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League of Legends Fortress Esports opening largest esports venue in southern hemisphere By Olivia Richman League of Legends TFBlade rants at Riot after being suspended for battling trolls By Olivia Richman News Griffin’s Tarzan posts historically bad game in LCK Summer finals By William Davis

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SK Telecom T1 breaks multiple records with 8th LCK title win William Davis SK Telecom T1’s victory over Griffin in the 2019 LCK Summer finals was an important one. In addition to rebounding from an ugly start to the split, SKT qualified as the LCK’s first seed to the 2019 World Championship. That’s not all. SKT became the first team in LCK history to win eight titles. The team’s supremacy started in summer 2013 when the team achieved its first championship. 2019 is the second …

Dota 2

Drama swirls in Chinese Dota 2 scene over alleged roster tampering Syed Mujtaba Naqvi The International 2019 is now behind us, but the drama continues. A few enduring Dota 2 organizations have accused Royal Never Give Up of shady dealings during the year’s largest event. This played out over the course of a few days on Chinese social media platform Weibo. Things started off with Newbee CEO Tong “CU” Xin stating that other Chinese organizations were attempting to poach his players in underhanded ways. …

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X-Quest F win Peacekeeper Elite Global Invitational in Game for Peace Olivia Richman X-Quest F are the Peacekeeper Elite Global Invitational champions.  Held in Shanghai, the PEGI was the first ever Game for Peace tournament. The Chinese PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds mobile remake has become the country’s only version of PUBG, thanks to their growing list of restrictions for the video game industry. This includes no blood or use of the word “death.”  While China’s strict video game laws have received criticism from the international community, …

Counter-Strike

denis rejoins Sprout, replaces mirbit for ECS Pinnacle Clup Olivia Richman Denis “denis” Howell’s return to Sprout has completed the organization’s Counter-Strike: Global Offensive roster.  denis left for BIG just under four months ago, replacing Johannes “nex” Maget while he took time off due to wrist issues. The 25-year-old CSGO pro attended four LAN events as BIG’s AWPer, despite previously playing primarily as a rifler. While the team actually did well at these events, denis didn’t seem too upset about leaving …

Counter-Strike Conquer Gaming seeks to raise the bar for new esports organizations By Jared Wynne League of Legends Streamer, ex-pro IWillDominate gets suspended live on Twitch By Nina Forneloza Counter-Strike Report indicates Zeus to be replaced at Na’Vi after September By Syed Mujtaba Naqvi

Fortnite

Nick Eh 30 to stream exclusively on Twitch following Ninja exit Syed Mujtaba Naqvi One of the most popular Fortnite YouTube content creators, Nick “Nick Eh 30” Amyoony, has been signed to stream exclusively on Twitch beginning in September. Starting a new chapter as a full-time streamer on Twitch, Nick is looking to move his 4.6 million YouTube subscribers to his new channel on the popular live streaming platform. To support him, Twitch is offering loyalty badges for free to Nick’s fans that have …

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PUBG player breaks Twitch record for most hours streamed in a month Olivia Richman “GG, dude.” Those were the infamous words of Twitch streamer Jackson “JayBigs” Bigsley, who recently broke the platform’s record for most hours streamed in a single month. With a countdown displayed on screen, JayBigs popped champagne and said “GG” in celebration as the clock hit 569 hours.  JayBigs spent the majority of August playing PlayerUnknown’s Battleground. That was also his game of choice during his record-breaking stream. The momentous moment …

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London Spitfire’s Quatermain on double barrier meta, longest match Olivia Richman London Spitfire are off to the Season 2 playoffs after defeating the Shanhai Dragons in an historic eight-game match. The team was able to come out victorious thanks to their mastery of the new double barrier meta. Spitfire’s support main Ji-hoon “Quatermain” Song spoke with WIN.gg about how the new meta has shaken up the support role and how they came out on top of the longest Overwatch League match of …

League of Legends

PapaSmithy to leave the LCK, his next destination unknown Syed Mujtaba Naqvi UPDATE: PapaSmithy has agreed to become the general manager at 100 Thieves. League of Legends Champions Korea (LCK) English caster Chris “PapaSmithy” is leaving the Korean league after over four years spent broadcasting in the region. PapaSmithy is an Australian color commentator that has been on the LCK screen since 2015. He became one of the most favored League of Legends casters as a part of the LCK English cast, …

StarLadder Berlin Major playoffs opening matches, predictions Steven Rondina Counter-Strike Only eight teams remain at the StarLadder Berlin Major. The Legends Stage has officially wrapped up and with that, the Champions Stage playoffs will soon begin. The last leg of the event will be competed under a single-elimination tournament format. The eight remaining teams were seeded and matched based on their Legends Stage records, weighted further by a dynamic ELO used by StarLadder. The Berlin Major playoffs bracket is officially …

xQc bashes Overwatch as competitively unplayable, unwatchable Olivia Richman News Twitch streamer Felix “xQc” Lengyel is whipping up controversy yet again.  The former Overwatch League player called competitive Overwatch unplayable, unstreamable, and unwatchable. In a recent tweet, xQc blamed the game’s visuals for these woes, calling them “overwhelming.”  “The barriers make the stream quality unwatchable. Can we fix this?” he continued.  While xQc never gave a reason as to why he felt the game was unplayable, it’s possible he was …

Magic Pro League blasted by fans, pros for format and player treatment gabhernandez News Wizards of the Coast’s attempt to jump into the esports scene has not gone well. The Magic Pro League, an organized Magic: The Gathering circuit that includes competition in both physical and digital versions of the game, has been riddled with controversy and criticism of late. This stems from accusations of eroded competitive legitimacy and unfair treatment of players. Debate started swirling in May over the addition of Janne “Savjz” …

Star Guardians Little Legends coming to TFT in Patch 9.18 William Davis League of Legends Teamfight Tactics is getting three new Little Legends in Patch 9.18. Three familiars based on the Star Guardians line of skins are being added as Little Legends in Patch 9.18. Fuwa, Sisha, and Dango belong to Series 4. Fuwa and Dango are all-new characters in League of Legends and are not attached to any of the established Star Guardian characters. On the other hand, Sisha is Soraka’s Star Guardian familiar …

Draken blasts Ninjas in Pyjamas, claims they lied to CSGO team Syed Mujtaba Naqvi Counter-Strike More and more former players are coming out to air their grievances with Ninjas in Pyjamas. William “draken” Sundin has opened up about his most recent run with Ninjas in Pyjamas, which lasted just one month. According to Draken, NiP CEO Hicham Chahine and coach Faruk “pita” Pita lied in regards to his status with the team. Speaking on Twitter, Draken accused NiP of offering him a permanent spot on …

Team Liquid make Berlin Major playoffs by edging Mousesports Steven Rondina Counter-Strike Team Liquid locked up a spot in the StarLadder Berlin Major playoffs, but it did not come easy. The favorites to win the tournament scored a hardfought win over Mousesports in the final round of the Legends Stage. That sets them up with a top-eight place in the tournament, but it remains unclear if they can live up to the high expectations pinned on them. The opening game on Mirage …

Ninja speaks to kids complaining about ping in Fortnite William Davis Fortnite Fortnite streamer Tyler “Ninja” Blevins had some words for the kids complaining about ping. Ninja posted a clip on Twitter, as in the middle of a game Ninja found a spot to hide and let the audience know his opinion about the kids complaining about ping in Fortnite. “Listen, every single 13 years-old to 18 years-old that is complaining and tweeting about ping. The fact that you even get a …

Riot Games settles lawsuit for sexual harassment, discrimination William Davis League of Legends The class-action lawsuit filed against Riot Games for alleged sexual harassment and discrimination has come to a close. The plaintiffs, Jessica Negron and Melanie McCracken, sued their former employer on grounds of discrimination, harassment, and violation of the California Equal Pay Act. The lawsuit began following a Kotaku report that exposed sexist work conditions at Riot Games. The parties have reached a settlement nearly a full year after the case …

Philadelphia Fusion’s downfall may have been running Mei-Reaper comp Olivia Richman News The Philadelphia Fusion seem to be uncertain on how to handle the double barrier meta that has begun to take over the the Overwatch League Play-Ins.  The Shanghai Dragons were able to come out of their seven-game match victorious, despite a draw and a broken rule. Part of that was because of their quick adaption to the new meta, and part of that was because Philadelphia surprised viewers by rolling with a possibly …

FaZe Clan player Sway accused of teaming during Fortnite Solo Cash Cup Syed Mujtaba Naqvi Fortnite FaZe Clan Fortnite player Josue “Sway” has been accused of cheating during the Solo Cash Cup event. Another player using the handle Sour took to Twitter with a clip accusing Sway of teaming up with another player named Wistles during a Solo Cash Cup match on August 28. The clip shows Sway joining in on a fight between Wistles and Sour, helping Wistles eliminate Sour, and then leaving. Another Twitter …

100 Thieves headed to Berlin Major to start building new CSGO team Syed Mujtaba Naqvi Counter-Strike American esports organization 100 Thieves will be returning to the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive scene. After teasing a return to the game in July, 100 Thieves founder Matthew “Nadeshot” Haag is looking to make those plans to reality. The former Call of Duty pro tweeted that he will be in attendance for the final days of the StarLadder Berlin Major to meet and scout CSGO talent. “I am so damn excited …

Teemo buffs and QOL changes expected in LoL patch 9.18 William Davis League of Legends League of Legends’ most feared little ball of evil may be getting some buffs come the next patch. Riot Games design director Andrei “Meddler” van Roon reached out to fans on the LoL community boards to discuss possible upcoming changes to Teemo in patch 9.18. Meddler described that the developers would be building these buffs off of a much larger rework that the team explored earlier this year. “Focus here …

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