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Counter-Strike
Flashpoint moves to online due to coronavirus, schedule to follow
M Alzamora
New Counter-Strike: Global Offensive league Flashpoint is delaying its live event portion and moving competition to an online venue. The start date for online play has yet to be announced. Flashpoint announced the news in a tweet from its official Twitter account, following ESL Pro League’s decision to split season 11 of EPL into two separate regional competitions. ESL Pro League made the decision late last week to make major …
Dota 2
Former DotA pro player Champi dead at 26 years old
Steven Rondina
A veteran of the Defense of the Ancients competitive scene has died. According to an announcement made on Facebook by TNC Events, part of the TNC Esports company that operates Dota 2 team TNC Predator, DotA 1 support player Mark Anthony “Champi” Gappi has died. He was 26 years old. “Champi was a Dota 1 legend. He was a former TNC Cup champion, and was highly regarded as one of …
League of Legends
Teamfight Tactics Mobile release date revealed, new features added
Olivia Richman
Riot Games has just announced that Teamfight Tactics will arrive on mobile in just two days. TFT Mobile will launch on March 19, arriving in the App Store and Google Play. This is Riot’s first-ever mobile game, and comes at a time where Riot is looking to rapidly expand its game catalog. The League of Legends publisher is working on a new tactical shooter, Valorant. It will also be launching an …
League of Legends
LEC, LCS announce online leagues with return dates and schedules
Steven Rondina
League of Legends fans in North America and Europe won’t be sitting around bored for long while they wait for the coronavirus to pass. The LCS and LEC have announced their plans to return to action in an online setting. The two leagues issued announcements detailing their plans to play out the remainder of their 2020 Spring Splits over the internet in order to keep the league going without a …
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WePlay! hosting charity coronavirus event with WeSave! Charity Play
Steven Rondina
The Dota 2 pro scene is left in a state of limbo due to a string of event cancellations, but WePlay! is looking to fill that void. The tournament organizer has announced WeSave! Charity Play, a 24-team tournament that will serve as a “charity marathon.” “The novel Coronavirus COVID-19 has spread across the globe in just a few months and shows no sign of stopping. Many are ill with even …
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Everything we know about Blizzard’s Overwatch 2 so far
Olivia Richman
Ever since Overwatch 2 was officially announced at BlizzCon in 2019, fans of the original title have been anxiously awaiting more information on the new heroes, game modes, features, and even the game’s release date. Will it be worth purchasing an entirely new game? Will it be used in the Overwatch League? Since we’ve been following the game’s development closely, we’ve put every detail we’ve discovered so far in one …
Dota 2
Could Valve release TI10 battle pass early due to coronavirus?
Steven Rondina
Billions of people are staying at home more than they usually would in order to avoid spreading the coronavirus. The internet has taken hold on this, highlighting different ways people are spending their time. Naturally, video games are among the go-to options for whittling a day away, which has seen Steam breaking player count records and Xbox Live struggling to keep up with the number of people looking to play. …
League of Legends
Doublelift reunites 2016 TSM roster for fans hit by coronavirus
gabhernandez
With the coronavirus outbreak putting the LCS and LEC Spring Splits on hiatus for the indefinite future, pro players and casters are keeping League of Legends fans entertained by hosting in-house matches. For the LEC, Christy “Ender” Frierson led the way. He and personalities like Eefje “Sjokz” Depoortere hosted a makeshift event for the community. Well-known European pros like Ramsus “Caps” Winther and Gabriël “Bwipo” Rau competed in the casual …
Team Liquid coach Dodo: “I’m not faulting Doublelift at this point.”
Olivia Richman
League of Legends
It’s a tough time for Team Liquid. The LCS was postponed and the team’s facilities were closed for the next 30 days. But Liquid is the type of team that professes to never give up. They always want to be the best, even during tough times like these. WIN.gg spoke with head coach Kang “Dodo” Jun-hyeok about the hardships the team is facing, and more importantly, how TL plans to come back …
Half-Life: Alyx content for CSGO likely includes pins and patches
M Alzamora
Counter-Strike
With Valve’s new VR title Half-Life: Alyx releasing in a little under a week, fans are really starting to wonder what kind of “exclusive content” will come bundled with the Valve’s first original release in close to a decade. In February, WIN.gg ran down some possibilities concerning what Alyx’s exclusive CSGO content could actually be. While all of those options are still on the table, an even bigger possibility just …
Overwatch League returns this weekend, reveals match schedule
Steven Rondina
News
Many people are stuck at home during the ongoing coronavirus crisis and are looking for some entertainment, and the Overwatch League is finally returning to help fill that void. The league announced that it was looking to return to action in an online setting, and the first games for this return have been announced. On the weekend of March 21, the Seoul Dynasty, Los Angeles Gladiators, Los Angeles Valiant, and …
The 2020 LPL Spring Split is back, but is this the right approach?
Olivia Richman
League of Legends
After a long delay, China’s League of Legends Pro League returned. The threat of the coronavirus had the LPL postponed at the start of the Spring Split, leaving many to wonder if they would ever catch up to the LEC and LCS. The 17 teams, including 2019 World Champion FunPlus Phoenix, had all attempted to travel back home after the announcement and it seemed like the LPL probably wouldn’t begin any …
TNC Predator’s Armel joins 10,000 MMR club with Arteezy, w33, and more
Nina Forneloza
Dota 2
TNC Predator mid laner Armel Paul “Armel” Tabios has joined the 10,000 MMR club. The ultimate goal of every professional Dota 2 player, aside from claiming The International title, is reaching a five-figure MMR. The Filipino player is the latest to do so, joining a number of Dota 2 elites in the process. Armel is regarded as one of the best mid laners in southeast Asia. The player was only 18 …
TF Blade accuses Riot Korea of being racist after KR server ban
Olivia Richman
League of Legends
It seemed like only yesterday that Team Liquid streamer Ashkan “TF Blade” Homayouni reached Masters on Korea’s League of Legends servers. Now, after that silent celebration, TF Blade is calling Riot Korea “racist” for banning him. TF Blade has been playing solo queue on Korea’s servers for a while now, hoping to reach the elusive top rank. This was part of a bigger journey to become number one on every server …
Steam hits 20M players as CSGO, Rainbow Six have record days
M Alzamora
Counter-Strike
Steam has had a record day today, posting the highest number of users logged in at over 20 million people. It’s been a record day for the platform and for developer Valve. A new record number of players for Valve’s premier first-person shooter, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, certainly helped Steam hit the milestone. The competitive FPS also set a record for most concurrent players of all time on Saturday morning, breaking …
Epicenter Major canceled due to coronavirus, could TI10 be next?
Steven Rondina
Dota 2
The 2020 Epicenter Major is cancelled, as is the recently announced 2020 Dota PIT Minor. With the coronavirus forcing quarantines, shutdowns, and event cancellations around the world, Valve has decided to scrap the fourth major cycle entirely. The news was announced on Twitter. “After careful consideration of the current state and trajectory of the Covid-19 pandemic, as well as the health risk that this presents to competitors, staff and fans …
CSGO hits another new record with well over one million players
M Alzamora
News
After breaking the one million player mark yesterday for this first time in the franchise’s 20-year history, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive has done it once again this morning. After posting an all-time high early Saturday, CSGO smashed it’s record once again on March 15 with 1,024,845 concurrent players, all planting bombs and forgetting to buy defuse kits as one. While the record-breaking weekend may have something to do with the increasing …
Match predictions for Dignitas versus Orgless in Flashpoint S1
M Alzamora
Counter-Strike
Orgless will take on a reborn Dignitas and some of the most famous players in the world in what might be the most interesting matchup of Flashpoint’s opening weekend. Dignitas Dignitas doesn’t feel comfortable in North America if Christopher “GeT_RiGhT” is to be believed, but that doesn’t lessen the team’s status as a Flashpoint contender. The only thing is, GeT_RiGhT and company have a stand-in playing with them for the …
Roster moves that defined the 2020 Spring Split in League of Legends
Olivia Richman
League of Legends
During the preseason, League of Legends fans expect roster moves, trades, and whole new rosters to form. It’s a time when rookies are promoted from academy teams and players travel overseas to find a new frontier. But even once the Spring Split begins, League of Legends teams across the world continue to make drastic changes, with some more successful than others. Here’s a closer look at some of the 2020 …
EPL will have NA and EU Champions and new groups in Season 11
M Alzamora
Counter-Strike
For the first time in history, ESL Pro League will have two league champions for Season 11. ESL has announced ESL Pro League has split into four groups in order to limit travel for participating Counter-Strike: Global Offensive teams, meaning that both Europe and North America will have its own grand finals and respective champions. EPL has been split into four regional groups, according to an update posted to the …
WIN.gg gathers news and guides from around the world covering every point of the modern gaming industry in all of its many forms.