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Fortnite Ninja gets off to strong start at Mixer, boats over 500,000 subs By Syed Mujtaba Naqvi League of Legends Cloud9 beats Golden Guardians with big playoff implications By William Davis News Atlanta Reign’s Babybay wants Widowmaker duel with Birdring By Olivia Richman

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Florida Mayhem Sayaplayer discusses surprise win over London Olivia Richman The Florida Mayhem surprised fans and analysts alike when they dominated the London Spitfire, taking all four maps in the series. This win puts Mayhem at a 3-21 record. When compared to Spitfire, who now sit at a 15-10, it’s quite clear why this win was a huge shock to the Overwatch League community. After Mayhem took Lijiang 2-0, and then all but destroyed Spitfire on Volskaya, caster Brennon “Bren” Hook …

Fortnite

Epic Games rep says BRUTE nerf is coming after fan outrage Syed Mujtaba Naqvi Epic Games is listening to fans. Fortnite players haven’t been happy with the direction Fortnite Season X has taken, with the B.R.U.T.E. in particular receiving a great deal of scorn. Less than a day after its initial rollout, social media blew up criticizing the new vehicle. Now, Epic seems to be looking for a quick fix. After one Redditor vented his frustration to the publisher, a representative responded by saying …

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Sigma’s first set of skins revealed in Overwatch PTR update Fariha Bhatti Blizzard has updated the Overwatch PTR to reveal the unlockable skins for Sigma. As with most heroes on their day of release, Sigma has a total of 10 additional cosmetics that can be obtained through loot boxes. Four of them are simple recolors of his default skin, which come in blue, green, orange, and pink. Sigma’s rare skins are similar to the common recolors but with more detail. The first, …

Counter-Strike

Epsilon Esports set to close after releasing CSGO roster Syed Mujtaba Naqvi One of Europe’s most enduring tier-two organizations is no more. According to Vie.gg, Epsilon Esports is set to shut down after more than ten years in the scene. The report states the move stems from an inability to keep up with growing competition and costs. Epsilon has not made a statement on the matter. Founded in 2008, the Belgium-based esports organization has competed in a number of different titles ranging …

Fortnite Fortnite Season X angers fans by adding mechs, removing challenges By M Alzamora News Hangzhou Spark detail Krystal’s attitude problems, behavioral issues By Olivia Richman Fortnite Fortnite leak reveals new sniper rifle, possible wild west redesign By M Alzamora

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PUBG teams walk out of major tournament after multiple controversies Steven Rondina An important PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds tournament was the site of a massive controversy. A local power outage in Bangkok, Thailand impacted the MET Asia Series: PUBG Classic. The surge sparked a series of events that saw a number of teams walk out of the event, prompting larger action from the PUBG Corp. On day two of the event, a power outage occurred during the twelfth match. At that point, just 11 …

Apex Legends

Apex Legends Mobile, China release discussed in EA conference call M Alzamora Apex Legends in a great place right now but Electronic Arts isn’t going about to get complacent. The company outlined some big plans for the battle royale in a recent earnings call. The biggest news comes with EA’s confirmation that a mobile version of Apex Legends is still in the works. This is great news for fans of the title. EA has long acknowledged its intent to release the game …

Fortnite

Friday Fortnite sees Ninja and Bugha team up, take out Ewok Fariha Bhatti Tyler “Ninja” Blevins and Kyle “Bugha” Giersdorf teamed up in the latest edition of Friday Fortnite. The popular streamer and gaming celebrity remains a big name in the Fortnite scene and was able to draw in his latest high-profile partner for the event. Unlike previous teammates that were picked on name value, Bugha proved his bona fides by winning the Fortnite World Cup solo championship. In their first match, the …

League of Legends

Vitality hunting for LEC playoff spot with shock win over G2 Esports William Davis Team Vitality is still in the hunt for a spot in the LEC summer playoffs. The organization took a big step forward in week seven with a key victory over G2 Esports. This upset win is certainly a confidence boost for a team that will need to be in top form for the rest of the LEC Summer Split in order to qualify for the playoffs. G2 surprised the audience with …

Dota 2 pros are not happy about alternative UI removal before TI9 Olivia Richman Dota 2 The International is fast approaching, but that hasn’t stoppd Valve from making some in-game changes.  With only two weeks before TI9, Valve released an update that removed the optional unit query panel.  “We started fixing a couple bugs with it and felt that the feature needed large design changes to be usable by a bigger portion of players, as less than one percent of players have used it after we …

Gob b retires, smooya and nex return in BIG roster change Steven Rondina Counter-Strike BIG won’t be playing in their backyard this August and they are making some significant changes as a result. Following the team’s failure to qualify for the StarLadder Berlin Major, BIG has revealed their new lineup for the fall. Denis “denis” Howell has been removed from the active lineup while Fatih “gob b” Dayik is retiring from competition to take on a management role. BIG will fill those holes by …

Riot Games announces upcoming fighting game at Evo 2019 William Davis League of Legends It’s official. League of Legends developer Riot Games is creating a fighting game. Evo founder and Riot employee Tom Cannon confirmed the game’s existence on the first day of Evo 2019 during a live talk show. “Back in 2016 when we joined forces with Riot I said that we were going to go in the hole for a while,” Cannon said. “I want to be able to let people in …

Spitfire pull off dazzling Widowmaker teleport play against Charge William Davis News The London Spitfire pulled off one of the most creative plays in Overwatch League history during their match against the Guangzhou Charge. At the start of map three on Blizzard World, Ji-hyeok “birdring” Kim used the teleporter ability on Symmetra to quickly transport superstar DPS player Joon-yeong “Profit” Park to the high ground. From there, Profit used his top-tier Widowmaker skills to take the head off the Charge’s flex support …

Sceptic breaks up with Fortnite World Cup duo partner, leaves Misfits Syed Mujtaba Naqvi Fortnite Misfits Gaming is breaking up with one of its original Fortnite players. The organization bid farewell to Griffin “Sceptic” Spikoski following the Fortnite World Cup Finals. Sceptic decided to leave in order to explore new opportunities following the completion of his one-year contract. He joined the team in August 2018. “Sceptic, you’ll always be a part of the Misfits family and we’re incredibly excited to see what the future holds …

Toronto Defiant Mangachu on pressure, Torbjorn, and positivity Olivia Richman News After a lot of back and forth action, ties, and some overtime, the Toronto Defiant defeated the Shanghai Dragons. This brought the Defiant one step closer to the playoffs, but it’s still a tough road ahead according to Liam “Mangachu” Campbell.  WIN.gg chatted with the DPS main after thir victory to discuss the future of Torbjorn in Stage 4 and how the team has helped him through a depressive state …

Fortnite World Champions Aqua and Nyhrox end duos partnership Nina Forneloza Fortnite After the biggest win in their careers, Fortnite Duo World Champions David “Aqua” Wang and Emil “Nyhrox” Berquist Pedersen have announced that their successful partnership will come to an end in a shocking announcement made on Twitter. They will both continue competing with new partners in future duos events. The duo scored 51 points during the six games of the final, and the players, who are 16 and 17 years …

Quantum Bellator Fire executive fires back after claims of theft Steven Rondina Counter-Strike Counter-Strike: Global Offensive professionals have started speaking out about some of the speed bumps they’ve hit with sponsoring esports organizations during their careers. One of those players is Natus Vincere player Kirill “Boombl4” Mikhailov. In a series of Twitter posts, the player dropped thinly veiled hints that he had $95,000 stolen from him by his former organization, Quantum Bellator Fire. In an interview with HLTV, QBF co-owner Vyacheslav Solovyev spoke …

Washington Justice Corey on reversing the team’s fortunes with 2-2-2 Olivia Richman News After an intense match, the Washington Justice reverse swept the Florida Mayhem in a five-map series.  Despite having a 2-0 record in Stage 4, the D.C. team is already out of the running for the playoffs. But that hasn’t stopped Corey “Corey” Nigra from enjoying his time on the Blizzard Arena stage.  WIN.gg sat down with Corey to find out more about his team’s 2-2-2 strategies and how they plan …

Blizzard to use streamers to boost Overwatch League viewership M Alzamora News With Overwatch League’s declining viewership keeping Activision Blizzard up late at night, the company is seeking outside help to draw crowds back to the game. Blizzard will look to partner with platforms like Twitch to strengthen its relationship with streamers and will execute strategies to increase the league’s visibility, Dexerto reports. At its most basic level, the agreement essentially offers “bounties” for select Twitch streamers who are willing to send …

Cache update is now complete, possible release date teased Steven Rondina Counter-Strike The renovation of popular Counter-Strike: Global Offensive map Cache is finally complete. ESL revealed that the long-awaited update to the Chernobyl-themed map has been finished in a post on Twitter. The fact that the revelation came from ESL instead of map creator FMPONE comes as a bit of a surprise. FMPONE has been reworking his signature map for over a year now and has generally kept fans in the dark …

Profit doesn’t miss GOATS, feels ready for Vancouver showdown Olivia Richman News The London Spitfire have stopped the Guangzhou Charge’s steady climb up the ranks. With a 3-1 record, the Spitfire easily kept their sixth-place spot in the Overwatch League Season 2 rankings, and they’re still in the running for a playoffs spot. DPS specialist Park “Profit” Jun-yeung doesn’t see his team slowing down any time soon thanks to the 2-2-2 role lock this stage. WIN.gg talked DPS heroes with the skilled pro after …

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