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Fortnite Cloakzy officially leaves FaZe Clan after four years By Fariha Bhatti Dota 2 Fan makes crazy Juggernaut sculpture, begins work on more heroes By Steven Rondina News sinatraa suspended by Sentinels after sexual abuse allegations By Fariha Bhatti

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Alliance adds 5th player to Valorant team, and it’s not kennyS William Davis Alexandre “xms” Forté has been announced as the fifth and final member of Alliance’s Valorant roster. The former Counter-Strike: Global Offensive player joins from Team Finest, where he only spent one month. The announcement comes days before Alliance is set to compete in the first stage of the Valorant Champions Tour. The Omen player will make his official debut on Friday. This closes the door on speculation that Kenny “kennyS” …

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Afreeca Freecs vs. Hanwha Life: 2021 LCK Spring betting analysis William Davis Week 8 of the 2021 LCK Spring Split will kick off with a match between the Afreeca Freecs and surprise stalwart Hanwha Life, a team currently fighting for the top spot in the league.  The race for the playoffs in the LCK has really kicked off and Afreeca Freecs is right on the edge of climbing into the top 6 and earning a playoff bid. For that to happen, they …

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sinatraa accused of mental, sexual abuse by ex-girlfriend Cleo Olivia Richman Sentinals’ star Valorant player Jay “sinatraa” Won has been accused of abuse by his ex-girlfriend.  After sinatraa spent some time telling people that he had dumped his ex Cleo, she decided to tell the community her version of events. She revealed that she was the one who broke up with sinatraa after he had mocked her for not wanting to be ignored. It seemed that this was the final straw …

Dota 2

Dota 2 adds new report option for use against smurfs Steven Rondina For the first time ever, Valve is giving Dota 2 players a way of fighting back against smurfs. A new post-game report option has been added to the game. In addition to being able to report players for communication abuse, players can now be reported for matchmaking abuse. According to the description, matchmaking abuse encompasses “manipulating matchmaking, boosting, or similar behavior.” Though the matchmaking abuse option doesn’t explicitly hone in …

Counter-Strike Blast Premier NA Qualifier plagued by technical issues By William Davis Counter-Strike CSGO’s Steam store page disappearing reveals hidden Steam apps By M Alzamora News Team Liquid drops R6 coach Mav after domestic abuse accusation By Olivia Richman

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Here’s why Valorant doesn’t have an infinite deathmatch mode Fariha Bhatti Valorant developers have finally acknowledged pleas for a 24/7 deathmatch server, and have revealed a reason behind the delay of its implementation.  Riot Games’ tactical shooter currently doesn’t have a typical practice mode that you can spend seamless hours in without any end in sight. Valorant has various game modes, but they’re all based around the concept of losing or winning. That competition may make a game exciting, but many …

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Train now has two major smoke bugs that Valve isn’t fixing M Alzamora After all the work Valve did to clean up Counter-Strike: Global Offensive before the release of Operation Broken Fang, there are still parts of CSGO that could use some work. Recently, players reminded Valve again that something very weird was happening inside Train’s upper B halls, and it’s been happening for over a year. When players smoke the hallway in just the right location, a bugged smoke is cut in …

League of Legends

Renekton gets big nerf in LoL patch 11.6, Leblanc & Sylas buffed William Davis The detailed preview for the upcoming League of Legends patch 11.6 is out, with big nerfs to some of the game’s heavy hitters in both solo queue and professional play.  Another big patch is underway for League of Legends, according to gameplay design director Mark “Scuffy” Yetter. The latest preview brings a lot of changes to both champions and items, some bigger than others. Some of the most notable nerfs …

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Gen.G Rascal has the most solo kills globally in spring 2021 William Davis Gen.G top laner Kim “Rascal” Kwang-hee is currently leading the solo kill leaderboard globally as all regions are closing in on the spring playoffs.  With a total of 19 solo kills so far this season, Rascal is on top of the leaderboard. In general, Korean players are dominating this statistic. This is likely due to the fact that the LCK plays a best-of-three format, giving players more games to play. …

Valorant’s BlastX skin bundle has bug that basically wallhacks Fariha Bhatti News A new Valorant bug has been making the rounds lately, but this time it isn’t about a problematic agent or map.  Valorant’s unique and vivid skin line BlastX is at the center of the new bug that provides opposing players with a free wallhack . The bright coloured nerf-gun inspired weapons can expose players through walls, revealing the location in ranked games.  Riot Games has added tons of in-game cosmetics …

These are the weaknesses of Corviknight in Pokémon Sword Shield William Davis News Corviknight has become one of the big favorites in the eighth generation of Pokemon. Here are its biggest weaknesses and how to catch it.  Pokemon Sword and Shield is the newest addition to the mainline Pokemon series, taking place in the Britain-inspired Galar region. A lot of new Pokemon can be discovered in the game including new regional variants and plenty of originals like Corviknight. Since Corviknight is great in …

Dr Disrespect is allowed in Warzone tournaments again Olivia Richman News Popular streamer Herschel “Dr Disrespect” Beahm IV recently told fans that he will be competing in Call of Duty: Warzone tournaments once again.  The Two-Time was recently blocked from the Toronto Ultra Tournament and its $100,000 prize pool, causing a lot of confusion and frustration for Dr Disrespect and his fan base. It’s most likely due to the fact that the tournament was streamed through Twitch, where Dr Disrespect was …

Riot-created pro player accounts to be disabled after unfair MMR gains Tokoni Uti League of Legends While professional players and League Partner Programme creators are often given accounts by Riot, unusually high LP gains since the start of the season have led to Riot disabling these accounts and issuing new ones in their place. Riot-created accounts tend to start at Diamond MMR, allowing known professionals to more quickly climb the ladder rather than “smurfing” their way from the bottom. However, fellow high-tier players had noticed that …

This might be the fastest USP 4K you’ll ever see in CSGO Fariha Bhatti Counter-Strike Complexity’s in-game leader Benjamin “blameF” Bremer helped his team secure the first victory in the ESL Pro League season 13 opening match by his impeccable shot-calling and a smooth pistol kill streak.  The blameF-led roster looked confident from the outset, despite kicking off the game on FunPlus Phoenix’s map pick Nuke. On their own turf Dust2, the team barred all entries on the Counter-Terrorists side and rallied on FunPlus Phoenix …

Lizard Skins aims to help gamers get a better grip on their controls William Davis News Competitive gamers are always on the lookout for the next big advantage, and it may be coming in the form of performance grips. Any gamer knows how much time is spent with hands on the mouse or gamepad. These are the tools of the trade, and being able to make proper use of them is critically important to playing at a high level. Gamers have long been willing to scour …

Can Valve fix smurfing before DOTA: Dragon’s Blood releases? Steven Rondina Dota 2 Smurfing has always been a hot issue in Dota 2, but it may be more important now than ever before. Dota 2’s new animated series, DOTA: Dragon’s Blood, is set to arrive later this month on Netflix, and that should make for a large number of new players trying out the game. If past is prologue, very few of those new players will stick around due to the lacking new …

Yone player disconnects from the game, still outplays opponent William Davis League of Legends Outplaying the opponent can be done in many different ways, but one Yone player ended up outplaying the opponent unintentionally after disconnecting from a game.  Seeing an enemy disconnect in a solo queue game usually means a free kill, but it wasn’t the case when a Yone player in solo queue happened to disconnect in the middle of a fight. Instead of giving away a free kill, the enemies ended …

iceiceice makes new tier list for Dota 2’s best SEA players Steven Rondina Dota 2 Daryl Koh “iceiceice” Pei Xiang isn’t afraid to say what he thinks, and that certainly goes for who the best Southeast Asian Dota 2 players are. The Evil Geniuses off laner created a tier list of the top Southeast Asian Dota 2 pro players, ranking a number of past and present names. iceiceice made a fairly comprehensive list that includes retired names such as Park “March” Tae-won and such active …

SypherPK begs Epic Games to slow down Fortnite crossovers Olivia Richman Fortnite Fortnite streamer Ali “SypherPK” Hassan is sick of the battle royale’s constant crossovers.  For the past few seasons, Fortnite has been heavy on its crossovers, including GI Joe, Alien, DC, Borderlands, John Wick, Halo, Ninja, and Marvel. Fortnite has also featured concerts with popular singers and even movie showings. Season 5 has been focused on these crossovers, bringing players tons of cosmetics but not many new items or meaningful changes …

Thorin steps down as creative director at Flashpoint William Davis Counter-Strike Duncan “Thorin” Shields has decided to not renew his contract with Flashpoint, criticizing the management of the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tournament organizer. The 39-year-old joined Flashpoint in February 2020 as a creative director and on-air analyst. He became the public face of the company as he tried to help revolutionize the professional CSGO landscape. But he claims to have never been given the means to make a real impact. Flashpoint …

DIGNITAS makes the right move with Lekr0 roster signing M Alzamora Counter-Strike Counter-Strike: Global Offensive player Jonas “Lekr0” Olofsson has signed with DIGNITAS ahead of this week’s matchups, according to a release from the organization. This officially reunites the player with his former mentor, Patrik “f0rest” Lindberg.  Lekr0 has replaced Haris “H4RR3” Hadzic, who was benched by DIGNITAS just five months after the organization brought the rifler onboard to replace famed CSGO legend Christopher “GeT_RiGhT” Alesund. Happy to announce that I will …

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