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Team Secret blasts OG and Alliance for NFTs, Gorgc chimes in
Steven Rondina
NFTs are a controversial subject but that isn’t stopping a number of esports teams from trying to cash in on them. Various esports organizations including Dota 2’s OG and Alliance have attempted to get fans to buy into the company through NFTs. That isn’t sitting well with Team Secret, which threw a few barbs at their rivals about it on social media. In today’s hot takes… Word from our CEO …
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What to expect from the esports betting industry in 2021
William Davis
Many things have changed in the esports betting industry since the coronavirus pandemic broke out. It was a double-edged sword where demand for and viewership of esports content grew, while events were cancelled en masse. A lot of people decided to try out betting on sports simulations, but some of the biggest gains came to untapped areas with questionable long-term futures like iRacing. Popular esports such as League of Legends, …
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Explaining online gaming and eGames at online casinos
William Davis
One phenomenon that became apparent in manty countries is that online casino searches became more dominant during recent months. Given how travel restrictions have been hard on a lot of economies all over the world, governments perhaps saw a potential for recovery in this branch of entertainment. As a result regulations on online gambling became laxer in some regions, and recently even the Netherlands legalized this activity. Of course, this …
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Best League of Legends betting sites: The best bookies to bet on LoL
William Davis
Esports betting is all the rage currently in the online gambling market. Ever since global travel restrictions shook up the world’s industries, countless esports betting sites emerged to take advantage of the situation. While punters can bet on a virtually endless list of esports games, there are only a few titles completely separated from others. One of them is League of Legends. This game alone makes up a giant portion …
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Blizzard faces lawsuit claiming sexism, gender discrimination
Steven Rondina
Blizzard’s reputation has taken a great deal of damage over the last few years, and there are no signs of that changing given new revelations regarding a lawsuit being filed against the development giant. The California Department of Fair Employment and Housing has filed a major lawsuit against Blizzard for allegations of sexism and gender discrimination against women in the company. The lawsuit makes claims similar to those seen in …
Counter-Strike
$1,000,000 Halloween skin design competition announced for CSGO
William Davis
Valve has announced a new CSGO skin design competition called Dreams & Nightmares. It will themed around the Halloween season and carries a huge cash prize for winning designs. The Dreams & Nightmares CSGO art contest will award $1 million to community skin designers. The contest will end just in time for the skins to receive some official polish and be released together in a Halloween case. CSGO workshop artists …
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Amazon’s New World MMO turns $1,800 graphics cards into bricks
William Davis
A glitch in Amazon’s new MMORPG, New World, is destroying the most expensive graphics card on the market. Gamers with EVGA-tuned Nvidia RTX 3090 graphics cards are reporting total component failures after attempting to play the game. Reported triggers include confirming settings changes and loading into the game for the first time. Other graphics cards from Nvidia and AMD are unaffected by these issues. Additionally, only EVGA versions of the …
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xQc stands up for Twitch gambling streams after H3H3 podcast
Olivia Richman
As gambling has continued to take over on Twitch, many prominent voices in the community have speculated that gambling streamers are scamming viewers. Two of thoise most prominent voices are now colliding. Popular YouTuber Ethan “H3H3” Klein rejoined Twitch on July 20 and immediately made an impact when he accused popular streamers of faking many of their big gambling wins. Included in his accusations was popular streamer Felix “xQc” Lengyel. …
TSM vs. Evil Geniuses: 2021 LCS Summer Split betting analysis
William Davis
League of Legends
With only two weeks left of the 2021 LCS Summer Split, every last game will be important in the fight for a spot in the top. Two of the teams that are in contention for the top spots are TSM and Evil Geniuses, and they will face off during the first day of the week. The two top teams are looking for yet another win, and both have currently won …
Riot shares coming changes to reduce decay in high-ranked play
William Davis
League of Legends
With the final months of League of Legends season 11 coming up, Riot recently shared a competitive gameplay update that included a look at what is to come for ranked play. In the update, Riot discussed some upcoming changes to ranked decay that will help high-ranked players stay in their respective ranks even when taking a small break. When playing in the highest divisions right now, players will have to …
Here’s the full list of legendary Pokémon through generation 8
William Davis
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Pokémon is celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2021 and the franchise hasn’t slowed down since Red and Blue. With celebration across all parts of the brand, Pokémon is on everyone’s minds and is going all-in on nostalgia in the games and in TCG sets coming out this second half of the year. After this many years with Pokémon, a total of eight generations have been created and there’s likely more …
Destiny 2’s upcoming Nightfall: The Ordeal strike rewards bring top-tier loot
William Davis
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Nightfall strikes are some of the hardest content in Destiny 2 but the ultra-valuable rewards are well worth the trouble. Nightfall: The Ordeal is the most consistent way to get top-tier loot in Destiny 2. The Nightfall pinnacle reward changes each week, making it one of the most important weekly resets in Destiny 2. The full Nightfall reward schedule is available below. July 20 – 27 – Uzume RR4 This …
Valorant getting new LoL-themed skin line with unique Vandal
Fariha Bhatti
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Riot Games is building on the League of Legends narrative in Valorant with the new Sentinels of Light skin bundle release. Earlier, the developer revealed that the sister game League of Legends’ biggest event Sentinels of Light would also enter Valorant. The brand new skin line pays homage to Sentinels, an order of protectors who fight against darkness. Venced a la ruina con el paquete de diseños Sentinels of Light, …
Pokemon Unite is here but is it worth playing?
Steven Rondina
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Pokemon fans have already had lots of intense emotions when it comes to Pokemon Unite but now they actually get the chance to play the game. The Pokemon MOBA created by the parent company of League of Legends has officially launched on the Nintendo eShop and it looks to be as good as fans could’ve hoped. At least, for the most part. Pokemon Unite’s core gameplay experience is generally strong …
This is how to unlock and play as Zeraora in Pokemon Unite
Steven Rondina
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Pokemon Unite has arrived and early adopters on the Nintendo Switch now have the chance to obtain a free Pokemon license for Sun and Moon mythical Pokemon Zeraora. This is easier said than done, however. While the Pokemon is available for free now, it’s not especially obvious how to obtain it. This is made even harder with Pokemon Unite’s sometimes unintuitive menu system. But fear not, it isn’t all that …
Valorant patch 3.02 combats clipping and fixes some big bugs
Fariha Bhatti
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Valorant patch 3.02 has landed, and it brings crucial agent fixes as well as some peeking nerfs. After delivering the massive 3.0 patch, developer Riot Games is still evaluating the impact of those changes. This latest Valorant update repairs broken kits and the bugged volume slider that has bugged players. We fixed the team voice volume slider! All that and just a bit more in Patch Notes 3.02 here: https://t.co/N9qKM0SHAV …
Apex Legends reveals new legend in Metamorphosis short
Olivia Richman
Apex Legends
Apex Legends dropped a new Stories From the Outlands short that gave a sneak peek at the next legend to drop into the battle royale. The story, “Metamorphosis,” is an origin story that shows new legend Seer being born. He was a “cursed child,” said the narrator, with eyes that “draw us all to the flame.” “Refuse the child’s gaze or be undone. One glance will reduce a mountain to …
Rogue vs. Fnatic: 2021 LEC Summer betting analysis
William Davis
League of Legends
It’s time to find out who the top team in the LEC will be when Rogue and Fnatic clash in the seventh week of the 2021 LEC Summer Split. After weeks of consistently good play, Rogue and Fnatic will find out who the better team really is. The winning side will take sole possession of first place in the LEC, with only a few more games left to play in …
WePlay talks about the process behind its wild themed events
Steven Rondina
Dota 2
ESL and DreamHack have carved out a niche in Dota 2 with their clean and professional events. Beyond the Summit has done the same with more casual tournaments. But newer contender WePlay Esports has taken a different approach, putting on some of the biggest shows in esports and doing so with great flair. Events such as Omega League and WePlay Mad Moon have stood out based on their elaborate stages …
LoL player finds way to play with Nintendo Switch Joy Cons
William Davis
League of Legends
One might expect LoL to essentially require a mouse and keyboard, but this player found a completely new way to control his champion. In a recent video, a German League of Legends player completed a game using Nintendo Switch Joy Cons to control his character. The player had bound the Joy Cons in a way so he could access all abilities while moving around on Summoner’s Rift, with the game …
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