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League of Legends viewership tops Twitch halfway through 2019
Syed Mujtaba Naqvi
League of Legends is Twitch’s most-watched game in the first half of 2019 and is winning over Fortnite regardless of the latter game’s worldwide surge in popularity. According to The Esports Observer’s data, League of Legends is the game with the highest total number of hours watched on Twitch in 2019. From January 1 to June 30, League was watched for 512.3 million total hours. It came as a surprise …
Counter-Strike
Lazarus coach fRoD talks Americas Minor disqualification
Steven Rondina
Lazarus Esports was one of the standout performers of the Americas Minor Championship qualifiers. Unfortunately, the team will no longer be able to compete for a spot in the upcoming major. StarLadder made the surprise announcement that Lazarus had been ejected from the event in favor of Luminosity Gaming. No explanation was given, but judging from Daniel “fRoD” Montaner’s response on Twitter, the news did not sit well with the …
Fortnite
PS4 players to receive new exclusive Fortnite bundles
Syed Mujtaba Naqvi
PlayStation is launching five new limited edition Fortnite Neo Versa bundles with PlayStation exclusive cosmetics. New bundles include the Epic Neo Versa Outfit, the Epic Neo Phrenzy Back Bling, and V-bucks. The code for this exclusive Fortnite content will be bundled either with a PlayStation 4, DualShock 4 Wireless Controllers, or a Gold Wireless Headset. Fortnite Neo Versa PS4 bundle includes a jet-black 500GB PS4, one matching wireless controller, a …
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PUBG Mobile update introduces PP-19, improves tier system
Olivia Richman
The PUBG Mobile 0.13.5 beta version has been released. Tencent announced the update on the official Discord server and it’s now live for both Android and iOS. The newest version of PUBG Mobile brings a new gun to the game and some much-needed changes to the tier system. PUBG Mobile’s newest weapon addition is the PP-19. This is the battle royale’s fifth SMG. But what has players talking is the …
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Coldzera benched by MiBR, status for Berlin Major unclear
Steven Rondina
The messy divorce between Marcelo “coldzera” David and MiBR may finally be official. MiBR coach Wilton “zews” Prado announced on Twitter that the team has benched the star player. This carries potentially serious ramifications when it comes to the team’s standing in the StarLadder Berlin Major. “Today I’m here to officially announce that Marcelo ‘coldzera’ David is no longer on the starting roster of MIBR and has been placed on …
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Shanghai Dragons defeat NYXL in OWL Stage 3 playoffs
Olivia Richman
New York Excelsior, the kings of the GOATS meta, has been toppled by the Shanghai Dragons in the Overwatch League Stage 3 playoffs. In their first-ever playoffs match since they formed prior to Season 1, the Dragons defeated the Excelsior 3-1. While everyone remembers the Dragons for their 0-42 record at the franchise’s beginning, the Shanghai Dragons have been steadily improving throughout Season 2. They had finished Stage 3 with …
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Jordan to ban PUBG and more, cites violent images and harassment
Olivia Richman
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds has been banned in Jordan. The country’s Telecommunication Regulatory Commission have announced that PUBG and six other games, including Fortnite, have a “negative impact” on the people who play them. The TRC referenced a study by the World Health Organization, who ruled video game addiction as a mental disorder in 2018. “Video game addiction increases the levels of depression, anxiety, and violence of users, and affects health. Physical …
League of Legends
LEC Spring Split Finals contributed millions to Rotterdam economy
William Davis
Cities welcome sporting events like the Olympic Games and the Super Bowl because they generate a windfall of cash and esports events are starting to offer something similar. According to a report from Riot Games, the city of Rotterdam enjoyed an influx of cash from the LEC Spring Split Finals. All in all, the tournament contributed $2.6 million total to the economy over two days. The announcement is a big …
Gen.G upsets Griffin, ends winning streak with surprise Volibear pick
Nina Forneloza
League of Legends
Griffin’s impressive 10-game winning streak has come to an end. In the final game of the LCK Summer Split’s first round robin, Gen.G managed to pull off a massive upset by defeating LCK leaders Griffin 2-0, creating a three way tie at the top of the LCK standings. The defeat was the first 0-2 loss that Griffin has suffered in the split. Griffin were shaken by the draft of game …
Clutch Gaming makes another coaching change amid struggles
William Davis
League of Legends
Clutch Gaming has parted ways with head coach Brendan “mcscrag” McGee. Clutch is changing coaches yet again. Mcscrag is leaving the position after just one and a half splits spent in charge of the LCS squad. “Grateful for the opportunity to have worked with these players and wish them the best. I learned a lot this past year and look forward to applying it in whatever’s next,” mcscrag said on …
Myth criticizes Epic Games for another disruptive update
William Davis
Fortnite
Team SoloMid’s Ali “Myth” Kabbani recently had some harsh words for the Fortnite community on Twitter. The reaction comes after the most recent Fortnite update that includes the controversial air strike weapon. “The Fortnite community is the saddest fucking lot. Stop thinking things are ever gonna change from us getting a new content update that you might hate every 2 weeks. This is our reality,” Myth said on Twitter. Myth …
Overwatch bug unfairly punishes players for leaving uneven games
Syed Mujtaba Naqvi
News
Although Overwatch players are allowed to leave a match early if a team member has disconnected, some players are getting punished unfairly for the action due to a bug. Competitive Overwatch games have a penalty set in place meant to discourage players from leaving a game before it’s finished. Once a player does leave, the rest of the team’s members should be allowed to leave within the next two minutes …
WarOwl finds out how often reported hackers really are cheating
Steven Rondina
Counter-Strike
Anyone that has ever played Counter-Strike: Global Offensive has probably suspected an opponent to be hacking. Whether it’s a pair of headshots through a smoke, an inexplicable wall bang, or a strangely keen game sense that allows the enemy team to know every time someone is sitting in a boost spot, weird things can happen in CSGO. But were those players just lucky? Or were they actually using third-party software? …
Dota Underlords to receive visible rank progression in update
Olivia Richman
Dota 2
Developers at Valve have announced that a new ranking system is coming to Dota Underlords. The major change will most likely be a part of next week’s update, according to a developer in the Dota Underlords Discord. “We’re working on an overhaul to ranked. The biggest change will be to make the progression more clear and predictable,” the developer said. While there were no further details revealed, fans are already …
League patch 9.14 removes Aatrox resurrection, among other changes
William Davis
League of Legends
League of Legends patch 9.14 will be bringing some big changes to Summoner’s Rift, including the removal of Aatrox’s iconic revive ability. The Darkin Blade’s resurrection has remained the most consistent piece of his kit since his release. It previously was a part of Aatrox’s original passive, Blood Well, before it became a part of his new ultimate ability World Ender following a full rework of the champion in 2018. …
Dota 2 pro Maybe punished for racially charged social outburst
gabhernandez
Dota 2
LGD Gaming has announced sanctions on one of its players who made a racist post on social media. The Chinese organization offered an apology to Dota 2 fans following an outburst on Weibo from PSG.LGD mid laner Lu “Maybe” Yao. The player then apologized himself in a separate statement released by the team. “Earlier today I was involved in a quarrel with a follower on Weibo. My emotion then got …
League of Legends caster Kobe pursues projects outside of League
Olivia Richman
League of Legends
LCS caster and analyst Sam “Kobe” Hartman-Kenzler announced earlier today that he will be pursuing projects outside of Riot Games. “I will still work full-time on the LCS, which I love, but I’ll also be working on additional projects outside of Riot that I’ll share soon,” Kobe said. He then thanked Riot Games and his fans for supporting him. Along with the announcement, Kobe changed his Twitter handle from @RiotKobe …
Esports Awards announces first finalists and new location
Syed Mujtaba Naqvi
News
The fourth annual Esports Awards will take place in Arlington, Texas, and will be open for the public to attend. The finalists for the community awards have now been announced. The Esports Awards 2019 will be welcoming fans to attend the awards ceremony for the first time on November 16. The awards are moving from London to Arlington, where they have partnered up with The Esports Stadium Arlington. The Esports …
Pete Vlastelica is the new Overwatch League commissioner
M Alzamora
News
Activision Blizzard has named Pete Vlastelica its new commissioner for the Overwatch League. The appointment runs parallel to a similar move in the Call of Duty esports arena that sees Johanna Faries heading up that unit. The sudden departure of Nate Nanzer in May necessitated the move. Nanzer, who was the inaugural commissioner for Overwatch League, will have his hands full at Epic Games where he now works on the …
Summer Games and new hero discussed in new Overwatch developer update
Fariha Bhatti
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Blizzard has confirmed the next set of upcoming events in its latest developer update. Overwatch game director Jeff Kaplan confirmed today on YouTube that the Summer Games will be the next seasonal event to take place and added some further details as to what players can expect from the event. One of the first items Kaplan addressed in the video was the update in the schedule for the summer event. …
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