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Team Liquid launches new tribute to the late INTERNETHULK
William Davis
Team Liquid has launched a bio website for former Overwatch coach Dennis “INTERNETHULK” Hawelka on the late player’s birthday. The bio, titled “The Crusader Stands Watch,” tells his story from the perspective of his family and close friends. INTERNETHULK was a former grandmaster Terran player in Starcraft 2 and a Challenger ranked player in League of Legends before he made his transition to Overwatch. He was a founding member of …
Fortnite
FaZe Clan announces signing of 13-year-old Fortnite pro
William Davis
FaZe Clan have made a bold acquisition to the esports organization’s Fortnite roster in new player “H1ghSky1.” That the move is bold isn’t a comment on H1ghSky’s skills. His age is the reason, as H1ghSky1 only 13 years old. According to FaZe’s announcement of the signing, he’s the youngest member to ever be signed to the massive competitive gaming team. The announcement was slightly spoiled by Ali “Myth” Kabbani of …
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Vancouver Titans and San Francisco Shock to compete in OWL Finals
Olivia Richman
The Overwatch League semifinals have come to a close, with the Vancouver Titans and San Francisco Shock scheduled to face each other in the Stage 1 finals tomorrow. Both teams played near flawlessly in the playoffs, not allowing their opponents a single map in either match. Vancouver dominated Boston Uprising 3-0, then ran through Seoul Dynasty 4-0, despite the aforementioned team’s epic victory against analyst favorite New York Excelsior the …
Dota 2
Virtus.pro eliminate Secret, near DreamLeague Major finals
Steven Rondina
Virtus.pro is close to making the grand finals of its third major this season. The Russian team locked up a top-three spot at the DreamLeague Major and advanced to the lower bracket finals. It did so on the second day of arena play in Stockholm by defeating rival Team Secret 2-1. The series started off hot with an aggressive performance from Secret. Facing Vladimir “No[o]ne” Minenko’s Alchemist, Secret stalked him …
League of Legends
League of Legends, Fortnite, Apex Legends among best earners on PC
Fariha Bhatti
League of Legends was ranked as the world’s second highest grossing PC game of February 2019. The information provided by SuperData Research also placed Fortnite, Apex Legends, and Dota 2 in the top 10 highest earning games. Fortnite and Apex Legends did double duty, appearing on both the PC and console listings. League of Legends formerly occupied the top spot in the rankings, but recently lost it to 2D beat-em-up …
Counter-Strike
Team Envy adds 16-year-old s0m, ex-NRG player FugLy to roster
Steven Rondina
Team Envy has finished retooling its roster in the wake of its Katowice Major flop. The organization revealed its new lineup on Twitter. Joining Josh “jdm64” Marzano and Noah “Nifty” Francis on the team are former CompLexity Gaming members Sam “s0m” Oh and Bradley “ANDROID” Fodor, as well as ex-NRG Esports lurker Jacob “FugLy” Medina. The lineup is an intriguing one, but leaves some unanswered questions. FugLy joins following a …
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Apex Legends kicks over half a million hackers to the curb with update
Olivia Richman
New Apex Legends champion Octane grabbed the majority of the attention when the newest battle royale’s patch dropped earlier this week. But the update brought something even more important than a new character and battle pass goals. Developer Respawn Entertainment finally introduced its much needed in-game report system. In the first few days since the system’s launch, the game developer reported that 500,000 accounts have already been removed from Apex …
Fortnite
Epic Games reveals new prize pool details for the Blackheart Cup
Olivia Richman
While the Scallywag Cup may have just ended, another Fortnite tournament is already on the near horizon. Epic Games has announced the full details of this weekend’s Blackheart Cup an online tournament. The Blackheart Cup begins on March 23, pitting the top three percent of players in the world pulled from the Gauntlet Test Events. On March 24, the top 3,000 players in each region will compete in the grand …
Mineski drop two players following continued major struggles
gabhernandez
Dota 2
Mineski has parted ways with two of the team’s players. Mineski announced the departure of Johan “pieliedie” Åström and Kim “Febby” Yong-min from the squad. The announcement came after an underwhelming performance at the DreamLeague Season 11 major. After the post-TI shuffle, Febby joined the Mineski roster along with Damien “kpii” Chok and Thiay “March” Jun Wen. The departure of Chai “Mushi” Yee Fung opened a slot that led to pieliedie …
SK Telecom T1 looks stronger than ever in matchup with Sandbox Gaming
William Davis
League of Legends
SK Telecom T1 secured a convincing win over Sandbox Gaming and is looking strong heading to the playoffs. SKT looks to be back to its former glory. The three-time world champion is heading to the playoffs as a strong contender for the LCK spring title. A victory against Sandbox puts SKT in second place, a position they’re likely to keep through the rest of the regular season. Games one and …
Cloud9 reveals the organization’s new Apex Legends roster
Olivia Richman
Apex Legends
Cloud9 has officially joined the Apex Legends scene. The North American esports organization announced its new four-man Apex Legends squad, taking pro players from various other esports titles. Jamison “PVPX” Moore is the only player signed to Cloud9 specifically for Apex Legends. Greg “Grego” McAllen is a former Cloud9 Overwath player who joined PVPX soon after. Joseph “Frexs” Sanchez and Justin “Chappie” Andrews were in the PlayerUnknown’s Battleground competitive scene …
Newbee reunites International champions with multiple roster moves
Steven Rondina
Dota 2
With the Dota Pro Circuit season winding down, Chinese powerhouse Newbee is looking to make a big push for a spot at The International 2019. The organization revealed shakeups to its primary Dota 2 team as well as changes to its developmental squads. The changes to the lineups were revealed on Facebook. The main Newbee lineup retains the same core it started the season with, which includes carry player Xu …
Overwatch pro xQc quits GTA RP in the most dramatic way possible
Olivia Richman
GTA
Controversial streamer Felix “xQc” Legyel may not be in the Overwatch League anymore, but that hasn’t stopped his fans from being entertained by his antics. Viewers were caught off guard when xQc killed off his character, Jean-Pierre, on Grand Theft Auto 5’s roleplay server NoPixel. “I will cherish these moments forever,” xQc said to fellow Twitch streamer Pokelawls before jumping off the roof of a tall building. Pokelawl’s online persona, …
Defending champion NYXL upset in huge OWL playoff shocker
Olivia Richman
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Nobody could have predicted that Seoul Dynasty would crush New York Excelsior in the playoffs. That’s exactly what they did, defeating the team that all Overwatch League analysts had confidently voted for, and that fans had figured to have it in the bag. “It feels really great. We defeated London Spitfire, and now NYXL. This was our first ever time in the playoffs and these were both teams we couldn’t …
Eyyou replaces Kuku as TnC Predator captain, extends contract
Steven Rondina
Dota 2
TNC Predator is prepared to make some tweaks to its Dota 2 roster. The organization announced on Twitter that it has signed support player Nico “eyyou” Barcelon through the end of the 2018-2019 Dota Pro Circuit season. He will also take over captain duties from offlaner Carlo “Kuku” Palad. Eyyou has had an on-again, off-again relationship with TNC throughout his Dota 2 career. Making his professional debut with the team …
EternalEnVy finds another new roster for Flying Penguins
Steven Rondina
Dota 2
Jacky “EternalEnVy” Mao’s Flying Penguins team has quietly disbanded, but he’s already back with a new lineup. According to Russian broadcast outlet Dota 2 Maincast, EternalEnVy has rebuilt the Flying Penguins with talent from around the world. The news was broken on Twitter. For the most part, EternalEnVy’s new squad is unrecognizable from the team that competed in the StarLadder Minor, with only mid player Eric “Ryoya” Dong joining EternalEnVy …
OWL analysts are unanimous in their predictions for OWL Stage 1 champion
Olivia Richman
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The Overwatch League Stage 1 playoffs are upon us, and the winner will be crowned come March 24. OWL analysts have unanimously predicted that the New York Excelsior will continue to dominate and emerge as Stage 1 champions. The seven analysts also predicted that the final match for the NYXL will be against expansion team Vancouver Titans. This leaves the Philadelphia Fusion, Toronto Defiant, Atlanta Reign, and San Francisco Shock …
Fortnite pro Tfue opens up after sudden trip to hospital
Steven Rondina
Fortnite
Turner “Tfue” Tenney has returned to action after a health scare, but he isn’t back to 100 percent just yet. A day after announcing on Twitter that he had landed in an emergency room, the Fortnite pro returned to Twitch to let fans know what had happened. Though Tfue himself had no definitive answers on his condition, he indicated during his stream that it was related to a lingering issue …
New competition headlined by Dizzy coming to Apex Legends
William Davis
Apex Legends
Global sensation Apex Legends will have its first official tournament on the FACEIT platform with a $25,000 prize pool. FACEIT detailed that there will be 20 teams competing in the tournament, each of them led by popular streamers. The game has already had two tournaments: an iteration of Twitch Rivals and Guy “Dr. Disrespect” Beahm’s Code Red tournaments have snagged great viewership numbers. Both tournaments were won by team “King’s …
Tyler1 makes $10K bet with Yassuo as both gain big on Twitch
Olivia Richman
League of Legends
League of Legends streamer Tyler “Tyler1” Steinkamp seems to cause a scene every time he fires up his computer. This time his bravado has started a feud with Counter Logic Gaming League streamer Hammoudi “Yassuo” Abdalrhman, and $10,000 is on the line. The two influencers entertained their followers with some heated trash talk that soon evolved into a bet. Starting on new accounts completely from scratch, each streamer spent 10 …
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