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Griffin adds Untara and Naehyun, rest of roster uncertain League of Legends Griffin adds Untara and Naehyun, rest of roster uncertain By William Davis Dota 2 caster Sheever is winning her battle against breast cancer Dota 2 Dota 2 caster Sheever is winning her battle against breast cancer By Syed Mujtaba Naqvi LEC and LCK win All-Star 2019 regional rivalry showmatches League of Legends LEC and LCK win All-Star 2019 regional rivalry showmatches By Syed Mujtaba Naqvi
Evil Geniuses discuss roster, NA competition, roasts LCS teams News
Evil Geniuses discuss roster, NA competition, roasts LCS teams William Davis 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 News
Autimatic, daps, koosta leave Cloud9 for new Gen.G CSGO team Steven Rondina 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 Dota 2
Dota 2 update 7.23c hits Magnus, Crystal Maiden with big nerfs Steven Rondina 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 Dota 2
Gambit Esports, Spirit win WePlay! Bukovel Minor CIS qualifier Steven Rondina 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 Dota 2 Nigma qualify for WePlay! Bukovel Minor after missing Leipzig Major By Steven Rondina Dr Disrespect to get a new animated television series News Dr Disrespect to get a new animated television series By Olivia Richman Riot donated $10,000 to Rick Fox’s charity stream for the Bahamas League of Legends Riot donated $10,000 to Rick Fox’s charity stream for the Bahamas By Syed Mujtaba Naqvi
Riot Forge to bring even more new League of Legends games League of Legends
Riot Forge to bring even more new League of Legends games William Davis 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 …
StarLadder offers clarity on freelance talent payment policy Counter-Strike
StarLadder offers clarity on freelance talent payment policy M Alzamora In 2018, members of the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive freelance talent circuit accused tournament organizers of failing to pay them for their work. Over one year later, two more esports freelancers have hit out for similar reasons. On November 25, esports host and broadcaster James Banks posted a series of raw and emotional tweets in which the esports veteran publicly worried about making ends meet and supporting his family. He wasn’t …
Alinity called out by PETA, streamers for alleged animal abuse News
Alinity called out by PETA, streamers for alleged animal abuse Olivia Richman The controversy never seems to end when it comes to streamer Alinity Divine and her pets.  Model and streamer Corinna Kopf was suspended from Twitch for wearing a revealing tank top. She immediately brought up Twitch’s inconsistent banning, pointing out that Alinity was never punished at all even though she threw her cat on stream.  “But her emails,” Alinity shot back, basically calling out Kopf for bringing her up when the …
xQc airs frustrations with Blizzard and Tier 2 Overwatch scene News
xQc airs frustrations with Blizzard and Tier 2 Overwatch scene Olivia Richman Former Overwatch League pro Felix “xQc” Lengyel has not been happy with the game’s competitive scene lately.  While the infamous player is currently a full-time streamer, he was also part of the Los Angeles Gladiator’s academy team, Gladiators Legion, for the 2019 Contenders season. He was looking forward to competing next year as well, until he realized that the team had withdrawn from Overwatch Contenders without telling him.  The Canadian streamer …
Guide to playing new Dota 2 hero Snapfire as support or carry Steven Rondina Dota 2 The Outlanders Update was a massive one. So massive that some players actually overlooked the fact that it added two new heroes to Dota 2. Though Void Spirit is a fun new addition to the game, Snapfire is likely to have a higher impact at the professional level. However, with a unique set of spells it might be tough to figure out where she fits into the game. Snapfire is …
TrentPax calls out AdmiralBulldog for latest racial joke Steven Rondina News Henrik “AdmiralBulldog” Ahnberg and Trent “TrentPax” MacKenzie are publicly butting heads. The former Alliance offlaner was put on blast by the caster over his latest racially charged joke. Bulldog cracked wise about the name of Dota 2 team Nigma, seemingly alluding to its similarities to a racial slur. That resulted in a call-out from Trentpax during the latest edition of MoonDuck’s Trent & Zyori Podcast. “We just had [the MDL …
Congressman pleads guilty to using campaign funds on video games gabhernandez News Californian Congressman Duncan D. Hunter pleaded guilty in Federal court on Tuesday to stealing over $150,000 of campaign funds to support his lavish lifestyle. The purchased items were “as inconsequential as fast food, movie tickets and sneakers; as trivial as video games, Lego sets and Playdoh,” according to the press release posted on justice.gov. In 2016, the San Diego Union Tribune acquired a letter from the Federal Election Commission that …
TSM could contend in LCS 2020, but will they return to Worlds? William Davis League of Legends Through the offseason, Team SoloMid’s fans were promised a new roster that would satisfy their demands. The people working behind the scenes shared their genuine enthusiasm for the TSM project in 2020. Announcements were made, videos are up, and TSM has a solid roster for the LCS. On paper, TSM has the potential to get back to the top of the ladder, but first, they must overcome some big challenges. The …
The Nexus is Riot’s first official tournament in the MENA region Syed Mujtaba Naqvi League of Legends Riot Games is hosting the first official League of Legends event in the Middle East and North Africa. The Nexus is a three-day festival that includes League tournament, a Teamfight Tactics competition, 1v1 fights, concerts, and more. The event is happening in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, starting on December 5. For the first time in the ten-year history of League of Legends, the MENA region is finally getting …
TSM officially confirms 2020 LCS roster with Kobbe, Biofrost Syed Mujtaba Naqvi League of Legends Team SoloMid has officially announced its 2020 League of Legends Championship Series starting roster on December 3. The academy roster has been confirmed as well. As one of the most popular League of Legends teams in the world, TSM always has the community’s eyes on it. And it wasn’t any different this offseason, as fans were on the lookout for every leak, rumor, and announcement. TSM has finally put an …
Report says Dignitas adds Froggen, Aphromoo, Grig to LCS roster William Davis League of Legends ESPN has confirmed that Dignitas completed its starting LCS roster and the team is ready to make announcements. Back in November it was reported that Dignitas was struggling to secure its roster. The team allegedly spent most of its roster on the controversial $2.3 million guaranteed contract of top laner Heo “Huni” Seung-hoon. Dignitas then proceeded to trade every other member of its 2019 roster. Dignitas’ recent decision making raised …
Evil Geniuses, Na’Vi round out DreamLeague Leipzig Major teams Steven Rondina Dota 2 The qualifiers for the DreamLeague Leipzig Major have officially wrapped up. 15 teams have officially locked up spots in the event, with most of the biggest names in Dota 2 present and accounted for. That’s undoubtedly welcome news for DreamHack, who saw some of the game’s most popular and storied brands post upsets to earn a spot in the major. Here are the teams set to compete at the DreamLeague …
Report says OG CSGO will play their first games at CS Summit 5 M Alzamora Counter-Strike A report released December 4 indicates that Counter-Strike: Global Offensive fans will get their first look at the OG CSGO roster in action very soon. A report from Finnish website yle.fi says that OG CSGO will play their first games as a squad at CS Summit 5. WIN.gg recently speculated that CS Summit 5 could be the first tournament for the new roster, especially given that many top teams are will …
Golden Guardians Academy adds former LPL caster Raz as coach William Davis League of Legends LPL commentator and League of Legends personality Barento “Raz” Mohammed has made a surprising move and joined Golden Guardians Academy as head coach. Golden Guardians announced the complete GGS Academy roster and coaching staff ahead of the LCS 2020 season. The coaching staff includes former LPL analyst Raz, who worked in the LPL’s English broadcast for the past few years. Raz follows the steps of former LCK caster Christopher “PapaSmithy” …
KRIMZ breaks NiKo’s Dust 2 kill record with 44 kills before OT M Alzamora Counter-Strike Freddy “KRIMZ” Johannsan broke the world record for kills on Dust 2 during regulation in Fnatic’s ESL Pro League Season 10 finals group stage match against MIBR earlier today. The 25-year-old rifler slammed MIBR on the classic map, putting up 44 kills on the Brazillian team before the map went to overtime. KRIMZ’s performance broke the previous world record of 40 kills set by Nikola “NiKo” Kovač almost two years …
New stack and pull timings hit Dota 2 after update 7.23b gabhernandez Dota 2 The Dota 2 map was given a massive shakeup in the Outlanders Update with the addition of outposts, the removal of several patches of trees, and the new rune locations. One of the more subtle changes to the map were the changes to neutral camps. The Radiant ancient creeps now spawn in the bottom lane jungle near the tier-two tower, rather than near the tier-one tower mid. This was done …

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