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Counter-Strike Denis ditches Sprout, joins BIG as former star Nex heads to bench By Steven Rondina Counter-Strike Complexity Gaming announce MillerCoors as newest sponsor By Olivia Richman League of Legends Riot seeks to rescue Yuumi, buffs new champion in early update By Olivia Richman

Fortnite

Baller and Drum Gun nerfed, new assault rifle added in Fortnite patch Steven Rondina The first major update of Fortnite Season 9 is here, and there is a lot to talk about. Version 9.01 has arrived and brings a number of intriguing changes to the game’s battle royale mode. Some nerfs called for by pro players have arrived alongside a new weapon. The biggest change is the introduction of the Tactical Assault Rifle. The weapon is available in rare, legendary, and epic varieties with …

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Overwatch League fans can collect trading cards at OWL All-Star Game Olivia Richman Overwatch League fans will soon be able to collect and trade digital cards featuring their favorite pro players. Activision Blizzard has agreed to a deal with The Upper Deck Company to produce trading cards based on the Overwatch League. The multi-year deal includes trading cards through Upper Deck’s digital e-Pack platform. This is an online program that lets users buy and open packs, as well as trade cards with other …

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PUBG Mobile implementing new system to fight gaming addiction Olivia Richman PUBG Mobile will soon begin a new a campaign to make players more aware of when they’re potentially playing too much of the popular mobile game. Before PUBG was pulled from Chinese app stores and replaced by Game For Peace, the country had age-locked the software in response to parents complaining that their children were playing PUBG Mobile too much. To better appease parents who feel their children are addicted to …

League of Legends

Immortals reportedly close to acquiring OpTic Gaming parent company Steven Rondina Immortals is close to absorbing the parent company of OpTic Gaming. According to Esports Insider, Immortals Gaming Club is “very likely” to succeed in its bids to buy out Infinite Esports & Entertainment. If successful, the acquisition would allow Immortals to return to the LCS and would arguably cement the organization as the largest in all of esports. In January, reports began circulating that OpTic’s parent company was seeking a …

Counter-Strike CS:GO update brings big changes for esports fans and in-game economy By Steven Rondina League of Legends Riot Games employee has some suggestions for fixing the ranked ladder By William Davis League of Legends Ruin joins Counter Logic Gaming as top laner heading into summer By Olivia Richman

Fortnite

Ninja refuses to eat on stream during Ramadan to support Muslim fans Olivia Richman When streamers are not playing games, they’re often snacking on camera. It’s one way to stay awake and remain fueled for streaming marathons, which can last longer than eight hours.  But Tyler “Ninja” Blevins has vowed to switch off his camera while he eats during Ramadan, which lasts until June 6 this year.  The professional streamer and Fortnite personality was munching on snacks throughout a recent stream when one Twitch …

League of Legends

100 Thieves add Amazing as jungler after disappointing spring split Olivia Richman 100 Thieves has announced the addition of jungler Maurice “Amazing” Stückenschneider to its roster.  Amazing will be the team’s new starter heading into the LCS Summer Split.  “We’re excited to bring his veteran experience, leadership, and voice to the team!” 100 Thieves said on Twitter.  The organization noted his two World Championship appearances during his seven years playing League of Legends competitively across North America and Europe. Some of his recent …

Counter-Strike

S1mple chews out racist teammate during a live Twitch stream Steven Rondina Counter-Strike: Global Offensive has a racism problem, and at least one pro player isn’t standing for it. During a recent Twitch stream, Oleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev ripped into a teammate for an inappropriate in-game handle. The pub game interaction was clipped and immortalized: While playing a pub game on Vertigo, S1mple was paired with a teammate whose handle was “Kill All N—-rs” with a small misspelling to get around Steam’s filters. …

League of Legends

Yuumi arrives, Master Yi reworked, and much more in LoL patch 9.10 Steven Rondina League of Legends version 9.10 has arrived. The latest patch brings a new list of changes. This is a bit of a departure from the hefty updates ahead of the 2019 Mid-Season Invitational which often saw dozens of balance changes. The highlight of 9.10 is the addition of new playable champion Yuumi. The warlock cat is an interesting support option with unique functionality surrounding her ability to “attach” herself to …

Swag swaggers and Vegi comes up big for Virtus.pro in Winners League Steven Rondina Counter-Strike The playoffs to Winners League are just over the horizon and that has teams bringing their best. Squads have made the push to lock up a top-four finish in their respective groups, and teams on the outside are looking to make a late run to sneak their way in. That has made for some fierce competition among those teams teetering on the edge. This week also saw many of the …

Epicenter Major regional slot distribution is finally announced Steven Rondina Dota 2 The Epicenter Major qualifiers kick off in just a few days, and teams are just now finding out their chances of qualifying directly to the event. After weeks of confusion and silence, Epicenter revealed the qualifier slot allocation for the event on Twitter. Three teams each from Europe and China will compete in the event, while the North America, South America, Southeast Asia, and CIS regions will send two apiece. The …

Major mishap as OWL shows serial killers in Mother’s Day tribute Olivia Richman News The Overwatch League Stage 2 playoff finals took place on Mother’s Day, which resulted in a lot of wholesome content.  In honor of Mother’s Day, the San Francisco Shock and Vancouver Titans players had their mothers backstage. They also had a chance to share how proud they were with their sons on the live broadcast, and talk about how new of an experience esports is to each of them.  The …

LoL players can choose which champion gets a major rework in 2020 Olivia Richman League of Legends There’s still two more days to vote on which League of Legends champion will be getting a major rework in 2020.  Ending May 15 at 11:59 PST, the League community can cast a vote here to determine which of the five available champions will get an update next year. According to the official announcement, the League of Legends team stated that the champion will be redesigned from the ground up, …

Apex Legends developer to patch hit registration and audio bugs Fariha Bhatti Apex Legends A new community check-in from Respawn Entertainment has been published by community manager Jay “Jayfresh” Frechette, offering fans of the game some insight into the ongoing development process. The latest update reveals that the Apex Legends team is largely focusing on quality of life updates at this point, including the improvement of hit registration and various audio fixes. One of the first points addressed by Jayfesh is the hit registration …

YouTuber ProJared cheats on wife, solicits nudes from underaged fans Olivia Richman News Famous gaming YouTube content creator Jared “ProJared” Knabenbauer is in hot water both personally and professionally after the airing out of major scandals. ProJared has been accused of sending nudes to and soliciting nudes from fans, two of whom have admitted they were underaged at the time. The allegations were first revealed by his wife, cosplayer Heidi O’Ferrall.  Before the fiasco, ProJared had over one million subscribers on YouTube, largely …

FaZe Clan adds former Virtus.pro legend Neo to team, replacing AdreN Steven Rondina Counter-Strike FaZe Clan has made some serious changes to its Counter-Strike: Global Offensive roster. The team announced on Twitter that it has added former Virtus.pro captain Filip “NEO” Kubski to the lineup. He will take over in-game leadership duties effective immediately. “Today we welcome Neo who begins his role as a substitute effective immediately,” the team said. “We’re proud to have such a legend join our roster. Neo will be representing …

ENCE break the Astralis Nuke streak, win BLAST Pro Series Madrid Steven Rondina Counter-Strike ENCE Esports exacted a bit of revenge on Astralis at BLAST Pro Series Madrid. In a rematch of the grand finals of the 2019 Katowice Major, the Finnish team took a convincing 2-0 win over the presumptive best team in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive to take first place at the event. This came immediately after another win for ENCE over Astralis in the group stage. The series opened on Nuke with …

Team Secret run over Team Liquid in MDL Disneyland Paris Major final Steven Rondina Dota 2 Team Secret often cools down around this time of the year, but that hasn’t been the case in 2019. The Clement “Puppey” Ivanov-led squad won their second major of the season by defeating Team Liquid in the grand finals of the MDL Disneyland Paris Major. The win capped an exceptional run for Secret that saw them defeat a number of Dota 2 elites in impressive fashion. The first game was …

San Francisco Shock defeat Vancouver Titans in Stage 2 playoff final Olivia Richman News The San Francisco Shock are the Stage 2 champions.  The Bay Area team defeated the Vancouver Titans in an intense Stage 2 finals that resulted in the Titan’s first ever loss in the Overwatch League to date. As the Shock jumped around on stage, hugging behind a stream of orange and white confetti, Titan’s star player Sang-beom “Bumper” Park could be seen holding his head in his hands.  The two …

All the details for Apex Legends Season 2 to be revealed at E3 Olivia Richman Apex Legends Apex Legends players will have to wait until E3 next month to learn more about the game’s upcoming second season.  EA said that the publisher has “big and robust plans” for new content in the game. The details will be revealed at the EA Play conference on June 7. This event will be taking place at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles. It will be broadcast live for fans to …

Data miners uncover possible John Wick challenges coming in Season 9 Olivia Richman Fortnite John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum is coming out next week. Naturally, that means there was a John Wick-themed Fortnite leak. Epic Games just released Season 9 in Fortnite, and data miners are already hard at work. Notorious leakers FortTory and Lucas7Yoshi took to Twitter to inform Fortnite players of a possible upcoming John Wick-themed challenge and cosmetic set.  Called “Wick’s Bounty,” FortTory shared the names of all the John Wick …

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