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Dota 2 Dota 2 update 7.23c hits Magnus, Crystal Maiden with big nerfs By Steven Rondina Dota 2 Gambit Esports, Spirit win WePlay! Bukovel Minor CIS qualifier By Steven Rondina Dota 2 Nigma qualify for WePlay! Bukovel Minor after missing Leipzig Major By Steven Rondina

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Dr Disrespect to get a new animated television series Olivia Richman Twitch streamer Guy “Dr Disrespect” Beahm IV is getting a television series based on his streaming persona.  With over 3.8 million followers and 100 million views on Twitch, Dr Disrespect can now add a narrative scripted television series based on his edgy sharpshooting character. The deal with The Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman’s multi-platform company Skybound Entertainment and is the first of its kind for a Twitch personality.  “There are …

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Riot donated $10,000 to Rick Fox’s charity stream for the Bahamas Syed Mujtaba Naqvi Rick Fox held a 24-hour long charity stream for the Bahamas Relief Foundation. Riot Games’ Social Impact Fund donated $10,000 to the stream, which ultimately raised over $60,000 in total. The former NBA star and previous owner of Echo Fox spent his childhood days in the Bahamas, and islands that suffered tremendous damage after being caught in the Hurricane Dorian this September. To help people get back to their feet …

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Riot Forge to bring even more new League of Legends games William Davis Riot Games has announced Riot Forge, a publishing label that will develop new games in the League of Legends universe. Riot Forge will see the studio partner up with independent developers to create new games in a variety of genres. Back in October, Riot revealed its plans to launch several games, including League of Legends: Wild Rift, Teamfight Tactics Mobile, Legends of Runeterra, a League of Legends fighting game, and …

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StarLadder offers clarity on freelance talent payment policy M Alzamora In 2018, members of the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive freelance talent circuit accused tournament organizers of failing to pay them for their work. Over one year later, two more esports freelancers have hit out for similar reasons. On November 25, esports host and broadcaster James Banks posted a series of raw and emotional tweets in which the esports veteran publicly worried about making ends meet and supporting his family. He wasn’t …

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TrentPax calls out AdmiralBulldog for latest racial joke Steven Rondina Henrik “AdmiralBulldog” Ahnberg and Trent “TrentPax” MacKenzie are publicly butting heads. The former Alliance offlaner was put on blast by the caster over his latest racially charged joke. Bulldog cracked wise about the name of Dota 2 team Nigma, seemingly alluding to its similarities to a racial slur. That resulted in a call-out from Trentpax during the latest edition of MoonDuck’s Trent & Zyori Podcast. “We just had [the MDL …

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Congressman pleads guilty to using campaign funds on video games gabhernandez Californian Congressman Duncan D. Hunter pleaded guilty in Federal court on Tuesday to stealing over $150,000 of campaign funds to support his lavish lifestyle. The purchased items were “as inconsequential as fast food, movie tickets and sneakers; as trivial as video games, Lego sets and Playdoh,” according to the press release posted on justice.gov. In 2016, the San Diego Union Tribune acquired a letter from the Federal Election Commission that …

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TSM could contend in LCS 2020, but will they return to Worlds? William Davis Through the offseason, Team SoloMid’s fans were promised a new roster that would satisfy their demands. The people working behind the scenes shared their genuine enthusiasm for the TSM project in 2020. Announcements were made, videos are up, and TSM has a solid roster for the LCS. On paper, TSM has the potential to get back to the top of the ladder, but first, they must overcome some big challenges. The …

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The Nexus is Riot’s first official tournament in the MENA region Syed Mujtaba Naqvi Riot Games is hosting the first official League of Legends event in the Middle East and North Africa. The Nexus is a three-day festival that includes League tournament, a Teamfight Tactics competition, 1v1 fights, concerts, and more. The event is happening in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, starting on December 5. For the first time in the ten-year history of League of Legends, the MENA region is finally getting …

TSM officially confirms 2020 LCS roster with Kobbe, Biofrost Syed Mujtaba Naqvi League of Legends Team SoloMid has officially announced its 2020 League of Legends Championship Series starting roster on December 3. The academy roster has been confirmed as well. As one of the most popular League of Legends teams in the world, TSM always has the community’s eyes on it. And it wasn’t any different this offseason, as fans were on the lookout for every leak, rumor, and announcement. TSM has finally put an …

Report says Dignitas adds Froggen, Aphromoo, Grig to LCS roster William Davis League of Legends ESPN has confirmed that Dignitas completed its starting LCS roster and the team is ready to make announcements. Back in November it was reported that Dignitas was struggling to secure its roster. The team allegedly spent most of its roster on the controversial $2.3 million guaranteed contract of top laner Heo “Huni” Seung-hoon. Dignitas then proceeded to trade every other member of its 2019 roster. Dignitas’ recent decision making raised …

Evil Geniuses, Na’Vi round out DreamLeague Leipzig Major teams Steven Rondina Dota 2 The qualifiers for the DreamLeague Leipzig Major have officially wrapped up. 15 teams have officially locked up spots in the event, with most of the biggest names in Dota 2 present and accounted for. That’s undoubtedly welcome news for DreamHack, who saw some of the game’s most popular and storied brands post upsets to earn a spot in the major. Here are the teams set to compete at the DreamLeague …

Report says OG CSGO will play their first games at CS Summit 5 M Alzamora Counter-Strike A report released December 4 indicates that Counter-Strike: Global Offensive fans will get their first look at the OG CSGO roster in action very soon. A report from Finnish website yle.fi says that OG CSGO will play their first games as a squad at CS Summit 5. WIN.gg recently speculated that CS Summit 5 could be the first tournament for the new roster, especially given that many top teams are will …

Golden Guardians Academy adds former LPL caster Raz as coach William Davis League of Legends LPL commentator and League of Legends personality Barento “Raz” Mohammed has made a surprising move and joined Golden Guardians Academy as head coach. Golden Guardians announced the complete GGS Academy roster and coaching staff ahead of the LCS 2020 season. The coaching staff includes former LPL analyst Raz, who worked in the LPL’s English broadcast for the past few years. Raz follows the steps of former LCK caster Christopher “PapaSmithy” …

KRIMZ breaks NiKo’s Dust 2 kill record with 44 kills before OT M Alzamora Counter-Strike Freddy “KRIMZ” Johannsan broke the world record for kills on Dust 2 during regulation in Fnatic’s ESL Pro League Season 10 finals group stage match against MIBR earlier today. The 25-year-old rifler slammed MIBR on the classic map, putting up 44 kills on the Brazillian team before the map went to overtime. KRIMZ’s performance broke the previous world record of 40 kills set by Nikola “NiKo” Kovač almost two years …

New stack and pull timings hit Dota 2 after update 7.23b gabhernandez Dota 2 The Dota 2 map was given a massive shakeup in the Outlanders Update with the addition of outposts, the removal of several patches of trees, and the new rune locations. One of the more subtle changes to the map were the changes to neutral camps. The Radiant ancient creeps now spawn in the bottom lane jungle near the tier-two tower, rather than near the tier-one tower mid. This was done …

The easiest ways to complete Shattered Web’s Week 3 Missions M Alzamora Counter-Strike Counter-Strike: Global Offensive’s third week of missions is live for Operation Shattered Web, and one of them is the mission that shows up every operation and everyone really dislikes. There’s nothing more frustrating opening up Counter-Strike Global Offensive, excited to take a crack at that week’s missions and seeing that you have to get 25 kills in a deathmatch. A Valve deathmatch. With a Nova. Shattered Web’s missions have been …

Renegades returns to CSGO, signs Grayhound Gaming roster Syed Mujtaba Naqvi Counter-Strike Renegades announced its return to Counter-Strike: Global Offensive on Twitter, revealing that it has acquired the roster of Grayhound Gaming. The organization returns to the game after just a few weeks away. The Renegades roster was transferred to 100 Thieves at the end of October, soon after its third-place finish at the StarLadder Berlin Major. Just a month later, the organization is back in the scene with the acquisition of Grayhound’s roster. …

Doran and Chovy to join DragonX after Griffin controversy Syed Mujtaba Naqvi League of Legends Two fromer Griffin players, top laner Choi “Doran” Hyeon-joon and mid laner Jeong “Chovy” Ji-hoon, have joined DragonX. The organization has also announced that trainees Ryu “Keria” Min-seok and Hong “Pyosik” Chang-hyeon have both been promoted to the 2020 starting roster. Doran and Chovy have officially joined DragonX’s League of Legends team for the 2020 League of Legends Champions Korea, Fomos reported on December 4. With the promotion of Keira as …

Former Griffin support Lehends joins Hanwha Life Esports in LCK Syed Mujtaba Naqvi League of Legends Hanwha Life Esports has signed Son “Lehends” Si-woo as the team’s new support for the upcoming LCK competitive season, Fomos’ reporter “Kenzi” shared on Twitter. Lehends is joining the overhauled HLE soon after he and the rest of the former Griffin roster announced free agency. Even though Griffin had a better run at the 2019 League of Legends Champions Korea than did HLE, the organization is likely losing its spot …

Evil Geniuses reported to sign Jiizuke after Chovy declines Olivia Richman League of Legends After failing to sign former Griffin mid laner Jeong “Chovy” Ji-hoon, reports are coming in that Evil Geniuses has instead settled on Team Vitality’s former mid laner Daniele “Jiizuke” di Mauro. Evil Geniuses had reportedly discussed signing a foreign top laner, specifically targeting SK Telecom T1’s Kim “Khan” Dong-ha, but the Korean player chose to sign with China’s FunPlus Phoenix, who recently won the World Championship. The returning LCS team then turned …

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