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Dota 2
PaiN Gaming, Virtus.pro finish last in DreamLeague Season 13
gabhernandez
paiN Gaming is the first team to exit DreamLeague Season 13. The first day of the playoffs saw four teams eliminated from the proceedings and unfortunately, paiN Gaming was the first to have its ticket home punched. The team struggled in the group stage as it went 0-2 in Group D, with the only silver lining being a single map win over Team Liquid. That rough showing set them up …
League of Legends
Cloud9 Academy spotlights its 2020 roster ahead of debut
William Davis
Cloud9 Academy introduced its new roster ahead of the NA Academy 2020 Spring Season. Riot Games is giving the Academy players more time in the spotlight this year. The changes in the format include Academy games on the main LCS days and adds Monday League Night, a broadcast that mixes Academy and LCS games. Teams want to capitalize on this opportunity and are investing into strong rosters that can be …
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ELEAGUE announces Super Punch live show on Twitch and TBS
Olivia Richman
ELEAGUE has partnered with Twitch to create a daily live show revolving around esports news and top streaming moments. The tournament organizer announced “ELEAGUE Super Punch Powered by Twitch” on Twitter earlier today, a community-driven live show that will be hosted by Ify Nwadiw, Kelly Nugent, J.D. Witherspoon, and Alex Corea. The Twitch premiere is Monday, February 3 at 11 PM EST. The show will then debut live on TBS …
League of Legends
Riot announces Bud Light as a new official LCS partner
Olivia Richman
League of Legends is about to get lit. Bud Light will be available at the LCS Arena for the Spring and Summer Split finals thanks to a new partnership between Riot Games and Bud Light. “Sipping a Bud Light and cheering on your team is a time-honored tradition of sports, and the LCS is proud to join that tradition and introduce brand new ways for fans to enjoy Bud Light …
Counter-Strike
Shattered Web’s Week 10 challenges are the most difficult yet
M Alzamora
Valve has released the Week 10 challenges for CSGO’s ninth operation, and they’re a doozy. Week 10 will have players making the rounds between almost every playable mode in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. While there aren’t any Danger Zone challenges this week, players are going to have to get crafty to complete some of these objectives. Practice Makes Perfect: “Get 15 default pistol kills in Deathmatch: Defusal Group Sigma.” Solid Fundamentals: …
Dota 2
Evil Geniuses rally past Nigma, advance in DreamLeague Season 13
gabhernandez
The playoffs of DreamLeague Season 13 started with an exciting game between two fan favorites in Nigma and Evil Geniuses. Though Evil Geniuses entered the matchup as a , the North American squad managed to advance in the upper bracket with a 2-1 series win. The series kicked off with a standard Kuro “KuroKy” Salehi Takhasomi draft, with strong counterpicks and a bit of quirkiness. The team opted for a …
Dota 2
Liquid posts stunning comeback over VP at DreamLeague Season 13
Steven Rondina
Team Liquid is still alive in the DreamLeague Leipzig Major, but just barely. The European squad threw away an enormous gold lead against Virtus.pro and saw their ancient whittled down, only to muster up a miraculous play to steal the game back. The win pushes Liquid further into the tournament and hands Virtus.pro a last-place finish. The game saw a number of momentum swings in the laning stage. Alexey “Solo” …
Counter-Strike
f0rest rejoins GeT_RiGhT and former NiP teammates with Dignitas
M Alzamora
Dignitas has announced the signings of four members of the legendary Ninjas in Pyjamas roster through a post on their official Twitter account. Dignitas revealed that the organization has signed Patrik “f0rest” Lindberg, Christopher “GeT_RiGhT” Alesund, Adam “friberg” Friberg, and Richard “Xizt” Landström to the team’s new Counter-Strike: Global Offensive roster. This returns Dignitas to CSGO for the first time since dissolving its CSGO division in August 2018. The signing confirms the rumors earlier this …
f0rest leaves Ninjas in Pyjamas as Dignitas rumors swirl
M Alzamora
Counter-Strike
Patrik “f0rest” Lindberg has left Ninjas in Pyjamas, setting the stage for a reunion with his former teammates on Dignitas. Update: Dignitas has confirmed the addition of f0rest and other ex-NiP players Ninjas in Pyjamas has officially released f0rest this morning, according to a blog post on the team’s official website. f0rest’s release means that all of Dignitas’ rumored players are no longer under contracts with other teams. Dignitas teased adding f0rest …
Brigitte gets a special goat skin in honor of GOATS meta
gabhernandez
News
Blizzard has announced a new GOAT Brigitte skin, an homage to the Overwatch League meta that just about everyone hated in spite of its very long tenure on the game’s biggest stage. “To celebrate the Greatest Of All Time,” Blizzard tweeted. “Goat Brigitte will be available February 6 to kick-off the start of #OWL2020.” The reaction was instant and varied widely. Overwatch content creator Tom “Stylosa” Stewart chimed in with …
Nigma, Natus Vincere looking strong in DreamLeague Leipzig Major
gabhernandez
Dota 2
After a successful group stage, Nigma and Natus Vincere have become two the DreamLeague Leipzig Major. Nigma veered away from its lower bracket tradition as the team won the top seed of its group. The squad is well-known for thriving under pressure in the lower bracket. This reputation is well-earned, coming from the team’s run at The International 2017 which saw them win the event after Amer “Miracle-” Al-Barkawi famously …
Mobile games generated over $60 billion in revenue in 2019
William Davis
News
Mobile games’ share of the overall video game market has steadily grown over time, and that trend didn’t change in 2019 Sensor Tower Store Intelligence estimates that $61.7 billion was generated by mobile games through the Google Play and Apple Store last year. Mobile games consisted of around 74% of the total $83.5 billion spent on mobile digital storefronts. This was a 17% increase from the $71.3 billion generated in …
Gen.G, Complexity, and forZe make DreamHack Open Anaheim
M Alzamora
Counter-Strike
Gen.G, Complexity Gaming, and forZe took the final three spots at DreamHack Open Anaheim. Gen.G defeated Choas Esports Club and Riot Squad to earn their spot at the event. With Hansel “BnTeT” Ferdinand finally in the server, Gen.G’s long-awaited roster rolled through the closed qualifiers with ease to snag their first tournament spot this year. The squad only lost a single map, thanks in part to a tremendous performance from …
Zyw0o beats s1mple to become the top-ranked player of 2019
M Alzamora
Counter-Strike
Team Vitality member Mathieu “ZywOo” Herbaut is the number one player in HLTV’s rankings for 2019. ZywOo beat out Natus Vincere’s Oleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev for the number one spot. The 19-year-old French player impressed throughout 2019, growing into a dangerous presence on any server. Since he joined Team Vitality in October of 2018, ZywOo helped Vitality win DreamHack Open Atlanta 2018, Charleroi Esports 2019, cs_summit 4, and ECS Season 7. ZywOo and …
Changes to Summoner’s Rift improved blue and red side balance
Syed Mujtaba Naqvi
League of Legends
In the recent developer blog, Riot Games shared the latest on the long ongoing issue with the blue side in League of Legends having an advantage over the opposite side. Riot claims that this imbalance has now been fixed, specifically in ranked games. A few features made the blue side stronger in the past, mostly caused by the positioning of jungle camps, intended pathing, and big objectives. Before Summoner’s Rift …
TSM announces 2020 LCS jersey with new stars, fans not impressed
Syed Mujtaba Naqvi
League of Legends
Team SoloMid shared the design of its new jersey for the 2020 LCS Spring Split, and fans are already making fun of it. It’s standard for big League of Legends teams to have new jerseys each season. Besides carrying player and sponsor names, jerseys represent the brand with their iconic colors and need to be fashionable enough to make fans want to buy them. Given that the colors of TSM are …
Huni and Aphromoo share why they joined Dignitas for the 2020 LCS
Syed Mujtaba Naqvi
League of Legends
Esports journalist Travis Gafford sat down with Zaqueri “Aphromoo” Black and Heo “Huni” Seung-hoon to talk about their decision to join Dignitas’ starting roster for the 2020 LCS Spring Split. When roster shuffles started in the 2020 offseason, DIG was often talked about. After the rumor the organization paid Huni to stay on the roster for two years over $2 million, many were assuming there wasn’t enough money left for …
CR4ZY sends roster, ESL One Rio Major spot to c0ntact Gaming
Steven Rondina
Counter-Strike
The previously rumored transfer of CR4ZY’s Counter-Strike: Global Offensive roster has turned out to be true. The organization released a statement confirming that its successful squad is being sent to c0ntact Gaming. “My first reaction was ‘there’s no way this is happening again.’ However, I also realized the opportunity for the players and decided this would be the best for them. I would never do anything to stop them from …
NiP kick Gunnar, reveal plans for ESL One Los Angeles major
Steven Rondina
Dota 2
Nico “Gunnar” Lopez yet again finds himself without a team. The American was given the boot from Ninjas in Pyjamas. This comes a week after the team suffered an early elimination from the WePlay! Bukovel Minor. The organization chalked up the move to a lack of success in events to this point in the Dota Pro Circuit season. “Gunnar signed up for this journey at the beginning of the season …
Natus Vincere upset Evil Geniuses in DreamLeague Season 13
gabhernandez
Dota 2
Natus Vincere kicked off DreamLeague Season 13 in impressive fashion. After a failed attempt to compete in the MDL Chengdu Major, Na`Vi came back strong in Leipzig. The team impressed fans by going 2-0 to claim a spot in the upper bracket playoffs. The group stage saw the Ukranian team upset North America’s favorites, Evil Geniuses. The series started with an eccentric Riki carry pick for Evil Geniuses, which follows …
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