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News How to bet on horse races successfully By Olivia Richman News Why did Twitch ban the word “obese” from its predictions? By Olivia Richman News Hikaru Nakamura accused of striking Eric Hansen’s YouTube channel By William Davis

Counter-Strike

FPX player zehN accidentally reveals roster information William Davis FunPlus Phoenix player Jesse “zehN” Linjala has accidentally revealed information about his team’s transfer activity after discussing contract negotiations with a Finnish streamer. According to zehN, FunPlus Phoenix is actively recruiting an in-game leader. The organization is currently negotiating a contract with Chris “chrisJ” De Jong. The Dutchman played for the team at the start of the year, but his loan from mousesports was not made permanent.  FPX replaced chrisJ …

Dota 2

Broodmother reworked, Necronomicon removed in 7.29 update Steven Rondina Dota 2’s Dawnbreaker Update brought a new hero and huge changes to the game’s map, but it also brought some big changes to established characters and items as well as part of the 7.29 update. As expected, the most overpowered items and heroes received big nerfs while weaker heroes received buffs. Dozens of heroes also saw their Aghanim’s Shard abilities either tweaked or reworked completely.  It’s worth taking a good …

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Gambit vs Heroic ESL Pro League Season 13 betting predictions M Alzamora Heroic and Gambit are set to face off against one another in Sunday’s ESL Pro League Season 13 grand finals. After a burst of success earlier this year, Heroic is back in full force, surprising just about everyone with how it’s made its way to the ESL Pro League Season 13 finals. Trouncing FURIA in the semifinals with a 20-3 T side across two maps, Heroic made it look easy …

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Riot reportedly investigates Sentinel for sexual assault threats Fariha Bhatti Indian streamer Manoj “Sentinel” Kashyap has found himself in hot water after referencing the Nirbhaya rape case to threaten viewers on the live stream.  Cheating controversies in the Indian esports scene have reached a fever pitch following the recent Abhay “Xhade” Urkude ban. The professional player for Paratroops had accepted cheating allegations after Indian pro players coerced on him Livestream. His ban has now put streamer and co-owner of Team …

League of Legends G2 Esport Rekkles awarded with the 2021 LEC Spring MVP By William Davis News New lineup shows that Sova can still dominate on Split By Fariha Bhatti News LoL tournaments: What’s in store for 2021? By William Davis

Counter-Strike

Hints of CSGO Source 2 beta hidden in new Dota 2 update M Alzamora Valve added nearly all of CSGO’s shaders and entities to Dota 2 today with the MOBA’s massive Dawnbreaker Update. Danger Zone is shaping up to be one of the first parts of CSGO to make the jump to Source 2, judging from the Dota 2 patch. 10 minutes after Dota 2 fans met the game’s new hero, Valve pushed another update to the game that changed the signing on its …

Dota 2

Dota 2’s map has been changed in big ways by Dawnbreaker update Steven Rondina The Dawnbreaker Update is here, and the new Dota 2 hero is actually looking like one of the smaller changes to the game. Dota 2’s balance update 7.29 was also included in the Dawnbreaker update, and it brings changes to almost every Dota 2 hero, a long list of items, and more. But the biggest changes of all came to the map itself. The Dota 2 map was given a …

Counter-Strike

OG announces flameZ as new fifth member of its CSGO roster William Davis OG has announced Shahar “flameZ” Shushan as the fifth and final member of its Counter-Strike: Global Offensive roster, as the Israeli joins from Team Endpoint. flameZ will fill the gap left by Issa “ISSAA” Murad’s departure last month. flameZ is considered as one of the rising talents in CSGO, with the 17-year-old making a name for himself at Team Endpoint over the past few months. With flameZ in the lineup, …

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xQc calls ZULUL supporters racist for wanting Twitch emote back Olivia Richman Twitch streamer Felix “xQc” Lengyel is calling out “racists” who want to see the ZULUL emote return to the streaming platform.  In February 2021, Better Twitch TV removed the emote from its directory after multiple Twitch viewers called it “racist” for being a form of blackface. The ZULUL emote is basically the LUL emote but with a darker skin tone. Even though some in the streaming community have argued for …

Leaked Valorant patch 2.07 shows major Astra and Raze changes Fariha Bhatti News The upcoming Valorant patch will tweak Viper, Astra, and Raze, according to a leak that released Patch 2.07 days ahead of the scheduled date.  Riot Games has just delivered a crucial patch that fixed up Viper and Yoru, bringing the two agents back into the game meta. Players weren’t expecting another update so soon, but a data miner has leaked the entirety of patch 2.07, and it reveals crucial tweaks …

Cloud9 Blaber has been chosen as the 2021 LCS Spring MVP William Davis League of Legends Cloud9’s Robert “Blaber” Huang is the 2021 LCS Spring MVP after a dominant split in the jungle The young North American jungler has been a crucial part of Cloud9’s success this split as the team has already locked in a spot in the Mid-Season Showdown final on Sunday. Blaber and Cloud9 also finished the regular split in the first place and has been the most consistent team in the league …

Nairo peaks at over 26,000 viewers in first stream since July Olivia Richman News Nairoby “Nairo” Quezada had a successful first stream upon his live return to the Smash Bros scene.  Nairo’s first live YouTube broadcast since his return had over 26,000 viewers at its peak. He also gained more than 2,200 YouTube subscribers on those six hours. This was an exciting return to streaming for the once-shunned former Smash pro.  26k viewers for Nairo’s first stream and it has only been the first …

Dawnbreaker is Dota 2’s new hero as Dragon’s Blood is ignored Steven Rondina Dota 2 New Dota 2-themed animated series DOTA: Dragon’s Blood was a success that introduced a number of new characters that would fit right at home in the game. So of course Valve took one of the popular new characters and added them to the game, right? Wrong. The Dawnbreaker update is here, and it’s named for the titular new hero. Dawnbreaker is a unique healer that helps her allies by hurting …

Watch this Alistar pull off a 1v5 pentakill in One for All William Davis League of Legends Getting a pentakill on Alistar isn’t something most players will ever experience, but this player managed to pull it off and did it without help from anything but his own turret.  In a recent highlight that went viral on social media, an Alistar player pulled off an impressive 1v5 pentakill in the featured game mode One for All. The pentakill included several outplays and a few missteps from the enemy …

Crouching in Valorant is a terrible idea and here’s why M Alzamora News Players crouch into their sprays all the time but this tactic has a tendency to send players back to the scoreboard. The best time to break a bad habit is right now, so here’s why crouching in Valorant’s duels is killing your KD, even if you’re Global Elite. When players first start out, the massive accuracy bonus they get from crouching is too hard to pass up. Both Valorant and …

Valorant’s Night Market returns, teases mysterious “Breeze” M Alzamora News Valorant players got a double dose of good news yesterday with the surprise return of the Night.Market and a tease that hinted towards the release of the game’s sixth map. News began to spread on April 7 that the Night.Market, Valorant’s randomized store, would be back for another limited run. But once it went live it was clear that April’s Market had more in store for players than skins. When …

This sneaky flashbang lineup on Mirage will blind everyone Fariha Bhatti Counter-Strike Slick aim may help you bag kills in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, but winning a round is a tall order without utility. You may use tactical smokes and molotovs to keep enemies away in a post-plant situation, but this new flashbang lineup can win you a game at a low cost. A newly discovered flashbang lineup for Mirage’s A site can make a huge difference in post-plant situations.  If you’ve planted …

This CSGO practice grenade config will up your game on every map M Alzamora Counter-Strike This premade CSGO grenade config will have players landing pinpoint smokes in no time. One of the best parts of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is how much control the game gives to its players in how they practice. CSGO’s Steam workshop has everything from aim maps to full training maps designed to help players improve, and when it comes to finding new smokes and flashes, the classic grenade practice config is …

CouRage, Valkyrae become part-owners of 100 Thieves Fariha Bhatti News Rachell “Valkyrae” Hofstetter and Jack “CouRage” Dunlop are now among 100 Thieves’ ownership.  100 Thieves founder Matthew “Nadeshot” Haag dubbed this event as “the most important day in 100 Thieves’ history” in a short video clip. The newly minted co-owners who expressed their gratitude for being part of the organization on a video announcing the news.  “I was the first female content creator to join 100 Thieves, and I’m proud …

Asmongold calls out Twitch after indiefoxx banned four times Olivia Richman News Streamer Asmongold had a lot to say about indiefoxx’s fourth ban in a matter of just a few months.  Over the past month or so, indiefoxx has received four three-day bans in a row, most for very similar offenses. Her most recent ban was for “selling or attempting to sell Twitch features or services,” which goes against the platform’s Community Guidelines. This hasn’t sat well with the majority of the …

Doublelift joins with old Cloud9 roster for Tyler1 Money Match William Davis League of Legends Popular streamer Tyler “Tyler1” Steinkamp is back with another money match event that will feature some prominent names in a battle for thousands of dollars. It will likely be a big event when the next Tyler1 Money Match kicks off on April 21 with tons of former LCS stars. One of the teams will consist of none other than former TSM bot laner Yiliang “Doublelift” Peng, who will join up …

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