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September 4, 2020
ESIC Hunting for CS:GO Tournament Cheaters, Bans 3 Coaches
The Esports Integrity Commission (ESIC) launched a massive investigation for the use of a bug exploit. ESIC will inspect tournament Demos going back as far as 2016. The esports integrity guardian revealed earlier this week that three coaches were already banned for using the exploit. A Massive Investigation by the Esports Integrity Commission The Esports […]
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September 2, 2020
VCS Teams Omitted From LoL Worlds 2020 Due to Travel Restrictions
Riot has announced earlier today that due to national travel restrictions as a result of the pandemic, two teams who have already qualified for the League of Legends World Championships 2020 tournament will not be able to compete at the event in Shanghai. “Over the past several weeks, we explored every possible option to include […]
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August 31, 2020
Activision Files Lawsuit against CoD Cheat Developers
Notorious cheat developers CXCheats will discontinue the development of hacks for Call of Duty Warzone and Modern Warfare after Activision has filed a lawsuit against the company. Activision Stops Call of Duty Cheat Developers Activision has launched a lawsuit against CXCheats, the most prominent community of developers who specialize in developing gameplay-breaking software for the […]
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August 30, 2020
The Dead Could Reign Once Again in CoD on September 4
A zombie apocalypse is brewing in Call of Duty: Mobile with a new zombie mode possibly arriving on September 4, a new community update has revealed before reverting the statement. Will Call of Duty Get Zombies Back in September? Zombies might be coming back to Call of Duty: Mobile and they seem hungrier than ever. […]
Esports
August 30, 2020
TSM Qualifies for 2020 LoL Worlds, Cloud9 Gets Eliminated
For the first time since 2017, Team SoloMid managed to secure a spot in the League of Legends World Championship. In doing so, the team eliminated Cloud9 from qualifying. Cloud9 Misses First LoL World Championship Qualification Last night’s game between TSM and C9 was historic because it has two serious implications. First, Team SoloMid is […]
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August 27, 2020
Dota 2 Tournament TI10 Breaks New Prize Pool Records Exceeding $34M
With the help of Valve player crowdfunding, The International 10 (TI10) has exceeded the $34 million prize pool record held by its predecessor, making it the most rewarding individual tournament in Dota 2 as well as the largest prize pool in the history of any single global esports tournament. On the table below, we can see that aside from Fornite, the […]
Esports
August 26, 2020
PUBG Reveals New Update and Shares Plans for the Future
By expanding its presence on the European and North American market, PUBG plans to become a tier 1 esport joining CS:GO and League of Legends. The company also announced the creation of a new PUBG Mobile Global Championship and an exciting 1.0 mobile update. PUBG’s Plan to Become A Top Esport In a press conference […]
Esports
August 26, 2020
LVL Clash 2 Valorant Tournament: Schedule, Teams, Where to Watch
The Ignition Series are drawing to an end with the final event, LVL Clash 2 VALORANT, taking place on Friday, August 28. All 16 teams have been revealed and the groups have been set. LVL Clash 2 VALORANT Tournament Overview The European VALORANT competitive scene is developing quickly with another great competition on the cards. […]
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August 16, 2020
Next-Gen Console Release Comes with New Skins for Fortnite
The Last Laugh bundle comes to Fortnite on November 17. Epic Games revealed that the bundle will be playable for Play Station 5 and the next-generation console Xbox Series X. The Last Laugh Bundle Comes to Fortnite on November 17 Friday, August 15, Epic Games made an exciting announcement with new skins coming to […]
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August 14, 2020
Epic Games Sues Google and Apple for Fortnite Store Ban
Google and Apple have suspended Fortnite from their mobile stores hours within Epic Games’ announcing a 20% discount on any Fortnite V-bucks purchased directly from the company instead of using the tech firms’ proprietary payment systems. Epic, Apple and Google’s Thorny Relationship Epic Games’ attempt to go it alone may have flopped, with the company […]