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This newly discovered smoke can stop any A-long rush on Dust 2

Counter-Strike This newly discovered smoke can stop any A-long rush on Dust 2 By Fariha Bhatti

xQc and Adept confirm breakup after heated GTA RP argument

GTA xQc and Adept confirm breakup after heated GTA RP argument By Olivia Richman

Weird bug causes corpses to disappear, Sage players can’t revive

News Weird bug causes corpses to disappear, Sage players can’t revive By Fariha Bhatti

The best CSGO training maps on the Steam Workshop in 2022

The best CSGO training maps on the Steam Workshop in 2022 William Davis You can train to become the best Counter-Strike: Global Offensive player you can be with the help of the Steam Workshop and its many custom maps. CSGO has an active group of map designers publishing their work on the Steam Workshop. Many of these maps are designed to help CSGO players improve their abilities and configure their most optimal settings. If you want to improve at CSGO quickly and for …

Fans ask why TF Blade is a League partner after latest trolling

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Fans ask why TF Blade is a League partner after latest trolling William Davis Popular League of Legends streamer and content creator Ashkan “TF Blade” Homayouni may be in danger of another League Partnership Program ban after a recent incident in solo queue. After being unbanned from the LPP recently, it didn’t take long before TF Blade was once again testing the limits in solo queue during a recent stream. The streamer was playing games on his smurf account when he got upset that …

Natus Vincere’s awful season ends with Ramzes, RodjER leaving

Natus Vincere’s awful season ends with Ramzes, RodjER leaving William Davis After one last disappointment in The International 2021 qualifiers, Natus Vincere’s Dota 2 squad is falling apart at the seams. Renowned offlaner Roman “RAMZES666” Kushnarev and support Vladimir “RodjER” Nikogosian have both officially left Na’Vi. The squad’s long-term coach Andrey “Mag” Chipenko has also left the organization. The announcement comes two weeks after the roster was officially switched to inactive. Natus Vincere failed to earn the region’s final TI10 slot …

This Sova lineup is unstoppable when defending on Haven

This Sova lineup is unstoppable when defending on Haven Fariha Bhatti Winning on Haven is a grueling task without intel-gathering agents like Sova and Cypher. This simple Sova dart shows how much of a difference-maker the agent is on the map. Sova carries an arsenal of valuable surveillance equipment that comes in handy, particularly on large maps like Breeze, Ascent, and Haven. A team player like Sova helps to gather intel and direct the squad. While valuable on the attacker side, …

This Cypher setup on Ascent makes wall-bang incredibly deadly

News This Cypher setup on Ascent makes wall-bang incredibly deadly By Fariha Bhatti

The 2021 LCS Summer All-Pro teams have been revealed

League of Legends The 2021 LCS Summer All-Pro teams have been revealed By William Davis

These are the best ways to practice and improve aim in Valorant

News These are the best ways to practice and improve aim in Valorant By Fariha Bhatti

CSGO players worldwide are racing to kill 100 bots in record time

CSGO players worldwide are racing to kill 100 bots in record time William Davis The fastest guns in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive can take down 100 bots in less than 30 seconds. Can you? The CSGO community is revisiting the aim_botz 100 kill challenge with the goal of setting a new world record. The goal is to score 100 kills on bots as quickly as possible. The aim_botz challenge record has been broken multiple times in the past week alone. This CSGO bot-killing challenge uses …

We now know the end date for Dota 2’s Nemestice event

We now know the end date for Dota 2’s Nemestice event William Davis Nemestice ends in just a couple of days, but Dota 2 fans can leapfrog their way to big rewards with the new Nemestice Battle Level Bundle. Valve’s tradition of offering a last-minute discount on Dota 2 battle pass levels has continued into 2021. The Nemestice Battle bundle includes steeply discounted levels and treasures and can be purchased twice by every user. The release of the Nemestice Battle Level Bundle comes …

Here are the best items and moves for Pikachu in Pokemon Unite

Here are the best items and moves for Pikachu in Pokemon Unite William Davis It wouldn’t be a Pokemon game without the mascot of the franchise Pikachu. In Pokemon Unite, Pikachu has been a playable Pokemon right from the beginning and remains one of the best ones to start out with as a new player. As many new players will likely come across trying Pikachu at some point, it’s important to understand the ins and outs of its moveset and the items it synergizes …

PUBG Labs new Zombie Survival mode pits players against AI undead

PUBG Labs new Zombie Survival mode pits players against AI undead William Davis PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is giving Call of Duty Zombies a run for its money. Zombie Survival is the newest free game mode from PUBG Labs. Players team up to fend off hordes of undead while earning money to upgrade their zombie-killing loadout. The bonus minigame was released as part of the PUBG 13.1 update. The mode takes several queues from Call of Duty’s long-standing zombies mode and creates a similar experience …

Are mobile esports key to global reach? William Davis News Like any tech-based activity, esports reach a certain portion of the global population first. Those with the best access to the necessary hardware have the advantage in esports. So until now, esports has been dominated by players and teams from developed nations. At this point in time, we are on the cusp of the next big esports breakthrough – universal accessibility. The key to bringing pro gaming to the masses …

Valve announces likely release date for Dota 2 patch 7.30 Steven Rondina Dota 2 Dota 2 players have been desperately waiting for patch 7.30. It turns out they won’t have to wait much longer. Alongside an announcement on the launch of a Battle Level Bundle for the Nemestice Battle Pass, Valve teased a release date for patch 7.30. According to the blog post, patch 7.30 “will be arriving after the Battle Pass ends.” Valve also clarified “we’re working on it.” Nemestice is set to …

Team Undying launches crowdfunding campaign for TI10 boot camp William Davis Dota 2 North American Dota 2 team Undying has opened a crowdfunding campaign for its camp before The International 2021. On August 3, David “MoonMeander” Tan Boon Yang issued a statement through social media talking about his experience with Team Undying. In it, he discussed the difficulty of playing with an international roster and the trials faced by the squad. He accompanied the statement with a link to a GoFundMe page asking fans …

shroud returns to CSGO, quits again after just one round Olivia Richman Counter-Strike Michael “shroud” Grzesiek returned to Counter-Strike: Global Offensive just to immediately decide he’s once again done with the classic FPS. The former CSGO pro was playing on Dust 2 with former roommate and fellow former CSGO pro Justin “just9n” Ortiz, when he died almost immediately. That left shroud to watch his teammates play against the final remaining Counter-Terrorist. Since it was two-on-one situation, it was looking like shroud’s remaining teammates …

Doublelift says he is taking a long break from playing LoL William Davis League of Legends Former professional bot laner Yiliang “Doublelift” Peng will be taking a long break from playing League of Legends after struggling to find fun in the game through grinding solo queue. Doublelift announced this during a recent update in which the former veteran shared his honest opinion on streaming solo queue and how all the fun in playing has been missing since his retiring last year. According to Doublelift, he has …

xQc sees backlash from Twitch streamers over Olympics DMCA drama Olivia Richman News Controversial Twitch star Felix “xQc” Lengyel is claiming that other Twitch streamers are “ganging up” on him after the former Overwatch League pro made a DMCA counter-claim against the International Olympics Committee. xQc received a short ban after showing clips of the Olympics on his channel. The International Olympics Committee cited a breach of DMCA guidelines and required that xQc take the clips down. xQc responded with a counter-claim, hiring …

Lucario, Snorlax top Pokemon Unite tier list after first patch Steven Rondina News Pokemon Unite has received its first balance patch, but it didn’t necessarily make the game more balanced on the whole. Whether it’s the lack of changes to certain Pokemon or just players getting a better feel for the game’s best techniques and characters, Pokemon Unite’s top players are playing even fewer elite Pokemon than they did previously. Here is how things stand today. S Tier – Lucario, Snorlax A Tier …

How to play Lifestealer: Dota 2’s relentless safe lane carry William Davis Dota 2 Once Dota 2’s mind-controlled ghoul gets his claws in you, it’s almost impossible to escape. N’aix the Lifestealer is a melee strength hero almost exclusively played as a safe lane carry. His kit is designed to counter tanky opponents and chase down backline heroes. True to his name, Lifestealer steals a percentage of his victim’s health with every attack. His health gain is the lowest of any strength hero in …

How to counter Zacian and Zamazenta in Pokemon GO Steven Rondina News Niantic threw Pokemon GO fans a curveball with the announcement that a number of Pokemon from the Galar region were set to be added to the game. The crown, or Crowned, jewels of this new batch of Pokemon are Sword and Shield legendaries Zacian and Zamazenta. The Pokemon lovingly dubbed as the sword doggo and shield pupper are set to be five-star raid bosses. Their Hero of Many Battles forms …

What is the most CT-sided CSGO map of 2021? Fariha Bhatti Counter-Strike If you’re bad at playing defense, you may want to train on specific maps a bit more. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive maps aren’t perfectly balanced. A location may favor one side more than another due to factors like structure, design, and size. While it may not impact Terrorists much due to economic advantage, Counter-Terrorists may endure the consequences. Instead of honing your aim, learn the maps that require game sense and …

CSGO maps ported to Blender show how good the game could look William Davis Counter-Strike The Source engine is great for customization and modding but its graphics processing can certainly be improved upon. A social media user has been porting beloved Counter-Strike: Global Offensive maps into Blender. The lighting, shadows, and texture quality is far beyond anything the Source engine is capable of. The project shows off how insanely detailed CSGO could be if it ran on a modern video game engine. Dust_2, Mirage, and …

This is what happens if a game ties in Pokemon Unite William Davis News Unlike other MOBA games, Pokemon Unite has a theoretical chance of tying games with its point system. Even though the chance for this is very slim, players are starting to experience ties in both ranked and normal matches. On a recent trending post on social media, it was discovered that a tied game in Pokemon Unite will in fact be decided and a winner will be rewarded no matter what. …

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