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Chaos Esports Club acquire MATUMBAMAN’s services

Prateek Sahoo
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Chaos Esports Club acquire MATUMBAMAN’s services

Chaos Esports club have officially added Lasse Aukusti “MATUMBAMAN” Urpalainen, to their DOTA 2 roster, after a lot of teasing and leaks.

Only yesterday, Chaos Esports Club had tweeted a video of Misery with MATUMBAMAN’s iconic TI winning shorts.

Today, Chaos have announced that they have acquired MATUMBAMAN’s services for upcoming TI qualifiers and future events.

In a press release, CEO of Chaos E.C. Greg Laird, regarding the acquisition:

This time of the year is always chaotic and we are constantly in search of veteran talent to help guide and foster growth among the younger talent on our teams. Matumbaman is a rare example of such talent, bringing with him a world-class record of achievement and a wealth of experience. Welcome to the team, Lasse, we are lucky to have you. I am excited to watch you #CreateChaos.

As of now, Chaos E.C. line-up consists of MATUMBAMAN and team captain Rasmus “MISERY” Filipsen.

Rest of the line-up is uncertain. According to the official DPC website and app, William “hFn k3” Medeiros was removed from the Chaos Dota 2 roster, but no formal announcement has been made.

Chaos had fielded a mix line-up for the Epicenter Qualifiers, but the team failed to make it out of the open qualifiers. There have no updates about the team’s future since then, nor have they played any official games together.

As we wait, for Chaos E.C. to announce the complete roster, let’s all wish MATUMBAMAN good luck with his new team.

Current Chaos E.C. DOTA 2 Roster:

  • Lasse Aukusti “MATUMBAMAN” Urpalainen
  • TBA
  • TBA
  • TBA
  • Rasmus “MISERY” Filipsen (Captain)
  • Robson “TeaGuvnor” Merritt (Coach)

Nicky Romero invests in esports organization ReKTGlobal

Prateek Jain
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Nicky Romero invests in esports organization ReKTGlobal

Esports Organisation RektGlobal announced today that they have added Nicky Romero as an investor. RektGlobal is the parent of Rouge gaming team which mainly competes in Fortnite and League of Legends. Romero will be joining as co-owner and board member and will support the continued international expansion of both RektGlobal and Rogue.

Nick Rotteveel van Gotum a.k.a Nicky Romero is a famous Dutch DJ who also produces his own records and also releases remixes of other songs. He is latest in the list of celebrities to join esports industry. Romero isn’t the only music industry investor who had invested in RektGlobal. Other members include DJ Steve Aoki and some members of Imagine Dragons. Romero will co-host live streams with players from Rouge and will also produce content with them.

Romero, in a statement said:

I’m excited to join my good friend and fellow DJ, Steve Aoki, with my investment into RektGlobal and Team Rogue. I love gaming because it provides a great way to unwind after long nights in the studio. It’s also how I stay connected with friends when I’m on the road performing. Rogue is killing it at FIFA right now and I’m counting down the days until I can link up and play with MSDOSSARY and the rest of the team.

RektGlobal was founded in 2016 and is based in New York. One of the co-founder Amish Shah, in the release, said:

As esports is rapidly growing and dominating the culture right now, we are constantly looking for new and innovative ways to intersect music and ultimately reach the fans. With Rogue’s recent global expansion and entry into the new League of Legends Europe Championship (LEC), DJ Nicky Romero is the perfect fit. We are thrilled to welcome him and his visionary mindset to the team and look forward to forging a global connection together.

As the year moves on more and more celebrity names have started to pop-up that are showing interest in the esports. This signals a positive sign for the esports industry.

EPICENTER Major Survival Guide, follow the last Major of the 2018-19 DPC season

Prateek Sahoo
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EPICENTER Major Survival Guide, follow the last Major of the 2018-19 DPC season

The final major of the 2018-19 DPC season, Epicenter kicks off tomorrow. The event is being held in Moscow, Russia at the CSKA Arena. The event is scheduled from June 22nd-30th, with the final 3 days being in the CSKA Arena.

The event is stacked with all the top teams making it to this event.

While most of the teams in attendance have already made it to The International, there are many teams whose TI qualification chances depend on getting a good placement at the major.

The 16 teams are divided in 4 groups as follows:

The group stage will be played out in the usual GSL format, top 2 teams advance to the upper bracket of playoffs, while bottom 2 teams proceed to play in the lower bracket.

Group stage format and schedule:

The playoffs will be played out in a Double-elimination format.LB Round 1 are Bo1, Grand Finals are Bo5, other games are Bo3.

3 final days of the Playoffs will be held in front of a live audience at the CSKA Arena.

Playoffs format and schedule:

Epicenter recently announced their HUGE talent line-up for the event as well.

The group stages will be casted by the winners of the EPICENTER Casting contest, conducted during the qualifiers.

The talent line-up for the playoffs including a huge list of well known dota analysts, casters and other personalities

Most of the teams have arrived in Moscow and are ready to battle it out, come tomorrow.

The prize pool is $1,000,000 USD. The event carries 15,000 Dota Pro Circuit Points, split amongst all teams.

• 1st: $350,000 | 4950 pts
• 2nd: $170,000 | 3000 pts
• 3rd: $100,000 | 2100 pts
• 4th: $80,000 | 1350 pts
• 5th-6th: $60,000 | 900 pts
• 7th-8th: $40,000 | 450 pts
• 9th-12th: $15,000 | 150 pts
• 13th-16th: $10,000 | 75 pts

Epicenter is known for its world-class production quality and overall high quality of tournaments.

Do not forget to set up your fantasy teams in the DPC app and make your predictions to win them precious shards.

Be sure to tune in tomorrow, June 22, 2019, at 15:30 IST ( 10:00 GMT) for the first set of games.

Entity Gaming announce roster for TI9 Qualifiers, add Luciano to active lineup

Abhishek Bajaj
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Entity Gaming announce roster for TI9 Qualifiers, add Luciano to active lineup

Entity Gaming have announced their roster in the lead up to The International 9 Qualifiers. The lineup consists of three stars of the Indian Dota 2 circuit with two experienced imports. Entity Gaming have already qualified for the ESL INDIA Premiership 2019 Summer LAN Finale that is scheduled to take place on 29-30 June in Mumbai.

Interestingly, the roster that is set to represent Entity at Mumbai has been kept intact, with just one change to the lineup. Sandro ‘Luciano’ Aguinaldo comes into the squad and will be donning the ‘Offlane’ role for the organization.

Luciano is a well-renowned name within the South East Asian Dota 2 scene. The 23-year-old represented Detonator previously and was last seen playing alongside Julz, flysolo and Sam_H in team ‘Looking for Sponsor’.

Entity Gaming have a somewhat rich recent history as far as The International qualifiers are concerned. The lineup that included the storied Dota 2 journeyman Dominik ‘Black^’ Reitmeier managed to win one of the SEA Open Qualifiers and even made it into the Playoffs of the Regional Qualifiers of The International 8.

The aforementioned lineup did not have a single Indian Dota 2 player however, which will be added motivation for the announced roster. Moon, Divine and Zapheto have already etched their names among the top brass of the Indian Dota 2 scene and will now be aiming to conquer SEA as they pit their wits against the best that the region has to offer, starting with the TI9 Open Qualifiers.

Entity Gaming roster for The International 2019 SEA Open Qualifier:

  • Travis “Castaway” Waters
  • Krish “Moon” Gupta
  • Sandro “Luciano” Aguinaldo
  • Amit “Zapheto” Malwal
  • Shahab “Divine” Saleha

PUBG LITE Beta registration begins in India

Prateek Jain
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PUBG LITE Beta registration begins in India

PUBG is a well-known game among gamer’s in India whether be it on the PC or the Mobile version, everyone has played or at least have heard about the game. With the ever-so popularity of the game, a new and lighter version of the game is bound to generate new buzz and have people excited.

PUBG Lite is a lighter version of PlayerUnknown’s Battleground that will be available on PC, Xbox and PS4 for Free. PUBG Lite will feature a graphically toned down version of the original game, with the experience being similar to original just the game being lighter and less demanding such that it will run easily on Low-end hardware.

PUBG Lite have minimum spec requirement of Windows 7 or above(64-bit only), Intel Core i3 @2.4GHz, Intel HD 4000 graphics, 4GB of RAM and 4GB of disk space.The recommended specifications include Windows 7 or above(64-bit only), Intel Core i5 @2.8Ghz, 8GB of RAM, 4GB of disk space and an AMD Radeon HD7870 or Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 GPU.

PUBG Lite was first released on January,2019 in only small select number of countries. Right now, the game is available to download and play in 15 countries. PUBG Lite will be coming to India in July,2019 starting with a Beta launch to full release later.

Starting today, PUBG Lite Beta participation event will go live in India and all other SAARC countries. The participation event will last for a duration of 13 days starting today i.e. 20th June till 3rd July 2019. The event will have exclusive rewards for everyone participating. Rewards will include skins such as Tiger M416 and Parachute Cheetah. There is also a chance to claim more rewards that unlock as more users register. Currently, 2 achievement tiers have been achieved for which 6 additional skins are unlocked namely Black Scarf, Punk Glasses, Bloody Combat Pants, PUBG Scarf Gold, Striped Long Sleeved Shirt and Red Sports Top.

To register for the event visit https://lite.pubg.com/ and follow the instructions given on the screen. The participation rewards will be delivered in the form of a code to the registered email id from 11th July 2019.

Mineski part ways with Ahjit, to announce a new player soon

Prateek Sahoo
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Mineski part ways with Ahjit, to announce a new player soon

Earlier today, Mineski Pro team, in a Twitter release, announced that they have parted way with Lai “Ahjit” Jay Son, who played the role of carrying within the team.

This change comes after a slew of below-par performances from the team, and since Mineski have not qualified for THE INTERNATIONAL directly, they have their eyes set on the SEA Qualifier for TI and hence, are making the necessary changes to be successful in the said qualifier.

Ahjit played for Mineski for a total of 6 months from January 2019 to June 2019. He attended 5 DPC events with the organisation.

Mineski are searching for his replacement and will announce the new roster soon.

Mineski Dota 2 roster

  • Kam “Moon” Boon Seng
  • Damien “kpii” Chok
  • Ryan “Bimbo” Jay Qui
  • Michael “Ninjaboogie” Ross
  • TBA

w33 joins Team Liquid, to debut at EPICENTER Major

Prateek Sahoo
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w33 joins Team Liquid, to debut at EPICENTER Major

A while ago Team Liquid moved Lasse Aukusti “MATUMBAMAN” Urpalainen out of their active DOTA 2 roster and started looking for replacements to fill his role of MID laner.

After many days of rumours and leaks, they finally announced his replacement.

Joining Team Liquid is none other than Aliwi “w33” Omar, who is a veteran of the DOTA 2 scene, his best achievement being finishing 2nd at TI6 in 2016 with Team Digital Chaos.

w33 was last seen playing for Chaos Esports Club in the South American region. The team shut shop in the region and shifted to Europe, where it didn’t find any success.

Only time will tell if w33 is the right replacement for MATUMBAMAN.w33 is most well-known for his INVOKER, MEEPO and TIMBERSAW performances.

In a press release by Team Liquid, he had the following to say:

“I’m happy and thankful to have been given a chance and I’m ready to prove myself once again.” – Aliwi “w33” Omar

Team Liquid released the following statement:

“Our Dota 2 team is filled with some of the greatest players in the world for their positions and w33 will fit in terrifically with them. W33 has proven himself to be one of the most resourceful mid laners in Dota 2, going toe to toe with the greatest players who have ever played the role. He does not shy away from playing off-meta heroes when required even when the stakes are high as we have seen with his Skywrath and Jakiro.

W33 made a name for himself playing Invoker and Meepo as a pub star but solidified his position as a world-class mid laner during his time on Secret and during his TI6 run. We’re going to unleash that world class mid laner once again.

W33 has continued to impress us during his time in South America where over and over again he has delivered, not only in the mid lane but also with his rotations and his decision making as a player.

Any team would be lucky to have such an outstanding player join their roster and we once again welcome w33 to our family.”

Team Liquid Dota 2 roster

  • Aliwi “w33” Omar
  • Amer “Miracle-” Al-Barkawi
  • Ivan Borislavov “MinD_ContRoL” Ivanov
  • Maroun “GH” Merhej
  • Kuro “KuroKy” Salehi Takhasomi
  • Roman “rmN-” Paley (Coach)

Team Liquid will be next to be seen playing at the EPICENTER MAJOR which runs from June 22-30 in Moscow, Russia.

Plopski replaces dennis in NiP; Get_Right’s future unsure

Malav Popat
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Plopski replaces dennis in NiP; Get_Right’s future unsure

Following a string of mediocre results, NiP has decided to make changes to their roster. The move was reported yesterday by DeKay and speculated that Plopski will be joining the team.

With this move, Dennis “dennis” Edman has been moved to the bench position and a, 17-year-old, Nicolas “Plopski” Gonzalez Zamora will be joining the team from Ancient. Team Ancient have shown good results in the recent past with a second place placement at DreamHack Open summer last weekend, where OpTic emerged victoriously.

The team is also looking to replace Get_Right, the legendary player from their roster. The team has been looking to discuss his future as a player and could see him take up a coaching role in the team.

In his statement, pita, the NiP coach, said, “Today we embark on the journey of transforming the Counter-Strike team. To maintain a position as a top tier team, changes to the roster are needed. We have very talented players, but the roles required on the team is something we have to change to make sure we perform at a stable level over time. I am excited to take on these changes with the first step of welcoming Plopski to the team.”

Plopski in his own statement said he was excited to join the team, “I am extremely happy to be getting this opportunity. For me, this is a dream come true. Since I was a kid I have always liked this team and it has been my goal to play for them. I still can’t believe this.

My ambition is to play CS: GO and be happy doing it for as many years as possible. I want to win, to keep getting to know amazing people and work harder than ever. I feel NiP is the perfect place for me to keep pursuing my goals.

I can’t wait to start playing with these really talented players. I am sure I will learn a lot from them.”

However, with the roster lock dates, Plopski will not be able to play with NiP at the Major and the current squad will be playing at the Berlin Major.

  • Patrik “f0rest” Lindberg
  • Christopher “GeT_RiGhT” Alesund
  • Fredrik “REZ” Sterner
  • Jonas “Lekr0” Olofsson
  • Nicolas “Plopski” Gonzalez Zamora
  • Faruk “pita” Pita (coach)
  • Dennis “dennis” Edman (benched)

Twitch acquires Social Networking platform Bebo for $25 Million

Prateek Jain
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Twitch acquires Social Networking platform Bebo for $25 Million

Twitch a subsidiary of Amazon, just acquired social networking platform Bebo for an amount close to $25 million. Together with Bebo, Twitch aims to work on its esports business and for Twitch Rivals series promotion. As per the contract, Twitch will retain all the employees of Bebo (10 currently) and IP.

Twitch wasn’t the only oneinterested in acquiring Bebo, some sources suggest that Discord and Facebook were also in the race, with Facebook offering close to $20 Million.

Founded in 2005, Bebo had a very good start and quickly became most popular social networking site of the time, easily beating competition like MySpace. Bebo reported more than 10 million active users in its prime. But soon the site saw its demise, with Facebook quickly coming up and gaining more traction among users. Bebo quickly lost its lead and was later bought by AOL, who sold Bebo after 2 years citing lack of profitability and decline in service.

Since 2017 Bebo is producing its own software called Bebo Streaming Software, an all-in-one app that let its users stream their gaming sessions directly on Twitch something similar to OBS and Xsplit. Recently, Bebo shifted its interest in organising and hosting tournaments for streamers.

Following the acquisition, Twitch will be using Bebo and its staff for Twitch Rivals series. Twitch Rivals features a series of competitive events aimed at streamers. Rivals will group streamers across the games and have them play competitive matches.

Twitch Rivals currently hosts events for titles such as Apex Legends, Dota 2, Rainbow Six Siege, NBA  2K19, Hearthstone and PUBG.

Counter-Strike’s 20th Anniversary Update: retro Dust II and AUG nerf

Bhavya Shah
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Counter-Strike’s 20th Anniversary Update: retro Dust II and AUG nerf

Today’s update cherishes the 20th anniversary for Counter-Strike with a retro version of Dust II. However, the retro version is available in casual mode only. Alongside the homage, this update has addressed certain requests of professionals as well as the community.

The devs have nerfed AUG to ‘bring its utility more in line with other rifles’. In other words, the gun’s fire rate is slightly reduced while the accuracy is also reduced when unscoped.

This can disrupt the on-going ‘aim heavy’ meta and can seriously affect teams like FURIA who previously played with five AUGs on CT side. Eventually, this update could bring back little focus on tactical and strategy heavy game play.

In other revamps, Valve has also brought in minor changes to it’s Battle Royale mode, the Danger Zone. It has fixed an exploit involving duplication of items and the players will now spawn closer to their teammates with a pistol.

The Chicken Capsule is also now available for purchase, worth $1 USD. Patch notes for the update can be found here.

[20TH ANNIVERSARY]

  • Celebrate 20 years of Counter-Strike with a retro version of Dust II, currently available in the Casual Dust II map group.
  • The Chicken Capsule is now available for purchase in-game.

[GAMEPLAY]

  • Adjustments to the AUG to bring its utility more in line with other rifles.
  • Slightly reduced rate of fire.
  • Reduced accuracy while unscoped.

[DANGER ZONE]

  • Fixed an exploit involving duplication of items dropped by disarming another player.
  • Players in warmup spawn closer to their teammate.
  • Players in warmup now spawn with a random pistol.
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