News
News
News
Apex Legends
News
Counter-Strike
Fortnite
News
Fortnite
WIN.gg gathers news and guides from around the world covering every point of the modern gaming industry in all of its many forms.
News
Old Town Road singer Lil Nas X to headline TwitchCon Party
William Davis
TwitchCon has announced the TwitchCon Party headliner. Popular country rapper Lil Nas X will be the headliner for the TwitchCon Party, a complimentary concert to the main event. The news was announced on TwitchCon’s website. Lil Nas X took over the charts in March with his hit song Old Town Road and stands as a huge get for TwitchCon. Old Town Road recently became the third song in history to …
News
Twitch streamer Cupcake highlights sexist behaviors in Overwatch
William Davis
Chassidy “Cupcake” Kaye is a Twitch streamer, the captain of the Central Michigan Overwatch team, a rank 111 peak player, and a recent victim of online sexist abuse. Chassidy uploaded a clip from a recent stream to Twitter. In the video she is repeatedly berated by a series of sexist comments by her male teammates. These teammates told her Chassidy “shut the fuck up and make us sandwiches,” “go mop …
Apex Legends
KingRichard under fire for use of XIM adapter in Apex Legends
William Davis
NRG streamer and professional battle royale player Richard “KingRichard” Nelson has come under fire for using a “XIM” adapter to play Apex Legends on console. An XIM will allow a mouse and keyboard to mimic the inputs of an Xbox or PlayStation 4 controller, allowing players to use the mouse and keyboard on their consoles. Using an XIM, or any other mouse and keyboard adaptor, is widely considered cheating by …
News
New matchmaking system in PUBG has fans furious with developers
Steven Rondina
The PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds development team is tackling one of the game’s most frustrating problems. In a lengthy statement on the game’s Steam Community page, PUBG Corp discussed their plans to better streamline the matchmaking process. In the coming weeks, new features will be added which will ideally reduce queue times and give players more flexibility in terms of the matchmaking process. “Matchmaking is crucial to this goal, and it is …
Counter-Strike
Team Vitality blasted by CSGO fans for casual approach to tournament
William Davis
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive fans are mad at Team Vitality. Vitality is getting attention and not for strong tournament results or dazzling plays from top star Mathieu “ZywOo” Herbaut. The French organization is under fire because fans are not happy with the team’s attitude at the ESEA Season 31: Global Challenge. The controversy started in semifinals when Vitality faced Brazilian organization FURIA Esports. Vitality made a series of questionable decisions like …
Fortnite
Shroud says playing competitive Fortnite is just free money
Olivia Richman
Twitch streamer Michael “shroud” Grzesiek might be well known for playing Counter-Strike: Global Offensive professionally or for streaming Apex Legends with a broken elbow, but he also has a very strong opinion about Fortnite. According to shroud, Fortnite is the best battle royale to go pro in if you’re looking to make some quick cash. “It’s just free money. Even if you lose, you win. Not many games are like …
News
MonteCristo wants fans to appreciate the villains of esports
Nina Forneloza
Darth Vader. Vegeta. The Joker. MonteCristo? Veteran esports commentator and content creator Christopher “MonteCristo” Mykles wants esports fans be more appreciative of the “villains” of the industry. In a pair of Twitter posts, the Overwatch League analyst called on the competitive gaming audience to sit back, have some popcorn, and allow those on camera to actually have a personality. “Be appreciative of the entertainment your esports villains provide,” MonteCristo said. …
Fortnite
Fortnite 9.40 could bring tactical shotguns into action
M Alzamora
Two new shotguns are being added to Fortnite. Epic Games has revealed that Epic and Legendary variants of the tactical shotgun will soon enter the loot pool. The new weapons are expected to be similar to the standard semi-automatic shotguns already available in the game. No release date has been announced but many assume the guns will be included in the 9.40 content update which is set to roll out …
Overwatch League reveals home game structure for 2020 season
Olivia Richman
News
The Overwatch League will finally achieve their global goal in 2020. At least, that’s the plan. Since the OWL was created in 2018, former commissioner Nate Nanzer’s vision had always been to move the league’s 20 teams to their home city. He felt it was an opportunity for esports teams to build stronger local fan bases in the cities they represent. The OWL announced earlier today that each team will …
Fortnite Season 9 mystery timer appears in sky, hints at Season 10
M Alzamora
Fortnite
Something big is brewing in Fortnite. The skies above the game’s play area are glowing with a countdown timer that is ticking down to approximately 2 p.m. EST on Saturday, July 20. Folks frequenting the cursed island can spot the timer above every sky platform. Epic Games has released no hints or teasers regarding its origins and there are no clues as to what might happen when the timer hits …
Teamfight Tactics ranked mode release date, ladder revealed
Syed Mujtaba Naqvi
League of Legends
Teamfight Tactics fans have a lot to be excited for. The beta season of TFT’s ranked matchmaking is ready to kick off with patch 9.14. Speaking in an announcement on the official League of Legends website, the company offered a release date and outline of how the game’s hierarchy will work. The new ranked mode is going live on July 17. It will have the same tiers and divisions as …
Overwatch Summer Games 2019 adds weekly challenge mode, 7 new skins
Fariha Bhatti
News
The Overwatch Summer Games are here ahead of schedule. The latest seasonal event is now live on all platforms. Though the event includes the return of arcade game mode Lucioball and adds seven new skins, the highlight is the introduction of a new weekly reward system. This year includes fewer unlockable skins than usual, adding only four new legendary tier skins. In past years, there have been at least six …
Team Liquid defeat FaZe Clan to become BLAST Pro Series champions
Olivia Richman
Counter-Strike
Team Liquid beat FaZe Clan 2-0 to win the BLAST Pro Series Los Angeles. The North American Counter-Strike: Global Offensive team now has five consecutive premier trophy wins under its belt. With a 9-0 map record at the most recent CSGO event, Team Liquid is next setting their sights on IEM Chicago. The series started off with FaZe choosing a map that they completely failed on during the previous day. …
Mineski headed to The International 2019 after winning SEA qualifiers
gabhernandez
Dota 2
Mineski is headed to The International 2019. After a rocky start to the qualifiers and an unremarkable season beforehand, the enduring organization settled down to win the TI9 Southeast Asia regional qualifier. They earned a spot in the tournament by last defeating the Park “March” Tae-won-led Team Jinesbrus. Team Jinesbrus fought its way through the lower bracket to earn a rematch against Mineski in the grand finals. With a ticket …
New OWL commissioner is bullish on league’s future despite obstacles
M Alzamora
News
As interesting as the Overwatch League’s model is, the game hasn’t yet had the same impact as esports mainstays like CounterStrike: Global Offensive or League of Legends. Overwatch League CEO Pete Vlastelica says that hasn’t changed the company’s overall goals for the game. In an interview with Sports Business Journal, Vlastelica talks about more about Activision Blizzard Esports Leagues’ plans to support a league model that increasingly resembles traditional sports. …
Astralis leaked emails on RFRSH reveal team had long wanted to leave
Olivia Richman
Counter-Strike
There’s more to Astralis splitting with their parent company, RFRSH Entertainment, than originally meets the eye. Recently, leaked emails were published by Dexerto that revealed Astralis’ players had been intersted in parting from RFRSH for a while. The email had been inspired by criticism the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive team received over their decision to skip premier tournaments for RFRSH events. The email starts by addressing the team’s contracts being extended …
TSM Myth diss track aims at Symfuhny but skips a few beats
Olivia Richman
Fortnite
Inspired by H1ghsky1’s diss track aimed at Turner “Tfue” Tenney, Fortnite pro TSM Myth has attempted a diss track of his own. While on Twitch, Team SoloMid’s Myth decided to take a shot at streamer Mason “Symfuhny” Lanier with an improvised diss track. And it didn’t go too well. “Got a lot of things on my mind,” Myth rapped to a questionable beat. “So I’m gonna let it rewind. Symfuhny was …
Overwatch Hero 31 is coming soon and theories abound as to who it is
Fariha Bhatti
News
Hero 31 has recently been confirmed by Overwatch developer Jeff Kaplan in the most recent Developer Update. The video offered very little specific information about the new hero despite the announcement coming a month late in comparison to previous years. Ana, Doomfist, and Wrecking Ball had all been fully revealed by the month of July, so fans are eager to learn more about the mysterious, and now late, new hero. …
MoonMeander highlights difficulties facing mid and low-tier Dota pros
Syed Mujtaba Naqvi
Dota 2
Canadian professional Dota 2 player David “MoonMeander” Tan has stated that he hasn’t earned a dime during two years of playing in Valve’s Dota Pro Circuit tournament structure. MoonMeander tweeted that his former team Tigers hasn’t paid him for a minor win with the squad or for playing at the Kuala Lumpur Major. He hasn’t received payments from GESC tournament organizers for the last season of play either. “Tough times …
Lack of Dota Plus updates has Dota 2 players frustrated
Syed Mujtaba Naqvi
Dota 2
Dota Plus was released over a year ago and players aren’t happy with the number of updates they’ve gotten for the subscription service since then. Players now have a similar issue with the International 2019 Battle Pass. Dota 2 announced Dota Plus as an evolution of the majors battle passes in March 2018. It’s a subscription service that includes many features grouped together, such as hero progression, the plus assistant …
WIN.gg gathers news and guides from around the world covering every point of the modern gaming industry in all of its many forms.