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How to beat Aerodactyl in Pokemon GO, and Sword and Shield
Steven Rondina
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 …
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xQc blames “pressure to perform” for his ban from NoPixel RP
Olivia Richman
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, …
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A major CSGO bug lets you hear footsteps from across the map
Fariha Bhatti
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 …
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This Valorant player created a Prime 2.0 knife out of cardboard
Fariha Bhatti
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 …
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Should Flashpoint 3 keep its new format going forward?
William Davis
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 …
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New Valorant bug allows Cypher to stick his camera on Skye’s Flash
Fariha Bhatti
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
Apex Legends removes Arenas abandon penalties due to bugs
Olivia Richman
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 …
Counter-Strike
oBo styles on Furia Esports with pistol ace in cs_summit 8
William Davis
Furia Esports looks strong at cs_summit 8, but Evil Geniuses’ prodigy rifler gave them a scare in a group stage elimination match. Evil Geniuses and Furia Esports both stumbled in their debut matches, losing to paiN Gaming and O Plano, respectively. The squads were put against each other for one last chance at the playoffs. After winning in double overtime on Overpass, Furia dominated their CT half of Inferno. After …
Pokemon Gen 4 remakes, Legends Arceus release dates revealed
Steven Rondina
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Pokemon trainers now know when they’ll have the chance to return to the Sinnoh region. Nintendo and The Pokemon Company have confirmed the release dates for generation four remakes Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, as well as spin-off adventure Pokemon Legends Arceus. The release dates for all three games were confirmed on the official Pokemon Twitter accounts Wednesday. #PokemonBrilliantDiamond.#PokemonShiningPearl.November 19, 2021.????✨ Preorder now: https://t.co/xTW1T9xFov pic.twitter.com/zyKjJDsi54 — Pokémon (@Pokemon) May …
Valve creating new, Nintendo Switch-style portable PC
Steven Rondina
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Valve’s first foray into making gaming hardware ended unceremoniously but the company isn’t calling it quits. According to Ars Technica, Valve is set to launch a new portable PC with the codename of SteamPal. The news comes after SteamDB unearthed coding changes in the latest Steam client beta that make references to the device related to “Neptune” which appears to be some manner of controller. Valve’s “Neptune” controller shows up …
Former MAD Lions jungler Shad0w reportedly joining LGD Gaming
William Davis
League of Legends
Former MAD Lions jungler Zhiqiang “Shad0w” Zhao is looking at a potential comeback to the professional scene, as he is reportedly joining LGD Gaming in the LPL. After taking a break in the most recent spring split, the young jungler might be making his debut in the top Chinese competition. Shad0w has Chinese residency, which means that he can join the league without taking up an import slot. After Shad0w …
Who is mason? Dota 2’s popular and controversial streamer
William Davis
Dota 2
Dota 2 streamer Mason “mason” Venne’s boisterous personality, wild following, and prior success at Dota 2’s biggest tournament have combined to make him the game’s most loved and hated Twitch streamer. Mason is a semi-retired Dota 2 pro player who is now best known for his sometimes wild streams. He is one of the most popular Dota players on Twitch with audience peaks of over 11,000 viewers. His fanbase is …
New Soulslike game Final Fantasy Origin coming from Team Ninja
Steven Rondina
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Final Fantasy has had a long list of spin-offs over the years, but the next one might be the most interesting seen yet. According to Fanbyte, a new game named Final Fantasy Origin is in development by Team Ninja. The game will be a Dark Souls-style game in the same vein as Nioh and will feature many of the standard Final Fantasy motifs. Leaked press materials also confirm the game’s …
Dr Disrespect shares his first reaction to Call of Duty Mobile
Olivia Richman
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Popular YouTube streamer Herschel “Dr Disrespect” Beahm IV is often at odds with Activision and consistently complaining about the state of Call of Duty: Warzone. Dr Disrespect has also criticized mobile esports titles. But that didn’t stop the Two-Time from checking out Call of Duty Mobile. And surprisingly, he liked it. Call of Duty Mobile was released in 2019 and has continued to build a community of competitive mobile players …
These are all of the new updated Dr. Mundo skin splash arts
William Davis
League of Legends
Dr. Mundo is getting a big update in the upcoming LoL patch 11.12, which means that all of his skin splash arts are also getting a makeover. The full VGU of Dr. Mundo was recently announced by Riot, presenting changes to his abilities as well as his overall looks. As one of the oldest champions in the game, the goal for Riot has been to get Dr. Mundo up to …
s1mple just played the worst game of his pro CSGO career
Steven Rondina
Counter-Strike
Oleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev is the best Counter-Strike: Global Offensive player in the world, but that doesn’t mean he can dominate every game. Sometimes he’s mediocre, and every once in a long while, he’s catastrophically bad. One of those bad outings came in the Epic CIS League. Facing off against the little-known Akuma in the first round of the playoffs, s1mple posted what is statistically his worst performance since joining Natus …
Na’Vi guts AS Monaco Gambit roster to prep for TI10 qualifiers
Steven Rondina
Dota 2
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 …
This 3,000 IQ play by s1mple helped Na’Vi take a huge win
Steven Rondina
Counter-Strike
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 …
This insane Viper ultimate by Fnatic’s Mystic can win you rounds on Icebox
Fariha Bhatti
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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 …
This is how to evolve Eevee into Sylveon in Pokémon GO
William Davis
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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 …
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