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Amouranth becomes Twitch’s top female streamer, beats Pokimane
Olivia Richman
Controversial female streamer Kaitlyn “Amouranth” Siragusa has become the top female streamer on Twitch, beating Imane “Pokimane” Anys as the most-watched woman on the streaming platform. Pokimane was surpassed by Rachell “Valkyrae” Hofstetter for title of most-watched streamer in January. But Valkyrae is on YouTube. Beating Pokimane on Twitch is a much more difficult feat. Pokimane has over 7.5 million followers on Twitch, with fans consistently watching her play Valorant …
Dota 2
Evil Geniuses throws in Singapore Major finals, iG wins it all
Steven Rondina
Invictus Gaming is the ONE Esports Singapore Major champion. China’s top seed entered the tournament on somewhat shaky footing after a mediocre month spent competing in a variety of tournaments. But when the stakes were highest, the team stepped up and took the Singapore Major championship at the expense of Evil Geniuses in dramatic fashion. The team took the title in a 3-2 series, but iG members weren’t quite sure …
Counter-Strike
Broken Fang hints point to Mirage finally getting a map update
M Alzamora
Broken Fang is almost over and seems to have left hints about Counter-Strike: Global Offensive’s next chapter out in plain sight. CSGO knows easter eggs. From the game’s many QR codes to the Portal cameo on Blacksite, Valve seems to enjoy it. So while Operation Broken Fang wasn’t a big surprise, developers still had some hints in store for players. Valve wasn’t shy about putting both Mirage and Ancient in …
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Game-breaking bug lets Yoru plant the spike while invincible
Fariha Bhatti
Yoru has turned Valorant players’ dreams of safely planting the Spike into a confusing reality. Riot Games may have incorporated modern gameplay elements and futuristic character designs into Valorant, but the classic bomb defusal theme is still at the center of it all. Attackers must plant the Spike before time runs down, and defenders are tasked with defusing it before the Spike explodes. Despite tons of agent abilities, entering a …
League of Legends
This is the League of Legends patch schedule for 2021
William Davis
Riot Games continue to make League of Legends a varied experience for players at all levels with frequent patches, and there’s now an official patch schedule to help fans keep track of it all. League of Legends has been around for more than 10 years and is still constantly changing. Riot Games is still doing bi-weekly patches for the most part, so there is a lot to keep tabs on. …
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shroud isn’t happy about the aim and recoil in Valorant
M Alzamora
Twitch streamer Michael “shroud” Grzesiek let Valorant have a piece of his mind after he nissed what looked like two easy kills while playing his daily dose of Riot Games’ first-person shooter. Twitch fans know that if there’s one thing shroud is known for, it’s hitting some pretty nice flicks on enemy players. But after shroud missed two kills on the Kingdom assassin Reyna, he let loose his frustration with …
Dota 2
Everything we know so far about DOTA: Dragon’s Blood Season 2
Steven Rondina
Without spoiling too much about DOTA: Dragon’s Blood, the series ends on a cliffhanger. Naturally, loads of Dota 2 fans are now clamoring for any information that can be found about a second season of the show. Details are scarce at this point, but it’s worth going over everything that is known. Here’s all the information released to this point on DOTA: Dragon’s Blood. But be warned, there are spoilers …
Counter-Strike
The complete Nvidia guide to getting better FPS in Valorant
M Alzamora
Getting the most out of Valorant means wringing out as many frames per second as possible, and these four quick tips can help players do just that. Valorant isn’t a demanding game on players’ graphics cards, but these settings will help increase FPS, especially on a low-end PC. But even if players have a monster machine, there’s no reason not to boost it even further with these simple options. Our …
NiKo shows off smoke lineup that shuts down AWPers on Inferno
Fariha Bhatti
Counter-Strike
Tired of dying to AWPers camping B-site coffins on Inferno? Nikola “NiKo” Kovač has the perfect recipe to tackle the issue. Inferno’s B site becomes a lion’s den if the enemy team has a skilled AWPer watching banana. Opening the area becomes almost impossible without proper utility and sacrificing at least one teammate. The narrow entryway doesn’t give the T side many options and provides the AWPer with an advantage …
This Sova arrow lineup wipes out enemies on Ascent
Fariha Bhatti
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Sova does wonders on every map, but he’s particularly deadly on Ascent. If you’re opening bomb point B on Ascent, you’ll likely need a controller on your team. The B site entrance is exposed from Defender’s lobby and market angles that can be blocked by smokes. However, the stair is a common angle for enemies to scout B site from. This is one of the trickiest areas to clear for …
TenZ on Sentinels’ roster for Challengers 2, but is he staying?
Nina Forneloza
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Sentinels has won its first match of Challengers Series 2, and Tyson “TenZ” Ngo is still on the active roster. Many fans are now wondering if TenZ is going to stay with the team, and how the connected investigation into suspended player Jay “sinatraa” Won is going. TenZ is currently on loan from Cloud9 to fill in for Sinatraa, who is under investigation after being accused of sexual assault. Fans …
All of the correct Dust 2 callouts in CSGO
William Davis
Counter-Strike
Learning the correct callouts in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is vital if you want to improve in the game. One of the best things about CSGO is the depth of the tactical aspect of the game. You can always learn new things and improve. If you want to get better on Dust 2, then this guide is just what you need. Here are all the different callouts on the map, as …
EU Masters groups drawn, Karmine Corp set in group of death
Tokoni Uti
League of Legends
The EU Masters tournament pits the best European Regional League sides against each other to demonstrate who is the strongest team outside of the LEC. The group stage draw has now shown these teams who they must beat in order to reach the knockout stage. Group A will see Summer 2019 EUM winner BIG, who qualified as the Prime League’s first seed, take on Spring 2020 runners-up K1CK, who still …
Rick Fox launches gaming company HiDef Inc after Echo Fox fail
Olivia Richman
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After the financial fiasco that was Echo Fox, founder Rick Fox stated that he planned to remain in the gaming industry. And now he’s announced how he plans to do so via the launch of HiDef Inc. It looks like Fox’s plans have pivoted. Instead of competitive gaming, it appears that Fox and his other co-founders, Jace Hall and Dr. David Washington, are looking to make video games. The first …
Riot responds to win trading and match fixing in Wild Rift
Olivia Richman
League of Legends
Riot has provided an official response to Wild Rift’s ongoing match-fixing and win trading issues, announcing that it is a bannable offense in a recent blog post. Win trading is when players queue together in Wild Rift in an attempt to end up on opposite teams. One of the players will then intentionally perform poorly and feed their opponent, causing their team to eventually lose the match. This ruins the …
EternaLEnVy returning to pro Dota 2 with Black N Yellow roster
Steven Rondina
Dota 2
Jacky “EternaLEnVy” Mao is returning to professional Dota 2, and he already has a new home. On the official Dota 2 major registration page, EternaLEnVy was added to the roster of Black N Yellow. The move comes two days after the release of Francis “FLee” Lee and Eric “Ryoya” Dong. Following the move, Black N Yellow has the following players registered to its roster for the next round of the …
How to avoid CSGO scam Seven Town and protect your Steam account
M Alzamora
Counter-Strike
Here’s what players need to know about Seven Town, the classic CSGO scam that’s once again making the rounds on the Steam platform. Seven Town is the latest scam to hit Steam users, with reports of accounts being stolen appearing on Reddit, the Steam forums, and Twitter. The scam is a new twist on an old formula, and it’s being used to phish account passwords, steal accounts, and empty the …
These are the best farm layouts in Stardew Valley
Steven Rondina
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Stardew Valley gives players a great deal of creativity when it comes to how they approach the game. This starts right from the “New Game” menu where players pick which kind of farm they’ll be working with. From the standard farm to the newly added beach farm, each type of farm has an optimal layout that can capitalize on the strengths or compensate for the weaknesses of each format. These …
Valorant dating sim, OP pistols come to Apex on April Fools
Steven Rondina
News
April Fools is here and unsurprisingly, a lot of people are getting in on the action in esports. From fake patch notes to complete reimaginings of their games, a slew of major publishers are making fans both laugh and cry on April 1. Not everyone decided to have a go at fans this year, with Valve leaving Counter-Strike and Dota 2 fans to their own devices, but Blizzard, EA Games, …
Tyler1 has played over 1,000 solo queue games this season
William Davis
League of Legends
The popular streamer and entertainer Tyler “Tyler1” Steinkamp has been grinding solo queue hard since the start of season 11 and is already way past the 1000-game mark. Since season 11 began on January 8, Tyler1 has been actively grinding solo queue for many hours every day both on and off stream. The popular streamer has reached a total of 1,104 games as of April 1, which is over 13 …
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