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NOOB® Energy is doing energy drinks differently, and it works News NOOB® Energy is doing energy drinks differently, and it works By William Davis Here’s how Valorant agents would look as McDonald’s employees News Here’s how Valorant agents would look as McDonald’s employees By Fariha Bhatti Riot might shift jungle meta again on patch 11.11 and buff Teemo League of Legends Riot might shift jungle meta again on patch 11.11 and buff Teemo By William Davis
Dafran has some harsh words for sinatraa’s Valorant suspension News
Dafran has some harsh words for sinatraa’s Valorant suspension Olivia Richman Ever since Jay “sinatraa” Won was first benched by Sentinels following sexual abuse allegations made by his former girlfriend, Daniel “Dafran” Francesca has been a hardcore supporter of his fellow Valorant player. But now it seems that Dafran has gone a bit too far for the majority of the esports community.  sinatraa was suspended from competitive Valorant by Riot in March when his ex-girlfriend, Cleo, came forward with some serious …
Just how good is Ninja at League of Legends? We investigate League of Legends
Just how good is Ninja at League of Legends? We investigate William Davis Tyler “Ninja” Blevins is mainly known for streaming Fortnite and other shooting games, but he has recently been bitten by the League of Legends bug. And the question League players immediately want answered is whether he’s any good at the popular MOBA. After years of content creation mainly around Fortnite, Ninja has taken another step in his career and has started to stream League of Legends on the side of …
paiN Gaming’s brTT complains about lack of scrims at MSI 2021 League of Legends
paiN Gaming’s brTT complains about lack of scrims at MSI 2021 William Davis paiN Gaming bot laner Felipe “brTT” Gonçalves recently made a public complaint about the scrim environment at the 2021 Mid-Season Invitational.  The Brazilian team participated at MSI 2021 during the group stage, where they competed against the likes of MAD Lions, PSG Talon, and Istanbul Wildcats. While the practice on stage was great for paiN Gaming, the same can’t be said about the practice between official matches. According to brTT, …
How to play CSGO and make money doing it News
How to play CSGO and make money doing it William Davis Every big game has a diehard following. Counter-Strike is no different, and part of that is because the game has a very big trade market.  Selling and buying weapon and gloves skins, stickers, and cases lets players have fun while getting something in return. So, how do you do it? Back in the day, CSGO’s marketplace was a lot more open and unregulated than today. In 2013 and 2014, you …
What we know so far about Call of Duty 2021 News What we know so far about Call of Duty 2021 By Olivia Richman Low ping really does matter in League of Legends, and here’s why League of Legends Low ping really does matter in League of Legends, and here’s why By William Davis The infamous CSGO bug that got 37 coaches banned still exists Counter-Strike The infamous CSGO bug that got 37 coaches banned still exists By Fariha Bhatti
Sony files patent for skin betting on video game consoles News
Sony files patent for skin betting on video game consoles Steven Rondina Skin betting might be coming back, but not in a way that many players might expect. Sony has published a patent for a new system built around esports betting through its video game consoles. The patent would allow the company to offer action on esports events through consoles in a number of different ways. Gamers would be able to use an overlay in-game to bet on ongoing esports events. Sony …
Toss buyback bug helps Quincy Crew to beat Evil Geniuses News
Toss buyback bug helps Quincy Crew to beat Evil Geniuses Steven Rondina A longstanding Dota 2 bug just played a big part in a key Dota Pro Circuit match featuring two of the world’s best teams. During game two of Quincy Crew vs. Evil Geniuses in the North American DPC League, Yawar “YawaR” Hassan was killed by Abed “Abed” Azel L. Yusop Tiny with his Toss spell. This left YawaR’s two Divine Rapiers on the ground, something that would have swung the …
Sweet Anita opens up about self-harming, shuts down her trolls News
Sweet Anita opens up about self-harming, shuts down her trolls Olivia Richman Twitch streamer Sweet Anita recently talked about mental illness during a live stream on Twitch, a topic that unfortunately brought out a number of trolls. But Sweet Anita immediately fought back against those toxic people in the chat.  Sweet Anita has Tourette’s syndrome, a disorder that causes her to have involuntary tics. For her, these are usually profane outbursts and strange noises. While sometimes entertaining for viewers, her openness has …
Rift Herald refuse to complete its charge for DWG KIA at MSI 2021 League of Legends
Rift Herald refuse to complete its charge for DWG KIA at MSI 2021 William Davis A rare Rift Herald bug had the match between DWG KIA and PSG Talon at the 2021 Mid-Season Invitational undergo a Chronobreak during the rumble stage.  During the fourth day of the rumble stage at MSI 2021, a fairly rare Rift Herald bug happened after DWG KIA mid laner Heo “ShowMaker” Su tried to spawn it in the mid lane. Usually, the Rift Herald would charge the turret and grant …
Shroud slams “garbage” ranked Valorant, dev confirm five stack queues Fariha Bhatti News A Valorant developer recently brought positive news to high-ranked Valorant players like Michael “shroud” Grzesiek who are sick of “trash” ranked experiences.  First-person shooter games are highly centered on aim and team play. Your odds of winning drastically drop if your team coordination isn’t up to par. A good aim can get you as many as 30 kills, but bagging round wins becomes a tall order without support. For all …
Sinatraa responds to Riot Games’ 6-month suspension Nina Forneloza News Jay “sinatraa” Won has responded to the six-month suspension he was dealt by Riot Games. The suspension comes from an alleged refusal to cooperate with Riot Games’ investigation into sexual misconduct involving an ex-girlfriend. The former Overwatch League MVP and current Sentinels player took to social media to discuss the situation and seemingly accepted the suspension.  Response regarding investigationRead: https://t.co/lqXRX47qoo — Jay Won (@sinatraa) May 17, 2021 sinatraa claims that …
sinatraa banned from competitive Valorant for 6 months Olivia Richman News Update: sinatraa has issued a response to Riot Games’ suspension. Details can be found here. Jay “sinatraa” Won has been suspended from competitive Valorant for six months.  It’s been a couple months since sinatraa was initially suspended following abuse allegations from his ex-girlfriend, Cleo. sinatraa was benched from Sentinels and barred from official Valorant tournaments until the investigation into the claims was complete. Cleo claimed she had been subjected to …
NiP vs Anonymo plagued by packet loss, Flashpoint orders rematch Fariha Bhatti Counter-Strike The best-of-three series between Ninjas and Pyjamas and Anonymo played on May 14 was plagued by technical pauses and lag issues. The situation has developed into a complicated drama that remains unresolved for now. That May 14 series marked Nicolai “dev1ce” Reedtz’s debut with NiP against Anonymo. The Swedish team had the odds in its favour against a Polish squad ranked 44 in the world rankings. However, Anonymo wiped out …
roflgator has COVID-19 scare, sent to the hospital Olivia Richman News Even though vaccines are being rolled out, people are still not in the clear when it comes to COVID-19. Popular streamer Rob “roflgator” Malecki has spent the entire week fighting against the virus.  roflgator stopped streaming earlier in the week, saying that he was worried about the illness. A few days later, his situation became even more concerning.  Unfortunately I can’t stream till I feel better. I am at the …
This is why Sasha Grey’s name is now moderated on Twitch Olivia Richman News First Twitch banned “simps.” Then “hot tub streamer.” Now, it looks like the platform has an issue with Sasha Grey.  Sasha Grey is a Twitch partner with 837,000 followers. The writer and DJ is pretty popular on Twitch and beyond. That’s what made it all the more surprising when fellow streamer CodeMiko discovered that she couldn’t use “Sasha Grey” in her go live notification on Twitch.  “I’m a partnered streamer. …
MAD Lions vs. RNG: MSI 2021 betting analysis William Davis League of Legends The 2021 Mid-Season Invitational Rumble stage is coming to a close and will have an important match between MAD Lions and Royal Never Give Up on the last day.  Before the four best teams from the rumble stage move on to the semifinals, an anticipated rematch between LEC’s MAD Lions and LPL’s RNG has to be played out. RNG won the first match against the LEC champions, but it was …
Golden Guardians completes LCS Summer roster with Solo and Chime William Davis League of Legends With only a few weeks before the 2021 LCS Summer Split kicks off, Golden Guardians has presented several roster changes.  After a poor spring split, Golden Guardians is making some changes to make a better showing in the last split of the year. Golden Guardians will be promoting support Jonathan “Chime” Pomponio from the academy roster while signing Colin “Solo” Earnest as the starting top laner. Solo’s last appearance in …
The top CSGO flip knife skins right now William Davis News Flip knives are among the most popular weapons in CSGO, and there’s no avid player without it. Read on to find out more about the best flip knife skins right now. The Counter-Strike games have quickly become one of the best game series around, gathering millions of players since 1999. The games’ highly addictive and quite intriguing gameplay between Counter-terrorists and Terrorists made this game series one of the most …
Here’s how to jump over Sage walls without any abilities Fariha Bhatti News Playing against Sage mains on a map like the Icebox or Split can be vexing, but a new trick shows a great counter to one of her key abilities.  Sage’s abilities shine the most on smaller maps where her walls can block off an entire site entrance. Slow Orb makes space for teammates to get easy kills in tight corners, making Sage a valuable asset on locations like Split and …
Alliance locks 1st in DPC league, spot in next Dota 2 major Steven Rondina Dota 2 Alliance is still in the thick of its biggest controversy to date, but that isn’t hurting the team’s competitive performance.  The embattled organization has secured first-place in the Dota Pro Circuit’s top European league, DreamLeague Season 15. Alliance defeated Hellbear Smashers to secure a 6-1 record on the season, completing its games in the league and mathematically securing a first-place finish with a week still remaining in the competition. ???? …
ppd says OG stopped scrims over Alliance cheating controversy Steven Rondina Dota 2 Alliance was cleared of any wrongdoing for its alleged cheating in the Dota Pro Circuit, but that doesn’t mean that things are just going back to normal. Alliance coach Peter “ppd” Dager did a personal stream on Twitch recently and discussed the controversy surrounding his shot-calling for the team during games in DreamLeague Season 15. Though he wasn’t bombastic or confrontational in his answers, he did let slip that there …

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