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Hiko explains why Valorant esports scene is better than CSGO News Hiko explains why Valorant esports scene is better than CSGO By Fariha Bhatti 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 By Steven Rondina Which mechanics will be getting changed in Dota 2 patch 7.30? Dota 2 Which mechanics will be getting changed in Dota 2 patch 7.30? By William Davis
New champion Akshan has some of the worst win rates in LoL League of Legends
New champion Akshan has some of the worst win rates in LoL William Davis 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 News
NICKMERCS calls out Call of Duty: Warzone cheaters for ruining the game Olivia Richman 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 Dota 2
Hard support Faceless Void is taking over the Chinese meta William Davis 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 News
Enemies won’t be able to spot these OP Cypher Spycam lineups on Haven Fariha Bhatti 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 Counter-Strike This is what realistic smoke grenades would look like in CSGO By Steven Rondina Cassiopeia has the highest win rate in top lane on LoL patch 11.15 League of Legends Cassiopeia has the highest win rate in top lane on LoL patch 11.15 By William Davis 4Z.Gunnar shows off how broken Templar Assassin is in 7.29d Dota 2 4Z.Gunnar shows off how broken Templar Assassin is in 7.29d By William Davis
Pokemon Unite is pay-to-win, but can players get around it? News
Pokemon Unite is pay-to-win, but can players get around it? Steven Rondina 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 News
These are the best Pokémon for MOBA beginners in Pokémon Unite William Davis 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 Dota 2
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 …
What to expect from the esports betting industry in 2021 News
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, …
Explaining online gaming and eGames at online casinos William Davis News 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 …
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 …
RUSH out, es3tag in for Complexity after rough Cologne finish William Davis Counter-Strike After announcing the departure of Will “RUSH” Wierzba early on July 22, Complexity Gaming has announced the signing of Patrick “es3tag” Hansen. Complexity’s roster swap is prompted by a disappointing 16th-place finish at IEM Cologne. RUSH joined the roster in September 2020. es3tag was listed as inactive on Cloud9 since in March of this year. The earliest reports of the transfer came from the Danish public news service TV2. I …
New Sona rework is now available for testing on the LoL PBE William Davis League of Legends After months of waiting, players are finally able to test out the Sona rework.  In the latest patch on the Public Beta Environment (PBE), Riot finally added the changes to Sona that have been teased for quite some time. These changes will look to help one of the oldest utility supports get back into the meta and stay up to date with the gameplay. For a long time, Sona has …
zonic leaves Astralis, legendary Danish stack could dissolve William Davis Counter-Strike Longtime Astralis Counter-Strike: Global Offensive coach Danny “zonic” Sørensen has officially declared his intention to leave the organization. Confirmed news of zonic’s departure was broken by esports news app Jaxon. The legendary Counter-Strike 1.6 player was a founding member of the Danish CSGO organization in 2016. His new team or potential retirement is yet to be announced. Nicolai “HUNDEN” Petersen, who coached HEROIC before being banned during the coach bug …
Blizzard faces lawsuit claiming sexism, gender discrimination Steven Rondina News 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 …
$1,000,000 Halloween skin design competition announced for CSGO William Davis Counter-Strike 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 …
Amazon’s New World MMO turns $1,800 graphics cards into bricks William Davis News 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 …
xQc stands up for Twitch gambling streams after H3H3 podcast Olivia Richman News 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 News 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 …

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