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Apex Legends
EA announces $3 million Apex Legends Global Series for 2020
Olivia Richman
EA Games just announced the Apex Legends Global Series, and with $3 million in prize money on the line, this is a big leap forward for Apex Legends in the esports scene. The Global Series will feature 12 online events open to teams from 60 countries around the world. Teams will compete for a chance to earn points towards a qualifying spot in live events like Challenger Events, which will …
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Griffin Sword files a police report against cVmax for abuse
Syed Mujtaba Naqvi
Griffin’s League of Legends top laner Choi “Sword” Sung-won reportedly filed a police report against his former coach, Kim “cvMax” Dae-ho, accusing him of abusive behavior, Korean News1 has reported. DragonX head coach cvMax hasn’t gotten a break from accusations and drama ever since he parted ways with Griffin. Since cvMax came out with details of player mistreatment by Griffin’s management, the story keeps getting sequels. With Riot Games now …
Counter-Strike
MAD Lions revealed as Tricked Esport CSGO team buyer
M Alzamora
OverActive Media, the parent company of the Splyce brand that withdrew from Counter-Strike: Global Offensive in 2018, is getting back into the game in a big way. The organization has acquired the former Tricked Esport roster to compete under the MAD Lions banner. This marks a major step up in MAD Lions’ efforts in CSGO and a major upgrade from the Spanish team it fielded throughout 2019. OverActive Media also owns the Overwatch …
League of Legends
FunPlus Phoenix signs Khan, extends GimGoon for 2020 LPL season
Syed Mujtaba Naqvi
Worlds 2019 champion FunPlus Phoenix has announced that three top laners are signed for the 2020 LPL starting roster. Kim “Khan” Dong-ha, Li “xiao7” Zhong-Qi, and Kim “GimGoon” Han-saem will be sharing their time on stage. By signing Khan, promoting xiao7 from the academy team, and re-signing GimGoon for another season, FunPlus Phoenix now has a starting roster of nine players. It’s a big roster for the defending champions, but the …
League of Legends
Mata joins RNG as head coach for 2020 LPL season
William Davis
Two days after announcing his retirement from professional play, former T1 support Cho “Mata” Se-hyeong has joined Royal Never Give Up as head coach. On December 14, Mata took his personal Facebook to announce his retirement as a player. Mata thanked the fans for their constant support through his seven years as a player, as well as the organizations that he joined along the way, including RNG. Other players reacted …
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A quick guide to the new Twitch Channel Points program
Olivia Richman
Twitch has finally released its new Channel Points feature, a highly anticipated points program that allows streamers to interact with their viewers by offering exclusive benefits. The concept of Channel Points was first shared at TwitchCon. “Now, it’s even more rewarding to be part of a community on Twitch,” Twitch tweeted this morning, providing a link to more information on the program. All channels and affiliates will have access to Channel Points. While …
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PewDiePie deletes Twitter, announces upcoming break from YouTube
Olivia Richman
YouTube megastar Felix “PewDiePie” Kjellberg has deleted his Twitter after accusing various media outlets of using his break from YouTube as clickbait. “What I don’t like is the constant posturing going on [on Twitter]. People can’t help themselves from pointing out how others are bad to the point where it almost becomes fiction. I don’t mind that this happens. I understand that it does. But I don’t like how it …
Counter-Strike
ropz leads mousesports to CS Summit 5 win with two stand-ins
M Alzamora
Mousesports took home the win at CS Summit 5, defeating G2 Esports 2-1 in spite Finn “karrigan” Andersen’s mid-series departure and the absence of another key player. CS Summit 5 was another great addition to Counter-Strike: Global Offensive’s most relaxed tournament series, and its conclusion gave fans an impressive look at a mousesports team that performed remarkably well despite missing two of their main players. On the flipside, G2 Esports …
RNG re-signs Uzi, adds Betty and Xiaolongbao for LPL 2020 season
Syed Mujtaba Naqvi
League of Legends
Royal Never Give Up has squared away its League of Legends roster for the LPL 2020 season. The organization has signed Lu “Betty” Yu-Hung and Li “Xiaolongbao” Xiao-Long. Alongside this, Wang “S1xu” Kang-Can and Zhang “yuekai” Yue-Kai have been promoted from RNG’s academy team to its main roster. Finally, Royal Never Give Up also shared Jian “Uzi” Zi-Hao, Shi “Ming” Sen-Ming, and Li “Xiaohu” Yuan-Hao have been re-signed. RNG has also signed …
Upcoming Brazilian CSGO player brutt dies at just 19 years old
Steven Rondina
Counter-Strike
Brazilian Counter-Strike: Global Offensive player Matheus “brutt” Queiroz has died. He was 19 years old. Per HLTV, the news was initially reported by Brazilian sports outlet Globo, which was then confirmed by brutt’s team, Imperial Esports. The cause of death has not been reported. “Imperial Esports announces with regret the death of brutt. Matheus had been away from our CSGO team since early December, when he started to feel headaches …
The wildest and most impressive stats from the 2019 LCS
Olivia Richman
League of Legends
The League of Legends Championship Series celebrated 2019 by sharing some interesting statistics about their sponsors, players, champions, and map impact. “While we prep for our strongest season yet, we wanted to take a beat to celebrate the wins – big and small – that made up our year,” the LCS stated in an official press release. According to the press release, the LCS is currently the third most popular …
Sneaky shows off Pokemon cosplay after rocky offseason with C9
Olivia Richman
League of Legends
Cloud9’s Zach “Sneaky” Scuderi is known for his popular gender-bending League of Legends-themed cosplays. The popular AD carry has decided to branch out into other games this time around. With constant buzz around Pokemon Sword and Shield since before its release, thanks to some notable leaks, Sneaky treated fans to an unexpected Marnie cosplay. “They wanted me to cosplay Pokimane, but I heard Pokemon,” Sneaky joked on Twitter, sharing a quick …
Virtus.pro signs AVANGAR hours after they lose at CS Summit 5
M Alzamora
Counter-Strike
Virtus.pro officially completed acquisition of the AVANGAR roster early this morning, Long-running esports organization Virtus.pro announced that they have signed the entire AVANGAR roster to contracts this morning. The announcement comes mere hours after the Virtus.pro roster failed to make the finals at CS Summit 5, losing to G2 Esports 2-1, and a little more than a week after a rumor hinted at VP’s intentions. According to a post from …
IOC wants VR sports games in the Olympics, not CSGO or LoL
Olivia Richman
Counter-Strike
Despite an initial effort to understand the esports industry, the International Olympics Committee ultimately decided they weren’t ready to accept esports into the Olympic Games. IOC president Thomas Bach told the Associated Press that it was because “some egames are not compatible with the Olympic values,” pointing out that certain titles “promoted violence or discrimination.” In an effort to understand esports, members of the IOC took part in a summit on the …
Overwatch fans upset with Winter Wonderland legendary event skins
Olivia Richman
News
Overwatch’s Winter Wonderland event has finally arrived and fans aren’t too excited with what they’re seeing. While Sigma’s new legendary skin was met with applause, gamers are underwhelmed with the other cosmetics Blizzard has included this season. For many players, it seems as though the same heroes keep getting winter-themed skin, leaving others out in the cold for four Christmases in a row. This includes D.Va, who has yet to …
Voyboy stuns youngrezzy with rap skills during Tyler1’s LoL tournament
William Davis
League of Legends
Joedat “Voyboy” Esfahani and the Shen god himself, “youngrezzy,” lit up the halftime show of Tyler1’s third annual League of Legends tournament the “Tyler1 Championship Series 2019” with an impromptu rap. The first day of the TCS playoffs featured a handful of Twitch personalities serving as casters. During Voyboy and youngrezzy’s time at the proverbial desk, the pair took it upon themselves to hype up the chat and call out …
Legendary support Mata retires from competitive League of Legends
Syed Mujtaba Naqvi
League of Legends
South Korean pro player Cho “Mata” Se-hyeong has decided to retire from competitive League of Legends, the veteran shared on Facebook. Mata has been a part of the competitive scene ever since 2013. Under Samsung White’s banner, he was the world champion just a year after his debut. Now, he’s the last member of the team that took the crown at Worlds 2014 to retire. The news comes just a …
Pokemon Company looking to subpoena Discord, 4chan over leaks
Olivia Richman
News
Data mining and leaks are nothing new in the gaming industry, but recent Pokemon Sword and Shield leaks may lead game developers to deal with them a bit differently in the near future. The Pokemon Company International has been given permission to identify individuals that proliferated information regarding unreleased Pokemon designs and take legal action against them. A lawsuit against the nameless targets is allowing the company to issue subpoenas …
Team SoloMid, Sentinels players caught cheating during scrims
Olivia Richman
Apex Legends
Apex Legends pros from Sentinels and Team SoloMid have apologized after being caught cheating. Suspicious clips of the players from a professional scrimmage were proliferated on Reddit after being clipped from a live stream by competitor Jack “NiceWigg” Martin. After the Counter Logic Gaming pro was eliminated in a scrim, he decided to spectate TSM and quickly called out Phillip “ImperialHal” Dosen, Jordan “Reps” Wolfe, and Mac “Albralelie” Kenzie Beckwith …
Astralis run over Team Liquid, win BLAST Pro Series Global Finals
Steven Rondina
Counter-Strike
Astralis has added yet another trophy to its mantel. The Danish team won the BLAST Pro Series Global Finals and captured the $350,000 top prize. This ends the 2019 season for the RFRSH-run tournament circuit and sets the stage for what should be a much larger 2020 season. Astralis took the title by defeating longtime rival Team Liquid in the best-of-three grand final. The series opened on Inferno with Astralis …
WIN.gg gathers news and guides from around the world covering every point of the modern gaming industry in all of its many forms.