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Counter-Strike AVANGAR earn spot in Berlin Major finals by beating Renegades By Steven Rondina League of Legends FunPlus Phoenix wins LPL by defeating RNG, heads to Worlds 2019 By William Davis League of Legends Patch 9.18 to bring new changes aimed at solo queue champions By William Davis

League of Legends

League of Legends players debate the power of Spear of Shojin Olivia Richman 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 …

League of Legends

Clutch Gaming beats FlyQuest in LCS regional qualifiers to face CLG William Davis 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 …

Counter-Strike

Godsent returns to esports by merging with The Final Tribe Steven Rondina 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 …

Counter-Strike

dev1ce talks Astralis on Vertigo, Renegades and Avangar upsets William Davis 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 …

Dota 2 Valve tries to kill core Io, Alchemist in Dota 2 patch 7.22g By Steven Rondina Counter-Strike Astralis eliminate Team Liquid from Berlin Major, face NRG Esports By Nina Forneloza Counter-Strike Stewie2k had account hacked, skins stolen before Astralis match By Olivia Richman

Counter-Strike

NRG Esports beat Natus Vincere, head to Berlin Major semifinals Nina Forneloza Natus Vincere is heading home. In the Berlin StarLadder Major quarterfinals, NRG Esports defeated Natus Vincere, taking the series 2-0. It’s a rough blow for a Ukrainian team that has focused all its efforts into this event and faces questions as to what comes next. It was also an excellent performance from a North American squad that is looking to establish itself as the best in the region.   The …

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Chinese PUBG pro players found guilty of cheating at live event Syed Mujtaba Naqvi A few Chinese Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds pro players have been caught cheating during the PUBG Champions League 2019. According to a Weibo post published by the PCL Competition Organizing Committee on September 4, as well as translations posted by the head of Liquipedia’s PUBG editor team on Twitter, six players have violated PCL’s rules by obtaining in-game information outside of the game, using resources available to spectators in the competition’s arena. …

Dota 2

Fnatic prepares for new DPC season with a new Dota 2 roster Syed Mujtaba Naqvi Fnatic has announced its new Dota 2 roster for the upcoming 2019-2020 Dota Pro Circuit season. Fnatic’s Dota 2 roster is now joined by Nuengnara “23savage” Teeramahanon and Kam “Moon” Boon Seng, while Abed “Abed” Yusop and Kim “DuBu” Doo-young will no longer be a part of the team. Anucha “Jabz” Jirawong will be returning to the support position. The news of Fnatic shuffling its roster comes as no surprise …

Fortnite

Tfue possibly facing permaban on Twitch after racist language Steven Rondina Turner “Tfue” Tenney is in big trouble. The embattled Fortnite esports star used a racial epithet during a Twitch stream. He was playing a game of Minecraft, battling a group of pillagers when he said it. “You guys fucking killed all the villagers, man,” he said. “Y’all motherfuckers killed them n—–s. You can suck my pee pee, man.” This stands as a clear violation of Twitch’s community guidelines against “hateful …

sOAZ working analyst desk for 2019 LPL Summer Playoffs finals Nina Forneloza League of Legends Former Misfits top laner Paul “sOAZ” Boyer is heading to the LPL playoffs, but not as a competitor. The LPL announced on Twitter that the veteran player will serve as a broadcast personality for the 2019 LPL Summer Playoffs finals and regional qualifiers for the 2019 League of Legends World Championship. Though the original announcement stated he would be working as a caster, the league later corrected this and noted …

Atlanta Reign’s Masaa promises bowl cut for OWL playoff win William Davis News The Atlanta Reign’s Pteja “Masaa” Kantanen has made a pretty big promise to his fans. The Overwatch pro has promised that he’ll get a bowl cut if the Reign make the Grand Finals of the upcoming Overwatch League playoffs.  Why is the bowl cut significant? Many of the Overwatch League’s dominant Korean players sport the cut. Some have then joked that it is this haircut that gives the Korean pros …

Vitality eliminated from Berlin Major after upset to Avangar Steven Rondina Counter-Strike One of the favorites to win the StarLadder Berlin Major has been eliminated. In the quarterfinals of the Champions Stage playoffs, Avangar defeated Team Vitality in impressive fashion. Though Vitality was regarded as the better team, Avangar was able to impose their will and keep the pressure high en route to a 2-1 victory. The first half suggested that game one on Mirage would be a tight one. Vitality scored …

Riot Games looks to LoL community on Eternals achievements Olivia Richman League of Legends Riot Games is coming up with trackers for champion-based achievements based on community feedback.  After the new Eternals system was announced and immediately decried, developers have been working on the game’s achievement system, updating it based on player feedback. Riot’s design lead Xengenic posted a list of ideas for champion-based Eternals to the League of Legends developer blog. According to Xenegic, the goal is to build sets of three Eternals …

ESL Pro League rules could bring team exclusivity to CSGO Steven Rondina Counter-Strike Big changes could be coming to Counter-Strike: Global Offensive’s professional scene. According to a report by Dexerto’s Jarek Lewis, the ESL Pro League is going to begin imposing heavy exclusivity requirements on participating teams in an effort to limit their ability to participate in other events. “Beginning January 1st 2020, all member teams of Pro League shall not play in other Counter-Strike leagues,” the terms read. “This means non-Valve sponsored …

LA Valiant hold open tryouts after poor OWL Stage 4 results Olivia Richman News The Los Angeles Valiant Overwatch League franchise is holding open auditions.  “We feel that everyone deserves a shot at playing on the big stage,” the Valiant tweeted, with a link to where potential players can apply.  Along with some basic questions, the Valiant also want to know which role players are applying for. These roles includes main tank, off-tank, main DPS, flex DPS, main support, and flex support. The team …

Renegades run over ENCE to kick off Berlin Major playoffs Steven Rondina Counter-Strike Renegades are on fire at the StarLadder Berlin Major. The Australian squad made a statement win in the opening round of the Champions Stage playoffs, shutting down ENCE Esports with a 2-0 series win. The bracket-busting loss sends ENCE Esports home in 5th-8th place. Renegades got off to a hot start on Mirage with a successful pistol round on the T side. But a B rush in the seventh round …

seized announces free agent status as Vega Squadron falls Olivia Richman Counter-Strike Denis “seized “Kostin is officially a free agent.  The announcement came after his being placed on Vega Squadron’s transfer list last month. He joined the team in April when Vega was attempting to rebuild its roster. But it didn’t look like the addition of seized had done much for the struggling side over those four months.   The announcement came soon after Dmitry “Dima” Bandurka also declared his free agent status on …

pasha released by Virtus.pro after TI9 flop, joins Na’Vi Steven Rondina Dota 2 Big changes were expected for Virtus.pro’s Dota 2 team and they have started to arrive. The organization announced the release of longtime offlaner Pavel “9pasha” Khvastunov. The news of 9pasha’s release was broken by competing team Natus Vincere, who announced that they had signed him to replace their own offlaner, Evgeniy “Blizzy” Ree. “Pasha is a true veteran and one of the most respected players of CIS Dota,” Virtus.pro GM …

Tfue runs into hacker as cheating in Fortnite remains a problem Olivia Richman Fortnite A hacker more than frustrated Fortnite pro Turner “Tfue” Tenney during a recent stream.  During a live stream, Tfue was trekking through Dusty Depot when a player shot him multiple times. Two of the four shots were headshots which landed before Tfue could even respond. Tfue immediately suspected his opponent of cheating, based on the accuracy at such a far distance.  Wanting to confirm his suspicions, Tfue began to specate …

Freakazoid goes public with professional CSGO return tease Steven Rondina Counter-Strike Ryan “freakazoid” Abadir might be getting back in the game. The veteran player took to Twitter and simply stated, “I’m coming back.” Though he did not offer any further information on his plans, this suggests that he is set to return to professional Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. This is welcome news for Freakazoid’s fans. Though he is best known for his one-year run with Cloud9, Freakazoid has been a steady presence …

G2 Esports owner ocelote angers Fnatic fans with Rekkles tweet William Davis League of Legends G2 Esports’ owner and founder Carlos “ocelote” Rodríguez has angered Fnatic’s fan base once again. Ocelote is known for his sense of humor and memes on Twitter, but this time he took it a bit too far in the eyes of Fnatic fans. On Wednesday, ocelote quoted Counter-Strike: Global Offensive analyst Jacob “Pimp” Winneche and tagged Martin “Rekkles” Larsson without any more context. “Take it from someone who has had …

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