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Dota 2 T1 crashes and burns in Dota 2 debut at VKGaming Battle of Dawn By gabhernandez News Blizzard suspend collegiate team for sign supporting Hong Kong By gabhernandez Counter-Strike The CSGO map Vertigo was perfectly recreated in Minecraft By Steven Rondina

Dota 2

GeekFam withdraw from ESL One Hamburg, replaced by Alliance gabhernandez Southeast Asian Dota 2 team GeekFam has had to withdraw from its participation in ESL One Hamburg due to ongoing visa issues. Two weeks ago, GeekFam successfully qualified for ESL One Hamburg 2019, an event taking place outside of the upcoming 2019-20 Dota Pro Circuit. The team finished the qualifier with a clean 3-0 sweep versus SG Dragons to claim the coveted ticket to Hamburg. ESL One tournaments have a …

League of Legends

T1 Entertainment and Sports officially launches with Comcast Nina Forneloza South Korean company SK Telecom, owners of three-time League of Legends World Champions SK Telecom T1, have announced the launch of their joint venture with Comcast Spectacor: T1 Entertainment & Sports. The move that was announced in February has finally received all necessary approvals to officially begin operations. Ahead of the announcement, the team has already rebranded to T1 and unveiled the slick new design on twitter Fans of League …

Counter-Strike

StarSeries i-League Season 8 sees return of Semmler to CSGO Olivia Richman StarSeries i-League Season 8 has revealed their full talent lineup, and the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive community is excited to see Auguste “Semmler” Massonnat return to casting CSGO.  “Back in action. Let’s get it,” Semmler tweeted after it was announced.  Casper “cadiaN” Møller was one of many within the esports scene to applaud his return.  “Can’t wait to hear one of my games casted with your voice again,” cadiaN said. Semmler also …

League of Legends

LoL Esports Manager to debut with the LPL 2020 season Syed Mujtaba Naqvi In a large number of announcements Riot Games has shared with its community during the special ten-year anniversary broadcast of Riot Pls, fans of classical sports management games were excited to her League of Legends Esports Manager will be launching in 2020. LoL Esports Manager will be an esports spin-off of classical sports management games like Football Manager. Players will take on the role of managing their own esports team …

League of Legends Senna confirmed as the new League of Legends support champion By Syed Mujtaba Naqvi 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 Olivia Richman Counter-Strike: Global Offensive players Kevin “HS” Tarn and Tomáš “oskar” Šťastný are now free agents.  GamerLegion has broken all contratual ties to HS, something both parties reached an agreement on. The Estonian player is now a free agent after being with the squad since the beginning of the year. He was benched two weeks ago.  “We started our adventure in Counter-Strike with HS as one of the core members,” GamerLegion said on Twitter. …

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 …

BLAST Pro Series Global final teams, date, and prize pool set Steven Rondina Counter-Strike 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, …

Changes to Cache finalized and published by creator FMPONE Nina Forneloza Counter-Strike An update to one of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive’s most popular maps was recently released, and the Cache update has changed some sections and interactions on the map that could have major ramifications for how teams approach it in the future. Fans have not seen Cache played in the competitive pool since March 2019 when it was replaced by new map Vertigo. Since then it has undergone a whole host of …

Team Hong Kong confirmed to attend Overwatch World Cup Olivia Richman News Much to the gaming community’s surprise, Team Hong Kong has confirmed that they’ll be competing at the Overwatch World Cup. Tension has been rising between gamers and Blizzard after the Overwatch developer banned Chung “blitzchung” Ng Wai from Hearthstone Grandmasters competitions for making a pro-Hong Kong statement during a post-match interview. Many have been calling Blizzard out for what they feel is unfair censorship and their punishing freedom of speech.  It seems …

cvMax airs internal problems at Griffin, dispute with manager Cho Syed Mujtaba Naqvi League of Legends Griffin’s former League of Legends coach Kim “cvMax” Dae-ho left the team ahead of the League of Legends 2019 World Championship. He has now explained the circumstances of his departure from the team during a stream, blaming it on internal conflicts within the organization. As a head coach, cvMax helped Griffin’s League team come from the League of Legends Champions Korea 2018 Summer Promotion tournament all the way to winning …

Cloud9 fumbles lead, loses to Griffin in LoL Worlds 2019 William Davis League of Legends 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 …

SumaiL returns to Evil Geniuses bench ahead of Dota Summit 11 gabhernandez Dota 2 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 matchmaking update changes party queuing, ranked medals gabhernandez Dota 2 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 …

Leaks for League 10th Anniversary hint at mobile and card games Syed Mujtaba Naqvi League of Legends 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 …

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