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Apex Legends Apex Legends community poll reveals which legends need nerfs By Olivia Richman Counter-Strike ECS Season 8, ESL Pro League 10 Finals previewed in Asia Championships By M Alzamora News Overwatch player uses Workshop mode to reveal hero hitboxes By Olivia Richman

League of Legends

Team SoloMid officially adds Kobbe as new bot laner for LCS Steven Rondina Team SoloMid has officially signed Kasper “Kobbe” Kobberup to its roster. A week after reports began circulating that the Danish bot laner was heading to the LCS for the 2020 season, TSM confirmed the news on its official YouTube channel with a humorous video. Kobbe first started competing in professional League of Legends in 2014, bouncing around between a number of different organizations before spending the 2015 season with Team …

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PayMoneyWubby is unbanned, immediately rips into Twitch on stream Olivia Richman IRL streamer PayMoneyWubby was beyond shocked when his Twitch account was banned.  The livestreaming platform shut him down while he was live on air on November 15. Though the reason was originally a mystery, Twitch eventually sent PayMoneyWubby an email that informed him he would be receiving a two-week ban for “invading the privacy of others.”  “Fourteen-day ban for streaming in a restaurant that we had full manager permission to do so …

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DisguisedToast reveals reason behind switching to Facebook Gaming Olivia Richman Jeremy “DisguisedToast” Wang’s move to Facebook Gaming came as a shock to the streaming community when he first announced the change in platform.  During a recent stream, DisguisedToast was asked why he chose to leave Twitch to stream on Facebook. He explained that it was Facebook Gaming’s “untapped market potential” that drew him. For DisguisedToast, it seemed like he had “plateaued” on Twitch and wasn’t able to reach new demographics. …

Dota 2

TNC win MDL Chengdu Major, likely earn spot in The International 2020 Steven Rondina TNC Predator have won the MDL Chengdu Major. The Southeast Asian staple survived a lower bracket showdown with Invictus Gaming, and closed out the event with a 3-1 series victory over Vici Gaming. The win earns the team 4,850 qualifying points towards a spot in The International 2020, as well as $300,000. It also established TNC as a possible elite Dota 2 team for the first time in the organization’s …

League of Legends 100 Thieves forming new bot lane duo with Cody Sun, Stunt By Syed Mujtaba Naqvi Dota 2 Evil Geniuses eliminated from MDL Chengdu Major after iG loss By Steven Rondina News Dignitas scouting f0rest, other legendary Ninjas in Pyjamas stars By M Alzamora

League of Legends

C9’s Licorice blames himself for bad relationship with Sneaky Olivia Richman The past few weeks have been busy for LCS teams, as more trades, signings, and departures continue to be announced.  One recent move that shocked League of Legends fans was fan-favorite AD carry Zachary “Sneaky” Scuderi possibly leaving Cloud9 after six years on the squad. The popular cosplayer stated on stream that “some people” didn’t want to play with him anymore, and many felt Eric “Licorice” Ritchie was the teammate he was …

Counter-Strike

100 Thieves out of DreamHack Open Winter, GODSENT steps in Olivia Richman 100 Thieves will not be competing at DreamHack Open Winter.  Fans of the Australian squad were surprised and disappointed when DreamHack tweeted that the fifth-ranked team was backing out of the tournament. DreamHack also stated that they would be announcing a replacement soon. CSGO fans started dropping their favorite teams in DreamHack’s mentions but with just a few days left before the event, the organizer had to fill the hole quickly. With …

Counter-Strike

FMPONE talks Valve’s agent skins fix after CSGO update M Alzamora The burden of fixing the problems caused by the new Counter-Strike: Global Offensive character skins seems to be falling to map creators. FMPONE discussed the November 22 CSGO update on social media. The famous Cache co-creator views them as a call by Valve for community map creators to fix instances of character models serving as camouflage. FMPONE stated that he would be looking to fix these issues on the updated Cache, …

League of Legends

Dardoch joins Team SoloMid for the 2020 LCS season Syed Mujtaba Naqvi Team SoloMid has confirmed the rumors that surfaced a few days ago and officially signed Joshua “Dardoch” Hartnett as its jungler for the 2020 League of Legends Championship Series. TSM shared the news of Dardoch joining the new roster on Twitter, saying it was a long time coming and welcoming him to the team. The jungler is getting a new opportunity to prove his worth after playing the 2019 season …

DisguisedToast goes to Facebook Gaming, stream for charity Olivia Richman News Jeremy “DisguisedToast” Wang has announced that he will now be streaming exclusively from Facebook. “Big news, I’m moving. Excited to reach more people around the world, continue to give back and lose bets to chat,” the Hearthstone player tweeted. DisguisedToast went on to joke that he was supposed to have a “really cool” video to go along with the announcement, sort of like Tyler “Ninja” Blevin’s short comedic video about …

ECS Season 8 Finals bans new CSGO models, uses latest patch M Alzamora Counter-Strike Due to potential visibility issues with the newly added changeable character models in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, FACEIT has disallowed their use in the upcoming ECS Season 8 Finals. According to a tweet from FACEIT’s director of esports, Roald Van Buuren, players will not have the option to use the new agent models. The decision was made in partnership with the Counter-Strike Professional Player’s Association. While the initial reactions to Operation Shattered …

Natus Vincere shows roster for DreamLeague Leipzig Major qualifier Steven Rondina Dota 2 Natus Vincere has completed its new roster for the DreamLeague Leipzig Major qualifiers. The team adds Illias “illias” Ganeev to the roster to replace Akbar “SoNNeikO” Butaev, who was benched by the team in October after the squad failed to qualify for the MDL Chengdu Major. Bakyt “Zayac” Emilzhanov will serve as the team captain moving forward. Illias, also known as 1ls, is likely a new name for even diehard …

Snoop Dogg gives angry interview after Madden NFL esports loss Olivia Richman News When esports teams lose an important match, sometimes the players will get a little emotional in the post-game interview. Other times they will refuse an interview altogether. But rapper Snoop Dogg decided to go a completely different route when a reporter attempted to speak with him after a devastating loss in Madden NFL.  Snoop Dogg formed his own Madden league back in March. Known as the Gangsta Gaming League, the west coast …

These are the best League of Legends champion picks in 9.23 Syed Mujtaba Naqvi League of Legends League of Legends was updated with the preseason patch on November 19. The patch 9.23 implemented big changes to the Summoner’s Rift, together with changes to items, runes, jungle objectives, and more.  Although the patch wasn’t about balance changes, new features impacted the gameplay and started clearing out the looks of the preseason meta. The champions that are dominating the Rift are Darius on top, Ekko in the jungle, Katarina …

Evil Geniuses eliminate Team Liquid from MDL Chengdu Major Steven Rondina Dota 2 Evil Geniuses are still alive in the MDL Chengdu Major. The North American team made fairly quick work of Team Liquid in the fourth round of the lower bracket. This guarantees Evil Geniuses a top-four finish at the event and a minimum of 1,350 Dota Pro Circuit qualifying points. The win was a fairly straightforward affair for Evil Geniuses. Game one saw Evil Geniuses absolutely crush Liquid in the laning …

CSGO’s new player models show Valve’s focus on monetization M Alzamora Counter-Strike A story has unfolded slowly through October and November 2019, and the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive’s first operation in two years has finally confirmed it. Valve’s decisions over the past months have shown that the company has shifted more than ever before towards increasing profits and away from their founding mission. At the 2014 Games Developer Conference, Valve gave a presentation on the CSGO economy. Monetizing CSGO was the main focus, …

PUBG Mobile North American Super League coming to 16 US cities Olivia Richman News PUBG Mobile is getting its own league.  Super League Gaming revealed details for the upcoming PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds Mobile North American Super League. The city-based league will take place in 16 cities across the United States.  The PUBG Mobile North American Super League will feature a quarterly City Champs tournament as well as community social nights starting in December 2019. According to the official website, the tournaments will be held at …

Epic Games addresses major glitch in Fortnite Championship Series Olivia Richman Fortnite Epic Games has finally offered a solution to an ongoing scoring issue in the Fortnite Championship Series.  Big-name pro Fortnite players like Tyler “Ninja” Blevins and Benjy “Benjyfishy” Fish had their squads fall victim to a major glitch where they were queued into matches with an incomplete team. For the teammate that failed to load into the game, their points were seemingly erased from the event scoreboards. This is a …

CSGO’s Agents are hard to see, especially for the colorblind M Alzamora Counter-Strike Shattered Web is Counter-Strike: Global Offensive’s first operation in two years, and its release has brought out the helpful side of the CSGO community. As players band together to help each other with the operation’s first week of missions, some fans and pros are concerned about the new agent models and their visibility on competitive maps. Some models models, like the FBI SWAT Operator, tend to disappear into the background …

8-year-old Overwatch player gets Platinum competitive placement Olivia Richman News A proud father has shared his eight-year-old daughter’s impressive Overwatch placement on Reddit.  User Speakeasyow uploaded his daughter’s Season 19 placement in Overwatch, and the community was blown away. After winning five straight games, his daughter got a rank of 2882 SR, putting her in Platinum. This is also only a little over 100 SR away from Diamond, which means she’s in the top 25% of all players.  The father …

Xmithie rejoins Immortals after being dropped by Team Liquid William Davis League of Legends Immortals has announced the first member of its 2020 team and it’s a blast from the past. Jake “Xmithie” Puchero is rejoining his former organization. The North American jungler was part of the team in the 2017 NA LCS Summer Split. With Xmithie on its roster, Immortals finished in second place that split and went to compete in the 2017 League of Legends World Championship. “Among all the LCS players Jake …

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