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IEM Katowice Major was the most-watched CSGO event of 2019 Counter-Strike IEM Katowice Major was the most-watched CSGO event of 2019 By Olivia Richman zappis retires from Overwatch League to pursue streaming, school News zappis retires from Overwatch League to pursue streaming, school By Olivia Richman Dignitas reuniting GeT_RiGhT, f0rest, and other NiP legends Counter-Strike Dignitas reuniting GeT_RiGhT, f0rest, and other NiP legends By M Alzamora
Ninja rages over Fornite lightsabers, demands Epic remove them Fortnite
Ninja rages over Fornite lightsabers, demands Epic remove them Olivia Richman Fortnite streamer Tyler “Ninja” Blevins is joining fans in demanding Epic Games vault lightsabers early.  During a recent livestream, Ninja ran into a lightsaber-wielding opponent who easily outmaneuvered the famous Mixer streamer thanks to the limited time weapon’s teleportation glitch. Upon being eliminated in the end game, Ninja lost his patience.  “Bro, what the fuck. He’s not even on me!” Ninja yelled.  Ninja’s duo partner, Mason “Symfunhy” Lanier, added that he …
Quick guide to Dota 2 warding in the early, mid, and late game Dota 2
Quick guide to Dota 2 warding in the early, mid, and late game Steven Rondina Wards win wars in Dota 2. Dota 2 is a game of information and the team that has more of it is going to win the vast majority of the time. Because of that, knowing when and where to place wards is an incredibly valuable tool for players at all levels. It requires quite a bit of game sense to know the best locations for wards as the game progresses …
Dota 2 fans panic as game hits historic player count lows Dota 2
Dota 2 fans panic as game hits historic player count lows Steven Rondina Dota 2’s player base hit historic lows last month. According to Steam Charts, Dota 2’s average player count in December 2019 was just 384,179, with a peak of 685,165. Those tallies are the lowest in a calendar month since January 2014, a time that was in the middle stages of Dota 2’s initial rise to prominence. This continues what has been a bad six-month stretch for the game. 2019 was …
Everything you need to know about CSGO betting markets Counter-Strike
Everything you need to know about CSGO betting markets Steven Rondina Betting is woven into the fabric of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive’s fanbase. For years, the game had a massive and vibrant betting industry that revolved around in-game cosmetic items. Players could freely wager their skins through various third-party sites with few limitations. The questionable ethics and legality of the practice eventually resulted in multiple lawsuits, an FTC investigation, and a crackdown from CSGO publisher Valve that largely killed skin betting. Despite …
LPL gets new schedule for Spring 2020, runs Monday through Sunday League of Legends LPL gets new schedule for Spring 2020, runs Monday through Sunday By William Davis mOE trolls Wardell on stream with fake Vertigo run boost Counter-Strike mOE trolls Wardell on stream with fake Vertigo run boost By M Alzamora GG.Bet ICE Challenge sees mousesports, Na`Vi as early favorites Counter-Strike GG.Bet ICE Challenge sees mousesports, Na`Vi as early favorites By M Alzamora
G2 and Arctic Gaming form a new academy team for the 2020 SLO League of Legends
G2 and Arctic Gaming form a new academy team for the 2020 SLO Syed Mujtaba Naqvi G2 Esports has formed a new academy team named G2 Arctic for the 2020 Spanish Superliga Orange, the organization announced on January 3. The organization that holds the best European team and the 2019 World Championship runner up will now be nourishing young talent in the SLO, one of the biggest Spanish esports leagues. G2 Arctic will be fighting against nine other teams with a goal of obtaining a spot …
Awesome Games Done Quick 2020 schedule and streaming info News
Awesome Games Done Quick 2020 schedule and streaming info Olivia Richman Awesome Games Done Quick is almost here.  From January 5 to 12, speedrunners from all over the world will come together in Orlando, Florida to do what they do best: play games really, really fast.  According to the AGDQ website, the tournament has raised over $22.3 million for charity over the past nine years. The organization is currently the largest fundraising event globally for Doctors Without Borders and Prevent Cancer …
Fortnite community asks for buggy lightsabers to be vaulted now Fortnite
Fortnite community asks for buggy lightsabers to be vaulted now Olivia Richman Lightsabers are the latest OP Fortnite weapon that players want banned.  January 7 can’t come soon enough for Fortnite fans who can no longer tolerate the limited time weapon. The Star Wars inspired weapon has been a part of Chapter 2 for some time now, but many players have started calling the lightsaber “game breaking” due to a bug allowing players to teleport.  One Reddit user clipped a video of …
TF Blade might play in the 2020 LCS due to Broxah’s visa delay League of Legends
TF Blade might play in the 2020 LCS due to Broxah’s visa delay Syed Mujtaba Naqvi With the possibility of Mads “Broxah” Brock-Pedersen possibly not being able to perform with Team Liquid at the start of the 2020 LCS Spring Split, Ashkan “TF Blade” Homayouni might be replacing him for the time being. The best team in North America is possibly off to a rough start to the upcoming season, as it’s been recently shared that Broxah’s debut on the LCS stage planned for January could …
Town Faker is a new site for finding local LoL players in your area William Davis League of Legends Have you ever wondered how many League of Legends players live in your city? A redditor has created Town Faker, a website where players can register and find other players in the same country and city. League of Legends is a global community with millions of players logging in every day onto one of the eleven servers. Each server welcomes players from different countries, but the players have no way …
True Sight TI9 release date revealed, features OG and Liquid Steven Rondina Dota 2 Dota 2 fans will be able to experience the grand finals of The International 2019 in a new and much anticipated way. True Sight: The International 2019 is coming, showing the backstage drama that played out during the grand finals series between OG and Team Liquid. Valve released a short trailer for the documentary, showing what fans have to look forward to. The trailer shows both teams discussing the action …
Chaos EC release Infinite before IEM Katowice 2020 qualifiers M Alzamora Counter-Strike Gage “Infinite” Green has been benched from the active roster of Chaos Esports Club. The organization benched Infinite just days ahead of the IEM Katowice 2020 North American closed qualifier. The North American esports organization made the announcement on its official Twitter account while also announcing that the team would be relocating to Arizona. Infinite joined Chaos EC exactly year ago, on January 3, 2019. In an official statement from …
Dota 2 vs. LoL debate continues with G2 Esports CEO, OG’s Ceb gabhernandez Dota 2 The Dota 2 vs. League of Legends debate rages on.  G2 Esports CEO Carlos Rodríguez Santiago chimed in on the discussion with a minute-long video on Twitter comparing and contrasting the two games, using cars as an analogy. He told fans that League of Legends is like BMW i8, a machine he said is “crafted by the gods.” On the other hand, Dota 2 can be compared to a 1993 …
Vanity officially leaves eUnited after months on team’s bench M Alzamora Counter-Strike Counter-Strike: Global Offensive player Anthony “vanity” Malaspina has announced that he is no longer a part of the eUnited organization. The North American player was benched by eUnited on November 10 in favor of a returning Kaleb “moose” Jayne. Vanity joined eUnited in February 2019 and functioned as the team’s in-game leader during his time with the organization. His benching came after a string of poor results dating back to July 2019. During that …
Sprout adds oskar ahead of DreamHack Open Leipzig, lacks fifth M Alzamora Counter-Strike Czech AWPer Tomáš “oskar” Šťastný has officially signed with the Sprout Counter-Strike: Global Offensive organization following the departure of Spout’s Florian “syrsoN” Rische and Nils “k1to” Gruhne to German CSGO organization BIG. Almost as soon as rumors indicating that BIG was scouting the two Sprout players, speculation surfaced that Sprout had pegged free agent AWPer and ex-mousesports star oskar as a potential replacement for srysoN as the team’s primary AWPer.  Those rumors were …
League of Legends players are upset with lack of shorter game modes Syed Mujtaba Naqvi League of Legends League of Legends games aren’t short, as is the case with many esports titles, and casual players don’t necessarily like having to queue for long matches all the time. While League used to offer different game modes designed for those who want to jump in for a quick play, both the Crystal Scar and Twisted Treeline, two maps that offered quicker games, are now gone. For players that don’t feel …
Ninja expresses frustration with YouTube, hopes for new platform Olivia Richman Fortnite It’s not only Twitch that Fortnite streamer Tyler “Ninja” Blevins wants to see overthrown by a new platform.  In a recent stream, the Mixer streamer expressed that he wanted a new video platform to take on and potentially wipe out YouTube. While playing Fortnite with Tim “TimeTheTatman” Betar, Dennis “Cloakzy” Lepore, and Jack “CouRage” Dunlop, Ninja explained his perspective while remaining sensitive to CouRage, who recently announced he was streaming …
Faker talks money, girls, and esports stardom on Radio Star Olivia Richman League of Legends The Unkillable Demon King himself appeared on the January 1 episode of Radio Star.  League of Legends star Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok joined Super Junior singer Kim Hee-chul and comedian Ahn Youg Mi on an episode of MBC Entertainment’s popular show, along with musician Kim So Hyun and makeup artist Jung Saem Mool.  “This is one of the three leaders bringing Korea to the world, besides Son Heung Min and BTS,” …
Overwatch Season 20 map pool changes Control, Hybrid, Escort Olivia Richman News Blizzard has revealed the map pool for Overwatch’s 20th competitive season.  All three of the Assault maps from Season 19 have returned in Season 20, including Temple of Anubis, Hanamura, and Volskaya Industries.  While Assault has remained the same, Escort saw a pretty big change, with Watchpoint Gibraltar and Route 66 no longer in the pool. Instead, Dorado and Rialto will join Havana in the new rotation. Hybrid also saw …
New T1 debuts in KeSPA Cup with win, heads to semifinals William Davis League of Legends T1, formerly known as SK Telecom T1, is living up to expectations in the 2019 KeSPA Cup. The team took down tournament favorites Gen.G in a series that went to three games, advancing to the semifinals in the process.  The victory comes after a tumultuous off-season which saw T1 deal with multiple high-profile departures. Though many were expecting the new T1 to be weaker than the 2019 iteration of the …
Ninjas in Pyjamas undergo big 2020 changes with new COO and HQ Olivia Richman Counter-Strike Ninjas in Pyjamas is undergoing a lot of change coming into 2020.  The Swedish esports organization hired a new chief operating officer, Jonas Gundersen. The former Counter-Strike 1.6 pro, who played under the name “calc,” will will be NiP’s go-to for esports operations and revenue. Before joining the popular CSGO org, Gundersen served as the chief commercial officer for North. “I think Ninjas in Pyjamas is arguably one of the most …

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