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League of Legends
League of Legends to change positional ranking after harsh feedback
Olivia Richman
League of Legends will be discontinuing positional ranking worldwide on March 13. According to an official announcement from League of Legends metagame system designer Ed “SapMagic” Altorfer, Riot has noted players’ frustration with the “grindiness, low satisfaction of off-position games, and teammates not taking off-position games seriously enough.” Altorfer said Riot has noticed that up to 30 percent of League of Legends players in North America and Korea are not …
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PlayerUnknown steps down from the PUBG development team
Steven Rondina
“PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds” is technically just “Battlegrounds” now. That’s because PUBG lead designer Brendan Greene, commonly referred to by his online handle PlayerUnknown, is stepping down from his position. He announced the news on Twitter. “Today I’m excited to announce that my new day-to-day focus will be heading up a new division of PUBG Corp.: PUBG Special Projects,” Greene said. “While I’ll remain as a consulting director on PUBG, development will …
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Master Chief Collection brings full Halo series to PC and Steam
William Davis
After years of waiting, fans of the Halo series are finally getting what they want as the Master Chief Collection is coming to PC. PC gamers haven’t received an entry in the Halo franchise since 2007 when Halo 2 was finally released for PC. Online servers for the game were officially shut down in 2013, long after the game was discontinued on Xbox Live in 2010. The new collection will …
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Tempo Storm stomp PUBG field with first-place NPL finish
Steven Rondina
Tempo Storm have been utterly dominating the professional PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds scene in North America. The quartet recently brought home a bunch of hardware by becoming the National PUBG League Phase 1 champions. The achievement caps what has been a stellar start for the team in the new PUBG competitive format. The first phase of the 2019 season kicked off in February, with the teams competing in eight weekly matches. The …
League of Legends
Veteran LCS broadcaster Zirene surprises fans, leaves Riot Games
Olivia Richman
Riot Games is losing another iconic caster. It seemed like analyst Joshua “Jatt” Leesman had just announced his switch from broadcast to balance when Aidan “Zirene” Moon took to Twitter to declare his retirement from LCS shoutcasting. “I have left to explore and pursue other opportunities,” Zirene said. Zirene streaming and content creation as his new focus, though he added that he remains open to other opportunities should they come …
Apex Legends
Apex Legends developer talks new legend Octane, battle pass after leaks
Steven Rondina
New Apex Legends content is coming soon. Following a thorough data mine and leak on Origin, Respawn Entertainment has confirmed that a new playable legend character and a seasonal battle pass are inbound. The Apex Legends developer made the announcement on Reddit. In the Reddit post, Respawn warned fans against buying into any rumors they saw about the game. However, it did acknowledge that some upcoming content had come to …
League of Legends
IWillDominate reaches Grandmaster rank in under a week
Olivia Richman
Team Liquid League of Legends streamer Christian “IWillDominate” Rivera took to Twitter to announce that he reached Grandmaster rank in less than a week. “I’m so fucking happy right now,” IWillDominate said. To achieve this astounding feat, IWillDominate hosted a 17 hour stream, playing 26 straight games with no duos. “I can fucking do it,” he exclaimed on stream after accomplishing his goal. “Nothing can hold me back.” The numbers …
Dota 2
OG boots iLTW off active roster, plans to announce new carry
Steven Rondina
OG once again finds itself without a carry player. The team announced on its Facebook page that it is parting ways with Igor “iLTW” Filatov. He returns to the roster of Espada, where he was loaned from. OG has been struggling to find a carry player since the departure of Anathan “ana” Pham in November. Though he helped the team hoist the Aegis of Champions at The International 2018 in …
Twitch streamer Shroud injured, requires surgery after scooter accident
Steven Rondina
Counter-Strike
The streamer and former CS:GO star seriously injured his left arm. Michael “shroud” Grzesiek’s was involved in a major road accident. Just days after hitting a major milestone on Twitch, the former Counter-Strike: Global Offensive player landed in the hospital. Shroud alluded to being involved in a scooter accident on Twitter, and revealed shortly after that he required surgery on his left arm. While Shroud himself hasn’t gone into detail …
Shroud tops 100,000 subs on Twitch, quadruples Ninja’s sub total
Steven Rondina
News
Michael “shroud” Grzesiek has hit a big milestone. The popular streamer has topped 100,000 subscribers on Twitch. The moment came live on stream with Shroud celebrating the occasion with his fans, and the subs kept rolling in afterward. He added 10,000 more in the immediate aftermath. 2018 was a huge year for Shroud. Entering the year as a retired Counter-Strike: Global Offensive player, he was still under contract with former …
Los Angeles Valiant part with head coach early in Season 2
William Davis
News
The Los Angeles Valiant will replace the team’s coach after a slow start in Overwatch League’s second season. Valiant head coach Byungchul Moon has been relieved of his duties as coach before the completion of the new season’s first stage. A statement from Valiant general manager Michael Schwartz was short and complimentary towards Moon. “We want to thank Coach Moon for his contributions to the Pacific Division and Stage 4 …
Shanghai Dragons taunt way to victory over London Spitfire
Olivia Richman
News
There may be no Overwatch League moment more iconic than the Shanghai Dragon’s Jin-hyeok “DDing” Yang teabagging on the payload as it reaches its next point uncontested. To add insult to injury, the London Spitfire lost the map featuring DDing’s taunt 0-3, and ultimately fell to the Dragons 3-2 in one of the most exciting matches of Season 2. It was hard to not write off this matchup as an …
FACEIT and Pinnacle partner for ECS Pinnacle Cup
Jared Wynne
Counter-Strike
FACEIT has announced a new partnership with Pinnacle promoting its Esports Championship Series competition. The partnership will cover seasons 7 and 8 of the ECS Pinnacle Cup, formerly known as the ECS Challenger Cup, through which top Counter-Strike: Global Offensive teams compete for potential spots in the ECS. The ECS Pinnacle Cup features 32 teams split evenly between North American and European regions. Teams compete in swiss stages to determine …
Overwatch League celebrates International Women’s Day
Olivia Richman
News
The esports industry took a big interest in International Women’s Day, choosing to highlight all of the female employees that help run various esports organizations and put together live events. The Overwatch League took to Twitter to share its #BalanceForBetter support. An accompanying video shined a spotlight on the women that make the Overwatch League possible, from work behind the scenes at the Blizzard Arena to the women who help …
FlyQuest releases Fortnite pro Tinny for alleged domestic violence
Steven Rondina
Fortnite
Fortnite pro Tinny is at the center of an ugly controversy. The British player has been officially released by esports organization FlyQuest following allegations of physical and mental abuse by an ex-girlfriend. The team announced the news in a statement on Twitter. “We want to follow up in regards to the situation arising yesterday involving one of our Fortnite players,” said FlyQuest. “After investigating and discussing with the player in question, …
ChrisJ hints at signing with BIG in social media posts
Steven Rondina
Counter-Strike
Chris “chrisJ” de Jong could soon have a new home. The Counter-Strike: Global Offensive star and longtime member of Mousesports took to social media and teased that he has signed with a new team. Though he did not explicitly state where he is headed, his post on Instagram stated “BIG news coming this week” and included a German flag. These two things suggest ChrisJ is headed to BIG. BIG making …
Ninja signs exclusive deal with gaming agency Loaded
Olivia Richman
Fortnite
Fortnite phenomenon Tyler “Ninja” Blevins was recently signed to management firm Loaded. The firm, which focuses primarily on gaming influencers, also added popular streamers Ben “DrLupo” Lupo and Jack “CouRag” Dunlop to its roster. All three are best known for streaming Fortnite, creating content along the way that cumulatively reached over two billion views across Twitch and YouTube over the last year. Ninja himself has over 13 million Twitch followers …
Ninjas in Pyjamas brings back Draken to replace Dennis
Steven Rondina
Counter-Strike
Dennis “dennis” Edman is taking a step back from competitive Counter-Strike. Ninjas in Pyjamas announced that dennis would be taking some time off due to health concerns following the 2019 Katowice Major. He will remain a member of NiP, with William “draken” Sundin returning to the team as a stand-in. The severity of his condition is unknown, with NiP stating on its website that dennis was “experiencing some energy fatigue …
TNC Predator defeats Keen Gaming to win WESG 2019
gabhernandez
Dota 2
TNC Predator finished off a dominating run at the World Electronic Sports Games tournament despite a recent roster shakeup. Carlo “Kuku” Palad was banned from attending the tournament in Chongqing, while former captain Michael “ninjaboogie” Ross Jr. had departed from the team. To complete its WESG lineup, TNC Predator had to bring in on loan Marc Polo Luis “Raven” Fausto and Nico “eyyou” Barcelon from Lotac. The Filipino team proved …
Team Liquid’s Call of Duty roster moves on to Apex Legends
Olivia Richman
Apex Legends
Team Liquid’s Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 Blackout team has moved to Apex Legends. The esports organization’s Apex Legends roster now consists of four players: Brenden “Casper” Marino, Gage “Caliburn” Meyer, Thomas “Flankxr” Cook, and Tanner “Rogue” Trebb. Despite Apex sporting three-person teams, Liquid has announced that they’re looking to add even more players to their new roster. A Proving Grounds initiative has been announced, calling all skilled players …
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