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Blizzard co-founder steps down from company after 28 years News Blizzard co-founder steps down from company after 28 years By William Davis New Storm Scout rifle details leaked through Fortnite data mining Fortnite New Storm Scout rifle details leaked through Fortnite data mining By M Alzamora Apex Legends 1.15 fixes Havoc bug, addresses crash issues Apex Legends Apex Legends 1.15 fixes Havoc bug, addresses crash issues By M Alzamora
Dota 2 game abandons happen up to 20 percent of the time in some ranks Dota 2
Dota 2 game abandons happen up to 20 percent of the time in some ranks gabhernandez An overwhelming number of players are abandoning Dota 2 games. Gosu.ai is an AI game trainer that helps gamers improve their mechanical skills. It developed an AI assistant that analyzes users’ in-game performance, shows the disparity of skills from each rank, and can compile some data from Dota 2 games. One of those data points is the rate of abandons and, according to Gosu, across over 50 million recorded games …
Teamfight Tactics beta pass chapter set to end, new chapter coming League of Legends
Teamfight Tactics beta pass chapter set to end, new chapter coming Syed Mujtaba Naqvi The first chapter of the Teamfight Tactics beta pass will be expiring soon, while the next edition of the pass has been announced to come with patch 9.14. Riot Games has announced the end of the first beta pass chapter. Since the pass was available from the launch of TFT only on some servers while being delayed on others, it will also be ending at different dates and times for …
Team Liquid Impact in car accident, suffers neck injury League of Legends
Team Liquid Impact in car accident, suffers neck injury William Davis Team Liquid top laner Jeong “Impact” Eon-Young injured his neck after getting in a car accident in the late evening on July 18. Impact tweeted that night that the Uber he had been riding in crashed. An image of the wreck was included in the tweet, displaying the details of the collision. Impact’s Uber lies in the middle of the road with visible damage done to the right side of …
Overwatch hero Sigma might be leaked, and Jeff Kaplan comments News
Overwatch hero Sigma might be leaked, and Jeff Kaplan comments Nina Forneloza Overwatch game director Jeff Kaplan has reacted to the potential leak regarding the next champion to be added to the game, champion 31. He cryptically addressed the leak in an interview with former Overwatch League pro player Brandon “Seagull” Larned. The leak occurred on the Twitter profile of the Mexican Overwatch World Cup team. The tweet included an image which appears to show the career stats and the spread of …
Demacia Vice Garen and Lucian highlight new line of League skins League of Legends Demacia Vice Garen and Lucian highlight new line of League skins By Nina Forneloza League of Legends broadcaster Jatt is returning to the LCS League of Legends League of Legends broadcaster Jatt is returning to the LCS By Nina Forneloza Misfits benches entire LEC team, promotes academy roster League of Legends Misfits benches entire LEC team, promotes academy roster By William Davis
MiBR helped at Berlin Major by late roster rule change Counter-Strike
MiBR helped at Berlin Major by late roster rule change Steven Rondina StarLadder is helping out MiBR. According to a report by HLTV, the organizer behind the upcoming Berlin Major has rewritten the event’s roster rules. Though the change was not explicitly made to help MiBR, the news certainly has the look of the organizer giving one of the most popular teams in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive preferential treatment. Per HLTV, StarLadder amended the roster rules for the major to allow organizations to sub …
100 Thieves return to CSGO hinted at by Nadeshot Counter-Strike
100 Thieves return to CSGO hinted at by Nadeshot Steven Rondina 100 Thieves is flush with cash and looking to expand. Judging from a recent YouTube video from team owner Matthew “Nadeshot” Haag, one of the team’s next endeavors is a return Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. During a recorded meeting with other 100 Thieves decisionmakers, Nadeshot flatly says as much, hinting that a comeback is imminent. After entering a meeting room, Nadeshot quips about the difficulties of vlogging while at company headquarters. …
Next Overwatch patch features buffs and nerfs preparing for 2-2-2 News
Next Overwatch patch features buffs and nerfs preparing for 2-2-2 Fariha Bhatti A number of upcoming hero changes are now being tested on the Overwatch PTR server.  The changes have been implemented to compliment the 2-2-2 role queue system that is due to hit live servers with patch 1.39.  A total of 10 heroes have been adjusted in preparation for the new matchmaking system that will be introduced to Overwatch in the next month.  Due to Brigitte’s dual nature as both a …
Dota 2 map put up for sale at next Midas Mode tournament Dota 2
Dota 2 map put up for sale at next Midas Mode tournament gabhernandez Dota 2 meme lovers are hyped up. Midas Mode is coming back in September with Betway Midas Mode and MoonduckTV is exciting fans and partly bankrolling the event with “Sir Sadim’s Revenge,” a liquidation sale of the Dota 2 map and all its heroes. This serves as a donation drive for the event, allowing the community to sponsor different in-game elements through the event’s Indiegogo page. Past Midas Mode events …
The International battle pass briefly features offensive name William Davis Dota 2 It isn’t uncommon for esports players to have odd nicknames, but one Dota 2 pro might be taking things a bit too far. A Reddit user recently uploaded a screenshot to the Dota 2 subreddit featuring an opened TI player card which included one of Infamous’ latest additions to their roster, “k1 el cacha viejas de 26.” This roughly translates to “k1 the 26 year old women fucker.” Many other …
The International 2019 Fantasy Challenge goes live in battle pass Steven Rondina Dota 2 The International 2019’s Fantasy Challenge mini-game is now live. In the most recent Dota 2 update, TI9 player cards were officially unveiled, giving fans the opportunity to open the card packs they have received over recent weeks. As in years past, these cards are used to play the Fantasy Challenge mini-game during The International. Fantasy Dota 2 works very similar to daily fantasy games for traditional sports like football and …
Endretta joins Misfits ahead of Fortnite World Cup finals Syed Mujtaba Naqvi Fortnite Misfits Gaming has welcomed Norwegian player Endre “Endretta” as an addition to its Fortnite World Cup squad. Endretta qualified for the Fortnite World Cup Finals in the ninth week of European qualifiers, where he achieved the highest number of points in the solo tournament. He is considered to be one of Norway’s top competitive Fortnite players. He has previously played for Xypher Esports, a European Fornite team that represents more …
Intel Grand Slam returns for Season 3 with new rules update Nina Forneloza Counter-Strike ESL has announced that the Intel Grand Slam will return on July 19 at Intel Extreme Masters Chicago for the beginning of its third season. The Grand Slam rewards the winner with a $1,000,000 prize, going to the team that first wins the required number of events in a year. For its third season, the Grand Slam will have slightly different rules than before. For the inaugural season as well …
Immortals and K-Swiss team up to create esports performance shoe Olivia Richman League of Legends Immortals Gaming Club has partnered with K-Swiss to create the first-ever esports performance shoe.  The ONE-TAP is designed specifically with pro gamers in mind, after K-Swiss designers had the chance to watch the organization’s players compete. The shoe’s main focuses are comfort, versatility, and temperature control. With breathable mesh and elasticated closure, the shoe can be slipped on just like a slipper. The cushioned sole and venting unit creates bidirectional …
LoL Patch 9.14 creates over fifty bugs in less than 24 hours William Davis League of Legends The most recent League of Legends update broke the game. In less than 24 hours, the live Patch 9.14 has resulted in over 50 known bugs. The chaotic state of LoL forced Riot Games to disable ranked queues and three champions. On Reddit, players reported several glitches and other issues including connection troubles that kept players from joining games. According to some other players, the in-game chat stopped working as …
EFFECT discusses “final secret,” relationship with streamer Senika Olivia Richman News After retiring from Dallas Fuel in April, talented DPS player Hyeon “EFFECT” Hwang opened up about mental health issues he’d been dealing with.  Now, EFFECT has stated he has one final secret that’s been haunting him. On Facebook, EFFECT told his followers about his toxic relationship with streamer Lee “Senika” So-yoon, now his ex-girlfriend.  According to EFFECT, the story was posted without her permission or knowledge. In the past, he claims …
Watchpoint leak reveals 2-2-2 role lock coming to OWL Stage 4 Olivia Richman News While awaiting the start of Stage 4, Overwatch League fans have been speculating whether or not the 2-2-2 role lock will actually be implemented.  The rumor was seemingly confirmed by Chan-hyung “Fissure” Baek, who recently retired from the Seoul Dynasty. Then Twitch personality Felix “xQc” Lengyel chimed in with the same sentiment. Still, there was still no word from the Overwatch League on the possibility of a 2-2-2 role lock.  But …
Dota Underlords leak shows 16 new heroes waiting to be added M Alzamora Dota 2 With League of Legends’ Teamfight Tactics mode going ranked and a full round of future updates planned, Dota 2 may soon strike back in a big way. As many as 16 new heroes could be coming to Dota Underlords, according to YouTuber Tyler McVicker. McVicker found the information while searching within the patch files for Dota 2’s ProtoPass update.  Inside are references to Dota 2 heroes Chen, Clinkz, Dark Seer, …
Overwatch League 2020 homestands venues and plans announced Olivia Richman News Overwatch League senior director of partnership Jon Spector may have been quite close-lipped about the teams’ venues and tournament dates after revealing next season’s homestand weekend structure yesterday, but some teams have already announced their homestand plans.  The Vancouver Titans have revealed that they’ll be competing in Rogers Arena, where they first announced the formation of the team. The large stadium is home to the Vancouver Canucks hockey team and …
South American Dota 2 players at odds over language settings Syed Mujtaba Naqvi Dota 2 A wedge is being unintentionally driven through the South American Dota 2 community. According to Reddit user u/andrewsnycollas, inconsistent labeling of the server located in Brazil is causing a rift between the Brazilian Dota 2 community and the rest of South America. They theorize a key reason for this might be how the server isn’t actually labeled as “Brazil” for many of those who could be interested in playing there. …
Fortnite patch 9.40 arrives with shotgun changes and tournaments Syed Mujtaba Naqvi Fortnite The latest Fortnite patch, version 9.40, is up and running on live servers and has brought with it a few new things for Fortnite players. The new patch is bringing the tactical shotgun back in both epic and legendary forms. The patch also includes changes to some existing weapons and items, new tournaments, miscellaneous gameplay changes, and some assorted game improvements and bug fixes. The new tactical shotgun variants will …

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