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    Immortals parts ways with head coach, Zaboutine, and GM, Keaton

    Late Wednesday, June 24th, Immortals announced they'd released head coach, Thomas "Zaboutine" Si-Hassen, and GM, Keaton Cryer. They've been temporarily replaced by LA Valiant GM, Mike Schwartz, and IMT assistant coach and analyst, GoToOne and Malaclypse, respectively.

    · Jun 24, 2020
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    VALORANT ranked mode is finally live

    Three weeks after the game's official launch, VALORANT's ranked mode finally went live. So get ready to find out where in the ladder you stand, but make sure to play a warm up game before you do! Radiant awaits, but so does Iron.

    · Jun 24, 2020
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    The Dark Side: Women shed a light on the rampant sexism and harassment in the video games industry

    Women who work in the gaming industry are coming forward about the incessant abuse stories and gender discrimination haunting the ecosystem, featuring peers, colleagues, and public figures.

    · Jun 24, 2020
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    Pokémon Unite is basically League of Legends with Pikachu

    The Pokémon Company has teamed up with Tencent to create a 5-versus-5 mobile multiplayer online battle arena game, titled Pokémon Unite. Available for Nintendo Switch and mobile devices, featuring cross-platform play.

    · Jun 24, 2020
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    [LCK Today] DYN defeats SP in Volibear showdown, KT sweeps HLE

    On the 24th (KST), in the 2020 League of Legends Champions Korea (LCK) Summer Split, Team Dynamics played SeolHaeOne Prince and kt Rolster faced Hanwha Life Esports. It was the first day the LCK was

    · Jun 24, 2020
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    LoL 10.13 patch notes: Pool Party skins, 200 years, and RIP Yuumi

    On the 24th (KST), the 10.13 patch was finally implemented to League of Legends. Summer's officially here, so with the introduction to the Pool Party skins, many balance changes were introduced to cha

    · Jun 24, 2020
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    Upcoming VALORANT pro, ardiis, reportedly has name cleared by Riot Games, not found to be cheating or match fixing

    Last week, ardiis was accused of purchasing a cheat and attempting to match fix in VALORANT. A recent report by 1pv claims that ardiis has been investigated and cleared of all accusations by Riot Games. Read more on his current status here:

    · Jun 23, 2020
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    Fnatic X Gucci: A collaboration between esports and luxury fashion

    On the 23rd (KST), Fnatic announced the partnership with the Italian luxury brand of fashion and leather goods, Gucci. Fnatic posted a nine second long video announcing the collaboration with Gucci on

    · Jun 23, 2020
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    You can now formally surrender in VALORANT thanks to Patch 1.02

    Naturally, this change will spur on a whole new method of trash talk and mockery against teams who have no intention of forfeiting despite being behind.

    · Jun 23, 2020
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    Cloud9 swept the NA Cup in the 2020 WoW Arena World Championship

    For the first time in five weeks, Cloud9 did not win the NA Cup for the 2020 World of Warcraft Arena World Championship. That is not because another team won, but instead because the 2020 AWC has already concluded with C9 winning every all four NA Cups in dominant fashion.

    · Jun 23, 2020
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    Min Min from ARMS headlines new Smash Ultimate DLC set for 6/29 release

    Min Min will be the 6th DLC fighter added to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate since the game's release in December 2018, and will come to the title alongside a new stage called Spring Stadium and new music tracks.

    · Jun 22, 2020
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    [UPDATED 6/22] Streaming community reacts to Mixer shutdown, joining Facebook Gaming

    UPDATE 6/22: More members of the community have voiced their thoughts via Twitter on Mixer's shutdown and subsequent Facebook Gaming partnership.

    · Jun 22, 2020
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    Challengers Uprising partners with FACEIT for 2020 NA Scouting Grounds circuit

    The tournament that starts in June will mark the first step taken towards the organization’s objective of developing a legitimate ladder from amateur to pro in the North American League of Legends competitive scene.

    · Jun 22, 2020
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    [UPDATED 6/22] Microsoft shuts down Mixer, Ninja and Shroud become free agents

    In one month, on July 22nd, Microsoft will be shutting down their livestreaming platform, Mixer, and will move their viewers and partners to Facebook Gaming. Ninja and Shroud have become free agents, hinting at move back to Twitch. Read the story here:

    · Jun 22, 2020