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Riot hints at major nerfs for Breach and Skye flashes News Riot hints at major nerfs for Breach and Skye flashes By Fariha Bhatti Cloud9 drops Zven, promotes K1ng for 2021 LCS Summer Split League of Legends Cloud9 drops Zven, promotes K1ng for 2021 LCS Summer Split By William Davis mousesports vs. NiP: Flashpoint 3 finals betting analysis Counter-Strike mousesports vs. NiP: Flashpoint 3 finals betting analysis By William Davis
Streamer Samito dropped by Florida Mayhem after blasting v News
Streamer Samito dropped by Florida Mayhem after blasting v Olivia Richman 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 …
Treatz swaps to jungle for SK Gaming as TynX steps down League of Legends
Treatz swaps to jungle for SK Gaming as TynX steps down William Davis SK Gaming will be making some last-minute changes to its LEC roster ahead of the summer split.  It came as a surprise to everyone when SK Gaming recently announced that Kristian “TynX” Hansen will no longer be the starting jungler for the team. Instead, support player Erik “Treatz” Wessén will be role swapping to jungle temporarily during the 2021 LEC Summer Split. This leaves an open spot in the support …
NICKMERCS, Asmongold, others react to new Twitch DMCA strikes News
NICKMERCS, Asmongold, others react to new Twitch DMCA strikes Olivia Richman Twitch streamers have received a new notice from the streaming company that warned them of incoming DMCA strikes.  Twitch reportedly received a large amount of takedown notice from music publishers over copyrighted songs being used in VODs. This caused Twitch to email streamers with a warning about an upcoming wave of strikes, something the company had failed to do in the past. Some streamers who receive three copyright strikes on …
This is why Ancient Apparition has the highest win rate in Dota 2 Dota 2
This is why Ancient Apparition has the highest win rate in Dota 2 William Davis A metagame centered around tanky core heroes has pushed Ancient Apparition to the top of Dota 2’s pecking order. The ice demon currently sports a 55.12% win rate, the highest in Dota 2, thanks to his unique ability to prevent healing. He’s the winningest hero in every bracket below Immortal, where Broodmother, Meepo, and Dark Seer take over. His margin of victory is almost .5% above the next closest hero …
The fourth 32-0 victory ever was just recorded in pro CSGO Counter-Strike The fourth 32-0 victory ever was just recorded in pro CSGO By William Davis SoNNeikO returns to Natus Vincere for TI10 qualifiers Dota 2 SoNNeikO returns to Natus Vincere for TI10 qualifiers By William Davis Why are ranged heroes building Quelling Blade in Dota 2? Dota 2 Why are ranged heroes building Quelling Blade in Dota 2? By William Davis
Challengers Uprising Season 3 is heading into its last group round League of Legends
Challengers Uprising Season 3 is heading into its last group round William Davis Challengers Uprising Season 3 has kicked off and is now moving into the last round of the group stage.  With two rounds concluded of the group stage thus far, some teams are already out of contention. The teams who won’t make it into the playoffs are Revival, Maryville University, and Radiance. The remaining 13 teams still have a shot at making the playoffs, some with much better chances than others. …
xQc delays his 60-day subathon with goal of beating Ludwig News
xQc delays his 60-day subathon with goal of beating Ludwig Olivia Richman Controversial streamer Felix “xQc” Lengyel is postponing his 60-day subathon.  xQc first mentioned the idea in April following the conclusion of Ludwig Ahgren’s 30-day subathon. Ludwig gained 270,000 subscribers as he streamed every moment of his life, including sleeping, getting his hair cut, working out, and gaming. While the run broke records and seemed a wild idea, the subathon inspired xQc to take it even a step further.  “We’ll beat …
NiKo calls out Valorant for being easy, stealing CSGO players Counter-Strike
NiKo calls out Valorant for being easy, stealing CSGO players Fariha Bhatti Legendary Counter-Strike: Global Offensive professional player Nicola “NiKo” Kovac isn’t a big fan of Valorant.  The Valorant Champions Tour event in Iceland is Valorant’s biggest and most anticipated event so far. It’s also the first LAN event for Riot’s shooter, which has managed to garner a peak concurrent viewership of 750,000 during a game between Team Liquid and Version1. Even if you’re not following the matches closely, the social media …
Riot teases new Valorant agent, release date and image News
Riot teases new Valorant agent, release date and image Fariha Bhatti The upcoming Valorant agent won’t be celestial like Astra and instead will have abilities that require decent gunplay.  Riot Games has finally dropped more details about Agent 16 in the latest “State of the Agents” blog. The developer has revealed that the new agent will be a treat for the “traditional FPS players” who like to rely on their gunplay.  Valorant currently has 15 agents, but all agents are heavily …
All Valorant agents have different heights, who’s the tallest? Fariha Bhatti News Have you ever wondered who the tallest agent in Valorant is? A recent revelation by a Valorant developer may have some answers.  All 15 Valorant agents have distinct abilities that set them apart from one another. However, they are all the same in height, in the virtual Valorant universe at least. A Valorant creative director recently revealed that all agents are equally tall for “gameplay” reasons, but their sizes vary …
The best Mordekaiser build in League of Legends for season 11 William Davis League of Legends Players are finally getting accustomed to the new items in League of Legends after the big rework for season 11.  The plethora of new items has opened up new build paths for almost every champion in the game, including Mordekaiser. Even though Mordekaiser is rarely seen in professional play, he is still a popular pick to dominate the solo queue ladder. At even the highest ranks, Mordekaiser is fielding solid …
How to beat Aerodactyl in Pokemon GO, and Sword and Shield Steven Rondina News Throughout the series’ entire existence, Aerodactyl has been one of the scariest opponents a trainer can come across. In the first generation, his high speed and attack made Aerodactyl a deadly sweeper. As time went on, Aerodactyl’s ability to establish entry hazards gave it utility options to go alongside its potent offense. With Pokemon GO, the game’s core mechanics allowed Aerodactyl to shine as a serious offensive threat especially in …
xQc blames “pressure to perform” for his ban from NoPixel RP Olivia Richman News Trolling? No. Toxic behavior? Not necessarily. Bad intentions? He doesn’t think so. Felix “xQc” Lengyel has just revealed the real reason behind his permanent ban from the large NoPixel RP GTA server: Being famous.  Before being permabanned from NoPixel, xQc received four temporary bans in the role-playing server due to his attitude both inside and outside the game. xQc always disregarded the police and the legal processes in the server, …
A major CSGO bug lets you hear footsteps from across the map Fariha Bhatti Counter-Strike If you’ve ever heard spooky noises in waters across Counter-Strike: Global Offensive’s maps, it’s likely a bug, one that professional player Martin “STYKO” Styk has just highlighted.  FunPlus Phoenix’s CSGO pro STYKO called out Valve to fix a long-standing bug in maps with water that “ruins a lot of games.” The pro player encountered the bug in the new map Ancient with a pond in the terrorist spawn area.  either …
This Valorant player created a Prime 2.0 knife out of cardboard Fariha Bhatti News Valorant skins can be a little heavy on the wallet when purchased in-game, so one player has decided created his own real-life Prime 2.0 knife as an alternative.  A Valorant player has utilized cheap crafting materials to create the expensive and luxurious Prime 2.0 knife. The artist used rough card paper, some pencils, and a pen refill to create a sleek looking melee weapon from Valorant.  YouTuber The Bored Guy …
Alinity shares shocking OnlyFans income during Twitch stream Olivia Richman News Controversial streamer Natalia “Alinity” Mogollon has run into a lot of drama on Twitch, including the time she was accused of abusing her pets and a NSFW wardrobe malfunction. Now it seems that Alinity has found a social media platform that has given her even greater success without the same rules and regulations: OnlyFans.  During a recent stream with Matthew “Mizkif” Rinaudo, Alinity opened up about her OnlyFans career. While …
VCT Masters 2 Europe vs North America stream draws 700K viewers Fariha Bhatti News Valorant Champions Tour’s most anticipated clash between Europe and the North American region managed to top around 75,000 viewers.  Thousands of fans tuned in to watch tournament favorite Team Liquid go up against the dark horses of North America Version1. The overall Valorant category recorded a peak of almost 75,000 viewers during the first showdown between EU and NA, according to Esports Charts.  The first LAN event of Valorant since …
With player salaries on the rise, where can teams look for new sponsor opportunities? William Davis News Professional athletes’ salaries have always been a talking point in sports. Each year, it seems like they keep increasing. This is true of both traditional sports and esports. With players potentially raking in millions, where can esports teams look for more sponsorship opportunities? To an outsider, it may look as if players’ salaries are completely out of control, ballooning to ridiculous sums. Within the traditional sports industry, however, there are …
Should Flashpoint 3 keep its new format going forward? William Davis News The creation of Flashpoint was significant since the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tournament was owned and run by teams instead of a publisher or event organizer.  As reported upon its launch in 2020, the likes of Overactive Media, Gen.G, Cloud9, FunPlus Phoenix, MAD Lions, MIBR, and Dignitas put up $2 million each to pay franchise fees and establish what they hoped to be a more sustainable esports league model. Last year …
New Valorant bug allows Cypher to stick his camera on Skye’s Flash Fariha Bhatti News Agent ability combinations in Valorant are nothing new but this Skye and Cypher combo will blow your mind.  Valorant is a unique shooter game that relies on team coordination a bit more than other games. Each player is provided with a different ability that may come in handy for the team when required. Sometimes, pairing two powers together can turn the game around. For example, slowing down enemies with Sage’s …
Apex Legends removes Arenas abandon penalties due to bugs Olivia Richman Apex Legends Respawn Entertainment recently updated Apex Legends with a leaving penalty for the game’s new Arenas mode.  When games are full, players will get penalized for leaving matches. Players in a party with the match leaver will also face consequences similar to the penalty in Apex Legend’s battle royale ranked games. While this initially seemed like a positive quality of life change for the game, Apex Legends players had a variety …

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