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ESL extends streaming rights deal with Facebook Counter-Strike ESL extends streaming rights deal with Facebook By William Davis Nerfs to Io, Lich, and Keeper of the Light arrive with Dota 7.21b Dota 2 Nerfs to Io, Lich, and Keeper of the Light arrive with Dota 7.21b By gabhernandez Activision-Blizzard to bring franchising to Call of Duty esports News Activision-Blizzard to bring franchising to Call of Duty esports By Steven Rondina
TSM ends the undefeated dream for Team Liquid League of Legends
TSM ends the undefeated dream for Team Liquid William Davis Team Liquid is no longer undefeated. The defending champions went down to Team SoloMid after having amassed a perfect 7-0 record. TSM broke that record and finished week four with two victories. TSM showed a dominant performance against a Team Liquid that found itself without answers. Matthew “Akaadian” Higginbotham left his passive jungling style behind, pressuring Jake “Xmithie” Puchero out of his own jungle. In the top lane, Sergen “Broken …
Cloud9 survive, advance to New Legends Stage at Katowice Major Counter-Strike
Cloud9 survive, advance to New Legends Stage at Katowice Major Steven Rondina Cloud9 is moving forward in the 2019 Katowice Major. Facing Winstrike Team in the final match of the New Challengers Stage, the fan favorite organization avoided elimination with a 2-0 victory. This advances the team’s record in the group to 3-2, which qualifies them for a spot in the Legends Stage. The opening showdown on Nuke hinged on either teams’ use of the AUG. Though the map has always been …
Carpe flashes Widowmaker skills in Fusion victory News
Carpe flashes Widowmaker skills in Fusion victory Olivia Richman Philadelphia Fusion may have defeated Atlanta Reign 3-2, but the team’s biggest moment was on a map they didn’t even win. After losing the first point on control map Nepal, Fusion decided to break away from the standard GOATS composition and bring out Jae-hyeok “Carpe” Lee’s signature Widowmaker. Both teams came out of the spawn with double snipers, but it soon became clear who the dominate sharpshooter was as Carpe …
Cloud9 manage methodical victory over Rush and Echo Fox League of Legends
Cloud9 manage methodical victory over Rush and Echo Fox William Davis Cloud9 took a dominant victory over a hesitant Echo Fox to claim second place in the LCS standings. Cloud9 started week four on a high note in defeating Echo Fox. The World Championship semifinalist showed a methodical game against an Echo Fox roster that has at times struggled.. The star of the match was young support Tristan “Zeyzal” Stidam on Alistar. Zeyzal had a strong presence in the map with …
Respawn promises daily future updates for Apex Legends Apex Legends Respawn promises daily future updates for Apex Legends By Fariha Bhatti Twitch reverses controversial ban on Overwatch streamer News Twitch reverses controversial ban on Overwatch streamer By Olivia Richman Triple ultimate combo extends NYXL winning streak News Triple ultimate combo extends NYXL winning streak By Olivia Richman
Ninjas in Pyjamas eliminate Vici Gaming, move to New Legends Stage Counter-Strike
Ninjas in Pyjamas eliminate Vici Gaming, move to New Legends Stage Steven Rondina Ninjas in Pyjamas is staying alive at the 2019 Katowice Major. The Swedish squad survived an elimination series opposite China’s Vici Gaming in the final round of the New Challengers Stage. Vici did not know how to handle NiP on Train. Despite the popularity of the AUG skewing the map in favor of the CT side in Katowice, NiP’s rushes to the A bombsite got the better of Vici and …
Allu leaves Katowice Major to tend to family matters in Finland News
Allu leaves Katowice Major to tend to family matters in Finland Steven Rondina Aleksi “allu” Jalli is taking a break from the 2019 Katowice Major to tend to something even more important. The ENCE sniper announced on Twitter that he was headed home to Finland because his girlfriend was about to give birth. “I’m going home for a couple of days because my first born child is about to come to the world,” Allu said. “It’s been tough after hearing my girlfriends water …
Atlanta Reign fans upset over poor quality replica jerseys News
Atlanta Reign fans upset over poor quality replica jerseys Fariha Bhatti Fans of Overwatch League team Atlanta Reign were left disappointed this month after buying merchandise from the newly opened Fanatics store. The jersey were hard to read if players had purchased named variants of the design in support of particular players. This was due to the coloring of text not matching that of the official uniform. The multi-year deal with Fanatics was first announced in December 2018 and seemed to …
Guard’s Sombra not enough to break Spitfire’s winless start News
Guard’s Sombra not enough to break Spitfire’s winless start Olivia Richman The London Spitfire had a secret weapon going into their second match of the season, but it wasn’t enough to beat expansion team Paris Eternal. After Spitfire couldn’t manage even one percent on control map Illios, the Season 1 champions brought out Overwatch League newcomer Hee-dong “Guard” Lee. London knew they had to break away from the GOATS meta if they wanted to keep up with Paris Eternal, and Sombra …
Cloud9 come back from 1-16 start to fend off Furia and advance Steven Rondina Counter-Strike Cloud9 stayed alive in the 2019 Katowice Major, but it wasn’t easy. Cloud9 narrowly defeated Furia in a three-game series to prolong the team’s tournament run. The match opened on Mirage in embarrassing fashion for Cloud9. Throughout the first half, the squad struggled with a lack of coordination and weapon accuracy. This resulted in botches and misplays that Furia took advantage of, culminating in a 16-1 loss for Cloud9. While …
Surefour makes Overwatch League history with Symmetra William Davis News We’ve now officially seen it all in the Overwatch League. The Los Angeles Gladiators’ Lane “Surefour” Roberts pulled out Symmetra and became the first player to ever deal damage with the hero. Several times players have trolled the crowd by selecting Symmetra in the spawn room, then immediately switching to other, more viable heroes when it’s time for the fighting to start. But Surefour stuck with the hero and put …
G2 eliminates Fnatic from Katowice major Steven Rondina Counter-Strike Fnatic’s run in the 2019 Katowice Major has come to an end. Facing G2 Esports in the fourth round of the New Challengers Stage, the Swedish team fizzled en route to a 1-2 loss. That pushed their record to 1-3 in the phase, eliminating them from the event. Things initially looked up for Fnatic. Playing on Mirage, the team opened the series with strong performances from its top stars. After …
Dizzy dominates Code Red Apex Legends with Ninja and KingRichard William Davis Apex Legends The next big esports event in Apex Legends was dominated the game’s hottest player. Casters for the Code Red Apex Legends tournament couldn’t stop heaping praise on NRG’s Coby “Dizzy” Meadows, who went on to win the event with as part of a squad with Tyler “Ninja” Blevins and Richard “KingRichard” Nelson. Their praise might have seemed hyperbolic were it not for the wild plays Dizzy was making to justify …
Evo Japan stream cuts out due to surprise sexual content Steven Rondina News The Evo Japan stream got a little too hot for its host to handle. The first day of festivities for the massive fighting game tournament in Japan opened with a special presentation featuring upcoming fighting game Dead or Alive 6. While one might expect that to include new characters or the game’s signature mechanics, things went off the rails and turned highly sexual. Flanked by two models, one of the …
Nintendo enters battle royale field with surprise puzzler Tetris 99 Fariha Bhatti News Nintendo has released a new variant on the classic game Tetris: Tetris 99, a battle royale variant of the puzzle game pitching players against 98 other competitors. Announced during this month’s Nintendo Direct presentation, the game is exclusive to the Nintendo Switch and is free to play for Nintendo Switch Online subscribers.   Tetris 99 stands apart from other battle royale games, as it is far from the typical FPS …
Ninja victorious in first Apex Legends tournament Steven Rondina Apex Legends Tyler “Ninja” Blevins isn’t just a popular streamer. He’s also capable of hanging with the best in his favorite games. Ninja reminded fans of his skills in winning the North American Twitch Rivals Apex Legends Challenge, the first major tournament in the popular new battle royale. Competing as King’s Canyon alongside NRG Esports players Coby “dizzy” Meadows and Richard “KingRichard” Nelson, Ninja managed to best a variety of streamers and …
Flyers mascot Gritty accompanies Fusion at Overwatch League gabhernandez News Philadelphia Flyers mascot Gritty made an appearance at the Overwatch League, wearing a Philadelphia Fusion jersey and walking out with the team for their Season 2 debut. The wacky mascot is an orange fuzzy monster with a big smiling face and googly eyes. He was introduced to Philadelphia in 2018. Locals were perplexed and slightly horrified at first, but became fiercely loyal to him after his first appearance at one …
Toronto finds reverse sweep as Outlaws try forcing DPS heroes Olivia Richman News Toronto Defiant pulled off a rare reverse sweep against the Houston Outlaws, defeating the veteran team 3-2. It was a close match that resulted in the Overwatch League’s first fifth round of Season 2. The first map saw both the Defiant and Outlaws both reach 99% on the second and final control point before the Outlaws finally took it and the map, 2-1. While the Outlaw’s Jacob “Jake” Lyon started …
Dafran’s Torbjorn pick headlines Reign’s debut victory Olivia Richman News The Atlanta Reign may have defeated Florida Mayhem 4-0 in their Overwatch League debut, but most people are talking about the first few moments of the matchup. Reign’s Daniel “dafran” Francesca continued to surprise fans by picking Torbjorn as his first hero in Season 2. The crowd couldn’t suppress their excitement when dafran charged out of the spawn room as the rarely seen turret builder. It was a much-needed break …
ENCE moves to New Legends stage after tight Winstrike series Steven Rondina Counter-Strike Though it wasn’t elegant, the Finland’s top Counter-Strike team got the job done in Katowice. In one of the wildest series of the major thus far, ENCE defeated Winstrike Team 2-1. That victory, coupled with ENCE’s wins over G2 Esports and Team Spirit, advances ENCE to the New Legends stage. What this series said about their chances there is up for debate. The first frame, Dust 2, started in ugly …
Former Blizzard Arena employee opens up after company layoffs Olivia Richman News Activision-Blizzard’s massive employee layoffs quickly became a topic of discussion within the esports community. An anonymous former employee took to Reddit to open up about their experience working at the Blizzard Arena. The former employee said they’d heard rumors of possible layoffs two weeks before they were officially announced. Despite not being told they were laid off until the day it happened, the ex-employee didn’t seem to hold any animosity …

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