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Counter-Strike
erkaSt set to leave Grayhound Gaming after StarLadder Major
Olivia Richman
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
Fortnite Championship Series prizes and schedule revealed
Olivia Richman
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 …
Counter-Strike
StarLadder Berlin Major Pick’Em predictions for Challengers Stage
Steven Rondina
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
Fortnite players not happy with Epic’s BRUTE explanation
Olivia Richman
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 …
Dota 2
Team Secret off to great start at TI9 after mega creep comeback
gabhernandez
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 …
Dota 2
Virtus.pro struggling at The International 2019 after rough day
Steven Rondina
Virtus.pro has a longstanding tradition of looking great in the winter and spring and then fizzling out as the summer brings The International. This year isn’t looking much different. After two days of The International 2019 group stage play, Dota 2’s top CIS team is not really living up to that billing. The team has a modest 3-5 record record and went 0-4 in day two. The first series is …
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Flying Ace Winston skin honors OWL Season 1 champion London Spitfire
William Davis
Overwatch League team London Spitfire have been permanently honored by Overwatch developer Blizzard in-game with the release of the Flying Ace championship skin. The skin is one of two current skins used to honor the best of Season 1 of the Overwatch League. The other belongs to Sung-hyeon “JjoNak” Bang, the Season 1 MVP. JjoNak’s skin transforms Zenyatta into a figure reminiscent of an octopus or squid. The Spitfire’s Winston …
Dota 2
Evil Geniuses trampled by OG in The International 2019 groups
Steven Rondina
OG dealt Evil Geniuses a tough loss. In the opening series of day two of The International 2019, the reigning champions swept Evil Geniuses 2-0 in their group stage showdown. The series adds another lopsided chapter to one of Dota 2’s hottest rivalries and puts Evil Geniuses into a precarious position for the remainder of the group stage. The series started with an excellent performance from OG. While Syed “SumaiL” …
The International 2019 sees technical errors throughout first day
Olivia Richman
Dota 2
The International 2019 started off with a handful of technical issues that impacted spectators’ viewing experience. With a total of five different streams taking place simultaneously, fans began to notice that some of the streams didn’t have visible gamertags. This was first discovered when TNC Predator and Keen Gaming played out their entire series without their names being displayed. Fans thought the teams were joking around at first but it …
Epic Games remove Gunner Pet from stores, issues refunds
Olivia Richman
Fortnite
After harsh criticism from the Fortnite community, Epic Games has removed Gunner Pet from the store. Gunner was only available for part of one day before Epic Games removed the pet from the store, as well as from the Locker of anyone who purchased him. Any player who purchased Gunner was given 1,200 V-bucks, which is 200 more V-bucks than the cost of Gunner. “We should not have released teh …
Before TI9, these are the ten highest earning esports organizations
gabhernandez
Dota 2
The International 2019 has a prize pool of over $33 million and climbing, and is set to dramatically shake up the list of the best-earning teams in the history of esports. With the competition now getting underway, we’ve assembled a list of the highest-earning esports teams to date and explained how they got to their lofty positions prior to TI9. The Team Liquid organization dates back to its original …
Breaking down The International 2019’s field of teams
Syed Mujtaba Naqvi
Dota 2
With The International 2019 now getting underway, 18 teams are in Shanghai competing for over $33 million in prizes. While 12 teams have been directly invited to TI9 for achieving the highest number of Dota Pro Circuit points on DPC 2018-19 rankings, six have qualified by winning the qualifiers in their regions. Carry: Michał “Nisha” Jankowski (18, Poland) Mid: Yeik “MidOne” Nai Zheng (23, Malaysia) Offlane: Ludwig “zai” Wåhlberg …
Apex Legends players up in arms over Iron Crown loot prices
Syed Mujtaba Naqvi
Apex Legends
Apex Legends has rolled out a new event, Iron Crown, featuring exclusive cosmetic items obtainable through loot boxes. However, since these new loot boxes are expensive and players can open most of them only through real-world cash, many in the community are furious. Just a few hours after Iron Crown went live, players turned to the Apex Legends subreddit and other social media platforms to let Electronic Arts and developer …
The latest BRUTE problem allows for massive material gathering
M Alzamora
Fortnite
Add another tally to Fortnite’s total of headaches induced by the B.R.U.T.E mech. Players have found that you and each member of your squad can earn a full stack of 999 bricks without breaking a sweat, and it’s all because of the controversial new mech. Hop into the B.R.U.T.E. and perform a stomp in front of a stone structure at Okyt’s Block. Doing so will instantly grant you and your …
Mendokusaii joins Team Liquid’s growing Apex Legends squad
M Alzamora
Apex Legends
Team Liquid has signed former Overwatch pro Lucas “Mendokusaii” Håkansson, but it’s a different genre of shooter he’ll next be playing for them. Liquid picked Mendokusaii up for its growing Apex Legends squad. The Swedish Mendokusaii joins American teammates Gage “caliburn” Meyer, Thomas “Flanker” Cook, and Brendon “Casper” Marino, who currently play Apex Legends as a team. It’s possible he could be on hand as a substitute for that trio, …
New League of Legends champion may have leaked in PBE update
M Alzamora
League of Legends
The Public Beta Environment is gearing up for whatever developer Riot Games has planned for League of Legends 9.17, and hints of an unreleased champion are sitting in the game’s latest files. The picture shows what appears to be a female human. She features a layer of medium-length hair, blue eyes, and semi-modest attire, including a hot pink scarf shown blowing in the wind and a halter top that stops …
Fortnite patch 10.10 nerfs the BRUTE, brings Retail Row rift zone
Syed Mujtaba Naqvi
Fortnite
Fortnite patch v10.10 is live and has implemented a new Rift Zone, a World Run game mode, and changes to the B.R.U.T.E. During this patch, players will be able to participate in World Run, the new limited time mode where 16 players divided into four squads will race in coin collecting. The first team to collect 30 coins wins. Mega Mall, the futuristic location on the Fortnite battle royale map …
Bugha, Fortnite World Cup winners receive in-game trophies
M Alzamora
Fortnite
Esports haven’t yet achieved the level of importance that would see statues erected and streets renamed for legends of the craft, but Epic Games has immortalized its champions in another way, with new in-game trophies. Fortnite World Cup winners have trophies dedicated to their accomplishments within the game world. There are two in total, one for solos winner Kyle “Bugha” Giersdorf, and the other for the duos team of Emil …
s1mple banned from Twitch after using a homophobic slur
Steven Rondina
Counter-Strike
If anybody is struggling to find the Twitch page of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive pro Oleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev, there’s a good reason for that. The Natus Vincere star was slapped with a ban on the streaming platform for using a homophobic epithet during a recent stream. While the slur was not apparently made in anger, it still violates Twitch rules and will keep him from streaming for a week, per Rod …
Team Liquid brutalize former player Matumbaman in day one of TI9
Steven Rondina
Dota 2
Lasse “MATUMBAMAN” Urpalainen is not off to a great start at The International 2019. Chaos Esports Club started the event with a rough 1-5 opening day in the group stage. That would stink all on its own, but insult was added to injury in their second set of the day opposite Team Liquid as Matumbaman was brutalized at the hands of his former team. The first game opened in ugly …
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