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League of Legends League of Legends fighting game, RPG teased in Riot Pls By Steven Rondina News Blizzard cancels Nintendo World’s Overwatch Switch release party By Olivia Richman Counter-Strike Oskar and HS become free agents, both looking for new teams By Olivia Richman

Counter-Strike

Riot Games FPS Project A looks like a Counter-Strike competitor Steven Rondina Riot Games has been butting heads with Valve for dominance of the MOBA genre, with League of Legends and Dota 2 both deeply entrenched at this point. Now Riot is looking to take on another one of Valve’s top games. During the League of Legends 10th Anniversary installment of Riot Pls, the developer revealed a slew of new games ranging from a mobile port of Teamfight Tactics to a new …

League of Legends

Wild Rift brings League of Legends to mobile, TFT mobile arrives Steven Rondina League of Legends fans will be able to take the game on the go before long. In the 10th anniversary edition of Riot Pls, the publisher revealed a slew of new games that they have in development. Included in this are a pair of mobile titles in Teamfight Tactics and a new League of Legends spin-off, Wild Rift. Though the two titles will give almost every sort of gamer the …

League of Legends

LoL Preseason 2020 brings changes to dragons, jungling, and more William Davis Riot Games celebrated League of Legends’ 10th anniversary with a special edition of Riot Pls. League of Legends has become one of the most popular games in the world with millions of players logging in on a weekly basis. The game has a worldwide competitive scene supported by fans that are willing to travel anywhere to cheer for their teams. On the 10th anniversary of League of Legends, Riot Games …

Counter-Strike

BLAST Pro Series Global final teams, date, and prize pool set Steven Rondina The BLAST Pro Series Global Final will wrap up the first season of the BLAST Pro Series competitive circuit. The event features a number of top Counter-Strike: Global Offensive squads and also saw a number of huge moments take place, including the retirement of Natus Vincere star Danylo “Zeus” Teslenko and the end of Astralis’ 31-game winning streak on Nuke. The circuit, which included six events hosted in cities including Los Angeles, …

Counter-Strike Changes to Cache finalized and published by creator FMPONE By Nina Forneloza News Team Hong Kong confirmed to attend Overwatch World Cup By Olivia Richman League of Legends cvMax airs internal problems at Griffin, dispute with manager Cho By Syed Mujtaba Naqvi

League of Legends

Cloud9 fumbles lead, loses to Griffin in LoL Worlds 2019 William Davis Griffin took down Cloud9 and advanced to second place in Group A at the 2019 League of Legends World Champion. Griffin versus Cloud9 was one of the most anticipated matches in the main event group stage, with its outcome likely to determine the second seed of the star-studded Group A. Because it was such an important match, the teams made interesting decisions during the picks and bans phase. C9 drafted …

Dota 2

SumaiL returns to Evil Geniuses bench ahead of Dota Summit 11 gabhernandez After a brief stint with Quincy Crew, Syed “SumaiL” Hassan once again finds himself out of action. The longtime Evil Geniuses mid has landed back on the organization’s bench after failing to qualify for the MDL Chengdu Major. The team successfully qualified for the Dota Summit 11 Minor, but will compete without him. Though SumaiL was competing with Quincy Crew, he remains under contract with Evil Geniuses. Team manager Jack …

Dota 2

Dota 2 matchmaking update changes party queuing, ranked medals gabhernandez Valve has once again shaken up Dota 2’s matchmaking system. The latest Dota 2 update rolled back some of the changes made earlier this year after sustained complaints from players. In particular, Valve is overhauling party queuing in ranked matchmaking. Though the company tried to improve the social aspect of the game by making it easier to play with friends in a ranked environment, this new system introduced flaws that …

League of Legends

Leaks for League 10th Anniversary hint at mobile and card games Syed Mujtaba Naqvi With the League of Legends 10th Anniversary celebration event soon going live, many leaks to what Riot Games will announce during the event are coming through, including a mobile game, a card game, and an anime series. According to leaks shared by reporter Rob “Slasher” Breslau, Riot is about to announce a number of diverse features they have been developing behind the scenes.   One of those leaks is the development …

Huni and Clutch come up short against SKT at LoL Worlds 2019 William Davis League of Legends SK Telecom T1 completely destroyed Clutch Gaming and remains undefeated at the 2019 League of Legends World Championship. Meanwhile, Heo “Huni” Seung-hoon couldn’t get revenge on his former team. Clutch Gaming came into the match as the underdog, but things went even worse than one could have expected as they ran over the LCS team. SKT finished the first half of the group stage undefeated and is looking like the …

Fnatic struggles against Royal Never Give Up again at Worlds 2019 William Davis League of Legends Royal Never Give Up and Jian “Uzi” Zi-Hao styled on Fnatic to get their second win at the 2019 League of Legends World Championship. History repeated itself in Berlin as the Chinese organization once again made quick work of Fnatic to get in position for a spot in the Worlds 2019 Knockout Stage. Fnatic continues to come up shy against its biggest international rival and now holds a losing record …

ESL CEO instructs employees not to mention Hong Kong protests Olivia Richman Counter-Strike ESL CEO Ralf Reichert has informed more than 700 employees that they are forbidden from discussing Hong Kong’s ongoing protests.  In a Slack message obtained by Kong Kong Free Press, Reichert declares that ESL is a global company that’s active in many countries, something that would make public political statements potentially controversial for the large esports firm.  “We naturally do abstain from political discussions and set the best example by …

Guide to smokes, grenades, and molotovs on the new Cache Steven Rondina Counter-Strike The updated version of Cache has arrived on the Steam Workshop. Though it is not yet available in any official matchmaking modes, fans have already downloaded the map and started developing best practices for the map. The Cache update didn’t completely overhaul the map, but it did implement a few key changes that implement new methods of holding and defending portions of the map. This also changed how to best …

Lucian’s Homebound story hints towards Senna as new LoL champion Syed Mujtaba Naqvi League of Legends Homebound, a new and original League of Legends lore story, follows the end of Lucian’s journey to save his wife from Thresh’s imprisonment. With the story being published, players are now more confident than ever that Senna will be the next champion to join the Summoners Rift. By the lore, for one last time, Lucian went on a journey through the Shadow Isles to reach Thresh, the spirit that condemned …

Bjergsen remains with Team SoloMid, returns to LCS stage in 2020 Nina Forneloza League of Legends Team SoloMid, one of the most popular and successful esports brands in the world, has announced the resigning of Soren “Bjergsen” Bjerg as mid laner for their League of Legends team. Bjergsen will remain the team’s mid laner through the end of 2021, and he will become the first player in the LCS to have an ownership stake in his team. There was some debate as to whether Bjergsen would …

Zenyatta walks in upcoming Overwatch Halloween Terror event Steven Rondina News Dr. Junkenstein is returning to Overwatch once again. Blizzard has announced the dates for Halloween Terror 2019. The event will run from October 15 to November 4. The Overwatch Halloween Terror event typically runs from mid-October through early November. It is largely built around Junkenstein’s Revenge, a limited-time PVE game mode. The mode initially featured a team comprised of McCree, Soldier: 76, Ana, and Hanzo battling against waves of robotic …

G2 Esports destroys Cloud9, stays undefeated at LoL Worlds 2019 William Davis League of Legends G2 Esports slaughtered Cloud9 to secure first place in Group A at the 2019 League of Legends World Championship. Fans were expecting an exciting showdown between the North American and European teams and they did not disappoint, despite a fairly predictable outcome. Both teams came into the stage with guns blazing ready to take down the opponent.   Before the match, C9 decided to start Robert “Blaber” Huang in the …

Fortnite Chapter 2 leaked trailer shows new features, abilities Steven Rondina Fortnite Fortnite fans have gotten a brief glimpse of the upcoming release of Fortnite Chapter 2. A 30-second trailer for the next battle pass was leaked, showing some of the new features that will arrive when Fortnite relaunches. The game was recently shut down to mark the ending of the highly controversial Season X. Epic Games has been aggressively taking down reposts of the leaked trailer, but fans of the game …

Fortnite’s The End brings down Twitch before new season reveal Syed Mujtaba Naqvi Fortnite Fortnite’s event “The End,” which turned the game and its features into a black hole, attracted so many viewers to Twitch that the platform experienced sudden and dramatic downtime. The last event of the Fortnite season X “The End” let players participate in what signalizes the end of Fortnite’s current iteration, taking the game down. Epic Games’ Fortnite server status is showing all of the Fortnite assets, from website to …

Xmithie baron steal sparks Team Liquid comeback at LoL Worlds 2019 William Davis League of Legends Jake “Xmithie” Puchero saved Team Liquid from an upset loss at the 2019 League of Legends World Championship with a crafty baron steal against ahq e-Sports Club. Xmithie is well-known for stealing the objectives from the enemies and walking away. The jungler added another big play to his highlight reel by saving his team from defeat and keeping Liquid in the hunt for first place in its group.   Before Xmithie’s play, Team …

Nuclear shuts up haters, gets big win for Damwon at LoL Worlds 2019 William Davis League of Legends Sin “Nuclear” Jeong-hyeon is looking to shut his doubters up. The Damwon Gaming bottom laner outperformed Invictus Gaming in their matchup at the 2019 League of Legends World Championship. Nuclear has been considered Damwon’s weak link for the longest time. The bottom laner can struggle in lane and has made some questionable decisions in key team fights. That hasn’t changed at Worlds, as Nuclear looked shaky in his first two …

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