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OG, NiP eliminated from Disneyland Major with heads held high Counter-Strike OG, NiP eliminated from Disneyland Major with heads held high By Steven Rondina Hiko is now a free agent as contract with Rogue Gaming ends Counter-Strike Hiko is now a free agent as contract with Rogue Gaming ends By Olivia Richman Team Liquid and three other teams earn invites 2019 International Dota 2 Team Liquid and three other teams earn invites 2019 International By Steven Rondina
Two major winners eliminated from MDL Disneyland Paris Major Dota 2
Two major winners eliminated from MDL Disneyland Paris Major Steven Rondina The competitive field of the MDL Disneyland Paris Major is shrinking rapidly and elite teams are starting to get sent home. Just six teams remain at the event and the latest set of lower bracket games saw previous major winners Vici Gaming and Virtus.pro sent home. They share a seventh-place finish at the event, which is good for $40,000 and 450 Dota Pro Circuit points. Vici Gaming’s elimination came at …
Los Angeles Valiant acquire three players from Florida Mayhem News
Los Angeles Valiant acquire three players from Florida Mayhem Olivia Richman The Los Angeles Valiant are changing up their roster yet again.  This time, the Valiant struck a deal with Florida Mayhem, trading Valiant main tank Koo “Fate” Pan-seung in exchange for three players. Mayhem off-tank Caleb “McGravy” McGarvey is heading to the Valiant, along with two playrs from Mayhem Academy: main tank Russell “FCTFCTN” Campbell and DPS Johannes “Shax” Nielsen.  “We’ve got some big news 7’s. Give a huge #Valla …
Apex Legends game breaking audio bug is real, addressed by Respawn Apex Legends
Apex Legends game breaking audio bug is real, addressed by Respawn Olivia Richman Since its February release, Apex Legends has had its fair share of bugs. But there’s been one bug that has frustrated players the most thanks to its game breaking results.  There’s currently an Apex Legends bug that causes audio to completely disappear during firefights. Audio can also become clunky or vanish entirely when a lot of people land in the same location.  Some players turned to forums to discuss this …
Heroic benches Mertz from roster, adds NaToSaphiX from LPSP Counter-Strike
Heroic benches Mertz from roster, adds NaToSaphiX from LPSP Steven Rondina Heroic has had a rough month and is making some changes to its Counter-Strike: Global Offensive roster as a result. The team announced on Twitter that Daniel “mertz” Mertz has been deactivated from the team’s active roster. Heroic then announced that Niels Christian “NaToSaphiX” Sillassen has been added to the lineup to replace him. “I’ve been staying patient for a few months now, but it’s time to get back on …
G2 open 2019 Mid-Season Invitational with dominant win over SKT League of Legends G2 open 2019 Mid-Season Invitational with dominant win over SKT By William Davis NRG Esports pulls out of Contenders as another legacy org leaves OW News NRG Esports pulls out of Contenders as another legacy org leaves OW By William Davis Hanwha Life Esports Moojin fined for threatening underage fans League of Legends Hanwha Life Esports Moojin fined for threatening underage fans By Olivia Richman
The International prize pool hits new 24-hour high with Battle Pass Dota 2
The International prize pool hits new 24-hour high with Battle Pass gabhernandez Within just 24 hours of its release, sales of the latest Dota 2 Battle Pass have skyrocketed. The long-awaited Battle Pass season has come in Dota 2 and players did not waste time getting their hands on the exclusive rewards contained within. The hype around the Battle Pass release stirred on top of the ongoing MDL Paris Disneyland Major. As expected, the Dota 2 community converged to boost the huge …
Darshan parts with Counter Logic Gaming after five-year run League of Legends
Darshan parts with Counter Logic Gaming after five-year run William Davis Darshan “Darshan” Upadhyaya has parted ways with Counter Logic Gaming after five years with the esports organization. CLG made the announcement through social media as the team shared a video featuring highlights taken from Darshan’s career. Darshan joined CLG after leaving Team Dignitas in 2014. The top laner became one of the emblematic players in the organization, acting as a leader both in and out of the game. Darshan achieved …
CSGO streamer Anomaly accidentally shows gun on live stream Counter-Strike
CSGO streamer Anomaly accidentally shows gun on live stream Olivia Richman Counter-Strike: Global Offensive streamer Ludvig “Anomaly” Lagerstedt was casually discussing his computer specs when a viewer noticed something a bit more out of the ordinary.  Donning his CS:GO terrorist mask, Anomaly continued reading his Twitch chat out loud on his live stream.  “‘Why is there a gun on your desk?'” he read. “There is not…”  But then Anomaly looked over and immediately spotted the handgun. He snatched it off his …
Fortnite Season 9 will introduce slipstreams and new Neo Tilted area Fortnite
Fortnite Season 9 will introduce slipstreams and new Neo Tilted area Olivia Richman Season 8 saw many players’ favorite spot on the map, Tilted Towers, get completely decimated by a volcanic eruption. Season 9 is all about moving forward and looking into the future.  Fortnite’s Season 9 patch boasts new gameplay, new locations, and new challenges.    After hinting for multiple seasons that Tilted Towers was going to be destroyed, Epic finally did it. In its place is Neo Tilted, a high-tech, futuristic …
Blizzard makes official the OWL finals coming to Philadelphia gabhernandez News Blizzard has officially announced that the Overwatch League Grand Finals will be held in Philadelphia at the Wells Fargo Center on September 29. The news was previously reported by Rod Breslau of ESPN before being confirmed in an official post on the Overwatch League website. In its inaugural season, the Overwatch League Grand Finals were first held in Brooklyn, New York over the course of two days. Because of the …
Chaos kicks two of its Brazilian players and leaves South America Steven Rondina Dota 2 Chaos Esports Club’s South American Dota 2 experiment seems to have ended in failure. The organization announced that it is leaving the region and has released Brazilian players Otávio “Tavo” Gabriel and Danylo “Kingrd” Nascimento. This comes just two days after the team’s early elimination from the MDL Disneyland Paris Major. “Following disappointing results at the MDL Paris Major, we are releasing Kingrd and tavo as the first step of …
PUBG done in China, is replaced by lookalike Game for Peace Steven Rondina News PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds Mobile is dead in China, but fans of the game have a replacement lined up. Chinese investment conglomerate Tencent Holdings Limited has shut down PUBG Mobile in the country. Instead, the company that handles the brand’s operations in China has rolled out a new battle royale titled Game for Peace that will replace it moving forward. For the most part, Game for Peace is identical to PUBG Mobile. …
Overwatch League views continue to decline going into playoffs Olivia Richman News The final matches leading up to the Stage 2 playoffs this past week saw a decline in Twitch views compared to last year’s comparable week of Overwatch League matches.  The two matches on Thursday averaged 85,000 concurrent viewers on Twich, and the four matches on Friday saw an average of 104K viewers. Saturday and Sunday games reached 130K concurrents.  Thursday’s average views were around 108K last year. Friday rocketed to …
Dallas Fuel sign new tank player Trill ahead of OWL Stage 3 Olivia Richman News The Dallas Fuel have promoted Ashley “Trill” Powell from the organization’s North American Contenders roster. The DPS main will next be competing in Stage 3 of the Overwatch League. “After consistent scrims with the Dallas Fuel and an impressive performance in Overwatch Contenders, Trill is ready to burn blue,” said the official announcement. The Dallas Fuel outlined Trill’s journey to the Overwatch League. Trill started competing in early Overwatch tournaments …
US senator introduces bill to ban loot boxes in video games Steven Rondina Counter-Strike The creeping international legislation against loot boxes has finally reached American shores. According to a report from Kotaku, US Senator Josh Hawley has introduced “The Protecting Children from Abusive Games Act,” a bill that takes aim at loot boxes and microtransactions. If passed, this carries serious consequences for the video game industry. “When a game is designed for kids, game developers shouldn’t be allowed to monetize addiction,” the Republican from …
Shroud returns to CS:GO and gets a shockingly low ranking Steven Rondina Counter-Strike Michael “shroud” Grzesiek got quite a surprise when he returned to playing Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. The former Cloud9 player decided to return to his old stomping grounds and play some competitive games during streams. Though he remains a sharpshooter and demonstrated the same skills that made him a top star from 2014 to 2017, he was given a bit of a surprise when he was slapped with a relatively low …
Ballistic Shield returns to CS:GO’s Danger Zone with latest patch Steven Rondina Counter-Strike The Ballistic Shield has made its return to Counter-Strike. In the Danger Zone. Introduced in the original Counter-Strike but removed in Counter-Strike: Source, the shield is now available as an upgrade item in Global Offensive’s battle royale mode. The item retains some of its functions from the previous games, but is still quite different from the original. Unlike in 1.6, the Ballistic Shield is not used as a primary weapon …
Riot supports employee walkout, but won’t change lawsuit policy Olivia Richman League of Legends Over 150 Riot employees walked out in protest of the company’s stance on forced arbitration yesterday. This comes just days after employees first considered a walkout in response to the League of Legends publisher’s response to ex-employee’s gender discrimination lawsuits.  Jocelyn Monahan, a social listening strategist at Riot, stated near the end of the walkout that further action would be taken if Riot management didn’t make any decision on forced …
Everything we know inside the International 2019 Battle Pass Steven Rondina Dota 2 The International 2019 Battle Pass has finally arrived and brings with it a number of new skins, items, and features. For the most part, this year’s battle pass is identical to 2018’s, only with the cavern motif being dropped in favor of an overgrown jungle. That said, there are a few interesting new features and several aesthetics worth highlighting for fans interested in getting the battle pass. The International 2019 Battle …
Denmark prime minister visits and plays CS:GO with Astralis Olivia Richman Counter-Strike Danish Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen said that 96 percent of all Danish boys play video games at least twice a week. And now Rasmussen can count himself as a gamer, too.  The Prime Minister visisted Denmark-based Counter-Strike: Global Offensive team Astralis’ headquarters and played some games with them. This was part of the Ministry of Culture’s continued efforts to support the esports industry and break stereotypes about what it …
Natus Vincere announce Esports Camp, search for new junior roster Olivia Richman Counter-Strike Natus Vincere is now accepting applications to its Esports Camp.  The top ten most outstanding applicants will be selected to take part in the bootcamp experience. Starting in June, those ten players will train and compete in an Esports Camp until five players emerge as having the most potential. These five players will be signed to Na’Vi Junior’s roster.  Former HellRaisers coach Amiran “aMi” Rehviashvili has been hired by Na’Vi …

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