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AdmiralBulldog and Lil involved in feud over stream sniping Dota 2 AdmiralBulldog and Lil involved in feud over stream sniping By gabhernandez Fortnite YouTuber made $26,000 off FaZe Sway’s creator code Fortnite Fortnite YouTuber made $26,000 off FaZe Sway’s creator code By Olivia Richman Cloud9 changes CSGO roster again, drops TenZ and adds Subroza Counter-Strike Cloud9 changes CSGO roster again, drops TenZ and adds Subroza By Steven Rondina
Dota 2-inspired board game Glyph made available to players Dota 2
Dota 2-inspired board game Glyph made available to players Syed Mujtaba Naqvi A passionate Dota 2 player has invested the time and effort to create Glyph, a board game inspired by the popular MOBA. The game uses elements of Dota 2 in a board game setting, using heroes, spells, talent trees, and more. Reddit user u/Kinan_Rod has spent over a year working on Glyph so that he could combine his passion for board games and Dota 2. He showed off an early …
Riot sends personal thank you notes to Honor 5 LoL players League of Legends
Riot sends personal thank you notes to Honor 5 LoL players William Davis League of Legends is currently celebrating its 10th birthday and Riot Games is commemorating the occasion by offering all players a slew of in-game rewards. That said, a small, special group is getting a personal shoutout from the publisher. Some honor level 5 players on the NA servers are receiving emails from Riot Games personally thanking them for their sportsmanlike behavior. Many of those who received the honors shared the …
LoL Worlds 2019 knockout Pick’em predictions League of Legends
LoL Worlds 2019 knockout Pick’em predictions William Davis 24 teams started in the 2019 League of Legends World Championship, but only eight are left in the race for the Summoner’s Cup. With the group stage now complete, the surviving teams head to Madrid, Spain to compete in the Knockout Stage. So far, the World Championship has been an exciting event with upsets, incredible plays, and plenty of fan chants for Team SoloMid. Out of all of the teams competing …
TreeboyDave first to level 10,000 in Overwatch, sets new record News
TreeboyDave first to level 10,000 in Overwatch, sets new record Olivia Richman Twitch streamer TreeboyDave has become the first Overwatch player to hit level 10,000.  As his fans spammed the chat with “I was here,” TreeboyDave announced the impressive achievement live on Twitch yesterday.  The British streamer began his October 19 broadcast at level 9,993, already quite the feat on its own. But he was just seven levels away from the record-breaking 10,000th level. Over 10 hours of streaming brought TreeboyDave to …
LoL Worlds 2019 Knockout Stage matchups revealed League of Legends LoL Worlds 2019 Knockout Stage matchups revealed By Nina Forneloza Team Liquid eliminated from Worlds 2019 after loss to Invictus League of Legends Team Liquid eliminated from Worlds 2019 after loss to Invictus By Syed Mujtaba Naqvi Damwon, Invictus Gaming advance to Worlds 2019 Knockout Stage League of Legends Damwon, Invictus Gaming advance to Worlds 2019 Knockout Stage By Syed Mujtaba Naqvi
Outlaws add Hydration, Dynasty gutting Spitfire for OWL 2020 season News
Outlaws add Hydration, Dynasty gutting Spitfire for OWL 2020 season gabhernandez The Overwatch League offseason is in full swing. A number of major roster transfers have either been finalized, or are reportedly set to be completed in the near future. Foremost among them is the news that João Pedro “Hydration” Goes Telles has left the Los Angeles Gladiators to join the Houston Outlaws. Hydration has performed well for the Gladiators, especially in the league’s second season. Los Angeles finished in fifth …
Overwatch streamer becomes first to reach level 10,000, breaking another record News
Overwatch streamer becomes first to reach level 10,000, breaking another record Olivia Richman Twitch streamer TreeboyDave has become the first Overwatch player to hit level 10,000.  As his fans spammed the chat with “I was here,” TreeboyDave announced the impressive achievement live on Twitch yesterday.  The British streamer began his October 19 broadcast at level 9,993 – already quite the feat on its own. But he was just seven to the record-breaking 10,000th level. Over 10 hours of streaming finally brought TreeboyDave to …
Team Poland withdraws from Overwatch World Cup due to lack of funding News
Team Poland withdraws from Overwatch World Cup due to lack of funding Syed Mujtaba Naqvi Team Poland won’t be attending the 2019 Overwatch World Cup due to lack of funding, the team shared on Twitter. After failing to secure sponsors, Poland is the latest country to withdraw from the event. After sponsorships fell through, the team was left unable to fly to the United States to attend BlizzCon 2019, where the event is being held. Team Poland was set to compete in the preliminaries in …
Fans of Clutch, RNG react differently to elimination from Worlds 2019 League of Legends
Fans of Clutch, RNG react differently to elimination from Worlds 2019 William Davis On October 19, Royal Never Give Up and Clutch Gaming were eliminated from the 2019 League of Legends World Championship. It marked the first time RNG failed to make it out of the group stage and the last games for Clutch as a brand. RNG and Clutch were part of the “group of death” alongside SK Telecom T1 and Fnatic. The group was highly competitive until the final game of …
Fortnite Chapter 2 made shroud want to play Apex Legends again Olivia Richman News Twitch streamer Michael “shroud” Grzesiek gave up on Fortnite a while ago, but he thought he’d give Chapter 2 a try after all of the hype. And it didn’t go well. Running around in his Fortnite x Mayhem skin, shroud only played for a couple hours before calling it quits. In one clip, shroud is running around Frenzy Farm seemingly not impressed with Fortnite’s newest season. “I’m not going to …
CSGO community disappointed with Valve’s 20th anniversary event Olivia Richman Counter-Strike Counter-Strike: Global Offensive’s 20th anniversary update brought a class Dust 2, an AUG nerf, and even some chickens. But that wasn’t enough for many fans of Valve’s popular game.  One Reddit user took to the platform to discuss why they didn’t like the 20th anniversary event, and a day later it has over 1.5k upvotes and 520 comments, almost all in agreement with the original poster. “I’ve been looking forward …
Twitch experimenting with Prime Videos Watch Parties feature Syed Mujtaba Naqvi News Streamers have been looking for effective ways to watch content alongside their audience for a long while now. Their wish is coming true with Watch Parties, an upcoming feature of Prime Video. Content creator Travis Shreffler shared screenshots of an email sent to select Twitch streamers. The screenshots detail how streamers will have the ability to watch Prime Video movies and TV shows together with their viewers on-stream, functionally bringing the …
Revival signs streamers Aspen, Fran for Overwatch Contenders 2020 William Davis News Overwatch Contenders team Revival has revealed the surprising additions of Francine “Fran” Vo and Becca “Aspen” Rukavina to their competitive roster. The streamers are set to join the team for the 2020 Contenders season. Revival is also set to field tanks Tim ”Manneten” Bylund and Siarhei “Bogur” Alekau, as well as DPS players Jack “Reyzr” Francis and Luka “Aspire” Rolovic. Fran and Aspen join as the team’s supports. Before the …
SumaiL to attend ESL One Hamburg despite leaving Quincy Crew Steven Rondina Dota 2 Syed “SumaiL” Hassan isn’t playing with Quincy Crew anymore, but that doesn’t mean he’s going to just be on his couch for the coming months. His now-former team is set to compete at both ESL One Hamburg and the Dota Summit 11 Minor with a different lineup. Despite that, ESL notes that SumaiL will still be attending its next Dota 2 event in one capacity or another. “Our final team …
Call of Duty Challengers is new scouting grounds for CoD League Nina Forneloza News Activision has revealed Call of Duty Challengers, the official amateur path-to-pro system of the Call of Duty League. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare arrives October 25 and with it, a whole new world for competitive CoD. The newly created Call of Duty League is a city-based esports league composed of 12 teams representing 11 markets in North America and Europe. Call of Duty events have often featured amateur bracket tournaments …
SK Telecom T1, Fnatic survive Group of Death at LoL Worlds 2019 William Davis League of Legends SK Telecom T1 and Fnatic secured a spot in the 2019 League of Legends World Championship Knockout Stage. SKT and Fnatic are the two teams to come out of the group of death. SKT secured first place early in the day with a dominating victory over Clutch Gaming. The LCK champion stumbled earlier against Fnatic and had to wait until its final game to lock in the first seed.   …
Twitch subscriptions now purchasable on iPhones, through iOS Nina Forneloza News Twitch users can now subscribe to your favorite streamers through the Twitch app on iOS devices. The streaming company first announced this change at TwitchCon in San Diego in September. The Twitch app has now added an iOS update that will allow viewers to subscribe to their favorite streamers on their iPhone, iPad, and other iOS hardware through the Twitch app for $5.99 USD.    Instead of just subscribing with …
Riot Games investigates Griffin after accusations from cvMax William Davis League of Legends Riot Games Korea has launched a full investigation into the contract conditions of JD Gaming’s jungler Seo “Kanavi” Jin-hyeok. The decision comes after a series of worrying statements from Griffin’s former head coach, Kim “cvMax” Dae-ho. Griffin’s behind the scene drama continues. In September, the organization announced that it had mutually agreed to part ways with cvMax. But what seemed to be an amicable end to their relationship has quickly turned …
Fortnite Champion Series changes competitive play in Chapter 2 Olivia Richman Fortnite Chapter 2 Season 1 doesn’t only bring changes to Fortnite’s map. Epic Games also has big changes in store for the competitive side of the game. The developers have announced an update to the Fortnite Champion Series earlier today after a successful handful of online tournaments last season. According to the press release, Arena will be mirroring the Fortnite Champion Series by hosting Squads. Solo Arena is also available. Players must …
2020 LCS broadcasts to be offered as in-flight entertainment William Davis League of Legends LCS fans can watch matches in their home theater, on their phones, and soon they’ll be able to watch while soaring through the sky. Riot Games has announced a partnership with in-flight entertainment company Panasonic Avionics. This agreement will have Panasonic offer plane passengers the opportunity to access LCS and Academy games in a near-live format. “Coming soon, aircraft equipped with Panasonic’s in-flight entertainment systems will have access to LCS …
Heretic announces devoduvek joining kioShiMa, Lucky on roster Olivia Richman Counter-Strike Much to the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive community’s excitement, Heretics have announced that David “devoduvek” Dobrosavljevic is officially a part of the team’s starting roster. “I’m really grateful to be a part of the team,” devoduvek tweeted. “I haven’t felt this motivated for a very long time now. It’s time to prove my worth in the game. I’ll give everything to achieve great thins with the team.” The signing has been …

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