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Fortnite Epic Games buys out Rocket League creator, will pull game off Steam By Steven Rondina Dota 2 Team Team reveals new Dota 2 roster and announces new sponsor By Steven Rondina League of Legends LEC MVP Caps is the key for G2 at the 2019 Mid-Season Invitational By William Davis

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Overwatch bans stacking in competitive play for Grandmasters Olivia Richman Overwatch’s sixteenth competitive season began today, and it brings with it some major changes for Grandmaster players.  Developer Scott Mercer announced that players with a skill rating above 4,000 would no longer be able to “stack.” This is when several such players get together to play on the same team. Instead, Grandmaster players will only be able to duo in competitive mode.  “In an effort to have higher quality and …

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The Los Angeles Valiant are parting ways with yet another coach Olivia Richman The Los Angeles Valiant appear to be struggling with their disappointing Stage 2 record. Overwatch League’s first homestead weekend was another failure for the Valiant, who left the Texas tournament with a 0-2 record. Shortly after, the Valiant announced that they were parting ways with assistant coach Shin “Dongsu” Dong-soo.  “We have mutually parted ways with Assistant Coach Dongsu Shin. We thank Dongsu for his contributions to the Valiant and …

League of Legends

Riot’s biggest patch of the year changes many popular champions Olivia Richman Riot has announced that patch 9.9 will be League of Legend’s “biggest patch of the year.”  The patch notes reveal major changes to many of the game’s champions.  “Get ready for one of the longest reads of your week,” Paul “Aether” Perscheid and Hanna “shio shoujo” Woo warned players. Aatrox is getting a major rework in 9.9. Mechanic changes have transformed Aarox’s into a “diving, one-shot playstyle that’s protected by guaranteed safety of …

Counter-Strike

CS:GO Danger Zone gets massive update bringing new weapons and map Steven Rondina While it felt like Valve’s battle royale experiment had been swept under the rug for a time, the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive development team has apparently been toiling away on a major update. Big changes have arrived to CS:GO’s Danger Zone. A new patch has dropped for the game mode, bringing with it a new map, new items, and multiple UI changes. They combine to make for a very different Danger …

Dota 2 Pieliedie joins Forward Gaming as new captain and support player By Steven Rondina Dota 2 Valve releases schedule for 2019-2020 Dota Pro Circuit season By Steven Rondina League of Legends MSI 2019 arrives in Vietnam, and this is all you need to know By William Davis

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Team Vitality partnering with HKS to build new esports facility William Davis Team Vitality has shared its plans to open a new facility in Paris. The project is a collaboration between Team Vitality and HKS Sports & Entertainment. Vitality is an esports organization based in France with teams competing in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, League of Legends, Rocket League, and many other popular titles. In March, Vitality shared a picture on the organization’s official Twitter account showing the front of a building with …

Fortnite

Fortnite pro Animal claims building bug cost him a spot in World Cup Olivia Richman “Oh my god, this game is so bad. Epic, fix your shit, please, bro, please! Why are there so many bugs? Why? Why can’t you fix things?” That was the outburst of competitive Fortnite player YourFellowArab, following a live stream in which a bug seemd to cost him a qualifying match for the World Cup Solo Finals. The clip shows him landing near a competitor, where he is then unable to turbo …

Apex Legends

Cloud9 place roots in Brazil with all-Brazilian Apex Legends team William Davis Cloud9 has signed an all-Brazilian Apex Legends roster. The organization shared the announcement through Twitter. Apex Legends is one of the hottest competitive titles of the year so far. The game was released in February without any prior marketing or promotion. It immediately became one of the most streamed games on Twitch, and that popularity attracted the attention of the professional teams and organizations. Teams including 100 Thieves, Team Liquid, …

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Mid-Season Invitational undergoes late changes to match schedule Steven Rondina The 2019 Mid-Season Invitational is getting hit with a scheduling change at the last minute. According to a report by outlet LienMinh360, the play-in stage of the event scheduled to take place in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam is being shifted around due to the declaration of two national days of mourning for the death of former prime minister Le Duc Anh. These reports were confirmed by Riot Games. “Out …

New season patch brings Dazzle, Io, more changes to Dota Auto Chess gabhernandez Dota 2 The first season of Dota Auto Chess has concluded and Drodo Studio has released some huge changes to the game. Major changes were added to the popular Dota 2 custom game as it closed its first season. These include reworking hero synergies, rebalancing of existing heroes, and adding new chess pieces to the game. Drodo Studio also marked April 30 as an “offseason” day. This means that all games played …

Overwatch League announces Bud Light as official sponsor Olivia Richman News The Overwatch League has announced Bud Light as an official league sponsor after signing a deal with Anheuser-Busch InBev. The first major event to promote this sponsorship was the Bud Light Homestand Weekend in Dallas. Hosted by Dallas Fuel at the Allen Event Center, the two-day, eight-team event was the OWL’s first series of matches held outside of Blizzard Arena. Over the weekend, Bud Light operated a branded bar and …

Dallas Fuel players emotional over raucous local crowd at home win William Davis News Riding the energy of a rambunctious crowd, the Dallas Fuel took a 3-1 victory over the Houston Outlaws in the first ever true home game for the team. The match started with a strong effort from Dallas on Lijiang Tower that ended in a 2-0 map win for the Fuel. The Outlaws struck back before the halftime break with a 2-1 win off the back of a strong point B …

League of Legends team loses playoff spot after match fixing scandal Steven Rondina League of Legends Match fixing may be the biggest problem facing competitive League of Legends right now. According to multiple reports, four members of the Rogue Warriors organization have been suspended for intentionally throwing games. Kangjian “Zhanzhao” Liao, Jie “Caocao” Ren, and Zhanhong “FengXian” Liu from Rogue Warriors’ developmental RW Shark team have been suspended for 18 seasonal months. Rogue Warriors jungler Tao “XiaoYao” Xie has also received the same punishment. RW Shark …

Fortnite players win tournament moments before quitting Fortnite William Davis Fortnite Despite massive prize pools and international fame, professional Fortnite players aren’t exactly happy with the decisions of developer Epic Games. Those questionable decisions seem to have fed up two University of Georgia students who won the Fortnite Collegiate Starleague finals, and then used their new fame to immediately call out Epic for questionable updates before announcing that they were quitting the game. The duo, Jack Stuttard and Ibrahim Diaz, were …

Riot employees consider walkout amidst continued frustration Olivia Richman League of Legends Riot’s decision to block gender discrimination lawsuits under the protection of arbitration causes has sparked outrage within the company’s Santa Monica office. When employees found out that the League of Legend developer was preventing two former employees from suing under the controversial practice, many began more seriously considering a walkout.  Media outlet Waypoint granted anonymity to employees that wanted to speak out against the company. They informed the news source …

Former Team Liquid coach Heen joins up with TNC Predator gabhernandez Dota 2 TNC Predator has announced the addition of a former Team Liquid coach to its organization. Lee “Heen” Seung Gon is popularly known for coaching Team Liquid for more than two years. Team Liquid had found several tournament successes under his guidance since his joining in 2016. His coaching for Team Liquid debuted at The Manila Major 2016 where the team took second place behind OG. From there, Liquid found its …

New Storm Rising audio could hint at more new Overwatch content Fariha Bhatti News A new audio file relating to the current Storm Rising event has been revealed by the official Overwatch Twitter account. The file continues the ongoing Storm Rising storyline and makes reference to future events that could reveal more content for the game. Much like the initial event announcement, the clip revealed is an audio recording from the Overwatch Archives. Instead of a clip detailing the mission outline, this time the …

New teams take over the standings in latest Winners League action Steven Rondina Counter-Strike Winners League Season 2 is now at the halfway point of its group stage, and the hierarchy between teams is beginning to manifest. The early favorites to dominate have looked solid. Teams like Virtus.pro and Lazarus Esports sport winning records and seem to be strong candidates to make the playoffs. But it’s the new teams like Polar Ace Esports and Royal that have really looked best to this point. This …

Overwatch adds the new Hero Gauntlet to Arcade mode on PTR Olivia Richman News Custom Workshop creations by Overwatch players might just become Arcade staples.  Blizzard recently added a new game mode to the Arcade in Public Test Region, called Hero Gauntlet. Similar to Counter-Strike: Global Offensive’s Arms Race game mode, Hero Gauntlet will have each player start with the same hero, McCree. Once they’ve secured a kill, they’ll move to the next hero in a pre-determined order. To win, a player must have …

Byali steps down from Virtus.pro, team announces replacement Steven Rondina Counter-Strike Paweł “byali” Bieliński is stepping away from Virtus.pro. According to a report from Cybersport.pl, the longtime member of the iconic Polish team is stepping down. The cause is frustration over Virtus.pro’s struggles to this point in 2019, as well as his own in-game stumbles since returning to the team’s active roster in November. Byali was a member of Virtus.pro’s dynasty years, which lasted from 2014 until 2017 with highlights including …

Guardians of the Galaxy skins leaked by Fortnite data miners Olivia Richman Fortnite Fortnite fans can’t stop leaking updates.  Fortnite data miners recently posted screenshots of their latest discoveries. After searching through the game’s files, the data miners uncovered possible Guardians of the Galaxy skins. In response to the initial research, fellow data miners revealed further screenshots that appeared to prove that the first cosmetic pack would revolve around Star Lord. This leak also includes a possible audio pack as well, titled “Star …

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