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Fortnite Fortnite Season 9 mystery timer appears in sky, hints at Season 10 By M Alzamora League of Legends Teamfight Tactics ranked mode release date, ladder revealed By Syed Mujtaba Naqvi News Overwatch Summer Games 2019 adds weekly challenge mode, 7 new skins By Fariha Bhatti

Counter-Strike

Team Liquid defeat FaZe Clan to become BLAST Pro Series champions Olivia Richman 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. …

Dota 2

Mineski headed to The International 2019 after winning SEA qualifiers gabhernandez 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 …

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New OWL commissioner is bullish on league’s future despite obstacles M Alzamora 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.  …

Counter-Strike

Astralis leaked emails on RFRSH reveal team had long wanted to leave Olivia Richman 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 …

Fortnite TSM Myth diss track aims at Symfuhny but skips a few beats By Olivia Richman News Overwatch Hero 31 is coming soon and theories abound as to who it is By Fariha Bhatti Dota 2 MoonMeander highlights difficulties facing mid and low-tier Dota pros By Syed Mujtaba Naqvi

Dota 2

Lack of Dota Plus updates has Dota 2 players frustrated Syed Mujtaba Naqvi 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 …

Fortnite

Fortnite Trios event returns after first attempt marred by bugs M Alzamora Epic Games will run another $1 million Fortnite Trios Cash Cup on July 21 after unforeseen bugs forced last-minute changes to the original event. Eager participants were all set for battle when developer Epic announced that it had to use default harvesting rates and disable material drops from downed enemies.  Epic also disabled the Storm Flip item that altered the storm’s position and made for unpredictable moments in the late …

League of Legends

LCS game broadcasts to show on Caffeine after Riot Games partnership M Alzamora As if there weren’t enough options for watching pro League of Legends, Riot Games and Caffeine have partnered up to introduce another. Caffeine, an up and coming streaming service, is the latest streaming partner for the LCS. The platform may now show official LCS action. It will begin by showing the remainder of the 2019 Summer Split from here on out, including the regular season, playoffs, and finals, all followed …

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PUBG Nations Cup rosters set for USA, Canada, and Australia William Davis Canada, the United States, and Australia have all revealed their rosters for the upcoming PUBG Nations Cup. The PUBG Nations Cup is right around the corner, and the national teams involved are now sharing the official rosters. Canada, USA, and Australia presented the players and coaches that will represent the countries at the event. On August 9, 16 all-stars team will gather in Seoul to fight for the title, the …

Wraith bug in Apex Legends turns the legend invincible to damage M Alzamora Apex Legends Be careful when you encounter Wraith players in Apex Legends. A newly discovered glitch can make her permanently invincible. A YouTube video shows someone spectating a Wraith who continually uses her Into the Void ability without a cooldown. The ability makes Wraith invulnerable and difficult to see for a short amount of time as she enters an incorporeal state. The problem is that the “short” amount of time becomes infinite …

The International 2019 teams are now set after qualifiers conclude Steven Rondina Dota 2 The qualifiers to The International 2019 have wrapped up and with that, fans now know the 18 teams set to compete at the biggest Dota 2 event of the year. Infamous, Mineski, Royal Never Give Up, Natus Vincere, Chaos Esports Club, and Forward Gaming are the winners of the six regional qualifiers. They join the top 12 teams from this year’s Dota Pro Circuit, including major winners Team Secret, Vici …

Dota 2 7.22e update brings big nerfs to TI9 qualifier favorites Steven Rondina Dota 2 The final major patch before The International 2019 is here. Dota 2 version 7.22e has launched and it brings a lengthy series of changes. Though most heroes were given small tweaks, the patch is most notable for delivering hard nerfs to some of the most contested heroes of the Epicenter Major and TI9 qualifiers. Foremost among this lot is Ember Spirit. The popular mid pick has long been popular but …

League of Legends 2019 update plans outlined by Riot Games M Alzamora League of Legends We’ve still got over five months left in 2019, but Riot Games already knows how it wants to update League of Legends through the rest of the year. Riot has detailed its goals from version 9.14 onward. It’s a big update that’ll introduce changes for over 30 champions. As you’d expect, Riot hasn’t yet gone into detail about specific champion changes. We could get anything from slight numbers tweaks to …

Cloud9 score wild comeback win over TSM in 2019 LCS Summer Split William Davis League of Legends Cloud9 scored a big rebound win to close out their week. In a highly anticipated match between fan favorite organizations, Cloud9 kept fans on the edge of their seat with a wild comeback against Team SoloMid. It was a much-needed victory for the team after taking a shock loss to Echo Fox in their first game of week six of the 2019 LCS Summer Split. Søren “Bjergsen” Bjerg channeled his …

Shanghai Dragons win Overwatch League Stage 3 playoffs, beating Shock Olivia Richman News The Shanghai Dragons are the Overwatch League Stage 3 champions. After an intense seven-game match, the Dragons defeated the San Francisco Shock 4-3. Along with the $200,000, the Dragons have earned their first stage championship. “Started from the bottom, now we’re here! After a wild seven maps, we come out the Stage 3 champs! We couldn’t have made it this far without your love – so here’s to you!” the …

New PROJECT skins coming to League of Legends for Pyke, Akali, and more Syed Mujtaba Naqvi League of Legends New PROJECT skins are coming to League of Legends, but the surprise reveal ended up fizzling out a bit. A brief teaser trailer was shared across League of Legends’ social media channels hinting at new science fiction-themed skins on July 13. The next day, another video dropped featuring new looks for Akali, Pyke, Jinx, and Irelia. Riot’s tweet of the video contains hints on the lore implications of the reveal, …

The International 2019 Battle Pass compendium predictions tips Steven Rondina Dota 2 One of the biggest parts of the battle pass compendium is the predictions section. Players have a chance to earn over 20 levels by picking out the most successful heroes, teams, and players of the event. The trouble is that while players can win rewards for their predictions, picking out the right answers can be difficult. The International is an event where wild things can happen, from teams making surprise …

Esports industry to reach $3 billion by 2025 says market reseracher Syed Mujtaba Naqvi News The esports business seems to be booming. According to ResearchandMarkets.com, esports is expected to grow with a 20% compound annual growth rate between 2019 and 2025. That should see the market grow to more than $3 billion by the end of 2025. This doesn’t come as a surprise, since esports’ popularity and support have been steadily growing worldwide. The global esports market is likely to exceed a total revenue of …

Team Liquid take first place in LCS Summer Split with win over CLG William Davis League of Legends Team Liquid is dominating the 2019 LCS Summer Split. The LCS Spring Playoffs champion scored a big victory over Counter Logic Gaming and is now alone at the top of the LCS standings. Liquid entered the week in a three-way tie for first. During the draft, Liquid focused the jungle champion pool. Raymond “Wiggily” Griffin picked his first Elise of the summer split and teamed up with top laner Kim …

Fortnite Trios Cash Cup’s rules changed minutes before event Steven Rondina Fortnite Fortnite esports continues to take two steps back for each one forward. The highly anticipated Trios Cash Cup event will be running with a special set of rules due to the discovery of some troublesome bugs. The news was announced by Epic Games on Twitter approximately 15 minutes before start time. “While addressing the material drop issue in the Trios Cash Cup, we ran into a different issue,” Epic said. …

Fortnite Team Rumble is set to become a standard game mode M Alzamora Fortnite Team Rumble isn’t going anywhere. Epic Games has announced that the game mode is now a permanent part of the Fortnite playlist. Revealing the change on Reddit, Epic developer DustyDevo laid out the company’s plans regarding Team Rumble and other large-team limited-time modes. “Our new plan is to leave Team Rumble in as a default always on mode, continue rotating small team LTMs every two or three days, and to …

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