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League of Legends CLG reverse sweeps Clutch Gaming in LCS playoffs third-place match By William Davis League of Legends TheShy is the only Invictus Gaming player in the LPL All-Pro team By William Davis Counter-Strike Mousesports defeats G2 Esports, advances to Berlin Major Legends Stage By William Davis

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CSGO sets new record for average players, breaking 2017 mark William Davis Counter-Strike: Global Offensive has reached its highest number of average players since its release in 2012. August has been a good month for the first-person shooter. The number of average players went over 402,000, a significant increase compared to the 393,000 in the month of July. The previous record was established in February 2017. The number particularly stands out at this time of the year. Historically, CSGO has had a …

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Vitality face elimination at Berlin Major with DreamEaters upset Steven Rondina Despite being regarded as a potential candidate to win the StarLadder Berlin Major, Team Vitality now finds itself on the brink of being eliminated from the Challengers Stage. In one of the opening series of day two, the heavily favored French squad once again found themselves struggling against an unheralded Russian squad. They were narrowly edged out by DreamEaters in a game on Inferno. The game started in awkward fashion …

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OG defeat PSG.LGD in TI rematch to qualify for grand finals gabhernandez Once again, the TI8 champions have proved that they can break a TI curse and potentially become the first two-time holders of the Aegis. History repeated itself as OG knocked down PSG.LGD to the lower bracket finals. The best-of-three series was a tight one that came down to the wire. The first game brought much hype, especially for the Chinese Dota 2 fans watching in the arena. Their home team …

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Full Overwatch League 2020 schedule revealed, features global events Olivia Richman Blizzard has revealed the entirety of the 2020 Overwatch League schedule.  Next year is set to be a huge one for the OWL as it will be the first season where the league reaches true global status. After years of being almost exclusively hosted at the Burbank Studios in California, the show is going on the road for events held in the home cities of every franchise. The OWL will …

News Overwatch update hits PTR, bringing nerfs to Symmetra and others By William Davis League of Legends LEC Summer Playoffs kick off with Rogue upsetting Splyce By William Davis Dota 2 Team Liquid advance to TI9 top three, eliminate Team Secret By Steven Rondina

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Team Secret run over Vici Gaming, move to TI9 lower semifinals Steven Rondina Team Secret have finally hit their stride. Facing Vici Gaming in the lower bracket, the two-time major winners scored one of the most lopsided series wins of The International 2019 to this point. Though Vici Gaming was held up as one of the favorites to win the tournament, Secret steamrolled them for a 2-0 victory. Secret took a page out of OG’s book in game one, putting carry player Michał …

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Void Spirit is the new Dota 2 hero at The International 2019 Jared Wynne Another new Dota 2 hero is premiered at the biggest esports tournament of the year. Dota 2 developer Valve showed off the second of two new heroes making their debut at this year’s edition of The International. This latest hero is named Void Spirit, and he brings with him clear links to a few existing heroes already in the game. Three spirit heroes have long been present in Dota 2: …

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G2 Esports starts strong at StarLadder Berlin Major, goes 2-0 Steven Rondina G2 Esports is off to a strong start at the StarLadder Berlin Major. The enduring French squad ended day one of the Challengers Stage with a 2-0 record. The team scored impressive victories over TYLOO and DreamEaters. G2 started its day with a big showing versus TYLOO. The Chinese squad played a solid all-around game but were consistently flustered by heroics from the individual members of G2. After ceding a …

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OG vs. PSG.LGD set for The International 2019 upper bracket finals gabhernandez PSG.LGD has a chance for revenge at The International 2019. Shanghai’s favorite team scored a 2-0 victory over Chinese rival Vici Gaming. The win sets PSG.LGD up with a spot in the upper bracket finals. Vici Gaming started the best-of-three series with an early aggression that quickly translated to three kills. PSG.LGD avoided early team fights as best they could from there, looking to make space for Wang “Ame” Chunyu …

North out to 2-0 Berlin Major start after big opening day wins William Davis Counter-Strike We’re only one day into the Starladder Berlin Major 2019, and North have already made a serious statement to the rest of the field.  The Danish North squad managed a slight upset of INTZ on Train by a dominant score of 16-5, then squeaked by Syman 16-14 in another game on Train. The moral of the story may be to ban train against North, though it’s still very early into …

Six arrested in major CSGO match-fixing case in Australia Olivia Richman Counter-Strike The first major match-fixing case in Australian esports history has resulted in the arrests of six people.  A betting agency had tipped off officers about suspicious activity at a Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tournament in March. By the time police got involved, five matches had been impacted by players who were “arranging to throw matches” in order to benefit from bets they had placed on those matches.  The six men arrested …

TNC Predator eliminated by Team Liquid on day 2 of TI9 main event gabhernandez Dota 2 After a strong group stage run, TNC Predator fell short in the main event of The International 2019. The team dominated Team Liquid in the group stage with a clean 2-0 sweep and denied the former champions an upper bracket slot. However, TNC Predator found itself in a rematch against Liquid in an elimination series at TI9. This time, the tables turned. The Filipino team looked strong as it kicked …

SK Telecom T1 destroys Sandbox, moves to LCK playoffs semifinals William Davis League of Legends SK Telecom T1 is moving on to the 2019 LCK Summer Playoffs semifinals after demolishing Sandbox Gaming. The second round of the playoffs was not as close as many expected. Sandbox looked disorganized and overall lost on the rift, allowing SKT to close the series with a clean 3-0. They will face Damwon Gaming next.   SKT started the series with a convincing victory. In pick and bans, Sandbox went for …

Vitality and NRG suffer shock losses to start Berlin Major Steven Rondina Counter-Strike The Pick’Em predictions for a substantial chunk of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive’s fan base were shattered within an hour of the start of the tournament. The StarLadder Berlin Major Challengers Stage kicked off with a pair of massive upsets. CIS Minor Championship runners-up Syman Gaming and DreamEaters scored victories over Team Vitality and NRG Esports, respectively. The outcome sees two of the favorites to go 3-0 now playing from behind. Vitality …

New Dota 2 hero Snapfire revealed at The International 2019 Steven Rondina Dota 2 A new Dota 2 hero is coming. During day four of The International 2019’s main event, Snapfire was revealed. The new hero was unveiled in a lengthy cinematic trailer. Snapfire has the appearance and voice of an elderly woman. She has bright red skin similar to Axe and Disruptor, but wears relatively normal clothing, including a leather bomber jacket. During the trailer she is shown in two separate battles, which …

Team Liquid quickly eliminate EG from The International 2019 Steven Rondina Dota 2 Evil Geniuses are out of The International 2019. The North American squad was sent home from the event with a 2-0 loss to Team Liquid. That sends them home in fifth place with a prize worth nearly $1.2 million. The opening was a rocky one for Team Liquid. EG cores Syed “SumaiL” Hassan and Artour “Arteezy” Babaev jumped out to an early lead in farm and experience, largely coming at …

ENCE make shock move to bench Aleksib, bring on suNny Nina Forneloza Counter-Strike Finnish Counter-Strike:Global Offensive team ENCE has signed former mousesports rifle player Miikka “suNny” Kemppi to the team. SuNny stepped down from mousesports in March and will replace Aleksi “Aleksib” Virolainen after the Berlin Starladder Major. This will be suNny’s second time representing ENCE, as in 2013 he was also a member of the team. In 2018 suNny would be named 16th best player in the world having won  a trophy …

StarLadder announces full broadcast talent for Berlin Major Olivia Richman Counter-Strike The StarLadder & i-League Berlin Major begins tonight, and viewers will be able to follow it easier than ever before thanks to the newly announced broadcast team.  StarLadder revealed the on-air team earlier in August, which includes two hosts and eight casters. Tres “stunna” Saranthus and Alex “Machine” Richardson will be the aforementioned hosts. Machine will also act as one of the casters.  Interviews will be conducted by James “BanKs” …

Ogre Magi wins The International 2019 Arcana vote gabhernandez Dota 2 The two-headed hero won the Dota 2 community’s Arcana vote. After a few months of voting warfare, Ogre Magi was the last hero standing. The hero dominated the quarterfinals Arcana vote and received 76% of the votes against Necrophos. It then squared off against fans favorite Faceless Void. The hero managed to come out of top just to face Windranger in the final voting process.     Dota 2 fans surely …

Dota 2 caster Cap hurls bottle, breaks monitor during TI9 game Steven Rondina Dota 2 Team Secret vs. Mineski was one of the best Dota 2 series in recent memory. The stakes were high given the series took place in the lower bracket of The International 2019. The games themselves were amazing as Team Secret scored a stunning comeback in game one, then nearly did the same in game two. It was a series that was easy to get excited over, but nobody can touch …

2019 LEC summer playoffs schedule features G2 and Fnatic rivalry William Davis League of Legends The 2019 LEC summer playoffs start on Friday with the top six teams this season competing for a spot at the final in Athens.  G2 Esports already secured a spot at the 2019 Worlds Championship, where they will look to continue their international dominance. Splyce and Rogue will kick off the 2019 LEC Summer playoffs. Rogue comes into the match as the underdog, as this is a young roster that lacks …

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