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Counter-Strike ESL One Rio Major moved to November, will have $2 million prize pool By M Alzamora League of Legends How does TFT Mobile stack up next to the PC version of the game? By William Davis News Blizzard says Echo is the last new hero in Overwatch for 2020 By Olivia Richman

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CLG Pobelter on LCS Spring Split: “A coronavirus-fueled fever dream” Olivia Richman Counter Logic Gaming has been knocked out of the Spring Playoffs, but they’re not about to stop trying. Not even close. CLG is putting their all into the last week of matches, said Eugene “Pobelter” Park, in an attempt to boost their morale and performance going into the Summer Split. Pobelter joined WIN.gg for an interview over webcam to talk about his very crazy Spring Split, from joining a last …

League of Legends

GG Huhi on online LCS matches: “I perform better on the stage.” Olivia Richman The Golden Guardians didn’t have a good weekend. They went 0-2, falling to TSM and Team Liquid. Even though it didn’t go their way, Choi “Huhi” Jae-hyun still has hope they will make playoffs. They just have to give it their all next weekend despite all the craziness and uncertainty the coronavirus has brought to the LCS schedule. WIN.gg spoke with Huhi about how GG was dealing with the Los …

Dota 2

JerAx discusses leaving OG, retiring from pro Dota 2 in video Nina Forneloza After three years, two major titles, and two The International championships, Jesse “JerAx” Vainikka departed OG to retire from competitive Dota 2. The announcement came earlier this year, but OG just recently released a video featuring JerAx where he discussed his retirement and plans for the future. In OG’s January blog post, JerAx told fans that Dota 2, as a game, is an endless puzzle that offers you solutions, yet none …

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TNC Predator adds ana as sub, loses anyway in WeSave! Charity Play Nina Forneloza Two-time TI champion Anathan “ana” Pham stood in for TNC Predator in WeSave! Charity Play’s southeast Asian tournament. TNC Predator tapped ana to replace Kim “Gabbi” Villafuerte as its carry player. Gabbi experienced connectivity issues just before the match. The player even took to social media and asked fans if they knew anyone from the internet company who can resolve the issue. The issue was not resolved in time and TNC …

Counter-Strike Astralis signs es3tag, plans to compete with 6-man CSGO roster By M Alzamora League of Legends LEC pokes fun at Overwatch League, offering fans some levity By William Davis News GameStop shuts down stores as COVID pandemic lockdowns continues By Olivia Richman

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100 Thieves and Cloud9 considering changes for LCS Summer Split? Olivia Richman Earlier this week, 100 Thieves appears to have posted a classified ad looking for two professional League of Legends players to join their team.  “100 Thieves LLC seeks a Professional League of Legends Player to train and compete in the League Championship Series from our headquarters in Los Angeles, California,” the ad begins.  The responsibilities include attending eight-hour practice sessions each day during the competitive season, which are listed as …

Counter-Strike

Astralis looking to sign new player, and it could shake up all of CSGO M Alzamora FunPlus Phoenix has reportedly had enough of Heroic and that could carry huge consequences for the entire Counter-Strike: Global Offensive scene. According to reports from both HLTV and 1pv.fr, Astralis has been courting Heroic’s Patrick “es3tag” Hansen for some time in an effort to build a six-man CSGO roster.  Some found it odd that FunPlus Phoenix decided to reveal their entrance into CSGO close to a week after it was already …

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MIBR returns to ESL Pro League, Flashpoint exclusivity uncertain M Alzamora During an ESL Pro League Season 11 matchup between Natus Vincere and forZe, host Tres “stunna” Saranthus announced that MIBR will join group C along with Team Liquid, 100 Thieves, Swole Patrol, Evil Geniuses, and FURIA. An official announcement came on Twitter as MIBR informed its fans of the decision to compete in ESL was made so the team could have a chance to qualify for ESL One Cologne 2020. …

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Quickshot shows how LEC’s remote broadcasts are getting done Olivia Richman “HOW DID I GET DRAGGED INTO THIS?” LEC shoutcaster Trevor “Quickshot” Henry tweeted earlier today.  That outburst came soon after a tweet where he addressed an audio stutter that took place during the Excel versus Fnatic match earlier today. In response, his followers had only words of encouragement. After all, Quickshot and other members of the LEC crew were running a remote broadcast for the online matches.  As the coronavirus …

smooya’s abrupt departure from Chaos raises big questions M Alzamora Counter-Strike A Twitlonger from Chaos Esports Club AWPer Owen “smooya” Butterfield revealed that he will miss the remainder of Chaos’ Flashpoint matches in its debut spring season, as well as any additional tournament during that time. In his explanation, smooya disclosed that he was in the United States on an ESTA visa waiver instead of the traditional P1 Athlete’s visa or a work visa sponsored by Chaos. As smooya returned to …

Team Vitality’s newest member goes 0-18 in ESL Pro League game Steven Rondina Counter-Strike Team Vitality may be off to a decent start in the ESL Pro League Season 11’s European division. But that isn’t the case for newly added player Kévin “misutaaa” Rabier. After winning its first two series of the group stage, Vitality faced off against Team Spirit. After picking up a win on Inferno, misutaaa laid a goose egg on Dust 2. The player went 0-18 on the map, failing to pick …

Dota 2 is posting big player numbers amidst coronavirus crisis Nina Forneloza News Steam as a whole has enjoyed a swell of players since millions of people worldwide began self-isolating to help slow the spread of COVID-19. Dota 2 is no different. Dota 2 hit a peak player count of more than 700,000 early in the month of March and has had an average of over 415,000 players during the last 30 days, per Steam Charts. These are the best numbers the game …

Gabe Newell discusses Artifact 2, Valve promises update to game Steven Rondina Dota 2 After a year of silence, Valve is dusting off Dota 2-themed digital card game Artifact. Per Games Radar, Valve founder Gabe Newell sat down with Edge Magazine and had a frank conversation regarding what happened with Artifact. Though many assumed Valve had abandoned Artifact or simply forgotten about it, Newell stated that the studio still wants to see the game realize its full potential. “Artifact was an interesting failure in …

OG is playing with Madara and Ceb at WeSave! Charity Play Steven Rondina Dota 2 WeSave! Charity Play boasts a surprisingly strong lineup of teams including Team Secret, Evil Geniuses, Nigma, and Vici Gaming. OG is also competing at the event, and many fans were excited to see the star-studded roster compete. Unfortunately, the full team won’t be able to make it to the server with OG mid laner Topias Miikka “Topson” Taavitsainen and off laner Yeik “MidOne” Nai Zheng sitting out of the action. …

CaptainFlowers says leaving This or That is his choice William Davis League of Legends LCS caster and Skarner devotee Clayton “CaptainFlowers” Raines is stepping down from This or That to focus on personal problems. CaptainFlowers announced through Twitter that he is no longer part of the LCS web show This or That. In the show, the hosts are presented with a series of questions and must pick between two answers. The show covers topics like the LCS, solo queue, and current events worldwide. CaptainFlowers …

LCK returning to action next week after coronavirus shutdown William Davis League of Legends The 2020 LCK Spring Split is officially returning on March 25. After a 19-day hiatus, the LCK is resuming the season in an online format. Earlier this week, it was reported that the LCK was planning on returning by the end of March. Riot Games Korea confirmed that the league is coming back on March 25. The schedule for the season was modified to make up for the lost time. …

Na’Vi finalizes Dota 2 roster, coronavirus leaves future uncertain Steven Rondina Dota 2 Natus Vincere may not be playing too much over the coming months, but fans now know the players that will be competing for the team in the immediate future. The organization has finalized its Dota 2 roster with the addition of Semion “CemaTheSlayer” Krivulya. That gives Na`Vi this lineup moving forward in the season: Vladislav “Crystallize” Krystanek Idan “MagicaL” Vardanian Pavel “9pasha” Khvastunov Semion “CemaTheSlayer” Krivulya Ilyas “illias” Ganeev Na`Vi …

WeSave! Charity Play boasts top teams including Nigma, OG, Team Secret Nina Forneloza Dota 2 WeSave! Charity Play boasts a star-studded group of teams including OG, Evil Geniuses, Vici Gaming, and many more. WePlay! is stepping up to host an online charity tournament for bored Dota 2 teams. WeSave! Charity Play features six four-team, single-elimination tournaments. All matches are best-of-threes. The tournament boasts a $120,000 prize pool that will be donated directly to GlobalGiving and CEPI funds. The organizers will also accept donations from viewers, and it …

Blizzard reveals Echo’s abilities, teases release date on Twitter gabhernandez News With the release of Echo, the Overwatch community is finally enjoying some fresh content after the longest layover between new heroes in the game’s history. Across a number of social media posts and streams, Blizzard has given fans a look into the 32nd Overwatch hero. They confirmed Echo will be a DPS character, and also delved into her background and place within the game’s lore. Echo was a product of …

Overwatch League cancels online matches after latest rescheduling gabhernandez News Blizzard has announced today that this weekend’s scheduled Overwatch League online matches are cancelled due to a “Safer at Home” emergency order entered by the City of Los Angeles. This is the latest in a series of upsets which has been caused by the COVID-19 outbreak around the world. The vast majority of live esports events have already been cancelled due to the virus, but this is one of the …

dev1ce, Bugha, SonicFox, and more make Forbes 30 under 30 M Alzamora News Esports swept the Forbes 30 under 30 Sports and Games list this year. Four esports players, plus Origen founder Enrique Cedeño, made the Forbes’ 2020 30 under 30 for Sports and Games in another solid showing for esports in the prestigious publication. Each year, Forbes lists the most notable professionals in their respective professions, and this year was no different as Astralis’ Nicholai “dev1ce” Reedtz, FaZe Clan’s Olof “olofmeister” Gustafsson, …

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