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Dota 2 SumaiL to attend ESL One Hamburg despite leaving Quincy Crew By Steven Rondina News Call of Duty Challengers is new scouting grounds for CoD League By Nina Forneloza League of Legends SK Telecom T1, Fnatic survive Group of Death at LoL Worlds 2019 By William Davis

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Twitch subscriptions now purchasable on iPhones, through iOS Nina Forneloza Twitch users can now subscribe to your favorite streamers through the Twitch app on iOS devices. The streaming company first announced this change at TwitchCon in San Diego in September. The Twitch app has now added an iOS update that will allow viewers to subscribe to their favorite streamers on their iPhone, iPad, and other iOS hardware through the Twitch app for $5.99 USD.    Instead of just subscribing with …

League of Legends

Riot Games investigates Griffin after accusations from cvMax William Davis Riot Games Korea has launched a full investigation into the contract conditions of JD Gaming’s jungler Seo “Kanavi” Jin-hyeok. The decision comes after a series of worrying statements from Griffin’s former head coach, Kim “cvMax” Dae-ho. Griffin’s behind the scene drama continues. In September, the organization announced that it had mutually agreed to part ways with cvMax. But what seemed to be an amicable end to their relationship has quickly turned …

Fortnite

Fortnite Champion Series changes competitive play in Chapter 2 Olivia Richman Chapter 2 Season 1 doesn’t only bring changes to Fortnite’s map. Epic Games also has big changes in store for the competitive side of the game. The developers have announced an update to the Fortnite Champion Series earlier today after a successful handful of online tournaments last season. According to the press release, Arena will be mirroring the Fortnite Champion Series by hosting Squads. Solo Arena is also available. Players must …

League of Legends

2020 LCS broadcasts to be offered as in-flight entertainment William Davis LCS fans can watch matches in their home theater, on their phones, and soon they’ll be able to watch while soaring through the sky. Riot Games has announced a partnership with in-flight entertainment company Panasonic Avionics. This agreement will have Panasonic offer plane passengers the opportunity to access LCS and Academy games in a near-live format. “Coming soon, aircraft equipped with Panasonic’s in-flight entertainment systems will have access to LCS …

Counter-Strike Heretic announces devoduvek joining kioShiMa, Lucky on roster By Olivia Richman League of Legends True Damage, the next LoL virtual band skins, have leaked By William Davis League of Legends League of Legends player with every skin gets special Your Shop By Olivia Richman

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AOC, other politicians condemn Blizzard’s actions over HK protest Nina Forneloza Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was one of five politicians who signed a letter to Activision Blizzard deriding the company’s decision to ban Ng Wai “blitzchung” Chung from competitive Hearthstone play. blitzchung was originally banned from competitive play for one year and had his prize money rescinded after comments he made in a post-game interview regarding ongoing pro-democratic protests in Hong Kong. The ban was later shortened and the player’s prize money was …

Counter-Strike

Multiple CSGO pros call on Valve for Krieg SG 553 to be nerfed Steven Rondina Professional Counter-Strike: Global Offensive pros are just about done with the SG 553. The scoped assault rifle is becoming increasingly popular across all teams in the highest levels of competitive play and that is irking some players. Earlier this week, a trio of pros vented their frustrations with the gun and called for Valve to nerf it. French CSGO star Richard “shox” Papillon started the action by popping off on …

Dota 2

Virtus.pro drops out of DOTA Summit 11 due to visa issues Syed Mujtaba Naqvi Virtus.pro will be missing out on the DOTA Summit 11 minor due to issues with visas and the squad’s new roster not yet being at its full potential. Virtus.pro withdrew from the first minor tournament of the 2019-20 Dota Pro Circuit season on October 17, the organization announced in a statement. It’s unfortunate for the team that qualified by winning the DOTA Summit 11 CIS Qualifier, but Virtus.pro’s general manager …

Counter-Strike

CS20 update brings new skins, new Cache to official matchmaking Steven Rondina The updated version of Cache has finally landed in official Counter-Strike: Global Offensive matchmaking, along with a bevy of new skins. The latest CSGO update has arrived, bringing a new case, a new sticker capsule, and some changes to the various map pools. The highlight of this is the updated version of Cache landing in Casual’s Defusal Group Sigma, Competitive’s Scrimmage pool, and Deathmatch. Map creator FMPONE has been working …

Griffin tops G2 Esports, takes top seed in LoL Worlds 2019 group William Davis League of Legends Griffin took down G2 Esports and is advancing to the 2019 League of Legends World Championship Knockout Stage as Group A’s number one seed. Group A had a dramatic ending with Griffin and G2 playing a tiebreaker to determine the final standings. Through the first half of the group stage, G2 completely dominated the competition. The Mid-Season Invitational champion rolled over every team in Group A and was on track …

Harsha leaves Titans to coach Houston Outlaws in OWL Season 2 gabhernandez News Harsha “Harsha” Bandi has been named head coach of the Houston Outlaws ahead of the 2020 Overwatch League season. The former Vancouver Titans coach is heading to the Outlaws, an organization that’s been the topic of some conversation recently after a report from The Esports Observer noted a stall in the Overwatch franchise’s sale, which was supposed to have been finalized in late August. There has been no official announcement …

valens leaves Cloud9 as team loses another Major champion Nina Forneloza Counter-Strike Cloud9 has parted ways with longtime Counter-Strike: Global Offensive coach and analyst Soham “valens” Chowdhury. valens joined Cloud9 in February 2017 and most notable among his achievements in the coaching role was being part of the lineup that won the 2018 ELEAGUE Boston Major by defeating FaZe Clan in a memorable final. valens stepped down from the coaching role in July transitioning into a new data analyst role. The coaching …

Cloud9 eliminated from LoL Worlds 2019 in group stage William Davis League of Legends Cloud9 has been knocked out of the 2019 League of Legends World Championship. Group A at Worlds was decided early, with C9 being the biggest loser of the day. The LCS squad opened Friday’s action by suffering a humiliating defeat at the hands of Griffin. From there, G2 Esports scored a victory over Hong Kong Attitude that mathematically eliminated Cloud9 from advancing to the knockout stage. Before Worlds 2019, C9 was considered the …

Ninja gets in Twitter argument with Twitch streamer Kaceytron Olivia Richman Fortnite An innocent question from pop sensation Lady Gaga turned into some spicy back and forth over Tyler “Ninja” Blevins’ decision to not stream with women.  As Fortnite became the main topic of discussion online following its disappearance leading up to Chapter 2’s release, Lady Gaga took to Twitter to ask what Fortnite even was. While it’s unclear if she was serious or not, famous Fortnite phenomenon Ninja decided to fill …

WINNERS League Season 3 Invite Divisions teams, groups announced Steven Rondina Counter-Strike Season 3 of WINNERS League is fast approaching and the lineup of competitors for the Invite Division is now set. Once again there will be two Invite Division regions comprised of 32 teams each, bringing ESL Pro League and major-level teams together with hot up-and-comers looking to break out at their expense. Both divisions will feature a number of teams returning from WINNERS League Season 2 alongside interesting newcomers. The …

Fnatic and Cloud9 introduced new FNC9 collaborative collection Syed Mujtaba Naqvi League of Legends When it comes to the competitive League of Legends, or even esports in general, there has always been a friendly rivalry between North America and Europe. Fnatic and Cloud9 have taken theirs to a whole new level with the FNC9 merchandise. The bromance between the League of Legends European Championship’s FNC and LoL Championship Series’ C9 grew on Twitter. The teams often send memes aimed at each other, but also …

Everything new and different about Fortnite Chapter 2 Season 1 Olivia Richman Fortnite When Fortnite disappeared for over a day, fans would likely have panicked were it not for the fact that Chapter 2 had already been leaked, easing people’s concerns. Now that Fortnite Chapter 2 Season 1 is here, players are busy exploring the new map, new mechanics, and all of the other discoveries all over the island.  Here’s a closer look at some of the changes to check out, from new …

FunPlus Phoenix, Splyce advance to LoL Worlds 2019 knockout stage William Davis League of Legends FunPlus Phoenix and Splyce are heading to the Knockout Stage at the 2019 League of Legends World Championship after an intense tiebreaker. FunPlus and Splyce had to play an extra game to decide the final seeding in Group B. As anticipated on WIN.gg’s Pick’Em predictions, in the end FunPlus came out victorious and took first seed. Group B was closer than many expected, with J Team being the surprise of the …

J Team, GAM Esports eliminated from LoL Worlds 2019 group stage William Davis League of Legends CTBC J Team is out of the 2019 League of Legends World Championship after losing its final match versus FunPlus Phoenix. The LMS representative will not advance to the next stage at Worlds. J Team started the competition with a strong performance, by taking down both FunPlus and Splyce in the first half of the round-robin. J Team was the team to watch heading into the second half and seemed …

League of Legends champion roadmap has new marksman and juggernaut Syed Mujtaba Naqvi League of Legends Riot Games is back with the new champion roadmap, sharing that a new marksman and juggernaut are in development while Senna is preparing for relase and Fiddlesticks and Volibear’s reworks are being finalized. Senna has already been announced during the 10th-anniversary edition of Riot Pls. Riot’s lead producer of champions Ryan “Reav3” Mireles now shared that her unique playstyle comes from the fact she had to be a marksman due to …

Riot Games announces new RP currency not shared between games Olivia Richman League of Legends Developer Riot Games has a lot in the works, including a 2D fighting game and an RPG, but there are some changes that will be taking place immediately.  Riot has announced that Riot Points won’t be used in present or future titles. Instead, in-game currency will be known as RP and it won’t be shareable between games. In the press release, Riot developers explain that the company’s newly announced mobile …

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