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Halloween Terror returns to Overwatch
Fariha Bhatti
The latest update to Overwatch has started this year’s Halloween Terror event, bringing the return of the Junkenstien’s Revenge game mode and a variety of new cosmetics. This year, nine new skins have have been introduced for the event, with six being legendary and three being epic. The legendary skins in particular are very detailed this year, with Doomfist’s swamp wonster skin making water splashes when he walks. Pharah has …
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Team Secret win ESL One Hamburg
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At ESL One Hamburg, Team Secret showed the sort of exceptional play that’s worthy of a brand new Mercedes-Benz car. After topping the charts in the group stage, Team Secret faced powerhouse Virtus.pro in their first playoff series. The team fell short there and were made to fight their way out of the lower bracket with impressive sweeps of both Evil Geniuses and paIN Gaming. The lower bracket finals saw …
Dota 2
Dendi joins Lithium as Stand-In
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The most famous free agent in Dota 2 has found another temporary home. Danil “Dendi” Ishutin’s recent stint with Team Secret at the Maincast Autumn Brawl was underwhelming, with Na’Vi eliminating Team Secret from the tournament in an upset. However, Dendi remains an active Dota 2 pro and will soon look to impress with another team. Dendi has announced that he will be playing for Team Lithium at the upcoming …
League of Legends
Fnatic to Worlds Final after Sweeping Cloud9
William Davis
Fnatic secured its pass to the 2018 World Championship final after defeating Cloud9 in the semifinals. The European champion continued its dominant performance in the World Championship, this time against the only North American representative to made it out of groups. Game one started with an early first blood in the mid lane in favor of Fnatic. Dennis “Svenskeren” Johnsen then tried to get a kill in the top lane, …
Dota 2
How to learn Dota 2
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Dota 2 is one of the biggest competitive games in the world, but it’s also one of the most complicated. Many beginning players don’t know where to start, but don’t be discouraged. Once you get a grip on the basics, you’ll likely realize why Dota 2 has for years remained popular with millions of players worldwide. So how do you get started? Learn the basic mechanics of Dota 2 As …
Dota 2
Learn the slang and lingo of Dota 2
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Any Dota 2 fan has probably encountered their fair share of slang in-game, on Twitch chat, or while browsing reddit threads. But have you ever wonder where these terms came from? Let’s take a trip down memory lane as we rediscover the origins of these famous Dota 2 sayings. 322 Alexei “Solo” Berezin, current captain of Virtus.pro, was involved in betting fraud in 2013. His bet against his own team …
Fortnite
Cube Monsters Invade Fortnite’s Battle Royal
William Davis
Epic Games is celebrating the Halloween season by unleashing hordes of the undead upon unsuspecting players. Patch 6.20 has added another holiday themed game mode appropriately titled “Fortnitemares.” In this mode, players must fight against other survivors while also fending off waves of undead AI called “cube monsters.” These monsters come in two types. The more common and less durable variant are known as fiends. The second are the brutes, …
League of Legends
Big changes coming to League’s ranked play
William Davis
With the end of the current competitive season in sight, Riot Games has revealed plans for some big changes to League of Legends’ ranked system. Riot uploaded a video to their YouTube page explaining that there were going to be significant adjustments to ranked play in 2019. This announcement comes after many complaints this year from the community about the state of the game, including Team Liquid bot laner Yiliang …
Fortnite streaming star Ninja is headed to the Ellen Show
Steven Rondina
Fortnite
Tyler “Ninja” Blevins is the most visible figure in the esports industry, and that was on full display during Ninja’s appearance on popular talk show Ellen. The Fortnite player swung by the show to chat with host and comedian Ellen Degeneres about the popular game, streaming, and life. The segment was watched by tens of millions at home, and has drawn millions of more views on YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1VuZ2FdQhM There weren’t …
Michael Jordan Invests in aXiomatic Gaming
William Davis
League of Legends
One of the biggest names in all of sports is getting in on the esports industry. NBA megastar and hall of fame member Michael Jordan joined other investors as a part of a $26 million series C funding round for aXiomatic Gaming, the parent company behind Team Liquid. This continues a trend of big name athletic figures investing in the emerging esports marketplace. “I’m excited to expand my sports equity …
New Counter-Strike update brings spooky Halloween treats
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Counter-Strike
Halloween is fast approaching and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive players have been greeted with an early treat of haunting ghosts and a spooky new map layout. The Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Halloween update allows players to turn into ghosts after they die. This feature is only available in Casual, Demolition, and Flying Scoutsman game modes. As ghosts, players can haunt their opponents and roam the map freely. They can also apply graffiti …
Drake is now a co-owner of 100 Thieves
Steven Rondina
League of Legends
100 Thieves has received a big injection of cash and star power. According to its official website, the esports organization secured Series A funding from the duo of hip-hop star Drake and SB Projects founder Scooter Braun. Braun is the talent manager and entertainment executive behind the likes of Justin Bieber and Carly Rae Jepsen. In addition to the investment, Drake and Braun are now co-owners alongside former Call of Duty …
Paris OWL team announce new roster
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The Paris Overwatch League team announced their entire roster for the team’s debut league debut. Paris is the first of the expansion teams to reveal their full line-up of players for the franchise’s inaugural season. The team opted for a full western roster, and is the second team to be based in Europe along with the London Spitfire. The full roster includes: Terrence “SoOn” Tarlier – DPS George “ShaDowBurn” Gushcha …
Overwatch patch changes Mercy, Roadhog, and more
Fariha Bhatti
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A new Overwatch patch is aiming to change to change the strength of some of the game’s most popular heroes. PTR patch 1.30 focuses on a number of hero buffs to try and balance each of them and bring them in line with the strength of the remaining hero roster. As the patch is only on the PTR server, it’s unavailable for console users. Mercy’s ultimate cost has been reduced …
Shanghai Dragons recruit six new players
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Shanghai Dragons have found their replacements for the next season of the Overwatch League. After a previous announcement that Shanghai Dragons were releasing six players from the team’s roster, the organization has said on Twitter that it will be signing six new players to its roster ahead of season two. The new players that will be joining the Dragons for season two are: Min-seong “diem” Bae, Jin-hyeok “DDing” Yang, Young-jin …
Faker recieves almost 36% of Korean All-Star Votes
Steven Rondina
League of Legends
Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok may have missed the World Championship for the first time since 2014, but that certainly hasn’t hurt his popularity. The man often regarded as the best League of Legends player in the world currently possesses a whopping 35.4% of the South Korean vote for All-Star 2018. The dramatic percentage of votes was brought to attention on the League of Legends subreddit, showing a photo from Kingzone DragonX …
Mineski take Red Bull Trophy in London
gabhernandez
Dota 2
Mineski did not drop a single game through a championship run at Red Bull Guardians. After paiN Gaming lost to Mineski, they successfully eliminated Team Lithium in the lower bracket and secure a rematch versus Mineski in the grand finals of the tournament. Mineski had won each series played with a clean sweep, a trend the team was eager to continue. Red Bull Guardians put an exciting twist on standard …
Mercedes-Benz Commits to ESL One through 2020
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Dota 2
One of the world’s leading automobile companies continues to support the growing industry of esports through ESL One’s Dota 2 tournament sponsorship. In 2017, Alexei “Solo” Berezin was voted by thousands of fans and on-site analysts at ESL One Hamburg as the event’s Most Valuable Player. Solo won the coveted award and took home a brand new car from Mercedes Benz as a result. The partnership between ESL One …
Cloud9 are the first NA team in Worlds semifinals
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League of Legends
Cloud9 is going where no North American team has gone before. Cloud9 defeated Korea’s Afreeca Freecs in a 3-0 quarterfinal series, sending a North American team to the semifinals of Riot’s World Championship for the first time in the event’s history. Game one of the quarterfinals started with Cloud9 seizing the upper hand with unrelenting pressure. Afreeca Freecs attempted to slow down the game with a focus on …
TSM Signs Zikz as head Coach
Steven Rondina
League of Legends
TSM missed the League of Legends World Championship for the first time in the history of the organization, and there has been no time wasted in making changes. TSM has signed Tony “Zikz” Gray as head coach. Zikz will be replacing Kim “SSONG” Sang-soo, who served as head coach of TSM for the majority of 2018. Zikz has spent the past five years coaching Counter Logic Gaming. Zikz initially worked …
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