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The International 9 Prize Pool Surpasses Highest Total Valve Corporation’s The International 9 (TI9) see its highest prize pool total reached in just four days. The previous record was a staggering $25,532,177, a total which has now been surpassed by 2019’s competition, with the amount at the time of writing sitting at $25,649,466. Not only does this break the record for the highest total for Valve’s TI competition, but it also breaks the record for the biggest prize pool in esports history. It’s no secret that Valve’s Steam Summer Sale has contributed to the record, as the launch of the…

First Teamfight Tactics Tournament to be Held In case you haven’t really been following the development of games and the popularity of the new and upcoming game genres, the “autobattler” genre is a big one and is taking the online esports community by storm. Twitch Rivals will be hosting the first official Teamfight Tactics tournament in order to celebrate the popularity of Riot Games’ very own autobattler which should, hopefully, rival the numbers of the original games that first made this mode incredibly popular. Over two days, there will be 64 players battling it out for a $125,000 prize pool.…

An Overview of the Challenges of Battle Pass in Apex Legends Season 2 In the following paragraphs, we will talk about the challenges of Battle Pass in Apex Legends Season 2. The progression system of Season 2 Battle Pass had been previewed on Reddit by none other than Lee Horn who happens to be the lead product supervisor of Apex Legends on this very same day. Just like we have already made an announcement earlier, the progression system actually comprises of standard challenges what can be accomplished by the participants with the purpose of leveling up at a…

Recap of Rift Rivals Day 3: Is Europe superior to North America?` Both these regions participated in the finals featuring a relay race format once the Rift Rivals of this year came to a conclusion. Europe had been the better region during the initial 2 days, and they had the advantage of selecting matchups. It did not matter a lot since it seemed that it was possible for any EU team to defeat an NA team out there. However, let us not cross our limits. Instead, let us have a look at exactly how the games were played. Fnatic…

Alliance Grabs Final TI9 Spot The EPICENTER Major was the final Major for the 2018/19 Dota Pro Circuit and saw Vici Gaming edge out a win over Team Liquid in the grand final, beating them 3-2. Both Vici and Team Liquid were both already qualified for The International 9 (TI9), to take place later this year in Shanghai, but it was Alliance who among the winners too. Even though the run for Alliance ended in 6th place, with then getting knocked down to the Lower Bracket and then being beaten by Virtus Pro in a 2-0 clean sweep, this was…

Counter-Strike Creator Considers Return One of the original creators of Counter-Strike, Minh Le, has said that he is considering a potential return to the development of a first-person shooter. According to a report on the Danish site, DR, Le admitted that he’d likely never work on anything equally as successful as the popular Half-Life mod from 1999, but said that he had some ideas in his head that he’d like to give a try. Life after Counter-Strike, for Le, was one that saw him too inexperienced to have a full focus on what his next project was like. He and co-creator…

Apex Legends Season 2 – How To Make The Most Out Of It The good news is here. Season 2 of the famous Apex Legends is almost there. The floodgates are opening with a crash and there is quite a bit of talk happening inside the grapevine. Respawn is not silent and continues to come out with hints that are cause of excitement. Hence, this certainly is the right time to be a fan of this game. However, we are still some two weeks away. You must therefore try and learn a few things while you impatiently and expectedly wait…

New Location For Call Of Duty World League 2019 There is going to be a new location for The Call of Duty World League. This has been announced on Twitter. It will be a help at Los Angeles. The event is scheduled to take place from August 16 to August 18, 2019. The venue will be Pauley Pavilion. We need to bear in mind that in 2018, the CWL Championships were held in Columbus, Ohio and the prize pool money was $1,500,000. The CWL League Esports tournament was held in Los Angeles around three years ago. It was held at…

Dota Underlords Bursts Onto Mobile Following the huge success of Dota Autochess, a user-made game that was running in Dota 2, Valve has released its own version of the game known as Dota Underlords. Dota Auto Chess, developed by Drodo Studio, was first released back in January 2019 and enjoyed huge success, borrowing elements from the popular MOBA, Dota 2. The mod had over 8 million players by May and since then, Drodo developed a standalone version of the game known as Auto Chess, after having discussions with Valve, who decided not to move together in partnership over the new…

EPICENTER – TI9 Spot on the Line Final Major of the 2018/19 Dota Pro Circuit The final Major of the 2018/19 Dota Pro Circuit (DPC) is underway and the last few days will be important to the remaining teams who have yet to qualify for Valve’s massive The International tournament, taking place last this year in Shanghai. The winning team will receive 4,950 DPC points that will be added to the team total, which would push the teams up through the rankings to give them a qualifying spot in TI9. So far, there is only 1 spot left to get…