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News Full Sail University opens a dedicated esports arena on campus By gabhernandez Counter-Strike Famous CS:GO YouTuber Zuhn gets permanent ban, denies all wrongdoing By Steven Rondina Counter-Strike Legendary Fnatic player Pronax announces his retirement from CS:GO By Steven Rondina

League of Legends

Patch 9.11 hits League of Legends, reverting Zac and nerfing Akali William Davis League of Legends patch 9.11 has arrived and with it comes a significant revert to the rift’s big green giant, Zac. The Riot Games balance team reworked the bouncing blob in 2017 during patch 7.9, when several of Zac’s abilities were replaced including his ultimate, Let’s Bounce. The new ability had Zac squish himself down, scoop up enemies in his area of effect, and carry them to a target location. …

Dota 2

EternalEnVy leaves Beastcoast after failing to qualify for major Steven Rondina Jacky “EternalEnVy” Mao’s world tour continues on. The controversial carry player is splitting off from his latest team, Beastcoast, alongside support player Timothy “tmt” Ong. The organization announced the news on its website. “When we signed Team Team at the beginning of May for the MDL Major we had the highest of hopes for our success,” Beastcoast said in a statement. “Unfortunately since then our performance hasn’t been at the …

Dota 2

Collector’s Cache voting exclusive to Battle Pass owners in new round gabhernandez Battle Pass owners can now vote for the sets to be featured in this year’s Collector’s Cache. In its blog post, Valve announced a change to the final selection process for The International 2019 Collector’s Cache. 83 unique and innovative sets made the cut on the final list. The International 2019 Battle Pass owners have the option to like or dislike 83 sets on the game’s loadout. The sets can …

Fortnite

FaZe Clan reportedly lied about the age of young Fortnite star Steven Rondina FaZe Clan likely has another difficult battle on its hands. According to a report by Upcomer, the supposed 13-year-old Fortnite esports star H1ghsky1 is in reality only 12 years old. If true, the report confirms allegations against the organization from fellow FaZe Clan Fortnite pro Turner “Tfue” Tenney. The report is based on archived social media posts made by the parents of H1ghsky1, which include references to their son’s age. …

News PUBG cracking down on cheaters, hands out a 100-year ban to hacker By Olivia Richman Counter-Strike New map Ruby joins CS:GO competitive map pool, Zoo sent to casual By Steven Rondina League of Legends League of Legends announces team and fan passes for summer split By Olivia Richman

Fortnite

Latest Fortnite update adds new weapon and takes a new approach Steven Rondina Fortnite’s latest update is here and there are a few changes to be found. Version 9.10 has arrived and it brings a handful of changes to the game including just two notable tweaks to the battle royale mode. This pales in comparison to some other recent Fortnite updates, which begs a few questions about whether Epic Games might finally be listening to pro players. The key change in battle royale …

League of Legends

Rick Fox revealed to be one of the worst League players in NA Fariha Bhatti Former NBA star and current Echo Fox co-owner Rick Fox appears to be struggling when it comes to actually playing League of Legends, as he is currently the 98th lowest ranked player in all of North America. This revelation comes from a Reddit user who took a look at Fox’s account in the ranking system and did the math to figure out that there are only 97 players with a …

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Toronto Defiant Asher announces his retirement from the OWL Olivia Richman “Hello everyone. I’m here to announce my retirement.” That’s the start of a touching video on the Toronto Defiant’s Twitter page, informing fans of flex DPS Joon-seong “Asher” Choi’s sudden retirement. Overwatch League fans have been dealt another blow with the news, losing yet another talented player and Overwatch League personality.  “Thank you for being a leader and guiding our team with your knowledge and experience. We wish you the …

League of Legends

Kingzone DragonX’s PawN skipping summer split due to health issues Olivia Richman Kingzone DragonX’s midlaner Heo “PawN” Won-seok will not be playing in the 2019 LCK Summer Split.  The rest from competing is for PawN’s health, which has continued to worsen during the latest offseason period. After consulting with the coaching staff, PawN decided to take the season off due to these health concerns.  “During the post-season vacation, his health deteriorated,” the team said. “Prior to making such a tough decision, PawN made …

Evil Geniuses acquired by PEAK6 Investments LLC, loses independence Fariha Bhatti News The Evil Geniuses organization has been acquired by Chicago-based technology and investment firm PEAK6 Investments LLC. No financial details have been released, but changes are already afoot at the organization, with Nicole LaPointe Jameson being appointed as CEO. Phillip Aram, who has been running EG since the departure of Peter “PPD” Dager as CEO, will be continuing on with EG as COO. PEAK6 co-founder Jenny Just offered that the organization’s …

Mordekaiser to receive the rework fans have long waited for Olivia Richman League of Legends Riot has recently revealed a much anticipated rework for veteran champion Mordekaiser. Along with sharing his new and updated abilities being made available on the League of Legends website, developer Riot Games has published a behind-the-scenes style YouTube video detailing the process behind the redesign. With over one million views already, the video discusses how the developers go about these champion reworks.  According to game designer Justin Hanson, when it …

FACEIT Pro Series: Apex Legends comes May 31, boasts $50,000 prize Olivia Richman Apex Legends Apex Legends is finally getting its first official tournament.  FACEIT Pro Series: Apex Legends will see some of the largest esports organizations in the world competing for an impressive $50,000 total prize pool.  Kicking off on May 31, FACEIT Pro Series: Apex Legends will be a series of $5,000 tournaments that span over eight weeks. That leaves a remaining $10,000, which will be rewarded to the highest scoring team at …

Pro View comes to League of Legends, offers new ways to watch games Nina Forneloza League of Legends With the start of the League of Legends 2019 Summer Split, fans will be able to purchase a new streaming service from Riot Games. Pro View will be available  for a one-time payment of $14.99 in either USD or Euros. Users will then be able to access the new Pro View streaming function throughout the split, all the way to the beginning of the World Championship. The initial release will …

Artifact devs discuss the launch, fate, and future of Artifact Steven Rondina Dota 2 Artifact was supposed to be a slam dunk. Bringing the collectible card game format to the Steam infrastructure, supported by themes and characters pulled from popular MOBA Dota 2,  seemed like an easy win. Valve is known for hitting home runs with its game releases. And with the creator of Magic: The Gathering at the helm, success would seem all but guaranteed Instead, Artifact has thus far shaken out to …

Infinite Esports reportedly owes $20 million prior to Immortals sale Olivia Richman League of Legends It was reported earlier this month that Immortals Gaming Club will most likely acquire Infinite Esports, the parent company of OpTic Gaming. This was in response to Texas Esports looking to sell its stake of Infinite Esports for at least $150 million in January. Since then, Immortals has been in a bidding war with Chris Chaney and Hector “Hecz” Rodriguz. While this could possibly provide a way for Immortals to …

Rogue promotes 17-year-old Inspired to LEC roster for summer split Fariha Bhatti League of Legends Rogue is currently overhauling its LEC roster for the upcoming summer split, and the latest addition is 17-year-old jungler Kacper “Inspired” Słoma. Inspired previously played for Ultraliga team Rogue Esports Club, which is the developmental academy-styled team in the Rogue organizational heirarchy. Inspired has impressed in his performance with the team, and with Rouge having such a poor start to its time in the LEC, he has been promoted to …

Former NiP coach accuses organization of unpaid wages, NiP responds Fariha Bhatti Dota 2 Aaron “Clairvoyance” Kim, the former Ninjas in Pyjamas Dota 2 coach, released a Twitlonger post accusing the Swedish esports organization of failing to pay him owed prize money. The Ninjas in Pyjamas organization has since challenged the claims. The Twitlonger, which is very long and includes a number of shots taken at both NiP players and the organization, provides claims from Clairvoyance that he was owed two months’ salary, one …

Denial Esports gets blasted by CS:GO pro after latest scandals Steven Rondina Counter-Strike Jonathan “EliGE” Jablonowski has some important advice for young esports talents. The Counter-Strike: Global Offensive star has been keeping a close eye on esports news of late and one of the biggest topics of discussion is the downward spiral of Denial Esports. The organization which fields teams in multiple esports titles, including CS:GO, has been mired in controversy surrounding its inability, or perhaps its unwillingness, to pay its talent. His …

Winners League Season 2 playoff brackets are now revealed Steven Rondina Counter-Strike The Winners League Season 2 playoffs are officially upon us. The group stage has wrapped up and with that, the list of teams advancing to the playoffs has been set. The top four teams from each group have qualified for the playoffs, lining up 16 squads to compete in both the North American and European regions. The playoffs bracket for North America is as follows: The North American region will …

TSM to use both Akaadian and Grig during the 2019 LCS Summer Split Fariha Bhatti League of Legends Team SoloMid has announced that for the 2019 LCS Summer Split both Jonathan “Grig” Armao and Matthew “Akaadian” Higginbotham will play on the starting roster, splitting time as the team’s primary jungler. At the start of the 2019 season, TSM expected Grig to be the starting jungler for the team with Akaadian playing on the academy team. However, Grig developed a pain in his wrist that got progressively worse, eventually …

Na`Vi reportedly set to bring in Boombl4 to replace veteran Edward Fariha Bhatti Counter-Strike The Natus Vincere CS:GO team looks set to make a roster change as HLTV reports that Kirill “Boombl4” Mikhailov will join the team, replacing Ioann “Edward” Sukhariev. Talks between Na`Vi and Winstrike Team are reportedly at an advanced stage, with a deal expected to be confirmed in the coming days. Boombl4 is best known as the star player and in-game leader of Winstrike Team, formerly known as Quantum Bellator Fire. …

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