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Dota 2
Dota 2 now sees lowest average player count since 2014
Olivia Richman
Over the last 30 days, Dota 2 has seen the lowest average player count the game’s had since January 2014. The 30-day average that makes up October thus far is 398,566. According to Steam Charts, this is 5,000 more players than Dota 2’s lowest player count of all time back in 2014. Ever since that January, Dota 2’s player count has continued to climb. In fact, it’s never dipped below …
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Here are the biggest Overwatch League roster moves so far
gabhernandez
It’s been a rollercoaster of an off-season for the Overwatch League and there’s a lot of notable moves to catch up on. The most recent shakeup saw the Boston Uprising sign DPS Tae-hui “Jerry” Min from Meta Athena and Sang-min “Myunbong” Seo after dropping a slew of players and staff members. The Los Angeles Valiant have cut the majority of their team, leaving just support player Scott “Custa” Kennedy. They’ve …
Dota 2
Dota 2 pro gets first car by winning MVP award at ESL One Hamburg
gabhernandez
Another Dota 2 player has nabbed a brand new Mercedes-Benz car. TNC Predator captain Park “March” Tae-won was bestowed the MVP award after his team won ESL One Hamburg 2019. The prize for this achievement is a new Mercedes-Benz car. He joins ESL’s Dota 2 Mercedes-Benz Club, which also includes Kim “Febby” Yong-min, Alexey “Solo” Berezin, and Clement “Puppey” Ivanov. “I actually don’t have a car. I’ve never had a …
League of Legends
League of Legends players can now play the classic URF mode
Syed Mujtaba Naqvi
The long awaited,ultra rapid fire game mode, known as URF, is live in League of Legends for a limited time. League players were excited when Riot Games developers announced URF was coming back to the game. The limited game mode had been introduced during the 2014 April Fools event, but had since been altered to ARUF, a version that instead of letting players pick the champion they want would assign …
Apex Legends
EA Games returning to Steam, plans to add Apex Legends, FIFA 20
Steven Rondina
EA Games is returning to Steam. The gaming juggernaut surprised gamers by stating that they will once again begin releasing games on Steam, as well as dipping into their back catalog a bit. The news was revealed on EA’s website. “Electronic Arts and Valve have partnered to put EA games into the hands of the players on Steam. Starting next spring, EA Access, our ever-growing subscription service powered by great …
League of Legends
K/DA successor True Damage revealed, will perform at LoL Worlds 2019
Steven Rondina
After weeks of rumors, Riot Games has officially revealed its new League of Legends-themed virtual band, True Damage. The group is in the same vein as K/DA, the group comprised of champions Evelyn, Akali, Kai’sa, and Ahri. K/DA became an overnight sensation in 2018 with the song “POP/STARS.” Though Akali’s singer, Soyeon from (G)I-DLE, returns for True Damage, the rest of the lineup is new. “A collective of artists with …
Counter-Strike
Swole Patrol, Nemiga Gaming start WINNERS League Season 3 strong
M Alzamora
WINNERS League Season 3 has finally arrived. With that, fans can watch some of the hottest up-and-coming teams in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive face off. Some of them, like the New England Whalers, are looking to prove themselves in the NA division as they enter the next tier of CSGO competition. Others, like returning champions Swole Patrol, are looking to reestablish themselves as serious threats with a new roster. The situation …
Counter-Strike
Twitch shares tribute to shroud as streamer heads to Mixer
Olivia Richman
Many were shocked when popular streamer Michael “shroud” Grzesiek announced he was switching to Mixer last week. So far, the move has been a positive one for the former Counter-Strike: Global Offensive pro. His first new streams saw big numbers, and he received a lot of support from fellow Mixer star Tyler “Ninja” Blevins, who made the move himself in August. Twitch continued spreading the good vibes by releasing a …
Breaking down the breakdown between TenZ and Cloud9
William Davis
Counter-Strike
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is meant to be a fun game, even at its highest levels of play. But some recent drama at Cloud9 has made clear that no matter how fun CS:GO may be, the high stakes can make it difficult for top players to get along. For fans, it’s a little easier. Playing casual games can be relaxing, there are opportuntiies for opening cases on platforms like this one …
How to play Garen and Yuumi in solo queue just like at Worlds
William Davis
League of Legends
Garen and Yuumi are an unexpected bottom lane duo that has recently taken over the competitive League of Legends scene. It was first played by Fnatic in the LEC Summer split and it quickly spread through the rest of the world’s regions. Similar to Sona and Taric, this new duo is hard to kill, which leads to a lot of frustration for the enemy team. Casual players would look at …
GeT_RiGhT joins mousesports as sub, plays first post-NiP match
M Alzamora
Counter-Strike
Ex-Ninjas in Pyjamas star Christopher “GeT_RiGhT” Alesund stepped in to help out fellow Counter-Strike: Global Offensive team Mousesports’ today when Robin “ropz” Kool was unable to play in the team’s scheduled ECS match against Virtus.pro. According to a tweet from ropz, he was forced out of the game due to “travel complications,” necessitating a stand-in for today’s match against VP. This came alongside a photo finish for in-game leader Finn …
CSGO keys no longer tradable, sellable after latest update
Steven Rondina
Counter-Strike
The latest Counter-Strike: Global Offensive update is going to shake up the game’s economy in a big way. The latest patch is restricting players’ ability to trade and resell keys. Crate keys have functionally worked as a form of currency across the entire Steam marketplace, serving as the most liquid asset available on the platform. According to Valve, this fact hasn’t been lost on scammers and other ne’er do wells …
This is Echo, the 32nd hero coming soon to Overwatch
Olivia Richman
News
When it was revealed that details of Overwatch 2 will soon be announced at BlizzCon, art for the game’s 32nd hero was leaked along with it. And if the artwork proves to be accurate, that means Echo is finally coming to Overwatch. Echo was officially introduced at BlizzCon last year in the Overwatch short “Reunion.” Starring gunslinger Jesse McCree, the short takes place on Route 66. The BAMF runs into …
Fnatic set to join EG, Vitality, and more at EPICENTER Moscow
M Alzamora
Counter-Strike
EPICENTER has unveiled another team directly invited to the upcoming EPICENTER Moscow event, naming Fnatic as the fifth team to receive a direct invite to the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tournament taking place in December. Fnatic joins Natus Vincere, AVANGAR, Evil Geniuses, and Team Vitality as squads that will skip the open qualifiers and instead be seeded directly into the $500K tournament. The European Open qualifiers for EPICENTER Moscow will get …
Details on Wukong’s new gameplay rework for Season 10
William Davis
League of Legends
The Monkey King Wukong will be receiving a much-needed update to his gameplay kit during the 2019 preseason. Wukong was released in July 2011 and his kit has remained largely unchanged outside of minor stat tweaks and bugfixes. The champion was a strong top laner during early seasons in both ranked and competitive play. But Wukong slowly became a less viable pick as League of Legends continued to evolve. Today …
Report indicates Complexity to replace dephh with k0nfig
M Alzamora
Counter-Strike
According to a report from French esports news site 1pv.fr, Complexity Gaming is in the early stages of replacing longtime player Rory “dephh” Jackson with Denmark’s Kristian “k0nfig” Wienecke. Dephh is currently the longest-tenured player on the Complexity roster, having joined in 2016 and captained several iterations of the organization’s CSGO squads. k0nfig has spent time with several teams since his split with North in February 2018. The unconfirmed rumor …
Less than 0.001% players have chance for perfect Worlds Pick’em
Syed Mujtaba Naqvi
League of Legends
With the 2019 League of Legends World Championship quarterfinals finished, the semifinals stage is set for the four remaining teams. Fans have been trying their luck with Pick’ems, but very few still have a chance to get all possible points. Over 4.5 million League players and fans made their Worlds Pick’em predictions. From the play-ins to the semifinals, 24 teams participated in the tournament, and a large number of matches …
SNL pokes fun at esports with mock World Championship report
Olivia Richman
League of Legends
As the League of Legends World Championship reaches its most important games of the year, Saturday Night Live decided it was the perfect time to create a skit about esports aimed at an audience that may not know what esports is. The skit starts with two cast members portraying news anchors Doug Miller and Mark Laramie showing a clip from a recent match where the fabricated team Shadow Gaming eliminates …
Faker wins his 100th international game at LoL World Championship
Syed Mujtaba Naqvi
League of Legends
Everyone knows the name Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok in the League of Legends community. SK Telecom T1’s mid laner is known as the best League player in the world, and he has just won his 100th international game. After SKT won the second match against Splyce during the League of Legends 2019 World Championship quarterfinals, Faker reached a huge milestone in his professional carrier. It was his 100th international win, and …
TNC Predator win ESL One Hamburg, prepare for MDL Chengdu Major
Steven Rondina
Dota 2
TNC Predator is looking very good right now. The enduring Southeast Asian contender took first place at ESL One Hamburg and posted arguably the best tournament performance of its storied history. The team completed the victory by defeating Gambit Esports in the finals with a 3-2 score, and looks like a serious threat heading into the MDL Chengdu Major. The first four games of the grand finals had an interesting …
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