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Why did this Charizard Pokemon card sell for over $300,000?
Olivia Richman
The Pokemon TCG market is a mess thanks to famous YouTubers doing pack opening videos and scalpers wiping out entire lines of product before families and more casual players can get their hands on them. And nothing exemplifies Pokemon TCG’s messy market more than the Charizard card that sold on eBay for over $300,000. An auction on eBay resulted in a Charizard card selling for $311,800. The card in question …
League of Legends
Team Liquid vs. Cloud9: Mid-Season Showdown betting analysis
William Davis
A rematch from the 2021 LCS Lock In final is about to unfold when Team Liquid and Cloud9 clash in the Mid-Season Showdown for a direct spot in the final. The last time Team Liquid and Cloud9 faced off in a best-of-five were at the 2021 LCS Lock In final in January, where Team Liquid prevailed after five intense games. Now the teams will once again meet, and this time …
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s1mple is back to playing Valorant after his surprise ban
Olivia Richman
Even though Counter-Strike: Global Offensive star Sasha “s1mple” Kostyliev believes Valorant is “too simple,” he wasn’t looking to get banned from the game entirely. But that’s exactly what happened. s1mple didn’t share the reason behind the surprise ban, and the CSGO AWPer might not even know why it happened himself. He joked with Valorant pro Adil “ScreaM” Benrlitom that it was due to him being “just too good” and was …
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This crazy Sova recon bolt lineup can be a game-changer on Ascent
Fariha Bhatti
If you thought Sova’s bolt sticking to Raze’s Boom Bot was crazy, you might want to take a look at this new lineup discovered by a Valorant player. A new unique recon bolt lineup proves that Sova’s arrows are exceptional. Not only he’s capable of making enemies vulnerable, but he also pulls off incredible tricks with his bow and arrow while he’s at it. Opening A site isn’t that difficult …
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Twitch partner ItsPinkie banned after “queefing for subs”
Olivia Richman
Soon after Ludwig Ahgren became the most-subbed Twitch streamer following his live streaming for 150-plus hours and counting, other content creators wanted to jump on the bandwagon. But not everyone was doing it in a conventional way. Twitch partner ItsPinkie was suspended from the streaming platform after a clip of her “queefing” during a broadcast started going viral across social media. On March 26, ItsPinkie told her 1,000 viewers that …
Dota 2
Team Nigma stomped in Singapore Major, kicked with T1, Gambit
Steven Rondina
The wildcard stage of the ONE Esports Singapore Major has wrapped and three teams are heading home. Team Nigma, T1, and AS Monaco Gambit are all heading home empty-handed. The three teams are set to receive zero dollars for their efforts and no Dota Pro Circuit points. Team Nigma’s immediate elimination was the shock of the wildcard stage. But the team was at a serious disadvantage due to Ivan Borislavov …
League of Legends
Teams for the 2021 LPL Spring Split playoffs are locked in
William Davis
The 10 best teams for the 2021 LPL Spring Split playoffs have been locked in and it’s looking like one of the most competitive playoffs in LPL history. After Top Esports and JD Gaming dominated the LPL in 2020, new contestants have come to challenge the throne this year. The teams aren’t exactly new, but instead old kings of China that are looking to ramp up once again. This has …
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Exciting esports events in 2021
William Davis
2020 was a disruptive year for esports with almost all live tournaments cancelled around the globe. The biggest disappointment was the cancellation of The International 2020, a Dota 2 event that was supposed to happen in Stockholm, Sweden. However, amidst the global crisis was an opportunity for the sport to grow with more fans and investors coming on board. The outlook for esports is great with total viewership expected to …
The best tips for esports betting
William Davis
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Esport continues to grow in the backdrop of innovative technology and a growing fan base. Between 2016 and 2019, UK esport grew 8.5% annually and with the sector supporting £111.5 million in Gross Value Added (GVA) in 2019. An offshoot of this boom is esports betting with more fans cashing in on their love for the sport. If you’re an esports enthusiast and you want to make some money on …
#RipFortnite trends on Twitter after Epic goes after Clix
Olivia Richman
Fortnite
The Fortnite community has become obsessed with betting on matches between two talented pros in a custom lobby. This has become especially important for Fortnite streamers to rake in some dough and create content now that there are a lot fewer official events. But Epic has started to crack down on this popular pastime when it involves underaged players. Cody “Clix” Conrad has been involved in a lot of wagered …
CSGO pro s1mple gets banned in Valorant after hitting Immortal rank
Fariha Bhatti
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Counter-Strike: Global Offensive professional player Oleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev has recently taken quite a fancy to Valorant and it’s not going well for him. Two days after his Valorant stream, s1mple has found himself under Riot Games’ ban hammer. The pro player shared the unfortunate news with his fans on Twitter. s1mple explained that he woke up and saw that he was blocked from ranked games. I dont specifically show my …
dev1ce clutches a round by replicating s1mple’s AWP decoy on Dust 2
Fariha Bhatti
Counter-Strike
Astralis continues its stellar win streak against Team Liquid as the team bags its first win in ESL Pro League with Nicolai “device” Reedtz as the hero. The Danish AWPer entered the server with a well-oiled Sniper that helped him drop 76 kills across two maps. While he displayed impeccable performance loaded with aces and clutches, his AWP decoy stood out as it refreshed Oleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev’s original fake throw …
JakeNBake reveals the reason for his new ban from Twitch
Olivia Richman
News
Jake “JakeNBake” Abramson is one of Twitch’s top IRL streamers, but he isn’t above the law. JakeNBake has received a week-long ban from Twitch for looking at his phone while driving. During a recent stream, JakeNBake was cooling down his car on a closed track at a private event and decided to take a peek at his phone. He admitted on Discord that he thought it would be fine considering …
Cloud9 wins 2021 LCS Spring coaching staff of the split award
William Davis
League of Legends
Cloud9 has won another 2021 LCS Spring Season award with its coaching staff being declared the best of the split. After dominating the LCS All-Pro teams last week, Cloud9’s coaching staff can also continue the Mid-Season Showdown with lots of confidence after being credited as the coaching staff of the split. Previous years have only awarded the coach of the split, but in 2021 the whole coaching staff will be …
Here’s what we’re looking for from FF7 Remake Part 2’s story
Steven Rondina
News
Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 2 is in development, and fans might be wondering what’s in store when it comes to the game’s story. The first installment in the three-part series incorporated a slew of new characters and a number of key changes to the story right out of the gate. Big changes were also teased to be incoming for the latter portions of the game, to the point that …
The complete list of Nvidia settings for high CSGO FPS in 2021
M Alzamora
Counter-Strike
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive players might want to dive back into Nvidia’s driver settings, because there’s a new option that can massively boost your FPS. While Nvidia is pretty good about making sure players have the drivers they need to run today’s games at high frame rates, it’s also pretty bad at advertising its newer settings for older games. That’s the case in 2021 with CSGO, where a new setting can …
The best draft picks for TSM vs. EG in the Mid-Season Showdown
William Davis
League of Legends
Want to get some skin in the game with your favorite esports players? With our partner DraftKings, you can do just that. Click the link here to see their full slate of esports contests! Eligibility restrictions apply. See draftkings.com for details. It’s do or die for TSM and Evil Geniuses in the Mid-Season Showdown, and for one of the teams, it will be the last time they appear this split. After TSM lost to …
Cloud9 terminates its CSGO team, considers a later return
William Davis
Counter-Strike
Cloud9 has decided to temporarily pull out of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, only months after heavily investing in a brand new roster. The decision follows a string of disappointing results, as Cloud9 failed to qualify for IEM Katowice and didn’t make it out of its group in the ESL Pro League. The roster, which was assembled in September of last year, has been placed on the bench and its players are …
Former Smash Bros. champ ZeRo hospitalized for suicide attempt
Olivia Richman
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Former Super Smash Bros. pro player Gonzalo “ZeRo” Barrios attempted suicide on Tuesday. He has now been hospitalized and is said to be recovering, although not much else is known about his condition. ZeRo’s ex-girlfriend Venessa shared the update on Twitter, stating that she will “always love [him]” even if they aren’t together. She also prayed for him to “see the light.” On 3/23 Gonzalo attempted suicide. after being treated …
Teardown lets you destroy Dust 2 in this workshop map on Steam
M Alzamora
Counter-Strike
The Steam cult-hit Teardown takes players to a whole bunch of different places in search of demolition work, but modders have already created Counter-Strike: Global Offensive maps for players to tear down. Players rarely get the opportunity to remake maps from CSGO, let alone destroy them while riding around in one of the map’s usually undrivable cars. But that’s exactly what players can do in this workshop map for Teardown, …
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