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League of Legends Cloud9 forms Teamfight Tactics team with former HotS players By Syed Mujtaba Naqvi League of Legends TSM to start academy jungler Spica in LCS summer playoffs By William Davis News Twitch headquarters investigated by police for possible threats By Syed Mujtaba Naqvi

League of Legends

Honda becomes the exclusive automobile partner of the LCS Olivia Richman Honda has ventured into esports once again, this time becoming the exclusive automobile partner for the League of Legends Championship Series.  Beginning with the Summer Split Playoffs, Honda will not only sponsor the LCS, but also the LCS Scouting Grounds as well as the League MVP award.  According to an interview with The Esports Observer, Riot’s head of esports partnerships Matthew Archambault was drawn to Honda because of their “commitment …

Counter-Strike

CSGO tournament Fragadelphia responds to shooting threat William Davis Fragadelphia 13 organizer John Fazio promised to heighten security at the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive event following an online shooting threat. Twitter user Droidcsgo posted a screengrab of a Counter-Strike game focusing on the in-game chat, where CSGO player “ohcgnor” mentions that they are considering “shooting up” the Fragadelphia event. Fazio responded to the tweet a few hours later and declared that the organizers were taking the matter seriously. “We are …

Fortnite

How much did Bugha make in the Fortnite World Cup? William Davis On July 26, Kyle “Bugha” Giersdorf became the first Fortnite World Cup champion. The 16-year-old player from Pennsylvania raked in $3 million for his efforts and became an overnight celebrity as a result. That eye-popping number saw Bugha rocket into the top 10 all-time esports earners, a fact that made many green with envy. But while he still banked a great deal of money at the event, he walked out …

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Walmart urges employees to take down video game displays, ads Olivia Richman Video games are under fire after President Donald Trump stated that they are partially to blame for the two mass shootings that occured last weekend.  While the gaming community has fought back against these unverified claims, it appears that not everyone is so sure that video games are innocent. Retail giant Walmart is taking down any gaming displays depicting violence and disabling any video game demos or videos that include …

Apex Legends Shroud criticizes solo mode in Apex Legends due to imbalance By Olivia Richman Apex Legends ESPN cancels Apex Legends tournament broadcast after mass shootings By William Davis News USA Basketball to stream FIBA World Cup, Olympics on Twitch By Nina Forneloza

League of Legends

Riot Games’ late Worlds points changes to affect TSM and Cloud9 gabhernandez Due to rule changes affecting championship points, Team SoloMid and Cloud9, both contenders for Worlds, have had their chances for qualification greatly impacted. Contrary to previous splits, 2019 spring ended without a third-place consolation prize. As a result, championship points for both of the semifinal losers were set to 40. However, Riot has decided to reinstate the consolation series for summer, allowing teams to compete for either 70 or 40 …

League of Legends

Teamfight Tactics patch 9.15b nerfs Karthus, Kayle, Pyke Syed Mujtaba Naqvi The latest Teamfight Tactics patch is live, and Riot Games developers have implemented a few balance changes with the purpose of broadening the current meta. Players were excited to see the TFT patch 9.15b bring nerfs to Karthus and Kayle. Both of these high-cost units have been dominating the meta. In contrast, Runaan’s Hurricane got a big damage buff. Karthus’s ability damage has been lowered from 400/700/1000 to 350/600/850. More …

Dota 2

Dota 2 Summer Scrub update brings big changes before TI9 Steven Rondina In anticipation of The International 2019, Valve called upon Dota 2 fans to point out some of the small, lingering problems with the game client so they could be remedied. And there were a lot of them. Four weeks after announcing the Summer Scrub, a massive Dota 2 update has arrived fixing dozens of minor bugs and UI issues within the game. Though most of the update tackles more granular …

Fortnite

Fortnite world champ Bugha threatens to quit over BRUTE mechs Nina Forneloza Newly crowned Fortnite Solo World Champion Kyle “Bugha” Giersdorf has called on Epic Games to remove BRUTE mechs from the game. The BRUTE is a vehicle that requires two people to pilot and has frustrated players with its ability to kill players absurdly quickly as well as seemingly never running out of protective shields.  The comments came during Bugha’s stream as he was outmatched and outgunned by a BRUTE during …

2019 LCS Summer Playoffs 2019 schedule and match-ups set William Davis League of Legends It’s time for the 2019 LCS Summer playoffs. Ten teams competed in the regular season, but only six made it to the next stage. Team SoloMid, Clutch Gaming, Cloud9, Counter Logic Gaming, OpTic Gaming, and Team Liquid are competing for the 2019 LCS Summer title and the pass for the 2019 Worlds Championship. It all starts in the quarterfinals where the teams will play two best-of-five series. Only two move …

Romania withdraws from Overwatch World Cup, cites lack of funding Syed Mujtaba Naqvi News Team Romania has decided to drop out of the 2019 Overwatch World Cup due to lack of funding and, the team claims, the lack of Blizzard’s support. The coach of Romania’s Overwatch team, Raureanu “ElDonte” Andrei, shared an official statement in a TwitLonger post, letting followers know that Team Romania won’t be attending BlizzCon as the team doesn’t have the money to cover necessary costs, and Blizzard has done nothing …

League of Legends patch 9.16 nerfs Corki and Azir on PBE M Alzamora League of Legends Riot Games has previewed patch 9.16 for League of Legends, and with it will come much-needed nerfs to a pair of problematic mid laners. The changes are now being tested on the Public Beta Environment. Corki and Azir are among the notable champions receiving nerfs. These champions have dominated the mid lane meta thanks to their power and safety in the early game. Sejuani and Sylas have been a bit …

Fortnite data miners reveal Greasy Grove, Anarchy Acres, more Olivia Richman Fortnite If there’s one thing you can count on, it’s data miners leaking upcoming Fortnite events and changes. This time, data miner HYPEX has uncovered that popular points of interest including Greasy Grove and Tomato Town, will be resturning in Season X. On Twitter, the leaker revealed game files that show upcoming Battle Pass challenge descriptions. Within the challenges, Anarchy Acres, Flush Factory, Greasy Grove, Moisty Mire, Risky Reels, and Tomato …

Famous streamer m0E interrupted by daughter turning off PC M Alzamora Counter-Strike Popular Twitch streamer Mohamad “m0E” Assad was playing Counter-Strike: Global Offensive on stream recently, but the fun came to an abrupt end when his daughter crept into the scene. It was just after a failed quick scope attempt that she innocently struck the power button on his PC. His team was winning the game 12-6 at the time of the accident. Thankfully, m0E has a separate streaming PC, so the …

Vexed Gaming reveals partnership with sportswear brand Kappa Olivia Richman Counter-Strike Vexed Gaming just announced a partnership with Italian sportswear brand Kappa.  The partnership will have Vexed Gaming’s players wearing Kappa apparel, both casually and while competing. The team wear and leisure wear will be available to purchase in September.  Vexed Gaming chief gaming officer Mark Weller called Kappa’s first venture into esports a “step for the community and the industry.” He went on to call Kappa an iconic brand that has …

The International 2019 talent and casters lineup revealed Steven Rondina Dota 2 With the event just eight days away, the broadcasting talent for The International 2019 has finally been announced. Dota 2 community manager Wykhrm Reddy unveiled the full lineup in a post on Twitter. While there are no particularly surprising additions to the team, there are a few noteworthy individuals who won’t be coming back. Alex “Machine” Richardson will not be appearing at The International 2019 after appearing at both The …

Gen.G partners with dating app Bumble, forms all-women Fortnite team Syed Mujtaba Naqvi Fortnite One of the esports industry’s largest organizations is branching out further, and is heading in a surprising direction. Gen.G has teamed up with women-focused dating app developer Bumble. The partnership’s first order of business is the reveal of an all-female Fortnite team, Team Bumble. “Within Gen.G and beyond, we are building a platform that reflects and enthusiastically champions the diversity of our global fan base,” Gen.G CEO Chris Park said …

STYKO leaves Mousesports, joins NoChance on full-time basis Syed Mujtaba Naqvi Counter-Strike Martin “STYKO” Styk is joining NoChance on a full-time basis. The Counter-Strike: Global Offensive player is parting ways with Mousesports after two years with the organization. The Slovakian player let his fans know of the switch on Twitter, stating he is “not part of Mousesports anymore” and is “now gonna represent NoChance after players’ break.” Both teams confirmed the news shortly thereafter. STYKO first joined Mousesports in 2017 after a …

Florida Mayhem announce Gift of Life Marrow Registry partnership Olivia Richman News The Florida Mayhem, through parent company Misfits Gaming, has announced a partnership with the Gift of Life Marrow Registry.  To help fight blood cancer, Gift of Life registers volunteer bone marrow and stem cell donors. These donations can help cure leukemia, lympoma, sickle cell, and 100 other diseases through transplantation, according to a press release.  The partnership kicks off August 8 at the Blizzard Arena. The Overwatch League team, including …

Immortal Treasure III arrives shortly before The International 2019 gabhernandez Dota 2 With less than two weeks remaining before The International 2019, Valve has unlocked the Immortal Treasure III for Battle Pass owners. The reveal brought mixed reactions from Dota 2 fans. Battle Pass owners have waited for the exclusive content longer than in past years, but were not treated to anything particularly special from the set. The Immortal Treasure III features exclusive cosmetics for Axe, Clinkz, Lycan, Mars, Terrorblade, Slardar, and …

Ninja reaches 1 million subscribers, already Mixer’s biggest Olivia Richman Fortnite Tyler “Ninja” Blevins has quickly become Mixer’s most popular streamer.  The famous Fortnite streamer hit over 1 million subscribers on his new platform, not even a week since announcing his sudden departure from Twitch. Three days ago, Ninja had reached over 500,000 subscribers. His first streaming session on Mixer had double the number of average viewers he had been pulling on Twitch. The stream peaked with over 95,000 viewers thanks …

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