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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 …

News Pokimane is against the rise of gambling on Twitch By William Davis Dota 2 Bristleback and Medusa nerfs highlight Dota 2 patch 7.29d By William Davis News 2 teams permanently banned by Valve for match fixing in DPC By Steven Rondina

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Alinity calls police after fans show up at her home Olivia Richman 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 …

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Fnatic sends KRU to lower bracket to open VCT Masters Reykjavik Fariha Bhatti 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, …

League of Legends

Riot introduce LCS Watch Party Program including Doublelift, LS William Davis 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 …

Counter-Strike

This triple boost on Nuke could change your next game William Davis 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 …

Sneaky returns to cosplay with a wild new spring bunny outfit Olivia Richman League of Legends Zach “Sneaky” Scuderi is back with a hot new cosplay.  Whether the League of Legends veteran is dressing up as a popular champion or just slipping on some skimpy undies, the gaming community can’t get enough of Sneaky’s cosplaying. This time around, Sneaky put on a pastel purple wig, a flashy blue corset-style unitard, and some floppy bunny ears. Sneaky also sported an adorable white tail, but that’s not what …

Here’s what you need to know about YouTuber Jacksepticeye Nina Forneloza News Seán “Jacksepticeye” McLoughlin has over 27 million subscribers on YouTube, and is gaining more by the day with his recent playthroughs of Subnautica: Below Zero and Resident Evil Village. Every day, Jacksepticeye has been releasing new episodes of his Subnautica: Below Zero playthrough, which has been highly anticipated by fans after the wildly successful playthrough of the original. Jacksepticeye is known for his funny and witty commentary in let’s plays, …

MSI 2021 final between RNG and DWG KIA sets new viewer record William Davis League of Legends The five-game nailbiter between Royal Never Give Up and DWG KIA in the 2021 Mid-Season Invitational broke a viewership record.  A whopping 1.8 million viewers tuned into the MSI final concurrently, breaking the MSI peak viewership record from 2019. During the 2019 final between G2 Esports and Team Liquid, 1.7 million viewers tuned in at the peak but that record has now been broken. The record was matched during the …

RNG takes out DWG KIA in 5 games to become MSI 2021 champion William Davis League of Legends Royal Never Give Up is the 2021 Mid-Season Invitational champion after taking down DWG KIA in a five-game final.  After weeks of competition, the MSI 2021 winner finally had to be crowned. The finals came down to the pre-tournament favorites DWG KIA and RNG, setting up viewers for a great show. And a great show it was, as the two teams went toe-to-toe over five intense games. For the first …

The 16 teams for Challengers Uprising Season 3 are decided William Davis League of Legends The North American academy and amateur circuit is in full swing for the summer split, and it all starts with Challengers Uprising Season 3.  Challengers Uprising is the first of three tier 2 events in the summer split that lead up to the Proving Grounds qualifiers, where academy and amateur teams clash to show their skill and hopefully see players make it into the LCS. So far, the Challengers Uprising …

Twitch launches new identity tags, and people are already upset Olivia Richman News Twitch has announced that over 350 new tags will be added to the streaming platform. The tags include gender, sexual orientation, race, nationality, ability, mental health, disabled, and veteran. These additions won’t change how tagging works and will simply give creators more choice, developers explained.  Some in the streaming community were infuriated when a tag for hot tub streams came before a tag for trans-identifying content creators. It has been …

Arkosh Gaming promoted in DPC, mason leaks players’ identities Steven Rondina Dota 2 Arkosh Gaming is no longer just a meme team. The anonymous, black metal-themed squad secured a spot in the upper division of the North American Dota Pro Circuit league with a win over 5ManMidas. The team finished with a 6-1 record in the league to lock in a second-place finish in the season. This will see Arkosh Gaming move up to the upper division alongside D2 Hustlers to replace SADBOYS …

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