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Invictus Gaming qualify for 2019 LoL World Championship
William Davis
Invictus Gaming will defend its title at the 2019 World Championship. The defending champion took down Top Esports in the second round of the LPL regional gauntlet and secured the final spot at Worlds. Invictus is heading to Europe as China’s third seed. Due to the LPL’s recent success, Invictus will seed directly to the main event instead of going through the play-in stage. It has been a rocky road …
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Esports’ biggest teams stand as examples of the industry’s growth
Jared Wynne
Professional esports and its rapid growth has been nothing short of amazing, especially when you factor in some of the huge revenue deals and viewership figures we see being recorded in recent times as the word on esports continues to spread around the world. Of course, traditional forms of gaming will always carry their own appeal, with gaming away from tournaments also pulling in crowds. You can’t beat a game …
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Amouranth banned from Twitch after exposing herself on stream
Olivia Richman
Popular Twitch streamer Kaitlyn “Amouranth” Siragusa was banned from the streaming platform after exposing herself on camera. Known for her revealing cosplays and IRL streaming, Amouranth has over 1.2 million followers on Twitch. During a stream on September 8, Amouranth looked to be innocently playing with her dog and chatting with her viewers when her dress shifted around, revealing her genitals on camera multiple times. While it appeared to be an accident, …
League of Legends
Huni says Clutch Gaming’s goal is the playoffs at Worlds 2019
Olivia Richman
Clutch Gaming is going to the 2019 World Championship. The underdog team took Team SoloMid to game five, defeating their rivals to become the third seed for North America. After today’s intense reverse sweep, Clutch will be representing the region at Worlds in Europe along with Cloud9 and Team Liquid. “Holy shit. This is surreal. I just feel we went through so much shit this split. So much shit I …
League of Legends
G2 Esports wins back-to-back LEC titles by defeating Fnatic
William Davis
G2 Esports is the 2019 LEC Summer champion! G2 took down Fnatic after five intense games. The back-to-back champion-winning team is now heading to the 2019 League of Legends World Championship as the number one seed of the LEC. The series got off to an explosive start, with both teams looking for a fight early. It all began with Mihael “Mikyx” Mehle and Zdravets “Hylissang” Iliev Galabov going head-to-head …
Counter-Strike
Coldzera, Aleksib reportedly to join FaZe Clan after Berlin Major
Steven Rondina
Big changes might be coming to FaZe Clan. According to a report by EGamers World, the organization is set to retool its Counter-Strike: Global Offensive team. Per Alexei “OverDrive” Biryukov, Filip “NEO” Kubski and Ladislav “GuardiaN” Kovács are set to depart the organization and will be replaced by MiBR star Marcelo “coldzera” David and former ENCE Esports in-game leader Aleksi “Aleksib” Virolainen. Neither FaZe Clan nor the individual players have issued …
Counter-Strike
Astralis capture Berlin Major title by defeating Avangar
Steven Rondina
Astralis have made Counter-Strike: Global Offensive history. The Danish squad won the StarLadder Berlin Major with a 2-0 victory. The team becomes the first to ever to win three consecutive major titles, following their wins at the FACEIT Major: London and the IEM Katwoice Major. It also gives the team their fourth major title, breaking the record of three that they previously held with Fnatic. They accomplished this by defeating …
Fortnite
Ninja calls out haters who want him to stop playing World of Warcraft
Olivia Richman
Fortnite streamer Tyler “Ninja” Blevins had a little fun at the expense of his haters in a recent stream. While playing World of Warcraft Classic with Tim “TimTheTatman” Betar, Ninja entertained his viewers by pretending to be a news correspondent. Complete with helicoptor noises, Ninja began to lightheartedly mock some of his fans who don’t seem happy with his recent WoW content, also known as “asshat haters.” “As you can see, …
Riot Games answers questions on Clash, events in latest Ask Riot
gabhernandez
League of Legends
In their latest Ask Riot, Riot Games responded to questions surrounding the future of Clash, bonus game modes, and high-quality events like Odyssey. As a followup to the NA Clash tests, Riot laid out their future plans. So far, the redesign and optimizations have been received well and Riot are looking to continue regional testing across the rest of the servers. These are anticipated to last until October. If regional …
Dota 2 fans not pleased with optional strict solo queue
Olivia Richman
Dota 2
Valve is experimenting with the option to turn strict solo queues on and off. Strict solo queues were introduced to help individual players without parties get into better games. In theory, this would make the teams more even and the game more fair, since both sides would have a similar lack of planned coordination. This was seen as very important, since many solo players ended up playing against coordinated teams …
Vitality bench NBK- after early elimination from Berlin Major
William Davis
Counter-Strike
Following a disappointing end to their run in the Starladder Berlin Major 2019, Team Vitality is making some changes to their CS:GO team. Specifically, the organization has removed Nathan “NBK-” Schmitt from his role on the starting roster and will be exploring other options for a fifth player. The team released a statement on the matter on their Twitter page. “The team has shown amazing results but a change was …
15 tips to play like a pro in CSGO
Jared Wynne
Counter-Strike
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is one of the most popular games in the world today. But only a small number of its players are able to play at the highest levels. Why is this? Because many players do little or nothing to effectively improve their in-game skills. People play games to relax after a hard workday or a tough week at school. Not everyone wants to strain and sweat during the …
Cody Sun reflects beating CLG, talks Worlds qualifier vs TSM
Olivia Richman
League of Legends
In one of their most intense matches of the year, Clutch Gaming came out on top once again today after defeating their rivals at Counter Logic Gaming. After beating FlyQuest yesterday and CLG today, Clutch is on their way to scoring that last spot in the World Championships. The only thing standing in their way is a third and final best of five against Team SoloMid tomorrow. WIN.gg spoke with Cody …
Fnatic knocks out FC Schalke 04, faces G2 Esports in LEC summer finals
William Davis
League of Legends
Fnatic destroyed FC Schalke 04 in round three of the 2019 LEC Summer Playoffs. Fnatic was merciless and took Schalke out in three quick, clean games. Now the squad is preparing to get the revenge on G2 Esports in the finals. The team that was on display here has a real chance at defeating G2, and is one of the squads to watch at the 2019 League of Legends World Championship. …
Overwatch on Switch to feature motion controls, voice chat
Syed Mujtaba Naqvi
News
Overwatch is coming to the Nintendo Switch and Blizzard Entertainment has shared new details on what players can expect from the game. According to Blizzard rep Nazih Fares, the Switch version of Overwatch will run at 30 frames per second with up to 720p resolution in handheld mode and 900p when docked. Fares also tweeted that the game will feature voice chat using Blizzard servers, with players only needing to …
Clutch Gaming gets revenge on CLG in LCS regional qualifiers
William Davis
League of Legends
Clutch Gaming is one series closer to the 2019 League of Legends World Championship. The team got its revenge on Counter Logic Gaming in round two of the LCS regional qualifiers. Clutch and CLG’s rivalry started in the 2019 LCS Summer playoffs when, in the third-place match, CLG reverse swept Clutch and sent them to the bottom of the regional qualifiers. Playing the first round versus FlyQuest was exactly what Clutch …
G2 Esports allegedly caught poaching CR4ZY CSGO players
Steven Rondina
Counter-Strike
G2 Esports is starting to get a bit of a bad reputation in the esports management world. CR4ZY CEO Antonio Meić is accusing the organization of attempting to poach players from his Counter-Strike: Global Offensive team on Twitter. He publicized the accusation with an image that shows a Kenyan anti-poaching unit approaching a suspect. Each member of the unit have the CR4ZY logos superimposed over their faces, while the poacher’s …
Astralis’ Magisk talks critics, haters before Berlin Major final
Steven Rondina
Counter-Strike
Astralis is headed to the grand finals of the StarLadder Berlin Major. That shouldn’t be too much of a surprise, but it is for some Counter-Strike: Global Offensive fans. The Danish squad captured another major title earlier this year by winning the IEM Katowice Major but went into a decline from there which saw them lose their spot as the consensus best team in the game. It was a far …
Astralis faces AVANGAR in Berlin Major finals, beats NRG Esports
Steven Rondina
Counter-Strike
The grand finals to the StarLadder Berlin Major are now set. After besting NRG Esports 2-0, Astralis will take on Avangar in the final series of the event. The Berlin Major has seen an emphatic return to form from Astralis, who punched their ticket with a statement victory over a hot North American squad. NRG Esports surprised many by deciding to open the series on Train, the map where they …
Avangar coach talks Berlin Major finals berth, mother watching CSGO
William Davis
Counter-Strike
In the battle of the Cinderella stories at the Starladder Berlin Major 2019, Avangar reigned supreme over Renegades. Avangar defeated Renegades 2-0 and will move on to the Grand finals to face the victor of Astralis vs. NRG Esports. For Renegades, the tournament is over. Avangar have been the statistical underdog throughout the tournament, but coach Dastan “dastan” Akbaev doesn’t see his team that way. “I know that we can …
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