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    Ban sale of GTA V? Illinois lawmaker moves against "all violent video games"

    Illinois state rep. Marcus Evans Jr. filed Friday, Feb. 19, a proposal to amend the "Violent Video Games Law in the Criminal Code" and ban the sale of "all violent video games".

    · Feb 24, 2021
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    Chinese government officially recognizes esports as a reputable profession

    The Chinese government's interest in esports grows by the day. In April of 2019, the Chinese government announced that they've officially recognized the title of ‘esports operator' and ‘es

    · Feb 23, 2021
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    Call of Duty: Mobile pro Sol murdered in Brazil

    Ingrid "Sol", pro COD: Mobile player for FBI E-Sports, was allegedly stabbed to death by another COD player named Flashlight in a premeditated attack.

    · Feb 23, 2021
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    Riot Games receives backlash after Taliyah "whitewashed" in Legends of Runeterra

    Riot Games found themselves in hot water with the Legends of Runeterra community on Monday after an announcement meant to be exciting riled-up fans of the collectible card game.

    · Feb 23, 2021
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    Rumored: Leak indicates that PUBG Mobile 2 may get a surprise release next week

    According to a new leak from reliable data miner PlayerIGN, PUBG Corporation might be planning to release PUBG Mobile 2 at PGI.S next week.

    · Feb 23, 2021
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    Lissandra revealed as Legends of Runeterra champion in Empires of the Ascended

    Lissandra is the fourth new champion confirmed for the Empires of the Ascended expansion set for Legends of Runeterra.

    · Feb 23, 2021
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    OverActive Media to establish $500M esports venue in Toronto

    OverActive Media announced that they will be building a new performance venue in Toronto. OverActive Media is an esports entertainment corporation that owns League of Legends team Mad Lions and Overwa

    · Feb 23, 2021
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    Riot confirm a League of Legends MMORPG is coming, hiring now

    On Monday afternoon, Riot Games announced that they were looking for a helping hand. Or a team of helping hands as they began work on their upcoming MMORPG based in the League of Legends universe.

    · Feb 22, 2021
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    4Conner quits Twitch after leak of racist and sexist messages

    4Conner released a last goodbye video over the weekend, in which he apologized for his racist, sexist, and homophobic comments and announced he would be quitting Twitch. Later, he also deactivated his Twitter.

    · Feb 22, 2021
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    Taliyah revealed in Legends of Runeterra, enables a brand new deck type

    Taliyah is the newest champion joining Legends of Runeterra with the Empires of the Ascended expansion. She is the third new champion revealed from the set after Jarvan IV and Renekton. Taliyah is a 2

    · Feb 22, 2021
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    Chess GM calls PogChamps 3 "popcorn stuff"; Hikaru, Alexandra Botez, and more stand in defense

    Russian chess Grandmaster Yan Nepomniachtchi tweeted Monday his opinion about Chess.com's PogChamps 3 chess tournament and immediately got in hot water with the Twitch streamer community. Nepomniachtc

    · Feb 22, 2021
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    Coerced into match-fixing: FPX jungler Bo reports himself to League officials

    Zhou "Bo" Yang-Bo has reported himself to officials from the disciplinary commission regarding his checkered past, which includes match-fixing while in the League of Legends Development League (LDL).

    · Feb 22, 2021
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    Daigo enters Capcom Pro Tour with broken finger and still kicks ass

    It seems no hindrance is critical enough for Daigo "The Beast" Umehara, one of the oldest esports and fighting game legends in history.

    · Feb 22, 2021
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    LoL community reacts to LCS import rule abolish proposal: "Feels like the exact wrong time"

    Let's take a look at some of the more notable reactions and how they've advanced the discussion around LCS imports and North American talent development.

    · Feb 21, 2021