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Fortnite Liquid POACH retires from competitive Fortnite, focuses on content By William Davis League of Legends Top ranked player Revenge declares intent to go pro in the LCS By Fariha Bhatti Dota 2 Battle Pass owners receive Dark Willow announcer pack, more content By Fariha Bhatti

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 …

Apex Legends

Respawn Entertainment offers more hints for Apex Legends Season 2 Olivia Richman 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 …

Apex Legends

Dr. Disrespect Twitch channel restored following ban at E3 Steven Rondina 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 …

League of Legends

Iranian LoL players blocked amidst international tensions gabhernandez 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 …

Dota 2 OG upset Evil Geniuses at Epicenter Major despite N0tail absence By Steven Rondina News Rocket League fans set world record for longest ever audience wave By Nina Forneloza Counter-Strike Golden joins Ninjas in Pyjamas on loan from Cloud9 for Berlin Major By Steven Rondina

Fortnite

TSM Myth announces unexpected Fortnite partners for Trio Tournament Olivia Richman 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 …

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YouTube and Smash Bros personality Etika found dead, fans mourn loss Olivia Richman 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 …

Fortnite

Fornite 9.30 brings back Pump Shotgun, begins 14 Days of Summer Olivia Richman 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 …

League of Legends

Svenskeren, Licorice carry Cloud9 over CLG as LCS summer continues William Davis 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 …

Why the Tfue and FaZe Clan contract dispute has big implications gabhernandez Fortnite Fortnite streamer and content creator Turner “Tfue” Tenney’s recently filed suit against his employing organization FaZe Clan has brought to light a long-standing issue of predatory contracts in esports. Esports attorneys have been talking about this as an issue for a long time now. Bryce Blum, an esports attorney unrelated to the case, took to Twitter to explain his own interpretation of the events described thus far. He points out …

Los Angeles Valiant get big upset over Vancouver Titans in Stage 3 gabhernandez News The Los Angeles Valiant, ranked only 17th in Overwatch League’s overall standings, landed an epic upset over the top-ranked Vancouver Titans. In the inaugural season of OWL the Valiant were a team to look out for. They won the Stage 4 title over the New York Excelsior, were a contender in the playoffs, and ranked second overall, totalling $300,000 in prize money through 2018. This season has been an upsetting …

H1ghsky1 releases dreadful diss track at Fortnite esports star Tfue Steven Rondina Fortnite The ongoing litigation between Fortnite star Turner “Tfue” Tenney and FaZe Clan is one of the most important stories in esports, but it’s also kind of dumb. While Tfue and his legal team have taken a by the numbers approach to the situation with carefully handled public statements, members of FaZe have publicly lashed out in ways that are likely hurt the brand’s standing from both public relations and legal …

XQC given surprise ban from PUBG while streaming on Twitch Steven Rondina News Popular streamer Félix “xQc” Lengyel is going to be taking a break from PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds. But he won’t be doing so willingly. The former Overwatch League player received a ban from the game in the middle of a stream for mysterious reasons. The moment was clipped by fans on Twitch. The ban came in the middle of a streaming session that featured XQC and a friend playing Zombie Mode custom …

Dignitas opens new training and media facility as LCS return looms William Davis League of Legends Dignitas has a new home. The organization celebrated the grand opening of its new content and media facility, a 3,000-square-foot space in Newark, New Jersey. This new training ground is located near the New Jersey Devils’ home, the Prudential Center. The team and arena are both owned by Dignitas parent company Harris Blitzer Sports and Entertainment. The Dignitas gaming and media facility features a 500-square foot content studio sponsored by …

Team Liquid win ESL Pro League Season 9, approach Grand Slam Steven Rondina Counter-Strike It’s getting much, much harder to remember the days when Team Liquid had a reputation for flopping in tournament finals. The North American squad captured one of the top prizes in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, winning the ESL Pro League Season 9 Finals. Along the way, Liquid further solidified themselves as the greatest team in the game today by knocking off a number of established elites. They won the tournament by …

Team Liquid break up 6-way tie in LCS with win over Golden Guardians William Davis League of Legends The six-way tie at the top of the LCS is over but the summer split remains competitive. After week three wrapped up with six teams owning a 4-2 record, things got back to normal in week four as top squads were forced to face off. One of the key matchups was the showdown between Team Liquid and the Golden Guardians. Though many were expecting a tight, competitive game, it was …

Team Liquid partners with HUYA to bring player livestreams to China Olivia Richman League of Legends Team Liquid began searching for a Chinese streaming partner two years ago, and they’ve finally partnered with game streaming platform HUYA.  Through this exclusive partnership, Team Liquid will have its players’ Twitch streams also available on the HUYA platform, using Restream.io, a back-end system that allows players to restream onto different platforms. This includes their League of Legends, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Apex Legends, PlayerUnknown Battlegrounds, and Hearthstone players. This most …

New Apex Legend glitch revealed, allows players to fly off the map Olivia Richman Apex Legends Game-breaking bugs seem to be a hot trend in Apex Legend.  Recall the audio bug, where players couldn’t hear approaching enemies? How about that time Octane mains couldn’t shoot while using his Stim ability? For many Apex Legends fans, these instances are hard to forget, since they felt Respawn Entertainment wasn’t too keen on addressing their concerns.  YouTuber GameTuts has now found another Apex Legends glitch.  According to the popular …

SKT benches LoL legend Faker during series against Griffin Olivia Richman League of Legends It’s looking like SK Telecom T1 might miss out on another trip to the World Championship. The organization is currently in ninth place in the LCK Summer Split after losing to Griffin, a team they swept in the grand finals of the LCK 2019 Spring Playoffs. The team’s decline is surprising on its own but even more shocking is that Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok, the League of Legends god himself, was benched halfway …

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