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Dota 2 Twitch suing trolls who streamed porn and gore in Artifact category By Olivia Richman Fortnite Deaf streamer Ewok makes big apperance at Fortnite Pro-Am event By gabhernandez Counter-Strike Top teams stand tall in as Winners League Season 2 playoffs continue By Steven Rondina

League of Legends

Team Liquid launches Heal for Real campaign with exclusive merch William Davis American esports organization Team Liquid, in collaboration with Blood Centers of America, has launched the Heal for Real initiative. Team Liquid celebrated World Blood Donor Day with a new initiative called Heal for Real. The new campaign encourages Team Liquid fans to become blood donors. In return, they can get some limited edition Team Liquid merchandise. The initiative will run through 2019, and the new donors can join through one …

League of Legends

G2 Wunder uses MS Paint to send a message during live LEC game Nina Forneloza In the June 15 LEC clash between G2 Esports and Vitality Esports, Martin “Wunder” Hansen gave a little treat to Pro View spectators by writing a message in Microsoft Paint during the game. The game featured several surprises, such as Luka “PerkZ” Perković bringing Pyke into the bottom lane and the first victory in the LEC for new support champion Yuumi. But it was the MS Paint incident that stole …

League of Legends

LEC summer final heads to Greece for the first time in its history William Davis Riot Games has announced Greece as the new destination for the LEC Summer Split finals, with Lion Cereals as the presenting partner. For the first time in history, Athens is hosting the most important European League of Legends event of the summer. On September 7, two teams will compete for a spot in the final match, which will be played out on September 8. “We are very excited to bring …

League of Legends

LCS has six-way tie for first place after TSM defeats Cloud9 William Davis Team SoloMid is at the top of the LCS, albeit with quite a bit of company. The team entered into a six-way tie for first place after beating Cloud9, reasserting themselves over an opponent they toppled in the spring playoff semifinals. The outcome continued the trend for both teams’ summer season which has seen them perform well, but not flawlessly. Both sides entered Sunday coming off wins on Saturday, with …

Dota 2 NiP beat Alliance in StarLadder Minor to establish TI9 hopefuls By Steven Rondina News Top Twitch streamers from 2014-2019, breakdown and analysis By Olivia Richman League of Legends 100 Thieves coach Pr0lly discusses recent struggles, firing himself By gabhernandez

Fortnite

Tfue lawyer fires back at FaZe Clan claims on money and negotiations Steven Rondina Turner “Tfue” Tenney’s legal team is pushing back against some of FaZe Clan’s key talking points regarding the Fortnite player’s contract status. Tfue’s attorney Bryan J. Freedman sat down for a lengthy interview with The Score Esports. Among the topics of conversation were direct rebuttals to claims from FaZe Clan that he had refused to negotiate on a new contract and wasn’t an important financial part of FaZe. “First of …

League of Legends

Sneaky discusses C9 win over OpTic, lag in NA, Korea, and cosplay Olivia Richman Cloud 9 is now sitting at 4-1 after giving OpTic Gaming their first loss of the LCS Summer Split. The goal, Zachary “Sneaky” Scuderi said, is to win the split. But how they get there is different in each season. Sneaky spoke with WIN.gg after the victory to discuss the win, their plans for the season, and some of his new cosplay ideas. How did you feel about the match today? …

League of Legends

Team Liquid defeat FlyQuest but future remains uncertain William Davis Team Liquid started its week three off right. Despite entering the week on shaky footing, Liquid was able to make the most out of a soft matchup against FlyQuest. This allowed the Spring playoffs champions to keep their place in the intensely competitive LCS standings. FlyQuest opened the game by having Lucas “Santorin” Larsen and Eugene “Pobelter” Park focus in on Liquid mid laner Nicolaj “Jensen” Jensen. Multiple roams netted …

Counter-Strike

Does spaghetti code threaten to unravel CSGO? One redditor thinks so William Davis An inquisitive redditor poured over Counter-Strike: Global Offensive’s item coding. The results were not positive. Reddit user -ZooL- decided to search through the files of the popular first-person shooter. There, they uncovered instances of buggy code that caused various issues with the way items are implemented in the game. They shared those findings on the community subreddit r/GlobalOffensive CSGO launched in 2012 and since then, Valve programmers have been building …

Fnatic get revenge on Origen for LEC Spring Playoffs upset William Davis League of Legends Revenge is a dish best served cold and Fnatic proved it on Friday. The LEC elite got a bit of payback on Origen for the squad’s upset win in the semifinals of the LEC 2019 Spring Playoffs. Though Fnatic entered a considerable favorite over Origen, the team undoubtedly felt an extra bit of satisfaction taking this win. The game started in unorthodox fashion for Fnatic with top laner Gabriël “Bwipo” …

Gun purchases from ECS Season 7 Finals hint at CSGO meta shift Steven Rondina News The Esports Championship Series Season 7 finals were a compelling watch that brought together some of the best teams in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. There were many storylines to sift through including the rise of Furia eSports, the decline of Astralis, and the possible ascension of Team Vitality to elite status. It also gave an interesting snapshot of the meta heading into the StarLadder Berlin Major. CSGO stats provider Stay In …

Codewise Unicorns sign CSGO veteran TaZ and his Aristocracy roster Olivia Richman Counter-Strike Codewise Unicorns have announced the signing of the Aristocracy roster. The organization released its previous lineup to invest in Aristocracy, who will continue to play under their own name.  Former Virtus Pro player Wiktor “TaZ” Wojtas parted ways with devils.one at the end of April, bringing all of his teammates with him. They were sponsorless since the decision, but it’s no surprise that they’ve come to terms with a new organization.  …

Overwatch Contenders player accused of inappropriately touching minor Steven Rondina News An Overwatch Contenders player is being accused of sexual misconduct. Twitter user @pwk_ow accused recently signed Meta Skyfoxes flex player Tae-in “FR3E” Yoon of stripping her and touching her as she was sleeping, per multiple translations of the tweets. She went on to post screenshots of a Facebook Messenger conversation between herself and FR3E where she accuses him of touching her. FR3E responds by saying “sorry.” The alleged victim states …

Faker collectible statue captures the legendary League player Nina Forneloza League of Legends Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok may be the greatest League of Legends player of all time, and will now be immortalized in a limited edition collectible statue from merchandise and apparel makers Superplay. Fans and collectors from all around the world will now be able to own an 11cm tall and 5cm wide statue of the legendary player. The statue is now on sale for $33 and depicts a cartoonish Faker wearing …

Cuzz and Tusin lead Kingzone DragonX over SK Telecom T1 in LCK clash William Davis League of Legends Kingzone DragonX remains undefeated in the LCK after a convincing victory over SK Telecom T1. Spring was all about SKT and Griffin, but the summer is for Kingzone. The team continues to lead the standings with three wins and zero losses. Despite being considered a team of misfits, Kingzone was solid during the spring and are looking to be even stronger in the summer. SKT started jungler Kang “Haru” Min-seung, …

Apex Legends ring damage decreased after players voice concerns Olivia Richman Apex Legends Respawn Entertainment is making a big change to Elite Queue based on player feedback.  Elite Queue is a new LTM for Apex Legends players who place in the top five of their previous match. To add to the difficulty of facing all tougher teams, Respawn also increased the circle damage as an extra layer of intensity.  But Apex Legends players weren’t happy. Now, Respawn Entertainment has assured their fans they are …

Immortals acquires OpTic Gaming parent company in $100 million deal Olivia Richman League of Legends Immortals Gaming Company has officially acquired Infinite Esports, OpTic Gaming’s parent company. The $100 million deal is one of the biggest in the esports industry to date. With the addition of OpTic Gaming, Immortals now has esports teams in even more titles. This includes League of Legends, meaning a possible return to the League of Legends Championship Series. “It feels like a welcome homecoming,” Immortals CEO Ari Segal said. In …

Cloud9 will not play in Berlin Major after flop in qualifiers Steven Rondina Counter-Strike One of North America’s top Counter-Strike: Global Offensive teams will be watching the StarLadder Berlin Major from the couch. Despite entering the minor circuit as one of the favorites to earn a spot in the upcoming event, Cloud9 was among the first eliminations in the North American qualifier to the Americas Minor. As a result, Cloud9 is likely going to be forced to watch the major from the sidelines. Cloud9’s …

FaZe Clan and Black Dragons match fixing investigation concludes William Davis News We now know the price of alleged match fixing according to ESL. ESL has announced the conclusion of its investigation into allegations of match fixing and win trading between Latin American Rainbow Six Siege teams FaZe Clan and Black Dragons. The investigation concluded that Black Dragons provided “misleading information” and exhibited “unsportsmanlike behavior.” For their role in the scandal, Black Dragons were assessed two major penalty points and have had …

Mordekaiser rework, Ryze and Sylas get big nerfs in new LoL update Steven Rondina League of Legends The latest League of Legends update brings some sizable changes to the game. Patch 9.12 has arrived brings a number of small changes to 10 different heroes alongside some visual and audio overhauls as well as general bug fixes. More importantly, four heroes were given some hefty changes that could shake up the meta at all levels of play. The centerpiece to patch 9.12 is the complete rework of Mordekaiser. …

Dota Underlords is new Dota Auto Chess standalone game from Valve Steven Rondina Dota 2 Details about Valve’s standalone Dota Auto Chess game have emerged. The company released a post on the official Dota 2 blog detailing the launch of a closed beta for Dota Underlords, the company’s own take on the wildly popular user-made game mode. In addition to finally confirming the game’s name and existence, Valve also gave out some details on its release and revenue structure. This comes at a time when …

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