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Overwatch World Cup is the next big Overwatch event to watch News Overwatch World Cup is the next big Overwatch event to watch By Olivia Richman Team Liquid’s Doublelift speaks out on elimination at Worlds 2019 League of Legends Team Liquid’s Doublelift speaks out on elimination at Worlds 2019 By Nina Forneloza TFT Set 2 Rise of the Elements adds new elemental class and more League of Legends TFT Set 2 Rise of the Elements adds new elemental class and more By William Davis
MonteCristo offers advice to NA, LCS teams to improve after Worlds League of Legends
MonteCristo offers advice to NA, LCS teams to improve after Worlds Olivia Richman No North American teams were left by the end of the World Championship group stages, leaving the LCK, LEC, and LPL to duke it out in the upcoming Knockout Stage. No LCS teams making it to that stage of Worlds hasn’t happened since Worlds 2015, and League of Legends fans are still wondering if there’s a reason NA had such a weak performance this year. Overwatch League analyst and former …
Major Overwatch League trades and signings in leaked video News
Major Overwatch League trades and signings in leaked video Olivia Richman There have been a lot of interesting trades and roster changes leading up to the 2020 Overwatch League Season, but a leaked video has revealed possibly even more shocking trades and signings on the horizon.  A video of OWL analyst Josh “Sideshow” Wilkinson speaking with players Scott “Custa” Kennedy, and Alberto “neptuNo” Gonzalez has made its rounds online. Seemingly unaware that they are being recorded, the three discuss some major …
AdmiralBulldog and Lil involved in feud over stream sniping Dota 2
AdmiralBulldog and Lil involved in feud over stream sniping gabhernandez Henrik “AdmiralBulldog” Ahnberg recently took to Twitter and to call another pro player “pathetic.” AdmiralBulldog is a popular Dota 2 streamer and a former champion of The International. He won The International 2013 with Jonathan “Loda” Berg and Gustav “s4” Magnusson under the banner of Alliance. The offlaner has since become a popular streaming personality on Twitch. AdmiralBulldog is now the official streamer for Alliance, and a big fan of …
Fortnite YouTuber made $26,000 off FaZe Sway’s creator code Fortnite
Fortnite YouTuber made $26,000 off FaZe Sway’s creator code Olivia Richman Fortnite YouTuber Sway has reportedly made over $26,000 from Epic Games’ creator code program because of his name’s similarity to FaZe Clan’s Sway.  A YouTuber by the name of Fortnite Guy was the first to reveal the shocking number, noting that when Fortnite star Sway joined FaZe, the similarly named Sway started to earn even more from the creator code program. It has become quite evident that people are confusing …
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 By Syed Mujtaba Naqvi 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 By William Davis
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 Nina Forneloza The League of Legends group stage is over and the final eight teams have been determined. Right after Invictus Gaming routed Team Liquid in the final group stage match, Alfonso “Mithy” Rodriguez moved from the analyst desk to the stage to draw the quarterfinal matchups. All three teams from the LCK and LEC made it to the quarterfinals, alongside two squads from the LPL. No LCS team made it to …
Team Liquid eliminated from Worlds 2019 after loss to Invictus League of Legends
Team Liquid eliminated from Worlds 2019 after loss to Invictus Syed Mujtaba Naqvi Ahq e-Sports Club and Team Liquid are going home after an unsuccessful run in the 2019 League of Legends World Championship group stage. Ahq failed to win a single game in Group D, while Liquid’s 3-3 score wasn’t enough to advance further in the tournament. They sit back and watch as the rivals in their group, Invictus Gaming and Damwon Gaming, both move on to the playoffs.   Group D played …
Damwon, Invictus Gaming advance to Worlds 2019 Knockout Stage Syed Mujtaba Naqvi League of Legends Damwon Gaming and Invictus Gaming are advancing to the 2019 League of Legends World Championship Knockout Stage after taking the top two spots in group D. The race was an incredibly close one. Damwon earned its spot fairly comfortably with a 5-1 record, but the second spot was decided in the final game which saw Invictus Gaming defeat Team Liquid. It has been a tough road for both teams, but things …
Outlaws add Hydration, Dynasty gutting Spitfire for OWL 2020 season gabhernandez News 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 Olivia Richman News 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 Syed Mujtaba Naqvi News 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 William Davis League of Legends 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.   …

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