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League of Legends
Doublelift, Rekkles, Bjergsen highlight all-time scores LCS and LEC
Syed Mujtaba Naqvi
Whether it’s the North American League Championship Series or the rebranded LCS, and European LCS or rebranded LEC, an overview of historical stats at the pro level shows that League’s professional scene has been dominated by a few top stars even since its beginnings. Zachary “mancloud” Hoschar, then known as mandatorycloud, had the highest number of kills at the end of NA LCS’ first split, through the 2013 Spring playoffs. …
Dota 2
Newbee wins World Cyber Games after failing to reach TI9
gabhernandez
Newbee has had a disastrous season in Dota 2 but they finally did something they can be proud of. Following the team’s exit from The International 2019 China Qualifier, Newbee got a small measure of redemption at the World Cyber Games 2019. Newbee dominated the group stage of the main event, amassing a perfect 7-0 record against teams such as CDEC Gaming, Thunder Predator, and Black Sheep. In the playoffs …
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Sigma abilities revealed as new tank hero joins Overwatch roster
William Davis
Sigma is joining the Overwatch roster as a new tank hero with a series of gravity-manipulating abilities. The psychotic astrophysicist’s kit was revealed during Brandon “A_Seagull” Larned’s birthday stream. He was joined by Overwatch game director Jeff Kaplan as the two showed off what this new barrier tank is capable of. Sigma’s auto attack is Hyperspheres, two gravity-defying objects that the tank can hurl at enemies without need for reloading. …
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Farming Simulator League to host competitive tournament at FarmCon
Olivia Richman
This is an esport that not many saw coming. Farming Simulator will host its inaugural Farming Simulator League at FarmCon, held in Germany. Starting in late July, the competitive farming simulator players will compete for their share of a €100,000 ($112,000) prize pool. And that’s just the beginning. Season 2 of the new league will see the professional Farming Simulator players competing for a piece of an impressive €250.000 ($280,000) prize …
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Shroud in Overwatch gets a surprising skill rating in ranked
Steven Rondina
Overwatch doesn’t seem to think all that much of Michael “shroud” Grzesiek. The popular streamer and former Cloud9 player decided to take the hero shooter for a whirl in recent broadcasts and showed off some of his signature gunslinging skills. Despite being a legitimate professional talent, he was surprisingly handed just a 2,589 skill rating. That places him at the lower Platinum level which is unremarkable in the grand scheme …
League of Legends
Damonte says Clutch Gaming can still make LCS summer playoffs
Olivia Richman
Clutch Gaming has their eyes on the LCS Summer Split playoffs. The team may have lost to Team Liquid on Saturday, but a win against Echo Fox on Sunday helped them get one step closer to their playoffs goal. Tanner “Damonte” Damonte spoke with WIN.gg about some major changes within the organization that are inspiring them to push themselves even harder this split. How were you feeling going into the game …
Fortnite
Fortnite viewership disappoints during new Monster vs Mech battle
Olivia Richman
Robot versus monster sounds like an attention-grabbing headline, but Fortnite’s Season 9 event failed to deliver the views. With 606,000 concurrent viewers at its peak, Saturday’s event wasn’t even in Fortnite’s top 10 most-viewed Twitch streaming moments. In fact, it was one of the game’s least-watched Twitch events according to GitHyp. The large-scale fight only served to further illuminate Fortnite’s slowly dwindling viewership this past year. While the one-time battle …
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Sigma joins Overwatch roster as the game’s 31st hero
William Davis
Overwatch has officially revealed the identity of the game’s 31st hero, and he may be the most disturbed member of the roster yet. Sigma is described as an eccentric astrophysicist obsessed with harnessing the power of gravity. His mind is warped following a tragic accident involving experimentation with a black hole, and he is then imprisoned for reasons currently unknown. Sigma is later discovered and recruited by Overwatch’s in-universe terrorist …
NRG Esports reveals new logo and fans are laughing about it
Steven Rondina
Counter-Strike
NRG Esports has a new look and fans are not being nice about it. The American esports brand has dropped its traditional black and red color scheme for something a bit more neon. The reveal of the organization’s new apparel came in the form of a video posted to social media, and the fan response was resoundingly negative. The video itself features a handful of NRG Esports players including Nairoby …
Team Liquid dominance continues versus ENCE at IEM Chicago
Jared Wynne
Counter-Strike
IEM Chicago took place last weekend and the grand finals saw Team Liquid face off against ENCE yet again. And after only three games in the best-of-five, Liquid would take a dominant win. This was Season XIV of IEM and a highly anticipated match between two of the world’s top Counter-Strike: Global Offensive teams. On Saturday, ENCE beat MIBR and Liquid won against Team Vitality. Then in the grand finals …
Wiggily believes CLG has a shot at the top spot in the LCS
Olivia Richman
League of Legends
Counter Logic Gaming was feeling confident going into their match against FlyQuest. There was no doubt in Raymond “Wiggily” Griffin’s mind that his team would win. In fact, he told WIN.gg that it was a “must win.” “Every game is a must-win right now, because the teams are pretty close in standings,” Wiggily added. Counter Logic Gaming is currently third in the standings with an 8-5 record. The team knows that …
iNcontroL, famed StarCraft player and caster, dies at age 33
Steven Rondina
News
StarCraft player and caster Geoffrey John Vincent “iNcontroL” Robinson died on July 21. He was 33 years old. The news was delivered through a statement on iNcontroL’s Twitter account. “With immense grief, we announce Geoff’s unexpected passing due to sudden illness Saturday. We ask privacy as his family works to understand what happened and make arrangements,” the statement said. “Geoff is deeply loved across many communities and we’re all working …
Apex Legends devs come out against mouse and keyboard on console
Olivia Richman
Apex Legends
Respawn Entertainment has finally made a statement about Apex Legends console players who use a keyboard and mouse. While mouses aren’t normally supported on consoles, third-party peripherals can allow Apex Legends players to use them instead of a controller. Adapters, like the XIM Keyboard and Mouse Adapter, trick the console into believing that a controller is being used. This has been a huge source of controversy in the Apex Legends …
Huhi: A matter of time before Golden Guardians shows “true form”
Olivia Richman
League of Legends
For a while, it looked like underdogs Golden Guardians were going to defeat Team SoloMid. Then TSM came back with a few plays that completely changed the game. But Golden Guardian’s Choi “Huhi” Jae-hyun is still confident in his team. In fact, this match only made him even more positive that Golden Guardians will be in the playoffs. WIN.gg spoke with Huhi about his return to the LCS stage and his …
CoreJJ wants NA teams to find their own win conditions before Worlds
Olivia Richman
League of Legends
It’s been another successful weekend for Team Liquid in the LCS Summer Split. The team took down Clutch Gaming no problem, then moved onto their next victim, Golden Guardians. So far, they’re the number one team in North America. But do they have what it takes to defeat the best teams in the world? WIN.gg sat down with Jo “CoreJJ” Yong-in to find out just how confident Team Liquid is when …
Ninja Returns to Lollapalooza for Red Bull Outpost event
M Alzamora
Fortnite
Tyler “Ninja” Blevins is going to be in attendance for Lollapalooza. The popular streamer will be hanging out at the annual music festival’s Red Bull Outpost in Chicago from August 2 to 4. A few lucky gamers will have the chance to square up with the Fortnite star at the event. Fans can enter to win VIP tickets and a personal meet-and-greet opportunity with Ninja himself. The lucky winner will …
Gen.G takes down Kingzone DragonX and moves to fourth place in LCK
William Davis
League of Legends
Gen.G is on a four-game winning streak. Fans can always count on the organization to make a dramatic comeback in the summer and become a contender for Worlds. Continuing that trend, the squad took down Kingzone DragonX to get back into the conversation for the playoffs. Game one was not even close. Kingzone completely destroyed the bottom lane and effectively neutralized Park “Ruler” Jae-hyuk. The squad got map control and …
Team Liquid collects an easy win over Clutch Gaming
William Davis
League of Legends
Team Liquid continues to dominate the 2019 LCS Summer Split. The defending champions are on their way to claiming a bye to the playoffs semifinals after securing their tenth victory of the season, this time toppling a struggling Clutch Gaming. Though Clutch came into the match as underdogs, the squad still had hopes of making the playoffs which made this a tough loss. Team Liquid drafted comfort picks while Clutch …
EliGE wins year supply of Chipotle for IEM Chicago MVP award
Steven Rondina
Counter-Strike
Jonathan “EliGE” Jablonowski had better like burritos. The Team Liquid star has been white hot over the last few months and he didn’t cool down at Intel Extreme Masters XIV Chicago. In honor of his performance, the player won the group stage MVP award at the event and a year’s supply of Chipotle food to go along with it. The moment where he was bestowed the honor of unlimited Mexican …
Top-down Counter-Strike riff now playable as custom Dota 2 game mode
Steven Rondina
Counter-Strike
Ever play Dota 2 and wish it was Counter-Strike: Global Offensive instead? Well, that wish may soon be granted. PolyStrike is a Dota 2 custom game mode that transforms the popular MOBA into a top-down shooter. The new perspective makes it look radically different from the first-person shooter, but the game draws heavily from CSGO including the same maps, weapons, and sound effects. A trailer for the game was released …
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