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Final Dota 2 major of the season receives surprise qualifier shakeup
Steven Rondina
Something strange is going on with Dota 2’s Epicenter Major. The event organizer made a surprise announcement that the qualifier slot allocation for the final event of the 2018-2019 Dota Pro Circuit season is being changed. Epicenter announced the news on Twitter. “Europe, China and CIS will each have 2 slots on The EPICENTER Major due to an uncertainty in regional slot distribution and in communication with Valve on that …
League of Legends
SK Telecom T1 survive three scrappy games, beat Kingzone DragonX
William Davis
SK Telecom T1 is looking ready for the LCK Spring Split final after a win over Kingzone DragonX. The Kingzone team that rolled over Damwon Gaming in the previous round could not take a single game from three-time world champion SKT. The 3-0 victory puts SKT in the final against the number one team from the regular season, Griffin. In game one, jungler Moon “Cuzz” Woo-chan locked in Vi. This …
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Reboot Vans are officially bringing respawn mechanics to Fortnite
Fariha Bhatti
Epic Games has confirmed the arrival of Reboot Vans in the next Fortnite update. Community manager Nathan Mooney announced and explained the new feature on YouTube while dressed as a banana. During what was the thirteenth developer update, Mooney detailed the mechanics of the new feature, explaining to fans exactly what to expect from Reboot Vans once they are introduced into the game. The vans will be dotted throughout the …
League of Legends
Team Liquid gets back on track with semifinal sweep of FlyQuest
William Davis
Team Liquid is set to contest its third consecutive LCS final after taking down underdog FlyQuest. Team Liquid is ready to defend the team’s title in St. Louis where they will face Team SoloMid. A decisive win over FlyQuest put an end to questions about whether or not Team Liquid was still in good playing shape. In game one, Team Liquid showed an unusual strategy with bot laner Yiliang “Doublelift” …
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Blizzard teases new Overwatch map in Havana with latest lore update
Fariha Bhatti
Blizzard has dropped a surprise piece of lore via the Overwatch website, detailing a location that could tease a new map. The blog piece is a fictional newspaper detailing the suspicious rise of a company located in Havana. The depicted story shares information about a family run business, a rum distillery that creates a well known Cuban drink called “Don Rumbotico”. According to the fictional article, the business was operated …
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ENCE top PUBG Europe League phase 1, head to FACEIT Global Summit
Steven Rondina
The field is now set for the phase one playoffs of the PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds pro circuit. The final day of phase one of PUBG Europe League wrapped up and saw ENCE Esports hoist the trophy as phase one winners. ENCE will head to London for the phase one playoffs at the FACEIT Global Summit: PUBG Classic alongside three other PEL teams. The final week of PEL phase one was a …
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PUBG Mobile adds subscription services for daily loot and more
Olivia Richman
The popular PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds mobile game has added Prime and Prime Plus subscriptions. These subscription models are targeted at more avid players who check the game on a daily basis. Players with these subscriptions will receive Unknown Cash, discounted prices on loot crates, and will be enabled to make in-game purchases with Battle Points. The basic Prime subscription costs 99 cents and offers five Unknown Coins daily. These subscribers will …
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Insane Widowmaker play from Carpe inspires official OWL hype rating
Olivia Richman
The Overwatch League has officially announced a “hype rating” system to identify the past two season’s most exciting team fights. Created by stats producer Ben Trautman, the system uses the team fight’s total final blows, its duration, amount of ultimates, and if it was in overtime, all as measurements to define the moment’s overall hype factor. The idea came to Trautman while he watched Philadelphia Fusion’s Jae-Hyeok “Carpe” Lee on …
Blizzard Arena censors another meme for racist connections
Olivia Richman
News
Some Overwatch League fans think that Blizzard has taken censorship a bit too far. The “OK” hand sign is now banned from the Blizzard Arena. On April 4, a fan in the audience held up the “OK” symbol during an interview with the Los Angeles Gladiator’s Gui-un “Decay” Jang following their victory over the Shanghai Dragons. Check out where the controvery started here. In response, one Twitter user called the …
Natus Vincere win StarSeries season 7 with sweep of Fnatic
Steven Rondina
News
Natus Vincere are the champions of StarSeries & i-League Season 7. The Ukrainian team smashed its way into the grand finals and faced off with Fnatic. There, Natus Vincere scored an emphatic but hardfought 3-0 victory to seal up the first-place prize of $250,000. The first map was essentially the Denis “electronic” Sharipov show. He carried Na’Vi to a 5-1 lead to start the game with a some solid gunslinging …
Fortnite’s $500,000 World Cup Warm Up Cup continues
Olivia Richman
Fortnite
Fortnite’s $500,000 World Cup Warm Up Cup continues today. The top 1,500 from yesterday’s three-hour match will now advance to a three-hour period of matches later today. Similar to the Blackheart and Luxe Cups, the scoring system will reward three points for every Victory Royale. Eliminations are worth one point each. The two-day mini-tournament includes a $500,000 prize divided between hundreds of winners. In the Northeast region, first place awards …
Fnatic set to face Natus Vincere in StarSeries Season 7 final
Steven Rondina
Counter-Strike
Just two teams remain at StarSeries & i-League Season 7. In the grand finals of the Shanghai event, tournament favorite Natus Vincere will take on a surging Fnatic in a best-of-five series. The winner will receive the $250,000 top prize. Natus Vincere’s presence in the grand finals comes as a surprise to few. The Ukrainian squad was held up as one of the world’s best throughout 2018, routinely placing top-four in …
Epic irks Fortnite pros with late rule change for World Cup
Steven Rondina
Fortnite
Pro players are mad at Epic Games for its handling of Fortnite’s esports events once again. Just 10 days out from the start of qualifiers for the Fortnite World Cup, the game’s publisher has issued a new ruling on screen resolutions. In competitive play, players will be required to use a 16:9 resolution. The move comes despite the growing popularity of 4:3 resolutions amongst competitors. “In the near future, we …
Amazing parts ways with Schalke, seeks return to playing role
William Davis
League of Legends
Maurice “Amazing” Stückenschneider is parting ways with FC Schalke 04, the former strategic manager announced through Twitter. Amazing might be returning to active play on the rift, as the jungler is looking for a new home after finishing his contract with Schalke. Amazing started his career in 2012 with the since-disbanded Absolute Legends team. In 2014 he played with Team SoloMid. The jungler found great success in North America and …
G2 roll over Origen, book tickets to LEC final in Rotterdam
William Davis
League of Legends
G2 Esports is the first team confirmed for the LEC final in Rotterdam after a devastating victory over Origen. G2 is putting the negative results of the late season behind and showing why they are the number one team in Europe. The squad had three weeks off between the end of the regular season and round two of the playoffs, more than enough time to recover from recent losses. Many …
Riot Games end Rift Rivals in many regions around the world
William Davis
League of Legends
League of Legends’ Rift Rivals has effectively been canned for many of the world’s regions. In a press release on the Oceania League of Legends site, Riot Games declared it would be discontinuing all but two of the Rift Rivals regional tournaments. Competitions between North America and Europe, as well as LPL/LCK/LMS events, will continue. Events featuring other regions including Oceania, Japan, and more will not be returning. Riot Games …
Plagiarism claims by artist against Fortnite come under scrutiny
Fariha Bhatti
Fortnite
A 14 year old artist has recently accused Fortnite developer and publisher Epic Games of stealing their artwork for a skin. Despite outrage across the internet on the artist’s behalf, it has been uncovered that the accusations are likely false. The original accusation against Epic Games were first made on March 31. Artist Ruby Ramearez, known as Elecast across social media, made a statement on Facebook claiming that her design …
Fortnite takes BAFTA award at annual game award ceremony
Fariha Bhatti
Fortnite
Fortnite has won the title of Best Evolving Game at the BAFTA 2019 Games Awards. The British award ceremony took place in London and presented a variety of different awards across varied gaming and film categories. Fortnite won the title after being nominated along with five other games, each with a heavy online component and continual updates that keep fans playing long after the initial release dates. The other five …
TJ Sports opening training camp for Chinese LoL prospects
William Davis
League of Legends
TJ Sports has launched a training camp for new League of Legends talents in China. Tencent and Riot Games are opening a new training camp through their joint venture, TJ Sports. The application process began on March 18 when players were first given the chance to register. The three different selection processes will run through April 20. One of the selection events will take place at the internet coffee bar …
Florida Mayhem announces all-Korean roster going into Stage 2
Olivia Richman
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Florida Mayhem is going into Stage 2 with an entirely Korean roster and staff. Before their first match took place, Florida Mayhem announced that they were parting ways with two members of its coaching staff and their remaining three Western players. This includes letting go of DPS player Kevyn “TviQ” Lindstrom, the last remaining player from the original Florida Mayhem roster. He’s also the player who infamously drove the team’s …
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