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League of Legends
LOL reddit: Garena fires employee who was betting during official MSI broadcast
Olivia Richman
When Garena Taiwan was first caught betting on the 2019 Mid-Season Invitational, Twitch viewers were immediately enraged by the digital entertainment platform’s illegal activities. Now, it looks like the League of Legends community is getting at least part of its wish. The LMS region’s official MSI broadcaster and official Riot partner has announced that the person in charge of the stream has been terminated. Many on Reddit had demanded for …
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PUBG hosts Reddit AMA with the official Weapon Mastery team
Olivia Richman
Player Unknown’s Battlegrounds’ Weapon Mastery team recently took to Reddit for an AMA about the new progression system they’ve developed. Weapons Mastery is a brand new progression system that rewards players for becoming experts with their favorite weaponry. Dealing damage and defeating opponents will help players progress through ranked levels with their gun of choice. In the lobby, PUBG players can check out the Mastery tab to keep track of …
Fortnite
Epic Games buys out Rocket League creator, will pull game off Steam
Steven Rondina
Epic Games been making aggressive moves for a while now, and it just kicked things up another notch. The publisher has announced the acquisition of San Diego-based game development studio Psyonix Incorporated. Best known as the team behind Rocket League, the Psyonix purchase marks one of the biggest coups pulled off by Epic at a time where it is rapidly expanding across the entire video game industry. No financial information …
Dota 2
Team Team reveals new Dota 2 roster and announces new sponsor
Steven Rondina
Team Team has a new roster and a new sponsor. The organization has announced the addition of mid laner Eric “Ryoya” Dong and support player Timothy “tmt” Ong. Additionally, Team Team has found a sponsor in Beastcoast. The addition of Ryoya and TMT comes after Team Team’s controversial release of Nico “Gunnar” Lopez and Jason “Newsham” Newsham. After qualifying for the MDL Disneyland Paris Major, the squad dropped the pair …
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
Steven Rondina
One of Dota 2’s top free agents has found a new home. According to an announcement by the team on Twitter, Johan “pieliedie” Åström is the new captain of North America’s Forward Gaming. The move reunites him with former Cloud9 teammates Kurtis “Aui_2000” Ling and Arif “MSS” Anwar. Pieliedie is a familiar name for any longtime fan of Dota 2. A staple of the European scene from 2012 to 2017, …
Dota 2
Valve releases schedule for 2019-2020 Dota Pro Circuit season
Steven Rondina
There are still two majors between now and The International 2019, but Valve has officially laid the foundation for next year’s Dota 2 season. On the official Dota 2 blog, Valve put out a notice to tournament organizers that the company is now accepting applications to arrange the official major and minor tournaments of the 2019-2020 Dota Pro Circuit season. Though the information provided is limited, the notice includes a …
MSI 2019 arrives in Vietnam, and this is all you need to know
William Davis
League of Legends
The Mid-Season Invitational is here, as the first international event of the year gathers League of Legends’ spring champions from around the world. For the first time ever, MSI is heading to Vietnam. The action begins on May 1 at GG Stadium in Ho Chi Minh City. Here’s everything you need to know about MSI 2019. It’s the first international event of the 2019 League of Legends calendar. 13 champions …
Team Vitality partnering with HKS to build new esports facility
William Davis
League of Legends
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 pro Animal claims building bug cost him a spot in World Cup
Olivia Richman
Fortnite
“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 …
Cloud9 place roots in Brazil with all-Brazilian Apex Legends team
William Davis
Apex Legends
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, …
Mid-Season Invitational undergoes late changes to match schedule
Steven Rondina
League of Legends
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 …
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