment allegations Olivia Richman One of Super Smash Bros.’s most popular streamers, Gonzalo “ZeRo” Barrios, has been permanently banned from Twitch.  The streaming platform appeared to make the decision after ZeRo admitted to sending sexually-charged and inappropriate messages to a minor when he was 19-years-old, though Twitch hasn’t made a public statement on the matter.  The Smash community was torn when the allegations against ZeRo first arose. They’d come after a string of other …

League of Legends Deft reach 1,500 kills in LCK, trails only Uzi on all-time list By William Davis Counter-Strike CYN teams up with WINNERS League for Work Hard Play Hard tournament By Olivia Richman League of Legends LoL introduces Spirit Bonds, a new interactive experience By William Davis

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CLG vs. TSM: 2020 LCS Summer Split betting analysis William Davis Counter Logic Gaming and Team SoloMid are playing in week seven of the 2020 LCS Summer Split. CLG versus TSM is not the rivalry it used to be. The teams that were once considered the top organizations in North America are now on a redemption journey, trying to establish themselves as contender in the LCS. Spring was a catastrophe for CLG, the team that finished tenth and had to make …

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Valve co-founder Gabe Newell is stranded in New Zealand Steven Rondina Valve has been doing some big things in recent months, launching The International 10 Battle Pass and shipping a number of large updates to Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. But company co-founder Gabe Newell hasn’t been around for any of it. His absence isn’t actually by choice. The famous face of Valve has been stuck in New Zealand since March. After shipping Half-Life: Alyx, Newell and others took what was meant to …

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As DMCA strikes threaten streamers and producers, Artlist steps up Jared Wynne Streamers and content producers on Twitch and other video platforms have increasingly been affected by DMCA strikes that threaten to cut down their channels. With many creators left looking for help, some services are stepping up to provide solutions. The Digital Millennium Copyright Act has been at the center of discussion in streaming communities throughout the summer season. Large stakeholders have increasingly been targeting content creators on Twitch. Playing copyrighted …

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IWillDominate loses LPP status, can’t co-stream on Twitch Olivia Richman Popular League of Legends streamer Christian “IWillDominate” Rivera has been removed from Riot’s League of Legends Partner Program.  IWillDominate reveived a message from LPP stating that he’s now on probation from the League Partner Program due to some of his recent comments not aligning “with the current values of the LPP or Summoner’s Code.”  That resulted in him being removed from the LPP Discord, no longer having access to League …

CSGO update adds maps Swamp and Mutiny, removes Jungle and Chlorine M Alzamora Counter-Strike A new CSGO update has removed two maps, Jungle and Swamp, from community matchmaking as well as adding two brand new ones into the mix. In addition to the maps, devs also removed the option to turn off Trusted Mode. The mode has caused some trouble for users of some software, but the developers also added a new launch command to help take off some of that pressure. In the …

These are the best champions to play in LoL patch 10.15 William Davis League of Legends Riot Games made several substantial changes in patch 10.15 to shift the game’s meta. As a result, players are already asking who are currently the best champions to play. Patch 10.15 Highlights!Read the full patch notes ????????????https://t.co/HLChnAcXun pic.twitter.com/60vJENdFcS — League of Legends (@LeagueOfLegends) July 21, 2020 The best champions are different depending on the elo. In low elo we usually see different champions succeed compared to high elo and professional …

Vertigo is set to get a crazy new cyberpunk reskin Steven Rondina Counter-Strike Counter-Strike: Global Offensive looks pretty good these days, especially for a game that has been around for several years. The trouble is that anyone who hasn’t played the game extensively may not be able to instantly pick out CSGO from the many other first-person shooters whose color palettes are primarily made up of browns and grays. But what if that wasn’t the case? A modder under the handle Swain posted …

Does Valorant’s ditching of “terrorists” give it an edge on CSGO? M Alzamora Counter-Strike Riot Games’ decision to steer Valorant away from Counter-Strike: Global Offensive’s use of the words “terrorist” and “counter-terrorist” may help the new competitive shooter overtake CSGO in the minds of some advertisers looking to break into esports. Competitive esports in 2020 sometimes live and die by how well they’re able to attract outside investment to a game’s leagues. Over the years, CSGO has struggled with this problem. The debate over …

New $1,500 gaming chair revealed by Herman Miller and Logitech gabhernandez News Logitech G has revealed its new luxury gaming chair collaboration with Herman Miller, a manufacturer of luxury and ergonomically engineered office chairs, and the price tag is shocking.  Back in February, Herman Miller announced the collaboration with Logitech G to “design and manufacture the next generation high-performance furniture solution for gamers.” That product was revealed as a new gaming chair that features unique cushioning, a cooling foam, spinal support, and …

US Army reportedly leaving Twitch after recruiting with giveaways Steven Rondina News The US Army’s controversial Twitch channel is looking to soon be shuttered. After questions began swirling about the US Army Esports team running fake giveaways and other aggressive moderation practices, the army is in full retreat from the streaming service. According to a report from Rod “Slasher” Breslau, this extends across multiple social profiles and marks the cancellation of some of the Army’s activations on Twitch: new: sources tell me …

Hashinshin permanently banned from Twitch for grooming minors Olivia Richman League of Legends After months of sexual assault and rape accusations against popular Twitch streamers, the platform seems to be taking serios action against some of those accused.  Esports insider Rod “Slasher” Breslau tweeted earlier today that League of Legends content creator Robert “Hashinshin” Brotz has been permanently banned from Twitch for grooming a minor.  In the tweet, Slasher states that a source told him that one of Hashinshin’s victims had made a …

Valorant patch 1.04 makes playing Viper easier, nerfs Brimstone gabhernandez News Valorant released its 1.04 patch notes, bringing buffs, nerfs, ult changes, and bug fixes to the game.  The biggest change in the patch notes is for Viper, who got a significant buff to Viper’s Pit. The time she is allowed out of her ult before it collapses has been changed to 15 seconds. Alongside this change, enemies inside Viper’s Pit no longer transmit enemy locations to allies on the minimap, …

Winstrike resets Dota 2 roster before Omega League qualifiers Steven Rondina Dota 2 Winstrike Team’s Dota 2 woes continue on with yet another big roster shake-up. The organization has announced the benchings of Stanislav “чикиряу” Yarosevich, Sergey “[T]SA” Timchenko, and Dmitriy “kickeed” Pilyaev.  They are set to be replaced by Kamil “agressive child” Biktimirov, Maxim “re1bl” Afanasyev, and Andrey “Dukalis” Kuropatkin. The team also added Danial “yamich” Lazebny on loan from Khan. The sole remaining player from the previous Winsrike roster is Vladislav …

Riot Games debuts new League of Legends esports branding William Davis League of Legends Riot Games recently introduced a complete rebrand of LoL Esports, including a new visual identity throughout all professional leagues in the League of Legends ecosystem and new streams of officially branded content.  Riot Games wants to bring esports to more people than ever before through the new LoL Esports branding. The company’s plan is to build a global esports ecosystem that will include all 12 regional leagues around the world, …

Twitch is launching a dedicated viewing category for sports Olivia Richman News Twitch has now officially relaunched its sports category.  The streaming platform first explored streaming traditional sports in March when they broadcasted the English Premier League’s soccer matches. Now, Twitch has decided to explore sports once again. This time, the move comes with a lot more support.  Twitch has created a category dedicated entirely to sports. It’s now live and full of sporting channels streaming games from a variety of sports …

Newbee accused of stealing over $100,000 from ex Fortnite pros Olivia Richman Fortnite The Fortnite World Cup was one of the biggest esports events in history. It had over 2.3 million viewers and the largest prize pool in the entirety of the industry. But not every participant received their chunk of the event’s promised earnings.  Chinese esports organization Newbee has been accused of stealing over $100,000 of prize money from the two players the organization had compete at the Fortnite World Cup in …

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