This week, an Overwatch developer made a post about how the community - specifically high elo - doesn't fully understand power creep, but received harsh feedback on his breakdown. He later clarified the statement, elaborating on how players are correct in some ways but lack some crucial data. Read more on the story here:
Taking place. Jan 17 – 19, the PAX Arena at PAX South 2020 in San Antonio will mark the debut of “Liferun,” a brand-new custom game mode coming to Fortnite in partnership with the International Red Cross. PAX Arena will feature Overwatch League pros, fan-favorite streamers, and a pro-am against Texas’ own OWL team the Houston Outlaws.
The epic conclusion of the second DBFZ World Tour will be hosted at Le Pavillon Baltard in Paris, France from Saturday, February 8 to Sunday, February 9.
Riot frustrated some fans after removing the Spring Split Championship Points, but this makes Spring more impactful and meaningful than ever before. Teams now have more security in finding long term solutions to their problems, and the LCS should be more improved by Worlds than previous years.
For the maybe the last time, the League of Explorers and the League of E.V.I.L will square off against one another and Hearthstone players will get to decide the fate of the universe. Throughout 2019, the two teams have battled against one another across numerous card expansions and are heading for an epic conclusion in the frozen wastes of Dragonblight. Arch-Villain Rafaam's master plan aims to resurrect the progenitor dragon, Galakrond, and lay waste to the world as we know it. Can the League of Explorers stop him in time?
Vodafone Giants, parent company of Giants Gaming, has acquired the Rainbow Six Pro League Asia-Pacific championship roster, who previously competed under the Team Envy and Aerowolf banners.
Last year, just before Season 2019 launched, League of Legends fans were given a special treat. A new cinematic, titles 'Awaken', featuring League of Legends heroes fighting against eachother, welcome
Inven Global had a chance to speak to the newly built roster, as the team took some time off their hectic schedule in their bootcamp in Korea to talk about themselves and their 'evil' plan to take over the LCS.
On the 9th (KST), Riot Games announced that the head of Riot Games Korea passed away. It was revealed that his cause of death was liver cancer. Park joined Riot Korea in 2014 after his tenure at CJ E&
Riot Games announced the schedule for the 2020 LCK Spring Split. The 2020 LCK Spring Split will begin on the 5th of February (KST). It will commence about 2 weeks later than usual due to the lunar New
Fresh off their holiday break, the Hearthstone development team was back to work this week and on Wednesday afternoon they revealed the upcoming balance changes coming to the traditional card game and Battlegrounds, the auto chess mode. Titled "16.0.8 Balance Update," the blog post was shared on Blizzard's official forum and outlined some changes scheduled to go live later this week. In total, seven cards from the traditional card game are being nerfed and one from Battlegrounds.
Dignitas has added yet another talent, announcing former FlyQuest head coach, Invert, as their assistant coach to Thinkcard. This finishes up their off-season moves. Read more about the move here:
The LA Valiant will trade out its green and yellow jerseys for a new Southern California inspired blue and gold thread.
Overwatch League is undergoing a discussion where the future of the league is going. Players retired, OWL talent leaving for freelance work, and roster moves plagued the offseason. Is it on a downhill course? Is it rebuilding for the future? Inven Global reached out to two individuals who were formerly involved with Overwatch League teams for further comment.
Riot Games announced that the 2020 Season of the LCS and Academy will be expanding their weekly match schedules, with LCS starting on January 25 and Academy on January 24.
The new League of Legends season is just two days away. Season 2020 is headlined by the introduction of new bruiser Sett, and is the first full season where players get to interact with the updated Su
Dignitas fills in their final Academy spot, signing former IMT, TL, and GG support, Olleh. This completes the DIG Academy squad with 5 former LCS veterans, giving them a stacked roster and a lot of places for substitutions and swap-outs for the LCS.
Shortly after Escape from Tarkov soared up Twitch's viewership leaderboards to become the most-watched game on the platform over the past week, it didn't take long for controversy to follow suit. On Monday afternoon, Battlestate Games, the developers of the FPS survival title, issued a statement on their official Twitter account regarding an interview that took place by an employee back in 2016.
Cloud9 has finalized its Academy roster ahead of the 2020 LCS Academy League Spring Split. Support David "Diamond" Bérubé is the sole returning member from last season alongside Head Coach Kim "Reignover" Yeu-jin and Assistant Coach Jeong "Rapidstar" Min-seong; the rest of the roster has been completely re-designed from the ground up.
After visa issues with their previous Academy top lane signing, Rodov, Dignitas has signed former LCS top laner, Lourlo. Dignitas is now only lacking a support player for their Academy roster, boasting four veterans on the Academy so far.
