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News Immortals sell Houston Outlaws to Beasley Media Group for OWL 2020 By Olivia Richman Dota 2 MDL Chengdu Majors opening matches and groups revealed By Steven Rondina Counter-Strike BLAST Global Finals features Liquid vs Astralis in first round By M Alzamora

Fortnite

FaZe Clan’s Ewok is latest popular streamer moving to Mixer Olivia Richman More big name streamers are leaving Twitch.  FaZe Clan’s Ewok has announced on Twitter that she’s moving to Microsoft’s streaming platform, Mixer. Known for her insane Fortnite skills, Ewok has found success as a streamer and gamer despite being deaf. In fact, it hasn’t seemed to slow this 14-year-old down at all. Her talent has caught the attention of famous streamers in the past, including Dr Lupo and Tyler “Ninja” …

Counter-Strike

SMASH Esports accused of not paying NOChance CSGO players Olivia Richman Just two months after being signed to SMASH Esports, the NoChance Counter-Strike: Global Offensive squad is leaving the organization.  SMASH Esports posted the major roster change on Twitter, a positive announcement with a lot of emojis. “Every story has an ending, even a short one. Today, we announce that our journey with the NoChance boys ends. We wish them the best of luck in the future! We have an awesome, …

Counter-Strike

Two years after Hydra, when is the next CSGO operation? M Alzamora The CounterStrike: Global Offensive fandom has now been waiting two years for a new Operation. November 13 was the two-year anniversary of the end of Operation Hydra. Operations, CSGO’s version of an in-game event, added a new way to progress in a game that has few other ways outside a ranking system.  Operations included campaigns, missions, and challenges for players to take part in. As an added bonus, operations also …

League of Legends

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez reveals Silver rank in League of Legends gabhernandez Alexandria “AOC” Ocasio-Cortez showed off the results of her effort to climb the ranked ladder in League of Legends on Twitter, proving that being a member of Congress will never stop a true gamer. Ocasio-Cortez is a United States Representative for New York’s 14th congressional district who is known for being outspoken and not afraid to cause a stir. She also is a known LoL player, having picked the game …

League of Legends Fnatic parts ways with coach YoungBuck amid internal issues By William Davis Counter-Strike Valve eyeing RFRSH, Astralis with new CSGO Major rule change By M Alzamora News Ex-OWL pro Dafran receives 30-day ban from Twitch By gabhernandez

Dota 2

One Esports Dota 2 Invitational talent lineup, team list revealed Steven Rondina ONE Esports is looking to make a big splash with its upcoming Dota 2 tournament and has put together a strong crew of casters to match its star-studded lineup of teams. The organizer announced on Twitter that it will be bringing in most of Dota 2’s most prominent casters and analysts for the event. Jorien “Sheever” van der Heijden will be the main desk host, with Dominik “Black^” Reitmeier, Trent …

League of Legends

Former EU LCS pro k0u survives suicide attempt, is hospitalized Olivia Richman League of Legends fans began to panic when they saw a blog post written by former EU LCS pro Lâm “k0u” Tịnh Trì entitled, “My Reality, My Thoughts.”  In it, k0u wrote that anyone reading the post should know he is “no longer in this world.” He stated the blog post is a “dive into my mind during my last moments.”  One of k0u’s former Riddle Esports teammates, Noman “Nomi” …

Counter-Strike

GeT_RiGhT and SicK are among the top CSGO free agents M Alzamora There are always players looking for teams, and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive has names big and small in the scene left riding the bench today. CSGO’s lack of franchising means that the traditional free agency period found in esports like League of Legends doesn’t exist. Teams and players are free to make moves all year-round. Roster locks, the cutoff date for teams to submit their rosters to tournament organizers, are different …

League of Legends

The biggest LCS transfer rumors from the 2019 offseason Syed Mujtaba Naqvi As soon as the 2019 League of Legends World Championship finished, social media and forums filled with rumors surround upcoming roster changes. Some of these rumors will prove to be true, some won’t, but fans are surely heading for an exciting preseason of League esports. Numerous rumors have been circulating around the community for the past few days, especially when it comes to the LoL Championship Series. From predictions of …

Twitch apologizes for accusing Viperous of slur, lifts her ban Olivia Richman News It’s been a dramatic couple days for Twitch streamer Viperous.  On November 8, Viperous found out her account had received a seven-day suspension. The reason? Twitch informed her that she was banned for using a racial slur.  Viperous quickly shared the clip in question, remarking that she had actually just said “nerd.” In the clip, she asks, “What is this nerd doing?” when she sees someone crouching in the corner, …

Fleta leaves Seoul Dynasty, joins Shanghai Dragons for OWL 2020 gabhernandez News The Shanghai Dragons have acquired former Seoul Dynasty DPS player Kim “Fleta” Byung-sun. The franchise revealed the news on Twitter. “We formally announce Byung-sun ”Fleta” Kim as a new member of the Shanghai Dragons Family,” the Dragons said on Twitter. “As a prestigious DPS free agent…Fleta has officially joined us, and we expect the almighty ‘Tower Bro’ to bring more glory to the Shanghai Dragons, which is returning to its …

Top stats from the 2019 League of Legends World Championship Syed Mujtaba Naqvi League of Legends The 2019 League of Legends World Championship culminated last weekend with FunPlus Phoenix taking the crown. In about a month from the group stage’s beginnings to finals, 16 teams competed on the Worlds stage. Some players were more dominant than others in terms of in-game statistics. Some had high kill/death/assist ratios just because they played only a few games, but overall, FPX and Griffin dominated across all aspects. Although it’s C9 …

League fans can now vote for the 2019 LoL All-Stars Syed Mujtaba Naqvi League of Legends Riot Games has recently announced the annual All-Star event will be returning this December. From November 13, fans have a chance to vote which pros will participate in the event. Pros picked by fans, and another six directly invited by Riot, will enjoy this three-day-long tournament in Los Angeles playing different fun game modes such as regional show matches and 1v1 competitions. They will be joined by influencers and other …

Only 1 LoL player had perfect 2019 Worlds Pick’Ems Syed Mujtaba Naqvi League of Legends Each year, League of Legends players look to prove their knowledge and try their luck with the Worlds Pick’Em. This year, only one person was perfect throughout the event. Not many League fans expected China’s FunPlus Phoenix to take the trophy at the 2019 LoL World Championship, but FPX made everyone that doubted them look foolish by skating through the event. FPX placed first in its group, took the quarterfinals match …

Women in Esports campaign launched by British Esports Association Nina Forneloza News The British Esports Association has launched a new campaign called Women in Esports. The initiative will focus on both getting more women involved in esports and celebrating women already in the industry. In a statement published on their website, the BEA discussed how, despite a large portion of esports viewership being female, there is still more work to do in making esports an inclusive environment for women. “30.4% of esports …

The most useful console commands to customize CSGO settings M Alzamora Counter-Strike Counter-Strike: Global Offensive’s Source Engine is ancient by programming standards, but its console still gives users a surprising amount of control over their gaming experience. CSGO’s console allows users to enter commands that affect the way the game behaves. For example, users can adjust the volume of game sounds with the console command “volume” or clear bullet holes and blood from walls using “r_cleardecals.” Not all commands work on every …

Griffin Director Cho resigns while the LCK team is investigation William Davis League of Legends Griffin’s Director Cho Kyu-nam has resigned, and the decision came after almost two months of public drama. Griffin is ready to put an end to the internal drama and start focusing on 2020. The team announced that former director Cho Kyu-nam is no longer part of the organization. Cho was part of a public battle with former head coach Kim “cvMax” Dae-ho who was fired back in September. cvMax accused …

KT Rolster reports DragonX for tampering with mid laner BDD William Davis League of Legends KT Rolster has reported DragonX, formerly known as Kingzone DragonX, for alleged player tampering, and the organization took the matter directly to Riot Games Korea. DragonX is in hot water after a post on Twitter that hinted at a possible player tampering. In a now-deleted post, the team made some comments that made it sound like KT Rolster’s mid laner Gwak “BDD” Bo-seong would be joining the team. The post …

Zven announces free agency, Upset rumored to join the LCS William Davis League of Legends Bottom laner Jesper “Zven” Svenningsen has been a free agent for over a month, and the player revealed the details through Twitter. Zven might not be coming back to Team SoloMid. The Danish player is back home in Europe to enjoy his off time. According to a post on his Twitter, Zven has been talking to teams in both Europe and North America, including TSM, for the better part of …

FunPlus Phoenix share picks for 2019 World Champion skins Syed Mujtaba Naqvi League of Legends As the winner of the League of Legends 2019 World Championship, FunPlus Phoenix picked champions that will receive the new World Champion skins. Beyond the trophy and a cash prize, winners of League’s Worlds championships get their own set of in-game skins. Players get to choose champions they wish the skins to be designed for, under the condition they played that champion during the main event. Often the champions picked …

FaZe Banks talks about destroying hotel room for $30K in damages Olivia Richman Fortnite FaZe Clan owner Ricky Banks and his friends left their suite in chaos, reportedly causing over $30,000 in damages.  TMZ uploaded the shocking footage on October 31, revealing broken furniture, damaged walls, and turned over plants in their expensive hotel room at the Encore At Wynn Las Vegas. It was an incident that could have resulted in Banks spending up to five years in prison.  Banks opened up about the …

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