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OG’s quest for a third Dota 2 Aegis of Champions faces an unexpected opponent: parenthood. As Sébastien “Ceb” Debs welcomes his first child, PGL’s rulebook threatens to force the two-time TI-winning organization to forfeit its TI2024 qualifier run. OG announced today that Ceb would be absent from the team against Entity as his wife gives birth to their child. The organization informed PGL of this potential scheduling conflict in May when the initial details of the TI qualifiers were released. The stand-off begins. Image via OG Initially, PGL only permitted OG to use a stand-in for one day, failing to account for the unpredictable nature of childbirth…

Ukrainian organization Natus Vincere is making a sudden return to competitive Call of Duty after nearly three years away from the esport—but they aren’t fielding an international squad based in Europe. Instead, they’re picking up an Aussie trio who will enter this year’s million-dollar Esports World Cup Warzone tournament with plenty of momentum. The Aussie trio of Zepa, Lymax, and Levi will fly the NAVI flag for the Warzone event in July following an announcement from the org on June 22. The trio came together for the World Series of Warzone North American final, flying to Canada to practice in…

Over the last month, Riot Games has caught a ton of flak from the League of Legends player base for the release of Faker’s controversially priced commemorative Ahri skin bundle, but now, people are hoping for some luck as the LCS hosts a giveaway with the expensive cosmetic as the prize. Across the next two weekends, LCS enthusiasts will get a chance to win Faker’s new Ahri skin as a randomized drop by watching the games while signed into the league’s official website, but there’s a small caveat: there are only two copies are there to be won. Only one…

While the new rule changes regarding relegation for professional VALORANT teams announced yesterday were received well by the esports community at large, many want to see Riot go a step further and apply the rules to all teams, not just those who rose from Ascension. Yesterday, Riot Games instituted new rule changes to VALORANT esports for 2025, providing teams that reach VCT international leagues through Ascension the opportunity to stay up if they perform to a certain level each season. The “promotion window” was reduced from two years to one, but the teams in question may stay in their VCT…

Dota 2‘s pinnacle tournament, The International, is fast approaching for 2024. Set to be held in Copenhagen, Denmark, 16 teams in total will receive spots at the tournament in September. This year’s edition of Dota‘s biggest celebration included a revamp and the return of invites and open qualifiers, meaning everyone had an equal shot at qualification. Here’s a full list of invites and qualifiers for Dota 2‘s TI13 tournament in Denmark. All qualified teams for Dota 2 TI 2024 Miposhka and Spirit will be back to defend their crown. Photo via Valve Invites Team Spirit Xtreme Gaming Team Falcons Team…

It’s June, which means it is time for the Counter-Strike 2 mid-season player break—a month for players to sit back, relax, rest their eyes, or prepare their resumes as all eyes turn to the back half of the calendar year and the all-important Shanghai Major in late November. It’s been a packed year so far with a few Counter-Strike squads finding consistency over the past few months, but for others, the highest of highs have been pockmarked by occasional slip-ups. Others still have failed to meet the lofty expectations set by organizations or fans—and roster changes seem inevitable. Not a…

There are a lot of League of Legends casters, but there are none like CaptainFlowers, who goes the extra mile to help the community. On June 18, he offered his help to one of the Iron players. A League player made a post on Reddit claiming they’re stuck in Iron and are seeing their rank decline in the last few weeks. They asked for some help, and CaptainFlowers answered the call. “I’m a professional commentator in League and I love doing community stuff. 6 years ago I did a stream casting a player, just a normal guy, as he fought…

Evil Geniuses and VALORANT coach Christine “potter” Chi have not been afraid to shake up the meta this year, and with VCT Americas stage two starting off the newly buffed duelists on patch 8.11, the last remaining world champions on the roster have much to look forward to. Coach potter sat down with Online Esports just prior to start of stage two, and when asked about the the changes to Iso, Neon, Reyna, and Raze in VALORANT patch 8.11, potter said that it’s an exciting time for everyone in the league, but namely her dynamic duelist Alexander “jawgemo” Mor. Don’t…

As we dive right into VCT EMEA 2024 Stage Two, die-hard fans are quickly noticing that Fnatic is not rocking the same VALORANT roster as seasons past. Leo “Leo” Jannesson is currently out of the lineup as they jump into the opening week. Instead, the team is running a temporary roster with Emirhan “hiro” Kat, a sub from SuperMassive Blaze that is filling in for the team during this time. There are, however, plenty of Fnatic faithful who are questioning why Leo isn’t starting in the first place, especially after such a difficult first few months in 2024. Here is…

To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the organization, Evil Geniuses is permanently bringing back its “original beloved logo” ahead of a new merchandise drop. Chris DeAppolonio, CEO of Evil Geniuses, says the return of the original logo has been long overdue and that it “should have never been changed.” DeAppolonio also addressed what has, outside of the VALORANT world championship last year, been a tumultuous couple of years for the once iconic brand. Which EG logo do you prefer? Photo by Reece Martinez via Riot Games “Like any team, we’ve had our ups and downs over the years, and while…