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Complexity Gaming coach discusses ECS Season 7 cheating accusations Counter-Strike Complexity Gaming coach discusses ECS Season 7 cheating accusations By Olivia Richman Ninja competes in $19,000 game of Rock, Paper, Scissors for charity Fortnite Ninja competes in $19,000 game of Rock, Paper, Scissors for charity By Olivia Richman NYXL Libero on sweeping London Spitfire and the race for playoffs News NYXL Libero on sweeping London Spitfire and the race for playoffs By Olivia Richman
Auto Chess game on PC will be exclusive to Epic Games Store Dota 2
Auto Chess game on PC will be exclusive to Epic Games Store Steven Rondina Valve probably isn’t happy with Drodo Studio right now. The creators of the wildly popular Dota Auto Chess custom game mode split off from Valve earlier this year to create a mobile version of the game. That Dota-free version of Auto Chess is now set to be ported to PC and it will be exclusive to the Epic Games Store. The news was announced at PC Gamer’s E3 keynote alongside …
New League of Legends champion Qiyana wields elemental powers League of Legends
New League of Legends champion Qiyana wields elemental powers gabhernandez A new champion is set to hit the Rift. AD assassin Qiyana, the Empress of the Elements, will arrive in League of Legends following a visual update to bruiser Mordekaiser. The new champion looks to be a solo laner with a variety of elemental spells which are channeled through her large circular blade. She is a unique champion that can target and interact with specific parts of the map’s terrain. …
Team Liquid has staked its claim as the best CS:GO team in the world Counter-Strike
Team Liquid has staked its claim as the best CS:GO team in the world Nina Forneloza Team Liquid have accomplished something that not even major champion Cloud9 had managed previously in North America. With the team’s recent victory at Dreamhack Masters Dallas, Team liquid has installed itself as the best Counter-Strike: Global Offensive team in the world. In achieving this unquestioned number one spot in the world rankings, they have become the first North American team in the game’s history to do so. Liquid did not …
Boston Uprising Blase not happy with team performance in Stage 3 News
Boston Uprising Blase not happy with team performance in Stage 3 Olivia Richman Boston Uprising just lost to Paris Eternal this weekend, their second defeat in the first week of Overwatch League’s Stage 3. And Jeffrey “Blase” Tsang isn’t happy at all. After a miserable 3-1 finish to Paris, Blase spoke with WIN.gg about what went wrong, and the DPS skills he hopes he can unleash before the end of Stage 2. You’ve been known to play Doomfist, Roadhog, Junkrat… Who would you …
Dota 2 update 7.22c changes up favorite heroes of pro players Dota 2 Dota 2 update 7.22c changes up favorite heroes of pro players By Steven Rondina Team Vitality wins ECS Season 7 Finals, crushes hopes of Furia Counter-Strike Team Vitality wins ECS Season 7 Finals, crushes hopes of Furia By Steven Rondina Apex Legends has revealed new legend Wattson at E3 conference Apex Legends Apex Legends has revealed new legend Wattson at E3 conference By Olivia Richman
Team Liquid rebound from upset loss by crushing 100 Thieves League of Legends
Team Liquid rebound from upset loss by crushing 100 Thieves William Davis If anyone was wondering if the Team Liquid League of Legends squad was starting to slip, no. They are not. Coming off a shock upset loss to Echo Fox, Liquid returned to action with an impressive win over 100 Thieves. The victory reestablishes Liquid as one of the clear-cut top contenders of the LCS and leaves 100 Thieves struggling to find its footing. The match was an easy and methodical …
Amang discusses loss to Guangzhou Charge and loss of his panda hat News
Amang discusses loss to Guangzhou Charge and loss of his panda hat Olivia Richman The Guangzhou Charge may have won 3-1 over the Chengdu Hunters in one of the most anticipated matches of Stage 3 Week 1, but that’s not what people are talking about. The Chengdu Hunters stole the show with an intense, anime-style entrance, adorable panda hats, and the Wrecking Ball stylings of Mengham “Ameng” Ding.  The dynamic, DPS-heavy match was an intense back-and-forth battle of the anti-GOATS. And it had the …
Apex Legends tournament is marred by a cheating controversy Apex Legends
Apex Legends tournament is marred by a cheating controversy Steven Rondina One of the largest Apex Legends tournaments since the game’s launch has been marred by controversy. The Australian Apex Open tournament that features a $35,000 AUD prize pool is under fire from one of its players. Jackson “HeyKatie” Taylor blasted the tournament in a post on Twitter, alleging cheating by opponents and general indifference on the issue from tournament organizers. “When we’d finally finished the last hour of playing what …
SKT Telecom T1 start summer with narrow win over Jin Air Green Wings League of Legends
SKT Telecom T1 start summer with narrow win over Jin Air Green Wings William Davis SK Telecom T1 started the summer season with a win, but didn’t look especially good in the process. After a disappointing result in the 2019 Mid-Season Invitational, SKT returned to Korea for the 2019 LCK Summer Split. The season started with a match against Jin Air Green Wings, led by star jungler Kim “Malrang” Geun-seong. The early stages of game one favored Jin Air. With a combination of smart rotations, …
Cloud9 extends partnership with Puma, plans new apparel line William Davis News After months of flirting, esports organization Cloud9 and sports apparel manufacturer Puma are starting to get serious. According to The Esports Observer, the two companies have decided to commit to a multiyear partnership. The extension will see Puma provide full apparel and footwear for most of the players and streamers under the Cloud9 umbrella. It will also include a retail push for Cloud9 merchandise in outlets that carry Puma. “This …
Apex Legends to reveal new legend Wattson at EA Play event Olivia Richman News Apex Legends’ newest legend is being officially announced. At EA’s “EA Play,” a stream being held today before E3 begins, Respawn Entertainment will be discussing Apex Legends Season 2. EA CEO Andrew Wilson claimed they have “big and robust” plans for the battle royale. This includes new Battle Pass content, in-game environment evolutions, and new legends. The Apex Legends portion of EA Play will be live at 1 PM EST. …
The Florida Mayhem have a new goal, a new mindset, and new jerseys Olivia Richman News The Florida Mayhem may have fallen to the Seoul Dynasy 0-4 last night, but the Overwatch League team still has a goal of making it to the Stage 3 playoffs.  It’s been a rough journey for the Florida Mayhem. They ended the inaugural season with a disappointing 1-9 record, due in part to their lack of stable management, infamously including the lack of a bus driver. Season 2 wasn’t looking …
GIRLGAMER Sydney announces Benefit Cosmetics as new sponsor Olivia Richman Counter-Strike GIRLGAMER Esports Festival’s Sydney event has just announced a new non-endemic sponsor, Benefit Cosmetics. Other brand partners sponsoring the event include EB Games, Logitech, and ASTRO Gaming.  While this is Benefit Cosmetics’ first venture into esports, fellow LVMH brand Sephora sponsored the GIRLGAMER Esports Festival last year, located in Portugal.  According to The Esports Observer, specific brand activations are not yet finalized but they will include Benefit Cosmteics signage and …
SF Shock’s Rascal discusses narrow victory over Atlanta Reign Olivia Richman News It was supposed to be a sure thing. Maybe even a 4-0 sweep.  The San Francisco Shock defeated the Atlanta Reign in the first match of Overwatch League Season 2’s third stage. But it was a painfully close match for the Stage 2 champions. In fact, the Shock lost their first map of the regular season since Stage 1 when Atlanta Reign took the third Ilios round after the Shock had fought …
UPS lost the DreamHack Masters Dallas trophy won by Team Liquid Nina Forneloza Counter-Strike DreamHack Masters Dallas awarded Team Liquid a strange prize for winning the tournament. After defeating ENCE Esports, the North American squad hoisted small table plaques and were given a set of oversized rings to celebrate their victory. According to a tweet by DreamHack, that’s because the actual trophy for the tournament was lost by delivery company United Parcel Service. “As you may have noticed, the DreamHack Masters Dallas trophy has …
CS:GO fan recreates Dust2 in the Unreal engine with great results Steven Rondina Counter-Strike What would Counter-Strike: Global Offensive look like with better graphics? YouTuber Quixel answered that question with a tutorial on how to recreate iconic CS:GO map Dust 2 in Unreal Engine 4. Though Global Offensive is graphically solid, the UE4 remake is absolutely stunning. Check out the full video here: The tutorial focuses in on the area surrounding the A bombsite, including a portion of long, catwalk, and the CT spawn. …
G2 crush Splyce in return to Europe after 2019 MSI championship William Davis League of Legends G2 Esports started the LEC Summer Split with a dominating victory over Splyce. G2 is not yet slowing down, as the Mid-Season Invitational champions are back in Berlin and ready to destroy the competition in the new split. Despite not having much practice in the recent patch, G2 obliterated Splyce in a match in which top and mid laners Martin “Wunder” Hansen and Rasmus “Caps” Winther shined. The early game …
Immortals positioned to return to LCS with buyout of OpTic Gaming Steven Rondina League of Legends Immortals has successfully completed its buyout of OpTic Gaming. According to a report by ESPN, Immortals Gaming Club has absorbed OpTic’s parent company, Infinite Esports and Entertainment. Immortals now owns all the assets and obligations of the Texas-based organization. The buyout is worth between $35 and $45 million and was approved by Infinite’s boardroom on May 30. There were multiple bidders for the OpTic Gaming brand outside of Immortals, including …
StarCraft spin-off cancelled by Blizzard to focus on Overwatch 2 Steven Rondina News Another StarCraft shooter spin-off will never see the light of day. According to a report by Kotaku, Blizzard has quietly scrapped an unannounced StarCraft game codenamed Ares. The new title had been worked on for two years, but was still far from complete. Ares was meant to be a first-person shooter based on the classic RTS series. Gameplay would have been along the lines of the Battlefield series with players …
Google Stadia price and release date revealed ahead of E3 Steven Rondina News Google’s plans to enter the gaming market are now etched in pen. The tech giant unveiled a number of details on the Google Stadia, a game streaming device that it hopes can become a contender to established home consoles like the Playstation and Xbox. With E3 fast approaching, Google hosted a live stream and revealed the price, packages, and release date of the Stadia. The Stadia will have a number …
H1ghSky1 apologizes for lying about age for streaming and signing William Davis Fortnite In his first live stream since being banned from Twitch for TOS violations, FaZe Clan’s H1ghSky1 admitted to and publicly apologized for lying to the public about his age. H1ghSky1 admitted to being 12 years old, and to having been 11 at the time of his signing with FaZe Clan. According to Twitch TOS, you have to be at least 13 years of age in order to stream on the …

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