Author: Bernadette Wong
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Red Bull High Grounds – Pro-Am Fortnite Live Event to be in Sydney
[ad_1] With Melbourne getting all of the esports love from next week’s DreamHack, Sydney fans will get their fix very soon thanks to Red Bull High Grounds in the form of a debut Fortnite spectacle. Fifteen teams captained by amateur players will draft a pro and content creator for their squad following two qualifying rounds. …
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‘Home of Games’ comes to Sydney; Fortress to open this Easter weekend
[ad_1] Sydney is about to get a whole lot greener. The long-awaited Fortress Sydney finally opens its doors on Saturday, April 8th in Chippendale’s Central Park Mall. The Sydney location will replicate the essence of its beloved Melbourne-based counterpart by catering to a game-loving audience, but also aims to create its own identity, largely through…
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Dire Wolves, Pentanet fight for finals lifeline — LCO Split 1 Playoffs: Day 2 Predictions
[ad_1] LCO Playoffs, day two. The finish line is in sight for our PCS contenders, but some of our top four will see their end in the competition a lot sooner than they’d hoped — and painstakingly close to their goal. Last night’s matches sorted teams into tonight’s elimination bracket — one final chance at…
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Back to square one: Pentanet’s Shernfire talks returning home to his Oceanic roots
[ad_1] Following their second place finish in the LCO at DreamHack Melbourne last year, Pentanet.GG opted to extensively rework their roster. To fill the jungle, PGG turned to experienced jungler Shern “Shernfire” Tai, who returned home after gaining some lengthy experience abroad. Shern was one of the earliest cases of Oceanic talent being poached overseas.…
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Four spots, six teams; who makes it to Stage 3? — LCO Split 1 Predictions: Week 5 Day 1
[ad_1] LCO Stage 2, final week. Things are heating up in the LCO with each series growing more competitive as our teams tackle the marathon to the finish line. Last week saw some exciting games as the group stage kicked off, leading up to the first elimination bracket of the split. Monday saw Team Bliss…
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Landmark Australian Apex Legends LAN to be held at The Game Expo
[ad_1] Australia’s first Apex Legends LAN is coming to Melbourne, streamed live next weekend from The Game Expo (TGX) at the Melbourne Exhibition Centre. The Apex Legends Creator Showdown is a fundraising event that will feature 60 of Australia’s biggest content creators. They’ll be facing off in the battle royale title during TGX which will…
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Stakes raised as Kanga attempts to halt Ground Zero’s momentum — LCO Split 1 Predictions: Week 4 Day 3
[ad_1] The first elimination bracket of the LCO season is here. Monday night’s series saw Kanga fall 0-2 against the dark horse of Team Bliss — meaning it’s do-or-die tonight against the boys from the west in Ground Zero. Following a dominant series from Pentanet.GG over Mammoth, Ground Zero and the Chiefs closed off the…
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Bliss Benvi: “[Peace] were the only team that we had a close to negative scrim rate against”
[ad_1] A 5-2 record and a top seed after just three weeks — Team Bliss has paved a promising road for themselves throughout their debut split in the LCO. Despite their name being heard around the Oceanic esports scene, this is their first split fielding a League of Legends roster. The team’s support Ben “Benvi”…
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Peace make explosive entrance as Dire Wolves stumble — LCO Split 1 Predictions: Week 3 Day 2
[ad_1] Just one* day of the LCO Split 1 Stage 1 remains. Assuming no tiebreakers are necessary, by this evening we’ll know all eight seedings as squads prepare for the double-elimination group stage up next. The standings began to fall into place on Monday evening with all four matches taking place. The final few opening…
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Pentanet.GG take advantage of PCS merge in 2023; scrims set to elevate performance: LCO Split 1 Team Preview
[ad_1] A new season offers many things for the 2023 LCO. New beginnings, new stories, and for some, a chance of redemption. Pentanet.GG has pulled all the strings to build a dominant roster for the season, reviving some of the region’s old guard and role swapping other players to create an absolute powerhouse. Living together…