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Riot hotfix addresses bug that let players ride Sova’s dart across
Fariha Bhatti
Sova players in Valorant have been exploiting a hilarious dart bug and Riot Games has finally shut down the trolls. The rocket dart bug has now been fixed. Valorant players recently discovered a weird glitch in the game, which lets them ride Sova’s dart to different corners of the map. Unfortunately for the trolls, the developer has already patched up the broken bow and arrow. On June 7, a Valorant …
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What’s the best way to play Valheim? Nodecraft may be the answer
William Davis
Valheim is undoubtedly going to go down as one of the biggest games in all of 2021. The Norse mythology-themed survival game had one of the strongest debuts on Steam seen in years, with a peak player count of 498,000 players in its opening month. Only four games have had higher peak concurrent player counts on Steam, and those include massive titles PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Dota 2, and …
League of Legends
The 5 best solo queue champions for League of Legends in 2021
William Davis
If you’ve recently seen the new very popular ruined skins and are thinking of getting back into League of Legends, now’s a perfect time. Season 11 brought quite a few changes to the meta. This is especially the case with ranked matches, where the better champions have been very much decided by the item rework. Of course, not everybody has a team to play with and we all know the …
Counter-Strike
This Steam user has been VAC banned 42 times and counting
William Davis
The most-banned account on Stream has 42 Valve Anti-Cheat bans and 30 game bans, and it’s not stopping there. VAC_MAN is a Steam account dedicated to being banned from as many games as possible. It is the most-banned account on Steam according to VAC Ladder and leads by a margin of 11 bans. The Steam platform does not limit cheaters’ access to new games. The most-banned account on Steam is …
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indiefoxx is selling Twitch VODs as NFTs following Twitch ban
Olivia Richman
Despite her sixth ban from Twitch, Jenelle “indiefoxx” Dagres still hasn’t given up on profiting from the streaming platform. indiefoxx had helped to make the hot tub meta and ASMR metas grow on Twitch. A lot of people in the streaming community consistently called on Twitch to stop favoring the popular streamer and to give her harsher punishments for pushing the platform’s rules with her sexually suggestive content. But after …
Counter-Strike
Shroud wants to see CSGO map Mirage in Valorant
Fariha Bhatti
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive’s iconic map Mirage is still popular among the playerbase and Twitch streamer Michael “shroud” Grzesiek thinks that it’ll do just as well in Valorant. A few maps in CSGO are popular among the fans for their extensive history and sentimental value, and Mirage has managed to become of the most played maps in professional games. That’s why shroud thinks it’ll be a hit in Valorant. In a …
League of Legends
Why are LoL players already complaining about Akshan’s abilities?
William Davis
Just 24 hours after Riot Games revealed the abilities of the newest champion Akshan, a large portion of the game’s community is loudly voicing its skepticism. It’s by no means unusual that LoL players are skeptical when a new and seemingly strong additions to the game is introduced, and Akshan is no exception. The Rogue Sentinel has really divided the community with his new and unique mechanics that some think …
League of Legends
100 Thieves vs TSM: 2021 LCS Summer fantasy analysis
William Davis
The last day of 2021 LCS Summer Split week 6 will have a potential battle for first place when 100 Thieves takes on TSM. With both teams being placed at the top of the LCS standings, this match might have a big impact on the split. 100 Thieves is currently in sole possession of first place with a win streak of eight games. TSM is only one game behind in …
New League of Legends skins released, Viego is in Valorant maps
Fariha Bhatti
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Riot Games has delivered a brand new skin bundle dubbed “Ruination” and it’s unlike any other Valorant collection you’ve seen before. League of Legends’ historical event Sentinels of Light will also be reflected in Riot Games’ shooter Valorant in the form of a skin bundle called Ruination. The dark-themed skins will be available to shop after the Patch 3.01 update. Riot Games has revealed a trailer for premium Ruination skins …
Crypto and online casinos are the new dynamic duo
William Davis
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Online gambling and betting sites have been around for decades but have only gained a massive share in the market over the past 5 years. In 2020, that market share reached $57 billion and is expected to increase up to $98 billion by 2025. Travel restrictions are part of the reason why online gambling and betting have become so popular. Although initially treated as a temporary and alternative way to …
What is CSGO surfing? How this glitch turned into a mini-game
William Davis
Counter-Strike
Surfing is a unique feature of the Source engine that lets players quickly gain speed when hugging steep angles. What started as a glitch has become the most popular custom game modes in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and other Source titles. Surfing has become an iconic CSGO custom game for its difficult, yet strangely calming challenge. Surfing has its roots in the original Half-Life’s Goldsource engine. Since Half-Life served as the …
FaZe Banks called out on crypto after SaveTheKids scandal
Olivia Richman
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FaZe Clan CEO Richard “Faze Banks” Bengston is under fire for supporting a potentially sketchy cryptocurrency in a since-deleted tweet. Earlier in July, FaZe Clan suspended multiple team members and content creators for their involvement in promoting SaveTheKids, a cryptocurrency considered a “pump-and-dump” scheme that crashed in value after the FaZe Clan members tweeted about the coin to their fans. In response to the possibly illegal operation, FaZe Banks commented …
What will be in the Resident Evil Village DLC?
Steven Rondina
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Resident Evil Village took the gaming world by storm and stands as one of the frontrunners for 2021’s Game of the Year. Capcom knows it too, and that means that the publisher is going to milk the game at least a little bit more. Capcom has confirmed that Resident Evil Village DLC is currently in development, but there is no word on what it might be. There are a load …
IEM Cologne 2021 group stage best bets and betting analysis
William Davis
Counter-Strike
The main event of IEM Cologne is upon us. The eight teams from play-ins will match up against the eight directly invited teams on LAN for $1,000,000 in prizes. CSGO teams from across the globe are under pressure at IEM Cologne 2021. The historic city is hosting the first offline CSGO event since early 2020. Only eight play-in teams have emerged into the group stage. They now face an even …
Rogue vs. Misfits Gaming: 2021 LEC Summer betting analysis
William Davis
League of Legends
A direct battle for first place in the LEC is underway when Rogue takes on Misfits Gaming on the first day of week 5. After a great start to the split for both teams, it’s time to find out who the top team of the 2021 LEC Summer Split really is. Rogue was inches away from winning the trophy in the spring and is now back for vengeance, while Misfits …
New date and location confirmed for The International 2021
Steven Rondina
Dota 2
The International 2021 has a new date and location. After weeks of uncertainty following Valve’s inability to get the event running in Stockholm six weeks away from the start date, the company has figured out a time and a place for the largest Dota 2 tournament of the last two years. We are thrilled to announce The International 10 – Dota 2 Championships will be held this October in Bucharest, …
Valve adds fair play guidelines to fight CSGO matchmaking hackers
Fariha Bhatti
Counter-Strike
Players have been complaining about blatant hackers running rampant in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive’s matchmaking queue. Instead of coming up with a more severe punishment for these cheaters, Valve has rolled out new “fair play guidelines” in a recent patch update. The cheating problem in CSGO isn’t a new thing. Players have long been bugging the developer to wipe out the game’s hackers, and it seems that Valve has finally listened. …
Vitality reportedly bringing back Szygenda top instead of SLT
William Davis
League of Legends
After the first four weeks of the 2021 LEC Summer Split, It’s looking like Vitality might be swapping top laners once again. In a recent report by Dot Esports, it was discussed that Vitality will be promoting Mathias “Szygenda” Jensen back into the top lane after playing in the French LFL so far this split. He will replace Enzo “SLT” Gonzalez who was picked up by Vitality back in May …
Pokemon announces Players Cup Invitational for 25th anniversary
Steven Rondina
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Pokemon is going to commemorate the series’ 25th anniversary in an interesting way. The Pokemon Company has announced a special event, the Pokemon Players Cup 25th Anniversary Invitational. The competition will bring together a select group of both TCG and VGC players from past and present for a special tournament to commemorate the franchise’s silver anniversary. “Continuing the celebration of 25 years of Pokemon, an exciting event is on the …
2021 Summer Call to Arms delivers some amazing new Dota 2 skins
William Davis
Dota 2
Source model artists have gone all-out for the Summer 2021 Dota 2 Call to Arms. Valve’s annual announcement has brought some of the most beloved Dota 2 hero sets into the game. Valve will decide which sets to make official while keeping an eye on the votes gathered in the Steam workshop. Here are just a few of the awesome sets made for the Dota 2 Summer 2021 Call to …
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