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CSGO Anniversary Update nerfs AUG, adds classic version of Dust 2 Counter-Strike CSGO Anniversary Update nerfs AUG, adds classic version of Dust 2 By Steven Rondina Snappi leaves OpTic Gaming after Immortals purchase team Counter-Strike Snappi leaves OpTic Gaming after Immortals purchase team By Olivia Richman The International 2019 schedule announced, qualifier dates confirmed Dota 2 The International 2019 schedule announced, qualifier dates confirmed By Steven Rondina
FlyQuest launches Gamers in Action supporting non-profits, charities League of Legends
FlyQuest launches Gamers in Action supporting non-profits, charities William Davis Esports organization FlyQuest has now launched the new Gamers in Action initiative. FlyQuest is attempting to showcase greatness through its new Gamers in Action initiative. The project is looking to support causes that are important to the team’s players and staff members, in addition to other initiatives of significance. Under the Gamers in Action initiative, FlyQuest has launched a campaign to raise awareness about the international World Refugee Day. The …
Play as B.O.B. in new Overwatch game mode that gives players control News
Play as B.O.B. in new Overwatch game mode that gives players control William Davis Players can now see what it would be like to play as Ashe’s robotic companion B.O.B, thanks to the magic of the Overwatch Workshop. A user on Reddit has introduced a custom game mode in which players can take control of B.O.B after activating Ashe’s ultimate ability. But in order to design a way to play as the mechanical butler, the creator had to tweak a few things. Once activating …
Florida Mayhem celebrate pride month with special merch and charity News
Florida Mayhem celebrate pride month with special merch and charity William Davis The Florida Mayhem organization is embracing Pride Month and showing its support for the LGBT+ community. June is pride month around the world and the Florida Mayhem decided to celebrate it like no other team in the Overwatch League. Through Twitter, the team highlighted the importance of Miami as one of the most prominent LGBT communities in the world. Taking that into consideration, the team decided to show extra support …
Fornite V-Buck spending spree sees kids purchase 65,000 points Fortnite
Fornite V-Buck spending spree sees kids purchase 65,000 points Nina Forneloza The family of one Reddit user’s generosity cost him dearly when his young niece and nephew managed to purchase 65,000 V-Bucks, the in-game currency of Fortnite, before he’d realized what happened. The poster on Reddit says that he gave access to his PlayStation Network account to his niece and nephew so that they would have access to a wider selection of games. The two children managed to spend over $500, …
Fortnite 9.30 update introduces Chug Splash, sends weapons to vault Fortnite Fortnite 9.30 update introduces Chug Splash, sends weapons to vault By Olivia Richman Dignitas jerseys to feature betting platform in new sponsorship deal League of Legends Dignitas jerseys to feature betting platform in new sponsorship deal By Olivia Richman Twitch suing trolls who streamed porn and gore in Artifact category Dota 2 Twitch suing trolls who streamed porn and gore in Artifact category By Olivia Richman
Deaf streamer Ewok makes big apperance at Fortnite Pro-Am event Fortnite
Deaf streamer Ewok makes big apperance at Fortnite Pro-Am event gabhernandez Deaf streamer Soliel “Ewok” Wheeler has boomed in popularity at just 13 years of age after prominent streamer Timothy “TimTheTatman” John Betar hosted her and sent her thousands of new viewers. TimTheTatman first hosted Ewok a few short months ago, when she was a small streamer who primarily played Fortnite on her channel. Since then, she’s ballooned to over 130,000 followers and is quickly becoming a well-known name in and …
Top teams stand tall in as Winners League Season 2 playoffs continue Counter-Strike
Top teams stand tall in as Winners League Season 2 playoffs continue Steven Rondina Week two of the Winners League Season 2 playoffs has wrapped up. While week one was defined by upset wins, things settled down as the league’s top teams reasserted themselves in week two. Those victories didn’t necessarily come easily, as favorites like ATK, Team Singularity, and Dreameaters were pushed to the brink. But ultimately, the top contenders lived up to their billing. There were lots of impressive showcase performances in …
Team Liquid launches Heal for Real campaign with exclusive merch 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 …
G2 Wunder uses MS Paint to send a message during live LEC game 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 …
LEC summer final heads to Greece for the first time in its history William Davis League of Legends 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 …
LCS has six-way tie for first place after TSM defeats Cloud9 William Davis League of Legends 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 …
NiP beat Alliance in StarLadder Minor to establish TI9 hopefuls Steven Rondina Dota 2 The competitive field for the Epicenter Major was rounded out at the StarLadder Minor. On paper, Ninjas in Pyjamas are the winners of the event after toppling Alliance in the grand finals. In reality, both teams are likely satisfied with the results as they each punch a ticket to Moscow for the final event of the Dota Pro Circuit season. The win didn’t come easily for NiP. Monster performances from …
Top Twitch streamers from 2014-2019, breakdown and analysis Olivia Richman News Streaming has become more than a hobby for many gamers and retired esports stars. Streaming is now a profession, and quite a lucrative one, in large part thanks to Twitch. Everyone’s heard by now that Fortnite streamer Tyler “Ninja” Blevins earned $10 million while streaming in 2018. But he’s not the only Twitch personality to make a living thanks to subscribers, ad revenue, and donations through the platform over the …
100 Thieves coach Pr0lly discusses recent struggles, firing himself gabhernandez League of Legends Neil “pr0lly” Hammad is well aware of the frustration among 100 Thieves fans. The team’s coach has been hit with a lot of blame for their struggles in 2019. Speaking with Travis Gafford, Pr0lly gave his take on 100 Thieves’ issues and directly responded to fans’ calls for him to step down as coach. According to Pr0lly, the current issue facing 100 Thieves is a lack of cohesion within the …
Tfue lawyer fires back at FaZe Clan claims on money and negotiations Steven Rondina Fortnite 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 …
Sneaky discusses C9 win over OpTic, lag in NA, Korea, and cosplay Olivia Richman League of Legends 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? …
Team Liquid defeat FlyQuest but future remains uncertain William Davis League of Legends 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 …
Does spaghetti code threaten to unravel CSGO? One redditor thinks so William Davis Counter-Strike 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.  …

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