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Draken blasts Ninjas in Pyjamas, claims they lied to CSGO team Syed Mujtaba Naqvi 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 …

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Team Liquid make Berlin Major playoffs by edging Mousesports Steven Rondina 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 …

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Ninja speaks to kids complaining about ping in Fortnite William Davis 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 …

League of Legends

Riot Games settles lawsuit for sexual harassment, discrimination William Davis 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 …

News Philadelphia Fusion’s downfall may have been running Mei-Reaper comp By Olivia Richman Fortnite FaZe Clan player Sway accused of teaming during Fortnite Solo Cash Cup By Syed Mujtaba Naqvi Counter-Strike 100 Thieves headed to Berlin Major to start building new CSGO team By Syed Mujtaba Naqvi

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Teemo buffs and QOL changes expected in LoL patch 9.18 William Davis 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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London Spitfire’s Profit shows skills on Pharah, Tracer vs Shanghai Olivia Richman Although most Overwatch League fans believed that London Spitfire would have an easy win today against the Shanghai Dragons, the underdogs fought to an eighth map. The Spitfire looked exhausted after their victory, which took a little over three hours.  While Sigma was the post-game discussion topic when Jae-hee “Gesture” Hong was interviewed after their eventual win, there were some other heroes on everyone’s mind. Thanks to Junyoung “Profit” Park’s performance …

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G2 Esports reverse sweeps Fnatic, advances to LEC Summer finals William Davis G2 Esports pulled off a reverse sweep over Fnatic and earned a spot in the 2019 LEC Summer Playoff finals. With that win, the defending champion is poised to claim back-to-back titles in Athens. The match against Fnatic was as exciting as expected. Fnatic got ahead in the series but G2 is not one to give up easily. Fnatic started the series with a convincing victory. The team drafted Garen and Yuumi, which …

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Astralis loses longest CSGO major game, beats CR4ZY anyway Steven Rondina Astralis are heading to the StarLadder Berlin Major playoffs, but they had to take an incredibly long road to get there. Though the team advances out of the Legends Stage with a 3-1 record, they will likely end up having played more rounds of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive than any of the teams that head to round five. That’s because Astralis competed in its second quintuple overtime game of the event, …

TSM signs two Fortnite players to compete in Championship Series Olivia Richman Fortnite Team SoloMid is signing two new Fortnite pros.  As developer Epic Games continues to expand Fortnite’s tournament scene with the Fortnite Championship Series, TSM is looking to make an even bigger impact on it with two new Fortnite players added to their squad. Emad “EmadGG” Nasif and Theo “Crue” Ferrer are two established players, and the announcement was met fondly on Twitter.  According to their official announcement, Emad first made …

New hero Sigma makes his big debut in OWL Stage 4 playoffs Olivia Richman News Sigma has made his debut at the Overwatch League Stage 4 playoffs. Both the Chengdu Hunters and Guangzhou Charge busted out the new tank hero in the first map of the first match of the Season 2 playoffs. The crowd cheered as the two teams rushed to the control point in Ilios with a Sigma on their team.  On the first point, it became clear what meta was viable thanks …

Riot apologizes to TFT fans for Beta Pass outage with special mission William Davis League of Legends Players will be able to earn 250 Beta Pass points as compensation for the recent Teamfight Tactics outage. Riot Games is offering a new TFT mission that rewards 250 points after playing a single match regardless of endgame placement. This gift is a response to the outage that occured after patch 9.17 went live which prevented players from gaining more Beta Pass points and interrupted ELO progression in TFT ranked …

PUBG lore expanded with new video series detailing Erangel history M Alzamora News PUBG Corp. has expanded on the lore of Erangel, the original map for PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, with a new series of tour guide-style videos. The new content is a follow-up to the cinematic trailer for season four, which touched upon the dark history surrounding the island. In the videos, a cheerful narrator goes over some the map’s recognizable locations and discusses their historical significance. He paints a picture of a small, …

Pizza Hut may or may not be looking to hire a Call of Duty pro Olivia Richman Counter-Strike In one of the strangest signs of how far competitive gaming has come over the years, Pizza Hut is looking to hire a professional Call of Duty player.  The restaurant chain posted a job listing on LinkedIn, putting out a casting call for a legitimate esports talent. Why? Nobody seems to know.  “We’re looking for brilliant Call of Duty Pro Players to take on clients locally. Are you knowledgeable, friendly and …

Junker Queen brought to life in amazing piece of Overwatch fan art William Davis News Overwatch fans were recently left excited, disappointed, and impressed all at the same time. 3D artist “Chamachine” released a series of renders on Artstation of their take on the ruler of Junkertown. The renders are of such high quality, and fit so perfectly into Overwatch’s overall art style, that many mistook them for the real deal. The artist even posted a mock developer update screenshot with the character in a …

LEC Summer All-Pro team revealed, G2 takes every spot William Davis League of Legends G2 Esports secured each of the five spots at the LEC Summer All-Pro team. For the first time since 2015, all the players in the All-Pro team are from the same team. The feat was previously achieved by Fnatic. Martin “Wunder” Hansen, Marcin “Jankos” Jankowski, Rasmus “Caps” Winther, Luka “Perkz” Perkovic, and Mihael “Mikyx” Mehle were voted as the best players in their respective roles this season. The result doesn’t …

Guangzhou Charge’s Eileen takes down Chengdu Hunters with Doomfist Olivia Richman News Sigma may be the newest hero to make their Overwatch League debut, but all eyes were on Ou “Eileen” Yiliang’s Doomfist Friday night.  The Guangzhou Charge beat fellow Chinese newcomers Chengdu Hunters in the first match of the Season 2 postseason play-ins, and almost every team fight they won was thanks to Eileen popping off on Doomfist. It came as no surprise when he was named the Player of the Match.  WIN.gg …

King’s Row map repeat breaks rules in Dragons’ OWL playoff win Olivia Richman News The Shanghai Dragons’ match against Philadelphia Fusion in the Overwatch League Stage 4 playoffs sparked some controversy before the series even concluded.  Map 6 saw the two teams play on King’s Row, a map that the Dragons had already beat Fusion on earlier in the match. Multiple Twitter user pointed out that repeating a map within the same match is actually against the Overwatch League rules.  The screenshot shows the Play-in …

FC Schalke 04 takes down Rogue and advances in the LEC summer playoffs William Davis League of Legends FC Schalke 04 is going to Athens! Despite a sloppy showing in round two, the team is advancing in the 2019 LEC Summer playoffs after taking out Rogue. This puts the Schalke in a solid position for qualifying for the 2019 World Championship, no matter the final standings. Rogue is not so lucky, with the rookie squad’s summer season ending here. Due to the LEC’s rules, Rogue doesn’t have the championship points necessary …

Schedule and ticketing info for 2019 LoL World Championship gabhernandez League of Legends With less than two months remaining until Play-Ins begin, 2019 World Championship tickets and scheduling have finally been made public.  The Play-Ins stage spans from October 2 through 8. These early rounds will be hosted at the regular LEC Studio in Berlin, Germany. Tickets for the Play-Ins can be found on Universal and go on sale on August 30 at 3:00pm CET. Weekday tickets will go for €15.00, while weekend …

Apex Invitational in Krakow offers $500,000 to competing teams Jared Wynne Apex Legends After a successful turnout and strong viewership at X Games’ EXP Apex Invitational, Respawn Entertainment has announced that its Apex Legends team is back hosting the Apex Legends Preseason Invitational in Kraków, Poland on September 13. This will be the biggest event for the game to date. Until recently, the future of Apex in competitive gaming was uncertain, as the only two break-out Battle Royale titles, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds and Fortnite, …

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