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SumaiL wins in his return to pro Dota 2 with Team Liquid Dota 2 SumaiL wins in his return to pro Dota 2 with Team Liquid By Steven Rondina Dead or Alive 2 slot review News Dead or Alive 2 slot review By Steven Rondina Aimlab releases hot new custom training map for Valorant News Aimlab releases hot new custom training map for Valorant By Fariha Bhatti
Accusations fly that Riot Games tried to sabotage Dota 2 esports News
Accusations fly that Riot Games tried to sabotage Dota 2 esports Steven Rondina There has always been a rivalry between Dota 2 and League of Legends, but according to recently resurfaced reports, that battle was at one point played out between the two games’ rival publishers. During a podcast discussing Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, esports journalist Richard Lewis discussed some of the history between Riot Games and Valve. According to Lewis, League of Legends publisher Riot Games made aggressive maneuvers to try and undercut …
Floe gets banned from Twitch without even streaming News
Floe gets banned from Twitch without even streaming Olivia Richman Veteran streamer Ari “Floe” Weintraub has been banned from Twitch even though he hasn’t recently been streaming on the popular platform. The streamer had not even been on Twitch for over five days when he received the suspension.  Wow after 10 years and I haven’t even been streaming https://t.co/Jj11mtbKrQ — Ari Weintraub (@Floejisan) April 24, 2021 It’s safe to say that many were confused by Twitch’s sudden ban. Floe had …
These are the details of xQc’s crazy new 60-day subathon News
These are the details of xQc’s crazy new 60-day subathon Olivia Richman Popular and controversial streamer Felix “xQc” Lengyel lightly contemplated a subathon earlier this month in an attempt to beat Ludwig’s new record for subscribers.  Ludwig’s subathon stream lasted 30 days, and that was enough to shock the streaming community. During the stream, Ludwig played games, chatted with viewers, worked out, cut his hair, and slept. This resulted in over 271,000 subscribers flocking to his channel, beating previous subscriber record holder …
Leak reveals Pride Cards in Valorant to support LGBTQ+ community News
Leak reveals Pride Cards in Valorant to support LGBTQ+ community Fariha Bhatti Pride Cards are soon coming to Valorant to celebrate Pride Month in June, a leak showed.  Credible Valorant data miner Mike revealed seven player cards with different combinations of rainbow colors titled “Pride Cards.” The cards show the developer’s support for sexually marginalized groups and speak volumes about inclusivity in Valorant.  PRIDE Playercards | #VALORANT ~ Will be available with Code Redemption on June 3rd pic.twitter.com/27AVdhFh5C — Mike – Valorant …
Triller files $100 million lawsuit against Jake Paul match pirates News Triller files $100 million lawsuit against Jake Paul match pirates By Steven Rondina Valorant patch 2.08 adds coach slots, Breeze-only queues, fixes bugs News Valorant patch 2.08 adds coach slots, Breeze-only queues, fixes bugs By Fariha Bhatti Overwolf’s new app makes it easier than ever to host custom games News Overwolf’s new app makes it easier than ever to host custom games By William Davis
Riot gives preview of new Arcana skins for Lucian, Camille, others League of Legends
Riot gives preview of new Arcana skins for Lucian, Camille, others William Davis Brand new Arcana skins are about to hit League of Legends and will include a new cosmetic for a champion in each role except for jungle.  In the latest PBE preview, Riot has presented four completely new skins that will be introduced to the game within the near future. Before that, the skins will be available for testing on the Public Beta Environment for the final testing. While it will …
Learn how to counter Gnar in League of Legends Season 11 League of Legends
Learn how to counter Gnar in League of Legends Season 11 William Davis Gnar, the Missing Link, has been a big part of the League of Legends season 11 meta so far, but what is the best way to counter him?  A ranged fighter that can turn into a big melee monster is definitely not an easy champion to play against, which might be why Gnar is currently seeing a lot of strength in solo queue as well as professional play. Gnar is …
Watch rewards and drops returns for MSI 2021, schedule revealed League of Legends
Watch rewards and drops returns for MSI 2021, schedule revealed William Davis The 2021 Mid-Season Invitational is under two weeks away and will include watch rewards and drops for the most dedicated viewers.  After mixed success with stream drops and watch rewards during the 2020 World Championship, Riot is bringing it back after listening to community feedback. The rewards for MSI are looking to be much better with unique items and not only lackluster drops of Blue Essence. Riot has also presented …
Valorant battle pass adds a spray dedicated to Sykkuno News
Valorant battle pass adds a spray dedicated to Sykkuno Fariha Bhatti Valorant Episode 2, Act 3 is upon us, and it comes with tons of cool skins, gun buddies, and other in-game cosmetics. However, this one spray might interest the fans of popular Twitch streamer Sykunno.  A new season is coming to refreshes ranks and adds a new level. Along with these primary updates, the developer is rolling out a new battle pass with lots of stuff for players to sink …
Valve called out by CSGO caster for rampant cheating Fariha Bhatti Counter-Strike Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is one of the most challenging shooters to master, but its hacker problem may be a bigger issue than the steep learning curve.  CSGO players are no stranger to enemies turning on third-party software to gain an edge in the middle of the game. Caster Harry “JustHarry” Russell brought this up after he was matched up against cheaters in his ranked games.  My last 3 games of …
Is Apex Legends copying CSGO with its new Arenas game mode? Olivia Richman Apex Legends Apex Legends is getting a permanent new game mode on May 4. Called Arenas, it will feature three vs. three combat action, two custom maps, and even a buying phase each round.  According to the official press release, Arena will “condense the chaos” of a 20-squad battle royale match by creating combat between two teams of three. No other squads can crash the party. The goal is still to survive …
These are the 3 best agents to play on new map Breeze Fariha Bhatti News Breeze is finally here and it’s absolutely great.  The sixth Valorant map is a fun, playful addition to the generally grim map pool that basically had a color palette entirely made of gray and brown. The new location is completely the opposite, with the tropical location serving as a background for tight chokepoints, restricted aim duels, and a heavy focus on ability usage. Breeze is an ideal map for Vandal …
Bwipo, Selfmade reportedly won’t extend contracts with Fnatic William Davis League of Legends Fnatic might be set to lose both top laner Gabriël “Bwipo” Rau and jungler Oskar “Selfmade” Boderek by the end of the year.  It was recently reported that Bwipo and Selfmade have declined to renew their contracts with Fnatic, putting the organization at great risk of a major overhaul heading into the 2022 League of Legends season. If the rumors are true, Fnatic could potentially lose two of its biggest …
New info revealed on next LoL champion, will be a mid marksman William Davis League of Legends Riot Games is finally back with a new Champion Roadmap, including information about the last two champions that will complete the Viego saga.  In the recent Roadmap, Riot presented new information to fans about two upcoming champions. There had already been a bit of teasing about the two champions, but now it’s finally official that the next champion will be the “Sentinel of Light” and will be designed as a …
Who is No Org? Amateur team beats C9, wins LCS Proving Grounds William Davis News The 2021 LCS Proving Grounds Spring has been concluded and was won by the amateur team No Org.  For more than three weeks, a total of 16 teams have fought in the first-ever LCS Proving Grounds. The tournament has hosted LCS academy teams as well as the best amateur teams in North America. It’s the first time that the academy and amateur scene have clashed in such a big event …
Jake Paul crashes UFC, will he fight Daniel Cormier next? Steven Rondina News Jake Paul is one of the biggest names in combat sports right now, and that’s not sitting well with a lot of people that have spent their lives in the game. Among that lot are many of the fans and personalities of the UFC. Despite that fact, or possibly because of it, Paul decided to show up for UFC 261. Saying that he wasn’t warmly received would be a serious …
IWillDominate says junglers have it much harder than supports William Davis League of Legends Blaming the jungler in solo queue games has always been a meme with some truth to it and now former professional jungler and streamer Christian “IWillDominate” Rivera is speaking up about it. In a recent tweet, IWillDominate shared his opinion about the current state of the jungle role and how players are often punished verbally in the game for not playing perfectly. In the tweet, IWillDominate shares his frustrations about …
Why did DisguisedToast get banned after his return to Twitch? Olivia Richman News Jeremy “DisguisedToast” Wang is a Facebook Gaming partner, but once in a while, he will come back on Twitch to hang out with his old viewers. But this time, his return wasn’t without complications.  DisguisedToast was in the Just Chatting area of Twitch when he was banned for watching an old PUBG montage that featured a homophobic slur. At the time he was streaming to over 40,000 concurrent viewers. DisguisedToast …
Jake Paul pops off over Dana White flaking on bet against him Steven Rondina News Snoop Dogg would like his $2 million, and he would like it now. The analyst desk was one of the most popular talking points surrounding the recent Jake Paul vs. Ben Askren boxing match. But it wasn’t Al Bernstein’s noticeable discomfort with his crewmates or Oscar de la Hoya’s worrying stint on the microphone that had people talking the most on Twitter. Instead, it was a possible million-dollar bet between …
You can finally rush B on Dust 2 with this smoke lineup Fariha Bhatti Counter-Strike Dust 2’s B site has changed quite a bit over the last year and that has come at the expense of the terrorist side. This quick smoke lineup may help create unique plays around the B site that will make things a bit easier.  Last year, Valve tweaked the site and flipped the double doors, giving Counter-Terrorists a very powerful angle over the entrance to the site. This allows the …
Dragonz slot review William Davis News Dragonz is a simple slot game with cartoonish graphics featuring dragons that will throw back any mobile gamer to the likes of Dragon World or DragonVale.  Take an adventurous journey with Dragonz in a simple slot game with dragons and other majestic icons appearing on the spin wheel. Dragonz is easy to understand and will have you spinning in no time. Despite being easy to get a hold of, Dragonz …

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