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Counter-Strike ENCE break the Astralis Nuke streak, win BLAST Pro Series Madrid By Steven Rondina Dota 2 Team Secret run over Team Liquid in MDL Disneyland Paris Major final By Steven Rondina News San Francisco Shock defeat Vancouver Titans in Stage 2 playoff final By Olivia Richman

Apex Legends

All the details for Apex Legends Season 2 to be revealed at E3 Olivia Richman 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 …

Fortnite

Data miners uncover possible John Wick challenges coming in Season 9 Olivia Richman 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 …

Counter-Strike

OG, NiP eliminated from Disneyland Major with heads held high Steven Rondina Two more Dota 2 teams were robbed of a fairy tale ending at the MDL Disneyland Paris Major. OG and Ninjas in Pyjamas have been booted from the tournament. They share a fifth-place finish and leave with $60,000 and 900 Dota Pro Circuit points. European rival Team Liquid got the better of OG in their series in the lower bracket. The first two games were incredibly tight, with OG and …

Counter-Strike

Hiko is now a free agent as contract with Rogue Gaming ends Olivia Richman Spencer “Hiko” Martin is officially a free agent.  The Counter-Strike: Global Offensive player announced his new status on Twitter. Hiko is no longer contracted to Rogue Gaming, where he played for about three years.  This news come after Rogue shocked the community by leaving the CSGO scene over a month ago. The organization pointed towards “roster instability” as the main issue leading to its exit from the first-person shooter. The …

Dota 2 Team Liquid and three other teams earn invites 2019 International By Steven Rondina Dota 2 Two major winners eliminated from MDL Disneyland Paris Major By Steven Rondina News Los Angeles Valiant acquire three players from Florida Mayhem By Olivia Richman

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 …

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 …

League of Legends

G2 open 2019 Mid-Season Invitational with dominant win over SKT William Davis G2 Esports opened the Mid-Season Invitational with a dominant win over SK Telecom T1. The LEC champions lived up to fan expectations and more, obliterating the LCK representative in what was a one-sided match. The early game was slow and measured as both teams tried to read the opponent and look for easy opportunities. G2 focused their early attention on the top lane, trying to get Martin “Wunder” Hansen on …

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NRG Esports pulls out of Contenders as another legacy org leaves OW William Davis One of the oldest names in competitive Overwatch is completely out of the game, as NRG Esports has pulled its Contenders roster, leaving the San Francisco Shock as the last remaining organization with ties to NRG. Established in 2016, the original NRG roster featured several fan favorites from over the years. These included Brandon “Seagull” Larend, Andre “IDDQD” Dahlstrom, Anthony “harbleu” Ballo, and Kim “Rascal” Dong-jun. NRG was one of …

Hanwha Life Esports Moojin fined for threatening underage fans Olivia Richman League of Legends League of Legends fans are outraged at a punishment they feel isn’t enough for Hanwha Life Esports’ Kim “Moojin” Moo-jin.  The 21-year-old jungler has been fined 15 million Koran won ($12,800 USD) and has been instructed to complete 48 hours of community service by his team after he was caught sending violent threats to underaged female fans.  In the leaked messages, Moojin contacted underaged fans, trying to meet up with …

The International prize pool hits new 24-hour high with Battle Pass gabhernandez Dota 2 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 William Davis League of Legends 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 Olivia Richman Counter-Strike 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 Olivia Richman Fortnite 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 …

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