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G2 dominated by Supermassive in early Worlds shock League of Legends G2 dominated by Supermassive in early Worlds shock By gabhernandez Cloud9 Open Worlds with Win Over Kabum League of Legends Cloud9 Open Worlds with Win Over Kabum By William Davis Mouz deny Liquid at ESL One New York Counter-Strike Mouz deny Liquid at ESL One New York By Steven Rondina
Astralis defeat Na`Vi to win London Major Counter-Strike
Astralis defeat Na`Vi to win London Major Steven Rondina Astralis are once again Counter-Strike major champions. The Danish team took the top prize at FACEIT Major: London, sweeping Natus Vincere in the tournament’s grand finals. It was a great ending to what was a nearly flawless performance by the Danes. Astralis’ major began with a strong run through the New Challengers Stage, as the team advanced with a 3-1 record that included wins over CompLexity Gamging, Rogue, and Team …
Top groups at FACEIT Major: London Counter-Strike
Top groups at FACEIT Major: London Steven Rondina The New Legends Stage at the FACEIT Major: London has wrapped up with some surprising teams making the playoffs. Topping the groups with 3-0 records are North American staples Team Liquid and CompLexity Gaming. Astralis, Natus Vincere, and BIG all made the cut at 3-1. FaZe Clan, HellRaisers, and Made in Brazil round out the eight-team New Champions Stage, sneaking in with 3-2 records. These teams have advanced to the …
Massive wave of bans issued on Steam News
Massive wave of bans issued on Steam Steven Rondina Steam got a bit cleaner this week with a massive rise in the distribution of VAC bans. According to third-party stats database Steamdb.info, the last seven days have seen nearly 100,000 known bans leveled against players. What’s more, the number continues to climb as Steamdb scans more profiles to count the total number of cheaters caught. The crackdown began on July 18 with the issuing of nearly 30,000 VAC bans. …
Europe triumphant at Rift Rivals League of Legends
Europe triumphant at Rift Rivals Steven Rondina Despite a back and forth group stage that saw only a single game’s difference between North America and Europe, the EU LCS representatives defeated their North American hosts in convincing fashion. The start of the final series was all stars and stripes, with Echo Fox taking the first game off Europe’s G2 Esports. But two Fnatic wins combined with a shocking upset of Team Liquid by Splyce was enough to …
League of Legends introduces new world map League of Legends League of Legends introduces new world map By Jared Wynne Riot Games Reveals New esports arena in Korea League of Legends Riot Games Reveals New esports arena in Korea By William Davis Optic Gaming launches its own social app News Optic Gaming launches its own social app By William Davis
Ninjas in Pyjamas signs new team led by PPD Dota 2
Ninjas in Pyjamas signs new team led by PPD Steven Rondina Ninjas In Pyjamas is back in the Dota 2 business. The organization announced that it had signed the unnamed stack brought together by former OpTic Gaming and Evil Geniuses captain Peter “ppd” Dager. The reveal was made on Twitter and the team’s official website, and was confirmed by the new players shortly thereafter. While NiP is best known for its Counter-Strike team, it has been bouncing in and out of …
SKT keeps fighting for a spot in playoffs News
SKT keeps fighting for a spot in playoffs William Davis SKT and MVP met again in week five of the LCK Summer Split. Both teams entered the match with a negative record, putting them in 7th and 8th place respectively. 2018 has been a challenging year for both squads and this match was critically important for each of them. Game one started with an aggressive MVP squad pushing lanes whenever possible. SKT failed to react to MVP’s playmaking, but MVP’s earned …
NBA2K League to Expand in 2019 News
NBA2K League to Expand in 2019 Steven Rondina The NBA 2K League will be expanding in 2019, as four expansion teams will join the league for its second season. Four NBA affiliates will join 17 teams from the inaugural NBA 2K League season. The Atlanta Hawks, Brooklyn Nets, Los Angeles Lakers, and Minnesota Timberwolves have each thrown their hats into the ring. The inaugural NBA 2K League season began in May 2018, and the league wasted no time …
Blizzard brings on eight new OWL teams News
Blizzard brings on eight new OWL teams William Davis Blizzard has declared that six new teams will be joining Overwatch League during its second season. This announcement follows a report in August that the league would be bringing in two additional teams from Atlanta and Guangzhou. These six additional teams hail from Washington, D.C., Chengdu, Hangzhou, Vancouver, Toronto, and Paris. Now operating with 20 teams, nine of them based outside the United States, Overwatch League continues to incorporate players …
FACEIT announce Premium Pass for London Majors gabhernandez Counter-Strike FACEIT has announced a Premium Pass for the London Major. As the tournament moves on to the Legends Stage, subscribed Twitch viewers will be given access to exclusive content for the duration of the London Major. Starting on September 12, viewers will be able to subscribe to the FACEIT Twitch channel with a one time $9.99 payment. The sub will open up a wide range of perks and exclusive contents …
Cloud9 dominates TSM and secures ticket for NA LCS final William Davis League of Legends After a rocky start this summer, Cloud9 took down TSM in a five-game series to complete their comeback and qualify for the NA LCS final. Cloud9 started game one with Nicolaj “Jensen” Jensen and Robert “Blaber” Huang on the rift. Gold was even through most of the game. Both teams were aggressive and eager to fight, exchanging kill for kill. In the end, TSM had built up four drakes and …
EternaLEnVy headlines new Complexity Dota 2 roster Steven Rondina Dota 2 After suffering through a wave of departures, CompLexity Gaming has pulled together a compelling new Dota 2 roster. The new lineup was revealed on Twitter by Wykhrm Reddy. Joining the returning Zakari “Zfreek” Freedman and Linus “Limmp” Blomdin are Rolen Andrei Gabriel “Skemberlu” Ong, Jingjun “Sneyking” Wu, and Jacky “EternaLEnVy” Mao. https://twitter.com/wykrhm/status/1039546232132104193 It’s an intriguing lineup for the North American staple. EternalEnVy will be playing a support role on the …
Team Secret reveal new roster with Zai, Nisha Steven Rondina Dota 2 Team Secret’s Dota 2 team will see changes for the new Dota Pro Circuit season. After 10 days of teasing potential new arrivals, the new lineup was revealed on Secret”s website. Yazied “YapzOr” Jaradat, Yeik “MidOne” Nai Zheng and Clement “Puppey” Ivanov will be returning to Secret. Meanwhile, Ludwig “Zai” Wahlberg will join from OpTic Gaming and transitioning back to the offlane role, replacing the departing Adrian “Fata” Trinks. Finally, …
Former LGD.Forever Young players form new team Steven Rondina Dota 2 Though LGD Gaming’s primary Dota 2 team, PSG.LGD, seems poised to remain intact heading into the new season, its secondary team might be gone. A new organization has formed around former LGD Forever Young players: Team Root. The news was revealed on Weibo and later confirmed by CDEC Gaming on Twitter. https://twitter.com/CDECgaming/status/1039597617280364545 Team Root brings together a number of experienced members of the Chinese Dota 2 scene, with most having …
Team Liquid repeats as NA LCS champion William Davis League of Legends Team Liquid secured back-to-back championships in the NA LCS after defeating Cloud9. Team Liquid continue its dominant year in North America with a second title, this time against American stalwart Cloud9. The team that started the summer season at the bottom of the standings turned its luck around and fought hard to make the finals versus the favorites at Liquid. Team Liquid proved to be unimpressed by Cloud9’s resurgence, snatching …
Dota superstar Dendi is leaving Na`Vi Steven Rondina Dota 2 After eight long years with the organization, Danil “Dendi” Ishutin is no longer a member of Natus Vincere’s active roster. The news was announced over the weekend as part of a first wave of roster shakeups that follow each year’s installment of The International. It comes as part of a larger retooling of the Na`Vi Dota 2 roster, which struggled in 2018. Dendi has been the star of Na`Vi’s Dota …
Odium reveal new roster full of CIS talent Steven Rondina Dota 2 The CIS region was already set to be a competitive one, and it’s about to get even tougher. Longtime Virtus.Pro support player Ilya “Lil” Ilyuk announced the formation of new team Odium. The full roster was revealed on Twitter. https://twitter.com/inmyodium/status/1038847867996266497 Most members of the new Odium squad are established veterans of the CIS scene. Victor “GeneRaL” Nigrini joins Lil in departing Natus Vincere following two years with the team, a …
Mineski shake things up with new roster Steven Rondina Dota 2 Despite a strong Dota Pro Circuit season, Mineski struggled to perform at The International and will now shake up the team’s roster. The new roster for Southeast Asia’s top team has been revealed, and it features an almost complete overhaul. https://twitter.com/wykrhm/status/1038997152947527681 Just two players are set to return to Mineski from the previous roster. Kam “Moon” Boon Seng, who played mid for the team throughout the last year, will continue …
OG sitting out the Kuala Lumper Major Steven Rondina Dota 2 The list of teams set to compete in the regional qualifiers for the Kuala Lumpur Major has been announced with a very big name missing. While most of the usual suspects are accounted for in their respective regions, the winners of The International 2018, OG, are noticeably absent from the list of competing teams. This raised questions about the team’s status heading into the 2018-2019 Dota Pro Circuit season. Support …
Ex-TNC Tigers team reveal roster Steven Rondina Dota 2 TNC Tigers put on a strong performance in Southeast Asia qualifiers for the International 2018, and while it wasn’t enough to actually make the cut into the tournament, it was enough to warrant a second chance. After announcing its split from the TNC organization, the newly minted Tigers revealed a new lineup on Saturday that featured three members of the TI8 qualifier squad: Sivatheeban “1437” Sivanathapillai, Muhammad “inYourdreaM” Rizky, and …
KT Rolster wins first LCK championship title William Davis League of Legends KT Rolster won its first LCK title after defeating rookie organization Griffin in the grand final at the Samsam Gymnasium in Incheon. The summer season came to an end with the two powerhouses facing each other in one of the most anticipated finals in LCK history. Game one kicked off with some surprising picks for KT Rolster, including Victor for mid laner Son “Ucal” Woo-hyeon and Jinx for Kim “Deft” …

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