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Dota 2 ESL One LA Major, ESL One Birmingham coming back as online leagues By Nina Forneloza News Riot Games investigating Vega Squadron for win trading in LCL By William Davis Counter-Strike Someone just made a working game of chess in CSGO By M Alzamora

Apex Legends

Team Liquid Apex Legends player Casper tests positive for COVID-19 Olivia Richman Apex Legends player Brenden “Casper” Marino has tested positive for coronavirus.  “COVID test came back positive. The nurses aren’t very concerned for someone my age. It’s pretty much just like a cold. Said it should be about eight to 12 more days till I should start feeling a lot better. Now to sit in my room for two weeks straight. Thanks everyone for the support,” he tweeted out earlier today.  While …

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San Francisco Shock championship skin Thunder debuts for Doomfist gabhernandez Blizzard has finally released the San Francisco Shock’s Championship skin, which debuted in a Tweet with a short animation of Doomfist, the hero that received the special skin. The San Francisco Shock won the Season 2 Grand Finals championship in 2019 over the Vancouver Titans. The Shock and Titans had feuded throughout the season for the top spot in the league. Vancouver had appeared an early favorite, but San Francisco …

Dota 2

Team Aster players quarantined after contact with COVID-19 case Nina Forneloza Following an extended stay in the Ukraine, Team Aster is being forced into quarantine by government officials after coming into close contact with a person suffering from COVID-19. China has stringent precautionary measures on travelers from countries affected by the outbreak. In one of its connecting flights to China, Team Aster shared the plane with a passenger who tested positive for coronavirus. The team traveled back to its home country after …

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These are the best compositions for Echo, Overwatch’s new hero Olivia Richman The Overwatch League teams had a bit of fun with Echo over the weekend, streaming friendly matches on YouTube for fans in lieu of homestand matches. While it was a chance for fans to get to see their favorite players as they await the season to start back up, it also gave some competitive insight into new DPS hero Echo.  Seoul Dynasty started out the stream using Wrecking Ball and Ana …

League of Legends Star Guardian Urgot is coming to LoL, and it is magnificent By William Davis News Crossover between esports and professional poker is clearer than ever By Jared Wynne News PowerOfEvil says next LCS week “will prove who the top teams are” By Olivia Richman

Dota 2

The newest PSG.LGD roster is off to a great start Nina Forneloza PSG.LGD had a small redemption after its new roster debuted at WeSave! Charity Play. PSG.LGD revealed its new squad at the online charity tournament. Its underwhelming performance in the previous tournaments translated to a major roster shakeup. The team benched newly recruited carry player Li “ASD” Zhiwen. Legendary offlaner Yang “Chalice”‘ Shenyi replaced ASD as position 1. PSG.LGD also loaned Ren “eLeVeN” Yangwei from EHOME to fill the gap in …

Dota 2

Dota 2 scandal erupts surrounding ForZe’s roster releases Nina Forneloza ForZe dropped its Dota 2 roster after a public matchmaking scandal, but the story doesn’t end there. It all started when Egor “19teen” Lexutin  trash-talked Russian Youtuber TraVoMaN in a public match. 19teen allegedly got particularly nasty with TraVoMan, which the YouTuber clipped and posted on his channel as proof. The clip made the rounds and LukOil, ForZe’s major sponsor, decided to take action by imposing a 1 million Ruble fine, …

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IWillDominate getting tested for COVID-19, experiencing symptoms Olivia Richman League of Legends streamer Christian “IWillDominate” Rivera will be getting tested for the coronavirus. The Team Liquid content creator told his Twitch followers earlier today that he’s been experiencing symptoms of COVID-19. For him, this includes tiredness, some shortness of breath, diarrhea, and coughing. One symptom he doesn’t have is a fever, which is often the tell-tale sign of having the coronavirus. “I have to wait two days for the …

Counter-Strike

CSGO gets new patch with stickers, pins for Half-Life Alyx release M Alzamora Counter-Strike: Global Offensive got its first patch in eighteen days, bringing with it three new opportunities to roll the dice in the form of a patch pack, sticker capsule, and pin capsule to commemorate the release of Half-Life Alyx. The update also added an exclusive pin and music kit for anyone who had preordered Valve’s VR hardware, the Index. The patch, sticker, and pin capsules are all available now in …

ESL One Rio Major moved to November, will have $2 million prize pool M Alzamora Counter-Strike Valve and ESL have announced that the ESL One Rio Major has been moved to November. ESL sent out a press release confirming the news. The release cited COVID-19 as the reason for the move. According to the release, ESL will host ESL One Rio in the timeslot reserved for CSGO’s second major of the year, and that the two Majors have effectively combined their prize pools. ESL One Rio …

How does TFT Mobile stack up next to the PC version of the game? William Davis League of Legends Teamfight Tactics Mobile is out at long last, and it’s worth taking a good look at the game and stacking it up against the originals. This is the first mobile game by Riot Games and the first time that TFT has been separated from the League of Legends client. That created a number of challenges that could have ruined TFT Mobile. Ultimately, TFT Mobile faithfully recreates the PC version of …

Blizzard says Echo is the last new hero in Overwatch for 2020 Olivia Richman News Echo is the final Overwatch hero. At least, in the year 2020. Overwatch’s lead designer Jeff Kaplan has revealed to multiple sources that the much-awaited omnic is the last hero players will receive this year. “I don’t think we’ll be seeing more heroes this year for Overwatch. We’re heavily focused on Overwatch 2 at this point. We know how much people love new heroes. We’re making a bunch of new …

CLG Pobelter on LCS Spring Split: “A coronavirus-fueled fever dream” Olivia Richman News 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 …

GG Huhi on online LCS matches: “I perform better on the stage.” Olivia Richman League of Legends 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 …

JerAx discusses leaving OG, retiring from pro Dota 2 in video Nina Forneloza Dota 2 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 …

TNC Predator adds ana as sub, loses anyway in WeSave! Charity Play Nina Forneloza News 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 …

Astralis signs es3tag, plans to compete with 6-man CSGO roster M Alzamora Counter-Strike Danish Counter-Strike: Global Offensive team Astralis announced an agreement this morning between itself and Team Heroic to acquire Patrick “es3tag” Hansen. Astralis announced the deal early this morning through an official press release. While the signing itself is impactful in and of itself, Astralis positioned the move as a transition from a five-player roster to a six-player roster. At its most basic, the Astralis organization now has an official, permanent stand-in that …

LEC pokes fun at Overwatch League, offering fans some levity William Davis League of Legends The 2020 LEC Spring Split is back with a bang, and we’re not just talking about the games. We’re talking about the masterful roast to the Overwatch League in the cold opening titled “Explainius explains the #LEC Playoff Format (sort of).” The LEC is back after a brief hiatus. The most recent cold opening was supposed to go live on March 13 when the LEC was suddenly suspended. Casters Christy …

GameStop shuts down stores as COVID pandemic lockdowns continues Olivia Richman News GameStop hasn’t been making any friends throughout the coronavirus pandemic.  The video game retail chain first caught the public’s attention over their unwaivering insistance on staying open when most “non-essential” stores around them had already closed. One YouTuber even snuck onto a conference call, where GameStop’s corporate office was caught stating that they would not be paying employees who “chose” not to work, even if they had coronavirus-like symptoms.  At …

100 Thieves and Cloud9 considering changes for LCS Summer Split? Olivia Richman League of Legends 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 …

Astralis looking to sign new player, and it could shake up all of CSGO M Alzamora Counter-Strike 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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