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News G2 Perkz on Rift Rivals: I could not care any less about Rift Rivals By Fariha Bhatti Apex Legends Apex Legends weapons tier list is here, as voted on by players By Olivia Richman Fortnite FaZe Clan fires back at Tfue, says he refused to make a new deal By Steven Rondina

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Mike Tyson gets involved with esports, invests in Fade 2 Karma Olivia Richman Esports organization Fade 2 Karma announced Mike Tyson as a sponsor on Thursday.  With this new addition to its growing family, Fade 2 Karma will be constructing a streaming facility in El Segundo, a city near Los Angeles that’s home to Tyson Ranch, the former heavyweight champion’s marijuana company.  This “Ranch House” will introduce players and staff to private livestreaming rooms, a performance stage for tournaments, space for content production, …

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Overwatch League hero tier list going into Stage 3 of the OWL Olivia Richman Going in Stage 3 of the Overwatch League’s second season, fans are still holding out hope that come June 7 GOATS won’t still be dominating the pro scene. Comprised of three tanks and three supports, the dominant meta composition has all but taken over the Overwatch League, which many people speculate is the main reason that the league’s viewership continues to decline.  Overwatch League teams that thrive off of their DPS …

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Fortnite Ballers are back in Arena and players are not happy Olivia Richman Vehicles are back in Arena just in time for the Fortnite World Cup Qualifiers this weekend, and many players are not happy. “Hey y’all. We have fixed the issue with players getting stuck inside vehicles in the latest update,” Fortnite announced on Reddit. Vehicles, like the controversial Baller, were first removed from the battle royale’s competitive modes thanks to some game-breaking bugs. Competitors who entered the vehicles would find themselves …

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Friday Fornite returns with Keemstar through backing of FaZe Clan Fariha Bhatti Daniel “Keemstar” Keem has announced that his popular Friday Fortnite tournament will return next week thanks to funding from FaZe Clan. Keemstar revealed that there will be at least three new weeks of Friday Fortnite, with the first tournament taking place on May 31. The other two are expected to follow on June 7 and 14, although this has yet to be confirmed. Keemstar himself will be broadcasting the competitions. …

Counter-Strike StarLadder CS:GO Major dates in August and September are changed By Fariha Bhatti League of Legends Mobile League of Legends reportedly in the works from Riot, Tencent By Fariha Bhatti News Overwatch League collabs with Fanatics for confusing new apparel By Olivia Richman

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Overwatch Anniversary skins arrive for Winston, Mei, and more Fariha Bhatti The latest update to Overwatch has begun the latest Anniversary event for 2019, celebrating the third birthday of Overwatch. Event Brawls from all previous seasonal events are available to play during the Anniversary event, and all seasonal skins have temporarily been unlocked for purchase. This year, a total of 11 new skins have been introduced for the event. This is up from the standard of nine that has been seen …

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Winners League Season 2 playoffs schedule and format announced Steven Rondina The Winners League Season 2 playoffs are just around the corner. Starting in June, teams from the five Winners League Season 2 divisions will begin competing in best-of-three series play in single elimination tournaments for their share of over $46,000 in prize money. The tournaments will run side-by-side and end June 23. Teams are afforded the same scheduling tools during the group stages, but must complete their games within allotted …

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PraY returns from retirement, rejoins KT Rolster in the LCK Jared Wynne After a retirement period of just over a month, Kim “PraY” Jong-in has announced that he is set to join KT Rolster and return to the LCK. PraY is set to rejoin teammates Song “Smeb” Kyung-ho, Go “Score” Dong-bin, Gwak “Bdd” Bo-seong and No “SnowFlower” Hoi-jong in a move that could see current starting AD Carry Jeon “Zenit” Tae-gwon benched to make way for the veteran player. It is reasonable …

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Popular LOL skin developer announces departure from Riot Games Olivia Richman League of Legends skin producer Janelle, known as Riot Stellari, has announced that she’s parting ways with Riot Games.  Known for her work on the K/DA, Battle Academia, and Coven skins, Riot Stellari will be missed by the League of Legends community and coworkers alike. She announced on Twitter that June 7 will be her last day at Riot, exactly six years from when she first started started with the …

Tfue uses #ReleaseTheContract to goad FaZe Clan to show contract Steven Rondina Fortnite After a tumultuous two days, Turner “Tfue” Tenney made an impassioned plea to FaZe Clan. The Fortnite esports star and popular streamer released a short video on his YouTube channel asking FaZe to make his contract public. He also repackaged his arguments against FaZe, and split from some of the claims made in the court filings. The video starts with Tfue retracting his lawyer’s claims that he had been pressured …

Fortnite teams up with Jordan brand for new Downtown Drop LTM Olivia Richman Fortnite Fortnite’s latest collaboration is a bit different for the insanely popular battle royale.  Season 9 brought Fortnite players John Wick-inspired skins, map locations, and challenges. Before that, there was the Avengers: Endgame crossover, complete with a Thanos-themed battle royale with Infinity Stone power-ups. But this time, Fortnite isn’t teaming up with a blockbuster movie or a superhero. This time, Epic’s insanely successful title is teaming up with Jordan, the world’s …

State Farm Insurance to continue with Riot Games as sponsor William Davis League of Legends According to multiple reports, insurance company State Farm has re-signed an expanded sponsorship deal with Riot Games, one that will take the partnership international. The deal will now also extend through 2021. The renewed partnership will expand the events that State Farm will be present at, including the LCS, the 2019 League of Legends World Championships, and the League of Legends College Championships. State Farm began its partnership with Riot …

The International 2019 ticket sale dates are announced, prices are up gabhernandez Dota 2 Tickets to the most-awaited event of the year’s Dota 2 calendar will be made available on May 24. This year’s The International will take place in the Asian region for the first time. From 2011 to 2017, the biggest esports tournament in the world was held in Seattle, Washington. Last year, Valve took the event outside of the United States and brought it to fans in Vancouver, Canada. Now, The …

G2 vs Liquid at MSI has big implications for 2019 World Championship Nina Forneloza League of Legends G2 Esports faced and defeated Team Liquid, led by tournament MVP Rasmus “Caps” Winther, to win the 2019 League of Legends Mid-Season Invitational. In doing so they became the first Western team to win the event since its inception in 2015. The event was stacked with international talent, and the NA vs EU final was made all the more impressive by the route each team took through the semifinals. Team …

Apex Legends saw a significant decrease in earnings last month Olivia Richman Apex Legends After months of game-breaking bugs, little communication, and an excessive amount of cheaters, Respawn Entertainment is finally seeing the consequnces of Apex Legend’s many issues.  According to SuperData Research, Apex Legends is no longer in the top earning list of console and PC titles. While the battle royale managed to generate $24 million last month, that was just one quarter of the sales Apex Legends had when it launched in …

Cache map update nearing completion according to creator FMPONE Steven Rondina Counter-Strike The reboot of popular Counter-Strike: Global Offensive map Cache is nearing completion. Map designer FMPONE released an update on his progress in redesigning the stage. Judging from his post, there are just a few areas left that need to be overhauled before it can be rolled out in full. According to FMPONE’s post, the only areas left to tweak are the T-side pathways towards the bombsites including A main, squeaky …

Gambit Esports dissolving CS:GO team, puts players up for trade Steven Rondina Counter-Strike Gambit Esports is performing a hard reboot on its Counter-Strike: Global Offensive division. The former major winning organization has outlined its plans to withdraw from CS:GO for the immediate future. Gambit is planning to transfer its remaining players and put together a new team at some point later in 2019. “Over the past two months we’ve been conducting a series of negotiations, however, a suitable combination of players hasn’t formed …

Valve bows to CS:GO pros and tweaks Vertigo, changes Danger Zone Steven Rondina Counter-Strike Valve has heard the complaints of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive’s pro players and has changed things accordingly. Following resoundingly negative reactions to the latest iteration of Vertigo, the CS:GO development team has rolled out a patch that provides some major changes to the new map. The tweaks are entirely made around the A bombsite, which has become a source of frustration among the pro community. The overhaul introduces a number of …

FlyQuest announces the new Women’s Flightwear clothing line Olivia Richman League of Legends Women’s esport apparel has been a bit lackluster to date, but FlyQuest is looking to change that.  Announced earlier today, the FlyQuest Women’s Flightwear line offers a sports bra, leggings, crop hoodie, lounge shorts, a baseball tee, and a crop top for female fans. These unique clothing items were designed by women who work at FlyQuest, led by COO Tricia Sugita.  The shapes and colors are new to the esports …

Toronto Defiant add two players following ugly Stage 2 of OWL Steven Rondina News The Toronto Defiant are adding to their stable of tank players. The organization announced the addition of Daniel “Gods” Graeser and Normunds “sharyk” Faterins to the lineup. They step in for flex and tank duties respectively after being promoted from Toronto’s Overwatch Contenders team, the Montreal Rebellion. The addition of Gods and Sharyk is sudden. Though the Rebellion has been a solid team in Overwatch Contenders’ North America East division, …

Overwatch update brings with it Workshop mode and Anniversary event Fariha Bhatti News A new Overwatch patch has been released and is now available on all platforms. Patch 1.36 introduced the start of the latest seasonal event and the new Workshop feature. The Workshop is a new gameplay feature for Overwatch that allows players to create their own game modes and rules. The new game mode, simply titled the Workshop, is a modification tool that allows players to adapt and change in-game rules …

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