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NBK leaving CSGO for Valorant, seemingly departs from OG Counter-Strike NBK leaving CSGO for Valorant, seemingly departs from OG By Fariha Bhatti Schalke 04 sells LEC franchise for $30 million to Team BDS League of Legends Schalke 04 sells LEC franchise for $30 million to Team BDS By William Davis Apex Legends pro gets #SaveApexRanked trending worldwide Apex Legends Apex Legends pro gets #SaveApexRanked trending worldwide By Olivia Richman
Skye’s flasher hawk can shield you from Raze’s ultimate rocket News
Skye’s flasher hawk can shield you from Raze’s ultimate rocket Fariha Bhatti Valorant players have discovered a new exciting mechanic where they could destroy Raze’s expensive rocket with Skye’s cheap flasher hawk.   Raze’s Showstopper is one of the deadliest ultimates in Valorant, recently landing her on the developer’s nerf radar. However, players have found a new way to tackle her Showstopper.  Skye is one of the underrated agents among casual players but her toolkit is popular among Valorant professionals who pick her …
The true meaning behind BetterTTV’s most infamous Twitch emotes News
The true meaning behind BetterTTV’s most infamous Twitch emotes William Davis User-developed Twitch overlays have brought a new era of emotes to the popular streaming platform, but a popular new icon’s meaning can be hard to discern at first glance. BetterTTV is a popular browser extension that aims to improve the Twitch experience by implementing community-designed emotes. However, non-BetterTTV users only see the command word for the emote. While not a default part of the Twitch experience, streaming fans use the …
This easy tip might help you land more headshots in Valorant News
This easy tip might help you land more headshots in Valorant Fariha Bhatti Are you tired of whiffing easy shots in Valorant? A new trick could drastically improve your crosshair placement.  Developer Riot Games has bolstered Valorant’s gunplay to great effect in a recent patch update. With running accuracy getting a nerf and weapons becoming cheaper, players finally have a chance to flex their crisp aim after all of their time spent practicing. However, poor crosshair placement can ruin your games and make …
Three tips to improve your game that you haven’t tried before News
Three tips to improve your game that you haven’t tried before William Davis Every competitive gamer is interested in one thing first and foremost: winning. To that end, gamers around the world are always looking to better themselves and gain an edge against the competition. Some of the means gamers pursue are obvious. Having a strong internet connection and a high-performance mouse can go a long way towards ensuring that you have your best possible opportunity to take down the opposition. But not …
Excel to promote Markoon, Advienne for LEC Summer Week 4 League of Legends Excel to promote Markoon, Advienne for LEC Summer Week 4 By Tokoni Uti 100 Thieves Abbedagge is leading in KDA among LCS mid laners League of Legends 100 Thieves Abbedagge is leading in KDA among LCS mid laners By William Davis Misfits vs. G2 Esports: 2021 LEC Summer betting analysis League of Legends Misfits vs. G2 Esports: 2021 LEC Summer betting analysis By William Davis
indiefoxx was just banned for a 6th time from Twitch, but why? News
indiefoxx was just banned for a 6th time from Twitch, but why? Steven Rondina Update: indiefoxx may have been handed a permanent ban from Twitch. Here are the details. The self-declared “reformed, G-rated e-girl” has been banned once again. Streamer Bans has confirmed that Jenelle “indiefoxx” Dagres has been banned from Twitch once again. This comes seven days after indiefoxx was unbanned alongside Kaitlyn “Amouranth” Siragusa for a NSFW, “ASMR-leggings stream” that briefly took over Twitch’s Just Chatting category. ❌ Twitch Partner “Indiefoxx” (@indiefoxxlive) …
XANTARES banned on Twitch following $600,000 charity stream Counter-Strike
XANTARES banned on Twitch following $600,000 charity stream William Davis BIG rifler İsmailсan “XANTARES” Dörtkardeş has been banned from Twitch for unknown reasons. This marks XANTARES’ second Twitch ban in 2021, with his first one coming in April. The exact cause of the ban has yet to be publicly announced and likely will not be. According to his social media, even XANTARES himself doesn’t know what breached Twitch’s rules. The announcement comes just after BIG earned a $600,000 donation for …
shroud discusses how Kay/O will change Valorant’s ranked meta News
shroud discusses how Kay/O will change Valorant’s ranked meta Fariha Bhatti Professional Valorant players have frequently ranted about the poor ranked experience, but Michael “shroud” Grzesiek thinks Kay/O’s kit is designed to fix things to some degree.  The War Machine Kay/O dropped with a bang with his sleek, holographic dagger and flashbangs reminiscent of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. Popular streamer shroud is already a massive fan of the new Initiator, and he believes that Kay/O will change ranked forever.  “Nobody knows how to …
Pokémon GO reveals Bidoof Day featuring special raids, research News
Pokémon GO reveals Bidoof Day featuring special raids, research William Davis Bidoof is completely taking over Pokémon GO. The Pokemon Company and Niantic have confirmed that a special event will be coming based on the beloved master of HMs, featuring a number of fun prizes. Pokémon GO has been dominated by big legendary Pokémon and Charizards for a while but now an unexpected and goofy Pokémon will get the spotlight. On July 1, Bidoof will be celebrated in the game with …
Tencent just banned over 3.8 million hackers in PUBG Mobile Olivia Richman News Even though PUBG Mobile isn’t on PC, it still faces the same the same major issue other free battle royales continue to deal with: cheaters and hacking.  From June 18 to June 24, PUBG Mobile developer Tencent banned millions of players for cheating. This is shockingly something Tencent does each and every week. This time around it was a little short of four million cheaters.  According to PUBG Mobile’s official …
Here’s how to avoid fake VAC bans and knife unboxings in CSGO William Davis Counter-Strike CSGO players have discovered a way to disguise their chat messages as game system and admin announcements.  The issue stems from CSGO’s font system, where phrases are assigned a color based on an initial ASCII code. This system allows users to alter their own messages’ color and appearance. Alternate colors are usually reserved for system messages, so players who don’t know about this exploit could be easily fooled. Devious users …
Asmongold: Fedmyster haters “over the line” after Twitch return Olivia Richman News Federico “Fedmyster” Gaytan has been all over social media after his return to Twitch. But World of Warcraft streamer Asmongold hasn’t been liking what he’s been reading, including what he calls “misleading” posts about the former OfflineTV member.  Fedmyster was absent from social media and streaming for over a year after he was accused of sexual misconduct by Yvonne “Yvonnie” Ng and Lily “LilyPichu” Ki. He came back once to …
Complete guide to Quick Balls in Pokemon Sword and Shield Steven Rondina News After eight different generations there are many different Pokeball types available, but the most useful of them all is the Quick Ball. The blue and yellow ball has been a go-to for trainers ever since it was introduced in Pokemon Diamond and Pearl back in 2006. That’s still the case in Pokemon Sword and Shield, though Game Freak made sure the item wasn’t as game-breaking in these games as they …
Twitch streamer AustinShow announces The Roast of HasanAbi Olivia Richman News It’s about to get lit.  100 Thieves content creator and talk show host AustinShow announced earlier today that he will be roasting political content creator Hasan “HasanAbi” Piker. The in-person show will take place on Wednesday, June 30th at 1 p.m. PST. The Cash App-powered event has not announced which other content creators will join AustinShow in roasting HasanAbi but fans are already excited to see the insults start flying. …
Misfits tops the LEC standings after missing spring playoffs William Davis League of Legends Three weeks have gone by in the 2021 LEC Summer Split and the standings are not entirely what most fans would have expected.  After the first seven games of the split, it’s surprisingly Misfits Gaming who are in sole possession of first place with an impressive 6-1 record. Behind Misfits are the rest of the favorites, but with the defending champion MAD Lions and old kings G2 Esports at much …
Nocturne is dominating solo queue in three roles on patch 11.13 William Davis League of Legends League of Legends season 11 has been a wild ride of different metas so far and patch 11.13 helped shake it up once again.  With a lot of changes in the recent patch to systemic mobility, champions, and items, the solo queue meta has once again seen changes. One of the most significant champions to rise even more in popularity is Nocturne, who is currently dominating the ladder in three …
The CSGO case odds from Anomaly’s 24-hour opening stream William Davis Counter-Strike Every Counter-Strike: Global Offensive player dreams of opening a knife. But what are the actual odds of getting such a coveted cosmetic? YouTube and Twitch star Anomaly may have found the answer. He conducted a 24-hour CSGO case unboxing stream in partnership with third-party trading site Skinbaron. Anomaly bought $10,000 worth of CSGO keys and unboxed 4,000 cases in just over 20 hours. That stream is one of the cleanest …
Fedmyster officially returns to Twitch and Pokimane responds Olivia Richman News Federico “Fedmyster” Gaytan is officially back on Twitch, and not everyone is happy about it. The popular content creator disappeared from Twitch in 2020 after he was accused of sexually harassing a member of OfflineTV. He was booted from the house and then shunned from social media platforms following the incident. But Fedmyster later released a long Google Doc outlining his grievances with Imane “Pokimane” Anys. He claimed the leak …
7 facts about the WePlay AniMajor William Davis News The WePlay Animajor isn’t that far in the past, but fans are already holding it up as one of the greatest Dota 2 tournaments of all time. PSG.LGD capped an impressive run in the event by taking first place and cementing itself as the favorite to win The International 2021.  But while PSG.LGD’s performance was impressive, the AniMajor will also be remembered for having high production values to complement these …
FaZe Clan shows off new execute for Mirage against Furia Esports Fariha Bhatti Counter-Strike A fun clip from a Counter-Strike: Global Offensive match proves that learning never stops, even for a legend like Olof “olofmeister” Kajbjer Gustafsson.  During a match against Team Furia in the Gamers Without Borders Cup, the camera spotted an interesting interaction between FaZe Clan’s Håvard “rain” Nygaard and olofmeister. Both players hung out in the terrorist base, trying out a new lineup for connector smoke.  Many players rely heavily on …
Team Spirit and SG e-sports qualify for The International 10 William Davis Dota 2 Team Spirit and SG e-sports have secured spots in The International 10 through the regional qualifier series. Both squads will compete against 16 other teams for a piece of TI10’s $40,018,195 prize pool. South America and Eastern Europe were the first regions to host The International 10 qualifiers. Only one team from each major Dota 2 region will ascend to the biggest event in esports history.  Team Spirit was the …

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