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Counter-Strike StarLadder Berlin Major Legends opening matches scheduled By Steven Rondina News Dogman rips “incompetent” Fuel coach Aero for Team USA trials By William Davis Apex Legends Apex Legends leak includes abilities of new hero Rampart By Fariha Bhatti

Counter-Strike

CSGO fans and s1mple are upset with observers at Berlin Major Nina Forneloza The 2019 Berlin StarLadder Major is underway and some fans and players have already criticized the observers in charge of the tournament’s viewing experience.  Observers play a key role in any Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tournament, as they follow the action and control who the camera is on and where it is positioned on the map. It is their responsibility to make sure they catch the kills and key events of …

League of Legends

Teamfight Tactics developer calls spectate mode “high priority” Olivia Richman Teamfight Tactics may be getting a spectate mode sometime in the near future.  Riot researcher Nathan “Blaustoise” Blau had the autobattler’s lead designer, Stephen “Mortdog” Mortimer, on a stream with him yesterday. While playing Teamfight Tactics, the two participated in a Q&A session with fans. One viewer asked if there were plans for a spectator mode.  “Absolutely. Absolutely. We are working on that. It takes time, but absolutely,” Mortdog said.  He …

Counter-Strike

Berlin Major Challengers Stage concludes, eight teams advance Steven Rondina The StarLadder Berlin Major Challengers Stage is now complete. Eight teams have been eliminated from the event while eight others moved forward to compete in the Legends Stage. When it came to which teams were eliminated and which moved forward, things went generally according to plan. The Challengers Stage featured a number of top-notch Counter-Strike: Global Offensive squads that ran over the competition, alongside some wounded rosters that limped into …

Apex Legends

Brawling Reckoner could be the next legend to hit Apex Legends M Alzamora The next Apex Legends character could be Reckoner, someone akin to a martyr, with details of an aggressive kit being spotted in the game files for the Iron Crown update. According to the leaked data, Reckoner seems to reward players for engaging in close-quarters combat. Their passive ability, Shield Blast, makes that obvious by providing area-of-effect damage upon the player’s shield being broken. This opens up several interesting combat possibilities, …

Fortnite Fortnite star Ninja faces JuJu Smith-Schuster on Family Feud By M Alzamora Apex Legends New healing legend Immortal could be coming to Apex Legends By M Alzamora Counter-Strike Vitality head to Berlin Major Legends Stage, eliminate Grayhound By Steven Rondina

League of Legends

HBO series Ballers to integrate esports in its new fifth season M Alzamora HBO Series Ballers returns for a fifth season this year, and League of Legend esports will play a big role. Developer Riot Games confirmed as much during the LCS finals action with a minute-long trailer for the show The show follows retired football player Spencer Strasmore, portrayed by Hollywood megastar and ex-pro wrestler Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, who wants to stay around the business by running a sports management agency. …

League of Legends

Broken Blade accidentally reveals private TSM “mistake sheet” Syed Mujtaba Naqvi Team SoloMid’s League of Legends mid laner Sergen “Broken Blade” Çelik accidentally leaked the team’s “action tracker” sheet during a live stream. The Google Sheet tracks the daily and weekly totals of mistakes made by TSM’s players during practice. It seems as though TSM’s coaching is using negative reinforcement methods to improve the skill of its players. This means they’re focusing on fixing problems by pointing out the tiniest mistakes, …

League of Legends

League of Legends to receive new Star Guardians skins William Davis League of Legends players are likely about to get a new addition to the Star Guardians skin set. The League of Legends Twitter account tweeted out a teaser for something related to the Star Guardians. The post included a screengrab of Ahri’s hand holding three damaged gems from the “A New Horizon” trailer, and a quote that reads, “I will find you before her darkness burns you all away.”  This …

League of Legends

Invictus Gaming out of LPL playoffs after loss to LNG Esports William Davis Current World Champion Invictus Gaming got knocked off early in the 2019 LPL Summer Playoffs. Invictus’ summer run was cut short by none other than LNG Esports, formerly known as Snake Esports. Despite the team’s shortcomings during the regular season, analysts predicted Invictus as the winner of the series. The players were confident they would bring it once they played best-of-fives. Invictus indeed surprised the LPL audience, but it was …

NYXL still confident after losing to Vancouver at Homestand Weekend Olivia Richman News After an intense five-map match, the Vancouver Titans defeated the New York Excelsior. That didn’t stop the Overwatch League community from thinking that the NYXL is the best team of all-time, according to a recent Twitter poll. While the San Francisco Shock were quick to tweet back their indignation over the results, the NYXL still remain one of the OWL’s most popular teams with the biggest fanbase.  The NYXL discussed …

Dota Underlords update changes odds for high tier units William Davis Dota 2 A new Dota Underlords update went live on Sunday. The most recent update of the game introduces a hotfix to the update from August 23. The hotfix changes completely the odds of getting Tier 4 and Tier 5 units at while higher levels. In the previous patch, the Tier 5 units were available starting at level eight with a 5% chance of appearing. In the recent patch, that number went …

OG roster become five top earners in esports history after TI9 win Syed Mujtaba Naqvi Dota 2 With back-to-back wins at The International, OG’s Dota 2 players now stand as the five highest-earning esports players in history. The European squad beat Team Liquid 3-1 in the grand finals of The International 2019, taking the Aegis of Champions and a cash prize worth over $15.6 million. This is the second year in a row the team has won Dota’s most prestigious event. When they were crowned world champions …

Los Angeles Valiant GM Michael Schwartz discusses OWL 2020 Olivia Richman News Los Angeles Valiant’s Homestand Weekend at The Novo in downtown Los Angeles is just a sneak peak of what’s to come in Overwatch League 2020, according to general manager Michael Schwartz. The future home base of the Valiant once the league goes global next year, Schwartz noted that this weekend was the team’s chance to showcase their personality.  “We have a wholesome brand,” he told reporters including WIN.gg in a …

Team Liquid wins fourth consecutive LCS title by beating Cloud9 William Davis League of Legends Team Liquid is the 2019 LCS Summer champion! The organization captured its fourth consecutive title with a win over Cloud9. Both of these teams already qualified for the 2019 League of Legends World Championship, but the event featured no shortage of drama.   Team Liquid opened the series with a decisive victory. In the picks and bans, Cloud9 let the strongest picks in the meta slide. Team Liquid got its …

China’s Game For Peace announces first tournament at end of the month Olivia Richman News Game For Peace, the China-friendly mobile version of PlayerUnknown’s Battleground, has announced its first tournament.  On August 31, the Peacekeeper Elite Global Invitational will be held in Shanghai, China. 25 teams from around the world will compete across six games. The event features an unconventional format, with four games being played in third-person perspective on Erangel and two in first-person perspective on Miramar.  15 of the participating squads competed in …

Immortals CEO Ari Segal says Overwatch League 2020 will be hard Olivia Richman News While Los Angeles Valiant’s Homestand Weekend has fans excited, there may not be anyone as enthusiastic about the team’s first opportunity to host the Overwatch League than Immortals Gaming Club CEO Ari Segal.  Valiant’s parent company, Immortals Gaming Club, has a lot to look forward to in 2020. First, there’s the return to the LCS thanks to the OpTic Gaming buyout. And now there’s the opportunity to grow their global precense in …

Fnatic plans for younger CSGO roster with new in-game leader William Davis News Fnatic organized an AMA on Reddit to shed some light into the current situation with its Counter-Strike: Global Offensive team. Fnatic has announced the benching of Richard “Xizt” Landström and Simon “twist” Eliasson. The decision comes after a series of negative results that ultimately led to the team missing the 2019 StarLadder Berlin Major. Andreas Samuelsson, team director at Fnatic, and star player Jesper “JW” Wecksell took part in the AMA. According to Samuelsson, …

Complexity CEO Jason Lake aims to build a new CSGO superteam Syed Mujtaba Naqvi Counter-Strike Complexity Gaming’s CEO Jason Lake turned to Twitter to announce an overhaul of the organization’s Counter-Strike: Global Offensive team after a disappointing run at the StarLadder Berlin Major 2019. Complexity’s CSGO team didn’t perform at the major. Even though not widely considered to be a top-tier team, it was expected of them internally to at least reach the New Legends stage, and they weren’t even close to doing so. They …

StarLadder responds to backlash over CSGO major copyright strikes Olivia Richman Counter-Strike Counter-Strike: Global Offensive content creator WarOwl took to Twitter to tell his 72,000 followers that giving StarLadder its own major was a mistake.  “Such a disappointment; I look forward to the Major every 6 months, but now I can’t make ANY content on it for fear of getting a DMCA. RIP any coverage of the Major,” WarOwl tweeted.  He made this tweet after the tournament hosts started striking streamers with copyright …

Yassuo joins 100 Thieves as League of Legends content creator William Davis League of Legends 100 Thieves is bringing Twitch’s favorite Yasuo one-trick aboard as its first League of Legends content creator. The organization announced the signing of Moe “Yassuo” Abdalrhman on Twitter. “Yassuo began his streaming career in 2015 and has grown to be one of the biggest League of Legends personalities in the scene today. We’re beyond excited to welcome him to 100 Thieves,” 100 Thieves said. Fans speculated that something was going …

Hangzhou Spark defeat Shanghai Dragons at Los Angeles Homestand Olivia Richman News Hangzhou Spark cemented their title as one of the top Chinese teams in the Overwatch League by beating the Shanghai Dragons 4-0 at the Los Angeles Valiant’s Homestand Weekend.  In the first two maps, Kyeong “Godsb” Bo Kim completely dominated as Widowmaker. With only two deaths, Godsb got headshot after headshot, often eliminating the Dragons’ Orisa before they put up their barrier. On Volskaya, Dragon’s Min-seong “diem” Bae switched to Widowmaker in hopes …

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