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News Overwatch fans upset with Winter Wonderland legendary event skins By Olivia Richman League of Legends Voyboy stuns youngrezzy with rap skills during Tyler1’s LoL tournament By William Davis League of Legends Legendary support Mata retires from competitive League of Legends By Syed Mujtaba Naqvi

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Pokemon Company looking to subpoena Discord, 4chan over leaks Olivia Richman Data mining and leaks are nothing new in the gaming industry, but recent Pokemon Sword and Shield leaks may lead game developers to deal with them a bit differently in the near future.  The Pokemon Company International has been given permission to identify individuals that proliferated information regarding unreleased Pokemon designs and take legal action against them. A lawsuit against the nameless targets is allowing the company to issue subpoenas …

Apex Legends

Team SoloMid, Sentinels players caught cheating during scrims Olivia Richman Apex Legends pros from Sentinels and Team SoloMid have apologized after being caught cheating.  Suspicious clips of the players from a professional scrimmage were proliferated on Reddit after being clipped from a live stream by competitor Jack “NiceWigg” Martin. After the Counter Logic Gaming pro was eliminated in a scrim, he decided to spectate TSM and quickly called out Phillip “ImperialHal” Dosen, Jordan “Reps” Wolfe, and Mac “Albralelie” Kenzie Beckwith …

Counter-Strike

Astralis run over Team Liquid, win BLAST Pro Series Global Finals Steven Rondina Astralis has added yet another trophy to its mantel. The Danish team won the BLAST Pro Series Global Finals and captured the $350,000 top prize. This ends the 2019 season for the RFRSH-run tournament circuit and sets the stage for what should be a much larger 2020 season. Astralis took the title by defeating longtime rival Team Liquid in the best-of-three grand final. The series opened on Inferno with Astralis …

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2020 LEC Spring Split start date revealed by Riot Games Syed Mujtaba Naqvi Riot Games has announced that the 2020 LEC Spring Split will kick off on January 24. The league will be played in Riot’s studio in Berlin. The second regular season of the rebranded European league will take place across nine weeks, with 10 teams competing for a spot in the playoffs. The winner of the 2020 LEC Spring Split will qualify for the 2020 Mid-Season Invitational, where it will represent Europe on …

News CSGO update changes colors of two Agents, changes Overpass and Mirage By M Alzamora Dota 2 Dota 2 update 7.23e removes XP talents, nerfs Void Spirit, Snapfire By Steven Rondina League of Legends Misfits player Neon suspended by LEC for discriminatory language By Syed Mujtaba Naqvi

Dota 2

MidOne returns to Team Secret as sub for One Esports Singapore Steven Rondina Team Secret will be using a substitute at the the ONE Esports Dota 2 World Pro Invitational Singapore, and it’s a fairly familiar name for the team. Yazied “YapzOr” Jaradat will not be competing at the event with his team. Instead, former Team Secret mid Yeik “MidOne” Nai Zheng will step into the team’s No. 4 spot. The organization revealed the news on Twitter. No explanation was given for why …

Counter-Strike

CSGO devs and Templar Assassin hint at Aztec, Dust map returns M Alzamora Legendary Counter-Strike maps Aztec and Dust may soon come back to CSGO according to a theory posted on Reddit, but there’s a sneaky Assassin involved in this mystery no one has noticed. In the past several weeks, tweets from both the official Valve account and the CSGO development team account have included screenshots from the classic CS maps Aztec and Dust. While a Redditor put the tweets together, there’s one …

Counter-Strike

OG looking average at CS Summit 5 after series against G2 Esports Steven Rondina OG is in the middle of its long-awaited entrance into Counter-Strike: Global Offensive at the CS Summit 5. So far, the team isn’t looking especially great. Through two days of competition in the event’s group stage, OG boasts a humble 2-4 record after a few group stage series. The team went 0-2 against mousesports, 1-1 against Virtus.pro, and 1-1 against G2 Esports. The team made its official debut on the …

Counter-Strike

The World According to Jeff Goldblum to showcase CSGO, esports M Alzamora In a trailer shared by the official DreamHack Twitter account yesterday afternoon, Jeff Goldblum’s latest project, “The World According to Jeff Goldblum,” revealed that the National Geographic program will showcase both Counter-Strike: Global Offense and DreamHack Masters Dallas 2019 convention during an episode. CSGO will play a major role in the episode. While Goldblum talks about esports in general, the preview shows him watching a Counter-Strike match, seemingly surprised at the scale …

Patch 10.1 is bringing Lunars and new item changes to TFT Syed Mujtaba Naqvi League of Legends Riot Games has announced a new Teamfight Tactics origin coming in January, as well as changes and additions to multiple items. The Lunar class is coming to TFT with patch 10.1. Leona and Karma will be the two champions releasing in the second set as Lunars. Using both will grant players a trait giving them a 20% critical strike chance, 20% critical strike damage, and 20% spell power every seven …

Subroza blasts Cloud9, Jack responds and talks C9’s CSGO future Steven Rondina Counter-Strike Yassine “Subroza”‘ Taoufik joining Cloud9 on a trial basis seemed like a golden opportunity when it was first announced. The player had competed at a high level in North America’s Counter-Strike: Global Offensive scene, but was set up to join one of esports’ top brands at a time when its CSGO team had seemingly settled into having a strong core. But shortly after his first event with the team, esports …

Four advanced CSGO commands you need to know to up your game M Alzamora Counter-Strike The console is a powerful tool in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. It’s capable of basic things like changing a player’s crosshair, but it can also do much more than that. From jump throw binds for smoke grenades to removing those distracting blood spatters and bullet holes, the console is a tool that good players need to know inside and out. Here are some advanced commands, taken from the Global Elites of …

G2 Esports’ Caps and Perkz may be swapping mid and bot roles Olivia Richman League of Legends G2 Esports fans are wondering if they’re getting trolled.  The European League of Legends team just announced on Twitter that Rasmus “Caps” Winther and Luka “Perkz” Perković are swapping roles, putting Caps in the bot lane and Perkz back to mid lane.  “Wait, are Caps and Perkz really doing this?” G2 tweeted out, complete with a “mind blown” emoji.  The tweet is accompanied by a short clip that shows Perkz casually …

Esports winners at 2019 Game Awards include Bugha and G2 Esports Olivia Richman League of Legends The Game Awards have come to a close and the winners in the esports categories have been revealed. Last year, the popular show became one of Twitch’s biggest live stream events with over 1.13 million concurrent viewers watching the program on the platform at its peak. This was double the views The Game Awards had received in 2017. Let’s take a look at how this year’s esports categories differed from …

Doinb becomes the first import player to become LPL resident William Davis League of Legends FunPlus Phoenix mid laner and reigning world champion Kim “Doinb” Tae-sang has become the first foreign player to receive LPL residency. After five years competing in China, Doinb was granted LPL residency and will no longer count as an import for the team. Doinb, who is originally from South Korea, was a popular solo queue player who has received high praise from professional players including T1 mid laner Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok. …

Flash Wolves not competing in the League of Legends PCS in 2020 Olivia Richman League of Legends Flash Wolves fans were distraught this morning when they saw a tweet from the Taiwanese organization declaring that they wouldn’t be competing in the League of Legends Pacific Champion Series next season.  “We are so sorry to tell every fans, Flash Wolves League of Legend team won’t participate PCS in 2020. We will help player to find new stage for their career. Hopefully, we will see you next game,” the …

NiP impress at BLAST Global Finals, but lose to Astralis 2-0 M Alzamora Counter-Strike Despite an early string of losses on Train, the Ninjas in Pyjamas put up a serious fight against the best team in the world in the BLAST Pro Series Global Finals. Both NiP and Astralis came into the match looking for the grand final spot, but the Ninjas played like they had nothing to lose. After digging an early hole on train, Ninjas in Pyjamas ran it back with six …

Pobelter rejoins Team Liquid for 2020 LCS as assistant coach William Davis League of Legends Eugene “Pobelter” Park, who recently revealed that he couldn’t find a team for LCS play, has joined Team Liquid as a positional coach for 2020. In November, Pobelter shocked the League of Legends community with an emotional statement on Twitter. The former pro player shared that he couldn’t find a team to join and that for the first time since Season 4, he wouldn’t be playing in the LCS. Many …

New LoL game CONV/RGENCE revealed at The Game Awards Steven Rondina League of Legends The Game Awards was very kind to League of Legends fans. Alongside winning two awards, two different spin-off titles were revealed during the event. In addition to Ruined King: A League of Legends Story, CONV/RGENCE: A League of Legends Story was also unveiled with a short teaser trailer. No gameplay was shown at The Game Awards, but one of the developers on hand gave fans an idea of what’s in …

Ruined King: A League of Legends Story revealed at Game Awards Steven Rondina League of Legends A new League of Legends spin-off title has been revealed at The Game Awards. Ruined King: A League of Legends Story was revealed with a teaser trailer with former Marvel Comics artist Joe Madureira on hand to discuss it. He opened up that the title is a story-driven, turn-based RPG based in the League of Legends universe set after the Burning Tides event. Players will play as League champions and …

Evil Geniuses debut new logo as part of big esports expansion M Alzamora Counter-Strike Evil Geniuses’ brand position has changed drastically in a short time, and today it has a brand new logo to go along with EG CEO Nicole Lapointe Jameson’s vision for the brand. In the past four months, the public has seen Evil Geniuses add two of the world’s largest esports games to its portfolio. Today, it made another drastic change. After 20 years, Evil Geniuses unveiled a total brand redesign …

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