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News NRG Esports headed to Berlin Major playoffs over Astralis By Steven Rondina Fortnite Ninja at two million followers with Fortnite streams on Mixer By Syed Mujtaba Naqvi League of Legends LCS regional finals to kick off in September with TSM, CLG, more By William Davis

League of Legends

Analyzing TSM’s 2019 struggles ahead of last chance Gauntlet gabhernandez Despite its past successes, Team SoloMid has failed to secure a seed for the 2019 World Championship. Fans and critics alike are now left to wonder the reason why.  Some point to the coaching staff. Many point to the pressure the TSM organization and community place on their own players. But TSM’s recent string of failure may not be derived from either of these things. TSM has a persistent volatility …

Counter-Strike

ENCE beats Team Vitality, advances to Berlin Major playoffs Steven Rondina Making it to the StarLadder Berlin Major playoffs was easy for ENCE. The Finnish squad became the first team at the event to hit 3-0 in the Legends Stage, handily defeating Avangar, MiBR, and Team Vitality. That sets them up with a spot in the Champions Stage and a guaranteed Legends Stage spot in the next Counter-Strike: Global Offensive major. ENCE skated through the best-of-ones in the first two days …

Counter-Strike

Team Liquid, Natus Vincere face elimination from Berlin Major Steven Rondina Two of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive’s top teams are teetering on the brink of an early exit from the StarLadder Berlin Major. During round three of the Legends Stage, Natus Vincere and Team Liquid both dropped best-of-one games. This puts their records at 1-2 and leaves them one series away from elimination. Natus Vincere got off to a decent start in its game on Nuke against Mousesports. Though Mouz kicked things …

League of Legends

Riot co-founder’s deleted tweet insults pros, says IWillDominate Olivia Richman Despite deleting the tweets, Riot Games co-founder Marc Merril has made headlines for being controversial once again.  Professional League of Legends player Christian “IWillDominate” Rivera took to the popular social media platform to take a jab at Riot Games after he saw a seemingly innocent tweet from Merril.  “Never stop being a good person because of bad people,” Merril said.  “Yeah just sucks when the bad people work for the …

Dota 2 EternalEnVy reveals new Dota 2 team for upcoming season By Steven Rondina Counter-Strike Heroic sign Snappi to roster once again, replacing blameF By Olivia Richman News Twitch brings back SUBtember promotional event, discounts subs By M Alzamora

Fortnite

Ninja, Pokimane, and more step away from Fortnite for Minecraft Syed Mujtaba Naqvi Fortnite players have been more than unsatisfied with Season X ever since its first update. Many streamers are leaving the game and turning towards other games like Minecraft, and not even Fortnite’s biggest streamers, including Imane “Pokimane” and Tyler “Ninja” Blevins, are immune from making the switch. The craze started when Epic Games decided to introduce the BRUTE mech, an overpowered vehicle that not even the best players could work …

Apex Legends

Respawn lays out plans for future events in Apex Legends M Alzamora With the Apex Legends: Iron Crown event out of the way, Respawn Entertainment is taking a step back to reflect and to update players on its plans for the future. In a blog post on the Apex Legends website, Respawn’s director of product management Lee Horn shed more light on the team’s approach to these events and what players can expect from them moving forward. Although events will have different …

Counter-Strike

shroud happy to stream WoW Classic even if viewers are turned off Nina Forneloza Twitch streamer Michael “shroud” Grzesiek is best known for his entertaining streams of popular FPS games, but even the former Counter-Strike: Global Offensive legend has been lured in by the release of World of Warcraft Classic. shroud is the second most popular streamer on the platform with over 6.8 million followers, and he regularly attracts over 20,000 concurrent viewers. He is second on Twitch only to competitive Fortnite player Turner …

Apex Legends

New jumping technique found in Apex Legends by Fnatic N1KOLA M Alzamora Despite now being out long enough to be thoroughly vetted and explored by its players, Apex Legends is still offering to players opportunities for discovering new ways to elevate their play. The latest tip comes from Fnatic’s Nikola “N1KOLA” Svensson, who demonstrates a double jump technique that allows the player to scale battlefield structures more quickly than before. It also adds more unpredictable movements to one’s repertoire during fevered gun …

Berlin Major tackles observer problems by bringing in Sliggy Steven Rondina Counter-Strike StarLadder is taking some new measures to deal with lingering production issues at the Berlin Major. Seasoned Counter-Strike: Global Offensive observer Connor “Sliggy” Blomfield has announced that he is headed to Germany as a late addition to the StarLadder production team. He revealed the news on Twitter. “Happy to announce I am observing at the StarLadder CSGO Major. I will give it everything I’ve got,” Sliggy said. This is likely …

Dr. Disrespect declares Fortnite “overrated” and “soulless” M Alzamora Fortnite Guy “Dr. Disrespect” Beahm has made it clear: he is unhappy with Fortnite. The battle royale star pleaded with the gaming community to move on from the Epic Games shooter. “Fortnite is the most overrated soulless game in the history of game development,” Dr. Disrespect wrote in an August 28 tweet. Those with a pulse on the Fortnite scene will know he’s talking about some unpopular decisions Epic has made …

MonteCristo surprised by XFL team’s similarity to Renegades brand gabhernandez Counter-Strike Christopher “MonteCristo” Mykles received a surprise on Twitter when someone notified him of a new XFL football team that debuted with a logo and name suspiciously similar to one that he created years ago. There are multiple issues at play that were brought to MonteCristo’s attention. The first is copyright law, and the standard used for determining that a defendant has infringed on a copyright is substantial similarity. Previously the …

OWL fans unhappy with early Homestand ticket prices, confusion gabhernandez News Several Overwatch League franchises have angry fans nipping at their heels this week after high prices were revealed and several team’s Overwatch League homestead ticketing launches proved problematic. Boston Uprising fans were baffled when their team’s tickets went on sale with no announcement of a venue having been made. While most other venues are selling their seats in the $45-80 range at the cheapest levels, the Uprising are asking almost …

New Xbox Game Pass subscribers can now support Mixer streamers Syed Mujtaba Naqvi Fortnite Purchasing Xbox Game Pass will now allow new users to support their favorite streamers partnered with Mixer, as Microsoft continues to build up their owned streaming platform. Microsoft has announced the new Mixer program with a goal of motivating creators to discover new games and expand their horizons, and at the same time letting their viewers support them through Xbox Game Pass subscriptions. New subscribers to the pass, as well …

Overwatch Role Queue given new launch time due to potential issues Olivia Richman News Overwach’s new role queue feature will now be launched earlier than expected.  Originally slotted for September 1, the controversial feature will now be available in competitive on August 31, and then on September 3 for quick play.  “As you may have read previously, we’ve been planning to enable Role Queue for Competitive Play and Quick Play simultaneously. However, Role Queue is a huge change to Overwatch gameplay and we want …

CR4ZY defeat NiP at Berlin Major, Ninjas on brink of elimination Nina Forneloza Counter-Strike Serbian Counter-Strike:Global Offensive team CR4ZY defeated Ninjas in Pyjamas during the StarLadder Berlin Major’s New Legends Stage.  The first half was a back and forth affair, with NiP getting out to a 4-0 lead before the newcomers to the major won a force buy with four desert eagles and a CZ to get their first round on the board. CR4ZY would fight back to a 5-5 draw with some aggressive …

Berlin Major observers are from PUBG with little CSGO experience Olivia Richman Counter-Strike StarLadder is facing fresh backlash for their handling of the Berlin Major.  After the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive community started complaining about the observers switching perspectives during fights and missing key moments, a fan decided to look closer into the observers listed on StarLadder’s talent tab on Liquipedia.  In a Reddit post, one user listed all of the observers’ Liquipedia pages. All of the Ukranian observers have one thing in common: …

Boston Uprising is selling OWL homestand tickets without a venue William Davis News The Boston Uprising have not done their homework. Earlier this month, the Overwatch League shared its 2020 schedule which includes a global series of events hosted by the home city of each franchise. Boston is among that lot but while the Uprising has been selling tickets for these live shows, it remains unknown where they will actually be held. “We have been working closely with dozens of potential locations throughout the city …

100 Thieves drops Apex Legends roster before Preseason Invitational Olivia Richman Apex Legends Another esports organization is backing out of competitive Apex Legends.  100 Thieves has released their Apex Legends roster, leaving Justin “Teenage” Phipps, Isiaih “Lifted” Slowik, and Justin “JP2” Pate without a team.  “Thank you for representing 100 Thieves during your competitive Apex career. We wish you all the best in your future endeavors,” 100 Thieves announced on Twitter.  This comes after the squad finished in a disappointing 10th place in …

NRG Esports shocks Team Liquid in Berlin Major with emphatic win Steven Rondina Counter-Strike NRG Esports is looking very, very good at the StarLadder Berlin Major. In round two of the Legends Stage, NRG upset North American rivals Team Liquid. This advances them to 2-0 in the stage. They’re just one series away from qualifying for the Champions Stage playoffs. The showdown on Dust 2 started off in ugly fashion for Liquid. Despite winning the pistol round, NRG denied the conversion and proceeded to …

These new items are coming to Teamfight Tactics in Patch 9.18 William Davis League of Legends Patch 9.18 will bring a new set of items to Teamfight Tactics. Riot Games is committed to the constant improvement of Teamfight Tactics. Since the game mode became a permanent part of League of Legends, the developer added a new origin, reworked traits, and now is adding new items. The next update will bring with it a set of items, reworks for the Infinity Edge, removal of the Sword of …

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