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Counter-Strike Fnatic set to join EG, Vitality, and more at EPICENTER Moscow By M Alzamora League of Legends Details on Wukong’s new gameplay rework for Season 10 By William Davis Counter-Strike Report indicates Complexity to replace dephh with k0nfig By M Alzamora

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Less than 0.001% players have chance for perfect Worlds Pick’em Syed Mujtaba Naqvi 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 …

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SNL pokes fun at esports with mock World Championship report Olivia Richman 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 …

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Faker wins his 100th international game at LoL World Championship Syed Mujtaba Naqvi 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 …

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TNC Predator win ESL One Hamburg, prepare for MDL Chengdu Major Steven Rondina 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 …

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 …

TF Blade reaches top rank on EUNE server after Challenger climb Syed Mujtaba Naqvi League of Legends Team Liquid’s League of Legends streaming top laner Ashkan “TF Blade” Homayouni has achieved the top rank on the European Nordic and East server as he continues his journey of becoming the best player on every server in the world. TF Blade started working towards his goal of becoming an undisputable best solo queue League player in the world at the beginning of this year, after consistently keeping his main …

BLAST Global Final’s last team to be determined in Copenhagen M Alzamora Counter-Strike When the BLAST Pro Series Global Final kicks off on December 12, fans will be able to see the circuit’s top four teams duke it out in Bahrain for the top prize of $350,000. RFRSH Entertainment’s BLAST Pro Series originally started in 2017 as a series of low-pressure tournaments with an emphasis on the fan experience. That changed when organizer RFRSH Entertainment reworked the standalone events into a rebranded tournament …

G2 Perkz blasts Deficio’s addition to Worlds 2019 broadcast William Davis League of Legends G2 Esports bottom laner Luka “Perkz” Perković is not happy about the addition of Martin “Deficio” Lynge to the broadcast team at the 2019 League of Legends World Championship. Deficio made the official announcement through Origen’s Twitter account, a team he joined as General Manager in 2018 when he quit casting. In the video, Deficio said that he was very happy to be invited by Riot Games and that he would work …

Fnatic flops, FunPlus Phoenix heads to LoL Worlds 2019 semifinals William Davis League of Legends 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, …

Epic suing playtester who leaked Chapter 2 secrets, new map Olivia Richman Fortnite 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, …

Astralis’ dev1ce is latest pro to speak out against Krieg Nina Forneloza Counter-Strike 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 …

shroud hits big numbers in his first Mixer live stream Olivia Richman Counter-Strike 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 …

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