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Atlanta Reign shock fans with first regular season defeat of NYXL
William Davis
The Atlanta Reign may have given the previously winless Los Angeles Valiant their first win of Overwatch League Season 2, but they’ve also notched a much more prestigious accomplishment. Atlanta Reign became the first team to hand the New York Excelsior a regular season loss in Season 2. NYXL’s only prior loss in 2019 came to Seoul Dynasty in the Stage 1 playoff quarterfinal round. The massive victory for the …
Counter-Strike
Astralis parent company responds to BLAST Pro Series controversy
Steven Rondina
Fans have been grumbling about Astralis’ schedule in recent weeks. A number of huge tournaments have come and gone without the world’s best Counter-Strike: Global Offensive team participating. Astralis hasn’t been slacking, though. The team has just been focusing all its efforts into BLAST Pro Series events. That fact coupled with the BLAST Pro Series and Astralis both being owned by RFRSH Entertainment has had some fans crying foul, something …
League of Legends
KT Rolster avoid relegation with clean win over Jin Air
William Davis
KT Rolster secured its place in the LCK Summer Split after taking down Jin Air Green Wings in the second round of the LCK promotion tournament. KT is the first team to go from split champion to the relegations tournament the very next split. The team’s situation is not surprising, as during the offseason the team failed to secure an experienced bot laner. Instead, KT settled for rookie Jeon “Zenit” …
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Chengdu Hunter player speaks inappropriately to underaged streamer
Olivia Richman
Chengdu Hunters player Zhang “YangXiaoLong” Zhihao was fined one month’s salary for making inappropriate comments to an underaged streamer. “Aspen” is a popular Overwatch streamer who is currently partnered with Cloud9. During a recent match that was streamed on 17-year-old Aspen’s channel, YangXiaoLong told Aspen that fellow Chengdu Hunters player Ding “Ameng” Menghan said Aspen was his second wife. Aspen groaned in response to the comment. She wrote “LUL” in the channel’s …
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Overwatch Contenders announce three live events coming in May
Olivia Richman
Overwatch Contenders has announced three brand-new live events coming in May. According to the official announcement, the eight Contenders regions will be divided into two divisions, each consisting of four regions, for the new Showdown live events. The Pacific Showdown will take place in Shanghai, China, while the Atlantic Showdown is heading to Krefeld, Germany. These events will be live during the Overwatch League’s mid-year break beginning May 24, not …
Fortnite
Fortnite pro Dubs fn accused of cheating, more allegations promised
Olivia Richman
Pro Fortnite player Dubs fn was ranked second in the North America East qualifiers when he was accused of cheating. Fortnite cheat provider AspectDolphin revealed a Discord conversation with a user who called themselves RDubs saying “this cheat is lethal, everything looks legit.” This message was sent a month before the World Cup Qualifiers. The cheat provider can be seen asking RDubs to “keep it on the low” while using …
Counter-Strike
Anti-doping official talks esports and what players are using
Steven Rondina
Anti-doping officials don’t view adderall as much of a problem these days, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t a drug problem in esports. Michele Verroken of Sporting Integrity spoke with Reuters about some of her recent work with the Esports Integrity Coalition. According to Verroken, there has been a cultural shift in esports away from adderall, but towards other substances. “The trend is to say ‘yes, we thought that Adderall …
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Jeff Kaplan confirms Havana as payload map, hints at new heroes
Olivia Richman
Jeff Kaplan has confirmed that Havana will be Overwatch’s next map. In a live stream from Blizzard Entertainment headquarters hosted on Facbook, Overwatch’s lead director Jeff Kaplan stated that Havana will be on the Public Test Realm “very soon.” Before it goes to the PTR, developers are working on alterations to the map’s time of day and weather. “We were so excited to make Havana. It was one of the …
Gen.G raises $46M through investors including Will Smith
Olivia Richman
League of Legends
Esports organization Gen.G has raised $46 million through various celebrity investors and Silicon Valley funds. Actor Will Smith and Japanese soccer player Keisuke Honda provided capital through Dreamers Fund. They have joined retired NBA player Chris Bosh in advising Gen.G’s creative and commercial efforts. Los Angeles Clippers minority owner Dennis Wong and Alibaba Group’s former chair of US investments Michael Zeisser were also among the latest investors. Stanford University invested …
Shroud quitting Apex Legends due to constant server issues
Steven Rondina
Apex Legends
Michael “shroud” Grzesiek is fed up with Apex Legends. The world’s most popular streamer suggested that he is going to call it quits on the battle royale game during a recent broadcast. The frustration stems from the game’s frequently laggy servers, which makes the game run at a slower speed. Shortly after making the bold statement, Shroud once again found himself playing in slow motion. Though Shroud may or may …
League of Legends receives patch 9.8 before Mid-Season Invitational
Steven Rondina
League of Legends
The last set of changes before League of Legends’ 2019 Mid-Season Invitational has arrived. Patch 9.8 has launched, bringing adjustments to 16 different heroes and a number of items. It also adds a number of new skins, including a set commemorating Invictus Gaming’s victory at the 2018 League of Legends World Championship. While version 9.8 has a long list of heroes that have been changed, none have received an extensive …
Statistics show growing shift in Overwatch League meta after patch
Fariha Bhatti
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Stage 2 of the Overwatch League has now completed its second week, but the introduction of a new balance patch to the game has already shown a strong change to which heroes are most often picked. The 1.31 Patch was intended by developers at Blizzard to help shift the game’s competitive meta and to reduce the strength of the popular three tank and three support composition known informally as GOATS. …
Twitch streamer banned for using blackface in Apex Legends cosplay
Olivia Richman
Apex Legends
In the gaming community, where things like this happen, maybe it’s not the best to use blackface in cosplay. Even so, it happens with surprising frequency. One of the most recent examples of this was Karina “Karupups” Martsinkevich’s Lifeline cosplay. Twitch has issued a 30-day ban for the streamer, shutting down the channel before the live stream had even ended. For the Apex Legends-themed cosplay, Karupups had put on a …
Clutch Gaming owners sell majority stake, set for Dignitas rebrand
William Davis
League of Legends
Clutch Gaming’s ownership at the Houston Rockets has agreed to sell a majority stake in their League of Legends esports team to Dignitas parent company Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment. HBSE will own 68.2% of Clutch Gaming, while the Houston Rockets will retain the remaining 31.8% stake. Ownership of the team will be shared between the two companies through a newly created entity named Mal País. Clutch Gaming will also …
Virtus.pro finds replacement for TOAO in new player Vegi
Steven Rondina
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Virtus.pro has found a new fifth man for its Counter-Strike: Global Offensive roster. The organization announced that it has officially signed Arek “Vegi” Nawojski to the team. He replaces Mateusz “TOAO” Zawistowski, who was deactivated in March after just three months. Vegi is a fresh face on a veteran Virtus.pro team. The player first popped up in professional CS:GO in 2017 competing in various European regional events. He found a …
Fortnite Patch 8.40 introduces new limited time game modes
Olivia Richman
Fortnite
Say goodbye to rickety pirate ships and say hello to high flying fighter planes in Fortnite’s most recent update. Epic has released the 8.40 patch notes for Fortnite, introducing two new limited time modes, new weapon updates, and the ability to pet all the pets. Air Royale is a duos-only mode that allows players to climb aboard a plane and take to the skies. Pairs fight to be the last …
Overwatch patch 1.35 improves Reaper teleport, Junkrat grenades
Fariha Bhatti
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A new Overwatch patch has been released and is now available on all platforms. Patch 1.35 introduced the start of the latest seasonal event as well as a few hero changes. Symmetra and Junkrat have received a minor update, while Reaper has received multiple adjustments to his Shadow Step ability. Reaper’s teleporting ability now has a reduced cooldown time, having been shortened from seven seconds to just six. Another big …
Chinese Dota 2 event hit with allegation of cheating by veteran player
Steven Rondina
Dota 2
The games played by iG.Vitality at a recent tournament aren’t sitting well with Su “super” Peng. The veteran player and current staff member for the team accused a number of recent opponents of cheating during the China Future Cup tournament. Though iG.Vitality posted a solid second-place finish at the event, Super took to social media and blasted the players and the tournament organizer. “Unfortunately for us, we only achieved second …
Alliance to ESL One Birmingham after GG.BET Birmingham triumph
gabhernandez
Dota 2
Alliance captured the last spot at ESL One Birmingham by winning the GG.BET Birmingham Invitational. Eight teams from Europe and CIS fought for the last ticket to ESL One Birmingham. Natus Vincere, Gambit Esports, and Alliance were among the biggest names invited to participate in the GG.BET Birmingham Invitational for a chance to qualify to the bigger event. After a group stage bloodbath, Alliance and Gambit Esports topped their respective …
OWL fans question fate of Blizzard Arena after Warner Bros purchase
Olivia Richman
News
Warner Bros. will be the official owner of Burbank Studios, home to the Blizzard Arena, in 2023. The purchase of Burbank Studios is a multi-phased project with an estimated value of more than $1 billion. It’s one of Burbank’s largest and most complex real estate transactions in its history. The entertainment giant is acquiring the complex as part of its ambitious expansion plans. Burbank Studios will offer Warner Bros. more …
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