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FORG1VEN is returning to competitive League of Legends in 2020
Syed Mujtaba Naqvi
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 …
League of Legends
Riot Games holds Rise of the Elements Invitational for TFT Set 2
William Davis
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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PewDiePie banned in China after criticizing Blizzard, Xi Jinping
Olivia Richman
“Well boys, we did it. I’m banned from China. That’s right.” That was YouTuber Felix “PewDiePie” Kjellberg’s first statement on his video appropriately titled, “PewDiePie is BANNED in China.” The Swedish YouTube star goes on to explain that he found out he was banned in China after he spoke up about not only the Hong Kong protests, but also compared the Chinese president to Winnie the Pooh, who is also …
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Twitch cracking down on fake viewership, taking on Lurk4Lurk groups
gabhernandez
Twitch is taking steps to crack down on fake engagement methods, including viewership botting and lurk for lurk viewership. “We recently made changes to help us better detect and remove artificial views from view counts, such as from 3rd party sites,” the Twitch Support Twitter feed stated. “Fake engagement, such as viewbotting or Follow4Follow and Lurk4Lurk groups, is against our rules. Participating in or organizing these activities may lead to …
Dota 2
Team Liquid’s new Dota 2 roster knocked out of ESL One Hamburg
Olivia Richman
When Team Liquid signed Alliance’s former Dota 2 roster, many wondered if the risky choice would pay off. At the moment, fans seem to be getting their answer: not yet. Team Liquid was knocked out of the group stage at ESL One Hamburg 2019, along with lesser known teams Quincy Crew, Fighting PandaS, and Vikin.gg. Teams Liquid once would have easily defeated these opponents without much of an effort, but …
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Big Bang Theory actor, writer working on esports-themed series
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Big Bang Theory writer Anthony Del Broccolo and star actor Johnny Galecki are planning a new esports-themed comedy series called The Squad, set to air on NBC. The network announced the title and the Hollywood Reporter describes the show as being centered around a group of friends that are involved in the esports world. The show will focus on the experience of being an outsider for many years and what …
Counter-Strike
StarLadder referee says s1mple raged at teammates at StarSeries
Olivia Richman
A referee may have valuable insight as to why Natus Vincere was eliminated from StarSeries i-League Season 8 so early on. The StarLadder referee reportedly sent messages to his Telegram group about some of the members of the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive team. In the first message, the referee had confided that Oleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev was “raging at teammates,” adding that everyone is “afraid to stop him.” He then accused Ladislav “GuardiaN” …
League of Legends
Legends of Runeterra coming back in November for more players
gabhernandez
Legends of Runeterra, Riot Games’ new digital card game based on the wildly popular League of Legends franchise, has had its first testing phase and now fans are wondering when the next phase begins. The developers have said there would be a second preview patch shortly after the first one, and then later announced that it would begin on November 14. The first preview patch was released immediately following the …
League of Legends is by far most played game at Korean PC Bangs
William Davis
League of Legends
League of Legends is the most popular game in Korean PC Bangs, according to Gametrics. Better than one of every two users of PC Bangs in Korea is playing League of Legends. The statistics shared by Korean site Gametrics show that 51.49% of the players are choosing the popular MOBA run by Riot Games. League of Legends has now been number one on the list for 64 weeks and counting. …
Amouranth catches man taking a photo of her butt at Walmart
Olivia Richman
News
Popular Just Chatting streamer Kaitlyn “Amouranth” Siragusa was broadcasting live from a Walmart when her fans got to see the kind of stuff the Twitch star deals with on a daily basis. Dressed in a Hooters tank top and perusing the snack isle, Amouranth appears to be minding her own business when a guy in a grey hoodie creeps into the background of the stream with his camera aimed at her …
shroud announces he is moving to Mixer, likely leaving Twitch
M Alzamora
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Michael “shroud” Grzesiek announced on Twitter that he is moving from Twitch to rival streaming platform Mixer. The news was revealed in a short video that offered few other details. Shroud’s move away from Twitch marks the second famous streamer to leave the platform over recent months, following Tyler “Ninja” Blevins’ controversial move to Mixer. There has been no public word on when Shroud’s transition to Mixer will take place, …
shroud might need a third surgery after his scooter accident
Olivia Richman
Counter-Strike
Former Counter-Strike: Global Offensive player Michael “shroud” Grzesiek might need another arm surgery. The popular streamer discussed his ongoing health issues during a recent stream, informing his fans that he might need another surgery to treat injuries sustained during his scooter accident in March. Though he wasn’t off camera for long, and went on to compete in an Apex Legends tournament soon after, the damage to the ligaments and bones in his elbow …
These are the 5 most clutch CSGO players of all-time
Steven Rondina
Counter-Strike
Being “clutch” is a special distinction that few players reach in any competitive outlet. These are the types that consistently come through when it counts the most and hold a special place in the hearts of their fans and the psyches of their opponents. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is no different. Players will often find themselves in a position where they are outnumbered, and while most ultimately try to make the …
TenZ blames bad system at Cloud9, Stewie2k responds
M Alzamora
Counter-Strike
Cloud9’s most recent departure believes the organization’s non-stop roster shuffling is a systemic problem. Tyson “TenZ” Ngo played for the organization for just under four months before recently being benched in favor of journeyman player Yassine “Subroza” Taoufik. TenZ took to Twitch soon after to explain the move. “I left like our style wasn’t like, good. I didn’t feel like we had a good style and I didn’t believe in …
Amazing has some bright ideas for improving NA LoL and LCS teams
Nina Forneloza
League of Legends
Maurice “Amazing” Stückenschneider, the jungler for 100 Thieves, has given his own views on how to make the North American region stronger in League of Legends. In the 2019 League of Legends World Championship, no team from the LCS managed to qualify out of the group stages of the tournament. This result marks the first time no North American team has progressed to the quarterfinals since 2015, and only the …
Patch 9.21 brings new Halloween skins, several buffs and nerfs
Syed Mujtaba Naqvi
League of Legends
League of Legends was recently updated with patch 9.21 on October 22, bringing new Halloween-themed skins, a good number of buffs, and a smaller number of nerfs for the game’s champions. Kayn has had it a bit rough lately, especially in the early game, which is why patch 9.21 buffed Reaping Slash’s damage, although it did also lower its bonus damage to monsters. Another champion that has been underperforming is …
Deadmau5 says streamers “beg” for subscribers and money
Olivia Richman
News
A PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds player got in an extremely heated debate with musician Joel “Deadmau5” Zimmerman about tipping at restaurants and streaming. During a live stream, PUBG player Grizz began ranting about how American restauraunts “rely on the good will of patrons” to survive. He said making underpaid employees rely on tips was “bullshit.” “Like, who made up tipping? What the fuck?” Grizz said. Apparently, this rubbed Candadian artist Deadmau5 the …
EliGE says Liquid is mentally exhausted as they drop IEM Beijing
M Alzamora
Counter-Strike
Team Liquid announced that its Counter-Strike: Global Offensive team will not attend IEM Beijing in a tweet from the team’s official Twitter account and a press release from the tournament’s organizer ESL. Team Liquid released a video with the tweet featuring star player Jonathan “EliGE” Jablonowski, head coach Eric “adreN” Hoag and Counter-Strike team manager Steve “jokasteve” Perino to explain the team’s absence from the tournament. “We’re one of the most traveled teams out …
A closer look at the extensive lore behind Overwatch
Olivia Richman
News
Despite being a highly competitive FPS centered around battling other teams and players, Overwatch has a surprising amount of lore. In a game where you basically protect a moving vehicle as it makes its way through the map, the story behind the maps and the heroes protecting those payloads is complex and sometimes emotionally gripping. There’s so much lore to explore that it can get a little overwhelming. Here’s a …
MitchJones unbanned from Twitch after racist slurs, loses subs
Olivia Richman
News
IRL streamer Mitch “MitchJones” Jones may have been unbanned for Twitch, but it was at the price of his status as a partner on the broadcasting platform. MitchJones excited his 415,000 Twitch followers on October 21 by returning to the platform after being banned from Twitch for 30 days. But his fans quickly noticed that his sub button had been removed, indicating that MitchJones was no longer a Twitch partner. …
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