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League of Legends SK Telecom T1 destroys Sandbox, moves to LCK playoffs semifinals By William Davis Counter-Strike Vitality and NRG suffer shock losses to start Berlin Major By Steven Rondina Dota 2 New Dota 2 hero Snapfire revealed at The International 2019 By Steven Rondina

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Team Liquid quickly eliminate EG from The International 2019 Steven Rondina 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 …

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ENCE make shock move to bench Aleksib, bring on suNny Nina Forneloza 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 …

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StarLadder announces full broadcast talent for Berlin Major Olivia Richman 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” …

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Ogre Magi wins The International 2019 Arcana vote gabhernandez 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 Dota 2 caster Cap hurls bottle, breaks monitor during TI9 game By Steven Rondina League of Legends 2019 LEC summer playoffs schedule features G2 and Fnatic rivalry By William Davis Dota 2 T1 announces plans to expand into Dota 2, signs Forev By Steven Rondina

League of Legends

Cloud9 and Team Liquid prepare to face off for LCS summer title Nina Forneloza The grand final for the 2019 League of Legends LCS Summer Split has been decided. Cloud9 will face Team Liquid for the biggest domestic trophy in North American League of Legends.. Team Liquid enters the finals having defeated Clutch Gaming in a series that went all the way to its fifth and final game. Clutch Gaming defied expectations by taking two games from the reigning LCS champions and Mid-Season Invitational …

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PUBG update 4.2 brings dynamic weather back to Erengel Olivia Richman Dynamic weather in Erengel is back in PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds.  Before PUBG launched, heavy fog and light rain would plague the map every once in a while. But the weather effects didn’t appear in the game once it was officially launched in December 2017. On August 21, developers announced that weather would be back.  “A storm is brewing on the battleground… Meteorologists are calling for a wide variety of weather conditions …

Counter-Strike

n0thing teases return of shroud and the classic Cloud9 lineup Syed Mujtaba Naqvi Veteran player Jordan “n0thing” Gilbert has teased the comeback of Cloud9’s legendary 2015 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive roster during a recent stream. After one of his viewers said in the chat they would like to see the old Cloud9 roster come back, n0thing shared that the players have already established a WhatsApp group together and are looking to compete again soon, likely at one of the upcoming online tournaments. Besides n0thing, …

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Teamfight Tactics patch 9.16b nerfs Draven, Jinx, brawlers Syed Mujtaba Naqvi Teamfight Tactics has gotten a new patch update with, Riot Games implementing patch 9.16b on August 21. This mid-cycle patch mostly includes balance changes to various units. Draven has been perceived thus far as a permier solo carry in TFT. However, the new patch lowers both his health, from 700 to 650, and his attack damage, from 75 to 70. Although he continues to be strong, he’s not the dominant …

League of Legends patch 9.17 to nerf Qiyana, buff Pantheon, more Syed Mujtaba Naqvi League of Legends League of Legends patch 9.17 is scheduled to go live on August 28. Riot Games has shared what kinds of nerfs and buffs champions will likely receive this time around. As Riot is preparing for the new patch, the title’s lead gameplay designer Mark “Scruffy” Yetter shared on Twitter the list of champions that will be getting rebalanced. Qiyana is the only champion getting nerfed in this patch, while many …

Team Secret survive in TI9, edging out Mineski in lower bracket gabhernandez Dota 2 The last Southeast Asian team has been eliminated from The International 2019. In one of the most exciting series of the tournament thus far, Mineski and Team Secret faced off with their futures on the line. Though Mineski nearly pulled off a colossal upset, Secret stayed strong and managed to take a 2-1 victory. The first game of the series left the audience and casters in awe. Mineski drafted greedy …

CouRage rage quits during Twitch Rivals after BRUTE elimination Olivia Richman Fortnite Fortnite pros don’t like the B.R.U.T.E. But they sure love to hate it.  Twitch streamer Jack “CouRage” Dunlop rage quit in yesterday’s Twitch Rivals Fortnite Showdown after being targeted by an opponent using the B.R.U.T.E. mech. Before the fateful encounter, which left CouRage banging on his desk, he had been avoiding the mechs along with his teammate, Tim “TimTheTatman” Betar.  “What are the odds?” he yells in agony. “Why the …

2019 Trove Carafe arrives, features Techies, Arc Warden, more gabhernandez Dota 2 Amidst the hype of all the games being played with tens of millions of dollars on the line, Valve has released the final treasure item for The International 2019. Trove Carafe Immortals 2019 features Bounty Hunter’s Tines of Tybara, Crystal Maiden’s Ice Blossom, Nature’s Prophet’s Monarch of the Sapphire Glen, Arc Warden’s Wraithbinder, Templar Assassin’s Mantle of the Whispered Bond, Chaos Knight’s Chaos Arbiter, and Tusk’s Piscean Pulverizer. In addition, …

OG defeat Evil Geniuses once again, make top 3 at TI9 Steven Rondina Dota 2 OG continues to have the upper hand on Evil Geniuses. In the most hotly anticipated match of The International 2019 thus far, the rival squads faced off in round two of the upper bracket. Once again, OG got the better of Evil Geniuses, taking a 2-1 victory to advance to the upper bracket finals. Game one was an almost perfect performance from Evil Geniuses. Syed “SumaiL” Hassan rolled over Topias …

Contender Cup canceled in Oceania and Asia, Epic lacks answers Olivia Richman Fortnite Epic Games has canceled the Contender Cup in two regions.  Oceania and Asia were unable to compete due to an issue that was not made clear. As a remedy, Epic announced that the event was canceled for the day while they investigate the issue. The prizes that would have been rewarded this week were also added to next week’s Contender Solo Cash Cup instead.   “We are aware that some players …

OG’s ana griefs N0tail on TI9 main stage, and OG wins anyway Steven Rondina Dota 2 Lots of teams say that they just want to play to have fun at important tournaments. OG actually means it. Despite having tens of millions of dollars on the line, the reigning champions have taken a stunningly casual approach to The International 2019. The greatest example of this came during their first series on the main stage opposite Newbee. On the tail end of an engagement in the second game, …

SK Telecom T1 starts LCK playoffs run with victory over Afreeca Freecs William Davis League of Legends SK Telecom T1 is moving to the second round of the 2019 LCK Summer Playoffs after a victory over Afreeca Freecs. The match was the first playoffs series worldwide to be played on Patch 9.16. The live update drastically changed the meta, hitting some of the most popular champions in professional play.   The draft had a number of surprises take place. Bottom laner Kim “Aiming” Ha-ram continued to pick …

Eat Like a Pro cooking show features LEC players and coaches Olivia Richman League of Legends The LEC has premiered a cooking show series on YouTube. The aim of the program, which already has four episodes, is to watch League of Legends pros prepare typical dishes from their home countries to help fans get to know them a bit better.  The series is hosted by Trevor “Quickshot” Henry, an LoL commentator, and Romain Bigeard, OpTic Gaming’s former general manager. Bigeard is now part of the LEC …

Fan reactions split on Chinese crowds at The International 2019 Syed Mujtaba Naqvi Dota 2 Some Dota 2 fans haven’t been too happy with how The International 2019 has been going thus far, and it’s mostly due to the fact the tournament is being played in China for the first time and is as such catered toward the Chinese domestic audience. With the start of the main event, those complaints turned towards the live audience. With the TI9 main event starting on August 20, the …

Respawn CEO apologizes for developers lashing out at fans William Davis Apex Legends Respawn Entertainment CEO Vince Zampella has issued a statement apologizing for combative comments made by company employees towards frustrated Apex Legends fans. Respawn employees Jay “Jayfresh” Frechett and Drew “dk05” McCoy reached out to fans on a Reddit thread revolving around the controversial use of loot boxes in the ongoing Iron Crown Collection event. Some conversations got out of hand and resulted in Frechett and McCoy firing back at commenters. …

Virtus.pro eliminated early from The International 2019 Steven Rondina Dota 2 One of the top contenders to win The International 2019 has already been eliminated. Virtus.pro was swept by Royal Never Give Up in round two of the lower bracket. The Russian squad entered the tournament as a strong candidate to take first place, but wound up on a plane home just two days into the main event. The series itself saw all of the negative perceptions regarding Virtus.pro come to …

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