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League of Legends
Former RNG bot laner Uzi founds a new esports organization
William Davis
The former legendary bot laner for RNG, Jian “Uzi” Zi-Hao, doesn’t seem to be done with esports after his retirement last year. But his return will be in a different way than most would have expected. The 24-year-old League of Legends veteran has founded a new esports organization, according to a post on Weibo and Inven Global. The organization is called Ultra Fantastic Gaming (UFG) and will be looking to …
Counter-Strike
Na’Vi Junior’s m0NESY is a rising CSGO superstar
William Davis
s1mple, NiKo, and dev1ce better watch out: m0NESY’s stats paint him as a future CSGO superstar. Over the past three months of CSGO tournaments, Natus Vincere Junior AWPer Ilya “m0NESY” Osipov has put up .60 deaths, .90 damage, and .87 kills per round. Those statistics are nearly identical to Natus Vincere’s senior sniper Oleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev. Natus Vincere has somehow signed the two best snipers in Russia for each of …
Dota 2
Undying: Talked with 15 teams before staying independent for TI
William Davis
In the rocky world of professional Dota 2, North American squad Team Undying has chosen to go it alone. The champions of the North America TI10 qualifier have confirmed that they will attend The International 10 as a completely independent roster with a slight name change. The Team Undying name and brand will continue to be owned by the players and staff. The move comes after a flurry of rumors …
Apex Legends
shroud ranks battle royale games, says Apex legends is best
Fariha Bhatti
Michael “shroud” Grzesiek is all about first-person shooters and he’s spent ample time of his gaming career playing battle royales like PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds. The streamer recently revealed his top picks among the games at the forefront of the genre. Popular Twitch streamer shroud is known for his insane skills in shooter games and the wisdom he imparts to his fans when it comes to gameplay and mechanics. During a recent …
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All you need to know about the Pokemon Unite ranked system
William Davis
The newest addition to the MOBA genre is Pokemon Unite and it’s already taking the world by storm with its fast-paced, competitive gameplay. For the most serious Pokemon Unite players, it’s possible to grind the ranked ladder and climb to the top. As players will know from games like League of Legends, the ranked ladder can be a big challenge but it’s also what keeps many players interested in booting …
League of Legends
The best way to build Akshan, the new League of Legends champion
William Davis
Players are now able to pick up Akshan to climb the ranked ladder or even just play normals with friends. The new mid-lane marksman is special in many ways and his build is also different from that of many traditional marksmen. After the release of Akshan, his win rates haven’t exactly been great compared to other new champions. This likely has to do with a kit that contains completely new …
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xQc is very angry with Call of Duty: Warzone stream snipers
Olivia Richman
The Call of Duty: Warzone community is already upset about hackers and cheaters. Now, Felix “xQc” Lengyel has run into another problem: stream sniping. During a recent Twitch broadcast, xQc decided to play some Warzone, but he ended up giving up on the game early due to stream sniping. It’s no surprise that one of the largest streamers in the world runs into issues like stream sniping and swatting, but …
League of Legends
Nongshim RedForce is topping the LCK with three weeks left
William Davis
Only three weeks remain of the regular 2021 LCK Summer Split and it’s currently Nongshim RedForce who is surprisingly leading in the standings. With 13 games played so far this split, NS RedForce is sitting at 10 wins total ahead of the best teams in South Korea. With one game down to Gen.G in second place, NS RedForce is looking at a surprising run this split that could potentially lead …
Astralis signs Lucky to reestablish six man roster
Fariha Bhatti
Counter-Strike
Danish powerhouse Astralis has signed 18-year-old AWPer Philip “Lucky” Ewald as the sixth piece of its new lineup, the organization announced today. Astralis’ performance saw a visible dip after Nicolai “device” Reedtz was bought out of his contract by Ninjas in Pyjamas in April. The team has finally found the missing piece of the puzzle in Danish youngster Lucky. Super happy and excited to show the world what i can …
Hiko explains why Valorant esports scene is better than CSGO
Fariha Bhatti
News
Valorant is a new esport yet it has managed to flock a ton of former Counter-Strike: Global Offensive players. Spencer “Hiko” Martin recently explained what makes Valorant esports better than the CSGO pro scene. The first-person shooter realm had primarily been dominated by CSGO for a long time, until recently. Riot’s shooter Valorant quickly nabbed a large chunk of CSGO’s player base, becoming a healthy competitor in 2021. Hiko was also …
Everything you need to know about Shadow Ho-oh in Pokemon GO
Steven Rondina
News
Shadow Mewtwo is one of the most sought-after commodities in Pokemon GO, but he’s not the only shadow legendary that’s available in the game. In 2021, Giovanni returned with a new shadow Pokemon in the form of Pokemon Gold cover model Ho-oh. With Shadow Mewtwo already standing as one of the most powerful in all of Pokemon GO, that naturally attracted a lot of attention towards Shadow Ho-oh. But is Shadow …
Which mechanics will be getting changed in Dota 2 patch 7.30?
William Davis
Dota 2
Dota 2 pro players have had nearly four months to experiment with patch 7.29, and the competitive metagame can be generously described as overdeveloped. Mid-lane Winter Wyvern almost won the Western Europe TI10 qualifier. The same team’s off-laner started three games with zero items. Major champions PSG.LGD just lost to hard support Faceless Void. Patch 7.29 is getting out of hand, and a big patch is exactly what’s needed before …
New champion Akshan has some of the worst win rates in LoL
William Davis
League of Legends
Akshan has finally joined League of Legends with patch 11.15 but the mid-lane marksman is off to a poor start when it comes to his win rates. It’s normal to see new champions have poor win rates during their first few patches because of the learning curve, but Akshan is currently performing even worse than expected. 24 hours since his release, Riot has sneaked in a buff for Akshan because …
NICKMERCS calls out Call of Duty: Warzone cheaters for ruining the game
Olivia Richman
News
Call of Duty: Warzone has a cheating problem and big-name streamers are getting sick of it. FaZe Clan content creator Nick “NICKMERCS” Kolcheff recently commented on the dire situation in a recent video. Titled “Is Warzone DYING?” NICKMERCS agreed with the Warzone community that the game is “falling off.” The biggest problem? Cheating and hacking. “It has become relentless and there’s no light at the end of the tunnel,” NICKMERCS …
Hard support Faceless Void is taking over the Chinese meta
William Davis
Dota 2
The latest weird support pick of patch 7.29d is one of the hardest carries in the game. Royal Never Give Up defeated reigning DPC major champion PSG.LGD 2-0 with a support Faceless Void in the i-League 2021 playoffs. The final pick of game one’sdraft was a completely unexpected Faceless Void, which Ru “RedPanda” Zhihao played masterfully. Support Faceless Void looked predictably foolish in the early laning stage of game one. …
Enemies won’t be able to spot these OP Cypher Spycam lineups on Haven
Fariha Bhatti
News
Tackling enemies on Haven isn’t an easy feat. The large map can be a menace but not when you have Cypher’s lineups memorized. The Morrocan spy Cypher may not deal a lot of damage but he can help his deadly teammates garner kills and keep enemies at bay. Newly discovered lineups on Haven prove that Cypher is instrumental in winning a game on the extensive map. Like all unique Valorant …
This is what realistic smoke grenades would look like in CSGO
Steven Rondina
Counter-Strike
It’s no secret that Counter-Strike: Global Offensive’s smoke grenades don’t behave in a realistic way. But what if they did? A CSGO modder created a way to have smoke grenades pop and deploy as they would in real life. While this may seem like a small change, it would completely impact the game if implemented. In CSGO, smoke grenades deploy all at once and instantly. Smoke is also completely opaque …
Cassiopeia has the highest win rate in top lane on LoL patch 11.15
William Davis
League of Legends
A new patch has hit the live League of Legends servers and so far several unexpected niche picks are topping the win-rate chart, with Cassiopeia being one of them. One of the most surprising champions to perform is Cassiopeia in the top lane. The Serpent’s Embrace got a solid damage buff on patch 11.15 and is now being played in three different roles. On patch 11.14, Cassiopeia was only seen …
4Z.Gunnar shows off how broken Templar Assassin is in 7.29d
William Davis
Dota 2
4 Zoomers captain Nico “Gunnar” Lopez recently demonstrated Templar Assassin’s insane attack range between matches on his Twitch stream. Templar Assassin’s passive ability Psi Blades lets her attacks pierce through targets and hit anything behind them. Psi Blades also grants 230 bonus attack range at level four. With a level 10 talent and Dragon Lance, Templar Assassin’s attack range is 630, tied with Pugna and barely within tower range. Attack …
Pokemon Unite is pay-to-win, but can players get around it?
Steven Rondina
News
Newly released MOBA title Pokemon Unite is taking the world by storm but fans are already finding reasons to be frustrated with it. Pokemon Unite is a free-to-play game but while other MOBAs like Dota 2 and League of Legends have managed to avoid falling into the pay-to-win trap, Pokemon Unite has a possible pay-to-win mechanic. It isn’t overpowered characters that is the issue, it’s Held Items. Pokemon can hold …
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