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Counter-Strike Virtus.pro to acquire AVANGAR CSGO roster, reports indicate By M Alzamora Counter-Strike s0m leaves Envy for Gen.G, sicK stands in for IEM Katowice qualifiers By M Alzamora Dota 2 LGD Gaming gets put on blast by fans for strange new logo By Steven Rondina

League of Legends

League of Legends All-Star 2019 sees viewership drop Syed Mujtaba Naqvi According to Esports Charts data, League of Legends 2019 All-Star event experienced lower viewership than in any of the past three years, and the community isn’t too happy with how the event went this year. All-Star 2019 lagged behind its predecessors in almost every aspect. There were fewer hours streamed from the event, the total hours watch experienced a large drop, and peak viewership was down. The community pointed out …

League of Legends

Bwipo defeats Uzi for the All-Star 2019 1v1 championship title Syed Mujtaba Naqvi Fnatic’s top laner Gabriël “Bwipo” Rau won the League of Legends All-Star 2019 one-on-one tournament after defeating Jian “Uzi” Zi-Hao in the finals. All-Stars is an event full of entertainment and friendly competitions. Its one-on-one tournament is one of the most amusing All-Star competitions for League fans, as their favorite players get put to a different sort of test. While some pro players shine with teamwork and synergy, this tournament …

Counter-Strike

Mousesports win ESL Pro League Season 10 with sweep of Fnatic M Alzamora The ESL Pro League Season 10 Finals wrapped up with a showdown between Fnatic and mousesports. The grand finals matchup that few were expecting took a surprising turn of its own, as mousesports scored a quick, clean, 3-0 victory to take home the top prize. The match could’ve gone either way in theory, but Fnatic started slowly and never really hit a higher gear. Mousesports was composed both emotionally and strategically, and …

Fortnite

FaZe Banks opens up about Jarvis’ future with FaZe Clan Olivia Richman Ever since Frazier “FaZe Jarvis” Kaye was permanently banned from Fortnite for using an aimbot hack, FaZe Clan owner Ricky Banks has been quite vocal about Epic’s decision.  Now, Banks is opening up about Jarvis’ future with the organization and within the battle royale game he was forced to leave. Speaking to TMZ, Banks stated that the chances of Jarvis playing Fortnite is “zero.” Still, there’s “potential” in Jarvis creating …

Counter-Strike shroud down to one third of his viewers since moving to Mixer By Olivia Richman League of Legends League of Legends servers face issues in some regions for Clash By Olivia Richman Fortnite Fortnite streamer Daequan reveals 2020 plans, opens up on hardship By Olivia Richman

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Masayoshi manages to win CSGO and LoL games at the same time Jared Wynne For most players, it takes all their effort to focus on the game. But one Twitch streamer has proven that it’s possible to multitask while gaming at the highest levels and still be successful. “Masayoshi” may be best known for his Twitch streams featuring League of Legends, but on December 2 he took his gameplay to a whole new level by playing two different games simultaneously and still coming out …

Apex Legends

Apex Legends and other esports take over The Game Awards Olivia Richman The Game Awards are coming on December 12 and nobody is more excited than Respawn Entertainment. Except perhaps for Mirage.  The Apex Legends prankster recently made waves on Reddit when he appeared on a funny tweet where he can be seen taking credit for Apex Legends’ many nominations in the upcoming rewards show.  “Can you believe it? (Obviously, yes), your boy Mirage is nominated for ‘Best Competitor in a Battle …

Counter-Strike

Fnatic, mousesports face off for ESL Pro League Season 10 championship M Alzamora After a wild week of action, the ESL Pro League’s Season 10 grand final is less than a day away. Surprisingly, the final showdown won’t feature top teams Team Liquid or Astralis. Instead, Fnatic and mousesports will face off in a best-of-five where brains will meet brawn for the lion’s share of a $600,000 prize pool. Fnatic and mousesports had oddly similar runs in the event. In an odd coincidence, both teams struggled …

League of Legends

KT Rolster reunites Kuro, TusiN, and Aiming, completes 2020 LCK roster William Davis KT Rolster has reinvented itself, completing its new roster for the LCK 2020 season. The massive shakeup comes after the organization narrowly avoided relegation after both splits in 2019. KT is taking a new approach in 2020, running a seven-men roster in the upcoming season. Jeon “Ray” Ji-won and Kim “SoHwan” Jun-yeong are the top laners for KT in 2020. Ray is playing in the LCK for the first time …

Map drawing returns to CSGO in 2019 after being gone for a year M Alzamora Counter-Strike After almost more than a year, Counter-Strike: Globel Offensive developers have again enabled the ability to draw on the in-game map for players. Players are understandably happy after CSGO developers reactivated a long-time feature of the game. The ability to draw on the map was removed with the introduction of the Panorama user interface update in June of 2018. While technically a beta, fans flocked to the update to check …

Griffin adds Untara and Naehyun, rest of roster uncertain William Davis League of Legends After months of controversy and internal struggles, Griffin announced its first round of signings ahead of the 2020 LCK Spring Split. Griffin is making good on its promise to rebuild, announcing two new players for its starting roster. Those players are former T1 top laner Park “Untara” Ui-jin and former DragonX mid laner Yoo “Naehyun” Nae-hyun. Untara joins the team after one split in Turkey playing with 1907 Fenerbahçe Esports. The …

Dota 2 caster Sheever is winning her battle against breast cancer Syed Mujtaba Naqvi Dota 2 Prolific Dota 2 caster Jorien “Sheever” van der Heijden gave fans a short update on her battle with breast cancer on Twitter. “Recent MRI check: all clear”, Sheever tweeted. “Will receive checks once a year for a while.” Naturally, the news was very well-received by the entire Dota 2 scene. A slew of pro players, organizations, and casters including Paul “Redeye” Chaloner, Theeban “1437” Siva, and Team Secret responded to the tweet …

LEC and LCK win All-Star 2019 regional rivalry showmatches Syed Mujtaba Naqvi League of Legends The first two days of League of Legends’ All-Star Las Vegas 2019 event have finished. The three-day event features a number of festivities including a one-on-one tournament, a Teamfight Tactics charity event, and several other showcases.  The highlight to this point has been a pair of regional rivalry showmatches. Fans had a chance to enjoy two proper five-on-five games that pitted the LCS against the LEC, and the LCK against the LPL. …

Evil Geniuses discuss roster, NA competition, roasts LCS teams William Davis News Evil Geniuses answered all of the burning questions from fans in a Reddit AMA. The team talked about the decision making behind the roster, its goals for 2020, and offered some insight into the business side of esports. CEO Nicole LaPointe Jameson, CGO Phil Aram, LCS director Greg Kim, general manager Andy Barton, and team operations Sabrina Wong took part in it. The first step on Evil Geniuses’ plan was …

Autimatic, daps, koosta leave Cloud9 for new Gen.G CSGO team Steven Rondina News Gen.G Esports has officially entered the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive scene. The organization confirmed the addition of former members of the Cloud9 roster in Timothy “autimatic” Ta, Damian “daps” Steele, and Kenneth “koosta” Suen. The team also added Cloud9 assistant coach Chris “Elmapuddy” Tebbit, who will seemingly take on head coaching duties. “We are honored to join the CSGO community and welcome three veteran players as the core of our CS …

Dota 2 update 7.23c hits Magnus, Crystal Maiden with big nerfs Steven Rondina Dota 2 With the qualifiers to the DreamLeague Leipzig Major and WePlay! Bukovel Minor now complete, Valve has pulled the trigger on another serious change to the Dota 2 7.23 update. Version 7.23c launched and brought a slew of new changes. There are various gameplay tweaks across the board, but the most obvious to players will be nerfs to some of the stronger heroes in the game. The biggest gameplay changes are …

Gambit Esports, Spirit win WePlay! Bukovel Minor CIS qualifier Steven Rondina Dota 2 Team Spirit and Gambit Esports will be representing the CIS region at the WePlay! Bukovel Minor. The two teams successfully cleared the qualifiers and will join the likes of Ninjas in Pyjamas and Nigma at the event. The winning team will earn a spot in the second major of the 2019-2020 Dota Pro Circuit season, DreamLeague Season 13. Gambit Esports earns a spot in the WePlay! Bukovel Minor after a …

Nigma qualify for WePlay! Bukovel Minor after missing Leipzig Major Steven Rondina Dota 2 After falling short in the DreamLeague Season 13 major in surprising fashion, Nigma righted the ship and has qualified for the WePlay! Bukovel Minor. The team was in an awkward position as the European region was only given one slot in the minor despite having one of the deeper lineups of teams. The second-place team from The International 2019 kept their hopes of qualifying for the second major of the …

Dr Disrespect to get a new animated television series Olivia Richman News Twitch streamer Guy “Dr Disrespect” Beahm IV is getting a television series based on his streaming persona.  With over 3.8 million followers and 100 million views on Twitch, Dr Disrespect can now add a narrative scripted television series based on his edgy sharpshooting character. The deal with The Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman’s multi-platform company Skybound Entertainment and is the first of its kind for a Twitch personality.  “There are …

Riot donated $10,000 to Rick Fox’s charity stream for the Bahamas Syed Mujtaba Naqvi League of Legends Rick Fox held a 24-hour long charity stream for the Bahamas Relief Foundation. Riot Games’ Social Impact Fund donated $10,000 to the stream, which ultimately raised over $60,000 in total. The former NBA star and previous owner of Echo Fox spent his childhood days in the Bahamas, and islands that suffered tremendous damage after being caught in the Hurricane Dorian this September. To help people get back to their feet …

Riot Forge to bring even more new League of Legends games William Davis League of Legends Riot Games has announced Riot Forge, a publishing label that will develop new games in the League of Legends universe. Riot Forge will see the studio partner up with independent developers to create new games in a variety of genres. Back in October, Riot revealed its plans to launch several games, including League of Legends: Wild Rift, Teamfight Tactics Mobile, Legends of Runeterra, a League of Legends fighting game, and …

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