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Overwatch League personalities in surprise wedding News Overwatch League personalities in surprise wedding By gabhernandez The matches for OWL’s new season are set News The matches for OWL’s new season are set By Fariha Bhatti Winter Wonderland returns to Overwatch News Winter Wonderland returns to Overwatch By gabhernandez
Team Liquid return to championship form against Na`Vi Dota 2
Team Liquid return to championship form against Na`Vi gabhernandez Team Liquid took notched another title at the MegaFon Winter Clash without dropping a single game in the process. The TI7 champions entered the event’s grand final undefeated with a 4-0 score in the group stage. Liquid won against Natus Vincere in the upper bracket final to secure their grand final slot and a one-game advantage. Na`Vi eliminated PSG.LGD in a lower bracket finals upset to earn a rematch against Liquid in a best-of-five …
Cloud9, Overwatch, and Fortnite win at The Game Awards League of Legends
Cloud9, Overwatch, and Fortnite win at The Game Awards Fariha Bhatti Overwatch, Fortnite, and League of Legends were among the big winners at the 2018 Game Awards. The Game Awards is the largest annual game awards ceremony in the video game industry. A panel of more than 60 experts nominated over 100 games for various awards, including multiple esports titles. Blizzard’s FPS Overwatch was named “Esports Game of the Year” after being nominated alongside Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Dota 2, Fortnite, and …
Vancouver Titans complete new OWL team brandings News
Vancouver Titans complete new OWL team brandings Fariha Bhatti All eight Overwatch League expansion teams have now announced their official branding. The eight additional teams were added after the success of Season 1 of the Overwatch League, bringing the total team count for Season 2 to 20. Each of the previous 12 teams had been split into Atlantic and Pacific divisions for the purpose of matchmaking and for the All-Stars competition. Joining the Atlantic division alongside the inaugural champion …
Newbee bench Moogy and Inflame after slow start Dota 2
Newbee bench Moogy and Inflame after slow start gabhernandez Newbee’s underwhelming performance in the new Dota Pro Circuit season has resulted in their decision to bench two of their starting players.   Following the results of the Bucharest Minor China qualifier, Newbee announced that Xu “Moogy” Han and He “inflame” Yongzheng will be moving to inactive status. In a Twitter post, Newbee indicated that the movement was caused by the player’s and team’s poor performance in tournament play. Two …
Virtus.pro, Fnatic among Chongqing Major qualifiers Dota 2 Virtus.pro, Fnatic among Chongqing Major qualifiers By gabhernandez South Korea considers legal action against boosting News South Korea considers legal action against boosting By gabhernandez Pajkatt replaces ana for reigning TI champions Dota 2 Pajkatt replaces ana for reigning TI champions By gabhernandez
Valve steps in to ban Kuku from Chongqing Major Dota 2
Valve steps in to ban Kuku from Chongqing Major gabhernandez Valve released their much anticipated decision regarding the Chongqing Major racism drama that has stirred up within the Dota 2 community. Recently, TNC shed new light regarding Carlo “Kuku” Palad’s alleged ban from the event. The SEA organization received sympathy from the Dota 2 community and from some Dota 2 personalities for the seemingly unfair terms imposed on TNC by tournament organizers in China. In a Twitter post, TNC outlined the consequences should …
Caps and Mikyx complete new G2 roster League of Legends
Caps and Mikyx complete new G2 roster William Davis Rasmus “Caps” Winther and Mihael “Mikyx” Mehle have joined G2 Esports, the organization announced through social media. After weeks of speculations, it was confirmed that Caps and Mikyx are the new members of G2. That is not the only surprise, as according to the team popular mid laner Luka “Perkz” Perković is transitioning to the bottom lane. After a successful year with Fnatic, Caps decided to change sides and start …
Battle Royale mode coming to Counter-Strike Counter-Strike
Battle Royale mode coming to Counter-Strike Steven Rondina Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is about to join the battle royale party. Developer Valve has revealed that CS:GO will now feature a new battle royale game mode called Danger Zone. The news was announced on Twitter, alongside a lengthy post on the game’s official blog. Like most battle royale game modes, Danger Zone sees a group of players drop into an area, in this case called the Blacksite, in a hunt …
PUBG partners with Capcom for Resident Evil crossover News
PUBG partners with Capcom for Resident Evil crossover Steven Rondina PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds has another big collaboration in the works. Just a few weeks after partnering with DC Comics and Warner Bros., PUBG is teaming up with famed game publisher Capcom for a special event to promote the launch of the upcoming Resident Evil 2 remake. The promotion will make use of the PUBG Mobile app, and was revealed with a short teaser on the game’s official Twitter account. Details regarding …
Echo Fox, CG complete roster swap with Huni, Rush, more William Davis League of Legends Echo Fox and Clutch Gaming have announced the transfer of multiple players between the two LCS organizations. Heo “Huni” Seung-hoon and Tanner “Damonte” Damonte are leaving Echo Fox and joining Clutch Gaming. In return, Echo Fox will welcome Colin “Solo” Earnest, Apollo “Apollo” Price, and Nickolas “Hakuho” Surgent. In addition, Echo Fox signed former KT Rolster jungler Lee “Rush” Yoon-jae and welcomed back mid laner Kim “FeniX” Jae-hun. The team also announced Kim …
Valve rolls back some 7.20 changes with quick updates gabhernandez Dota 2 Valve’s latest patch release has been quickly followed by a number of smaller updates to iron out changes that went too far. Patch 7.20 brought changes that were bigger than what Dota 2’s developer anticipated. Players and analysts had mixed reactions on the drastic changes incorporated with the huge new patch. 7.20b, 7.20c, and 7.20d were released in the days following 7.20. These updates including changes nerfing items and heroes …
FTC to investigate loot boxes in video games gabhernandez News The Federal Trade Commission has finally agreed to look into the matter of loot boxes in video games. Loot boxes have long been a controversial issue in video games. Players can spend real world money to purchase loot boxes, only to get a randomized prize. Prizes received are often common and easily acquired, but there is a slim chance at a more rare and prestigious award. The practice has drawn …
KT Rolster hope BDD is the missing piece to their puzzle William Davis League of Legends Defending LCK champions KT Rolster announced Gwak “BDD” Bo-seong and No “SnowFlower” Hoi-jong as new members of the team for the upcoming split. KT Rolster is known for two things: a fierce rivalry with SK Telecom T1 and rosters designed to win championships. The super team conquered the LCK during this past summer but failed to show good results at the 2018 World Championship. In 2019, the team is changing strategies with …
OG, NiP fall in stacked Chongqing EU qualifier Steven Rondina Dota 2 The field is set for The Chongqing Major , and the European qualifier brought with it a few surprises. Following three days of intense competition, Team Secret, Team Liquid, and Alliance are all booked to compete in China. OG and Ninjas In Pyjamas, however, weren’t so lucky. The crowded EU field was halved in the group stage, with Swedish side The Final Tribe advancing to the playoffs alongside Secret, Liquid, and Alliance. Washing …
Peanut completes Gen.G roster William Davis League of Legends Gen.G Esports has announced Han “Peanut” Wang-ho as the team’s new jungler. Gen.G is keeping changes to a minimum for the new season, as the team signed Peanut as the new jungler and kept the rest of their existing roster intact. After releasing Lee “Crown” Min-ho, Kang “Ambition” Chan-yong, Jo “CoreJJ” Yong-in, and Kang “Haru” Min-seung, the team was expected to sign multiple players. Instead, Gen.G is turning to the remaining …
Silkthread leaves Chengdu, announces retirement gabhernandez News American DPS Ted “silkthread” Wang has announced his retirement from competitive Overwatch. Silkthread last played for Los Angeles Gladiators. He said had been signed with the Chengdu Hunters for season two, but after discussion with management the organization allowed him to terminate his contract and leave the Overwatch League. His given reason for the decision is burnout and a general lack of satisfaction in professional Overwatch competition. He also cited …
Community split over Chongqing Major bans gabhernandez Dota 2 The issue of racism in Dota 2 continues to pervade as the Chinese government has allegedly banned two players from competing in a major tournament. Dota 2 analyst Matthew “Cyborgmatt” Bailey confirmed that two Filipino players are barred from attending The Chongqing Major in China. Rolen Andrei Gabriel “Skemberlu” Ong and Carlo “Kuku” Palad were recently involved in a scandal for using racial slurs online. The Chinese community was enraged at …
Faker returns as SKT rebuilds roster for 2019 William Davis League of Legends Former world championship team SK Telecom T1 announced that star player Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok is staying with the team. SKT will be full of new faces in 2019. After a mediocre year, the organization appears ready to take over the LCK again. The team released seven players to rebuild the roster around Faker. Kim “Khan” Dong-ha and Kim “Crazy” Jae-hee are the two top laners for SKT. Khan is leaving KINGZONE …
Hacker interrupts Ninja charity stream with racist insults Steven Rondina Fortnite A Black Friday charity live stream held by Fortnite star Tyler “Ninja” Blevins took an unfortunate turn. During Ninja’s broadcast in support of Ellen Degerenes’ charity The Ellen Fund, Ninja was seemingly joined on-air by famous rapper Drake, with the two partying up and playing a duo game. Shortly into the match, however, Ninja’s teammate began shouting racial epithets over voice chat in what was likely a result of account …
Astralis CSGO stars hit historical money marker Steven Rondina Counter-Strike Three of the founding members of Astralis have cleared a long-standing Counter-Strike hurdle. According to Esportsearnings.com, Andreas “Xyp9x” Højsleth, Nicolai “device” Reedtz, and Peter “dupreeh” Rasmussen have become the first players in Counter-Strike history to earn over $1 million in prize winnings. The threshold was passed at the Esports Championship Series Season 6 finals. Astralis’ 2018 has been one of the most successful years in the game’s history. After opening with …
Ucal joins Afreeca Freecs as new mid laner William Davis League of Legends Afreeca Freecs announced Son “Ucal ” Woo-hyeon as the team’s new starting mid laner for 2019. After releasing four members of the team, Afreeca Freecs has started building up its roster. The first addition is young mid laner Ucal. The 17-year-old started his career with KT Rolster as a sub. By the end of 2017, he was promoted to the starting roster. Ucal replaced the experienced Heo “PawN” Won-seok, who had …

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