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Dota 2
OG play carry Io to win series at The International 2019
gabhernandez
Defending champions OG stomped Ninjas in Pyjamas with a wildly unconventional draft. In the first game of its series against the European rival, OG drafted Shadow Demon, Treant Protector, Io, Axe, and Windranger. Fans and Dota 2 experts were surprised over the lack of a carry hero on the team, but were absolutely shocked when OG opted to put Anatham “ana” Pham on Io for the game. The biggest stunner …
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Popular streamer xQc says he is labelled as a ‘brand risk’ by Twitch
Nina Forneloza
Félix “xQc” Lengyel is seen as a “brand risk” by Twitch. The 23-year-old former Dallas Fuel player has become one of Twitch’s most popular variety streamers over the last year. Despite having almost 1.5 million followers on the platform, Twitch seems to have serious concerns over his conduct on the site. Lengyel made the revelation on-stream while discussing another content creator. “I’m a brand risk,” xQc said. “They already told …
Dota 2
Ninjas in Pyjamas eliminated from The International 2019
Steven Rondina
Ninjas in Pyjamas are out of The International 2019. The Peter “ppd” Dager-led team came in ninth place in Group B. As a result, they will not compete on-stage and will go home alongside Group A’s ninth-place team, Chaos Esports Club. While NiP was not expected to do especially well at TI9, a group stage elimination is still a surprise. The team but has looked fairly solid during the 2018-2019 …
League of Legends
Cloud9 dominates Counter Logic Gaming, heads to LCS finals
William Davis
Cloud9 punched its ticket to the 2019 LCS Summer finals with a convincing victory over Counter Logic Gaming. Cloud9 is not repeating the same mistakes from the spring semifinal. This time around, the team managed to close the series in game four and prevented a possible reverse sweep. Cloud9 started the series with two dominating wins. Game one and two played out in very similar fashion with jungler Dennis …
League of Legends
Coca Cola selling exclusive LoL-themed bottles in Turkey
William Davis
League of Legends merch is getting better by the year. Coca Cola has released a set of League of Legends-themed bottles in Turkey. The drinks featuring the images of champions like Irelia, Lucian, Lee Sin, Vayne, Yasuo, Blitzcrank, Kayn, and many others hit the shelves of a number of major convenience stores in the country. The League of Legends-themed bottles include an exclusive code that can be used in-game to …
Dota 2
The International 2019’s first elimination is Chaos Esports Club
Steven Rondina
The first elimination of The International 2019 has been decided. European qualifier winner Chaos Esports Club is mathematically guaranteed to be eliminated from the group stage. The team’s current record is 2-12. Chaos Esports Club entered TI9 as an intriguing dark horse. Formed shortly before the start of the qualifiers, the team brought together a number of respected European veterans including Rasmus “MISERY” Filipsen and Lasse Aukusti “MATUMBAMAN” Urpalainen. The …
League of Legends
Jin Air Green Wings becomes first LCK team to post a winless split
William Davis
The recent series between Jin Air Green Wings and Griffin in the 2019 LCK Summer Season wound up being a surprisingly important one. On one hand, the victory puts Griffin fingertips away from finishing the regular season in first place and qualifying for the 2019 League of Legends World Championship. On the other, the defeat put Jin Air in the LoL history books as the first team to end a regular season …
League of Legends
FC Schalke 04 upsets G2 Esports in final week of LEC Summer Split
William Davis
FC Schalke 04 is ending the regular season on a high note. The fourth-ranked LEC team pulled off a major upset versus G2 Esports, toppling one of the strongest teams in the world. Though both already had a spot in the playoffs locked up before the clash on Friday, the victory shows that no team is safe. True to its style, G2 locked in a creative and surprising composition. Top laner …
Houston Outlaws hope to reload after purchase by Lee Zieben
gabhernandez
News
The Houston Outlaws have found financial backing in real estate investor Lee Zieben, owner of the Zieben group. Zieben purchased the Outlaws from Immortals Gaming Club for $40 million, according to ESPN. The team had seemed to struggle behind the scenes with funding prior to the sale. In October 2018, Infinite Esports & Entertainment, the parent company of OpTic Gaming and the Houston Outlaws, was forced to lay off 19 …
OG relive win at The International 2018 in new documentary
gabhernandez
Dota 2
OG’s historic victory at The International 2018 has been chronicled in a whole new way. Red Bull’s Against the Odds documentary looks back at OG’s championship journey and tells their story in great detail. It also stands apart from Valve’s own Dota 2 documentary, True Sight, as it prominently features a number of popular casters and analysts to delve into the history of OG and the significance of their crowning …
Team Secret cruising through The International 2019 group stage
gabhernandez
Dota 2
Team Secret’s trip to Shanghai for The International 2019 started in memorable fashion. The top team in the Dota Pro Circuit showed why it’s the favorite to win The International 2019 in its opening series of the event. Facing Alliance, Secret kicked off the group stage with an explosive comeback victory. In its first TI9 series, Team Secret managed to rally from an 8-25 deficit in kills. Max “qojqva” Bröcker’s …
LEC partners with Pringles, gives away skins for LEC Summer final
Syed Mujtaba Naqvi
League of Legends
Riot Games has announced it has partnered up with Pringles for the upcoming League of Legends European Championship Summer Finals. Pringles, the Kellogg Company’s canned potato chip brand, will be distributing around 115 million Pringles cans featuring a code for the partnership’s raffles. League players and Pringles consumers across Europe will be able to enter a daily raffle that will reward two players with a legacy skin. The raffle will …
G2 Esports recruits Hafu as debut Teamfight Tactics player
William Davis
League of Legends
G2 Esports is extending its reach of influence into Teamfight Tactics by adding popular player Rumay “Hafu” Wang to its streaming roster. The official G2 Esports Twitter account sent out a video in which founding CEO Carlos Rodriguez discussed the growing popularity of TFT. Towards the end of the video, Rodriguez reveals that Hafu will be joining the organization due to her high level of play and experience in the …
erkaSt set to leave Grayhound Gaming after StarLadder Major
Olivia Richman
Counter-Strike
The StarLadder Major will be Erdenetsogt “erkaSt” Gantulga’s final tournament with Grayhound Gaming. The Counter-Strike: Global Offensive team took to Twitter to explain the dire situation. After being on the roster for two years, erkaSt was unable to obtain a Visa to live in Australia, either permanently or temporarily. Originally from Mongolia, he’d been residing in Australia as a student and professional CSGO player up until this point. “It pains …
Fortnite Championship Series prizes and schedule revealed
Olivia Richman
Fortnite
More details have been released by Epic Games regarding the Fortnite Champion Series, which begins tomorrow with a trios event. Announced back in July, the Fortnite Champsion Series has only made headlines so far for the inclusion of the B.R.U.T.E. But fans are finally able to see full details of the major tournament, which will have all of their favorite pros and streamers competing for a piece of the $10 …
StarLadder Berlin Major Pick’Em predictions for Challengers Stage
Steven Rondina
Counter-Strike
The StarLadder Berlin Major is just around the corner. In anticipation of the largest Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tournament of the season, Valve has once again released the Viewer Pass to give players multiple ways to engage with the tournament and support their favorites. The Pick’Em predictions return, giving fans more reason to root for their favorite teams as they look to earn in-game rewards. Fans that don’t keep close track …
Fortnite players not happy with Epic’s BRUTE explanation
Olivia Richman
Fortnite
Fortnite fans and pros alike are not happy with Epic Game’s reasoning for keeping the B.R.U.T.E. vehicle in competitive game modes. Epic decided to address fans that were dismayed over the developer’s decision to keep the B.R.U.T.E. present in the Fortnite Championship Series, despite it being viewed as overpowered and imbalanced. On August 15, Epic Games told players that the powerful mech was added at the start of Season X with …
Teamfight Tactics’ highly experimental changes coming to PBE
Olivia Richman
League of Legends
Despite Teamfight Tactics receiving a major update in Patch 9.16, Riot is already discussing some game-changing future alterations. The auto-battler’s lead designer, Riot Mort, took to Twitter to discuss some big changes the team is considering. The future patches seem to mostly revolve around healing and anti-heal mechanics, including updates to items that would dramatically affect evolve the game’s meta and playstyle. The changes are currently on the Public Beta …
Riot Games is selling Echo Fox’s LCS slot to a new buyer
Syed Mujtaba Naqvi
League of Legends
After over two months of the drama related to Echo Fox’s ownership and investors, Riot Games has decided to terminate the organization’s participation in the League of Legends Championship Series. The Echo Fox drama is finally coming to an end in the LCS, as Riot has announced its North American franchised league and Echo Fox have agreed to vacate Echo Fox’s current LCS spot. This follows Riot having given Echo …
SK Telecom T1 may miss playoffs after losing to Damwon Gaming
William Davis
League of Legends
SK Telecom T1 is in a very bad spot in the 2019 LCK Summer Split. SKT dropped a critical match versus Damwon Gaming and might miss the playoffs as a result. Damwon moved up to first place as a result of their victory and secured a place in the next round of the competition. SKT is coming off a loss to Hanwha Life Esports and needed this victory to hold …
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