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League of Legends Team Liquid team up with Marvel, reveal exclusive Avengers jerseys By Olivia Richman Counter-Strike LUCAS1 to MiBR, felps to Luminosity in Brazilian CSGO player swap By Jared Wynne News Fissure seemingly confirms 2-2-2 role lock coming to Overwatch League By gabhernandez

Dota 2

Battle pass weekend sale brings levels and immortal treasures gabhernandez Valve has released the long awaited Battle Level and Treasure Bundle. After a few weeks without new battle pass content, players began to grow impatient in waiting for Valve to release something new. The game developer recently released the Dark Willow announcer pack along with expected release dates for Immortal Treasure II and the Wrath of Morokai special event. However, battle pass owners were surprised to receive more good news …

League of Legends

Rap Rivals has NA and EU face off before Rift Rivals tournament Olivia Richman Although Rift Rivals doesn’t start until tomorrow, NA and EU are already duking it out in the form of an old school rap battle.  The two regions were represented by hard hitting commentators who had some flow to dish out, along with some epic burns. For those of you still recovering from H1ghsky1’s Turner “Tfue” Tenney diss (click at your own risk), this may be just the medicine you need …

League of Legends

Riot Games partners with Nielsen to provide advanced sponsorship data Fariha Bhatti Consumer insights platform Nielsen has announced a new partnership with developer Riot Games that will see the company track sponsorship valuations and return on investment across multiple League of Legends competitions.  Nielsen will be measuring brand exposure for sponsors across both the LCS and LEC throughout 2019 and 2020, as well as at international events such as the annual World Championship, the Mid-Season Invitational, and the All-Star event. Select Asian …

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Fissure announces surprise retirement from professional Overwatch gabhernandez Chan-hyung “Fissure” Baek is retiring from Overwatch, the Seoul Dynasty has revealed. Fissure’s surprise retirement comes in the middle of Stage 3 and shortly after a written statement about taking a break to figure out how to move forward in his Overwatch career. His options were to take a break and come back in Stage 4, or retire from the game altogether. His statement mentioned burnout and losing his passion …

Counter-Strike Copenhagen Flames victorious as WINNERS League Season 2 concludes By Jared Wynne Dota 2 OG, TNC, Keen gaming qualify for TI, one more spot still up for grabs By Fariha Bhatti Dota 2 ana carries OG past Team Secret, upsetting top Dota Pro Circuit team By gabhernandez

Fortnite

Liquid POACH retires from competitive Fortnite, focuses on content William Davis One of competitive Fortnite’s brightest stars has announced his retirement. Jake “POACH” Brumleve of Team Liquid fame announced that he would be moving on from competing in Fortnite through his Twitch channel.  POACH will still create Fortnite content, and the battle royale title is sure to continue to be the majority focus of his streams. However, he’ll now mix in some other games in addition to Fortnite.  POACH also echoed …

League of Legends

Top ranked player Revenge declares intent to go pro in the LCS Fariha Bhatti Moe “Revenge” Kaddoura is one of the best League of Legends players in North America, and now he is looking to take his skills to the LCS stage for the first time.  Revenge is currently ranked 26th on the North American ranked ladder, a higher rank than those held by most of the current LCS players. He is also undoubtedly one of the most mechanically skilled players in the region, …

Dota 2

Battle Pass owners receive Dark Willow announcer pack, more content Fariha Bhatti Valve has released the Dark Willow announcer pack to Dota 2 players who have purchased the TI9 Battle Pass and levelled it to level 75 or higher.  The announcer pack features Dota 2 hero Dark Willow giving her take on what is happening in the game, replacing the default game announcer and mega-kill announcer. As is the case with other announcer packs, players have the option to just use the …

League of Legends

Teamfight Tactics is live in North America and Europe on June 26 Steven Rondina The staggered launch of Teamfight Tactics has hit North American shores. Riot Games’ take on the rapidly growing Auto Chess genre is now available for fans in North America, Oceania, and Japan. The game will also soon hit Europe and Russia. Though the game has now launched and is available for players to try out, a number of restrictions have been made in order to prevent server issues. Riot put …

Respawn Entertainment offers more hints for Apex Legends Season 2 Olivia Richman Apex Legends Apex Legends fans are already hard at work deciphering the most recent teaser for the game’s highly anticipated second season.  Revealed in the form of a tweet, developers Respawn Entertainment showed off a “service report” for the much talked about Repulsor Tower location of Kings Canyon. The teaser states that there’s been an issue with the location described as a “wildlife intrusion” of the area. This led to “standard wear …

Dr. Disrespect Twitch channel restored following ban at E3 Steven Rondina Apex Legends Dr. Disrespect is back in action. After being scrubbed from Twitch earlier this month, the mustachioed streamer’s channel has returned to the platform. After two weeks of displaying the dreaded “unless you’ve got a time machine, that content is unavailable” error message, Dr. Disrespect’s channel has been restored, fully intact. Fans awaiting his returned spotted the reappearance and quickly celebrated in chat with many gifting subs to help rebuild his …

Iranian LoL players blocked amidst international tensions gabhernandez League of Legends Due to political and economic sanctions placed by the current administration in the United States, Iranian League of Legends players are having their IP addresses blocked from the game, making it nearly impossible to play on nearby servers.  In the past month, the nation of Iran has increased its production of nuclear fuel. This increase in production has been done in defiance of a nuclear deal signed in 2015. The …

OG upset Evil Geniuses at Epicenter Major despite N0tail absence Steven Rondina Dota 2 Evil Geniuses’ run at the Epicenter Major was a stunningly short one. Despite being one of the favorites to win the tournament, the boys in blue were among the first teams sent home. Playing in a best-of-one in the first round of the lower bracket, EG was dealt a surprising loss from a shorthanded OG. OG captain and support player Johan “N0tail” Sundstein was shelved for the team in Moscow …

Rocket League fans set world record for longest ever audience wave Nina Forneloza News Renault Vitality weren’t the only winners at the Rocket League World Championship.  The fans scored a victory of their own by breaking the world record for the longest ever wave. The practice of fans standing and waving their arms in the air in unison with everyone to create the image of a wave is a staple of live sporting events in arenas. The previous best was set in 2015 at …

Golden joins Ninjas in Pyjamas on loan from Cloud9 for Berlin Major Steven Rondina Counter-Strike Roster rules for the StarLadder Berlin Major are putting Ninjas in Pyjamas into an awkward spot. The organization announced on Twitter that it is receiving Cloud9 in-game leader Maikil “Golden” Selim on loan. The player joins to replace the newly acquired Nicolas “Plopski” Gonzalez Zamora. “As Plopski is unable to attend the upcoming Berlin Major with us due to Valve rules, Cloud9 has agreed to lend us Golden as a …

TSM Myth announces unexpected Fortnite partners for Trio Tournament Olivia Richman Fortnite Fortnite players have been anxiously awaiting the upcoming Trios Tournament on July 13 but now fans have even more reason to look forward to the event. Team SoloMid’s Ali “Myth” Kabbani will be entering the tournament along with two big-name streamers who may come as a shock to the Fortnite community. His squad will include former Overwatch pro player Felix “xQc” Lengyel and IRL streamer Dimitri “Greekgodx” Antonatos. xQc may …

YouTube and Smash Bros personality Etika found dead, fans mourn loss Olivia Richman News Popular YouTube personality Desmond “Etika” Amofah has been found dead after being reported missing over a week ago.  The New York Police Department had been searching for Etika ever since he posted a “goodbye” video, discussing his regrets and apologizing to friends, family, and former fans. Up until that point, many in the Smash community had been laughing at Etika’s expense, finding humor in his off-the-rails rants about being the …

Fornite 9.30 brings back Pump Shotgun, begins 14 Days of Summer Olivia Richman Fortnite Epic released v9.30’s first patch notes this morning and they’ve been a big hit with the Fortnite community.    The classic Revolver has been replaced by a new version that is described as “simple, reliable,” and “powerful,” available in Epic and Legendary variants. The new weapon holds six rounds, and does 66 damage per shot.  But that wasn’t the only weapon-related news. In fact, Fortnite players were way more interested …

Svenskeren, Licorice carry Cloud9 over CLG as LCS summer continues William Davis League of Legends Cloud9 is back in the win column. After suffering an upset loss at the hands of 100 Thieves, C9 bounced back and took down Counter Logic Gaming. The clash between these giants was exciting and full of action. CLG jungler Raymond “Wiggily” Griffin locked in his signature Trundle and immediately made his presence felt, pressuring lanes and keeping Cloud9 uncomfortable. Full of confidence, CLG decided to play more aggressive but …

Dota Underlords beta rockets to 170,000 players after one day gabhernandez Dota 2 Just 24 hours after the launch of the game’s open beta, Dota Underlords has hit more than 170,000 concurrent players. Dota Underlords is a standalone game inspired by the immense popularity of Dota Auto Chess. The game was initially released exclusively to Battle Pass owners. Battle Pass owners were also rewarded with three “friends beta keys” to share with others. Valve revealed the future of Auto Chess in a May …

MonteCristo makes an argument for adding role locks to Overwatch Nina Forneloza News Is a role lock for Overwatch inevitable? One of Overwatch’s most prominent personalities seems to think so. In a recent talk show episode, Overwatch commentator Christoper “MonteCristo” Mykles explained why he feels a role lock will inevitably be introduced into competitive Overwatch and the Overwatch League. Such a role lock would mean teams could not pick more than two heroes of each of the game’s hero classes: tank, support and …

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