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News Leaked Valorant patch 2.07 shows major Astra and Raze changes By Fariha Bhatti League of Legends Cloud9 Blaber has been chosen as the 2021 LCS Spring MVP By William Davis News Nairo peaks at over 26,000 viewers in first stream since July By Olivia Richman

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Dawnbreaker is Dota 2’s new hero as Dragon’s Blood is ignored Steven Rondina 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 …

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Watch this Alistar pull off a 1v5 pentakill in One for All William Davis 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 …

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Crouching in Valorant is a terrible idea and here’s why M Alzamora 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 …

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Valorant’s Night Market returns, teases mysterious “Breeze” M Alzamora 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 …

Counter-Strike This sneaky flashbang lineup on Mirage will blind everyone By Fariha Bhatti Counter-Strike This CSGO practice grenade config will up your game on every map By M Alzamora News CouRage, Valkyrae become part-owners of 100 Thieves By Fariha Bhatti

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Asmongold calls out Twitch after indiefoxx banned four times Olivia Richman 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 …

League of Legends

Doublelift joins with old Cloud9 roster for Tyler1 Money Match William Davis 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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The Night. Market’s cheap skins are coming back to Valorant Fariha Bhatti Valorant’s Night. Market has returned with epic in-game cosmetics available at some very low prices.  After its reveal in December, the discount store has once again returned to Riot’s tactical shooter. The cosmetic retail shop slashes down the rates of the most luxurious skins for players who’d rather not buy the more expensive bundles in the game.  Night. Market is back. Here’s your chance! You never know what will be …

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Kog’Maw is about to get new visuals as part of a VFX update William Davis Kog’Maw fans don’t have to wait much longer for the chamion’s upcoming VFX update, as it will soon hit the Public Beta Environment (PBE).  This was recently confirmed by Riot Games visual effects lead Oliver “Beardilocks” McDonald, who says that the update is coming soon with the intention to improve gameplay clarity and missile widths on Kog’Maw. The update will also give Kog’Maw’s Living Artillery ultimate a better edge indicator …

These are the best ways to counter Neeko in League of Legends William Davis League of Legends Season 11 is looking to be a wild one in League of Legends with Riot doing everything in its power to shake up the meta during each patch. This includes some wonky picks in both solo queue and professional play, and Neeko is one of them.  The Curious Chameleon is a special champion because she can be played in several different ways. Neeko was originally designed as an ability power …

Cache creator FMPONE has just released a Source 2 tutorial M Alzamora Counter-Strike While Counter-Strike: Global Offensive players are tearing up the competition on Cache, FMPONE has been hard at work creating maps in Valve’s Source 2 engine. Even though his latest project is for Half-Life Alyx, the mapper has decided to share what he’s learned about the engine via YouTube. It isn’t every day that fans get a free lesson in Source 2, and it’s even rarer that they have a chance …

These are the biggest mysteries from DOTA: Dragon’s Blood Steven Rondina Dota 2 DOTA: Dragon’s Blood’s first season ended with a bunch of cliffhangers. The stories of Davion, Mirana, and Invoker were all set to head in a very different direction when the final credits rolled, and that has many fans already clamoring for a second season. But what will actually happen in DOTA: Dragon’s Blood season two? And what are the biggest unanswered questions left at the end of season one? Let’s …

Here’s how all of the ranks work in Teamfight Tactics Steven Rondina League of Legends Teamfight Tactics is different from many games in that it lets players immediately jump into ranked matchmaking without any kind of hurdle or practice required. Combined with the fact that Teamfight Tactics has its own sizable community separate from the main League of Legends fandom, and many new players are left wondering just how the game’s ranked system works. With that in mind, it’s worth discussing the Teamfight Tactics ranked …

Beyond the Summit to hold first CSGO RMR event of 2021 M Alzamora Counter-Strike Beyond the Summit will host Counter-Strike: Global Offensive’s first regional ranking tournament of 2021, according to tweets from both BTS and the official CSGO Twitter account. The event is scheduled to take place starting on May 14, with a champion being crowned on May 30. It will feature open qualifiers for teams that want to compete. It’s also likely that any RMR points from last season will carry over to …

SmashGodxXx tries to erase streamed proof of girlfriend’s abuse Olivia Richman News A Twitch streamer known as SmashGodxXx was met with disgust and horror when he slapped and abused his girlfriend during a live stream.  During the stream, Hitoshi “SmashGodxXx” Uechi moved his webcam to the side and then loudly smacked his girlfriend. Instead of taking responsibility for the abuse, SmashGodxXx told his viewers that they had actually caused the argument between them. When his girlfriend continued to cry after the violence, …

indiefoxx was just banned from Twitch again, but why? Olivia Richman News Controversial Twitch streamer Jenelle “indiefoxx” Dagres has been banned from the streaming platform for the fourth time in just a few months.  This time, it appears that indiefoxx was banned for not following Twitch’s Terms of Service regarding donation use. indiefoxx was promising VIP status to viewers who donated to her, which goes against Twitch’s guidelines. According to the platform’s ToS, streamers can’t unban viewers in exchange for donations.  indiefoxx …

Try these beginner’s betting strategies for your first bets M Alzamora News Placing your first bets doesn’t have to be a nerve-wracking experience if you make use of these simple beginner’s betting strategies. As with most things, a little planning goes a long way when learning something new. That saying is doubly true when it comes to betting with real money on the line. But practicing a few simple betting strategies can help players to win more place their bets with confidence. …

Who is Pokimane? Learn all about the famous Twitch streamer Olivia Richman News Imane “Pokimane” Anys is one of the most popular streamers in the world. She’s currently the top female streamer on Twitch with over 7.5 million followers and an average concurrent viewership of  over 18,000 per stream. While her broadcasts are usually positive and bubbly, Pokimane has also been at the center of a lot of controversies and drama over the course of her streaming career. Pokimane is currently 24 years …

Dr Disrespect can’t stand Warzone’s new Easter update Olivia Richman News YouTube star Herschel “Dr Disrespect” Beahm has been frustrated with Call of Duty: Warzone for the past few months. But the battle royale’s Easter update may have been the last straw for the popular streamer.  For Easter, Warzone decided to add some new elements related to the annual holiday. Some loot crates located throughout the map were replaced with Easter baskets. Within the baskets was a Contraband contract for weapon …

How to download your Twitch clips, and everyone else’s too M Alzamora News Twitch lets players record, stream, and show off their skills to the world, but the streaming platform isn’t great at letting its users save their best clips. It’s almost been a year since the option to download Twitch clips suddenly disappeared, but there are ways around this removal that aren’t too hard pull off. Here’s the easiest way for players to find and download Twitch clips they’ve taken and clips …

Overwatch Archives event is live, introduces new epic skins Olivia Richman News Overwatch’s Archives event is back and it’s bringing an abundance of new skins.  The Archives event will run from April 6 to April 27. Throughout this time, Overwatch players will have the chance to collect eight new skins and cosmetics. While the skins have received positive feedback from fans, players are still frustrated with the lack of other new content in the event. In the past, players enjoyed PvE Archives …

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