Author: G7R

Are Riot Games developing an MMORPG? League of Legends co-founder Marc Merrill released a statement this week, addressing the claims about a Riot Games’ MMO game and while he stated there were talks about it in the company, he also explained there are a few roadblocks in the way of achieving that goal. While a well-known company, Riot Games have been ridiculed for having released only one game in 13 years since the company's establishment, and while their only game title – League of Legends, has grown to be one of the most popular games in the world, there was…

EPICENTER 2019 – Day two recap Day two of EPICENTER 2019 tournament is behind us, when we got to see the remaining four teams from Group B flex their muscles against each other in a bid to secure a spot in the semi-finals. While day one of EPICENTER did not leave any CS:GO fans indifferent, it was day two that took the cake with a phenomenal performance from mousesports, who claimed the first seed and a spot in the final four. ForZe vs Evil Geniuses The day started with a clash between the North American powerhouse Evil Geniuses and the…

Unethical contracts cast a shadow on esports Esports industry is no stranger to some questionable, unfair or outright unethical and borderline manipulative contracts made between esports organizations and young inexperienced esports players. While such contracts have become more of an exception than a norm nowadays, the lower and less regulated levels of the esports scene have had their fair share of such incidents and it seems like the issue is still very much alive in those waters. Only earlier this week news surfaced of another highly controversial contract made between an unnamed North American organization and an anonymous mobile esports…

EPICENTER 2019 – Day one recap The opening three fixtures of EPICENTER 2019 are behind us, and with it, we got introduced to Vitality as the first team to punch their ticket for the playoffs, which they earned with a shocking reverse sweep win over NaVi in the final match of the day. EHOME vs Vitality EHOME and Vitality locked horns in the opening fixture of EPICENTER tournament in what was expected to be a rather one-sided bout, but it did not look like it in the opening map of the series. The teams kicked off their series on Inferno,…

RNG appoint Mata as their new head coach Only a couple of days after announcing his retirement from professional League of Legends play, Cho "Mata" Se-hyeong revealed he will take over the head coach position at his former team – Royal Never Give Up. Mata, the South Korean support player announced earlier this weekend he is stepping away from the professional League of Legends stage after a successful career, which saw him climb from being an unknown prospect to earning himself an immortal status as one of the best Korean players that ever stepped on the Summoner's Rift. While Mata's…

Virtus.pro acquire AVANGAR CS:GO roster The Russian esports organization Virtus.pro announced earlier this Monday, they have completed the signing of AVANGAR's CS:GO roster, which will replace the long-standing Polish line-up which has been a staple of Virtus.pro for almost six years. The rumours about Virtus.pro's ambitions to acquire the AVANGAR roster in a bid to reclaim their former glory surfaced earlier this month, with speculations suggesting the Russian organization are in the final stages of completing the deal. While nothing came out of it back then, the Monday's announcement confirmed Virtus.pro have now sealed the deal and will be moving…

Twitch found themselves in a $2.8 billion lawsuit with Russian media company Earlier this week, news surfaced, which revealed Twitch, a widely popular streaming platform is being sued by a major Russian media company – Rambler, who are seeking over US $ 2.8 billion in damages following a violation of exclusive distributing rights. Twitch, a juggernaut in the streaming industry, has made headlines once more this weekend, but for all the wrong reasons. While most news surrounding Twitch nowadays are directly connected with their ongoing battle with Mixer and the departure of some of their biggest streamers over to the…

3 changes needed in Modern Warfare after the Season 1 update The Season 1 update in Modern Warfare brought a ton of content, though some is still yet to come, and a few bug fixes along with it. However, setting aside the recent Battle Pass controversy, there are still a ton of aspects that need adjusting in Modern Warfare. From various glitches to gameplay mechanics, Infinity Ward has their work cut out for them. Here are three changes that Modern Warfare needs following the Season 1 update. Adjusting the footstep audio/Dead Silence One of the hottest topics since Modern Warfare…

Rocket League community is furious with Psyonix over new Item Shop The new Blueprint update arrived today in Rocket League to near-universal criticism from fans. Not only did the update not satisfy the community, but developers Psyonix implemented their replacement for crates. A while back, it was announced that traditional loot crates would no longer be sold in Rocket League. Today, crates were completely removed from the game with the Blueprint update. However, what replaced it is so much worse. The new Item Shop in Rocket League While Rocket League has had somewhat of an Item Shop in the past,…

OG Esports enters CS:GO for the first time in organization history OG Esports enters CS:GO for the first time in organization history It’s been a long time coming for OG Esports. Being one of, if not the most, dominant Dota 2 team over the past few years, OG finally enters another esport. The organization has been teasing its arrival in Counter Strike: Global Offensive for some time now and now the announcement is official. Signing several high-profile players as well as some up-and-comers, OG looks poised to contend in CS:GO. Whether or not they can achieve the same success as…