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News Here’s how to build an automatic sugarcane farm in Minecraft By William Davis News xQc reacts to Adin Ross drama, calls popular streamers “bitter” By Olivia Richman News xQc announces return to NoPixel with creation of new server By Olivia Richman

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Tyler1 reaches Challenger rank after over 1700 games in top lane William Davis Popular streamer and content creator Tyler “Tyler1” Steinkamp has reached Challenger rank after maining top lane.  After grinding the solo queue ladder all season, Tyler1 has finally reached his goal of getting to Challenger rank by only playing in the top lane. It took him 1,741 games and a lot of hours playing both on and off stream. His overall win rate was at a solid 52% but the journey …

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Who is Pachimari? The vegetable that took Overwatch by storm William Davis Overwatch is filled to the brim with icons, but a vegetable is somehow one of the most recognizable in the game.  Pachimari is the official name of the friendly upside-down onion that appears throughout Overwatch’s maps. The character is popular among the Overwatch community, something Blizzard has acknowledged on multiple occasions.  Pachimari was designed out of necessity for Hanamura’s arcade. Most of the cabinets are references to other Blizzard titles …

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Team Liquid vs. TSM: 2021 LCS Summer betting analysis William Davis The 2021 LCS Summer Split kicks off with an absolute classic between Team Liquid and TSM.  It’s finally time for the LCS to return and it will start off with a banger between Liquid and TSM. Both teams fought among the top teams during the spring split but were ultimately defeated at the Mid-Season Showdown. For TSM, it was Liquid who knocked them out in a 3-1 match in the …

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Jake Paul’s next fight is former UFC champ Tyron Woodley Steven Rondina MMA fans have a new hero to pin their hopes on. According to The Athletic’s Mike Coppinger, YouTuber Jake Paul is set to return to the ring opposite former UFC champion Tyron Woodley. This follows the two having both public and private dealings surrounding Paul’s previous boxing match with Ben Askren. Sources: Jake Paul and former UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley have agreed to a deal for a boxing match. …

Counter-Strike Team Liquid conquers Furia Esports to win cs_summit 8 By William Davis News Official Valorant tournaments set to come to India, South Asia By Fariha Bhatti News New Duality teaser tells lore about Valorant agents in alternate universe By Fariha Bhatti

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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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2021 LCK Summer Split to be played offline, with audience William Davis All LCK teams will return to in-person play when the 2021 LCK Summer Split kicks off on June 9.  Besides having the teams return to LoL Park to play in an offline environment, competition will be opened up for a live audience as well, per LCK reporter Ashley Kang. This means that the LCK as a whole is slowly returning to normal, starting with the opening match between Fredit BRION …

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Valve forces Na`Vi and Entropiq rematch at EPIC League William Davis After an unprecedented mutual agreement to not play out the fifth-place decider, Na`Vi and Entropiq will be forced to compete by Valve. The situation was revealed in an official statement from the Russian Esports Federation, which partnered with Epic Esports Entertainment to host EPIC CIS League Spring. The decision comes two days after the teams had agreed to split points evenly without playing. The decision was likely spurred by EPIC …

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How to get a pentakill with just one Q from Mordekaiser William Davis Wombo combos in League of Legends can be very satisfying to watch and this Mordekaiser pentakill is no exception.  In a recent trending clip on social media, a Mordekaiser gets a pentakill with just a single Obliterate (Q). He was helped tremendously by an allied Diana, who managed to land a five-man Moonfall (R) to line up the opposing team perfectly. With the help from Diana, the Mordekaiser was able …

Viper emerges as highest picked smoker at VCT Masters 2 Fariha Bhatti News 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 …

When will Fortnite Chapter 2 end? Steven Rondina Fortnite 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 …

What’s the best resolution and aspect ratio to use in CSGO? Jared Wynne Counter-Strike 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.   …

Will there be a 2021 Dota 2 battle pass? Here’s what we know Steven Rondina Dota 2 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, …

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