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League of Legends
MagiFelix extends his contract with Astralis, Nukeduck released
William Davis
Astralis mid laner Carl “MagiFelix” Boström has extended his contract with the organization for the remainder of 2021. In a recent announcement by Astralis, MagiFelix is announced to be staying with the team for the remainder of the 2021 LEC season. MagiFelix joined the team in February as a replacement for former mid laner Erlend “Nukeduck” Holm, who had to step down due to personal reasons. As the 2021 LEC …
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Every mythical Pokemon event in Pokemon Sword and Shield so far
Steven Rondina
Mythical Pokemon are the rarest sort of Pokemon. Though Mewtwo, Raikou, and Heatran are typically only available once per save file, Pokemon such as Mew, Jirachi, and Darkrai are only available through limited-time events. Not only that, but they can require visiting specific stores, preordering specific games, or any number of other preconditions being met. Pokemon Sword and Shield have been out for a while now and there have already …
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NBA star Kevin Durant has invested in New York esports scene
Olivia Richman
Following the likes of Michael Jordan and Drake, Brooklyn Nets player Kevin Durant has invested in the ever-growing esports industry. Durant, along with his business partner and their investment arm Thirty Five Ventures, recently announced that they were investing in Andbox, a New York-based esports organization. Andbox owns the Call of Duty League’s New York Subliners and the Overwatch League’s New York Excelsior. They also have a Valorant team. Durant …
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Everything trainers need to know about Pokemon Go promo codes
M Alzamora
Niantic’s Pokemon Go is still going strong, with trainers all over the world taking raiding remotely, grabbing free weekly boxes, and just having an all around good time inside the Pokemon world. That’s no surprise, because Pokemon Go’s promo codes have made getting free items that much easier. The developers brought the system back last year, rewarding players that enter the codes with a variety of items, but some players …
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Overwatch bug terrifies players as Ana screams constantly
Olivia Richman
An Overwatch player uncovered a creepy glitch that causes Ana to scream in agony throughout the match. A Reddit user shared a clip of them playing Ana during a custom scrim. While healing the rest of their team from afar, Ana could suddenly be heard screaming out in pain. The scream happened again every few seconds, regardless of what the Ana was doing. According to the user, this continued throughout …
League of Legends
Alienware pulls LoL sponsorship after sexual harassment allegations
William Davis
A report says that Alienware will reportedly no longer be a global League of Legends esports partner following sexual harassment allegations made against Riot Games CEO Nicolo Laurent. According to a report at Dot Esports, Alienware is terminating its global esports sponsorship with Riot Games 10 months early. Alienware reportedly cited its concern with Riot Game’s public image following the recent allegations and previous cases where Riot has been caught …
Counter-Strike
Dust 2, Inferno, and Vertigo have just turned 20 years old
M Alzamora
20 years ago, Counter-Strike fans played their first games on what are now some of the most famous maps in gaming history. Dust 2, Inferno, and Vertigo each celebrated two decades of play this weekend. On March 13, 2000, CS 1.1 was released, and it looked little like the modern first-person shooter that over 1,000,000 players will log into today. Player models looked very different, and players still had to …
League of Legends
These are the 2021 LCS Mid-Season Showdown teams
William Davis
Six weeks have gone by in the 2021 LCS Spring Season regular split, and now only the Mid-Season Showdown is left, where the best teams will fight for the trophy. The 10 LCS teams have been cut down to six for the Mid-Season Showdown. The showdown is what fans know as the playoffs, but with a new name after the format changes for 2021. The Mid-Season Showdown will find the …
Everything you need to know about Farming Simulator esports
Steven Rondina
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Farming Simulator esports is one of the most unlikely sensations seen in the industry in recent years. In a world where many games with dedicated fanbases have unsuccessfully pushed for their respective multiplayer scenes to become competitive and devleop professional scenes, Farming Simulator has started to take hold as a true esport. The game has a respectable following at this point, but it’s still difficult for most outside of the …
These are the teams for the 2021 LEC Spring Split playoffs
William Davis
League of Legends
Eight weeks of regular-split games have gone by, and the six best teams in the 2021 LEC Spring Split are now ready for the playoffs. The LEC has proven to be more competitive than ever, with teams from top to bottom able to beat each other. Fans have experienced the continuous dominance of G2 Esports, but with Rogue right behind as a serious contender. Young teams such as SK Gaming …
Fortnite trio disqualified from FNCS after threatening Epic CCO
Olivia Richman
Fortnite
A competitive trio has been disqualified from the Fortnite Championship Series after one of its players told Epic Games’ chief creative officer to kill himself. Dictate, Userz, and Wrigley were preparing to compete in the FNCS’ NA East tournament this weekend. But the trio was disqualified earlier today after Wrigley told Epic Games’ CCO, Donald Mustard, to “fucking kill yourself.” The tweet, along with Wrigley’s entire account, has since been …
How YouTuber and comedian Markiplier rose to fame
Nina Forneloza
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YouTuber, comedian, and actor Mark “Markiplier” Fishbach is one of the most well-known YouTubers along with the likes of Felix “PewDiePie” Kjellberg and Seán “JackSepticEye” McLoughlin, who found immense success on the platform and are considered celebrities in today’s society. Recently, Markiplier has been in the news because he broke his foot crossing the street while walking his dog. He stumbled over a storm drain in the road and snapped …
Rogue end the regular LEC split on a good note with win over Fnatic
William Davis
League of Legends
Rogue dominated the last match of the 2021 LEC Spring regular split by taking down Fnatic and throwing them out of the top four. Going into the match, Rogue didn’t have a whole lot to play for after G2 Esports secured first place with a win against SK Gaming. The G2 victory locked in Rogue for second place, which didn’t give them more than honor to play for against Fnatic. …
Everything you need to know about Pokemon types
Steven Rondina
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An important part of battling in any version of Pokemon is knowing all 18 Pokemon types and how they interact with one another. Right from the start of each game, players are introduced to this with a round of rock-paper-scissors in the form of choosing a fire, water, or grass Pokemon as their first partner. From there, other types like flying, bug, and rock all appear which benefits some of …
Dota 2 fans just raised $28,000 to make a new player tutorial
Olivia Richman
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Dota 2 content creator Jake “SirActionSlacks” Kanner and a team of developers are asking for the community’s help in funding a new player experience tutorial for the notoriously tricky game. SirActionSlacks announced the Dota 2 tutorial on February 20, launching a crowdfunding campaign to support the endeavor. The minimum goal of $10,000 was more than doubled. Over 700 backers ended up raising over $28,000, which would help SirActionSlacks and his …
This is why you might want to use mouse acceleration in CSGO
M Alzamora
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There is a mouse setting that people often tell new players getting into first-person shooting games like Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and Valorant to turn off. Guides will tell players that to use it is the worst habit in shooters. They say it will ruin your game, and that the setting needs to be completely removed from every single computer. Some people just really hate mouse acceleration. But mouse acceleration, or …
Newly discovered Viper lineup lets her clean out Split solo
Fariha Bhatti
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Viper is one of the few Valorant controllers that can singlehandedly open a bomb site. A newly discovered setup on Split’s A site shows how powerful she can be in a solo queue setting. Valorant agent Viper packs plenty of poisonous gas that can choke out an entire team when used correctly. Her chemical launchers, smokes, and poison screen are enough to keep enemies at bay or push them out …
TFT set 5 adding new game modes, unique mechanics for Teemo
Steven Rondina
League of Legends
Riot Games has teased what’s coming in Teamfight Tactics’ fifth set. TFT Fates is wrapping up in the near future and with the end of set 4.5 will come TFT: Reckoning. As one would expect, TFT: Reckoning will toss out many of Fates’ mechanics, champions, origins, and classes in favor of a new group inspired by “the battle between good and evil.” TFT designer Stephen Mortimer discussed some of the …
TenZ highlights Sentinels win over LG with this quick pistol 4K
Fariha Bhatti
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Last-minute recruit Tyson “TenZ” Ngo’s pistol kills against Luminosity Gaming have the teams set to compete against Sentinels feeling scared in the upcoming Valorant Champions Tour: North America competition. One of the favourites in VCT, Sentinels took a major hit ahead of Masters One when star player Jay “sinatraa” Won was accused of abuse by his ex-girlfriend Cleo. sinatraa was barred from playing in the Valorant Masters event, pushing Sentinels …
Schalke’s LIMIT outplays Crownshot on Alistar in last week of LEC
William Davis
League of Legends
Schalke 04 support Dino “LIMIT” Tot ran away with all the glory in his team’s win against Vitality after outplaying Juš “Crownshot” Marušič on Alistar. The last week of the 2021 LEC Spring Split has a lot of great storylines to follow, but the best play of the week might have already happened in Schalke 04’s critical win over Vitality. In the dominant win by Schalke, LIMIT managed to outplay …
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