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Game Devs Take Action to Reduce Battle Royale RNG
“There’s always going to be that random element in battle royale esports, that’s contributed to its success,” PUBG analyst Phil “Esquire” Stewart said. However, Game Developers like PUBG Corp. and Epic Games have made changes in order to decrease the randomness factor in matches and have a more level playing field. One action they took…
Riot Games Korea Takes a Pause with cvMax Suspension
Due to protests from the South Korean gaming community, Riot Games Korea has decided to postpone the indefinite suspension of former Griffin head coach Kim “cvMax” Dae-ho. Over 200,000 signatures were gathered on an online petition sent to South Korean president Moon Jae-in asking for government action in the matter. Among other actions to appease the…
Blizzard Entertainment Makes Attempts at Hong Kong Damage Control
Blizzard announced a reduction in Blitzchung’s competitive play suspension to six months, in addition to giving him the prize money that was previously taken away. According to Blizzard president J. Allen Brack, “We moved too quickly in our decision-making and then, to make matters worse, we were too slow to talk with all of you.”…
Stay Up-To-Date with 2019 League of Legends Roster Changes
If you want to keep up with all the new roster updates, ESPN has their team tracking all the changes coming to 2019’s free agency season. Link to Article https://www.espn.com/esports/story/_/id/28050294/2019-league-legends-free-agency-news-rumors-rosters
Breath of the Wild: Expected Release Date
At the end of Nintendo’s 2019 E3 presentation they revealed that Breath of the Wild 2 is in the works. A recent leak suggests that the game may come out in 2020 if all goes well. Link to Article https://www.techradar.com/news/breath-of-the-wild-2
Final Fantasy VII: Release Date
After being introduced at the E3 convention in 2015, Final Fantasy VII Remake’s release date has finally been announced to be March 3, 2020. Link to Article https://www.techradar.com/news/final-fantasy-7-release-date-news-and-rumors
Dr. Disrespect is Coming to Television
One of Twitch’s top streamers who goes by the moniker, Dr. Disrespect (a.k.a. Guy Beahm), has landed a TV development deal with Skybound Entertainment (production company led by The Walking Dead creator, Robert Kirkman). Their intention is to create an animated series that features the Dr. Disrespect persona. With his Twitch followers already up to…
Esports SNL Skit Features Chance the Rapper
Chance the Rapper in his second appearance as the host of SNL is featured in a skit depicting a League of Legends match. Once again he takes up the persona of Lazlo Holmes, a sports reporter covering a topic out of his expertise. Link to Article https://kotaku.com/chance-the-rapper-is-a-clueless-esports-reporter-in-thi-1839395677 First Appearance as Lazlo Holmes
Michael Reeves Joins Offline TV
Popular Youtuber, Michael Reeves, officially becomes the new addition to the Offline TV gaming house. Their line-up now consists of six members: Scarra, Pokimane, Lilypichu, DisguisedToast, Fedmyster, and Michael Reeves. In addition to Youtube, Michael has also considered starting a stream. Links to Social Media https://twitter.com/scarra https://twitter.com/pokimanelol https://twitter.com/lilypichu https://twitter.com/DisguisedToast https://twitter.com/Fedmyster https://twitter.com/michaelreeves08 Offline TV’s Official Video
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