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Riot’s Arcane: Video game story adaptation done right


If you haven’t been caught in the recent loop of things, Riot released their first-ever animated series on Netflix. It’s called Arcane, which follows the story of kids from the Undercity, a messy and run-down city directly situated under the progressive city of Piltover. Photo from Riot Games Riot’s first foray into animated series shocked the world with an astounding Act I of Arcane, a series based on the stories of characters based in Piltover and the Undercity, most commonly known by League of Legends players as the city of Zaun.   Today, we’ll be talking about what makes Arcane such a good story adaptation of a MOBA game, what other studios could follow. Be warned, there might be spoilers...

Dethroning kings: EDG’s journey to being Worlds 2021 champions


After a month-long clash between the world’s top League of Legends teams, Worlds 2021 concluded yesterday in grand esports fashion. EDward Gaming from the LPL stood tall and proud against the then-reigning champions, DamWon Gaming from the LCK.  Photo by Riot Games It was a story of redemption, revenge, and rising to the top.   A resident low-placer since Worlds 2014, EDward Gaming have seen the rise of the SK Telecom (now called T1) dynasty. The team has long been a bystander in the LOL professional scene’s mainstage. But last night, they turned the tides toward their favor.   Ever since setting foot in the grandest LOL professional event, the LOL World Championship Series or Worlds, EDG have always placed...

The most interesting Post-TI10 roster shuffles


It’s been weeks after The International 10 ended, and the roster shuffles just keep coming. It can be hard to track some of the biggest roster changes from all of the pro teams in Dota 2, so we’ve decided to compile a list of some of the most interesting roster changes we’ve found so far.   Zai leaves Team Secret for Team Liquid Ludwig “zai” Wahlberg leaves Team Secret in the midst of Post-TI10 roster shuffles, followed by an announcement by Team Liquid that the famed Offlaner is now part of their roster. Zai has been with Team Secret since 2018, and has been one of the team’s strongest pillars, aside from long-standing captain Clement “Puppey” Ivanov. The decision to...

Spooky Halloween skins to help you celebrate the season in-game


Need a drip for your in-game trick-or-treat? Why not take a look at these skins and sets designed for the spooky season! Listed below are some of the cool skins we found that would definitely give off that spook-look just in time for Halloween.   We have suggestions for most of the famous games of today, so not to worry!   Arc of the Sovereign (Zeus) (Photo from Valve) First on our list is the newest set for our resident Dota 2 outcast Greek god, Zeus. Not really your usual cutesy-patootsie Halloween set, this gold-and-blue-adorned equipment set for the God of Thunder gives the kind of spook that makes you piss your pants.    While it doesn’t give off that...

So you’ve finally gotten Pokemon Unite. What now?


After months of waiting in the pre-registration line for mobile, or saving up to buy your very own Nintendo Switch, you finally have your hands on the latest Pokemon spin-off game, Pokemon Unite. You download the game, set up your account, and in just a few minutes, you’re now ready to play this cute little MOBA-like game from the Pokemon franchise. But, you feel an itch on the top of your head as you realize that you don’t have the slightest idea of how to play the game. Well, we’ve got you covered! Just read through this article to get to know the basics of playing Pokemon Unite. Today, we’ll be talking about Pokemon roles and how to play them....

Here’s what we think of Marci


Marci, Mirana’s lovable and feisty little sidekick in the Dota 2 animation series Dragon’s Blood is finally set to make her entrance into the game, becoming a playable character during her release supposedly next fall. https://youtu.be/CJuoqAi9ugA Valve officially revealed her during the fifth day of The International 10 playoffs right after PSG.LGD defeated Team Secret for the Upper Bracket Finals match.   From her teaser trailer, we could see that she uses her whole body as a weapon, being lithe yet hard-hitting, as seen from the animated series as well. What’s revealed in the teaser was that she has some sort of energy that wells up from inside of her, possibly giving her that superhuman strength that she has. (Screencapped...

Taking the crown: Team Spirit’s rise to the top


Everybody loves an underdog story. This is an underdog story, a REAL one.   Team Spirit was just another Dota 2 team. Like any other tier 2 team, they were the type of pro team that international players often overlooked; the kind of team you would expect to be eliminated during the first few days of a Valve-sponsored event with a full stack of world-renowned international pro teams.    Barely making it into the WePlay Animajor playoffs and getting kicked off the ladder after being mopped by Vici Gaming in the second round, Team Spirit was a cluttered group of young players that international fans of the Dota 2 esports scene would bother to bat an eye on.   The...

Farewells and Shattered Dreams: OG’s journey to TI10


The higher you stand, the harder you fall. (Photo from OG's official Facebook page) Today, we witnessed the fall of kings and the end of an era. Today, we witnessed crowd favorites and two-time TI champions OG fall victim to rising CIS stars Team Spirit’s full-on firepower. The WEU team lost to the TI first-timers 2-0 in their best-of-3 series in the lower bracket of The International 10 playoffs stage. Today is a sad day for OG fans and for fans of the Dota 2 esports scene who expected the two-time defending champions to get their 3-peat, or at least be there to defend their title in the Grand Finals. Instead, OG’s journey to the top was halted when they...

TI10 Group Stage Rundown


The International 10 officially started last week, October 7, 2021, making it exactly one week since the TI10 kick-off. The International is a yearly gathering of Dota 2’s best, brightest, and toughest teams in the whole world. This is a chance for players all over the world to showcase their talents and give them a shot at being the year’s TI champion, and the holder of the Aegis of the Immortal.   This year’s TI is the most-awaited The International yet, due to it being canceled last year because of the looming pandemic. It was a sad moment for Dota 2 fans when valve announced the suspension of the game’s largest esports event.   The participating teams are a mix...

South.gg Outtakes: On TI10 and the pandemic


****DISCLAIMER: SOUTH.GG OUTTAKES IS A SERIES WHERE EMPLOYEES WITHIN SOUTH.GG STATE THEIR OPINIONS ON ESPORTS-RELATED MATTERS. THESE OPINIONS ARE SEPARATE FROM THE COMPANY AND THEREFORE SHALL NOT REPRESENT THE COMPANY'S VIEWS AS A WHOLE.****   We know you’re feeling either one of these two:  probably disappointed, probably indifferent. The fact is, most of us esports fans are, especially those who’ve bought tickets to Dota 2’s most prestigious and grandest event of the year.   After being delayed for over a year, fans all over the world were more than excited when Valve announced that TI10 or The International 10 would be a LAN event with a live audience. You could almost hear the collective hurrahs of Dota 2 esports fans,...

Will OG go for a 3-peat in TI10?


With October close approaching, Dota 2 fans and pros alike have been preparing their minds, hearts, and mettle in the biggest and most prestigious tournament of the Dota 2 international professional esports scene. From the DPC tournaments to Majors, all the official Valve tournaments lead to one road: The International 10 in Bucharest, Romania. When TI is brought up as a topic, one team rings loudly in the people’s subconscious: OG. The team has won not one, but two back-to-back The International championships with the solid lineup of N0tail, Topson, Ceb, Jerax, and Ana. This mighty 5-man bulldozing machine pummeled through each and every obstacle out of the way and led themselves straight to the Aegis of the Immortal. But,...

South.GG Exclusives: Introducing The Monarchs


When you say Filipino esports, the things that come to your mind are organizations like TNC Predator, Mineski Gaming, Bren Esports, and the like. While these teams are worthy of our support as Filipinos, we only seldomly hear of local esports organizations. Rarely do you hear about local esports teams, but today, we’ll be featuring one of those teams.   The Monarchs is a Cebu-based esports organization formed mid-2021, whose goal as a starting esports organization is to bring Cebuano and/or Visayas and Mindanao esports talents into the international gaming stage.   Mike Cubos, CEO of The Monarchs (Image from The Monarchs) “We started out as an esports company based here in Cebu. Recently, we have also created a dedicated...

Teams to watch out for in TI10


The Internationals 2021 is fast approaching, and the list of teams to watch out for is growing. The team lineup for this year’s The Internationals is definitely something that we anticipate could give us a good run for our time watching the streams and staying late up at night to witness intense 5v5 matches in the highest level of professional Dota 2.   We’ve compiled a list of teams that would either try to prove themselves in the highest level of the pro scene, who we think would dominate the tournament and those who have some tricks up their sleeves.   PSG.LGD  (Image from WePlay) Showing their prowess as currently one of the most powerful and basically unbeatable Chinese Dota...

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