Tyler1 came out for LCS Cosplay Day Week 7, in a fancy Draven get-up done by Stella Chuu. Here's what he has to say about his time cosplaying, switching to jungle, potential for playing for an org, and his upcoming future. Read more here:
Despite there being no official games for both the LEC and LCS this past weekend, pro players and casters alike showed up for work anyway, creating custom in-houses to entertain fans! Read more on the story here:
The final patch for Teamfight Tactics: Rise of the Elements is upon us. With patch 10.5 scheduled to go live next week ahead of Set 3's launch date in the middle of March, Riot Games' development team is looking to put the auto chess title in the best state possible prior to wiping the slate clean. On Sunday afternoon, Stephen "Mortdog" Mortimer, the title's Lead Designer, took to his personal Twitch stream to unveil what the team is looking to do in patch 10.5. While the information below is subject to change, it should give players an understanding of what they can expect over the next couple of weeks as they prepare for Set
Trihex spoke to Inven Global's Tom Matthiesen about his ban, and explained what he thinks needs to be done to improve the situation for digital content creators.
Simon and Schuster imprint, Gallery Books, has finalized a deal with Dr. Disrepect, popular first person shooter game streamer, to write a comedic memoir due next Spring. Read more on the story here:
Just hours before Call of Duty League's season opener on Friday afternoon, YouTube announced exclusive streaming rights for all Activision Blizzard esports, including OWL, CoD League, Hearthstone, and more. Read more on the deal here:
Tyler "Ninja" Blevins has become an almost household name over the past few years as he has risen the ranks of Twitch streamer to internet celebrity to global icon. It's difficult to tell whether Fortnite or Blevins would be as popular as they are without one another so the former is thanking the latter in a way that many (including Blevins) have dreamed of for years. On Wednesday morning, Blevins, streaming now on Microsoft's Mixer platform, revealed that he was getting his own personalized in-game skin, pickaxe, back bling and dance emote in his likeness. Grinning ear to ear, Blevin's could help but giggle and yell in excitement when he finally showed off the cosmetics to the thousands watching his stream.
Schalke 04 announced a charity event through Twitch, allowing fans to 1v1 the Schalke pros to raise money to combat the Australian brushfires. Here's how you can participate:
It took a little over three years but Escape from Tarkov (EFT) has risen to the top of Twitch charts in-part due to a drop campaign that began at the start of the week. Created by Russian-based developer, BattleState Games, back in 2016, EFT has surpassed evergreen titles/categories such as League of Legends, Fortnite, Just Chatting, and CSGO to hold down the top viewership spot on the streaming platform. Top personalities such as Dr.Disrespect, Timthetatman, CohhCarnage, and others have flocked to the game to get a piece of the action and try out something new while "veteran" EFT players, Shroud and Dr.Lupo, have been playing since the early days.
Few people in the world outside of Riot Games' developers know more about their auto chess battler, Teamfight Tactics (TFT), than William "Scarra" Li. The long-time former professional League of Legends player turned Twitch streamer has been playing the game since its' inception, competed in tournaments, created informational content on his Youtube channel, formed a professional relationship with members of the development team and is one of the go-to sources for anything and everything TFT.
On a December day, while everything was turning into Christmas decorations, we met Gu “Imp” Seung-bin at a small cafe in Gangnam. It was to interview him as he had retired as of this year.
At League of Legends All-Star 2019, we had the chance to speak to the player about his journey to esports stardom, the change of pace between the Brazilian esports scene versus North America, and how his mentality has changed over the years.
As the holidays approach, the Teamfight Tactics team wants to make sure the auto-battler is in as good a state as possible prior to employees taking a little break to spend time with their families. On Monday night, Stephen "Mortdog" Mortimer, the game's Lead Designer, fired up his Twitch stream to unveil what was coming in patch 9.24b. Scheduled to go live on Wednesday, the b-side patch will be larger than most, if not the largest of Set 2. "With the holiday, we wanted to make sure the game was in as good a state as possible and there are some things currently on live that we are not okay with," said Mortimer. "The meta has been pretty diverse which is nice but there are a few builds that are exceeding our expectations." The specific changes, which are subject to change if the development team feels necessary, are below.
Cowsep recently announced he is now streaming with Facebook Gaming. He spoke with Inven Global about the move, pre-season changes, and his mental health around streaming. Read more here:
On Tuesday afternoon, the next chapter in the story of 2019's "streaming wars" was written and it included some big names. Simultaneously, Ben "DrLupo" Lupo, Tim "timthetatman" Betar and Saqib "Lirik" Zahid released videos on their Twitter accounts announcing that they had all signed multi-year extensions with Twitch to remain on the platform exclusively for the foreseeable future. The compensation and length of the deal was not made public.
If there was one personality on Twitch whose persona could transcend the platform itself, it was Dr. Disrespect. Now, according to a report on Friday morning from The Hollywood Reporter, he will get the chance to. Hershel "Guy" Beahm, has secured a deal with Skybound Entertainment, Robert Kirkman's multi-platform production company to develop a scripted television series based on his character. Kirkman, famous for creating The Walking Dead, and his team are no strangers to building a world where fans young and old can become immersed in a story, reality or personality.
Clayton "CaptainFlowers" Raines, a simple boy from Ohio, USA. At the Esports Awards 2019 in Arlington, Texas, we had the opportunity to talk to him about his journey on becoming a vital part of the LCS broadcast team.
There's quite some esports action this weekend, for established titles as well as newcomers. Over in the San Diego, at TwitchCon 2019, Teamfight Tactics took its next step in esports with the conclusi
If you’ve started your World of Warcraft Classic journey and are missing addons, which can help you in Azeroth, then look no further. This guide is designed to show you how to install all the addons you love in retail onto your World of Warcraft Classic game.
"On September 6th, WoW: Classic finally fell just barely behind the "Just Chatting" category. Since then, it remains either the most popular game or in the top three games streamed on Twitch."
