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These are the highest esports earnings in Fortnite in 2019 Fortnite These are the highest esports earnings in Fortnite in 2019 By Olivia Richman Vici Gaming faces Gambit Esports for spot in ONE Esports finals Dota 2 Vici Gaming faces Gambit Esports for spot in ONE Esports finals By Steven Rondina Everything you need to best manage your betting bankroll News Everything you need to best manage your betting bankroll By Syed Mujtaba Naqvi
CSGO update changes operation cards, adds Agent sleeves Counter-Strike
CSGO update changes operation cards, adds Agent sleeves M Alzamora Today’s CSGO update made a few changes to the Operation Shattered Web mission cards, as well as changing some of the operator’s first-person sleeves. First, the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive team focused on Jungle for this week’s patch, making some optimizations and fixing some bugs around the Danger Zone map. Luckily, they also found and fixed an area of the map where players could fall through, meaning that Jungle is a …
Alissa Violet featured in new Machine Gun Kelly single News
Alissa Violet featured in new Machine Gun Kelly single Olivia Richman Model Alissa Violet, who once dated FaZe Clan team owner Richard Bengtson, is making big moves in the music industry.  We all remember that Jake Paul diss Violet did with fellow YouTuber RiceGum. Unfortunately. For those that need, but probably don’t want, a refresher, here’s “It’s Every Night, Sis,” a song about Jake Paul being a bully and a cheater.  While this song may be hard to stomach for some, …
Valve sues Dota 2 tournament organizer GESC for not paying talent Dota 2
Valve sues Dota 2 tournament organizer GESC for not paying talent Steven Rondina Former Dota 2 tournament organizer Global Electronic Sports Championship, also known as GESC, is being sued by Valve. According to a report from Dot Esports, the Dota 2 publisher is working with its lawyers for an alleged lack of payments to players and teams stemming from the two minor tournaments it hosted during the 2017-2018 Dota Pro Circuit season. The GESC Indonesia Minor took place in March 2018, which was …
Time Magazine says League of Legends is one of decade’s best games League of Legends
Time Magazine says League of Legends is one of decade’s best games M Alzamora Riot Game’s MOBA has made Time Magazine’s list of the “10 Best Video Games of the 2010’s,” cementing its place as one of the best and most popular games of the decade. League of Legends joined nine other video games on the list published by Time Magazine. League of Legends and Epic Game’s Fortnite were the only two multiplayer games on a list dominated by single-player titles. While Riot’s flagship …
Valve suing tournament organizer GESC for owing more than $750,000 Dota 2 Valve suing tournament organizer GESC for owing more than $750,000 By Olivia Richman Golden Guardians reveals new logo, TFT and Apex Legends players Apex Legends Golden Guardians reveals new logo, TFT and Apex Legends players By William Davis Twitch streamer arrested for abusing toddler on live broadcast Fortnite Twitch streamer arrested for abusing toddler on live broadcast By Olivia Richman
BLAST Premier groups draw, schedule, and format revealed News
BLAST Premier groups draw, schedule, and format revealed M Alzamora After a live drawing on the BLAST Entertainment Twitch channel, fans now have a breakdown of the groups that BLAST Premier will use throughout the spring series. As of now, fans only know one part of the format. Unlike previous BLAST events, all matches in BLAST Premier will be played as best-of-threes.  Group A Team Liquid FaZe Clan MiBR Ninjas in Pyjamas Group B Astralis Natus Vincere Team Vitality Complexity …
Blizzard bans 1,600 hackers caught by Overwatch Police Department News
Blizzard bans 1,600 hackers caught by Overwatch Police Department Olivia Richman Aimbot hacks are not welcome in Overwatch.  An anti-hack Twitter page called Overwatch Police Department revealed that Blizzard had cracked down on players using hacks provided by Xion. The frowned upon tool offered aimbots for hitscan and projectile heroes, the ability to see enemies’ outlines, and ways to be unaffected by Sombra’s EMP. To take advantage of these services, cheaters would pay $155 per month.  According to the Overwatch Police …
ENCE’s allu ends a pro CSGO game by cratering on the map Counter-Strike
ENCE’s allu ends a pro CSGO game by cratering on the map M Alzamora Moviestar Riders upset ENCE in the Champion Cup Finals yesterday off the back of a ridiculous mistake from Aleksi “allu” Jalli. On Moviestar Riders’ match point, veteran player allu made a rookie mistake while rotating off Overpass’ A bombsite towards B. allu took the shortcut from dumpster to stairs, falling just a little too far and cratering from the fall damage. His death gave Moviestar Riders the game. Granted, it …
KeSPA decides not to run English broadcast for 2019 Kespa Cup League of Legends
KeSPA decides not to run English broadcast for 2019 Kespa Cup Syed Mujtaba Naqvi League of Legends fans were disappointed to hear this year’s KeSPA Cup won’t have an English broadcast. Popular LCK caster Max “Atlus” Anderson shared on Twitter he was let know KeSPA Cup 2019 won’t run a broadcast for English speaking audience. Together with other organizers of the event, the Korean Esports Association decide to not even allow English casters to rebroadcast the tournament from their own homes, in spite of …
Evil Geniuses beat Gambit Esports, head to ONE Esports finals Steven Rondina Dota 2 Evil Geniuses is positioned to win its first live tournament in well over a year at ONE Esports Dota 2 World Pro Invitational Singapore. The popular squad has taken a spot in the grand finals by defeating Gambit Esports. The team now gets a day off and waits to see how the lower bracket of the event plays out. Evil Geniuses has been very strong throughout ONE Esports Singapore. The …
NiP kicks Skiter, adds new player before WePlay! Bukovel Minor Steven Rondina Dota 2 Valve implemented new rules to try and prevent Dota 2 teams from kicking players after they’ve qualified for Dota Pro Circuit events, but that’s not stopping teams heading into the WePlay! Bukovel Minor. Oliver “Skiter” Lepko has been kicked from Ninjas in Pyjamas just three weeks out from the start of the event. He has been replaced by Vikin.gg mid laner Jason “TANNER” Weedon. With this addition, NiP mid laner …
Sylas to receive major overhaul from Riot in LoL patch 10.1 William Davis League of Legends League of Legends season 10 is just around the corner and a number of gameplay changes are set to arrive in the game. Among them is an overhaul of Sylas that might help the champion break out of ELO hell. The unchained revolutionary has been suffering for a few patches and has a dismal 45% win rate in both jungle and mid lane roles due to his weak early game …
Best and worst offseason roster moves heading into the 2020 LCS William Davis League of Legends The offseason in League of Legends is finally over, and teams have completed their starting rosters for the 2020 LCS Spring Split. This year, every team made at least one roster change, but who made the best and worst moves of the offseason?  100 Thieves won the offseason, simple as that. While most teams are trying to put together cohesive squads that have a fighting chance in the LCS 2020, …
Sugar Rush, old Snowdown Showdown skins now available in LoL store Syed Mujtaba Naqvi League of Legends The Sugar Rush event is now live in League of Legends together with new skins, chromas, summoner icons, and more. Sugar Rush is a new version of Snowdown Showdown, a winter event League players have been enjoying for the past ten years. This year, instead of being dressed as elves, Santa Claus, or reindeers, Sugar Rush skins are all about sweets. The event includes skins for Braum, Evelynn, Ziggs, and …
How to bet on live esports matches in CSGO, LoL, and Dota 2 Olivia Richman News Live esports betting is becoming more and more popular, and it’s no wonder why. Watching an event in real-time gives you the most insight into making the best and potentially most profitable bet. While it can be a little more complicated than simply placing your a bet prior to the game, live esports betting is often the key to seeing the most success. Picture this: Your favored Counter-Strike: Global Offensive …
Everything you need to know about skin betting in CSGO Steven Rondina Counter-Strike Anyone that has been around Counter-Strike: Global Offensive for any length of time has probably heard about skin betting at one point or another. The practice was wildly popular during the formative days of CSGO’s pro scene and helped the game reach the heights it enjoys today. But in 2019, skin betting isn’t really talked about much anymore. While skins are still a big part of playing the game courtesy …
ESL UK loses much of its staff in restructuring shakeup Nina Forneloza Dota 2 Tournament organizer ESL’s UK branch of operations has announced that staff whose roles were under risk have accepted voluntary redundancy.  Earlier this month, an internal memo confirmed that a number of roles were at risk at ESL while the company broadly entering into a period of global change. ESL UK was put under assessment as a part of this process. In just a few weeks, over 30 staff have since …
Explaining the complex system behind the ESL Pro Tour M Alzamora Counter-Strike 2020 is set to see more leagues and tournaments in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive than ever before, and the ESL Pro Tour is just one pf tjpse that is trying to tie them all together. The ESL Pro Tour is a tournament circuit partnership between ESL and Dreamhack that has tied the two tournament organizers events together.  Announced in September 2019, the EPT is technically already underway. Here’s how the ESL …
Use these hot tips for CSGO’s Week 5 Shattered Web missions M Alzamora Counter-Strike Shattered Web’s Week 5 missions arrived last night and all of them are relatively simple to complete. There are still some quick tips that can help players finish them up, and some of them require some time investment, especially “Take the Long Way Home.” There are a few fun ones this week as well, like “Stop and Smell the Roses,” which turns Dust 2 into a Negev playground. “Feed the …
Dota 2 update brings more changes to ranked matchmaking Steven Rondina Dota 2 Valve continues juggling different interests when it comes to improving the ranked matchmaking experience in Dota 2. In a relatively low key Dota 2 update, strict solo matchmaking returned to the game as an option for players in fast queues. This came alongside another change to ranked matchmaking that changed the parameters surrounding how parties can be matched with one another for a single game. Strict solo matchmaking guarantees that …
ONE Esports Singapore Major revealed as the fifth DPC major Steven Rondina Dota 2 ONE Esports is quickly becoming a major player in the professional Dota 2 scene. The tournament organizer is now in the middle of its Dota 2 debut with the ONE Esports Dota 2 World Pro Invitational Singapore, but is already set for a huge step up in its next event. That’s because they’ve been confirmed to be hosting the fifth and final major of the 2019-2020 Dota Pro Circuit season …

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