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League of Legends G2 Esports to rematch SK Telecom T1 in Worlds 2019 semifinals By William Davis Counter-Strike Evil Geniuses sweep Fnatic, win StarSeries Season 8 By M Alzamora Apex Legends Apex Legends fans livid about Fight or Fright skin prices By William Davis

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Overwatch 2 to be revealed at BlizzCon, alongside new hero and modes Olivia Richman New information will be announced on Overwatch 2 at BlizzCon. ESPN obtained a BlizzCon training document that revealed Blizzard’s plans to share a new logo, new game modes, new maps, new heroes, and even a PvE feature in Overwatch 2. Rumors of an Overwatch 2 have been swirling for months. In June, Kotaku had published a report that informed fans that Blizzard would be cancelling a StarCraft spin-off to focus …

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Splyce overperforms, still loses to SKT in LoL Worlds 2019 William Davis SK Telecom T1 is advancing to the 2019 League of Legends World Championship semifinals after a 3-1 victory over Splyce. The LCK champion took a solid victory over an international rival, but it wasn’t the stomp that everyone anticipated. During the series, Splyce managed to get ahead of SKT on multiple occasions and took a game over the tournament’s favorites. The main problem for Splyce was their inability to transition …

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Vaevictis eSports’ LCL 2019 run marked by brutally poor stats Syed Mujtaba Naqvi Vaevictis eSports is a predominantly female League of Legends team that hasn’t taken a single match in the League of Legends Continental League since February. They are currently on a 30-game losing streak. The Russian team went through a number of roster shuffles throughout the year, with members often switching their main roles as coaches joined and left. None of this yielded positive results in competitive play. Vaevictis hasn’t won a …

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Fusion president calls out OWL caster over roster move criticisms Olivia Richman When an Overwatch League caster made a negative comment about mixed rosters, Philadelphia Fusion president Tucker Roberts decided to challenge his statement.  Caster Wolf Schroder took to Twitter to offer some harsh words regarding Paris Eternal’s recent roster moves.  “Is Paris building a Korean roster? They have hired two Korean coaches now, and with Rush, probably Sp9ark1e to follow?” Schroder tweeted. “Would hate to see such incredible EM talent go …

League of Legends TF Blade reaches top rank on EUNE server after Challenger climb By Syed Mujtaba Naqvi Counter-Strike BLAST Global Final’s last team to be determined in Copenhagen By M Alzamora League of Legends G2 Perkz blasts Deficio’s addition to Worlds 2019 broadcast By William Davis

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Fnatic flops, FunPlus Phoenix heads to LoL Worlds 2019 semifinals William Davis FunPlus Phoenix dominated Fnatic, punched its ticket to the 2019 League of Legends World Championship semifinals, and guaranteed that an LPL team will make the trip to Paris for the finals. FunPlus came into the Knockout Stage with a new, polished game plan. The team left behind the alternative picks and settled for traditional compositions after a wild group stage performance. That change in strategy seemingly took Fnatic by surprise, …

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Epic suing playtester who leaked Chapter 2 secrets, new map Olivia Richman When Fortnite was swallowed by a black hole and seemingly wiped off the internet, fans of the game were scared at first. But worries that the battle royale was closing down after the wildly unpopular Season X were alleviated when a leak informed players that “Chapter 2” was coming. Now, the person responsible for the Chapter 2 leak is being sued by Epic Games.  A user experience tester, Ronald Skyes, …

Counter-Strike

Astralis’ dev1ce is latest pro to speak out against Krieg Nina Forneloza Astralis star Nicolai “dev1ce” Reedtz is among the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive pros who are frustrated with the SG553, also known as the Krieg. In a story posted to Instagram, dev1ce voiced his displeasure with the current power of the rifle, questioning whether it’s even worth buying the AWP with its pervasiveness in the current meta. “Tough night for me personally, struggling to awp against the kriegs. Not quite sure if …

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shroud hits big numbers in his first Mixer live stream Olivia Richman Fans were shocked over Michael “shroud” Grzesiek’s move to Mixer, but it seems they’ve quickly adapted and followed him to a new streaming platform.  According to Lightstream, shroud had 240,000 followers on Mixer on day one, before he even started to stream. Once he finally went online playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, shroud’s first Mixer broadcast saw him peak at 78,000 viewers with an average of 67,000 viewers throughout the …

Invictus Gaming tramples Griffin, moves to LoL Worlds semifinals William Davis League of Legends Invictus Gaming advanced to the 2019 League of Legends World Championship semifinals with a victory over Griffin. IG is one step closer to getting its second World Championship title. The LPL team took the win over rookie organization Griffin and became the first team in the semifinals. IG started the series with two scrappy victories. The defending champion started games one and two by losing the early game. Griffin showcased good …

TF Blade becomes number one on EUNE League of Legends server Olivia Richman League of Legends Team Liquid’s controversial League of Legends streamer Ashkan “TF Blade” Homayouni has become number one on the EUNE server.  He announced the news on Twitch by showing his name on the leaderboards with “Can’t Touch This” playing in the background. His viewers spammed the chat room with messages like “I WAS HERE” and “EZ.”  TF Blade has been on a quest to become the top-ranked solo queue player in every region. …

SKT, G2, Splyce, Damwon will meet in 2019 LoL Worlds Knockouts William Davis League of Legends The 2019 League of Legends World Championship quarterfinals are ending on Sunday with two interesting matches. Three-time World Champions SK Telecom T1 will face Splyce and Mid-Season Invitational champion G2 Esports will go against rookie team Damwon Gaming. The Knockout Stage is a single-elimination best-of-five disputed on October 26 and 27, live from Palacio Vistalegre in Madrid, Spain. SKT is back! After a disastrous 2018, the team is back on …

Riot Games changes PBE account requirements ahead of Season 10 William Davis League of Legends Getting a PBE account is easier than ever before with the most recent change to Riot Games’ PBE requirements. Let’s start with the basics: What is the PBE? The Public Beta Environment (PBE) is a sever Riot Games tests their changes to League of Legneds before those updates hit the live server. Players on the PBE will get an opportunity to experience new mechanics, items, and other changes before anyone …

These are the five best-earning teams in all of esports Syed Mujtaba Naqvi Dota 2 Esports prize pools have grown over the years to the point that organizations have taken in tens of millions over the course of their histories. According to data from Esports Earnings, Team Liquid, OG, Evil Geniuses, Fnatic, and Newbee are the top five teams with the highest overall earnings. These are all accomplished organizations, though many of them are primarily bolstered by their Dota 2 teams. Team Liquid has the highest …

Mark Cuban says investing in esports teams is “awful business” Olivia Richman News Billionaire investor Mark Cuban said owning an esports team is an “awful business” in a recent interview with Fox Sports 1. Cuban listed a lack of viewership and ever-changing metas as major reasons people shouldn’t invest in North American esports organizations. “I absolutely wouldn’t (invest),” Cuban said. “You know what the meta is? They change things all the time, whether it’s Overwatch, League of Legends, or Fortnite for that matter.” The reason …

Anti-toxicity AI Minerva fights bad behavior on FaceIT M Alzamora Counter-Strike FACEIT, a third-party server provider for several popular multiplayer games, is no stranger to toxicity. Online gamers are notorious for their poor behavior, and third-party clients aren’t exempt from the toxicity, either. Companies have spent years attempting to fix this very issue, with solutions ranging from in-game reporting to requiring players to verify a phone number in order to play. While these stopgaps often slow toxic behavior, they always fail …

Harrowing skins are available in League shop for Halloween Syed Mujtaba Naqvi League of Legends Players can now purchase Harrowing, Championship, and World Championship skins from the in-game shop. Harrowing skins are inspired by the celebration of Halloween from different cultures and traditions, and are on sale for a limited time period only. Patch 9.21 has just recently introduced new Halloween-themed skins, including Bewitching Miss Fortune, Count Kassadin, and more. But the new skins aren’t the only spooky skins players can buy in the shop. …

Dr Disrespect goes on a rant about shroud’s move to Mixer Olivia Richman News Popular Twitch personality Herschel “Dr Disrespect” Beahm had nothing nice to say about Michael “shroud” Grzesiek’s recent move to competing streaming platform Mixer.  “Who’s gonna follow shroud now,” Dr Disrespect ranted, echoing the question his fans keep asking him. “I was the first one there in Washington before Ninja, before shroud. They wanted the number one. I said…”  Then, a dramatically long pause.  “Wrong!” he exclaimed, staring into the webcam from behind …

shroud reveals reason behind his jumping from Twitch to Mixer Nina Forneloza Counter-Strike Michael “shroud” Grzesiek has revealed the real reason that he made the move from Twitch to Microsoft’s streaming platform Mixer. Shroud was one of the most popular streamers on Twitch with over 7 million followers on the platform. Earlier this week he made the shocking announcement that he was going to join Mixer. During his first Mixer stream he was asked the question of why he left Twitch in the …

FORG1VEN is returning to competitive League of Legends in 2020 Syed Mujtaba Naqvi League of Legends Veteran League of Legends player Konstantinos-Napoleon “FORG1VEN” Tzortziou has announced his free agency for the 2020 competitive season after having spent recent years on hiatus due to mandatory military service. FORG1VEN announced his leave for mandatory duty in the Greek military in February 2016 when he was competing as an ADC for H2k Gaming in the European League of Legends Championship Series, later rebranded as the LoL European Championship. After an …

Riot Games holds Rise of the Elements Invitational for TFT Set 2 William Davis League of Legends Riot Games has announced the Rise of the Elements Invitational to celebrate the launch of TFT Set 2. On October 30 and 31, 16 of the most popular streamers from around the world will compete in the Rise of the Elements Invitational. The competition commemorates the launching of TFT Set 2 that is scheduled to go live with patch 9.22. William “Scarra” Li, G2 Esports’ Rumay “Hafu” Wang, Jeremy “Disguised …

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