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News Vancouver Homestand Weekend 2020 gets tended to by Tourism Vancouver By Olivia Richman News Shroud in Overwatch gets a surprising skill rating in ranked By Steven Rondina League of Legends Damonte says Clutch Gaming can still make LCS summer playoffs By Olivia Richman

Fortnite

Fortnite viewership disappoints during new Monster vs Mech battle Olivia Richman 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 …

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Sigma joins Overwatch roster as the game’s 31st hero William Davis 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 …

Counter-Strike

NRG Esports reveals new logo and fans are laughing about it Steven Rondina 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 …

Counter-Strike

Team Liquid dominance continues versus ENCE at IEM Chicago Jared Wynne 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 …

League of Legends Wiggily believes CLG has a shot at the top spot in the LCS By Olivia Richman News iNcontroL, famed StarCraft player and caster, dies at age 33 By Steven Rondina Apex Legends Apex Legends devs come out against mouse and keyboard on console By Olivia Richman

League of Legends

Huhi: A matter of time before Golden Guardians shows “true form” Olivia Richman 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 …

League of Legends

CoreJJ wants NA teams to find their own win conditions before Worlds Olivia Richman 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 …

Fortnite

Ninja Returns to Lollapalooza for Red Bull Outpost event M Alzamora 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 …

League of Legends

Gen.G takes down Kingzone DragonX and moves to fourth place in LCK William Davis 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 …

EliGE wins year supply of Chipotle for IEM Chicago MVP award Steven Rondina Counter-Strike Jonathan “EliGE” Jablonowski had better like burritos. The Team Liquid star has been white hot over the last few months and he didn’t cool down at Intel Extreme Masters XIV Chicago. In honor of his performance, the player won the group stage MVP award at the event and a year’s supply of Chipotle food to go along with it. The moment where he was bestowed the honor of unlimited Mexican …

Top-down Counter-Strike riff now playable as custom Dota 2 game mode Steven Rondina Counter-Strike Ever play Dota 2 and wish it was Counter-Strike: Global Offensive instead? Well, that wish may soon be granted. PolyStrike is a Dota 2 custom game mode that transforms the popular MOBA into a top-down shooter. The new perspective makes it look radically different from the first-person shooter, but the game draws heavily from CSGO including the same maps, weapons, and sound effects. A trailer for the game was released …

The International 2019 beats $30 million mark for prize pool Steven Rondina Dota 2 The International 2019 will boast the largest prize pool in esports history. Since the launch of the TI9 battle pass on May 7, the prize pool for the year’s largest Dota 2 tournament has climbed at a rapid pace. That has seen the event reach a major milestone, with the prize pool clearing the $30 million mark to reestablish The International as the richest esports event in the world. What’s …

Misfits suffer item shop issue during LEC match, Riot responds Olivia Richman League of Legends An item shop mishap may have lost Misfits their game against Splyce during Week 5 of the LEC Summer Split. At the 12:30 mark of the game, Misfits called for a pause when AD carry Matus “Neon” Jakubcik sold his Essence Reaver, one of his finished items, instead of selling a health pot. It was clearly done in error but Neon and Misfits believed that the error came on the …

Zeyzal thinks Cloud9 can beat Team Liquid in Summer Split finals Olivia Richman League of Legends Cloud9 had a dominant game against 100 Thieves today. This latest victory helped Cloud9 maintain their second-place record in the standings. The only team above them in the standings is Team Liquid. Cloud9’s support, Tristan “Zeyzal” Stidam, thinks his team has a chance to bring Liquid down this season. WIN.gg spoke with Zeyzal after the match to discuss his team’s greatest strengths and their goals for the summer.  How did the win …

NRG Esports earns spot in StarLadder Berlin Major, win Americas Minor Syed Mujtaba Naqvi Counter-Strike NRG Esports won first place in the Americas Minor and has successfully qualified for StarLadder Berlin Major 2019. The North American organization will begin its journey at the event in the New Challengers Stage after a convincing win over INTZ Esports. NRG has been the standout performer of the minors to this point, not losing a single map while playing against a long list of formidable Brazilian teams including Team …

Fnatic out of Berlin Major after Europe Minor loss to CR4ZY Steven Rondina Counter-Strike Fnatic will not be heading to the StarLadder Berlin Major. The legendary Swedish organization has been on a skid through much of 2019, but things hit a new low at the Europe Minor. Despite a solid performance in the group stage, Fnatic was the first team ejected from the playoffs which means they won’t be showing up in Berlin. Fnatic started the event strong with a 2-0 run through their …

ESL declares Mtn Dew Game Fuel official beverage of IEM, EPL, ESL One Syed Mujtaba Naqvi Counter-Strike Mountain Dew AMP Game Fuel has been appointed as ESL’s official global beverage partner for all major events. The new deal between the beverage brand and the tournament organizer will see Game Fuel featured at prominent esports event series including Intel Extreme Masters, ESL One, and ESL Pro League. The energy drink is specifically pitched to gamers as a tool to help improve performance, so senior vice president of brand …

Overwatch developers discuss 2-2-2 lock and role queue beta season Fariha Bhatti News Overwatch Game Director Jeff Kaplan has confirmed some details of the 2-2-2 lock and discussed Role Queue going live on the Public Test Region. The announcement and explanation of the new system came in a Developer Update, though initial details had been leaked earlier in the week. In the video, Kaplan discusses the benefits of a locked composition that consists of two tanks, two supports, and two DPS heroes. The …

Griffin players reach the top five in the Korean LoL server William Davis League of Legends Griffin’s players are taking over Korea’s League of Legends ladder. Jungler Lee “Tarzan” Seung-yong, bottom laner Park “Viper” Do-hyeon, and mid laner Jeong “Chovy” Ji-hoon hold four out of the top five places on the ladder. Tarzan climbed to the top with his main account and a secondary one. He currently stands in second and third place, with Viper and Chovy in fourth and fifth respectively. Only one player in …

G2 Esports destroys Excel Esports to take 1st in LEC Summer Split William Davis League of Legends G2 Esports is in first place in the 2019 LEC Summer Split. The spring champions continue to live up to the high expectations fans pinned on them after winning the Mid-Season Invitational. The squad secured its spot atop the league at the midway point of the split with an impressive victory over Excel Esports. The match between the best and worst of the LEC was a quick affair. G2 settled …

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