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Dota 2 Winstrike Team reveals new logo and promising new Dota 2 roster By Olivia Richman Counter-Strike Astralis almost devoured by Sharks Esports on ECS S8 Day One By M Alzamora Dota 2 Dota 2 patch 7.23a shakes up Outlanders Update By gabhernandez

Dota 2

Gabbi honored for MDL Chengdu Major performance with MVP award gabhernandez Kim “Gabbi” Villafuerte won the Most Valuable Player award at the MDL Chengdu Major for his role in helping TNC Predator take first place. The MDL Chengdu Major was a blast, especially for Dota fans in Southeast Asia who got to see a local team bring home a major title for the first time ever. Alongside this, Gabbi was crowned not just an MDL Chengdu Major champion but also the …

Counter-Strike

Astralis and Team Liquid the big favorites at ECS Season 8 Finals M Alzamora The ECS Season 8 Finals brings some early holiday cheer to Counter-Strike: Global Offensive fans this weekend. The event features four of the top teams in the world and four competent challengers competing for a $500,000 grand prize in Arlington, Texas. The event starts on November 28 and runs through December 1, making the eight-team competition perfect Counter-Strike for a holiday weekend in the States. It’s also a great preview for both …

League of Legends

Doublelift talks Pobelter, calls him a top-three LCS mid laner William Davis Team Liquid bot laner Yiliang “Doublelift” Peng had some words of support for his former teammate Eugene “Pobelter” Park, who recently revealed he won’t be playing in the LCS in 2020. On November 25, Pobelter announced that for the first time since Season 4 he wouldn’t be playing in the LCS. The mid laner was recently cut from FlyQuest, where he played for one year after being kicked off of …

League of Legends

Riot reveals Dawnbringer and Nightbringer skins, upcoming event Syed Mujtaba Naqvi Riot Games has developed new skins to add to the Dawnbringer and Nightbringer theme. Champions receiving new skins are Karma, Nidalee, Lee Sin, Vladimir, and Soraka. New Sugar Rush skins for Braum, Evelyn, and Ziggs, and Hextech Swain are coming as well. The skins come along a new Night and Dawn event that will go live with patch 9.24 and bring Poro King back to ARAM and the Howling Abyss. …

Counter-Strike Mousesports to play at EPICENTER Moscow after Fnatic drops out By M Alzamora Dota 2 Team Secret, Nigma not invited to DreamLeague Major qualifiers By Steven Rondina League of Legends Riot Games postpones cvMax ban after community backlash By Syed Mujtaba Naqvi

League of Legends

Longtime SKT coach kkOma leaves to join LPL’s Vici Gaming Nina Forneloza In what has already been an extremely busy off-season in League of Legends, big news just keeps on breaking.  According to ESPN, legendary SK Telecom T1 coach Kim “kkOma” Jeong-hyun will be departing the team to join Vici Gaming. Aside from losing star player Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok, this is the biggest change the organization could experience. This news marks the end of an era. KkOma has been the coach of …

League of Legends

Dignitas sign Johnsun after Huni signing leads to tight budget Olivia Richman Dignitas has only signed one other player for their 2020 LCS roster after announcing extending Heo “Huni” Seung-hoon’s contract.  The organization has announced former Team SoloMid Academy bot laner Johnson “Johnsun” Nguyen woul be joining Huni on their incomplete roster.  “The mechanical God, the overlord of Solo Queue, and the man with 4 accounts in the Top 20,” they tweeted.  Earlier this month, ESPN reported that Dignitas had offered Huni $2.3 million …

Counter-Strike

Dignitas pursuing GeT_RiGhT as potential fifth for CSGO return M Alzamora A November 27 report indicates that Dignitas is not only continuing to pursue much of the famous Ninjas in Pyjamas core, they’re now also setting their sights on Christopher “GeT_RiGhT” Alesund. Following the report that Dignitas was eyeing Richard “Xizt” Landström, Patrik “f0rest” Lindberg and Adam “friberg” Friberg as the potential core of their return to Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, a report from Jarek “DeKay” Lewis points to GeT_RiGhT as a …

Dota 2

OG announces second Dota 2 team for DreamLeague Leipzig Major Steven Rondina OG won’t be competing at the DreamLeague Leipzig Major, but also they will be. That was the confusing message delivered to fans of the two-time major-winning organization in a short video on Twitter. The team clarified what their plan is in a post on their official website, announcing plans to sponsor a second Dota 2 team, OG Seed. “Today, we’re proud to announce OG Seed and we hope that it can …

FlyQuest adds PowerOfEvil to LCS roster for 2020 William Davis League of Legends FlyQuest has officially announced Tristan “PowerOfEvil” Schrage as its starting mid laner for the 2020 LCS season, the player will join former teammate Lee “IgNar” Dong-geun as the two newest additions to the team. FlyQuest is getting reinforcement ahead of the 2020 season. The organization made two key hiring in the form of PowerOfEvil and IgNar, two players with a proven track record that have experience playing together. After a …

Philadelphia Fusion sign Doomfist player ChipSa, OWL pros react Olivia Richman News The Overwatch League has been busy with signings, roster changes, and trades leading up to the highly anticipated 2020 season. But one recent roster move has Overwatch fans and players confused. The Philadelphia Fusion recently announced they were signing popular streamer and Doomfist one-trick Philip “ChipSa” Graham.  “What it’s like when an Overwatch League team plays around a Doomfist? We’re about to find out,” the team tweeted out. The announcement was …

Doublelift, Bjergsen among LCS stars pulling out of All-Stars 2019 Syed Mujtaba Naqvi League of Legends League of Legends Championship Series stars Søren “Bjergsen” Bjerg and Yiliang “Doublelift” Peng have decided not to participate in the 2019 All-Star event. Zachary “Sneaky” Scuderi and Bae “Bang” Jun-sik will take on their invitation slots instead. Team SoloMid’s mid laner Bjergsen, who has also recently acquired partial ownership of the organization, told his fans on Twitter that he’ll be boot camping in times of the event. “Sadly I won’t be …

CSGO update introduces Halo stickers and music kit to the game Olivia Richman Counter-Strike The latest Counter-Strike: Global Offensive patch includes a new collaboration with Halo, bringing together two of the biggest first-person shooting franchises in all of gaming. A cross-promotion with Halo developer 343 Industries has brought some unique updates to Operation Shattered Web’s second week of action. CSGO now features a Halo sticker capsule and a new music kit inspired by the Master Chief Collection.  CSGO fans can purchase the sticker capsule …

Fortnite exploit lets players carry six items in their inventory Olivia Richman Fortnite Fortnite is full of bugs and glitches, but some are more game-breaking than others.  It was recently discovered that one exploit in the battle royale’s second chapter allows players to carry six items in their inventory. Fortnite only allows five item slots.  This exploit was made possible thanks to the latest vehicle addition to the game, the motor boat. As with almost all bugs of this nature, this requires a …

Na’Vi, Fnatic, and Evil Geniuses headline EPICENTER Moscow 2019 M Alzamora Counter-Strike Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is the perfect way to start a Christmas vacation and EPICENTER Moscow 2019 has fans covered. Eight teams will face off in the Crocus Expo Hall in Moscow for the $250,000 top prize. The event will include eight teams, with Natus Vincere, Fnatic, Evil Geniuses, Team Vitality and AVANGAR receiving direct invitations while Team Heroic, forZe, and EHOME worked their way in through regional qualifiers. EPICENTER hasn’t released the format of the tournament …

Damwon Gaming to maintain LCK roster, will add a new coach William Davis League of Legends Damwon Gaming shared a cheerful message on Twitter and revealed that the organization will retain the same roster through 2020. “Another peaceful day spent by Damwon Gaming. Fans, you don’t have to worry anymore!” the team posted on Twitter with a photo of the players. Damwon is not making any changes ahead of 2020, as the organization will keep the same roster that recently took part in the 2019 World …

New LoL champion Aphelios’ abilities revealed in new trailer Syed Mujtaba Naqvi League of Legends Riot Games has released a champion trailer and a complex kit primer for upcoming League of Legends champion Aphelios. Aphelios will be joining the game as the MOBA’s newest marksman this December. His abilities are far from those of a traditional marksman, though, as he has five different weapons that he uses in both main-hand and off-hand positions. Not only do the different weapons make for different abilities, but they …

T1 adds coach Kim, Roach, and rookies to 2020 LCK roster William Davis League of Legends T1 has announced five new players for its starting roster and revealed Kim “Kim” Jeong-soo as its head coach for 2020. T1 has completed its roster for the next season after the surprising departure of top laner Kim “Khan” Dong-ha, jungler Kim “Clid” Tae-min, and coach Kim “kkOma” Jeong-gyun. T1 added former Gen.G Esports top laner Kim “Roach” Kang-hui to roster. T1 also signed top laner Kim “Canna” Chang-dong, jungler …

Bjergsen to miss 2019 All-Star event for TSM China bootcamp Nina Forneloza League of Legends Team SoloMid’s star mid laner Søren “Bjergsen” Bjerg will not be representing the LCS at the 2019 All-Star event, which is set to begin on December 5 in Las Vegas.  The All-Stars event is a unique happening on the League of Legends calendar in which each region sends a team made up of players voted for by the fans to compete. Not only are there traditional five-versus-five matches on Summoner’s …

Outlanders update hits Dota 2, brings two heroes, big changes Steven Rondina Dota 2 The Dota 2 Outlanders Update is here and the game has been turned completely upside down. Though the update was largely advertised around new Dota 2 heroes Snapfire and Void Spirit, the biggest changes come with a completely new courier system, a heavily overhauled map, and major shifts to the economy. Naturally, this is going to heavily shake up the meta and how players approach the game at even the …

Khan reportedly to join world champions at FunPlus Phoenix William Davis League of Legends Former T1 top laner Kim “Khan” Dong-ha is reportedly joining the current world champion FunPlus Phoenix for 2020. Earlier this month, the community was surprised by the news that Khan had decided to explore free agency and not renew with T1 for another year. The announcement came after T1 completed a successful year with back-to-back domestic titles and two top-four performances on the international stage, though they failed to advance …

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