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League of Legends G2 Esports wins back-to-back LEC titles by defeating Fnatic By William Davis Counter-Strike Coldzera, Aleksib reportedly to join FaZe Clan after Berlin Major By Steven Rondina Counter-Strike Astralis capture Berlin Major title by defeating Avangar By Steven Rondina

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, …

League of Legends

Riot Games answers questions on Clash, events in latest Ask Riot gabhernandez 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

Dota 2 fans not pleased with optional strict solo queue Olivia Richman 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 …

Counter-Strike

Vitality bench NBK- after early elimination from Berlin Major William Davis 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 …

Counter-Strike 15 tips to play like a pro in CSGO By Jared Wynne League of Legends Cody Sun reflects beating CLG, talks Worlds qualifier vs TSM By Olivia Richman League of Legends Fnatic knocks out FC Schalke 04, faces G2 Esports in LEC summer finals By William Davis

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Overwatch on Switch to feature motion controls, voice chat Syed Mujtaba Naqvi 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 …

League of Legends

Clutch Gaming gets revenge on CLG in LCS regional qualifiers William Davis 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 …

Counter-Strike

G2 Esports allegedly caught poaching CR4ZY CSGO players Steven Rondina 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 …

Counter-Strike

Astralis’ Magisk talks critics, haters before Berlin Major final Steven Rondina 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 …

AVANGAR earn spot in Berlin Major finals by beating Renegades Steven Rondina Counter-Strike Avangar is the first entrant into the StarLadder Berlin Major. The Kazakh team took a strong win over Renegades in the semifinals, winning 2-0. Renegades started off Mirage strong with a successful pistol round and conversion, but a pair of losses stemming from early frags by Dzhami “Jame” Ali allowed Avangar to even the score. Both teams started to get aggressive in hopes of asserting dominance, with Renegades doing quick …

FunPlus Phoenix wins LPL by defeating RNG, heads to Worlds 2019 William Davis League of Legends Royal Never Give Up couldn’t find a win versus FunPlus Phoenix in the 2019 LPL Summer finals. Because of that, the LPL has a new king, as the squad took its first LPL title.   FunPlus is one of the new faces in the LPL, the team is approaching just its second anniversary and already made it to the 2019 League of Legends World Championship. Since its inception in the …

Patch 9.18 to bring new changes aimed at solo queue champions William Davis League of Legends Mark “Scruffy” Yetter, lead gameplay designer for League of Legends, shared a preview of the changes coming up in Patch 9.18. This next update is scheduled to drop on September 11. The next update brings changes and updates to 16 champions in the game. As previously reported, Aatrox and Akali will get significant nerfs in the upcoming update, and here’s the full explanation of those changes. League of Legend’s most hated champion …

League of Legends players debate the power of Spear of Shojin Olivia Richman League of Legends League of Legends players are debating if Spear of Shojin is healthy for the game’s meta.  In a now deleted Reddit post, one user went on a rant about the item and why he feels it should have “never been implemented” to begin with. The item, which adds 60 to a player’s attack damage along with a 20% cooldown reduction and 250 health, also grants Awakened Dragon for six seconds …

Clutch Gaming beats FlyQuest in LCS regional qualifiers to face CLG William Davis League of Legends Popular underdog Clutch Gaming defeated FlyQuest in round one of the LCS regional qualifier. Clutch is not slowing down in the race to the 2019 League of Legends World Championship. The team took a decisive victory over FlyQuest and are set to face Counter Logic Gaming in a hotly anticipated rematch. The series was far from perfect as both Clutch and FlyQuest made mistakes, but in the end Clutch proved …

Godsent returns to esports by merging with The Final Tribe Steven Rondina Counter-Strike A recognizable esports brand is making a surprise return. Godsent is being resurrected by Swedish esports organization The Final Tribe. A Counter-Strike: Global Offensive brand largely built around former Fnatic players, Godsent previously ceased operations in 2018. “The Final Tribe…today announces the official merger with the Swedish CSGO brand Godsent, founded in 2016 by Swedish three time major winner Markus “Pronax” Wallsten,” the organization said in a statement. “The Final …

dev1ce talks Astralis on Vertigo, Renegades and Avangar upsets William Davis Counter-Strike Astralis took down Team Liquid in the quarterfinals of the 2019 Starladder Berlin Major, and Nicolai “dev1ce” Reedtz seemed to be very pleased with his team’s performance, specifically with their new approach to tactics. dev1ce spoke to WIN.gg on his team’s performance on Vertigo, a surprise pick that ended in a 16-8 stomp in their favor.  “We had a lot of time to prepare,” dev1ce said. “We didn’t really know …

Valve tries to kill core Io, Alchemist in Dota 2 patch 7.22g Steven Rondina Dota 2 The dust has finally settled from The International 2019, but Valve has made things a bit messy once again. Dota 2’s latest update has arrived in 7.22g. The update tackles many of the most powerful and popular heroes of TI9, as well as a handful of items. The list of changes isn’t as long as some past updates but should heavily impact the meta once the competitive scene heats back …

Astralis eliminate Team Liquid from Berlin Major, face NRG Esports Nina Forneloza Counter-Strike Team Liquid will not be adding a major title to their resumes quite yet. The North American squad lost to rivals Astralis 2-0 in the quarterfinals to the StarLadder Berlin Major. The loss ends their run in the event, landing them in 5th-8th place. It’s also a victory that reestablishes Astralis as a strong candidate to win the event after a rocky stretch where they were unseated as Counter-Strike: Global …

Stewie2k had account hacked, skins stolen before Astralis match Olivia Richman Counter-Strike Just before Team Liquid’s 2019 StarLadder Berlin Major playoff match against Astralis, Jake “Stewie2k” Yip’s Steam account was hacked. An unfortunate distraction from one of the biggest Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tournaments of the year, Stewie2K noticed that he was locked out of his Steam account. This made it impossible for him to access the account or to see what was happening during the time he couldn’t get in. “No idea …

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