Team Spirit breaks up TI10 winning roster, parts ways with TORONTOTOKYO

Team Spirit breaks up TI10 winning roster, parts ways with TORONTOTOKYO Looking for a new midlaner. Team Spirit has officially released Alexander “TORONTOTOKYO” Khertek from its Dota 2 team. TORONTOTOKYO played for the Russian esports organization for two years and cemented himself as one of the best players in the world after winningThe International 2021with the team. “Having analyzed all the pros and cons, the management of the organization decided to part ways with TORONTOTOKYO,” saidSpirit in their press release....

May 25, 2025 · 2 min · 302 words · Audrey Martin

Teamfight Tactics patch 9.16 introduces the Hextech origin

Teamfight Tactics patch 9.16 introduces the Hextech origin The LoL-based auto battler gets some new faces. The 9.16 patch for Riot’s auto battler, Teamfight Tactics, adds a new origin and some new faces to the game. The new Hextech origin includes four new champions: Camille (Blademaster), Vi (Brawler), Jayce (Shapeshifter), and Jinx (Gunslinger). The Hextech origin bonus is a definite game-changer in the final rounds: With a full Hextech composition, you’re able to throw a bomb at an enemy unit with an item, disabling all items in a 1/2 hex radius for eight seconds....

May 25, 2025 · 2 min · 314 words · Jonathan Murphy

The highly anticipated M3 World Championship will take place in December

The highly anticipated M3 World Championship will take place in December Get excited, because it’s happening! The most prestigious and biggestMobile Legends: Bang Bangtournament is happening this year. The M3 World Championship, the third iteration of MLBB’s world championship competition, will commence in December this year Details about the Mobile Legends M3 World Championship According to Moonton, the second half of 2021 will be filled with various MLBB tournaments and events before the start of M3....

May 25, 2025 · 2 min · 232 words · Brandi Parker

The new AoV map 4.0 will debut a day-night system similar to Dota 2

The new AoV map 4.0 will debut a day-night system similar to Dota 2 We’re approaching a new era. A huge change is coming toArena of Valoras Garena and TiMi studios officially announce the AoV map 4.0 or Battlefield 4.0. The AoV map 4.0 will add a day-night system, as well as upgrade Dark Slayer and Abyssal Dragon, the game’s epic monsters. Arena of Valor gets a day-night system in AoV map 4....

May 25, 2025 · 2 min · 303 words · Jennifer Rocha

The PS5 may have ‘cross-gen’ play

The PS5 may have ‘cross-gen’ play PS5 and PS4 gamers may be able to play together. Sony is currently in talks to have “cross-generation” play for the upcoming PlayStation 5, according to a Q&A session at Sony’s recent 2019 Investor Relations Day. “Having compatibility is a positive thing,” said John Kodera, deputy president of Sony Interactive Entertainment toIGN. “Not only can a game be played on the next-generation console, cross-generation [enables] the community [to] enjoy the games together....

May 25, 2025 · 1 min · 164 words · Nicholas Watson

This eight-story esports hotel is opening in Osaka next year

This eight-story esports hotel is opening in Osaka next year The hotel will have three floors dedicated entirely to esports An esports-themed hotel will be opening in Osaka’s Nipponbashi district in April next year. The Esports E-Zone hotel will be the first of its kind in Japan and will have eight total floors, with three floors dedicated entirely to esports, with 70 high-end gaming PCs. The other five floors will be for guest rooms....

May 25, 2025 · 1 min · 132 words · Jennifer Kerr

This year’s World Championship Groups looks insane

This year’s World Championship Groups looks insane We’re looking at you, Group C. Taking place from October 2 to November 10, the 2019 Season World Championship (or Worlds 2019, as it is commonly known) features 24 of the world’s best League of Legends teams battling it out for glory around Europe. These 24 teams have been split into two stages, namely the Play-In Stage and the Group Stage. The Play-In Stage will feature 12 teams who will compete, with the top four teams advancing to the Main Event’s Group Stage....

May 25, 2025 · 2 min · 321 words · Scott White

TI11 Last Chance qualifier playoffs bracket, schedule, and results

TI11 Last Chance qualifier playoffs bracket, schedule, and results Two teams make it out of the playoffs. TI11 Last Chance qualifier’s group stagehas finally concluded with all participants, except for teams from the Americas region, advancing to the upper bracket of the playoffs. Natus Vincere clinched the top spot in Group A with a 7-3 record. The Eastern European squad won their matches against nouns and Tempest. Finishing behind Na’Vi were Vici Gaming, Team Secret, and Polaris Esports....

May 25, 2025 · 2 min · 259 words · Jeffrey Watkins

TI12 is going back to its roots this October

TI12 is going back to its roots this October Coming home. The International 2023 — the 12th edition of Dota 2’s premier Dota 2 tournament — is returning to Seattle in October this year. TI12 will start with the group stage on October 14th, and will follow with the playoffs. In a new twist, these two events will run under one banner — The Road to the International,according to Valve’s announcement, with more details to come....

May 25, 2025 · 1 min · 195 words · Todd Harris

TI8 winners OG get crushed by OpenAI Five bots

TI8 winners OG get crushed by OpenAI Five bots Top-tier Dota 2 team OG loses to OpenAI Five, an AI system designed to learn and adapt to complex situations. Say hello to our new AI overlords. AI research organization OpenAI’s Dota 2 bot team has just crushed The International 8 winners OG 2-0 in a best of three series. TheOpenAI FiveFinals, held at San Francisco last weekend, was the finale to a series of public demonstrations by the research organization to provide wider and better awareness about its artificial intelligence projects....

May 25, 2025 · 2 min · 286 words · Kenneth Green

TI9 Day 2 Group Stage results: Team Liquid vs Mineski ends in a 1-1 draw

TI9 Day 2 Group Stage results: Team Liquid vs Mineski ends in a 1-1 draw kpii’s’s amazing Multicast usage secured Mineski the first game. Southeast Asian team Mineski faced TI7 champions Team Liquid on the second day ofThe International 2019 group stage. The SEA team performed well against the European champs, with Mineski Damien “kpii” Chok’s Ogre Magi on the front lines. His Multicast saved his teammates multiple times, including Mineski Nikolay “Nikobaby” Nikolov’s Lifestealer....

May 25, 2025 · 1 min · 146 words · Alison Porter

Twice’s Mina just bought a gaming PC ‘to play properly’

Twice’s Mina just bought a gaming PC ‘to play properly’ She got all the gaming gear too! Myoui Mina ofK-popgirl groupTwicerecently revealed that on a special Twice comeback episode of Choi Hwa Jung’s Power Time radio talk show that she has purchased a gaming PC complete and a full set of gaming gear so she can “play properly”. She then laughingly told everyone that her older brother became jealous because of her full gaming setup....

May 25, 2025 · 2 min · 351 words · Christine Smith

Vietnam and Thailand Wildcard advance to the Arena of Valor World Cup 2019 semifinals

Vietnam and Thailand Wildcard advance to the Arena of Valor World Cup 2019 semifinals Both teams are one step closer to the US$200,000 grand prize The playoffs for theArena of Valor World Cup 2019kicked off this weekend in Da Nang, Vietnam with two quarterfinals games. The first pitted Thailand against Thailand Wildcard, and the second saw Vietnam going up against Chinese Taipei Wildcard. Thailand vs Thailand Wildcard In the first quarterfinal, both Thailand teams fielded four Thai players, and two South Koreans....

May 25, 2025 · 2 min · 298 words · Mark Barber