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League of Legends Riot’s Latin America League reveals its bold new rebrand for 2020 By Olivia Richman Counter-Strike Astralis and 12 other teams become part owners of ESL Pro League By M Alzamora Dota 2 Build to TI10 kicks off with Collector’s Cache, merch Call to Arms By gabhernandez

League of Legends

Cloud9 destroys EG, still undefeated in the 2020 LCS Spring Split William Davis   Cloud9 closed Week 4 in the 2020 LCS Spring season with a convincing victory over Evil Geniuses, and the team remains undefeated. C9 just crossed another name on its list. The team earned its eighth consecutive victory of the season and is getting closer to the perfect split. The match against Evil Geniuses was a one-sided affair that finished one second before the 30-minute mark. So far in the …

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Activision Blizzard begins push behind new Call of Duty league Jared Wynne There may not be another video game franchise that has dominated the past decade more than Call of Duty. Even at a time when gamers have access to a huge variety of experiences, from shooters and MOBAs to slots from online casino site operators, CoD managed to secure 10 of the top 20 spaces in the list of best-selling video games recently published by NPD and has generated billions of …

League of Legends

DragonX in controversy after leaking scrim results versus Griffin William Davis DragonX issued a formal apology after accidentally leaking its scrim against Griffin. On Monday, DragonX posted an apology on Twitter. According to the statement, the team accidentally streamed a scrim against Griffin on YouTube. The team clarified that this is their preferred method for reviews. The scrims are unlisted on YouTube and can only be accessed by the people in the organization that have the link. The scrim against Griffin …

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As OWL cancels China games, Fusion sweep Philadelphia homestand gabhernandez The Philadelphia Fusion hosted week two of the Overwatch League’s matches amid cancelled match dates in China due to the recent coronavirus outbreak.  Local fans were eager to see what their team had in store for them for live experiences, meet and greets, and of course, the matches themselves. The matches were hosted at the Metropolitan Philadelphia, just outside of the heart of the city. The old building was renovated …

Dota 2 Full list of teams revealed for ESL One Los Angeles Dota 2 major By gabhernandez League of Legends HenryG calls Riot Games’ Project A “best game since CSGO” in alpha By William Davis League of Legends Forg1ven leaves and Schalke 04 improves, so what went wrong? By William Davis

Apex Legends

How to play Revenant, Apex Legend’s newest legend Olivia Richman Revenant is Apex Legend’s newest legend, an assassin android with one of the most versatile kits in the entire battle royale game. He’s an interesting blend of stealth and aggression that appeals to a variety of players, from gamers looking to instigate a fight to those who want a way to bail when things seem unsafe. But how do you pick up such a unique legend? Let’s first take a …

League of Legends

Current LCS team standings after one month of the 2020 Spring Split Olivia Richman The LCS Spring Split is almost halfway done and it’s starting to become clear which LCS teams are on top and which are underperforming. And a lot of the standings come as a surprise if we go by the preseason roster changes and predictions. Despite losing veteran Zachary “Sneaky” Scuderi during a controversial preseason, Cloud9 look to be unstoppable in 2020. Yet to drop a game this season, it appears that their …

Counter-Strike

Cloud9, Gen.G headline NA ESL Rio Minor Closed Qualifiers M Alzamora The ESL One Rio open qualifiers are finally finished after half a month of streams, matches, technical pauses, and timeouts. Thankfully, today was the final day. CSGO fans finally know which teams will compete for the limited slots available for Rio’s upcoming minors. The Americas have a grand total of eight slots allocated to the region, with six going to North American teams and two reserved for South America. The …

Counter-Strike

You can get a real advantage by customizing your viewmodel in CSGO M Alzamora The internet is full of guides claiming that they have the “best viewmodel” for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. In reality, the best viewmodel settings for CSGO are entirely up to each individual player, even though there are some safe ideas that users should generally stick too. The worst thing a player can do is take someone else’s viewmodel settings wholesale. While players can move their viewmodel just about anywhere, that doesn’t …

FlyQuest gets a big win over TSM in the 2020 LCS Spring Split William Davis League of Legends Team SoloMid is ending Week 4 in the 2020 LCS Spring season with two losses, as the team fell on Sunday against FlyQuest. TSM couldn’t keep its winning streak going in Week 4. The team lost on Saturday against Cloud9 and against FlyQuest the following day. This result is a step back for the team that was confidently climbing the LCS ladder. TSM went from being tied in second place …

Coronavirus strikes CSGO, Tyloo replaces ViCi at IEM Katowice M Alzamora Counter-Strike ViCi Gaming will miss the upcoming IEM Katowice tournament due to visa issues, but these are far from the normal travel problems normally tied to esports. One of ViCi Gaming’s players had his visa appointment canceled due to the widespread quarantines across China due to the spread of the virus that has killed over 1,500 people. ViCi Gaming declined to name the player that was affected by the cancellation, but …

Liquid stomps over CLG for Broxah’s first win in the LCS Syed Mujtaba Naqvi News Counter Logic Gaming and Team Liquid met in the fourth week of the 2020 LCS Spring Split. The teams started the day on the bottom of the standings, but Liquid now climbed a placement higher. CLG decided to go for outplays with knock-up abilities from Gragas and Nautilus in combination with Yasuo. Liquid focused on high pressure and crowd control with Mordekaiser, Tahm Kench, and Sejuani. Only two minutes into …

Changes to Jayce, Lux, new Blood Moon chromas and more on PBE Syed Mujtaba Naqvi League of Legends The latest update to League of Legends’ public beta server introduced new chromas for Blood Moon Katarina and some tentative balance changes. Ahead of patch 10.4 for which Riot Games is preparing significant nerfs for supports that started shining too bright on the top lane, the developer is putting to test a few other balance changes it believes to be necessary for the healthy environment of the game. Jayce, Kayle, …

Cloud9 takes down TSM, remains undefeated in 2020 LCS Spring Split William Davis League of Legends Cloud9 is undefeated in the 2020 LCS Spring Split, as the team picked up its seventh victory of the season against Team SoloMid. C9 is unstoppable in the LCS, and the team is yet to drop a game this season. C9 has established itself as the team to beat in North America, and its aggressive and proactive style keeps the team ahead of its opponents. The team has faced the strongest …

Female Dota 2 pro AXX knocks PSG.LGD out of ESL LA qualifiers gabhernandez Dota 2 The new team of female Dota 2 pro Bi “AXX” Xia has eliminated Chinese powerhouse PSG.LGD from a Dota Pro Circuit qualifier. AXX created a buzz in the Dota 2 community after joining Newbee Boss in 2017. Although the team fell short at the time, she is always remembered as a highly skilled female pro player in a field that is dominated by men. She played alongside Dota 2 legends …

Jeff Kaplan responds to copyright strike on OWL content creator Olivia Richman News The Overwatch community has always loved developer Jeff Kaplan. Now, Papa Jeff’s response to a content creator’s frustration with a copyright strike from Blizzard has fans even more appreciative of what he does for the game’s community.  Popular Overwatch League content creator Itsjeyang had one of his most recent highlight videos taken down by YouTube, OWL’s new streaming partner. On Reddit, the Overwatch community shared a screenshot of the strike on …

Fortnite might be getting a public testing server in Season 2 Olivia Richman Fortnite A new game option in the Epic Games launcher is hinting at the possibility of a public testing server coming to Fortnite in Season 2.  Fans have been disappointed in the lack of updates in the popular battle royale since Chapter 2 was released in October last year. Players have also criticized Epic Games for not providing full patch notes whenever an update was finally announced. So far, developers have …

Evil Geniuses and Fnatic headline qualifiers to ESL LA major gabhernandez Dota 2 Evil Geniuses, Thunder Predator, Fnatic, and Geek Fam are the teams who have first qualified for ESL One Los Angeles. As expected, Evil Geniuses dominated the North America region. The team under the captaincy of Tal “Fly” Aizik had a flawless run in the group stage of the closed qualifier. Evil Geniuses started strong in the playoffs with a clean 2-0 finish against the team of Jacky “EternaLEnVy” Mao. EG …

Nigma takes shocking loss to Alliance, misses DPC Major and Minor gabhernandez Dota 2 Alliance proved to be the best team at the StarLadder ImbaTV Minor Europe Qualifier. Fans are shocked to see Nigma’s shaky return to the scene. The team of legendary captain Kuro “KuroKy” Salehi Takhasomi is not as threatening as it once was. Nigma’s performance on the main stage of DreamLeague Season 13 was not a sight for sore eyes either. The team had an early exit and lost to beastcoast …

Fans can adopt cute dogs and puppies at 2020 LCS tailgate Syed Mujtaba Naqvi League of Legends In front of the doors to the LCS Studio, League of Legends fans today have an opportunity to spend some time with puppies, hopefully also deciding to adopt them. In collaboration with Los Angeles’ dog rescue Wags and Walks, the LCS is bringing adoptable dogs to the tailgate of this week’s 2020 LCS Spring Split. Wags and Walks shelters family friendly dogs from high-kill shelters, meaning these dogs were looking …

Immortals spoils Broxah’s first game with Team Liquid in the LCS Syed Mujtaba Naqvi League of Legends The fourth week of the 2020 LCS Spring Split opened with a match between Team Liquid and Immortals. Both teams shared a 4-2 score ahead of the game, but it’s Immortals that secured a second slot on the current standings, and Liquid that fell to ninth. This was a big match for Liquid as it was the first time the team performed with Mads “Broxah” Brock-Pedersen, its new starting jungler …

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