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A set of unusual Dota 2 couriers has sold for over $200,000 Dota 2 A set of unusual Dota 2 couriers has sold for over $200,000 By Steven Rondina Perkz thinks jungle is still the strongest role at MSI 2021 League of Legends Perkz thinks jungle is still the strongest role at MSI 2021 By William Davis Will Darius and Jinx fall out of meta in LoL patch 11.10? League of Legends Will Darius and Jinx fall out of meta in LoL patch 11.10? By William Davis
Fortnite has made an astonishing amount of money for Epic Games Fortnite
Fortnite has made an astonishing amount of money for Epic Games Steven Rondina Everyone knows that Fortnite has been an enormous hit for Epic Games, but fans are only now learning just how big of a hit it really is. Epic is currently in the middle of a critical lawsuit with Apple over the iOS version of the game. As is standard with legal battles, both sides of the courtroom need to provide certain information and documents to the court which are then …
MAD Lions vs. PSG Talon: MSI 2021 betting analysis League of Legends
MAD Lions vs. PSG Talon: MSI 2021 betting analysis William Davis MAD Lions and PSG Talon will clash to conclude the first day of the 2021 Mid-Season Invitational.  Group B is looking like the closest at this year’s MSI and for good reason. With MAD Lions, PSG Talon, Istanbul Wildcats, and paiN Gaming fighting against each other, anything can happen. The pre-tournament favorites to advance from the group will likely be MAD Lions and PSG Talon, making this first match incredibly …
Here is how you can celebrate Star Wars Day in Fortnite Fortnite
Here is how you can celebrate Star Wars Day in Fortnite Olivia Richman You can now celebrate May 4 in an epic way by playing Fortnite on Star Wars Day.  This new in-game event will celebrate the Star Wars community’s holiday by bringing back skins, cosmetics, and items from past seasons that allow players to experience the force. In Season 6, the Primal theme added simplicity to Fortnite.  Before that, it wasn’t uncommon to receive Star Wars cosmetics and rewards in-game. The latest …
New CSGO patch upgrades chicken models, brings new skins, and more Counter-Strike
New CSGO patch upgrades chicken models, brings new skins, and more Fariha Bhatti New Counter-Strike: Global Offensive patch notes mark the end of Operation Broken Fang. But it brings tons of stuff for players to sink their teeth in.  Valve has rolled in a whole new case with bubbly skins for CSGO weapons, a new map, and a model update for the chickens. The May 4th update is one of the most significant ones since Valve added Vertigo to the active duty map …
Cypher’s new camera lineup shows that he’ll be viable on Breeze News Cypher’s new camera lineup shows that he’ll be viable on Breeze By Fariha Bhatti Tahm Kench is seeing big rework changes, but what does it mean? League of Legends Tahm Kench is seeing big rework changes, but what does it mean? By William Davis Apex Legends Legacy Battle Pass revealed for Season 9 Apex Legends Apex Legends Legacy Battle Pass revealed for Season 9 By Olivia Richman
Train dropped from active duty map pool, replaced by Ancient Counter-Strike
Train dropped from active duty map pool, replaced by Ancient Fariha Bhatti Train’s tenure in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is over. At least, as far as active duty goes. Valve has revamped the active duty map pool with the addition of a fresh new location, Ancient. CSGO hasn’t seen a massive map update in a long time. While the game has a tall list of unique maps designed by developers and community members, the competitive map pool was still restricted to the same …
Destiny is already back on Twitch after his latest ban News
Destiny is already back on Twitch after his latest ban Olivia Richman Political content creator Steven “Destiny” Bonnell is back on Twitch after he was banned for showing sexual content. During a recent broadcast, Destiny had a guest on his stream that claimed to have images pulled from Hunter Biden’s hacked computer. Without warning, the guest flashed a picture to viewers depicting a sexual scenario involving Biden and two women. The graphic photo got Destiny banned from Twitch since it went against …
This Valorant player created a realistic Prime Vandal out of cardboard News
This Valorant player created a realistic Prime Vandal out of cardboard Fariha Bhatti Valorant skins can be a bit hard on the pocket. So this Valorant fan took things into his own hands and created a weapon skin from scratch.  Reddit user RivalRudra designed his own Vandal skin since he couldn’t purchase one in-game. The creator shared the images with other Valorant players who were impressed by the accurate replica of Prime Vandal.  Prime skin bundle is one of the legendary cosmetic lines …
What is the Twitch Founders Badge and how do you get one? News
What is the Twitch Founders Badge and how do you get one? Steven Rondina Twitch is all about showing off, and that goes for viewers almost as much as it does for the actual streamers. One of the ways viewers can do show off is with the badges next to their names. Twitch has a number of different badges that appear near users’ names, including subscriber badges and Twitch prime badges, as well as rarer badges that are attached to specific events. The biggest …
shroud thinks Breeze is the best map in Valorant, and this is why Fariha Bhatti News Valorant’s newest map Breeze has received a mixed response from the game’s players thus far, but Twitch streamer Michael “Shroud” Grzesiek thinks it’s the best map in the game.  Breeze is the latest map in Valorant with tons of stuff for players to sink their teeth into. Initially, fans seemed to enjoy Breeze’s long duels, but most players are now complaining about the large size of the map. shroud has a …
MSI 2021 on-air talent revealed, including Bwipo and Wadid William Davis League of Legends The 2021 Mid-Season Invitational will include a big on-air talent team with casters from every major region.  In a recent announcement, Riot Games revealed the on-air talent team for the upcoming MSI tournament. The team includes 24 people, with Fnatic top laner Gabriël “Bwipo” Rau and former G2 Esports support Kim “Wadid” Bae-in both set to take part. Besides that, the team will consist of talent from the LEC, LCS, …
League of Legends animated series Arcane coming to Netflix William Davis League of Legends League of Legends fans have waited eagerly for the League of Legends animated series and it’s finally close.  The animated series called Arcane will be coming this fall to Netflix. The series will be set in the League of Legends world and likely have a lot of well-known characters from the game in it. In a recent trailer, Netflix Geeked gave a little sneak peek of what’s in store but …
Watch Faker outplay Sylas with his crazy reactions on Akali William Davis League of Legends Despite the mid-season break, T1 mid laner Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok isn’t going easy on his opponents in solo queue.  The star mid laner recently pulled off an impressive outplay in solo queue, where he made a fool out of the enemy Sylas despite being behind on Akali. With a score of 1/4/3 after just 13 minutes, Faker was struggling to keep up in the laning phase against Sylas. This had …
Dr Disrespect decides to quit Warzone again, blames Season 3 Olivia Richman News Herschel “Dr Disrespect” Beahm has been in an off-again, on-again relationship with Call of Duty: Warzone since the game dropped. His love-hate situation with Warzone has been a continuous source of entertainment for a streaming community that was not surprised to see Dr Disrespect quit the game once again during a recent stream.  Despite Warzone’s epic preseason event, Season 3 has been a source of frustration for many battle royale …
Is Valve now permanently banning CSGO account boosters? Steven Rondina Counter-Strike Valve is cracking down on boosting in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. A CSGO player recently took to Reddit to discuss their recent banishment from the game.  In a post on the site, they shared a message they received from Valve that suggests a larger crackdown on accounts with manipulated MMR is currently underway. “The account you are writing in for was identified as having its CSGO Skill Group and/or profile level …
EU Masters final broke record with peak at over 377,000 viewers William Davis League of Legends The first European Masters event of the year gathered a lot of attention from fans and had an impressive peak viewership during the final.  In the grand final between Karmine Corp and BT Excel, thousands of viewers tuned into the intense series that was won 3-1 by Karmine Corp. The final got an impressive amount of attention from the French stream and combined with all the other broadcasts it reached …
Cloud9 vs DWG KIA: MSI 2021 betting analysis William Davis League of Legends The 2021 Mid-Season Invitational will be kicked off with a banger between Cloud9 and the defending world champion DWG KIA.  The first match of the MSI 2021 will be between Cloud9 and DWG KIA. Both teams have recently won their domestic leagues and will now represent the LCS and LCK respectively at the first international event of 2021. As the defending world champion, DWG KIA is entering the tournament as …
DisguisedToast has a response for people who want him canceled Olivia Richman News Streamer Jeremy “DisguisedToast” Wang released a long response after his being called “problematic” due to comments he had made in the past. Recent threads on Twitter made by streamers and fans brought up allegedly sexist and racist jokes DisguisedToast made in the past. This prompted DisguisedToast to fire back at the accusers.   “I have always toed the line of ‘edgy’ humor when it comes to my online presence,” DisguisedToast said. …
This Fiddlesticks player uses his passive to backdoor opponents William Davis League of Legends Standing still and looking like a scarecrow worked wonders for a Fiddlesticks player in a wild ARAM game that shows just how effective the champion’s passive can be in the right circumstance. In a recent clip trending on social media, a Fiddlesticks player managed to pull off an unexpected backdoor play that has likely never been seen before. The Fiddlesticks made use of his A Harmless Scarecrow passive to fool …
What did Valve do with $40 million from the TI10 Battle Pass? Steven Rondina Dota 2 The International 10 was previously set to shatter the record for largest single-event prize pool in esports history, entirely thanks to contributions made by players through the TI10 Battle Pass. So where did all of that money go? TI10 was delayed, but the delay was effectively a year long. Given how the TI Battle Pass has generated over $100 million in revenue for Valve in recent years, there’s no way …
Karmine Corp takes 1st in EU Masters with win over BT Excel William Davis League of Legends Karmine Corp from the LFL is the European Masters 2021 Spring champion after an intense win against BT Excel in the final.  With everyone waiting for the 2021 Mid-Season Invitational to kick off, the European Masters has delivered some great League of Legends over the past weeks for fans to enjoy. Starting with the play-in stage and moving into the main event, the best teams from the European regional leagues …

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