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Apex Legends Apex Legends Season 3 introduces Meltdown, hints at map changes By Olivia Richman Counter-Strike FURIA sign HEN1 to roster for DreamHack Masters Malmo By Olivia Richman League of Legends Riot planning 3 more Marvel Comics series based on LoL By Nina Forneloza

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Freakazoid returns to pro CSGO, joins eUnited for ESL New York Steven Rondina Counter-Strike veteran Ryan “freakazoid” Abadir is back in the game. Three weeks after teasing a return to professional CSGO, the former Cloud9 player has joined eUnited. The organization revealed the news and announced that he will be in action immediately. “Freakazoid will be joining the active roster immediately. Please welcome Ryan as he competes with the squad at ESL One New York and the ESL Pro League,” the organization revealed …

Counter-Strike

Likely cheater caught in DreamHack Rotterdam qualifiers, enraging pros Olivia Richman “This is bullshit. I’ve experienced it firsthand (in a minor qualifier no less). It’s about time the main online qualifier organizers (Faceit & ESEA) have some shared database about cheaters or something to avoid having to ban the same people twice.” That was a recent tweet from Team Vitality’s Alex “ALEX” McMeekin after Pharsyde player “Holmyz” made an insane head shot during the DreamHack Rotterdam online qualifiers. Holmyz had actually …

Counter-Strike

Twistzz promises to get WASD tattoo after winning next CSGO major Olivia Richman Team Liquid’s Russel “Twistzz” Van Dulken is feeling quite confident about his Counter-Strike: Global Offensive squad.  “When we win the next major I’ll get WASD tattooed across my fingers on my left hand,” Twistzz said on Twitter. Many fans noticed that the tweet didn’t say if they won. It said when.  Team Liquid had a disappointing run at the 2019 StarLadder Berlin Major earlier this month. But Twistzz still seems quite hopeful for …

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Amazon Prime offering in-game rewards, starting with PUBG Mobile skins Syed Mujtaba Naqvi Amazon Prime now offers in-game content for PUBG Mobile players. According to TechCrunch, this includes a Prime-exclusive set of Infiltrator skins, including mask, jacket, pants, and shoes. There is also the new Blood Oath skin for the KAR98K and a Black Magma parachute. Worth noting is that these skins are available to Amazon Prime users, not just Twitch Prime users. This initiative is separate from Twitch Prime, which has long …

News Leaks hint new K/DA songs Gold and GAME/OVER arriving in November By William Davis League of Legends Louis Vuitton producing LoL skins, case for Summoner’s Cup at Worlds By Syed Mujtaba Naqvi News Epic Games paid over $10 million for Control exclusivity By Syed Mujtaba Naqvi

Fortnite

Fortnite celebrates Batman’s 80th birthday with event, new skins Fariha Bhatti In honor of the character’s 80th birthday, Epic Games is treating fans to a massive Batman event in Fortnite. Players looking to visit Tilted Towers between now and October 6 will instead land in Gotham City. A familiar location for fans of the movies, games, and comics alike, those fond of the Caped Crusader will feel a sense of familiarity in the new cityscape. The area has a darker look …

Counter-Strike

Broky joins FaZe for ESL New York after GuardiaN returns to Na’Vi Steven Rondina FaZe Clan continues to rebuild following its disappointing showing at the StarLadder Berlin Major. According to a report by Polish esports outlet Cyber Sport, the organization is adding Helvijs “broky” Saukants to the lineup as a stand-in for ESL One New York. Per various reports, he is likely to serve as the team’s in-game leader following the departure of Filip “NEO” Kubski from the team. This also follows the official …

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HellRaisers reveal new roster, announce return to CIS region Syed Mujtaba Naqvi HellRaisers has revealed its new Counter-Strike: Global Offensive roster and announced its plans to transition from the European scene back to the CIS region. The team will retain the services of in-game leader Kirill “ANGE1” Karasiow, and the recently added Žygimantas “nukkye” Chmieliauskas. The rest of its previous team has been deactivated and are now available for transfer. The Ukranian organization shared the news on its official website. CEO Alex …

Dota 2

Toxic Dota 2 players hit with 19-year ban in new update ban wave gabhernandez Valve has brought down the ban hammer in Dota 2. In a recent blog post, Valve detailed a number of matchmaking updates for the next ranked season. These changes range from increased MMR symmetry based on role, to how MMR shifts based on wins and losses. Included in that was a massive wave of bans for bad actors including toxic players, cheaters, and account sellers. Most of the players banned …

Alien Invader Heimerdinger is back thanks to Area 51 gathering Olivia Richman League of Legends Gamers hoping to invade Area 51 just got some extra help.  Riot Games announced that Heimerdinger’s Alien Invader skin is available to purchase once again. The decision seemingly stems from the buzz surrounding Area 51, with Riot associate program manager Mel Capperino-Garcia tweeting: “When the Area 51 raid has been successful, and you get to bring home your own alien invader.”    A few days ago, League of Legends players …

Bloody Harvest event coming to Borderlands 3 for Halloween Olivia Richman News Borderlands 3’s first free event is coming in October, just in time for Halloween.  Bloody Harvest gives Vault Hunters access to an event-specific map with new monsters and bosses by earning a new currency, Hecktoplasm.  As players travel throughout the galaxy, they’ll encounter Haunted enemies that spawn Ghosts once they’re killed. Borderlands’ official press release calls the Ghosts “aggressive,” and outlines the new Terror debuff that comes along with them. …

Riot planning LoL 10th anniversary celebration in London gabhernandez League of Legends Riot Games has a special, real-life event planned for League of Legends’ 10th birthday. According to a note sent out by the publisher that was promptly leaked across Reddit, a number of people have been offered a trip to London for a “special celebration” to honor those who have played an important role in the game’s growth. Included in the invitation are travel and room accommodations, as well as coverage …

War Owl briefly loses his YouTube verification William Davis Counter-Strike Popular Counter-Strike: Global Offensive YouTuber and steamer War Owl briefly lost his YouTube verification. He confirmed the news in a statement on Twitter and opened up on what had happened. “I lost channel verification on YouTube. Be careful of people impersonating me asking for skins/money or advertising gambling (which currently happens on Twitter and Steam) not sure why this happened, I get impersonated all the time,” wrote War Owl on …

TSM Fortnite streamer Daequan shares personal struggles on video William Davis Fortnite Team SoloMid Fortnite streamer Daequan “Daequan” Loco posted a video explaining his absence from Twitch. The content creator has become significantly less active on social media than he previously was, and detailed why in a 20-minute-long video on YouTube. The reasons are unfortunately numerous. He opened up that in the past couple of months, he had lost family members to illness as well as some friends to gun violence. Unfortunately, his real-life …

Everything we know about the upcoming Cache update in CSGO Steven Rondina Counter-Strike After over a year of waiting, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive fans are finally going to get a look at the update to popular map Cache. It has been a long and arduous process, with the update going from a few minor tweaks to something much larger. Fans were initially teased with screen grabs of small changes which eventually gave way to videos of major overhauls. As time went on, the existing …

The LCK is looking for a new broadcaster to replace PapaSmithy William Davis League of Legends Korea’s prime League of Legends competition, the LCK, is looking for a color commentator for its English broadcast. On August 31, Chris “PapaSmithy” Smith announced that he would be exiting the LCK. The announcement took the community by surprise. PapaSmithy is a respected caster and analyst in the League of Legends community and the face of the LCK’s English broadcast. Now, the league is looking for someone that could fill …

LoL PBE 9.18 changes buff Akali, revert Sylas and Cassiopeia Syed Mujtaba Naqvi League of Legends The League of Legends Public Beta Environment (PBE) servers have received an update featuring balance changes, new icons, and visual improvements. Riot Games is preparing for the 2019 World Championship and is testing out balance changes that will shuffle and set the tournament’s meta. With the latest update to the game’s PBE servers come changes to Akali, Cassiopeia, and Sylas, as well as three new summoner icons, improvements to the …

UNiVeRsE, ppd reunite at Ninjas in Pyjamas in new Dota 2 season Steven Rondina Dota 2 Ninjas in Pyjamas is sticking around in Dota 2 for the 2018-2019 season, but they’re performing a reboot of their roster. Peter “ppd” Dager will remain under contract with the organization and will captain the new team comprised of Oliver “Skiter” Lepko, Nico “Gunnar” Lopez, Saahil “UNiVeRsE” Arora, and Malthe “Biver” Winther. The reveal was made on the organization’s official website. “One year ago, our organization re-entered DotA 2 with …

Clutch, Splyce among teams in LoL Worlds 2019 play-in stage William Davis News The 2019 LoL World Championship is right around the corner. The best teams in the world are ready to fight for the most important title in competitive League of Legends. It all starts with the play-in stage, where 12 teams will compete for one of the four spots available in the main event. The teams come from emerging and major regions alike. For the first time, the LCK’s third seed …

Is the Overwatch player count going down in 2019? Olivia Richman News Despite players wanting to know more, Blizzard has yet to release the stats behind the number of people still playing Overwatch.  The most recent figure was “over 40 million monthly players,” which was solely based on the number of copies sold. This number didn’t satisfy curious Overwatch fans, who pointed out that this statement doesn’t take many factors into account.  Many Overwatch followers and critics alike often say the game …

CSGO update adds new options for practicing grenade throws Steven Rondina Counter-Strike An incredibly helpful new practice feature has been added in the latest update to Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. Three new console commands have been added to the game, designed to help players practice some of CSGO’s trickier grenade throws. The commands cannot be used in casual or competitive matchmaking, but should greatly speed up the process of experimenting with smoke, flash, and molotov placements. The first command is cl_grenadepreview, which gives …

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