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League of Legends Star Guardians skins for Neeko, Rakan, Xayah, and Zoey coming to LoL By Syed Mujtaba Naqvi Counter-Strike Natus Vincere start run at Berlin Major by dropping game to G2 By Steven Rondina Fortnite TSM Myth’s big play counters BRUTE mechs with bubble shield By William Davis

League of Legends

Akali and Aatrox to receive further nerfs in patch 9.18 M Alzamora Riot Games is considering a pair of nerfs to bring two of League of Legends’ most oppressive champions back in line. Aatrox and Akali nerfs are being looked at for patch 9.18, which will also have other undetermined changes. According to the patch preview shared by lead designer Mark Yetter, Aatrox’s healing rate from his passive ability’s bonus minion damage would drop from 100% to 25%. Akali’s ultimate, meanwhile, will …

Counter-Strike

NRG edge past Renegades in Legends stage at Berlin Major William Davis NRG had a slow start to the Challengers stage of the 2019 StarLadder Berlin Major, and has narrowly avoided the same result in the first round of the Legends stage.  The mixed squad survived a valiant effort from Renegades on Dust 2 to take a 16-14 victory in the stage’s first round of play. It took a heroic four-kill effort during a 3v5 that boiled down to a 1v1 situation from …

Fortnite

Ninja and Adidas to partner as sports brands invest in gaming M Alzamora Tyler “Ninja” Blevins has announced a new partnership with sports apparel brand Adidas. Neither party has disclosed the financial details of the agreement. Ninja teased the announcement on August 26 with a video using Adidas preferred typeface. Samsung uses a similar font, and with the teaser involving a jumbled mess of mobile phone footage as its cornerstone effect. Given that Samsung already has a history of working with Ninja, many …

Dota 2

The International 2019 is the most viewed Dota 2 event ever M Alzamora The International 9 was the most-watched Dota 2 broadcast to date, according to new stats revealed by Esports Charts. The statistics firm says at least 1.96 million people tuned in for the matchup between OG and Team Liquid in the grand finals. A million of those viewers visited the English broadcast, while Russian language streams accounted for a very respectable 670,000. Remarkably, these stats don’t include figures from Chinese platforms …

Counter-Strike Team Liquid start Berlin Major strong with win over CR4ZY By Steven Rondina League of Legends Cloud9’s Sneaky shows off new Pool Party Caitlyn cosplay By Olivia Richman League of Legends TFT patch 9.17 reworks Assassin trait and adds Pantheon By William Davis

Apex Legends

Apex Legends’ Jericho abilities leaks, may change game’s meta Olivia Richman In the latest Apex Legends leak, a popular data miner took to YouTube to reveal all of the abilities for possible new legend Jericho.  Although Season 2 has only dropped just one new legend into the game, data miners have been hard at work looking into the game’s files at possible new legends coming to Apex Legends. Developer Respawn Entertainment has not confirmed any of the leaked legends, but so …

Dota 2

The International 2019 All-Star Game brings laughs, gaffes gabhernandez Team Radiant took the victory in The International 2019 All-Star Match. As always, the show match took place with a unique rule set, with the game being competed under All Random Death Match rules, which sees players change heroes with each death and teams limited to 40 respawns. The game can be won by destroying the enemy ancient, or completely wiping out the enemy team. For TI9, the teams were …

League of Legends

LoL patch 9.17 brings major changes to Kayle and Aurelion Sol William Davis League of Legends patch 9.17 is introducing new skins and some significant changes to multiple champions. Patch 9.17 is scheduled to go live on August 28. The recent update brings big changes to Aurelion Sol, Kayle, and others. The update also includes a new set of skins. Kayle and Aurelion Sol received the biggest changes in Patch 9.17. The changes for Aurelion Sol are not a direct buff nor a …

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Philadelphia Fusion reveal dates, venues for 2020 home games gabhernandez The Philadelphia Fusion has announced the locations of its three 2020 homestead weekends in a press release. The home opener will take place on February 15 and will be held at the Met Philadelphia. The second round of homestead games will be held on the weekend of May 23 and will also be held at the Met Philadelphia. The venue recently went through renovations and reopened in December of last …

Accusations of racism shroud success of Infamous at TI9 Syed Mujtaba Naqvi Dota 2 Controversies surrounding racist behavior are unfortunately nothing new to the Dota 2 community, especially when different regions meet every year at The International. TI9 hasn’t been different, and the eyes have most recently turned towards Hector Antonio “K1” Rodriguez. Infamous’ Peruvian player K1 often turns to rage in his public Dota 2 games, and that rage sometimes results in racial and other inappropriate slurs towards teammates and opponents alike. A …

Overwatch for Switch rumors swirl including release date, merch Fariha Bhatti News The Overwatch community seems poised to grow even larger. Rumors have been swirling that Overwatch is being ported to the Nintendo Switch. Recently, a weblink to an Amazon listing appeared on Twitter showing what appeared to be Overwatch-themed Nintendo Switch accessories, particularly a hard carrying case that is officially licensed by both Nintendo and Blizzard. The listing was made by PowerA, who have an expansive catalog of video game merchandise. …

Boston Uprising Colourhex gets revenge on Atlanta Reign for emote Olivia Richman News Atlanta Reign easily took down Boston Uprising during their Homestand Weekend match, as predicted during a press conference the day before.  Even though the crowd was impressed with Atlanta Reign’s performance that weekend, what got them the most hyped was when their tank Blake “Gator” Scott was eliminated. And that’s because it represented somedeserved karma.  After eliminating Boston Uprising’s Do-hyung “Stellar” Lee, Gator began to celebrate by emoting on top …

Epic releases Major Lazer collaboration cosmetic in Fortnite Fariha Bhatti Fortnite Epic Games has released another cosmetics pack for Fortnite, this time containing seven separate cosmetic items.  The pack is in collaboration with EDM music group Major Lazer, which the pack is named after.  The Major Lazer bundle is now live in the Fortnite Store, and players can buy the entire set for a total of 2,475 V-Bucks. Each of the items is themed in line with the band as part …

Riot Games changes Eternals cost, availability after fan outcry William Davis League of Legends Riot Games is delaying the launch of Eternals following community feedback criticizing the cost of the new cosmetics. The revised version of Eternals will be separated into two different types. The first are Commons. These will be available to purchase year-round for 225 RP and can be crafted twice a year in the Essence Emporium for 3500 BE. The second version are Uniques, which will be available year-round for 590 …

Reapered confirms Cloud9 to bootcamp in Europe before Worlds William Davis League of Legends Cloud9’s head coach Bok “Reapered” Han-gyu has confirmed that the team will be boot camping in Europe. On Sunday, Cloud9 walked off the stage as the 2019 LCS Summer runner-up, as once again the team failed to snatch the title. The series was close and Cloud9 looked like they had it until the very last game. The players are not taking the loss to heart. Instead, they’re focusing on the …

Fortnite X Mayhem event brings Borderlands content, new map location Olivia Richman Fortnite Borderlands has officially arrived in Fortnite, thanks to a crossover between 2K Games and Epic Games that launched this morning.  The Fortnite x Mayhem event comes with a new map location, known as The Pandora Rift Zone. As shown in a new trailer, players that enter Pandora are transported to a Borderlands-style location in the game’s iconic art style. More importantly, the Pandora Rift Zone brings a new element to …

Post-TI9 roster shuffle begins with Complexity and Mineski Steven Rondina Dota 2 The International 2019 is now over, and with that comes a reboot of the professional Dota 2 scene. The post-TI9 shuffle is officially underway and two teams have been turned upside down. Mineski is set to undergo heavy changes while Complexity Gaming’s roster has disbanded entirely. Over the last few days, a number of Mineski players have taken to Twitter and posted that they are looking for a new team. …

Fortnite pro Ninja gives opinion on violent video game debate M Alzamora Fortnite For those wondering where Tyler “Ninja” Blevins stands on gun violence and its root cause, he can’t tell you what it is, but he does have an opinion on what it isn’t: video games. Catching up with Ninja on the street, TMZ Sports wanted the Fortnite pro’s thoughts on the Donald Trump administration’s stance against video games in the face of increasing gun violence in America. “What’s violent about Minecraft …

Ancient roster dissolves after freddieb announces departure Olivia Richman Counter-Strike After Fredrik “freddieb” Buo announced that he is now a free agent, his former team Ancient declared that it was disbanding. It seems that his departure was the project’s breaking point, as André “BARBARR” Möller pointed out.  “In the end, disco doplan, freddieb and draken have been playing together for a (CSGO-speaking) very, very long time. And they did great things, as a core. But when thinking of it, the time had come for them …

Team USA announce final roster for Overwatch World Cup Olivia Richman News Team USA has revealed the entirety of its final roster for the 2019 Overwatch World Cup.  While an expected shortlist was announced a month ago, the official roster has a few unexpected picks for fans who have been patiently awaiting the news. To keep the Overwatch community hype all day, the official Team USA Twitter account revealed only a few players at a time, with announcements spread out over the …

Fortnite patch 10.20 nerfs BRUTE, introduces Shield Bubble Syed Mujtaba Naqvi Fortnite Fortnite patch 10.20 is live with the Fortnite X Mayhem event, a new shield item, further changes to the BRUTE mech, and more.   With Borderlands 3 releasing in just a few weeks, Epic Games is hyping up players by making a location near Paradise Palms into a Borderlands-themed rift zone. The Pandora Rift Zone, as the name suggests, is made based on the Borderlands’ Pandora planet. When not in …

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