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China declares esports an official career path League of Legends China declares esports an official career path By Olivia Richman Epic seeks to use influencers to bring business to new store Fortnite Epic seeks to use influencers to bring business to new store By Steven Rondina Florida Mayhem president answers questions from angry fans News Florida Mayhem president answers questions from angry fans By Olivia Richman
North take the top spot at GG.BET Ice Challenge Counter-Strike
North take the top spot at GG.BET Ice Challenge Jared Wynne North racked up a big win over two teams soon to challenge for major glory. Danish Counter-Strike team North emerged victorious at the GG.BET Ice Challenge, defeating Natus Vincere in the final by a convincing two maps to zero. Na`Vi didn’t go down without a fight. One of the top ranked teams in the world, Na`Vi was spearheaded by Denis “electronic” Sharipov. The Russian star managed a combined 53 frags …
Valve Anti-Cheat bans over 900,000 accounts in one month Counter-Strike
Valve Anti-Cheat bans over 900,000 accounts in one month Olivia Richman Newly released statistics may confirm Counter-Strike: Global Offense players’ worst fear since Valve announced the game moving to free-to-play. Valve Anti-Cheat banned over 900,000 accounts in January, the highest number of bans in a single month since the release of Counter-Strike: Global Offense. The anti-cheat software was averaging 25,000 bans per day last month. Using third-party tool SteamDB shows that the collected statistics may shoot up past one million bans …
The New Bloom event comes to Dota 2 Dota 2
The New Bloom event comes to Dota 2 gabhernandez Valve is kicking off the Lunar New Year with the New Bloom event, accessible to all Dota 2 players. The event includes the New Bloom rewards line. Players will be able to track their progress throughout the event, totalling the number of points earned by winning a normal, ranked, or turbo matches. Each day, an additional of 1,250 points will be rewarded to the player’s first won match. A normal …
Overwatch player uses a piano to play Overwatch’s piano News
Overwatch player uses a piano to play Overwatch’s piano gabhernandez What’s better than playing a piano in Overwatch? Using a piano to play a piano in Overwatch, of course. If you introduce a playable piano into your game, chances are people are going to find ways to make interesting content around it. An Overwatch player known as Zbnone fashioned a real electric piano into a controller and used it to play the Paris map’s in-game piano, with each key on …
The latest League patch is a love letter to ADCs League of Legends The latest League patch is a love letter to ADCs By Olivia Richman Overwatch League releases list of rule breakers News Overwatch League releases list of rule breakers By Olivia Richman JW and KRiMZ sign on for three more years at Fnatic Counter-Strike JW and KRiMZ sign on for three more years at Fnatic By Olivia Richman
TNC captain ninjaboogie departs team following poor results News
TNC captain ninjaboogie departs team following poor results gabhernandez Team captain and support player Michael “ninjaboogie” Ross has departed TNC Predator. With the team’s recent roster changes, TNC Predator have looked shaky and uneven. The return of Carlo “Kuku” Palad and the team’s early exit at the DreamLeague Season 11 SEA Qualifiers marked the end of the line for the squad’s captain. Ninjaboogie joined TNC from Mineski shortly after The International 2018. The seasoned SEA veteran was picked up …
Smooya banned from FPL after telling fellow player to kill himself Counter-Strike
Smooya banned from FPL after telling fellow player to kill himself William Davis It looks like we won’t be seeing pro Counter-Strike player Owen “smooya” Butterfield in FPL matches any time soon. The British teen was banned by FaceIt for telling another top player, Ismail “Refrezh” Ali, to “kill himself” following a match on the platform. Smooya suspected that Ali had purposefully thrown the match and was frustrated with the possible situation. His response to it, however, was dramatically over the line.  Smooya …
Twitch streamer and Hi-Rez employee arrested in child sex sting News
Twitch streamer and Hi-Rez employee arrested in child sex sting Olivia Richman Twitch partner Thomas “Elvine” Cheung was one of 21 men arrested for allegedly arranging to have sex with a minor. The 32-year-old Hi-Rez Studios employee had been using dating app Whisper to talk to a 14-year-old girl. The profile was actually an undercover agent from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. Cheung was charged with using a computer service “to seduce, solicit, lure, or entice” a child. Hi-Rez Studios’ CEO Stew …
Millions flock to Apex Legends, the latest battle royale Apex Legends
Millions flock to Apex Legends, the latest battle royale Steven Rondina Apex Legends is taking the world by storm. The battle royale made by EA Games is just a few days old, but has already made its presence felt. Strong support from popular streamers coupled with a free-to-play model has seen Apex Legends’ player count roar into seven digits within the space of a day. According to Respawn Entertainment CEO Vince Zampella, it took the the game just eight hours to …
Cloud9 star Sneaky reveals another revealing cosplay Olivia Richman League of Legends Zachary “Sneaky” Scuderi’s gender-bending cosplay has the League of Legends community afire. The Cloud9 bot laner couldn’t wait until the summer to show off his latest Swimsuit Ahri cosplay on Twitter. The photos, which perfectly hid his bare bottom with a well-placed emoji, are among many available on Sneaky’s official Patreon. Many of Sneaky’s League of Legends-inspired cosplays are available as signed and customized polaroids through his Patreon, which currently …
Diving into stats from the Chongqing Major Steven Rondina Dota 2 The Chongqing Major gave Dota 2 fans a lot to chew on. The meta had developed, the rosters had settled in the aftermath of The International, and teams had found identities in and out of competition. This was reflected in the tournament’s statistics, which Reddit user “ellanarkJESUS” compiled in a smooth infographic. There are a lot of takeaways from the numbers, but the biggest is the possible transformation of Team …
Wrapping up changes for League of Legends ranked Season 9 Jared Wynne League of Legends League of Legends players are gearing up for the latest season of ranked play in the popular MOBA. As is the case every year, the new season comes with new content and big changes to the game. Season 9’s New Ranked System Riot has added two new ranks: Iron and Grandmaster. Iron is placed before Bronze, and Grandmaster is placed in between Master and Challenger. In addition, Division V has …
New broadcasters added to OWL crew for 2019 season gabhernandez News Blizzard has announced that two new broadcasters will be joining the Overwatch League crew, along with three new “League Insiders”. Wolf “Wolf” Schröder and Seth “Achilios” King are the new casters added to the roster for the Overwatch League Season 2. Both casters are renowned for their work domestically in Korea. Schröder has spent his entire adult life in Korea where he has casted tournaments across various pro games. King …
Fnatic announces partnership with Twitch Olivia Richman News Fnatic has promised new live creative content as part of its exclusive streaming partnership with Twitch. Fans can expect to interact more with all of Fnatic’s teams now, as every pro player in the organization will soon be streaming live shows exclusively through Twitch. “We can’t wait to bring out new ideas and experiment with the platform to create future entertainment experiences,” said Fnatic brand director Benoit Pagotto. Thousands of …
UFC fighter celebrates with Fortnite dance Steven Rondina Fortnite Count Jose Aldo among the many pro athletes that love Fortnite. The former UFC featherweight champion scored a big win at UFC Fight Night 144, knocking out Renato Moicano early in the second round of the fight. The Brazilian commemorated the occasion by showing off his rendition of the “Take the L” dance from Fortnite. Since rolling out its Battle Royale mode in 2017, Fortnite has achieved a level of …
Vitality dominate at WePlay Lock and Load Olivia Richman Counter-Strike Team Vitality has achieved another victory after winning WePlay! Lock and Load. The French team dominated in the grand finals, defeating HellRaisers 2-0. The teams first faced off on Cache, where Vitality closed out the map 16-10 after picking up nine of the first 11 rounds played in the second half. Vitality and HellRaisers then went to Dust2, where Vitality didn’t lose a single round as Counter-Terrorists. The French side …
Player disqualified from ESL Clash Royale event for cheating Steven Rondina News A player was disqualified for cheating at one of the world’s largest mobile game tournaments. During the Clash Royale playoffs at the Red Bull MEO World Finals 2019, Team 404 player Gregory “GregEmpire77” Haloin was ejected due to possible cheating following his match against German player Schwarzen. The exact nature of his infraction hasn’t yet been clarified, but according to ESL Clash Royale on Twitter, the player is alleged to …
Auto Chess threatens to take over the Dota 2 world gabhernandez Dota 2 The Dota 2’s chess hype continues and as the game has now reached more than 200,000 players. After several Twitch and YouTube streams promoting the new custom game mode, players are starting to reinstall Dota 2 just to play Auto Chess.  The game mode offers an exciting balance of luck and strategy that has proven a draw to players. The game starts off with the players as a courier with …
Liquid are the last unbeaten LCS team after win over Clutch William Davis League of Legends Defending champion Team Liquid finished week two of the LCS Spring Split on a high note after defeating Clutch Gaming. Liquid found its fourth consecutive win of the early season versus Clutch Gaming, as the defending champions took down the Texas-based team after 36 minutes of play. The action started in the bot lane with a first blood just two minutes into the game in favor of Team Liquid. Clutch …
TSM find victory over Echo Fox after baron swing William Davis League of Legends Team SoloMid found victory against Echo Fox after an action-packed game in the second week of the 2019 LCS Spring Split. TSM and Echo Fox took the stage early in week two looking to make a mark early in the first split of the new year. This exciting match started with a surprising Jayce pick in the bottom lane for Echo Fox. Colin “Solo” Earnest started the action in the …
Overwatch League’s Season 2 adds new venues Olivia Richman News Overwatch League’s second season will have new venues to go along with its new teams. The addition of the league’s first “away games” is a major change from the Overwatch League’s first season, in which every regular season contest was held at the Blizzard Arena in Burbank. The Los Angeles Valiant, Atlanta Reign, and Dallas Fuel will all be hosting games in their home cities in 2019. Valiant already have …

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