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Sean “Day9”Plott holds court for a small but devoted audience at Blizzcon 2017’s “StarCraft 2 - What’s Next” panel. Day9 just compared the game’s new Protoss skins, to be included in the War Chest, to Overwatch. You know, Overwatch? That other game everyone’s playing downstairs in the expo hall, right now?

After leaving his home in Barceloneta, Puerto Rico, Luis Galarza Figueroa made the cut for the Los Angeles Gladiators, one of the 12 teams competing in the inaugural season of the Overwatch League. You can read about his journey in our article here. Read more

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The next League of Legends champion will be Zoe, a manic youngster with cosmic powers. Looks like she’s got a sleep mechanic, as well as some other magical tricks up her metaphorical sleeves. Zoe will join the League with patch 7.23.

Canada Cup has given lifetime bans to the players caught cheating in last weekend’s Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite tournament. The ensuing chaos caused by their actions ruined one player’s chances of qualifying for the official Battle for the Stones event in December.

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