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ESL One Rio Major moved to November, will have $2 million prize pool
M Alzamora
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 …
League of Legends
How does TFT Mobile stack up next to the PC version of the game?
William Davis
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 …
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Blizzard says Echo is the last new hero in Overwatch for 2020
Olivia Richman
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 …
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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 …
Counter-Strike
Astralis signs es3tag, plans to compete with 6-man CSGO roster
M Alzamora
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 …
League of Legends
LEC pokes fun at Overwatch League, offering fans some levity
William Davis
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 …
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GameStop shuts down stores as COVID pandemic lockdowns continues
Olivia Richman
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 …
League of Legends
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 …
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 …
MIBR returns to ESL Pro League, Flashpoint exclusivity uncertain
M Alzamora
Counter-Strike
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. …
Quickshot shows how LEC’s remote broadcasts are getting done
Olivia Richman
League of Legends
“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 …
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