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Despite wavering player counts, Dota 2 continues to push new growth in variety of ways
Jared Wynne
Dota 2 has seen many changes not only in terms of its gameplay, but also its market value. While still one of the most popular esports titles in existence, news hitting the scene shows that Valve’s game is at a turning point. Player numbers, new opportunities, and brand development strategies are all contributing to its transformation. The first bit of uncertain news is that the average player count in May …
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ESL One Cologne transitions to a regional online tournament
M Alzamora
ESL One Cologne will be held as an entirely online tournament, according to a blog post released by the tournament organizer. Additionally, Cologne will be turned into a regional tournament, with Europe, North America, Asia, and Oceania all competing in separate tournaments. According to the announcement, teams from the CIS region will compete in what is now ESL One Cologne’s main European division. While ESL One Cologne was originally set …
OG, Secret, Liquid, and more join together to form Omega League
Steven Rondina
Dota 2
The International 10 being indefinitely postponed has left a huge void in the Dota 2 pro scene calendar this season, but a number of enduring organizations are looking to fill the gap. Team Liquid, OG, and Team Nigma are among the teams coming together to create the Omega League. The new competitive event features a $550,000 prize pool, will involve European, CIS, and North American teams, and will run from …
LoL breaks new viewership records with 2020 LEC Summer Split
William Davis
League of Legends
The LEC registered a massive growth in viewership in the first half of the 2020 LEC Summer Split. According to statistics shared by Riot Games, the first half of the LEC summer had 108% more hours watched, for a total of 13,454,941 hours. The LEC also registered its highest viewership peak ever in the regular season with 479,784 viewers. On the content side, the LEC has over 1 million views …
Riot releases Yone trailer, new champion reported to launch soon
Jared Wynne
League of Legends
Following the announcement of the newest League of Legends champion Lillia, Riot Games is not wasting any time getting this year’s Spirit Blossom event underway.Riot has released a trailer for yet another champion: Yasuo’s greatly anticipated brother, Yone. With the amount of buzz surrounding Yone’s release, which includes more than a few leaks regarding the champion’s appearance and in-game lore, Riot has all but officially confirmed him as League of …
Bloodseeker and Clinkz get huge reworks in Dota 2 patch 7.27b
Steven Rondina
Dota 2
Dota 2 update 7.27b was always meant to be a big update, and Valve did not disappoint. Following the sweeping changes to items, the economy, and the jungle in version 7.27, version 7.27b changed the vast majority of heroes in the game and gave reworks to three different heroes. It also changed a number of different items, particularly regarding the ability to disassemble them. The biggest change to a hero …
Who is Dota 2 creator IceFrog, and what do we know about him?
Steven Rondina
Dota 2
Many esports titles have front-facing directors and designers that put a face to the development team behind the game. Overwatch has Jeff Kaplan, Valorant has Anna Donlon, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds has PlayerUnknown. Dota 2 has IceFrog, but he doesn’t quite fit the typical bill. While Kaplan and Donlon routinely get in front of a camera to discuss the state of their game and the rationales behind meta-shifting patches, IceFrog is a …
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