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Team Liquid, PSG.LGD among first losers at ONE Esports Singapore Steven Rondina The ONE Esports Dota 2 World Pro Invitational Singapore is underway and things have not been going according to plan for some teams. The group stage has wrapped up and with that, four of the 12 participating teams have been eliminated. The teams heading home include Team Aster, Team Liquid, J.Storm, and PSG.LGD. While ONE Esports Singapore is not part of the Dota Pro Circuit and carries no stakes when …

League of Legends

Dignitas Academy adds Damonte, Akaadian to impressive roster Olivia Richman The LCS off-season has been full of surprises.  Former Clutch Gaming mid laner Tanner “Damonte” Damonte will be playing for Dignitas Academy in the upcoming 2020 season. The organization announced the current rosters for its LCS and Academy teams on Twitter and fans were surprised to see Damonte’s name under the list of Academy players. He was also joined by another veteran, jungler Matthew “Akaadian” Higginbotham.  “For real, Akaadian and Damonte should …

League of Legends

New League of Legends client bugs have players angry with Riot Syed Mujtaba Naqvi League of Legends players are not happy with the state of the game right now. The latest version of the client hasn’t been working well ever since it was released. While some players have been unaffected, many have had issues with FPS drops, disconnecting from games, and more. Naturally, this has resulted in a slew of players taking to social media in order to raise awareness of the troubles and …

Apex Legends

Ninja permabanned from Apex Legends on stream, contacts Respawn Olivia Richman Streaming superstar Tyler “Ninja” Blevins has been banned from Apex Legends and nobody could make sense of why.  Ninja logged on to play Apex with his Fortnite partner, Team SoloMid’s Malachi “Reverse2k” Greiner, on December 16 when the Mixer streamer saw a message pop up, notifying him that his account had been banned. What made the ban even more random was that Ninja had not played Apex Legends in six …

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Griffin Sword files a police report against cVmax for abuse Syed Mujtaba Naqvi Griffin’s League of Legends top laner Choi “Sword” Sung-won reportedly filed a police report against his former coach, Kim “cvMax” Dae-ho, accusing him of abusive behavior, Korean News1 has reported. DragonX head coach cvMax hasn’t gotten a break from accusations and drama ever since he parted ways with Griffin. Since cvMax came out with details of player mistreatment by Griffin’s management, the story keeps getting sequels. With Riot Games now …

Counter-Strike

MAD Lions revealed as Tricked Esport CSGO team buyer M Alzamora OverActive Media, the parent company of the Splyce brand that withdrew from Counter-Strike: Global Offensive in 2018, is getting back into the game in a big way. The organization has acquired the former Tricked Esport roster to compete under the MAD Lions banner. This marks a major step up in MAD Lions’ efforts in CSGO and a major upgrade from the Spanish team it fielded throughout 2019. OverActive Media also owns the Overwatch …

League of Legends

FunPlus Phoenix signs Khan, extends GimGoon for 2020 LPL season Syed Mujtaba Naqvi Worlds 2019 champion FunPlus Phoenix has announced that three top laners are signed for the 2020 LPL starting roster. Kim “Khan” Dong-ha, Li “xiao7” Zhong-Qi, and Kim “GimGoon” Han-saem will be sharing their time on stage. By signing Khan, promoting xiao7 from the academy team, and re-signing GimGoon for another season, FunPlus Phoenix now has a starting roster of nine players. It’s a big roster for the defending champions, but the …

Counter-Strike

Gen.G makes it to IEM Kaotwice closed qualifier after early loss M Alzamora Gen.G’s first outing as a Counter-Strike: Global Offensive team didn’t go as planned, but the team came back strong and took home a closed qualifier spot in round two of the IEM Katowice open qualifiers. Gen.G’s jumbled team had everyone worried on the first day of the IEM Katowice open qualifiers when the new team fell to Just for Fun, a team comprised of veteran players who have found themselves …

Shattered Web weekly missions leak, Scarlxrd drops CSGO music kit M Alzamora Counter-Strike In today’s patch, Valve added a new music kit while data miners on Reddit have already cracked the list of the next four weeks of Shattered Web missions.  Valve added a brand new music kit to CSGO this morning by the British rapper Scarlxrd famous for combining traditional trap music with heavy metal. Here’s a look at his latest track, DISSXLUTIXN, released yesterday. The new music kit is available right now in the …

Clearlove ends long pro career, transitions to head coach for EDG William Davis League of Legends Fan favorite and popular jungler Ming “Clearlove” Kai has announced his transition into a coaching position within Edward Gaming. Clearlove has retired as a player and is becoming the head coach for EDG in 2020. The jungler made the change after five years spent playing for the organization. To talk about Clearlove is to talk about EDG, as he is the face of the team and the reason why so …

Mata joins RNG as head coach for 2020 LPL season William Davis League of Legends Two days after announcing his retirement from professional play, former T1 support Cho “Mata” Se-hyeong has joined Royal Never Give Up as head coach. On December 14, Mata took his personal Facebook to announce his retirement as a player. Mata thanked the fans for their constant support through his seven years as a player, as well as the organizations that he joined along the way, including RNG. Other players reacted …

A quick guide to the new Twitch Channel Points program Olivia Richman News Twitch has finally released its new Channel Points feature, a highly anticipated points program that allows streamers to interact with their viewers by offering exclusive benefits. The concept of Channel Points was first shared at TwitchCon.  “Now, it’s even more rewarding to be part of a community on Twitch,” Twitch tweeted this morning, providing a link to more information on the program. All channels and affiliates will have access to Channel Points.  While …

PewDiePie deletes Twitter, announces upcoming break from YouTube Olivia Richman News YouTube megastar Felix “PewDiePie” Kjellberg has deleted his Twitter after accusing various media outlets of using his break from YouTube as clickbait.  “What I don’t like is the constant posturing going on [on Twitter]. People can’t help themselves from pointing out how others are bad to the point where it almost becomes fiction. I don’t mind that this happens. I understand that it does. But I don’t like how it …

ropz leads mousesports to CS Summit 5 win with two stand-ins M Alzamora Counter-Strike Mousesports took home the win at CS Summit 5, defeating G2 Esports 2-1 in spite Finn “karrigan” Andersen’s mid-series departure and the absence of another key player. CS Summit 5 was another great addition to Counter-Strike: Global Offensive’s most relaxed tournament series, and its conclusion gave fans an impressive look at a mousesports team that performed remarkably well despite missing two of their main players. On the flipside, G2 Esports …

RNG re-signs Uzi, adds Betty and Xiaolongbao for LPL 2020 season Syed Mujtaba Naqvi League of Legends Royal Never Give Up has squared away its League of Legends roster for the LPL 2020 season. The organization has signed Lu “Betty” Yu-Hung and Li “Xiaolongbao” Xiao-Long. Alongside this, Wang “S1xu” Kang-Can and Zhang “yuekai” Yue-Kai have been promoted from RNG’s academy team to its main roster. Finally, Royal Never Give Up also shared Jian “Uzi” Zi-Hao, Shi “Ming” Sen-Ming, and  Li “Xiaohu” Yuan-Hao have been re-signed. RNG has also signed …

Upcoming Brazilian CSGO player brutt dies at just 19 years old Steven Rondina Counter-Strike Brazilian Counter-Strike: Global Offensive player Matheus “brutt” Queiroz has died. He was 19 years old. Per HLTV, the news was initially reported by Brazilian sports outlet Globo, which was then confirmed by brutt’s team, Imperial Esports. The cause of death has not been reported. “Imperial Esports announces with regret the death of brutt. Matheus had been away from our CSGO team since early December, when he started to feel headaches …

The wildest and most impressive stats from the 2019 LCS Olivia Richman League of Legends The League of Legends Championship Series celebrated 2019 by sharing some interesting statistics about their sponsors, players, champions, and map impact.  “While we prep for our strongest season yet, we wanted to take a beat to celebrate the wins – big and small – that made up our year,” the LCS stated in an official press release.  According to the press release, the LCS is currently the third most popular …

Sneaky shows off Pokemon cosplay after rocky offseason with C9 Olivia Richman League of Legends Cloud9’s Zach “Sneaky” Scuderi is known for his popular gender-bending League of Legends-themed cosplays. The popular AD carry has decided to branch out into other games this time around.  With constant buzz around Pokemon Sword and Shield since before its release, thanks to some notable leaks, Sneaky treated fans to an unexpected Marnie cosplay.  “They wanted me to cosplay Pokimane, but I heard Pokemon,” Sneaky joked on Twitter, sharing a quick …

Virtus.pro signs AVANGAR hours after they lose at CS Summit 5 M Alzamora Counter-Strike Virtus.pro officially completed acquisition of the AVANGAR roster early this morning, Long-running esports organization Virtus.pro announced that they have signed the entire AVANGAR roster to contracts this morning. The announcement comes mere hours after the Virtus.pro roster failed to make the finals at CS Summit 5, losing to G2 Esports 2-1, and a little more than a week after a rumor hinted at VP’s intentions. According to a post from …

IOC wants VR sports games in the Olympics, not CSGO or LoL Olivia Richman Counter-Strike Despite an initial effort to understand the esports industry, the International Olympics Committee ultimately decided they weren’t ready to accept esports into the Olympic Games.  IOC president Thomas Bach told the Associated Press that it was because “some egames are not compatible with the Olympic values,” pointing out that certain titles “promoted violence or discrimination.”  In an effort to understand esports, members of the IOC took part in a summit on the …

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