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Valve addresses complaints with TI Battle Pass
gabhernandez
Amidst rampant complaints from players, Valve has fixed the item drop rates for Immortal Treasures in this year’s Battle Pass. The anticipated Immortal Treasure III from The International Battle Pass was released on July 31. The Immortal items did not disappoint the community, as excited fans were quick to open their shiny new treasure chests. High leveled Battle Pass owners were saddened when they were not rewarded the ultra-rare items …
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Boston Uprising to hold open tryouts
William Davis
Overwatch League team Boston Uprising is holding tryouts for aspiring players looking to join a professional team, the organization announced through Twitter. With the inaugural season of the Overwatch League coming to a close, the London Spitfire came out on top at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Now, teams are getting ready for next year’s second season, and that means bringing in fresh blood. It is expected that teams will …
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Expansion slots announced for OWL season 2
Fariha Bhatti
The first expansion slots for Overwatch League Season 2 have been sold, with teams in Guangzhou and Atlanta officially joining the roster. A Paris team is also said to be in the final stages of a deal with Blizzard, potentially bringing three new teams to the competition for the next season. The Atlanta group was the first to finalise a deal, with rights for the expansion being sold to Georgia’s …
Dota 2
Casters announced for The International 2018
Steven Rondina
Dota 2 fans now know who they’ll be listening to at The International. The full lineup of on-air talent for TI8 was announced Tuesday, with Wykrhm Reddy breaking the news on Twitter. Though there are few surprises on the list, there are a handful of notable changes from TI7. The lineup of casters and content creators, for the most part, is just what fans would expect. Familiar voices like Chan …
League of Legends
Pobelter Scores 1000th Kill in LCS career
Steven Rondina
Team Liquid Mid Laner Eugene “Pobelter” Park has secured the thousandth kill of his NA LCS career. The kill came 26 minutes into Team Liquid shutting the door on Clutch Gaming, as Pobelter’s Orianna eliminated Chae “Piglet” Gwang-jin’s Ezreal. Pobelter’s thousandth kill was his first of the game, as Team Liquid characteristically won the early game through the bot lane. The “Notorious POB’s” achievement was almost an afterthought in another …
League of Legends
Clutch Gaming make big roster moves in bid for playoffs
Steven Rondina
Clutch Gaming will be making some big substitutions this week. Jungler Nam “LirA” Tae-yoo, AD carry Apollo “Apollo” Price, and support Nickolas “Hakuho” Surgent will not be on the starting roster. Clutch Gaming Academy jungler Galen “Moon” Holgate will be debuting on the main roster alongside academy bot lane duo Chae “Piglet” Gwang-Jin and Philippe “Vulcan” Laflamme. This is the first time Clutch Gaming has adjusted its roster in its …
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New Steam Chat features go live
gabhernandez
Valve has flipped the switch to release new features for Steam chat. The new Steam chat boasts a flexible friends list with a drag and drop functionality. Friends are automatically grouped by game and party, and favorite buddies can be pinned on top for easier communication. The new Steam chat is also multimedia friendly. When words just aren’t enough, users can send GIFs and images. Valve also embedded support for …
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Counter Logic Gaming partner with Pepsi
Steven Rondina
Counter Logic Gaming has a new sponsor, and it’s a big one. PepsiCo has signed a deal with Madison Square Garden that will secure partnerships for CLG, as well as other applicable properties under the MSG brand. The deal will start September 1, and from that date PepsiCo will sponsor MSG and all of its properties. PepsiCo’s Mountain Dew brand recently launched the Game Fuel League, a European Rocket League …
MiSeRy to coach Pain Gaming for TI8
gabhernandez
Dota 2
Pain Gaming is bringing on a new coach in their quest for the Aegis of Champions. Rasmus “MISERY” Filipsen has been enlisted as the coach of Pain Gaming for their approaching run at The International. The move reunites him with former Digital Chaos teammate Aliwi “w33” Omar. Pain Gaming announced MISERY’s addition to the team on Twitter. The video highlighted MISERY’s notable achievements in the Dota 2 scene. These include …
Echo Fox Acquires Smoothie from Cloud9 Amidst Roster Changes
Steven Rondina
League of Legends
Echo Fox made a massive summer splash Tuesday, acquiring the contract of Andy “Smoothie” Ta from Cloud9. The move was originally reported by The Shotcaller, and stands to give Echo Fox some much needed stability at the support position. Starting alongside Smoothie in the bottom lane will be Echo Fox Academy ADC Carry Lawrence “Lost” Hui. A highly touted player with experience in the Oceanic Pro League under his belt, …
Dota 2 caster leaks info on Artifact card game
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Dota 2
A new leak has brought some of the first bits of information regarding the mysterious Dota 2 card game Artifact to light. Artifact is a card game based on Dota lore. There are 280 cards featured in the game, with 44 heroes besides. Richard Garfield, creator of Magic: The Gathering, designed the cards. In a closed-door launch, Valve revealed that Artifact will create new content for Dota 2. New heroes …
Complexity and Rogue secure London Major spots
Jared Wynne
Counter-Strike
FACEIT’s Major qualifier for the Americas region saw compLexity and Rogue winning spots at the next Counter-Strike major. The grand final saw Rogue and compLexity battling it out for the bigger share of the $50,000 prize pool. After a landslide 16-3 victory for compLexity on Mirage, they achieved a more difficult 16-14 victory on Dust 2, giving them the set victory by a 2-0 margin. So it was that compLexity would go …
NiP, OpTic triumphant at Europe Minor
gabhernandez
Counter-Strike
Ninjas In Pyjamas secured their qualifying spot in the FACEIT Major alongside OpTic Gaming. NiP faced OpTic Gaming during the Europe Minor Championship on July 22. While OpTic Gaming has a strong showing, NiP proved to hold the competitive edge and shut out Optic during the finals. Throughout the entire tournament, NiP were looked at as a strong contender for qualification. Beating both Sprout and ENCE during their road to …
TSM and Immortals secure big money investments
Steven Rondina
News
Two of the largest esports organizations in the world received a huge influx of capital on Tuesday as TSM and Immortals both made announcements regarding large financial investments. As first reported by Forbes, TSM parent company Swift secured $37 million in Series A funding for both the TSM organization and for Swift’s other projects including its content creation and analytics. This whopping sum comes from a group of investors led …
North emerge victorious at DreamHack Valencia
Jared Wynne
Counter-Strike
The latest iteration of the DreamHack Open tournament series saw North demonstrate their newfound potential for dominance. North effortlessly swept Luminosity Gaming with a 2-0 victory in the grand final at DreamHack Valencia, taking home their $50,000 share of the total $100,000 prize pool. The city of Valencia, Spain served as hub for the two-day event. Five invited teams were in attendance, joined by three qualifiers: Fragsters …
The LPL wins Rift Rivals for second year in a row
William Davis
League of Legends
The Chinese squad took the victory after five games. This is the second time in a row that the LPL has defeated the LCK at Rift Rival. The tournament final started with a match between Invictus Gaming and KT Rolster. Kim “Deft” Hyuk-kyu surprised the audience when he picked Vel’Koz in the bottom lane, and Go “Score” Dong-bin surprised his Chinese opponents with an early first blood as the game got underway. Both junglers focused …
EG add another Dota Summit title
Steven Rondina
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Evil Geniuses are the new Dota Summit champions. Facing stiff competition at The Dota Summit 9, EG managed to halt a skid of poor offline results. More importantly, the “boys in blue” positioned themselves as a legitimate contender for The International. It was immediately clear that EG would be a force at the Summit 9, opening the first day of group play with a 3-1 run that included a sweep …
OWL Players Attend Olympic Discussions with Blizzard
William Davis
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Jacob “JAKE” Lyon and Kim “Geguri” Se-yeon are set to attend the Esports Forum. The event will be hosted by the International Olympic Committee and Global Association of International Sports Federations. It’s set to take place in Lausanne, Switzerland between July 20 and July 21. Rick Fox, former NBA player and owner of Echo Fox, will moderate the forum. JAKE and Geguri will represent the Overwatch community alongside Mike Morhaime, …
Overwatch is free to play this July
Fariha Bhatti
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Blizzard has announced that Overwatch will be free to play on PC from July 26 to July 30. The free weekend is part of the celebrations for the Overwatch League’s upcoming grand final. During the weekend, those accessing the game for free will be able to play all of the game’s heroes. This includes newly released hero Wrecking Ball. All game modes will also be available with the exception of …
AI bots are trying to beat Dota 2 pros
gabhernandez
Dota 2
Bots will soon take to the big stage to try beating a team of professional Dota 2 players. OpenAi aims to impress professionals and fans alike in a show match at The International. Dota 2 fans are about to witness huge improvement in OpenAI. A team of five neutral networks, dubbed OpenAI Five, are playing 180 years worth of Dota 2 games every day. The bots use reinforcement learning at …
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