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News Dr Disrespect shares his first reaction to Call of Duty Mobile By Olivia Richman League of Legends These are all of the new updated Dr. Mundo skin splash arts By William Davis Counter-Strike s1mple just played the worst game of his pro CSGO career By Steven Rondina

Dota 2

Na’Vi guts AS Monaco Gambit roster to prep for TI10 qualifiers Steven Rondina Dota 2 teams that fell short of qualifying for the WePlay AniMajor are now shuffling around their rosters in order to qualify for The International 10. Though most of these are likely to be one-off squads including various journeymen, Natus Vincere may have cobbled together the best team in the CIS region. The organization has announced the releases of Andrii “ALWAYSWANNAFLY” Bondarenko and Bogdan “Iceberg” Vasilenko. Replacing them is a …

Counter-Strike

This 3,000 IQ play by s1mple helped Na’Vi take a huge win Steven Rondina Oleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev is the best Counter-Strike: Global Offensive player in the world and it isn’t just because of his amazing aim. He also just makes incredibly smart plays. Case and point is a stunt he pulled in the Epic CIS League. Playing against Gambit Esports on Train’s CT side, s1mple found himself in a fortuitous situation as he came up behind Sergey “Ax1Le” Rykhtorov, who was carrying the bomb …

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This insane Viper ultimate by Fnatic’s Mystic can win you rounds on Icebox Fariha Bhatti Fnatic wiping out KRU Esports in the opener series of Valorant’s first LAN event wasn’t unexpected, but Mystic’s unique Viper play has turned many heads.  The opening match of the upper bracket between Fnatic and KRU Esports was a one-sided win for the Boaster led roster. However, when the LATAM and European Valorant meta clashed, Fnatic’s Mystic opened his secret strat book and brought out a ridiculous Viper lineup.  The …

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This is how to evolve Eevee into Sylveon in Pokémon GO William Davis Sylveon has finally made its entry into Pokémon GO after years of waiting. Just like other Eeveelutions, Sylveon can be acquired through a name trick or by earning friendship hearts with Eevee.  Sylveon is the last Eeveelution to enter Pokémon GO, as the other seven have been possible to get for a while now. This has had people wondering when the fairy type would enter the game and now the …

League of Legends Fnatic signs Adam as new top laner for 2021 LEC Summer Split By William Davis League of Legends Riot reveals complete Dr. Mundo rework, release date revealed By William Davis News New one-way Omen smokes discovered for Ascent attackers By Fariha Bhatti

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Twitch brings Pokimane, TimTheTatman animations to Times Square Olivia Richman Twitch is releasing a series of animations to be shown on Times Square billboards. The animations show off popular streamers as “legends,” including Imane “Pokimane” Anys and Timothy “TimTheTatman” Betar. The videos all end with the tagline “where legends are made.” Pokimane’s video is bubbly and fun with an animation style that could be inspired by Steven Universe. Pokimane has bright purple hair and is accompanied by her cat, Mimi. …

League of Legends

New Viego bug can cast different spells three times at once William Davis Viego has been going through a rough time with many game-breaking bugs and now a brand new one has been discovered.  In a recently discovered bug, Viego is able to cast certain spells three times at once. This is done through an interaction with Kha’Zix and makes it possible to cast spells such as Blitzcrank’s Rocket Grab (Q), Jinx’s Super Mega Death Rocket! (R), and much more in a cone …

Dota 2

These are the smart betting favorites for the WePlay AniMajor William Davis 18 teams will compete for $500,000 at an anime-themed Dota 2 tournament in Ukraine. The WePlay AniMajor marks the second international Dota 2 tournament since the start of 2020. Dota’s six regions have spent the last six weeks battling for major positions. The $500,000 prize pool provided plenty of motivation. Of the 18 squads attending, only one can become champion. The teams will enter the competition at different stages. The …

League of Legends

Damonte doesn’t receive LCS offers, to focus on making content William Davis 100 Thieves and Tanner “Damonte” Damonte have mutually decided to part ways ahead of the 2021 LCS Summer Split, leaving the young mid laner without a team.  This was recently announced by 100 Thieves and followed up with a video from Damonte himself. In this video, the 23-year-old mid laner explains how he hasn’t received any LCS offer for the coming split. Damonte also explains how he won’t pursue any …

Pokimane is against the rise of gambling on Twitch William Davis News The multibillion dollar gambling industry has a presence on all possible platforms and a good example of this is its availability on live stream platforms like Twitch.  Gambling is a popular category on Twitch and big-name live streamers like Felix “xQc” Lengyel have contributed to its rise in viewership by speaking in its favor. However, there are quite a few critics as well. One streamer who has been vocal is …

Bristleback and Medusa nerfs highlight Dota 2 patch 7.29d William Davis Dota 2 Dota 7.29d nerfs many of the strongest heroes in the game, breaking ground on a brand new meta. The fourth subpatch of Dota 2 7.29 is a collection of nerfs targeting the most successful heroes  and items across the professional scene and pubs. It also removes the Toss buyback mechanic that Yawar “YawaR” Hassan may have inadvertently abused in Quincy Crew’s match over Evil Geniuses at the North American upper …

2 teams permanently banned by Valve for match fixing in DPC Steven Rondina News The new Dota Pro Circuit has a lot more infrastructure and opportunity, but unfortunately the Dota 2 pro scene is still showing itself to be vulnerable to match fixing. North American DPC lower division teams Wind and Rain and Pecado Squad Gaming have been removed from the league and given permanent bans from all Valve-sponsored tournaments. This follows a series of accusations made against the teams by former teammates as …

Alinity calls police after fans show up at her home Olivia Richman News Twitch streamer Natalia “Alinity” Mogollon is one of the latest female content creators made to deal with stalking and harassment. Alinity wrote on Twitter that she has filed a harassment report with the police after some fans allegedly decided to show up in-person at her house. Alinity warned her followers that “showing up at a content creator’s house is considered harassment.” It’s not quite clear who exactly showed up, how …

Fnatic sends KRU to lower bracket to open VCT Masters Reykjavik Fariha Bhatti News Valorant’s first LAN game between KRU esports and Europe’s powerhouse Fnatic was packed with unique Viper ultimates and impressive Jett plays.  Riot Games’ tactical shooter finally got its first LAN event in Iceland and it pitted the best teams of Latin America and Europe against each other in the upper bracket. Though KRU esports had its moments to shine, Fnatic ended up taking a smooth, one-sided win.  The first map, …

Riot introduce LCS Watch Party Program including Doublelift, LS William Davis League of Legends The LCS co-streaming program will be getting a big update and rebranding ahead of the 2021 LCS Summer Split.  For the past few splits, select content creators have been able to co-stream the LCS to build a community around the biggest LoL league in North America. Riot is now taking another step in supporting these content creators by introducing the LCS Watch Party Program. This program will include some big …

This triple boost on Nuke could change your next game William Davis Counter-Strike An aggressive three-man boost secured Double Poney a Top 8 spot at the $50,000 Flashpoint Season 3. Boosting is an interesting mechanic unique to CSGO. The act of stacking players on top of each other has been labeled a glitch, and exploit, and even a fair and balanced strategy. Getting three people to coordinate is tough, but the rewards can be well worth it. See Double Poney, who used a …

The 2021 LCK Summer Split return date is now set William Davis League of Legends With the 2021 Mid-Season Invitational now done, fans won’t have to wait long before League of Legends’ top regional leagues to return.  One of the most anticipated leagues to follow will be Korea’s LCK after DWG KIA lost the MSI final to Royal Never Give Up. Many people expected DWG KIA to take home another trophy, but this didn’t happen. This leaves a lot of questions surrounding DWG KIA, and …

xQc apologizes after permanent ban from NoPixel GTA RP server Olivia Richman GTA Last night, fans of Felix “xQc” Lengyel speculated that the controversial streamer was permanently banned from the largest Grand Theft Auto role-playing server, NoPixel. xQc has confirmed this to be true in an all-caps post on Twitter.  xQc fans noticed that the former Overwatch League pro was listed as “permanently banned” on the official NoPixel Discord server. NoPixel admins also shared the news on forums, stating that the “case is …

How to save your Black Desert Online account from being deleted Steven Rondina News The clock is ticking very quickly for Black Desert Online players in the western world, but there’s still time to guard against deletion. Pearl Abyss is set to terminate its publishing agreement with Kakao Games in Europe and North America and to begin self-publishing the game in those regions. As a result, PC players are being forced to transfer their Black Desert Online accounts from Kakao Games to Pearl Abyss. …

New EternaLEnVy roster drama erupts over TI10 qualifiers Steven Rondina News When it comes to Jacky “EternaLEnVy” Mao, a new team means a new cast of characters for another dramatic roster breakup. The latest such drama is currently underway with Black N Yellow. EternaLEnVy took to social media to accuse Black N Yellow’s Daniel “zero” Yun of effectively dissolving the team out of spite rather than letting former members attempt to qualify for The International. This will effectively leave all five …

Amouranth says she lost money on Twitch despite restored ads Olivia Richman News Even though hot tub streamer Kaitlyn “Amouranth” Siragusa has ads back on her Twitch channel, the controversial streamer revealed that she’s still losing a lot of money after the recent ordeal.  The Twitch community was set into relative chaos when Amouranth suddenly had her ads removed without warning. The demonetization had Amouranth losing about $500,000 in estimated annualized income. Even though she still had other revenue streams available, other content …

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