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Overwatch World Cup is the next big Overwatch event to watch Olivia Richman Overwatch League Season 2 has ended with the San Francisco Spark coming out victorious. But admist all the roster announcements and new coaches in the offseason, it’s time to find out which country is truly the best at Overwatch.  The fourth annual Overwatch World Cup is the next Overwatch event to watch, and it’s just around the corner. The event will begin November 1 at BlizzCon, located in Anaheim, pitting …

League of Legends

Team Liquid’s Doublelift speaks out on elimination at Worlds 2019 Nina Forneloza Team Liquid AD carry Yiliang “Doublelift” Peng has spoken out against criticism of his teammates after Liquid’s disappointing group stage exit in the 2019 League of Legends World Championship. Before the tournament, Team Liquid were seen as the best chance for the North American region to perform. They reached the finals of the Mid-Season Invitational and swept both splits in the LCS. But at Worlds, they finished the group stage …

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TFT Set 2 Rise of the Elements adds new elemental class and more William Davis Riot Games has shared the first glimpse into TFT Set 2: Rise of the Elements, and the changes were first announced during the 10 Years celebration. Riot partnered up with content creators from around the world to show the first look into the TFT Set 2: Rise of the Elements. The new era of TFT will introduce new champions, origins, classes, and new elements to the board. The board will …

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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 …

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Counter-Strike

Cloud9 changes CSGO roster again, drops TenZ and adds Subroza Steven Rondina Cloud9 is still looking to get back on track in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. The organization has announced the benching of Tyson “TenZ” Ngo after just three events as part of the team’s lineup. Replacing him on the active roster is Yassine “Subroza”‘ Taoufik. “We’ve recently decided to bench TenZ and I know that might be a shock to the community,” Cloud9 coach James “JamezIRL” Macaulay said. “It might be expected …

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 …

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 …

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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 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 levels away from the record-breaking 10,000th level. Over 10 hours of streaming brought TreeboyDave to …

LoL Worlds 2019 Knockout Stage matchups revealed Nina Forneloza League of Legends 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 Syed Mujtaba Naqvi League of Legends 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 …

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