In The News
Weekend in Review:
PlayStation beat out Google to come in as the 3rd “Top Brand” in the United Kingdom, per Prophet.
A South Korean National Assembly representative “has begun work on a bill that could make sexual harassment in online video games” a criminal offense, Dot Esports’ Nicole Carpenter reports.
Co-creator of Halo, Marcus Lehto, did a Q&A on Twitter commemorating the 8-year anniversary of Halo: Reach.
TwitchCon 2018 is enhancing security following the Jacksonville shooting and attendees’ concerns, Twitch said in a blog post.
Tragically, Ryen Aleman, a survivor of the Jacksonville shooting, “died in a single vehicle accident on Sunday around 3:45 a.m.,” KIII NEWS’s Marissa Cummings reports. “Officers said Aleman was traveling westbound on highway 44 when he lost control of his car before the Violet road exit.”
Interviews: Tetsuya Mizuguchi (VentureBeat), Bethesda’s Pete Hines (The Telegraph) and DraftKings CEO Jason Robins (VentureBeat).
Partnerships:
Twitch and Doritos are partnering for Doritos Bowl at TwitchCon 2018, according to a press release. CODGamepedia announced the list of teams competing in the Bowl’s Blackout tournament.
OpTic Gaming and JET8 partnered for “a social media app, OpTic Snap,” Esports Insider’s Adam Fitch writes. “The app has been designed to enable the organisation’s fans to share pictures and videos of their favourite moments.”
Extra Esports News:
Congratulations Tox Gaming on winning HCS London 2018! They defeated Splyce. Team Reciprocity came in 3rd and Renegades in 4th.
Congratulations iFU’s Jose “eOnzErG” Luis on winning StarLadder StarCraft: Remastered Pro Series! He defeated Dandy to take home $600, TerrOr came in 3rd and Bonyth in 4th.
Hearthstone Esports posted “TalkStone – Episode #8.”
Interviews: Cordelia Chui and Amy Snowdon (GI.biz).
Happy birthday Jonathan “Wubby” Gunnarsson!
League Land
Happy weekend birthday Azir and Kim “Profit” Jun-hyung and Monday birthdays Vincent “Biofrost” Wang and Chres “Sencux” Laursen!
2018 World Championship city and date information can be found here.
Team SoloMid was knocked out of Worlds contention by Cloud9. This is the first time they’ve missed Worlds.
G2 Esports posted “Esports with Ocelote Episode #15 – Ft Jankos.”
Interviews: Gen.G Esports’ Lee “CuVee” Seong-jin (Inven Global), Fnatic’s Martin “Rekkles” Larsson (Inven Global), Gen.G Esports’ Park “Ruler” Jae-hyuk (Korizon), Team SoloMid’s Alfonso “Mithy” Aguirre Rodríguez (VP Esports), Gen.G Esports’ Choi “Edgar” Woo-beom (Inven Global), Echo Fox’s Tanner “Damonte” Damonte (Unikrn), Counter Logic Gaming streamer Moe “Yassuo” (Dot Esports) and Clutch Gaming’s Apollo “Apollo” Price (VP Esports).
Champion and skin sale Sept. 14-17: Boom Boom Blitzcrank, Safecracker Evelynn, Dargonslayer Braum and Baker Pantheon. Kayn, Diana, Sona and LeBlanc.
Weekly free champions: Blitzcrank, Brand, Braum, Draven, Fiddlesticks, Galio, Irelia, Karthus, Katarina, Kayn, Lissandra, Malphite, Sivir and Viktor.
Over/Under Watch
Happy weekend birthdays Koo “xepheR” Jae-mo and Salome Soe Gschwind Penski!
The New York Times’ Jason M. Bailey has a great piece out titled “Overwatch Bets Gaming Fans Will Cheer for the Home Team to Save the World.”
On the downside, “Competitive e-sports.” Shame.
Overwatch World Cup 2018:
Details can be found here. Bangkok is over. Paris Friday to Sunday.
Interviews: Team Australia’s Jordan “Gunba” Graham (Overwatch Wire) and Team Thailand’s Pongphop “Mickie” Rattanasangchod (Snowball Esports).
Overwatch League:
LFT: Seb “numlocked” Barton.
Interviews: Philadelphia Fusion’s Alberto “neptuNo” González (Winston’s Lab), Los Angeles Valiant’s Scott “Custa” Kennedy and Jordan “Gunba” Graham (Snowball Esports) and Atlanta Esports Ventures president Paul Hamilton (TEO 1, 2).
The official Player Tracker from OWL is here. Reddit’s OWL Free Agency Tracker is here.
Confused about player signing? There’s a FAQ for that. The exclusive signing window for expansion teams to sign free agents is ongoing through Oct. 7.
Overwatch Contenders:
NA and EU Season 2 (NA, EU). EU finals are Friday. Information for: Australia, China, Korea, Pacific and South America.
Open Division Season 3 playoffs are this weekend.
Royale Review
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds
PUBG Esports updated the 2019 esports rules.
Interviews: Team Dignitas’s Dylan “Didz” Didiano (DIG).
PUBG Mobile added Sanhok and more weapons.
Predator PUBG OCE Open Series is ongoing.
PGL PUBG Fall Invitational is Oct. 11-14 with a $100,000 prize pool.
Fortnite Battle Royale
Fortnite on Switch won’t need an online subscription, Engadget’s Jon Fingas reports.
Season 5 is ongoing.
Wake Me Up Before You CS:GO
FACEIT Major: London 2018 is ongoing through Sunday. Stickers are available. The event guide is here.
Duncan “Thorin” Shields posted “Thorin’s Thoughts – FACEIT Major London Quarter-Finals Draw (CS:GO).”
Interviews: BIG’s Fatih “gob b” Dayik (BanKs Esports), FaZe Clan’s Nikola “NiKo” Kovač (HLTV), Ninjas in Pyjamas’ Christopher “GeT_RiGhT” Alesund (BanKs Esports), HellRaisers’ Özgür “woxic” Eker (HLTV), FaZe Clan’s Finn “karrigan” Andersen (BanKs Esports), TyLoo’s Hansel “BnTeT” Ferdinand (Unikrn), Astralis’s Nicolai “dev1ce” Reedtz (BanKs Esports) and HellRaiser’s Issa “ISSAA” Murad (Unikrn).
ESL One: New York 2018 is Sept. 26-30.
EPICENTER in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is Oct. 22-28 in Moscow.
IEM Chicago 2018 is Nov. 10-11 in Chicago with a $250,000 prize pool.
ESL Pro League Season 8 Finals are Dec. 7-9 in Odense, Denmark.
Wins And Fails
It’s important to laugh. That’s why TheDW has compiled some of the best wins and fails of the last 24 hours.
Secret Unlocked
Upcoming Releases And Events
RELEASES
Trailers: Wizard of Legend Sky Palace Teaser.
The Elder Scrolls Online: Murkmire First Look.
Just Cause 4 SPOTLIGHT: World and Biomes.
Tomorrow: Nintendo Switch Online launches, as does its 6.0.0 system update.
The Bard’s Tale 4: Barrows Deep on PC.
Fishing Sim World on PC, PS4 and Xbox One.
Scribblenauts Mega Pack on PS4, Xbox One and Switch.
60 Parsecs! on PC.
Thursday: Star Control: Origins on PC.
Friday: 8-Bit Armies on PS4 and Xbox One.
Xenoblade Chronicles 2: Torna ~ The Golden Country on Switch.
DELAYED: Capcom Beat ‘Em Up Bundle.
EVENTS
Ongoing: Rocket League Championship Series Season 6 play is ongoing for NA and EU through Oct. 13 and 14, respectively.
Valor Series Season 2 is ongoing for NA, EU and SA.
Clash Royale League 2018 through Nov. 14.
Hearthstone Global Games dual tournaments start Wednesday and go through Sept. 29.
Comments and Suggestions
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