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LoL player finds way to play with Nintendo Switch Joy Cons William Davis 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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League of Legends is getting a reality show called LOL THE NEXT Olivia Richman League of Legends is going primetime with a new reality show. Riot Games Korea has announced a new reality show called “LOL THE NEXT.” It will reportedly have 100 League of Legends players, all ranked Diamond 1 and above, competing in a series of challenges.  The 10 players who dominate the unspecified challenges will then be split into two five-player squads. Each team will be coached by legends of the …

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Who is Gaben? Valve’s beloved founder is gaming’s richest icon William Davis Even when the communities around popular games Dota 2 and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive are furious with developer Valve, fans can’t help but love the company’s president, Gabe Newell. Gabe Newell is a co-founder and president of software development studio Valve. His common nickname, Gaben, is derived from his public email, [email protected]. In addition to piloting Valve’s direction on the cutting edge of technology, Gaben serves as a figurehead for the …

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Riot reveals new LoL Coven skins for Ahri, Ashe, and more William Davis A new batch of skins is coming to League of Legends, and this time it’s for the Coven skin line.  The next skin line to get an expansion is the Coven skin line, which already includes five featured champions. The current Coven skin holders of LeBlanc, Camille, Lissandra, Morgana, and Zyra will now be joined by six new champions. Riot will also be releasing a prestige edition skin for LeBlanc, …

Counter-Strike Fnatic removes JW from active roster, is going international By Jared Wynne Counter-Strike IEM Cologne 2021 had more viewers than people playing CSGO By Fariha Bhatti News The best budget gaming chairs for different types of gamers By William Davis

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Will Riot ever fix the LoL client? Latest update shows attempts William Davis Riot Games continue to work on fixing the countless bugs associated with the League of Legends client, and a new update indicates that a significant optimization might be coming soon.  The LoL client is still a problem for many players every day, and Riot continues to push out updates intended to fix it. In its most recent update, Riot shared some new information around the company’s biggest priorities right now. …

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Pobelter reveals he cried due to “doomed” environment at CLG Olivia Richman LCS veteran Eugene “Pobelter” Park recently opened up about the negative environment he experienced while competing for CounterLogic Gaming.  On Twitter, Pobelter responded to CLG’s latest loss during the summer split, saying it was “painful to watch” because he knew the players on the team’s roster are “way better than that.” Pobelter blamed the team environment for their bad performance, calling it “WAY too negative” and “doomed.”  “There’s super, super …

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Ross O’Donovan is set to eat 139,000 eggs in Final Fantasy XIV Steven Rondina One of Final Fantasy XIV’s quirkier accomplishments is getting kicked up several notches. Artist and streamer Ross “RubberNinja” O’Donovan is going to host a sub-a-thon on Twitch this week. The event will be a reimagining of his 2020 adventure where he ate a full stack of boiled eggs in Final Fantasy XIV, dedicating an hour of his life to eating a full stack of boiled eggs in the game, 999 …

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shroud announces return to esports, reveals new Valorant roster Olivia Richman Streamer Michael “shroud” Grzesiek announced that he was returning to the esports world a few days ago and now he has announced a stacked lineup for the Valorant Champions Tour open qualifiers.  Shroud was originally a professional Counter-Strike: Global Offensive player before turning to full-time streaming. Fans often asked if he would ever return to the competitive side of gaming but shroud never seemed too interested. But on July 17, …

Bugha gets Icon skin in Fortnite including World Cup cosmetic variation Fariha Bhatti Fortnite The winner of the 2019 Fortnite World Cup Kyle “Bugha” Giersdorf is finally getting his own Icon series, joining Ninja, Loserfruit, TheGrefg, and Lachlan in this select group. Epic Games has previously merged pop culture with Fortnite’s virtual world in the form of costumes for Batman, the Avengers, and John Wick. This time, the company is paying homage to the winner of the only Fortnite World Cup Bugha with a …

Evil Geniuses rookie bot laner Danny leads the LCS in kills William Davis League of Legends Evil Geniuses newest addition Kyle “Danny” Sakamaki is currently the kill leader in the 2021 LCS Summer Split.  In his rookie split, the young bot laner is showing off exactly why he was promoted directly from the EG Prodigies squad after the spring split. The 17-year-old might be one of the youngest players in the entire league but he is also currently the one to make the most kills. With …

Fnatic is leading the LEC in kills despite recent roster swaps William Davis League of Legends Fnatic entered the 2021 LEC Summer Split with a lot of question marks surrounding the team’s players, but it’s currently at the top of the leaderboard and has by far the most kills out of any team in the top European league.  After the first 13 games of the split, Fnatic as a team has managed a whopping 247 kills. This is 19 kills on an average per game, which …

Overwatch 2021 Summer Games dates, skins revealed by Blizzard Steven Rondina News It is once again the season of Lucio Ball in Overwatch. The Overwatch Summer Games event is returning in 2021, with Blizzard confirming the release date for the event and revealing some of the new skins that are set to arrive in the game. The reveal was made on Twitter. Oh Snap!Overwatch Summer Games returns on July 20! pic.twitter.com/7ViDfCxGq6 — Overwatch (@PlayOverwatch) July 18, 2021 Blizzard showed off three skins …

WillNeff back on Twitch after Pokimane, Rust devs speak up Olivia Richman News William “WillNeff” Neff is back on Twitch after a day of drama surrounding his ban.  WillNeff was originally suspended on July 17 for streaming with banned content creator Austin “Mr. Wobbles” O’Brien. Twitch called the decision “aiding account suspension evasion.” In response, Mr. Wobbles apologized profusely for his part in WillNeff’s ban, even though WillNeff said that Mr. Wobbles wasn’t at fault.  Mr. Wobbles was originally suspended three years ago, …

Why has Nocturne dropped out of solo lanes in LoL patch 11.14? William Davis League of Legends Patch 11.14 has rolled out in League of Legends and brought some big power shifts, particularly to Nocturne.  After dominating the solo queue ladder during patch 11.13, Nocturne has now taken a big hit after recent changes to his passive and the Stridebreaker item. These changes were made by Riot to get Nocturne out of the solo lanes and back into the jungle. So far, this has been a success …

Destiny 2, Apex Legends, and PUBG may not work on Steam Deck Steven Rondina Apex Legends People around the world are smitten with the Steam Deck but the platform may not be as perfect as fans are hoping. According to a number of reports including one from PC Gamer, anti-cheat software that works alongside Valve’s VAC system might be incompatible with the SteamOS that the Steam Deck will run on. This is worrisome as a number of the most popular games on Steam use additional anti-cheat …

s1mple leads Natus Vincere to IEM Cologne 2021 championship William Davis Counter-Strike Russian squad Natus Vincere has won IEM Cologne 2021, the first CSGO LAN championship since  2020. The feat yields the team $400,000 in prize money. Na’Vi cruised through the group stage at the expense of Renegades, Team Vitality, and Astralis. Each match was a 2-1, but Na’Vi dominated the third map each time. The playoffs went even smoother. FaZe Clan couldn’t take a map off Na`Vi in the semifinals, and …

Valve asks fans for help in fixing Dota 2’s lag problems William Davis Dota 2 Valve is famous for its secrecy, but a senior developer has asked the Dota 2 community for help on a new feature. On July 15, a Valve senior software engineer named Jeff Hill made a public social media post asking fans for feedback on a new Dota 2 feature. New anti-lag compensation features have been added to Dota 2 but Valve needs user feedback to develop it further.  Direct communication …

shroud confirms he will play in the Valorant Champions Tour William Davis News Michael “shroud” Grzesiek dropped a bomb on his stream when he confirmed his participation in the Valorant Champions Tour. The streamer and former Counter-Strike: Global Offensive pro player is one of the most popular personalities on Twitch. His last professional CSGO match was at CSGO’s PGL Major Kraków in 2017. He is most likely competing in the open qualifiers for Valorant Champions Tour: North America Stage 3 Challengers 2. That …

Smash personality D1 again accused of harassment by streamer Olivia Richman News Pro Smash player and commentator D’Ron “D1” Maingrette was previously accused of sexually assaulting Kaitlyn “KTDominate” Redeker in 2016 at the Smash the Record event. Now, D1 is being accused of assaulting women in the Super Smash Bros. community once again.  Filmmaker and streamer Sesh Evans came forward with her own experience with D1 in a July 16 TwitLonger. She revealed memories of D1 taking advantage of her when she …

FEBIVEN retires from professional play after seven years William Davis League of Legends Former Fnatic mid laner Fabian “FEBIVEN” Diepstraten has officially retired as a professional player after more than seven years in the scene.  The news was broken by FEBIVEN himself on Twitter recently. He has been playing for Fnatic Rising in the NLC during 2021. The 24-year-old mid laner is mostly known for playing with the main Fnatic roster back in 2015, where he and the rest of the squad pulled …

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