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Team Liquid conquers Furia Esports to win cs_summit 8 William Davis After a convincing 3-1 victory over Furia Esports, Team Liquid has won cs_summit 8. Hosts Beyond the Summit called in eight teams from North and South American to compete for $50,000 and 10,000 Regional Majors Rankings points with Liquid taking the trophy through a solid run in the upper bracket. The boys in blue have stayed competitive in 2021, but this is the squad’s first big win of the year. …

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Official Valorant tournaments set to come to India, South Asia Fariha Bhatti Riot Games has partnered up with South Asian esports company Nodwin Gaming to add India and South Asia to the list of regions that will compete in the Valorant Champions Tour Grand Finals.  An official pathway to Valorant Champions Tour has been announced for India and South Asia, with the circuit being dubbed as the Valorant Conquerors Championship. The events will provide South Asian teams a chance to battle it …

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New Duality teaser tells lore about Valorant agents in alternate universe Fariha Bhatti Players have seen various fan-made Valorant lore. Riot Games has finally dropped an official teaser with deeper insight into the lives of Valorant agents.  During the Valorant Champions Tour Grand Finals between Fnatic and Sentinels, Riot Games dropped a clip that gave a peek inside the agents’ lives. The four-minute-long teaser set a base for Valorant lore that players have always been passionate to know more about.  Unlike other first-person …

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Smash Bros. Ultimate’s Sakurai discusses last 2 DLC fighters Olivia Richman Super Smash Bros. Ultimate fans have been debating who the next DLC fighter will be ever since Pyra and Mythra dropped in March.  It’s still unclear whether the next fighter in the second pass will be nostalgia favorite Crash Bandicoot, classic protagonist Master Chief, or someone completely unexpected. In a recent column for Famitsu obtained by IGN, Super Smash Bros. creator Mashiro Sakurai continued to stay silent about who players …

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Viper emerges as highest picked smoker at VCT Masters 2 Fariha Bhatti Valorant Champions Tour Stage 2: Masters Reykjavik has finally culminated. The agent picks reveal that the game meta at the professional level has changed significantly in the past few months.  The developer has made some major tweaks to the Valorant roster in the latest patches, and these changes have heavily impacted the meta at a higher level. Professional players at the Stage 2 Masters event heavily inclined on Smokers and …

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When will Fortnite Chapter 2 end? Steven Rondina Fortnite Chapter 2 has been around for a long while now but that’s probably not always going to be the case. The popular battle royale title is still attracting players by the millions, but a big part of that is Epic Games’ willingness to take the game in bold new directions with huge gameplay updates. The biggest to date was the end of Fortnite Season X, which was followed by …

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What’s the best resolution and aspect ratio to use in CSGO? Jared Wynne Can one resolution and aspect ratio combination be better than the rest? We aim to answer that question below. It all depends on what you are most comfortable with, as texture quality, FPS, and field of view all change based on your video settings. What you choose to play with should ultimately come from personal preference, not necessarily what pro players use. Each option has its benefits over the others.   …

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Will there be a 2021 Dota 2 battle pass? Here’s what we know Steven Rondina Update: The Nemestice event has its own battle pass similar to the ones seen for The International. Find out everything here. Dota 2 fans have been wondering for months whether the new year would bring a new battle pass to the popular MOBA. But at the moment, it does not seem like there will be any new Dota 2 battle pass coming in 2021. Valve made the announcement in May …

s1mple attacks EPIC League for lack of anti-cheat, POV replays William Davis Counter-Strike Natus Vincere’s disappointing sixth-place finish was strange, but it wasn’t the weirdest thing happening at EPIC CIS League Spring. According to all-star Na`Vi AWPer Oleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev, tournament host EPIC League skipped out on several basic security measures that are meant to ensure fair play. The CIS Regional Major Rankings event lacked anti-cheat, team voice recording, and replays. Those features are considered the bare minimum for security at most competitive …

Sentinels sweeps Fnatic to take VCT Masters Reykjavik title Steven Rondina News At long last, Valorant has crowned its first world champion. Sentinels defeated Fnatic in the grand finals of VCT Masters Reykjavik to win the first international event in Valorant history. The team did so in 3-0 fashion, completing an undefeated run in the tournament where the North American squad won every single map it played. Not only that, but the team established North America as arguably the top region in …

LEC veteran Cabochard joins Karmine Corp as new top laner William Davis League of Legends A familiar face will be joining the French LFL league for the summer split, as Karmine Corp has picked up LEC veteran Lucas “Cabochard” Simon-Meslet.  The last time Cabochard played competitively was with Vitality last year. He left in December 2020 after spending five years with the organization. After a break in the recent spring split, the 24-year-old top laner is ready to compete again and this time it will …

A CSGO pro survived getting shot by an AWP, and here’s how William Davis Counter-Strike In a crucial 30th round at Flashpoint Season 3, G2 Esports’ François “AmaNEk” Delaunay somehow missed a point-blank AWP shot against Ninjas in Pyjamas’ Nicolai “dev1ce” Reedtz.  The misfire took place in the semifinals of Flashpoint Season 3. Both teams had taken a game and were set to decide things on Dust 2. After somehow surviving the shot, dev1ce and the rest of NiP took the round to secure a …

Na`Vi eliminated from ESL CIS League with loss to Team Spirit William Davis Counter-Strike After a string of unexpected losses in the group stage and playoffs, Natus Vincere’s Counter-Strike: Global Offensive squad is out of the EPIC CIS League Spring, leaving the event in sixth place. Despite entering as a top seed alongside Gambit Esports and Virtus.pro, Na`Vi will leave the event with just $2,000. Shock losses in the playoffs to Akuma and Team Spirit earned Na`Vi its worst result since ESL One: Road …

CSGO team with average age of 75 to receive national recognition Olivia Richman Counter-Strike Ukraine is celebrating a unique Counter-Strike: Global Offensive team that features an entire roster of players over the age of 66. The Young Guard squad’s average age is 75 years and two months. The oldest player is almost 79 years old. This is definitely a sight to see in the competitive CSGO scene, where even being 30 years old is considered near retirement age for a pro player. But despite …

This Dota 2 training game will help you raise your MMR William Davis Dota 2 Manta dodges? Armlet toggles? Backswing cancels? Messing up any of Dota 2’s advanced techniques can cost you a kill or even your life, but there’s an easy way to practice. Training Polygon by c0mb1ne is a Dota 2 arcade game meant to help players practice difficult mechanics. The custom game has modes for ability dodging, Armlet toggling, skillshot training, and more. Training Polygon is available for free in the Dota …

Here’s what we know about when the Spectre arcana skin comes out Steven Rondina Dota 2 The International 10 Battle Pass is long gone at this point, but that doesn’t mean it’s over. One of the biggest parts of the battle pass each year is the Arcana Vote event, which picks a hero to receive a new arcana skin. The TI10 Battle Pass saw Spectre come out on top, defeating Faceless Void in the finals to become the next hero to receive an arcana skin. Unfortunately, …

Riot hints at major nerfs for Breach and Skye flashes Fariha Bhatti News Riot Games has confirmed some major nerfs for Valorant flashers Breach and Skye in the upcoming patches.  Playing against Flashers in Valorant can be a nuisance. Agents like Breach and Skye are equipped with plenty of blindsiding abilities that can be a bit overpowered in ranked games. The developer has finally heard the woes and is looking to balance the Initiators.  “The goal here is to provide Breach and Skye …

Cloud9 drops Zven, promotes K1ng for 2021 LCS Summer Split William Davis League of Legends Cloud9 will be entering the 2021 LCS Summer Split with big changes to its bot lane and coaching position.  In a recent roster update, Cloud9 announced that Calvin “K1ng” Truong will act as the starting bot laner for the team while veteran Jesper “Zven” Svenningsen will be playing for the academy roster to start off the split. Furthermore, Kim “Reignover” Yeu-jin will take a step back to become the assistant …

mousesports vs. NiP: Flashpoint 3 finals betting analysis William Davis Counter-Strike 20 days of world-class Counter-Strike will conclude when the Flashpoint 3 grand final kicks off between mousesports and Ninjas in Pyjamas.  One of two teams that are long on history but short on recent results will walk away with a trophy and a good chunk of RMR points for the upcoming PGL Stockholm Major. Both teams have made recent changes to their rosters and are now starting to look like …

Streamer Samito dropped by Florida Mayhem after blasting v Olivia Richman News A controversial rant has prompted the Florida Mayhem to drop Overwatch streamer Sam “Samito” Dawahare.  Samito is no longer affiliated with the Overwatch League team after raging during a May 26 stream. During the explicit rant, Samito told one viewer to “go be braindead somewhere else,” repeated that the viewer didn’t matter, and even telling them that nobody loved them and to “go kill yourself.”  Samito apologized to the viewer …

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