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    EVO Online cancelled after CEO is accused of sexual harassment and pedophilia

    Evo has officially cancelled the EVO Online 2020 event after allegations surfaced against CEO Joey "Mr. Wizard" Cuellar, accusing him of sexual harassment and acts of pedophilia. Evo has since fired C

    · Jul 3, 2020
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    [LCK Today] T1 takes the 2-0 victory against Gen.G in the rematch of the LCK Spring finals

    On the 3rd (KST), day 13 of the 2020 LCK Summer split took place at LoL Park, Seoul. The rematch of the Spring split finals between T1 and Gen.G ended in a 2-0 victory for T1, while kt Rolster also to

    · Jul 3, 2020
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    Thousands of WoW players gather to mourn Reckful's passing

    On the evening of July 2, multiple sources confirmed the passing of popular Twitch streamer and content creator Byron "Reckful" Berinstein. The young streamer, age 31, died of suicide, having been dia

    · Jul 3, 2020
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    NRG drops Nairo amidst sexual misconduct with a minor

    Esports organization NRG dropped professional Smash Bros Ultimate player and content creator, Nairoby "Nairo" Quezada amidst sexual misconduct from a TwitLonger by another pro Smash player, Zack "CaptainZack" Lauth.

    · Jul 2, 2020
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    Twitch streamer Reckful has passed away due to suicide

    News came out this morning that well-known Twitch streamer Byron "Reckful" Bernstein has passed away because of suicide. The news was first reported by Reckful's ex, which was later confirmed by Andy Milonakis and another streamer NymN.

    · Jul 2, 2020
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    Jo Hyuk-jin is appointed as the new head of Riot Games Korea.

    On June 30th (KST), it was announced that Jo Hyuk-jin, the former director of Riot Games Korea, will be appointed as the new head of Riot Games Korea.Jo joined RIot Games in 2011, before the launch of

    · Jul 1, 2020
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    IGEC 2020 Day 1 Recap — Panels, Pitches & More!

    The second day of the 2020 Inven Global Esports Conference is less than an hour away, but before things get started, let's take a look at everything that happened on day one of the very first digital IGEC.

    · Jul 1, 2020
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    [LCK Today] DWG and GEN sweep T1 and SB for their fourth win

    On the 1st of July (KST), T1 played DAMWON Gaming and Gen.G played SANDBOX Gaming in the 2020 League of Legends Champions Korea Summer Split. There weren't many fights involved in the first game between

    · Jul 1, 2020
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    League of Legends 10.14 patch preview: Mid Karthus is back?

    With patch 10.14 set to be released on the 8th (KST), the list of upcoming balance changes was released by the Lead Gameplay Designer at Riot Games, Mark Yetter. On the list, it foreshadowed nerfs to

    · Jun 30, 2020
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    "Of the fans, by the fans, for the fans": Gamer Republic hopes to raise funds for LCK franchising via Kickstarter

    On the 25th (KST), Riot Korea announced the 21 teams that applied for the upcoming franchising in the LCK. While there were familiar names on the list of teams that applied, such as T1, Gen.G, and DRX

    · Jun 30, 2020
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    43 days after its release, Amazon is moving Crucible back to Closed Beta

    Amazon released it's free-to-play team shooter Crucible on May 20, 2020, but on July 1, the game will be moved back to a Closed Beta state to rework gameplay.

    · Jun 30, 2020
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    [LIVE] 100 meetings scheduled among attendees in the first hour -- IGEC 2020 is online now!

    Tons of networking and esports job opportunities at our 3rd annual conference. Join us virtually today and tomorrow for a full day of panels and new industry connections!

    · Jun 30, 2020
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    Conquer the world with your tank! More than 1 million players pre-registers for the game, Super Tank Blitz,

    On Friday, June 30, Smilegate Megaport announced that more than 1 million players have pre-registered for SuperTankBlitz, a new game developed by Lumidia Games and serviced by Smilegate Megaport. It h

    · Jun 30, 2020
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    Desk veteran Redeye leaves esports following allegations of abuse and professional misconduct

    Esports veteran and desk host Paul "Redeye" Chaloner announced Monday he's stepping down as Managing Director of talent agency Code Red Esports and that he's leaving the esports industry for good, fol

    · Jun 29, 2020