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News Alissa Violet dishes on FaZe Banks cheating, shows receipts By Olivia Richman News GiantWaffle breaks Twitch record for most hours streamed in a month By Olivia Richman News As FACEIT bans Agents in pug games, Valve could intervene By M Alzamora

Counter-Strike

We determine who is really the best CSGO player in the world M Alzamora “Who is the best Counter-Strike: Global Offensive player in the world?” Fans ask the question in forums and among friends every year. In today’s CSGO landscape, many would immediately answer with Natus Vincere’s Oleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev, but it turns out that the true answer might be a little more complicated. The problem lies in that fans only remember the flashy plays, like s1mple’s famous flying no-scope double kill during MLG …

Counter-Strike

BLAST Global Finals part of problematic Middle East esports push Steven Rondina In December, RFRSH Entertainment is bringing one of the year’s biggest Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tournaments, the BLAST Pro Series Global Finals, to the Kingdom of Bahrain. It’s an unfamiliar location for many esports fans, but the Bahraini government sees a promising future in esports. Cities and countries around the world have been interested in competitive gaming for reasons including economic windfalls, long-term investments, and potential tourism. Bahrain isn’t interested because …

Counter-Strike

Astralis once again defeat Team Liquid, win ECS Season 8 Finals M Alzamora Astralis defeated Team Liquid 2-1 to take home the ECS Season 8 trophy and some momentum heading into the ESL Pro League Season 10 Finals. Everyone got what they wanted out of the ECS Season 8 grand finals as Astralis and Team Liquid showcased fantastic Counter-Strike every round. The grand final between the two teams kicked off the first of three high-profile tournaments in a matchup that might be hard to …

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Trainwrecks reveals why he turned down $1.2 million streaming deal Olivia Richman Streamer Tyler “Trainwreckstv” Niknam’s contract with Twitch forced him to turn down a shocking $1.2 million streaming deal from another platform.  On an episode of Trainwrecks’ Scuffed podcast last week, the streamer discussed Twitch’s exclusivity policy with guests Andy Milonakis, Rod “Slasher” Breslau, and PayMoneyWubby. He decided to reveal his own experience with Twitch’s contracts, admitting he was recently unable to take a deal from a nameless Chinese company because …

Counter-Strike Astralis Group planning to go public, aiming for $22 million IPO By M Alzamora League of Legends League of Legends voice packs may be coming in the future By Syed Mujtaba Naqvi League of Legends Cloud9 confirms Blaber as team’s starting jungler for 2020 By William Davis

Fortnite

Benjyfishy exposes DreamHack Winter cheaters, leads to DQ Olivia Richman Fortnite pro Benjy “Benjyfishy” Fish caught two competitors cheating at DreamHack Winter.  While watching VODs of the $250,000 tournament, Benjyfishy came across two players he found to be acting rather sketchy. Shadoxxx and Stele98 appeared to be working together in the Solo tournament, which would be considered collusion.  Benjyfishy decided to expose the alleged cheaters on Twitter, showing a clip of them both working together to eliminate Luminosity Gaming’s Dino …

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Element Mystic to join the LCK in the upcoming 2020 season Syed Mujtaba Naqvi South Korean esports organization Element Mystic, with teams in Overwatch and Playerunknown Battlegrounds is looking to buy a slot in the Korean League of Legends scene, sources shared with Haloofthoughts. Element Mystic is the home of the best Overwatch Contenders team in Korea. The team has taken first place at three Overwatch Contenders tournaments this year, including Korea Season 1, Pacific Showdown, and The Gauntlet, and has placed second at …

Counter-Strike

Liquid beat Fnatic at ECS Final, set finals date with Astralis M Alzamora Team Liquid channeled their summer Intel Grand Slam run and defeated Fnatic 2-1 for an ECS Season 8 grand final spot. Team Liquid’s 2-1 win against Fnatic at the ECS Season 8 Finals could have gone either way. In spite of some lopsided scores, both teams combined smart strategies with precise aggression to take each other’s map picks. But the final score doesn’t tell the story of just how great this …

League of Legends

LoL All-Star Event 2019 participants, schedule announced Syed Mujtaba Naqvi Riot Games has shared some details on the 2019 League of Legends All-Star Event, including the schedule and full list of participants. Additionally, the developer has also prepared an official song for the event. Just like previous years, All-Star 2019 will feature a one-on-one tournament and a variety of show matches. Teamfight Tactics will also be with a charity tournament being organized for the tournament. Riot is bringing over 60 …

Former SKT support Wolf retires, discusses mental health issues Syed Mujtaba Naqvi League of Legends Veteran League of Legends support player Lee “Wolf” Jae-wa has announced his retirement from competitive play after eight years in the scene. Wolf confirmed his retirement on Twitter soon after Inven Global published an exclusive interview. He shared he has been struggling with mental illnesses and doesn’t feel like he can continue to be a pro player. In the interview, Wolf shared that he’s been suffering from a number of …

Everything you need to know about the Diana rework in LoL Syed Mujtaba Naqvi League of Legends Diana is receiving visual and gameplay reworks in an upcoming League of Legends patch. She’s the next on the list of champions whose ability sets need to be freshened up to be a more viable pick in the larger champion pool. Since her release during Season 2, Diana hasn’t received many changes. She’s played as a combination of an assassin and an AP bruiser. But with the rework Riot Games …

Team Secret, Nigma advance in DreamLeague Season 13 qualifiers Steven Rondina Dota 2 After a stunning upset in the Chinese open qualifiers for the DreamLeague Season 13 major, things went according to plan in Europe. Team Secret and Nigma have navigated their way through the open qualifiers. While this shouldn’t come as much of a surprise, it comes a day after The International 2019 third-place team PSG.LGD found its own journey to the major come to a swift end. Team Secret had a …

Fissure was fined for leaking confidential OWL information Olivia Richman News It has been revealed that Vancouver Titans tank Baek “Fissure” Chan-hyung had to pay Blizzard a $3,000 fine for leaking the 2-2-2 role lock rule change in Season 2.  Before Stage 4, Fissure retired from the Overwatch League, leaving Seoul Dynasty for undisclosed reasons. He decided to share some juicy OWL details on his June 26 stream since he was retired anyway.  “Next stage, four, 2-2-2 role lock confirmed,” Fissure …

Fnatic shows off Hello Kitty crossover jerseys at ECS Finals M Alzamora Counter-Strike Fnatic fans got a good look at the new “Fnatic X Hello Kitty” crossover merchandise during the team’s matches at the Counter-Strike:Global Offensive ECS Season 8 Finals. For the first time, Fnatic’s CSGO team showed off their limited edition Hello Kitty-branded jerseys during their match on November 28 against MIBR. Sporting the beloved Hello Kitty character, the Fnatic jerseys drew even more attention to a team that has returned to form in …

Faker appointed as Shanghai-Seoul Esports Ambassador Syed Mujtaba Naqvi League of Legends Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok has been titled as the Shanghai-Seoul esports ambassador by Shanghai Esports Association on November 29, his League of Legends team T1 announced on Twitter. This is only one of many achievements Faker has reached during his career as a professional League of Legends player. He has been a part of SK Telecom T1, now rebranded as T1, since the start of his competitive career, and has won …

Splyce rebrand to MAD Lions, introduce new roster for LEC Spring Olivia Richman League of Legends There’s a new team coming to the LEC in 2020.  Splyce has officially rebranded to MAD Lions, making the announcement earlier today. This comes with a brand new logo and an entirely new roster. Despite making it through the LEC gauntlet and qualifying for Worlds, Splyce’s squad disbanded. The organization is now coming back with a roster full of rookies.  Mid laner Marek “Humanoid” Brazda will be joined by 18-year-old jungler …

Doublelift praises TL Broxah, plans to attend All-Stars as guest William Davis League of Legends Team Liquid’s bot laner Yiliang “Doublelift” Peng is warming up to the idea of having Mads “Broxah” Brock-Pederse as a teammate. The player recently posted a vlog on his personal YouTube channel where he praised Broxah’s maturity, competitive spirit, and mechanical skills. “I’m really excited to play with this guy. He is so mature for 22, I will tell you I’m still a little bit dumb, but this guy is …

T1 comes up short in DreamLeague Season 13 Open qualifiers Steven Rondina Dota 2 T1 looked a lot better in the DreamLeague Season 13 open qualifiers than it had in prior events. But it still wasn’t good enough to make it to the major. The Dota 2 division of the fabled esports organization debuted its new roster in a bid to qualify for the second major of the 2019-2020 Dota Pro Circuit season. Though it was a marked improvement from the team’s disastrous first …

OG is not competing at DreamLeague Season 13 Dota 2 major gabhernandez Dota 2 The back-to-back Dota 2 International Champions will remain on hiatus. Earlier this week, OG announced its plans to launch a separate sister team, OG Seed. The reveal was initially teased in  a short video featuring captain Johan “N0tail” Sundstein and coach Titouan “Sockshka” Merloz.  The short skit brought laughs to fans when Sockshka slammed a stack of paper with an “Ana + IO = Aegis” drawing. When OG Seed was …

PSG.LGD wipe out in DreamLeague Season 13 open qualifiers gabhernandez Dota 2 The Dota 2 world was stunned on Thursday as Chinese juggernaut PSG.LGD was swiftly eliminated from the open qualifiers of the DreamLeague Season 13 major by For the Dream sister team FTD.Apollo.  The huge upset happened in a best-of-one game and completely kills off the organization’s chances of competing in the second major of the season.  The game began with FTD.Apollo opting for a tri lane bottom to babysit its …

Goldenglue might be only North American mid laner in the LCS Syed Mujtaba Naqvi League of Legends Golden Guardians’ new mid laner Greyson “Goldenglue” Gilmer might be the only North American-born mid laner competing in the 2020 League of Legends Championship Series. With most teams slowly finalizing their rosters for the upcoming season, mid laners getting signed to the North American league are coming from Europe, South Korea, and even Australia. Some teams, including Evil Geniuses and Dignitas, still haven’t announced their mid laners, so it’s possible …

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