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    Riot Games announces schedule for 2020 LCK Spring, season to start on Feb. 5th

    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

    · Jan 8, 2020
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    Hearthstone Balance Update includes nerfs to 7 cards, Battlegrounds changes

    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.

    · Jan 8, 2020
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    [Official] Dignitas announces Invert as LCS assistant coach

    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:

    · Jan 8, 2020
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    LA Valiant rebrands for localization ahead of Overwatch League 2020 season

    The LA Valiant will trade out its green and yellow jerseys for a new Southern California inspired blue and gold thread.

    · Jan 8, 2020
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    LCS expands to 3 days a week, featuring Academy games, changes Playoff format and removes Regional Qualifiers

    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.

    · Jan 8, 2020
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    Keep your eyes peeled this week - Riot will share updates for new LoL champions, TFT's next set, Legends of Runeterra, and more

    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

    · Jan 8, 2020
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    Olleh joins Dignitas Academy, finishing off the roster of 5 LCS veterans

    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.

    · Jan 7, 2020
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    Escape from Tarkov developers say adding playable female characters require "huge amount of work"

    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.

    · Jan 7, 2020
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    Mission Koala: 100% of Crytivo's profits will be donated to aid those affected by Australian wildfires

    This month and the next, Crytivo will be donating 100% of net revenue from their online Crytivo Store and 30% from all their Steam sales to aid those affected by the Australian wildfires.

    · Jan 7, 2020
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    Cloud9 finalizes C9 Academy roster for 2020 season

    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.

    · Jan 7, 2020
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    [Official] Lourlo signs with Dignitas Academy for 2020

    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.

    · Jan 7, 2020
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    Blizzard is handing StarCraft esports back over to third party organizers until 2023

    Blizzard Entertainment is letting go of the reigns over StarCraft II as an esports title. The publisher, which had been in control of the legendary RTS' competitive scene for the majority of the past

    · Jan 7, 2020
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    Hearthstone is expanding its esports structure for 2020 with more events, more prize money and a more dynamic Grandmasters league

    The Hearthstone esports team has announced what it has in store for the competitive card game in 2020. After their Masters system cut back in events and prize money in 2019, and cut off a large part o

    · Jan 7, 2020
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    Excel Esports hires former Fnatic CEO Wouter Sleijffers and adidas CCO Robin McCammon

    Excel Esports has brought in two new faces to lead the team. The British organization, partipants in the League of Legends European Championship, has hired former Fnatic CEO Wouter Sleijffers to be it

    · Jan 7, 2020