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News Leak reveals Pride Cards in Valorant to support LGBTQ+ community By Fariha Bhatti News Triller files $100 million lawsuit against Jake Paul match pirates By Steven Rondina News Valorant patch 2.08 adds coach slots, Breeze-only queues, fixes bugs By Fariha Bhatti

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Overwolf’s new app makes it easier than ever to host custom games William Davis With so many popular games today benefiting from customization, gamers often find themselves searching for the right option for tuning their own games and servers. And the latest release from Overwolf is looking like just the answer. Overwolf’s Nodecraft Powered app is built from the ground up for ease and simplicity. It allows players to securely run a custom server to their exact requirements, and running it as simple as …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

News Valorant battle pass adds a spray dedicated to Sykkuno By Fariha Bhatti Counter-Strike Valve called out by CSGO caster for rampant cheating By Fariha Bhatti Apex Legends Is Apex Legends copying CSGO with its new Arenas game mode? By Olivia Richman

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These are the 3 best agents to play on new map Breeze Fariha Bhatti 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 …

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Bwipo, Selfmade reportedly won’t extend contracts with Fnatic William Davis 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 …

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New info revealed on next LoL champion, will be a mid marksman William Davis 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 …

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Who is No Org? Amateur team beats C9, wins LCS Proving Grounds William Davis 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 …

These are the five best heroes to rank up in Dota 2 patch 7.29 Steven Rondina Dota 2 Dota 2 update 7.29 is two weeks old now and the sample size of games is large enough to start identifying the game’s best heroes in this latest patch. Puck remains very powerful despite getting some modest nerfs in the original 7.29 patch, but past him things have really been shaken up. In each lane, there are some fresh faces that are revolutionizing the game and enjoying the limelight like …

Developer warns Source 2 might change how CSGO feels forever Steven Rondina Counter-Strike Counter-Strike: Global Offensive fans have long clamored for the popular first-person shooter to be ported to the Source 2 engine, but it might not be everything they’re hoping for. A former Valve developer discussed what a Source 2-enabled CSGO might look like, and it’s not exactly what some fans have been expecting. Though other Valve titles have been ported to Source 2 effectively, differences in how the game is processed …

Nickmercs reveals that he is now a FaZe Clan co-owner Olivia Richman News Streamer Nick “Nickmercs” Kolcheff is no longer just a content creator for FaZe Clan. He is now a part-owner of the popular esports organization. The rumor began when The Verge introduced Nickmercs as “part-owner” of FaZe Clan within an article about the popular Fortnite personality. At the time, FaZe Clan and Nickmercs had not publicly confirmed the alleged ownership but Nickmercs decided to make a comment about the rumor the …

Who is breakout Twitch star Sykkuno? And who is he dating? Olivia Richman News Despite being known as one of the most friendly streamers on Twitch, Thomas “Sykkuno” only recently started sharing his smile. So who is Sykkuno and why is he becoming such a popular streamer? Sykkuno had only 16,500 followers on Twitch in 2019. By the end of 2020, he had 250,000. Today, Sykkuno has over 3.2 million followers and 32,000 subscribers. His Twitch channel is growing quickly and he averages 48,000 …

Ender leaving LEC after 3 years, so where is he going next? William Davis League of Legends LEC caster Christy “Ender” Frierson will be leaving the LEC broadcast desk after three years as a regular part of the on-air team.  In a recent video, Ender explained to the community that he will be stepping down from the LEC broadcasting team and will return to Los Angeles after three years in Berlin. Ender has been an important member of the LEC crew since 2018 and a big part …

Frost Queen Jackpots slot review Fariha Bhatti News Reminiscent of the children’s movie Frozen, Yggdrasil Gaming’s Frost Queen Jackpoints slot features an ice-cold kingdom and keys that open magical jackpots.  Yggdrasil’s fresh new release Frost Queen Jackpots is themed after Disney’s Frozen, as the Frost Queen bears a resemblance to Frozen protagonist Elsa, who was locked in a cold sanctuary. The ice-cold background is adorned with colorful blocks that warrant exciting jackpots once the reels begin to flow. …

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