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ESL One Mumbai rocked by multiple withdrawals due to Dota PIT Minor Dota 2 ESL One Mumbai rocked by multiple withdrawals due to Dota PIT Minor By Steven Rondina Reapered coach of the split, V1per rookie of the split for LCS spring League of Legends Reapered coach of the split, V1per rookie of the split for LCS spring By William Davis OWL star DPS player EFFECT retires with emotional statement News OWL star DPS player EFFECT retires with emotional statement By William Davis
14-year-old Fortnite streamer already makes $200,000 a year Fortnite
14-year-old Fortnite streamer already makes $200,000 a year Olivia Richman 14-year-old Griffin “Sceptic” Spikoski makes $200,000 a year streaming Fortnite on YouTube and Twitch.  While the Long Island native started off playing Fortnite just for fun, he skyrocketed to almost instant fame when he received over 7.5 million views on a YouTube video of him beating pro battle royale player Turner “Tfue” Tenney. The high schooler currently has over 1.2 million YouTube subscribers, 1.8 million Twitch views, and even a …
Fortnite patch 8.30 adds Reboot Vans, starts build to World Cup Fortnite
Fortnite patch 8.30 adds Reboot Vans, starts build to World Cup Steven Rondina Weeks after first being unearthed in the game’s files, Reboot Vans have finally arrived in Fortnite. The 8.30 patch has dropped in the game, delivering the awaited addition. Reboot Vans give players the ability to revive teammates in duos and squad play, a big boon to those who actively party up. In duos and squads, when a player dies they now drop a Reboot Card which can be picked up …
100 Thieves signs fourth player to new Apex Legends squad Apex Legends
100 Thieves signs fourth player to new Apex Legends squad Olivia Richman 100 Thieves has signed a fourth Apex Legends player to its squad with accomplished battle royale player Justin “JP2” Pate.  Before switching to the newest battle royale game, JP2 competed professionally in H1Z1 and PlayerUnknown’s Battlgrounds.  “He’s won multiple top placements at events such as Gamescon and Dreamhack. We’re excited to share his Apex journey with him,” said 100 Thieves’ official Twitter.    When it comes to Apex Legnds, JP2 …
Former EnVyUs players form core of new Team LDLC CS:GO roster Counter-Strike
Former EnVyUs players form core of new Team LDLC CS:GO roster Steven Rondina Team LDLC is back in the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive business. Just a week removed from the release of its roster, the enduring French organization has brought in a new squad of players. LDLC revealed in a series of tweets that its new lineup consists of Engin “MAJ3R” Kupeli, Christophe “SIXER” Xia, Alexandre “xms” Forté, and Vincent “Happy” Cervoni Schopenhauer. Filling in the final spot on a trial basis is Rodolphe …
Team Liquid was the most viewed esports organization in 2018 League of Legends Team Liquid was the most viewed esports organization in 2018 By Olivia Richman Houston Outlaws announce new partnership with grocery chain H-E-B News Houston Outlaws announce new partnership with grocery chain H-E-B By Olivia Richman A quick guide to Auto Chess, the popular new Dota 2 game mode Dota 2 A quick guide to Auto Chess, the popular new Dota 2 game mode By gabhernandez
Bischu of LA Gladiators signs two-way contract with Contenders team News
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 …
Riot Games gives in to fan outcry, changes prestige point acquisition League of Legends
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 …
Dota PIT Minor teams confirmed include Ninjas in Pyjamas, Alliance News
Dota PIT Minor teams confirmed include Ninjas in Pyjamas, Alliance Steven Rondina The field for the OGA Dota PIT Minor is set and the tournament is looking to be an exciting one. The regional qualifiers for the event have concluded and the eight teams set to compete in Kiev have been decided. The lineup consists of European representatives Alliance and Ninjas in Pyjamas, Chinese teams EHOME and Royal Never Give Up, and North America’s Forward Gaming. Rounding things out are Gambit Esports, …
Final Dota 2 major of the season receives surprise qualifier shakeup Dota 2
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 …
SK Telecom T1 survive three scrappy games, beat Kingzone DragonX William Davis League of Legends 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 …
Reboot Vans are officially bringing respawn mechanics to Fortnite Fariha Bhatti News 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 …
Team Liquid gets back on track with semifinal sweep of FlyQuest William Davis League of Legends 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” …
TSM edges Cloud9 in exciting semifinal series, heads to LCS final William Davis League of Legends 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 …
Overwatch Storm Rising revealed in new trailer, coming soon Fariha Bhatti News 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 …

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