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Dota 2 Looking at the TI9 Battle Pass that powered Dota’s biggest prize By gabhernandez League of Legends Riot Games speaks on future plans for League of Legends engine By Syed Mujtaba Naqvi League of Legends Kai’Sa joins TFT for patch 9.19 along with other buffs, nerfs By Syed Mujtaba Naqvi

Counter-Strike

NRG Esports CEO H3cz discusses how to improve CSGO esports Nina Forneloza Hector “H3CZ” Rodriguez, the newly minted co-CEO of NRG Esports, has given his thoughts on how he would improve the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive esports scene. Before joining NRG Esports, H3CZ spent over a decade as the CEO of OpTic Gaming. He decided to leave the organization earlier this month and joined up with NRG Esports shortly thereafter. H3CZ discussed CSGO on the latest installment of “The Eavesdrop Podcast” with Counter-Strike …

Fortnite

Twitch uses clip from banned streamer Mexican Andy to promote Fortnite Olivia Richman It’s not only Twitch’s new color palette that’s garnering attention.  The streaming platform used a clip from streamer Mexican Andy to promote Fortnite on their new Watch tab. The seemingly innocent clip shows Mexican Andy doing the “Best Mates” dance after getting a Victory Royale. But many were left wondering why Twitch chose to give Mexican Andy such strong placement when he has been banned from the platform for two …

Counter-Strike

Complexity Gaming adds ex-Cloud9 player Rush, Heroic’s blameF Nina Forneloza Complexity Gaming has announced two new roster signings for its Counter-Strike: Global Offensive team. First, the organization announced that Benjamin “blameF” Bremer will be joining the team as the new in-game leader. BlameF parted ways with Heroic after eight months with the team. The run with Heroic was a decent one for both sides, highlighted by appearances at the ESL Pro League Season 9 Finals and ESL One Cologne, as …

League of Legends

Dignitas forms New Meta Entertainment after $30 million investment Olivia Richman Team Dignitas doesn’t only have eyes for the League of Legends Championship Series.  The esports organization has formed a new parent company, New Meta Entertainment, after raising $30 million. New Meta Entertainment will add new facets to the company including an esports content and marketing business, as well as an esports investments division.  Former Dignitas CEO Michael Prindiville has been announced as the CEO of New Meta Entertainment.  “We describe …

League of Legends Invictus Gaming goes to LoL World Championship without coach Karam By William Davis League of Legends Faker and Clid are climb the ranked ladder ahead of LoL Worlds By William Davis League of Legends Evil Geniuses to return to LCS in 2020, acquire Echo Fox slot By William Davis

Counter-Strike

Fortnite passes CSGO on list of total esports prize money awarded Nina Forneloza Fortnite has overtaken Counter-Strike: Global Offensive to take the number two spot on the list of total prize money awarded by games in esports competitions. Fortnite is already on pace to overtake Dota 2 as the top esport in terms of prize money awarded. With only 495 tournaments played thus far, Fortnite has awarded an average of $167,493 per tournament. Dota 2 averages $173,828 per tournament. If you’ve followed esports …

Counter-Strike

FaZe Clan to team up with Manchester City football club William Davis In a surprise announcement, esports organization and self-proclaimed gaming and lifestyle brand FaZe Clan has partnered with popular football club Manchester City, according to a press release. The release states that the pair will be collaborating on content together and will work on bridging the gap between their respective fanbases.  This isn’t Manchester City’s first foray into esports. The club sponsors two FIFA players, Kai “deto” Wollin and Shaun “xShellzz” …

Dota 2

Alliance says farewell to Dota 2 roster as team seeks new home Olivia Richman In a heartfelt statement, Alliance revealed that their Dota 2 roster is parting ways with the organization.  According to the announcement the squad comprised of Aydin “iNSaNiA” Sarkohi, Michael “miCKe” Vu, Max “qojqva” Bröcker, Samuel “Boxi” Svahn, and Tommy “Taiga” Le had expressed their desire to “try a new environment,” leading to Alliance and the roster mutually parting ways. “Today, we have a hard announcement to make. We’ve worked hard to not give you this …

League of Legends

Sneaky reveals new K/DA Akali cosplay before World Championship Olivia Richman Cloud9’s AD carry Zachary “Sneaky” Scuderi isn’t only showing off his skills at the 2019 League of Legends World Championship.  Just weeks away from competing in League’s largest tournament of the year, Sneaky has debuted a jaw droppingly accurate K/DA Akali cosplay.  Shared on his Twitter, the photographs show Sneaky in a cropped metallic bomber jacket, skin-tight leather pants, and a K/DA cap and mouth mask. Complete with a sexy …

LEC vs. LCS viewership takes surprising turn after TSM’s decline William Davis League of Legends The summer split came to an end around the world and teams are now getting ready for the 2019 League of Legends World Championship. The numbers are in and the LEC enjoyed a higher viewership count than its North American counterpart during the season According to stats published by analytical service Esports Charts, the LEC surpassed the LCS in viewership throughout most of the season. The rivalry between the LEC and …

GeT_RiGhT stepping down from Ninjas in Pyjamas lineup, future unclear Steven Rondina News It might just be the end of an era for Ninjas in Pyjamas, and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive as a whole. According to a report by Dexerto’s Jarek Lewis, Christopher “GeT_RiGhT” Alesund is officially preparing to step down from the NiP roster. The organization had previously teased that it was looking for a suitable long-term replacement for him following the StarLadder Berlin Major in a now-deleted statement. He will be replaced …

EliGE talks teammates, s1mple, and training ahead of ESL One New York William Davis Counter-Strike Ahead of ESL One New York 2019, Team Liquid’s Jonathan “EliGE” Jablonowski hosted an AMA on Reddit. Team Liquid is heading to ESL One New York 2019 after a disappointing result at the StarLadder Berlin Major. The squad was considered the favorite to win the event, but were upset in the quarterfinals by archrivals Astralis. EliGE reflected on the team’s performance at the event, discussed past and present teammates, and …

Riot Games announces Teamfight Tactics competition coming in 2020 Olivia Richman League of Legends Teamfight Tactics is finally getting a competitive scene.  In a press release from Riot earlier today, product lead Richad “Maple Nectar” Henkel announced that TFT will be receiving competitive support in 2020. This came after developers gathered gameplay data, which revealed that ranked mode was the most popular choice for the auto battler’s playerbase.  “The hunger is definitely there. The proportion of ranked to normal games of TFT is 4:1, and the …

Riot prepares for Worlds 2019 with patch 9.19 buffs and nerfs Syed Mujtaba Naqvi League of Legends League of Legends patch 9.19 is live and has brought balance changes to a number of champions, along with new skins, chromas, and some bug fixes. The most important patch of the season and the patch League of Legends 2019 World Championship will be played on is now live across all servers. With Riot Games not wanting to negatively impact Worlds participants with impulsive changes, this patch includes a long …

Riot says Teamfight Tactics has over 33 million players per month Olivia Richman League of Legends Riot Games have revealed some incredible Teamfight Tactics statistics that prove the game mode’s success.  According to a recent press release, TFT has over 33 million players each month.  “I want to try to put into perspective just how large the TFT community is to help highlight why we’re going to be investing more into the mode,” developer Richard “Maple Nectar” Henkel said. This statistic may not be what people expect, since …

Griffin parts ways with coach cvMax ahead of LoL Worlds 2019 William Davis League of Legends LCK representative Griffin has parted ways with head coach Kim “cvMax” Dae-ho just weeks before the 2019 League of Legends World Championship. On September 26, Griffin released a statement through Twitter where the organization thanked cvMax for his time with the team. “For Griffin’s new journey, the contract with coach Kim Dae-Ho (cvMax) has ended with mutual agreement. We sincerely thank coach cvMax for his time with Team Griffin. Thank you,” wrote …

FaZe Clan officially signs coldzera ahead of ESL One New York Olivia Richman Counter-Strike After weeks of speculation, FaZe Clan has announced the official signing of Marcelo “coldzera” David.  The team posted a coy tweet just a few hours ago, simply saying, “We have an announcement to make.” This was followed by the Brazilian flag. A hype short was also attached to the official roster addition tweet.  The announcement was well-received by coldzera’s fans, as well as FaZe’s followers. But it wasn’t too much of …

Philadelphia Fusion break ground on new arena before OWL Grand Finals gabhernandez News The Philadelphia Fusion have officially started construction on the first ground-up esports arena in the Western hemisphere. The $50 million, 3,500-seat arena will be located adjacent to the Xfinity! Live building in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It will also hold smaller events in the off-season such as concerts and TED talks. Populous, a global sports and event architecture firm, is designing the arena. Although 3,500 seats may not seem like a lot, …

HellRaisers announces return to Dota 2, reveals new roster Syed Mujtaba Naqvi Dota 2 After two years away from the game, HellRaisers is returning to Dota 2. The Ukrainian esports organization has announced its return to the scene by signing the sponsorless roster of United. HellRaisers last fielded a Dota 2 team in 2017, sponsoring the former Planet Dog for The International 2017. The lineup is built around veteran player Ilya “ALOHADANCE” Korobkin, who is best known for his run with Team Empire, but …

N0tail spends a portion of TI9 winnings, buys Ogre Magi in Midas Mode gabhernandez Dota 2 Johan “N0tail” Sundstein used a portion of his winnings from The International 2019 to “buy” Ogre Magi for the Midas Mode 2.0 tournament. The hero has had a great 2019 to this point, highlighted by winning The International 2019’s Arcana Vote and enjoying fairly regular use at the event as both a support and offlaner. N0tail seems to be among the hero’s admirers, and he showed it in a hilarious …

Worlds Pick’em returns for 2019 League of Legends World Championship Nina Forneloza League of Legends The 2019 League of Legends World Championship is just around the corner. This year, Europe and North America seem to have a real shot at taking home the Summoner’s Cup and its newly designed Louis Vuitton case. Will Yiliang “Doublelift” Peng and Team Liquid finally make it out of groups? Will G2 Esports continue to be a force on the international stage? Will Fnatic be able to get revenge and …

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