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League of Legends LoL patch 9.15 takes shape with many buffs and a few nerfs By Syed Mujtaba Naqvi League of Legends CLG beats Cloud9, moves into second place in LCS Summer Split By William Davis Fortnite Fortnite patch 9.41 adds new sniper rifle, celebrates birthday By Syed Mujtaba Naqvi

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Fifflaren on NiP past: Bad contracts, withheld winnings, and more Steven Rondina Ninjas in Pyjamas has some explaining to do. In a lengthy interview with Richard Lewis, former Counter-Strike: Global Offensive player Robin “Fifflaren” Johansson opened up on issues within the organization from 2013 to 2015. Much of it focused on known controversies from NiP’s history, including the organization withholding winnings from its CSGO team to the infamous Go4Balkan charity tournament. Along the way, a number of other surprising revelations were made …

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How a U.S. bill could affect loot boxes, DLC, and much more gabhernandez The Protecting Children from Abusive Games Act has been introduced to Congress and if enacted will drastically change the way game developers and publishers make their money. First introduced by Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO), the bill would ban loot boxes and pay-to-win microtransactions in video games. These mechanics are how many modern developers and publishers are able to monetize their games post-sale. Seasoned video game attorney Ryan Morrison has publicly …

League of Legends

Doublelift, Rekkles, Bjergsen highlight all-time scores LCS and LEC Syed Mujtaba Naqvi Whether it’s the North American League Championship Series or the rebranded LCS, and European LCS or rebranded LEC, an overview of historical stats at the pro level shows that League’s professional scene has been dominated by a few top stars even since its beginnings. Zachary “mancloud” Hoschar, then known as mandatorycloud, had the highest number of kills at the end of NA LCS’ first split, through the 2013 Spring playoffs. …

Dota 2

Newbee wins World Cyber Games after failing to reach TI9 gabhernandez Newbee has had a disastrous season in Dota 2 but they finally did something they can be proud of. Following the team’s exit from The International 2019 China Qualifier, Newbee got a small measure of redemption at the World Cyber Games 2019. Newbee dominated the group stage of the main event, amassing a perfect 7-0 record against teams such as CDEC Gaming, Thunder Predator, and Black Sheep. In the playoffs …

News Sigma abilities revealed as new tank hero joins Overwatch roster By William Davis News Farming Simulator League to host competitive tournament at FarmCon By Olivia Richman News iNcontroL’s family shares the reason behind his passing By Olivia Richman

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Shroud addresses smurfing in Overwatch, gives developers advice Nina Forneloza In a recent stream, Michael “shroud” Grzesiek gave some simple tips for developers on how to deal with smurf accounts. He gave the advice after an experience playing popular FPS Overwatch.  The former Counter-Strike: Global Offensive professional does not normally stream Overwatch, but recently dove into the game’s ranked play and has played many different games where the practice of smurfing is commonplace. Shroud now has some thoughts on ways …

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Vancouver Homestand Weekend 2020 gets tended to by Tourism Vancouver Olivia Richman The Vancouver Titans recently announced that the 2020 Overwatch League season will include homestand weekends at the Rogers Arena.  Home to the Vancouver Canucks hockey team, the large stadium holds up to 18,000 people. And the city is already contemplating how they can provide further esports-related entertainment for the OWL community that will wind up visiting Vancouver those weekends.  Tourism Vancouver CEO Ty Speer told City News that Vancouver needs …

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Shroud in Overwatch gets a surprising skill rating in ranked Steven Rondina Overwatch doesn’t seem to think all that much of Michael “shroud” Grzesiek. The popular streamer and former Cloud9 player decided to take the hero shooter for a whirl in recent broadcasts and showed off some of his signature gunslinging skills. Despite being a legitimate professional talent, he was surprisingly handed just a 2,589 skill rating. That places him at the lower Platinum level which is unremarkable in the grand scheme …

League of Legends

Damonte says Clutch Gaming can still make LCS summer playoffs Olivia Richman Clutch Gaming has their eyes on the LCS Summer Split playoffs. The team may have lost to Team Liquid on Saturday, but a win against Echo Fox on Sunday helped them get one step closer to their playoffs goal. Tanner “Damonte” Damonte spoke with WIN.gg about some major changes within the organization that are inspiring them to push themselves even harder this split. How were you feeling going into the game …

Fortnite viewership disappoints during new Monster vs Mech battle Olivia Richman Fortnite Robot versus monster sounds like an attention-grabbing headline, but Fortnite’s Season 9 event failed to deliver the views.  With 606,000 concurrent viewers at its peak, Saturday’s event wasn’t even in Fortnite’s top 10 most-viewed Twitch streaming moments. In fact, it was one of the game’s least-watched Twitch events according to GitHyp.  The large-scale fight only served to further illuminate Fortnite’s slowly dwindling viewership this past year. While the one-time battle …

Sigma joins Overwatch roster as the game’s 31st hero William Davis News Overwatch has officially revealed the identity of the game’s 31st hero, and he may be the most disturbed member of the roster yet. Sigma is described as an eccentric astrophysicist obsessed with harnessing the power of gravity. His mind is warped following a tragic accident involving experimentation with a black hole, and he is then imprisoned for reasons currently unknown. Sigma is later discovered and recruited by Overwatch’s in-universe terrorist …

NRG Esports reveals new logo and fans are laughing about it Steven Rondina Counter-Strike NRG Esports has a new look and fans are not being nice about it. The American esports brand has dropped its traditional black and red color scheme for something a bit more neon. The reveal of the organization’s new apparel came in the form of a video posted to social media, and the fan response was resoundingly negative. The video itself features a handful of NRG Esports players including Nairoby …

Team Liquid dominance continues versus ENCE at IEM Chicago Jared Wynne Counter-Strike IEM Chicago took place last weekend and the grand finals saw Team Liquid face off against ENCE yet again. And after only three games in the best-of-five, Liquid would take a dominant win. This was Season XIV of IEM and a highly anticipated match between two of the world’s top Counter-Strike: Global Offensive teams. On Saturday, ENCE beat MIBR and Liquid won against Team Vitality. Then in the grand finals …

Wiggily believes CLG has a shot at the top spot in the LCS Olivia Richman League of Legends Counter Logic Gaming was feeling confident going into their match against FlyQuest. There was no doubt in Raymond “Wiggily” Griffin’s mind that his team would win. In fact, he told WIN.gg that it was a “must win.”  “Every game is a must-win right now, because the teams are pretty close in standings,” Wiggily added.  Counter Logic Gaming is currently third in the standings with an 8-5 record. The team knows that …

iNcontroL, famed StarCraft player and caster, dies at age 33 Steven Rondina News StarCraft player and caster Geoffrey John Vincent “iNcontroL” Robinson died on July 21. He was 33 years old. The news was delivered through a statement on iNcontroL’s Twitter account. “With immense grief, we announce Geoff’s unexpected passing due to sudden illness Saturday. We ask privacy as his family works to understand what happened and make arrangements,” the statement said. “Geoff is deeply loved across many communities and we’re all working …

Apex Legends devs come out against mouse and keyboard on console Olivia Richman Apex Legends Respawn Entertainment has finally made a statement about Apex Legends console players who use a keyboard and mouse.  While mouses aren’t normally supported on consoles, third-party peripherals can allow Apex Legends players to use them instead of a controller. Adapters, like the XIM Keyboard and Mouse Adapter, trick the console into believing that a controller is being used.  This has been a huge source of controversy in the Apex Legends …

Huhi: A matter of time before Golden Guardians shows “true form” Olivia Richman League of Legends For a while, it looked like underdogs Golden Guardians were going to defeat Team SoloMid. Then TSM came back with a few plays that completely changed the game. But Golden Guardian’s Choi “Huhi” Jae-hyun is still confident in his team. In fact, this match only made him even more positive that Golden Guardians will be in the playoffs. WIN.gg spoke with Huhi about his return to the LCS stage and his …

CoreJJ wants NA teams to find their own win conditions before Worlds Olivia Richman League of Legends It’s been another successful weekend for Team Liquid in the LCS Summer Split. The team took down Clutch Gaming no problem, then moved onto their next victim, Golden Guardians. So far, they’re the number one team in North America. But do they have what it takes to defeat the best teams in the world? WIN.gg sat down with Jo “CoreJJ” Yong-in to find out just how confident Team Liquid is when …

Ninja Returns to Lollapalooza for Red Bull Outpost event M Alzamora Fortnite Tyler “Ninja” Blevins is going to be in attendance for Lollapalooza. The popular streamer will be hanging out at the annual music festival’s Red Bull Outpost in Chicago from August 2 to 4. A few lucky gamers will have the chance to square up with the Fortnite star at the event. Fans can enter to win VIP tickets and a personal meet-and-greet opportunity with Ninja himself. The lucky winner will …

Gen.G takes down Kingzone DragonX and moves to fourth place in LCK William Davis League of Legends Gen.G is on a four-game winning streak. Fans can always count on the organization to make a dramatic comeback in the summer and become a contender for Worlds. Continuing that trend, the squad took down Kingzone DragonX to get back into the conversation for the playoffs. Game one was not even close. Kingzone completely destroyed the bottom lane and effectively neutralized Park “Ruler” Jae-hyuk. The squad got map control and …

Team Liquid collects an easy win over Clutch Gaming William Davis League of Legends Team Liquid continues to dominate the 2019 LCS Summer Split. The defending champions are on their way to claiming a bye to the playoffs semifinals after securing their tenth victory of the season, this time toppling a struggling Clutch Gaming. Though Clutch came into the match as underdogs, the squad still had hopes of making the playoffs which made this a tough loss. Team Liquid drafted comfort picks while Clutch …

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