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Apex Legends 100 Thieves signs fourth player to new Apex Legends squad By Olivia Richman Counter-Strike Former EnVyUs players form core of new Team LDLC CS:GO roster By Steven Rondina League of Legends Team Liquid was the most viewed esports organization in 2018 By Olivia Richman

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Houston Outlaws announce new partnership with grocery chain H-E-B Olivia Richman The Houston Outlaws have partnered with Texas-based grocery chain H-E-B.  “Our local communities comprise key elements of the Houston Outlaws’ identity, and H-E-B continues to play a major role in supporting the Houstin, Austin, and San Antonio markets,” Infininite Esports and Entertainment president Ryan Musselman said.  He went on to explain how H-E-B will provide “proper food and nourishment” to the players. The San Antonio, Texas grocery chain will also …

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A quick guide to Auto Chess, the popular new Dota 2 game mode gabhernandez The hype around Dota 2 custom game Auto Chess continues to build. But just what is it all about? Since its January 4 release, the new custom game has generated significant attention around the Dota 2community. New players have even installed Dota 2 just to play the custom game. Developer Drodo Studio consistently maintains interest around the game with its regular balance updates and content additions. Auto Chess is a …

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Bischu of LA Gladiators signs two-way contract with Contenders team Olivia Richman Los Angeles Gladiators off-tank Aaron “Bischu” Kim has signed a two-way contract to play for the Gladiators’ Contenders team, Gladiators Legion.  “We’re lucky to have a player like Bischu, who can help work to be a leader and mentor for our Legion players, while still remaining a stalwart component of our main roster,” said company founder Rob Moore.  This is an interesting announcement, since most Overwatch League players usually sign …

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Riot Games gives in to fan outcry, changes prestige point acquisition William Davis Riot Games is adding a new method for gaining prestige points in response to community complaints. Product manager Adriaan “KenAdamsNSA” Noordzij took to the League of Legends community boards to share Riot’s early plans in revising prestige point acquisition. The first major change is the ability to simply purchase a bundle containing 100 prestige points, allowing the player to trade those points in for a prestige skin. The second is …

News Dota PIT Minor teams confirmed include Ninjas in Pyjamas, Alliance By Steven Rondina Dota 2 Final Dota 2 major of the season receives surprise qualifier shakeup By Steven Rondina League of Legends SK Telecom T1 survive three scrappy games, beat Kingzone DragonX By William Davis

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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 …

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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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TSM edges Cloud9 in exciting semifinal series, heads to LCS final William Davis Team SoloMid confirmed its pass to the grand final in St. Louis after pulling a reverse sweep against Cloud9. The action-packed series finished after five exciting games that showed the best of both teams. Cloud9 got ahead early with two consecutive wins. The squad went for creative picks like Taric and Sona in the bottom lane, and game two was one of the best games of the season for jungler …

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Overwatch Storm Rising revealed in new trailer, coming soon Fariha Bhatti Blizzard have released a trailer for the new archives event detailing the event dates, its name, and the heroes to be playable. The tweet was published 24 hours after the team released a teaser about a possible new map located in Havana. As with previous archives events, the short video opens with the phrase “Decrypting,” shortly before showing the archives logo. This has been a staple since the event was …

Hats, taunts, and new customization likely coming to Fortnite Fariha Bhatti Fortnite Recent leaks have suggested that customisable cosmetics will soon be coming to Fortnite. A datamined list of items was discovered that listed such new finds as hats and a calling card item. The information was discovered by Twitter user Hypex, as a recent Fortnite update included data on a number of items that aren’t currently featured in-game. Keywords such as “headgear,” “taunt,” and “personalised battle bus” were among the data …

Blizzard teases new Overwatch map in Havana with latest lore update Fariha Bhatti News 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 …

ENCE top PUBG Europe League phase 1, head to FACEIT Global Summit Steven Rondina News 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 …

PUBG Mobile adds subscription services for daily loot and more Olivia Richman News 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 …

Insane Widowmaker play from Carpe inspires official OWL hype rating Olivia Richman News 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 …

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