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Dota 2 Nerfs to Winter Wyvern, Disruptor in Aghanim’s Labyrinth anger fans By Steven Rondina Dota 2 RodjER splits from HellRaisers ahead of Omega League qualifiers By Jared Wynne League of Legends C9’s Blaber says EG still not a threat after losing to them By Olivia Richman

League of Legends

Cloud9 vs. Evil Geniuses: 2020 LCS Summer betting analysis William Davis Evil Geniuses and its new roster will take on Cloud9 in week six in the 2020 LCS Summer Split. Cloud9 is no longer undefeated in the LCS. The spring champion dropped its match against 100 Thieves in the biggest upset of the season so far. One defeat is all it took to make Cloud9 look vulnerable and teams are more than ready to make round two of the regular season …

Dota 2

Bloodseeker gets huge buffs after 7.27 rework drops win rate by 20% Steven Rondina Dota 2 update 7.27b delivered loads of changes to heroes, something that not everyone benefited from equally. Just two days later, update 7.27c has dropped. This delivers desperately needed changes to the heroes that were reworked in 7.27b, as well as changes to some other heroes.  7.27b brought reworks to Razor, Clinkz, and Bloodseeker, and all three heroes saw their win rates either spike or plummet. This resulted in extensive …

League of Legends

LoL, Fortnite, Valorant briefly shut down by Cloudflare outage Steven Rondina One of the world’s largest internet hosting entities abruptly shut down, leading to widespread panic and memeing across the internet. A huge number of internet users were left with nothing to do after Cloudflare experienced a sudden outage. This shut down the servers powering a slew of video games, social media platforms, and large websites.  Breaking: A large outage took down Cloudflare, a website hosting, network and internet security provider. …

League of Legends

Hashinshin responds to accusations of grooming a minor Olivia Richman The League of Legends community is calling for streamer Robert “Hashinshin” Brotz to be canceled after the highly ranked LoL player and popular streamer was accused of grooming a minor.  Pro player Maya “Caltys” Henckel came forward today with allegations against Hashinshin, telling her followers that he had groomed her when she was 15-years-old. She hesitated about coming forward with her story for fear of being known primarily for “being …

News Cloud9 continues building Valorant roster by signing mitch By Jared Wynne League of Legends MAD Lions vs. G2 Esports: 2020 LEC Summer Split betting analysis By William Davis News How did Amouranth become such a popular streamer on Twitch? By Olivia Richman

League of Legends

Nexus Blitz returns to League, new tooltip plans explained William Davis According to League of Legends game director Andrei “Meddler” Van Roon, Nexus Blitz is set to go live in patch 10.15.  League fans have been eagerly awaiting the return of the limited-time game mode and now it finally seems to be the time for its return. The game mode will be live during the Spirit Blossom event and will be available for play over the course of two patches, Meddler …

Counter-Strike

Twitch requires US Army to remove fake sweepstakes promotions Olivia Richman During their endless search for new young recruits, the United States Army has started utilizing Twitch to get gamers’ contact information. But their tactics now have them under fire.  Twitch has stated that it’s forced the Army to stop using the official Army Twitch channel to find potential recruits through questionable controller giveaways. In the channel’s chat, they would offer viewers the chance to win an Xbox Elite Series 2 …

Dota 2

These are the best moments from Arteezy’s wild Twitch streams Steven Rondina With Evil Geniuses taking a break from competition, Artour “Arteezy” Babaev has been much more active on Twitch of late. That has treated fans of the star carry player to a good bit of fun over the last few days. Though Arteezy doesn’t really set out to be a comedy act while streaming, he’s delivered more than a few laughs. The biggest came during a game as Juggernaut, where he …

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Activision Blizzard talking with OWL, CDL teams about financial relief gabhernandez According to a report by The Esports Observer, Activision Blizzard is in talks with franchise owners of the Call of Duty League and Overwatch League about financial support due to the economic impact of the ongoing global health situation. Though both leagues are active and teams are still able to bring in revenue through merchandise sales and sponsorships, teams are expressing concern over the loss in revenue stemming from the …

Summer Splash hits Fortnite with fresh skins and LTMs Jared Wynne Fortnite Fortnite has announced a new summer-long event titled “Summer Splash,” which will run throughout the rest of Season 3 and will bring new cosmetics and LTMs to the game. Fortnite held a similar event in 2019, “14 Days Of Summer,” which brought new challenges to unlock cosmetics. This produced the famous “Deep End” emote. The event also saw new summer skins such as Summer Drift and Beach Bomber. The same …

Vici Gaming vs. Sparking Arrow Gaming DPL-CDA League betting analysis Nina Forneloza Dota 2 DPL-CDA Professional League is in its second season, and once again boasts top teams from the Chinese region. 10 teams are on the battlefield for a chunk of the $186,000 prize pool. This week marks the last lap of the tournament. Vici Gaming remains atop the rankings with 13 games won. Meanwhile, Sparking Arrow Gaming sits in the middle of the crop. The scores are not far from each other, …

The best players in each role in the 2020 LEC Summer Split William Davis League of Legends As the LEC enters its second round robin, it’s worth looking at which players have made the biggest impact in the league thus far. The competition in the 2020 LEC Summer Split has been historically high, with both rookies and veterans showcasing why Europe is considered one of the strongest League of Legends regions today.  Note that all statistics cited are relative to each player’s respective role.   Highest gold differential …

Despite wavering player counts, Dota 2 continues to push new growth in variety of ways Jared Wynne News 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 …

ESL One Cologne transitions to a regional online tournament M Alzamora Counter-Strike 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 …

Blizzard silently replaces McCree’s noose spray with a horseshoe Olivia Richman News Overwatch players have been noticing over the past few days that McCree’s noose spray has been removed from the game.  Anyone who had unlocked or equipped the noose spray will now automatically be given a horseshoe spray in its place. The horseshoe has the words “bad luck” written across the top.  The change was made without any statement from Blizzard, who made the alteration in the game’s latest update. At …

Dr Disrespect opens up about Twitch ban rumors, future plans Olivia Richman News Guy “Dr Disrespect” Beahm has been eerily silent since he was permanently banned from Twitch three weeks ago.  Aside from a single tweet claiming that he wasn’t sure why Twitch even banned him, the Two-Time hasn’t given fans much insight into the seemingly sudden ban. That’s left people wildly speculating as to why Dr Disrespect received such a harsh punishment, with fans obsessively watching his final stream for clues.  But …

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 …

US Army uses Xbox controller giveaways to get potential recruits Steven Rondina News Multiple branches of the United States Armed Forces are using Twitch to endear themselves to young Americans. They’re also using it as a way to obtain personal information from potential recruits. According to a report by Jordan Uhl of The Nation, the United States Army has been hosting giveaways on its Twitch channel for Xbox One Elite Series controllers. Part of signing up for the contest involves filling out forms …

Treatz subs in for Biofrost as TSM looks for answers in LCS William Davis League of Legends Erik “Treatz” Wessén will be the starting support for Team SoloMid while Vincent “Biofrost” Wang will be playing for the organization’s Academy team.  For this week’s #LCS games, @TreatzLoL will be subbing in for @Biofrostlol. Biofrost will take his place in Academy for the time being. pic.twitter.com/tsieJRgx4y — TSM (@TSM) July 15, 2020 TSM has had a rocky year in the bot lane after changing their bot laner twice, and …

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