In The News
Today’s top story can be found in the Extra Esports News section.
Sony issued a warning on potential console price increases if America and China’s trade spat continues. “Company financial chief Hiroki Totoki has warned that US plans for expanded tariffs on Chinese products could force a price hike on PlayStation consoles,” Engadget’s Jon Fingas reports. “The tech giant is still exploring its options, Totoki said, but passing the costs to consumers was one of them.”
Almost have of EA’s unit sales are digital, GI.biz’s Rebekah Valentine reports. EA posted “net revenues of $1.2 billion … operating income reached $415 million, and net bookings were reported as $743 million … EA’s digital sales are up 7% year-over-year, and 47% of its total unit sales now digital across all games.”
Automaton Games has entered into “administration, pulling the plug on its ambitious 1,000-player battle royale Mavericks: Proving Grounds,” GI.biz’s Haydn Taylor writes.
FIFA 20’s Ultimate Edition will see Zinedine Zidane as the cover star.
IN: Apple hired Xbox co-creator Nat Brown.
Interviews: Bloodline 2’s Brian Mitsoda (GI.biz).
Extra Esports News:
Echo Fox:
Echo Fox owner Rick Fox did a tell-all interview with Richard Lewis detailing what happened with his organization behind-the-scenes before, during and after the team’s forced LoL sale. Fox accused Echo Fox investor Amit Raizada — who used “racial slurs inalmos reference to former Echo Fox CEO Jace Hall” and Fox himself — of holding “a gun to everyone’s head” with allegedly shady business tactics. Fox has also gone after Raizada on Twitter.
Raizada took issue with Fox’s interview with Lewis. “In a comment to Kotaku, Raizada said that not only he is ‘truly hurt and pained by the false and defamatory allegations made by Rick Fox,’ but Fox is ‘crying wolf’ and is the ‘only person who is not a victim,’” Dot Esports’ Preston Byers writes.
IN: Dan Fleeter joined Counter Logic Gaming as COO.
Happy birthday Craig “Azure” MacKechnie!
League Land
Pantheon: Gameplay preview. Special interactions. Ability preview.
Skin Spotlight: Dragon Oracle Udyr. Dragonslayer Pantheon. Hextech Rammus.
Patch Notes:
Patch 9.15 notes are here.
Teamfight Tactics patch 9.15 notes are here.
Summer Splits: LEC is ongoing, LCS is ongoing , LPL is ongoing, LCK is ongoing.
T1 posted “Keep On Keepin’ On | T1 THE LOCKER ROOM EP.4.”
Interviews: Team Liquid’s Doublelift (Akshon), G2 Esports’ Caps (The Shotcaller), DAMWON Gaming’s Nuguri (Korizon).
Over/Under Watch
Summer Games are ongoing through Aug. 5.
Overwatch World Cup 2019 information can be found here. The nomination megathread is here.
Rosters: Sweden, Greece, Israel.
Interviews: Team Ireland’s Andy (Reaction Gaming Esports).
Overwatch League:
Overwatch League 2019 Season Stage 4 is ongoing. The Code of Conduct is here.
InsightOnEsports posted “OverSight Episode 51: Scrim Supremacy (feat. Cuddles and Corey).”
Interviews: Shanghai Dragons’ YOUNGJIN (Inven Global), Vancouver Titans’ Harsha (Akshon).
Overwatch Contenders:
Contenders Season 4 is over. Information: North America East, North America West, South America, Australia, China, Europe, Korea, Pacific.
In Memory: TeamBM coach Defender passed away.
IN: Fuze joined Fusion University.
Wake Me Up Before You CS:GO
Happy birthday Mitch “mitch” Semago!
Interviews: DreamEaters’ svyat (HLTV).
Royale Review
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds
PUBG Mobile 2020 World League incoming? Sure looks like it. “The PUBG Mobile 2020 World League will be the official esports competition for the battle royale game, Yang announced yesterday. More information about this league wasn’t revealed, but Yang said that it should be available soon,” Dot Esports’ Wasif Ahmen reports.
OUT: Team Vitality exited PUBG.
National PUBG League – Phase 2 Relegation has ended.
PUBG Europe League – Phase 2 is over.
PUBG Nations Cup is Aug. 9-11.
Season 4 is ongoing.
Fortnite Battle Royale
Season 9 is ongoing.
Apex Legends
EA announced in an investment call that Apex “8 million to 10 million people on a weekly basis playing the game,” Yahoo Finance’s Sayanti Chakraborty writes. “Season two of Apex Legends was launched on July 2. EA still forecasts net bookings from Apex Legends in the range of $300 million to $400 million in fiscal year 2020.”
EXP Invitational — Apex Legends at X Games Minneapolis is Aug. 2-3.
The Preseason Invitational is Sept. 13-15.
Season 2 is ongoing.
Wins And Fails
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