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Former RNG bot laner Uzi founds a new esports organization League of Legends Former RNG bot laner Uzi founds a new esports organization By William Davis Na’Vi Junior’s m0NESY is a rising CSGO superstar Counter-Strike Na’Vi Junior’s m0NESY is a rising CSGO superstar By William Davis Undying: Talked with 15 teams before staying independent for TI Dota 2 Undying: Talked with 15 teams before staying independent for TI By William Davis
shroud ranks battle royale games, says Apex legends is best 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 …
Live-action Pokemon series in development by Netflix News
Live-action Pokemon series in development by Netflix Steven Rondina Netflix has turned a number of major Japanese IPs into live-action series and that trend is continuing. Variety has confirmed that a Pokemon live-action series is being made by Netflix. The series is early in development and there are few details about the series beyond its existence.  The only information that Variety has confirmed thus far is that Joe Henderson is attached to be an executive producer and writer for …
Facts about Italian esports betting News
Facts about Italian esports betting William Davis Since reducing its restrictions on online gambling, Italy is one of the giants of Europe in the industry. Bookmakers with international repute hail from this nation and players here are provided with various security options for betting online.  Esports betting has grown in concert with this, with most sites in the region offering action on Dota 2, League of Legends, Counter-Strike, and Call of Duty. Italian bookmakers are global leaders …
Getting started in esports betting News
Getting started in esports betting William Davis With a short span of time, esports has become a worldwide phenomenon with committed fans, high-level competitions, and real shows that gather millions of spectators all over the planet. Today, esports represent a market worth several billion dollars and is a booming phenomenon that is not about to run out of steam.  Here are some tips to get started in esports odds & betting. Bet according to your gaming preferences   “Esports” is …
All you need to know about the Pokemon Unite ranked system News All you need to know about the Pokemon Unite ranked system By William Davis The best way to build Akshan, the new League of Legends champion League of Legends The best way to build Akshan, the new League of Legends champion By William Davis xQc is very angry with Call of Duty: Warzone stream snipers News xQc is very angry with Call of Duty: Warzone stream snipers By Olivia Richman
Nongshim RedForce is topping the LCK with three weeks left 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 Counter-Strike
Astralis signs Lucky to reestablish six man roster Fariha Bhatti 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 News
Hiko explains why Valorant esports scene is better than CSGO Fariha Bhatti 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 News
Everything you need to know about Shadow Ho-oh in Pokemon GO Steven Rondina 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 …
These are the best Pokémon for MOBA beginners in Pokémon Unite William Davis News Pokémon Unite has finally opened its doors and players from all over the world are now grinding the new and very addicting MOBA game.  Since everything in Pokémon Unite is still very new, there’s a ton to be discovered when it comes to abilities, items, tactics, and the general meta. But starting players can find comfort in a few accessible Pokémon they can use to start the grind. Though none …
Team Secret blasts OG and Alliance for NFTs, Gorgc chimes in Steven Rondina Dota 2 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 …
Best League of Legends betting sites: The best bookies to bet on LoL William Davis News 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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