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The ultimate beginner’s guide to betting on the world of esports William Davis Esports’ popularity is growing immensely in today’s digital age and demand for esports betting is growing with it. Esports betting is a simple art that is difficult to master. Consistent wins does require expert help.   The rise of esports betting Over the years, esports betting on sites like bestcasinosites.net has gathered sustained momentum as gamblers place bets on the most significant sporting events in the world. By 2020, the total …

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The easiest way to create Twitch clips on PC and mobile Olivia Richman Whether you’re a Twitch streamer or a Twitch viewer, you can easily make clips of epic and funny moments from any public stream. Doing so is both fast and easy, if you know what to do. So here’s how to make a Twitch clip.  Downloading Twitch clips is easy on PC. Go to any Twitch channel and choose any stream. This could be your own channel, the channel of a …

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FaZe Kay claims innocense after SaveTheKids crypto scandal Olivia Richman Call of Duty player and former FaZe Clan content creator Frazier “Kay” Khattri spoke up about the SaveTheKids crypto scandal after being removed from the controversial esports organization.  Kay begged followers not to believe what they saw online in a YouTube video he posted on July 9. He claimed that an unnamed “conman” had tricked him into believing in SaveTheKids. Kay was encouraged to be an ambassador for the SaveTheKids …

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OG wins TI10 qualifiers, will have chance to defend title William Davis The International 2018 and 2019 champion OG has secured the 18th and final slot at The International 2021 with a 3-2 victory over Tundra Esports. TI10 will be OG’s fifth consecutive year attending The International. The two-time championship squad have continued the streak of qualifying as underdogs. The battle for over $40,000,000 will take place in Bucharest, Romania starting October 7. OG’s perilous upper bracket run ended with a 0-2 …

League of Legends G2’s Rekkles is the first player to reach 2000 kills in the LEC By William Davis News What are YR1 stats in Valorant? Here’s how to find them By Fariha Bhatti News The complete guide to Eeveelutions in Pokemon GO By Steven Rondina

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shroud blasts “pay-to-lose” animations of Ruination skins Fariha Bhatti Valorant’s anticipated “Ruination” bundle is actually not that good, at least according to Michael “Shroud” Grzesiek who thinks the League of Legends-inspired skin collection may ruin your games.  Riot Games’ cross-title event came to Valorant in the form of Ruination skins. The bundle created a good bit of hype among players with both its ties to LoL and its stylish dark embellishments and emerald glow. However, Shroud says that the flashy …

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Ninjas in Pyjamas set to merge with Ultra Prime parent company Steven Rondina Reports are circulating that major changes have come to one of esports’ most enduring organizations. Reuters is reporting that Ninjas in Pyjamas and ESV5 have merged together via equity swap, with the intent of the new business entity being to find space listed on NASDAQ. If true, this organization would become the first publicly traded esports organization in the United States. Other esports organizations are publicly traded abroad, with the …

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Elephant takes China’s last spot at The International 10 William Davis Despite struggling in both Dota Pro Circuit seasons, Xu “fy” Linsen’s superteam Elephant has qualified for The International 10. Elephant dominated the upper bracket until a close loss to EHOME in the winner’s final. Elephant earned a rematch in the grand finals where they opted for team fight-focused drafts. They will compete against 17 other teams for more than $40 million in Bucharest in October. Elephant is the fifth Chinese …

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Team Nigma out of TI10 qualifiers, KuroKy’s TI streak ends Steven Rondina One of the greatest streaks in esports history has been broken. Team Nigma has been defeated by OG in the lower bracket finals of The International 2021’s qualifiers. This means that Kuro “KuroKy” Salehi Takhasomi and his team will not be competing at the event this year, ending KuroKy’s streak of competing in every installment of The International. Team Nigma eliminated from The International 2021 qualifiers Congratulations to @OGesports on …

What will be the best way to play new champion Akshan in LoL? William Davis League of Legends A new Sentinel of Light will soon enter League of Legends and he is already heavily debated in the community because of his unique mechanics.  Akshan will be the first marksman designed for the mid lane and will play a big role in the ongoing clash between the Sentinels of Light and the Black Mist. With the big in-game event Rise of the Sentinels coming up, Akshan will enter the …

Chen is Dota 2’s best support hero right now, N0tail proves William Davis Dota 2 OG scraped by Nigma in the qualifiers to The International 2021 thanks to two surprise Chen picks by captain Johan “N0tail” Sundstein. After a tumultuous victory over Vikin.gg, OG was set to face Team Nigma in the semifinals of the upper bracket. Thanks to an excellent performance at the AniMajor, Nigma was the favorite to earn Europe’s final The International 10 slot. In their classic style, OG leaned on a …

Twitch streamers were banned for kissing on stream, but why? Olivia Richman News Twitch’s stance on sexually suggestive content continues to confuse the streaming community.  Even though Twitch initially told hot tub haters to simply “look away” if they didn’t like it, and even gave bikini-clad streamers their own category on the platform, Twitch will sometimes issue out suspensions to streamers they arbitrarily feel are crossing the line. And for the streaming community, it’s unclear what those lines actually are.  On July 9, …

Team Liquid is bringing back Alphari for week 6 of LCS Summer William Davis League of Legends Top laner Barney “Alphari” Morris will be starting in this week’s LCS matches after being subbed out from Team Liquid for more than a month. After weeks spent on the bench, Alphari will be returning to prove that he is deserving of the starting spot in the top lane. In his absence, Liquid has been playing Thomas “Jenkins” Tran with decent results. In the most recent episode of SQUAD, TL …

Valorant patch 3.01 brings Viper buffs, fixes ultimate Fariha Bhatti News Viper’s kit has seen a significant tweak in the recent patch 3.01, which wasn’t mentioned in the notes.  The poisonous controller Viper’s kit was recently buffed, making her one of the most picked agents in Valorant. Another subtle tweak to Viper’s Pit in 3.01 will help players effectively utilize her ultimate in higher ranked games.  Riot fixed Viper Ultimate! Thank you!IT WASNT MENTIONED IN THE PATCH NOTES, so might be …

Riot hotfix addresses bug that let players ride Sova’s dart across Fariha Bhatti News 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 …

What’s the best way to play Valheim? Nodecraft may be the answer William Davis News 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 …

The 5 best solo queue champions for League of Legends in 2021 William Davis League of Legends 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 …

This Steam user has been VAC banned 42 times and counting William Davis Counter-Strike 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 …

Ranked Arenas will launch with Apex Legends Season 10 Olivia Richman Apex Legends Apex Legends developers have finally confirmed a ranked mode for Arenas.  When Arenas launched in Apex Legends, fans of the battle royale immediately wondered if Arenas would become a better mode for competitive players. Some even debated if it would become the new Apex Legends esports format. But there was a problem: in the fact that there’s no ranked Arenas mode. That’s about to change.  Apex Legends Season 10 will …

Valorant agent 18 name leaked, unique abilities teased Fariha Bhatti News Valorant’s cast recently expanded with the addition of cyber initiator Kay/O, but it seems Riot Games is firing on all cylinders to load up the roster. Data miners and leakers have already rummaged through the game’s files and discovered some details regarding the 18th Valorant agent. Floxayy and ValorLeaks, who have unearthed information ahead of major Valorant updates in the past, found the code name for a potential new agent. …

CSGO cheating service hacked, source code and user info leaked William Davis Counter-Strike A popular cheating program for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive was compromised by a mysterious individual hacker who then leaked user info online. The affected program is a private branch of the infamous Skeet.cc cheating program. The user information is being distributed through a hacking forum and allegedly includes the information of more than 200 CSGO cheaters. The branch of Skeet that was hacked was being distributed through the website gamesense.pw. The …

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