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WESG confirms Chinese government ban of Dota player Kuku Dota 2 WESG confirms Chinese government ban of Dota player Kuku By gabhernandez LA Valiant to raise $500,000 in charity for St. Jude News LA Valiant to raise $500,000 in charity for St. Jude By Olivia Richman Fnatic Rising looks to continue Fnatic legacy in UK League of Legends Fnatic Rising looks to continue Fnatic legacy in UK By Olivia Richman
Coca-Cola becomes official drink of the Overwatch League News
Coca-Cola becomes official drink of the Overwatch League Olivia Richman Coca-Cola has become the official non-alcoholic beverage of the Overwatch League. The expansive Coca-Cola deal is the first OWL sponsorship to utilize the game developer’s total control over Overwatch’s intellectual property. The three-year pact with Activision-Blizzard Esports Leagues gives Coca-Cola exclusive branding opportunities with all of the OWL teams, along with the Overwatch Contenders league, the open division, and the Overwatch World Cup. The company’s drinks will also be served …
Shanghai Dragons start Season 2 without Fearless News
Shanghai Dragons start Season 2 without Fearless Olivia Richman Despite what looked to be a promising offseason, the Shanghai Dragons really can’t catch a break. China’s first Overwatch League team will be starting Season 2 without its main tank Lee “Fearless” Eui-Seok. The team made the official announcement on Twitter, explaining to fans that Fearless would be recovering from an unnamed illness at home in Korea. His condition was making it difficult fro him to keep up with the …
PUBG voted Game of the Year in Steam Awards News
PUBG voted Game of the Year in Steam Awards Steven Rondina PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds has received some new high honors. The popular battle royale was given the Steam Game of the Year Award for 2018, besting stiff competition from Monster Hunter World, Kingdom Come: Deliverance, Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, and Hitman 2. The award was determined by fan vote. Initially released in December 2017, PUBG exploded in popularity the following year. By March, Valve founder Gabe Newell told PC Gamer that it was …
Controversy surrounds Overwatch Community Countdown games News
Controversy surrounds Overwatch Community Countdown games Steven Rondina Overwatch League’s Community Countdown has inadvertently left a chunk of the community frustrated. The five-day event designed to generate hype for the start of the 2019 season kicked off on February 9 with a series of practice games between OWL teams. While many were expecting those exhibition matches to be an early taste of OWL action, they were instead treated to something decidedly unserious, with players picking off-role characters and, …
EG, PSG.LGD, Liquid among DreamLeague major qualifiers Dota 2 EG, PSG.LGD, Liquid among DreamLeague major qualifiers By gabhernandez Liquid remain unbeaten after fending off FlyQuest challenge League of Legends Liquid remain unbeaten after fending off FlyQuest challenge By William Davis Riot Games struggles with sexism, harassment, and identity League of Legends Riot Games struggles with sexism, harassment, and identity By William Davis
Top Fortnite player released after theft accusations Fortnite
Top Fortnite player released after theft accusations Steven Rondina One of Fortnite’s most successful pro players now finds himself without a sponsor. Luminosity Gaming has officially announced the release of Nate “Kreo” Kou. The news comes after a wave of controversy surrounding Kreo due to a YouTube video claiming the player was boosting, stealing and re-selling accounts. On February 7, YouTuber The Fortnite Guy posted a video discussing a 14-year-old named Noah who had evidence that he had been …
Hundreds of layoffs reportedly coming to Activision-Blizzard News
Hundreds of layoffs reportedly coming to Activision-Blizzard Steven Rondina Hard times are reportedly inbound for Activision-Blizzard. According to Bloomberg’s Christopher Palmeri, the publisher behind Call of Duty, Overwatch, and Diablo is set for mass layoffs this Tuesday. While no exact number is given, the report states that pink slips “could number in the hundreds.” How this will impact the company, and where these layoffs will primarily hit, is unknown. The news comes after a tumultuous stretch for the company, …
Ninja feeding the homeless becomes social media drama Fortnite
Ninja feeding the homeless becomes social media drama Steven Rondina Tyler “Ninja” Blevins’ had a busy Super Bowl weekend, and some of it has resulted in drama on social media. Following the big game, Ninja and his wife, Jess “JGhosty” Blevins, gathered food from their hotel to gift to the local homeless population in Atlanta. According to JGhosty on Twitter, when the couple set out, the popular streamer was shouted at by an unknown individual. While JGhosty did not delve …
LCS broadcaster Jatt retires, moves to development team News
LCS broadcaster Jatt retires, moves to development team William Davis The LCS is losing one of its top broadcasting talents. Popular League of Legends commentator and former pro player Josh “Jatt” Leesman has announced he is departing the esports scene to become a game designer at Riot Games. The prominent League personality revealed that he would be leaving LCS shoutcasting during a recent episode of the League of Legends esports podcast, “The Dive.” Jatt described how he had originally joined …
NRG, Luminosity among esports orgs diving into Apex Legends Steven Rondina Apex Legends The rush to gobble up talent in Apex Legends may soon be underway. The new battle royale has taken the world by storm, and that hasn’t gone unnoticed by established esports brands and organizations. With the game’s first tournaments just over the horizon, prominent teams are now looking for ways to establish themselves in Apex Legends. Foremost among that lot are Luminosity Gaming and NRG Esports. The North American companies took …
Millions attend virtual Marshmello concert in Fortnite gabhernandez Fortnite Marshmello’s virtual concert at Fortnite’s Pleasant Park was a smashing success. Chris “Marshmello” Comstock is a popular masked EDM DJ with millions of fans around the world. Forbes named him as one of the world’s highest paid disc jockeys in 2017. A 10-minute Marshmello concert hosted in-game at Fortnite’s Pleasant Park location featured some of Marshmello’s biggest hits, including Chasing Colors, Fly, and Happier. Concert attendees clapped, jumped, and danced …
Dr DisRespect, Shroud, others feature in Twitch Rivals Apex Legends gabhernandez Apex Legends New and wildly successful game Apex Legends is getting its first esports tournament just days after launch. The Twitch Rivals Apex Legends Challenge will feature 48 Twitch streamers competing for $200,000 worth of prizes. Two territories, North America and EMEA, will feature eight teams of three members, totaling 48 competitors for both regions. Teams will be allowed unlimited attempts to play and accrue points during a four-hour period. Five points …
Riot’s API Challenge brings innovation and Yasuo bans Olivia Richman League of Legends Riot’s API Challenge brought out the best and brightest in the developer community. With 300,000 Riot Points on the line, developers who took part in the contest had five weeks to work on their projects. Developers of all skill levels participated, creating applications that interacted with Riot’s game client through the League Client APIs. According to Riot, one of the goals for the API Challenge was to “strengthen and empower …
G2 resist Vitality’s bot lane pressure to remain unbeaten William Davis League of Legends G2 Esports collected another victory to continue undefeated in the LEC. G2 remains at the top of the standings after defeating Team Vitality in week four of the LEC Spring Split. The match of the week started with a surprise in the draft as Martin “Wunder” Hansen locked in Jarvan IV in the top lane. Vitality focused its early efforts on the bottom lane and secured first blood four minutes …
NYXL announces partnership with T-Mobile Olivia Richman News The New York Excelsior’s newly announced partnership with T-Mobile is one of many ways the team hopes to engage its New York fan base. T-Mobile will be sponsoring local fan events, custom content, and new merch for Season 2. This includes NYXL Homebound, a watch party on February 14 at the 40/40 Club in Manhattan. Attending fans will be able to watch the team’s first match of the year. “We …
Big changes coming to Overwatch Contenders Steven Rondina News Overwatch Contenders will look quite a bit different this year. With Overwatch League Season 2 approaching, Overwatch Contenders has announced several changes to its format and playoff structure. These tweaks are designed to allow the two sides to more effectively run parallel while also offering OWL teams with farm systems a better opportunity to promote or demote talent as needed. Foremost among the changes are shifts to the league schedule. …
A former MLB executive is the new Gen.G CEO William Davis League of Legends Gen.G has announced Chris Park as the organization’s new CEO. Chris Park was a senior vice-president for Major League Baseball prior to his appointment as the CEO of Gen.G. Park joins the organization after four years in charge of products and marketing at the MLB. The move makes Park the latest executive to transition from the world of traditional sports to esports, a nascent industry in need of experienced talents …
Denial Esports co-owner in hot water for homophobic comments William Davis News The Twitter account of new Denial Esports co-owner Zach Smith has been suspended following release of a video in which he defends the use of homophobic slurs. “All the nerds are mad that I said [expletive],” said Smith in the video. “I didn’t say [expletive] in a connotation negative for gays. I said it because he was being a [expletive]. It’s the same as being a bitch.” Smith continued by …
Apex Legends hits over 10 million players in three days Steven Rondina Apex Legends Apex Legends’ momentum is growing at an exponential rate. In the 72 hours since launch, EA Games’ new free-to-play battle royale has attracted over 10 million new users and reached over 1 million concurrent players. The news was announced by Respawn Entertainment CEO Vince Zampella in a statement on EA Games’ website. “We hoped you’d love it as much as us, but never in our wildest dreams could we have …
Cloud9, Fnatic, NRG set for opening matches at Katowice major Steven Rondina Counter-Strike The IEM XIII Katowice Major is almost here and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive fans now know which games they can look forward to. The eight Challengers Stage matches that will kick off the event were revealed by IEM on the event’s official website, alongside the initial seedings for each team. The pairings are the beginning of a Swiss group stage system that will determine which eight teams advance to the Legends …
Disney to air Overwatch League on ABC, cable stations Olivia Richman News As the Overwatch League expands, so too do the ways in which fans can watch the games. Blizzard has confirmed that Season 2 will feature matches broadcast on ABC, ESPN2, and Disney XD. Disney XD will be hosting the majority of the league’s cable television appearances. According to Blizzard’s season schedule, the network will air three matches each weekend starting February 14. The final Thursday match will be shown on …

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