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Dota 2 Battle Pass players are finally getting Baby Roshan statues Dota 2 Dota 2 Battle Pass players are finally getting Baby Roshan statues By Olivia Richman Blizzard announces details for the 2019 Overwatch World Cup News Blizzard announces details for the 2019 Overwatch World Cup By gabhernandez The International 2019 playoff dates have been announced Dota 2 The International 2019 playoff dates have been announced By Steven Rondina
dev1ce pulls off the play of the year with two-bullet clutch Counter-Strike
dev1ce pulls off the play of the year with two-bullet clutch William Davis Nicolai “dev1ce” Reedtz is no stranger to incredible plays, but his latest highlight might be among his best. The superstar AWPer for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive juggernaut Astralis turned heads with a recent clutch round on Inferno. In a match versus Hellraisers during ESL Pro League Season 9, the Dane pulled off an incredible 1 on 2 clutch win, using just two bullets to put Astralis up 9-6 on the map. …
CompLexity Gaming make off lane change just before Paris major Dota 2
CompLexity Gaming make off lane change just before Paris major gabhernandez Just a couple of weeks before the MDL Disneyland Paris Major, CompLexity Gaming has released its offlaner. CompLexity Gaming announced the departure of offlaner Yang “Deth” Wu Heng on the organization’s website. The sudden roster change was made after the conclusion of ESL One Mumbai. The team showed an underwhelming performance during the tournament’s group stage and playoffs. CompLexity Gaming and local Indian team Signify ranked last during the group …
Astralis hits 30 wins in a row on Nuke during ESL Pro League Counter-Strike
Astralis hits 30 wins in a row on Nuke during ESL Pro League Steven Rondina Astralis is good on every Counter-Strike: Global Offensive map, but the team is practically untouchable on Nuke. Playing opposite the ex-3D Max team in the ESL Pro League Season 9 Europe division, the three-time major winners notched their 30th straight win on the map in offline play. The win also closed out the series 2-0 in favor of the Danes. Though Nuke isn’t among the most popular map picks, Astralis has …
Fortnite patch adds new Avengers Endgame game mode and more Fortnite
Fortnite patch adds new Avengers Endgame game mode and more Olivia Richman Marvel hero costumes, items, and a new game mode are now available after Fortnite’s most recent update.  The Avengers Endgame event features Thanos invading the battle royale island in search of the six Infinity Stones. The opposing hero team will attempt to wipe out the Chitauri forces and ultimately take down Thanos.  On the villains’ side, the first Chitauri to recover one of the Infinity Stones hidden throughout the map …
A closer look at the new MSI theme song, “Bring Home the Glory” League of Legends A closer look at the new MSI theme song, “Bring Home the Glory” By Olivia Richman Blizzard introduces Workshop mode with mod tools to Overwatch News Blizzard introduces Workshop mode with mod tools to Overwatch By gabhernandez Apex Legends streamer gets banned mid-stream for hacking Apex Legends Apex Legends streamer gets banned mid-stream for hacking By Olivia Richman
Dragon Gate Team barred from LMS after match fixing allegations League of Legends
Dragon Gate Team barred from LMS after match fixing allegations Steven Rondina Dragon Gate Team of the LMS is embroiled in a serious scandal. The Hong Kong-based League of Legends organization has been removed from its regional league due to alleged match fixing. The LMS announced the news on its website. The LMS received reports that the team was taking measures to ensure it lost games during the 2019 LMS Spring Split. Upon receiving these reports, the LMS conducted an investigation into …
PUBG earned a staggering $1 billion in revenue in 2018 News
PUBG earned a staggering $1 billion in revenue in 2018 Olivia Richman PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds earned almost $1 billion in revenue last year.  PUBG Corp. recently announced that its flagship battle royale title earned $920 million in revenue in 2018.  In the company’s financial earnings report, it was revealed that PUBG Corp. made $310 million in profit off of that amount. Most of the loot was collected from PC users and digital downloads. This platform earned them $790 million, followed by mobile at $65 …
Fortnite team subjected to 100-hour work weeks, “culture of fear” Fortnite
Fortnite team subjected to 100-hour work weeks, “culture of fear” Steven Rondina Labor practices in the video game industry have been heavily scrutinized in recent months, and the latest company to come under a magnifying glass is Epic Games. The publisher behind the wildly popular Fortnite has done excellent work keeping the battle royale fresh since its launch in 2017. According to a report at Polygon, that comes at the expense of its development team, who feel pressured into working for unhealthy lengths …
CoreJJ is the key for Team Liquid and NA at MSI 2019 League of Legends
CoreJJ is the key for Team Liquid and NA at MSI 2019 William Davis The memory of the 2018 Mid-Season Invitational is still fresh in the minds of Team Liquid players and fans. The preceding spring split resulted in the first domestic title for the organization and the first appearance on an international stage at a Riot event. But even after a split full of domestic accomplishment, reality hit Team Liquid hard. Underwhelming was the best word to describe TL’s performance at MSI last …
Dogman finally gets the bowl cut he has always promised Olivia Richman News Playing in the Overwatch League can come with a steep price: A player might have to rock a bowl cut.  Especially if they make the grave mistake of tweeting about it two years ago. While Atlanta Reign’s Dusttin “Dogman” Bowerman was playing in an early iteration of the Overwatch Contenders competition, he promised his followers that he would “rock a bowl cut” if he made it into the Overwatch League. …
Beyond the Summit returns to Counter-Strike in May with CS_Summit 4 Steven Rondina Counter-Strike Beyond the Summit is returning to Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. The tournament organizer has announced its next event, CS_Summit 4. The tournament will bring six top CS:GO squads into the Summit House for a unique broadcast that focuses heavily on player involvement. Speaking on Twitter, Beyond the Summit revealed that CS_Summit 4 will include Team Liquid, ENCE Esports, NRG Esports, Renegades, Team Vitality, and Ghost Gaming. The event will feature a …
Astralis remains the top ranked CS:GO team in the world for one year Olivia Richman News Astralis has been ranked number one for an entire year by one of the game’s most respected rankings. The Danish Counter-Strike: Global Offensive team has a staggering 1,000 points on HLTV’s ranking system. The next closest organization is Team Liquid with 591 points. HLTV ranks CS:GO teams based on their performances at events throughout the year while factoring in the relevance of each tournament played. Astralis has won 15 titles in …
Dendi, Xepher part ways with Tigers in latest roster shakeup Steven Rondina News The most beloved player in Dota 2 has once again been left without a team. Speaking on the team’s Facebook page, Southeast Asia’s Tigers announced that it is parting ways with Danil “Dendi” Ishutin and support player Kenny “Xepher” Deo. “Today we bid farewell to two of our dearest players, who we have gone through so much together with,” the team said in the announcement. “Both players have shown great camaraderie and …
OpenAI bots defeat thousands of human teams in OpenAI Arena gabhernandez News OpenAI Five has stepped up its game and defeated 7,215 human teams in public matches. Earlier this month, OpenAI hosted a final live event for OpenAI Five in the San Francisco bay area. The show’s highlight was a series between the bots and the reigning The International champions at OG. OpenAI Five stomped the current Aegis holders despite OG’s attempt to exploit the bots’ weaknesses. OpenAI then took it up …
New video game regulations in China to ban gore and gambling Olivia Richman Counter-Strike China is implementing strict policies on the types of video games they’ll be allowing their 1.4 billion citizens to play from now on. Blood and gore are officially banned. In the past, games have skirted by this regulation by simply changing the color of blood. But this will no longer be good enough. The country is also banning games that include China’s imperial history and gambling games like Mahjong and …
Fortnite volcano may finally erupt, but nobody knows when Olivia Richman Fortnite Fortnite’s volcano might finally be ready to erupt.  Players recently noticed that the volcano on the battle royale’s northeast island has started smoking. This is the second time the volcano has shown such signs of activity. And this time it seemed to have started after the first rune made its way to Loot Lake and plugged into the metal hatch.  This was a rune that first appeared over a plate …
Top Smash Bros player Hungrybox hit with crab after tournament win Steven Rondina News The Super Smash Bros. Melee tournament at Pound 2019 went as planned for a while, but then it got weird. The expected part was Juan “Hungrybox” DeBiedma adding to his legacy as possibly the greatest Smash player of all time by carving his way through the losers bracket and taking first place with a win over Joseph “Mango” Marquez. The weird part came immediately after, when the Team Liquid ace …
Invictus Gaming defeat JD Gaming, capture first domestic title William Davis League of Legends Invictus Gaming is the 2019 LPL Spring Split champion, as the current world champion took down JD Gaming in a quick series. IG achieved its first domestic title in a convincing series against JDG. Since its founding in 2011, IG has struggled to find ultimate success in the LPL. In 2018, the organization signed young bot laner prodigy Yu “JackeyLove” Wen-Bo and the team’s look changed completely. The team came …
Febby picks up ESL One Mumbai MVP award despite finals loss gabhernandez Dota 2 Fans were in for a big surprise with the Most Valuable Player prize was awarded at ESL One Mumbai, as the player was not from winning team Keen Gaming. Kim “Febby” Yong-min drove home a brand-new Mercedez-Benz car for being named ESL One Mumbai MVP.  The automobile is worth €50,000. Febby temporarily replaced Ryan “Bimbo” Jay Qui in the Mineski lineup due to visa issues. The team dominated the upper …
Cloud9 League team assembles for beautiful K/DA cosplay Olivia Richman League of Legends Cloud9’s League of Legends roster in gender-bending cosplay may not be what the community asked for, but it’s exactly what we need. Zachary “Sneaky” Scuderi, Eric “Licorice” Ritchie, Dennis “Svenskeren” Johnsen, and Tristan “Zeyzal” Stidam all posed for some K/DA-themed photos, after Sneaky’s cosplaying girlfriend styled their hair, makeup, and outfits. Yasin “Nisqy” Dincer wasn’t present for the photoshoot. It was rumored that his strict parents wouldn’t approve of it. …
Avengers: Endgame to receive Fortnite crossover treatment Steven Rondina Fortnite The Fortnite event to celebrate the upcoming Avengers: Endgame film might be bigger than anyone was expecting. Weeks after data miners unearthed files that hinted something related to the movie was coming, Fortnite teased that its latest Avengers crossover event wouldn’t just revolve around the film’s antagonist. Epic Games released an image on the official Fortnite Twitter of one of the game’s characters holding Captain America’s iconic shield. The tweet …

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