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News Valorant players dismiss instructions to avoid teabagging during VCT By Fariha Bhatti Dota 2 Is a new Dota 2 hero coming with new show DOTA: Dragon’s Blood? By Steven Rondina News Riot makes changes after complaints over Prime 2.0 karambit knife By Olivia Richman

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EHOME vs. LBZS Dota Pro Circuit China betting analysis, odds Steven Rondina The Dota Pro Circuit’s winter leagues have already wrapped in five regions, but China is only now entering its final week. Teams are playing for spots in the major and to avoid relegation, as well as for pride. One team that has its pride on the line is the unheralded LBZS. The little-known squad pulled off one of the biggest upsets of the qualifiers by making it into the Chinese …

League of Legends

Esports community mad at TSM Dunc for insensitive Twitter meme Olivia Richman TSM is under fire, with some esports fans even demanding the organization be fined after it posted an offensive meme format on its Twitter.  After losing a match in the LCS, TSM responded by posting a classic meme with a dark twist. It was an “Are you winning, son?” meme, but with the son hanging from the ceiling, his gaming chair knocked over. The joke was essentially that TSM wanted …

Counter-Strike

These were the most popular pro CSGO teams in 2020 William Davis Which Counter-Strike: Global Offensive team drew in the biggest audience in 2020? The worldwide travel restrictions imposed in 2020 had a major impact on CSGO’s tournament circuit. Players were locked in their houses, and competition moved from LAN events to online competitions. But the teams kept competing, giving the fans endless hours of top-tier CSGO to watch. With 2020 behind us, we can look back and see which teams drew …

League of Legends

T1’s Teddy says it’s harder to build synergy with a 10-man roster William Davis Another player on T1 has addressed the recent criticism towards its 10-man roster and constant roster swaps. This time it’s bot laner Park “Teddy” Jin-seong. Teddy thinks that it has gotten harder to build synergy on T1 with the frequent roster swaps to the starting lineup, according to a recent interview he had with InvenGlobal. Teddy notes that he was also a part of the large T1 roster in 2019. …

News Valorant’s new agent Astra can pull campers out of Bind’s teleporters By Fariha Bhatti News Under pressure from Facebook and YouTube, how is Twitch retaining its fans? By William Davis News Twitch streamer gets a Pokimane tattoo for a $75 donation By Olivia Richman

Fortnite

Fortnite data miners claim Ant-Man is the next new Marvel skin Olivia Richman Leakers have found something huge in Fortnite’s files. But it’s also very small.  Fortnite fans love nothing more than data mining for upcoming cosmetics and events in the ever-popular battle royale. This time, data miners have found evidence that they believe means Ant-Man will be the next Marvel hero to get a character skin.  For the past few weeks, Fortnite fans have seen portals opening up around the map. The …

League of Legends

G2 Esports dominates Rogue, takes 1st ahead of LEC playoffs William Davis G2 Esports is in pole position of the 2021 LEC Spring Split after taking down Rogue in week 7.  After being neck-and-neck for weeks at the top of the LEC standings, G2 and Rogue have finally separated themselves from each other. Moving into the final weeks of the regular split, this match was crucial for both teams to secure the first seed going into playoffs. Unfortunately for Rogue, G2 Esports …

Counter-Strike

Evil Geniuses adds young star oBo to its CSGO roster William Davis Evil Geniuses has announced Owen “oBo” Schlatter as the newest addition to their Counter-Strike: Global Offensive roster. The 17-year-old joins the lineup after having left Complexity Gaming. oBo initially benched himself in September 2020 to return to the United States. The American rifler had been competing with Complexity in Europe and cited the long time spent away from home and in uncertainty as the main reason for his departure. The …

Counter-Strike

You can skip CSGO’s main menu with this hidden command M Alzamora Tired of loading into Counter-Strike: Global Offensive’s main menu? There’s a command that lets players skip the menu entirely and loads them right into the map of their choice. CSGO’s main menu sometimes feels like a roadblock to actually playing the game. Sitting at the main menu seems silly when most players’ first stop is a warmup map or a favorite surf server before their first match of the day. …

FaZe Clan’s karrigan reveals why he left mousesports Fariha Bhatti Counter-Strike FaZe Clan’s new captain, Finn “karrigan” Andersen, has finally come clean about his major roster switch from mousesports to FaZe Clan.  In an interview with HLTV, one of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive’s most respected in-game leaders, karrigan, threw light on his decision to step down from mousesports. The skipper said that he wanted to choose experienced players over youngsters. karrigan’s return to FaZe was just as confusing for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive …

Riot is bringing more nerfs to healing in LoL patch 11.6 William Davis League of Legends Healing continues to be overtuned in the current League of Legends meta, and Riot will be bringing more nerfs to it in patch 11.6. Riot will be making nerfs to certain sustain items and runes for the upcoming patch 11.6, according to recent updates on the Public Beta Environment (PBE). While these changes are by no means final yet, it looks like life steal on several items will take a …

How to break open Icebox’s A site as Viper without teammates Fariha Bhatti News Entering the lion’s den that is Icebox’s A bombsite is tough, but Viper can help make it easy.  Viper can single-handedly push to the site. Valorant controllers are expected to support aggressive duelists but Viper’s utility can help her teammates execute a lethal execute at bomb point A that will force defenders but back off. Viper is equipped with smokes, two molotovs, and a thin-but-deadly curtain. Using all of her …

Watch shroud get 3 clutch kills with 5 bullets in Valorant M Alzamora News Former Counter-Strike: Global Offensive star Michael “shroud” Grzesiek might have returned to his streaming roots after retiring from pro play, but he still has the skills that made him a legend. Valorant’s abilities often take center stage in Riot’s shooter, especially with the release of the game’s latest agent, Astra. But while playing out a match on Icebox, shroud showed that just because a game has powerful abilities doesn’t mean …

How do CSGO ranks work, and how to climb the ladder William Davis News Now over 20 years old, Counter-Strike defied all the odds and is still one of the most popular competitive shooters in the world. Who could have known that a game that was once only a mod would rise to become one of the most successful franchises in gaming history? The latest title, Global Offensive, modernized the game from top to bottom and added features only seen in other AAA titles …

The massive influence of esports games William Davis News Esports has become a very popular industry as millions of people, especially the younger generations, are more than willing to step into this world and showcase their skills. Watching young pros show off their mechanical skills in Dota 2, League of Legends, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, and Fortnite has become a great form of entertainment.  It goes without saying that this industry is very influential, changing the lives of many people …

The definitive list of the best weapon skins in CSGO M Alzamora News Counter-Strike: Global Offensive’s weapon skins are one of the only ways that players can customize their competitive experience, but which ones are the best of the bunch? Everyone has a different opinion on the hundreds of skins available in CSGO, so it’s a hard question to answer outright. But there are some skins that everyone agrees are impressive, and that’s thanks to how each artist created their design around CSGO’s …

Who is iDubbz’s girlfriend? Fans accuse iDubbz of being a simp Olivia Richman News YouTuber Ian “iDubbz” Carter used to be known as the kind of guy you wouldn’t want to mess with. Once he made a Content Cop about you, you were basically canceled. His content cop about Tana Mongeau even featured him showing up to her failed convention to confront her about her use of racial slurs.  Basically, you didn’t want to ever end up in one of his videos.  But iDubbz …

s1mple drops 69 kills in FPL match that draws 100,000 viewers William Davis Counter-Strike A match in FACEIT Pro League drew over 100,000 viewers on Twitch, and it boasted Oleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev finishing the overtime thriller with 69 frags to his name. While FPL games usually are a way for pros to relax and play some Counter-Strike: Global Offensive without too much pressure, a match earlier today drew a lot of attention.  Both teams had some of the biggest names in the game on …

Valve officially kills Artifact development, makes game F2P Steven Rondina Dota 2 Dota 2 spin-off Artifact is officially dead. After 18 months of live development on Artifact 2.0, Valve is ending its attempts to salvage the digital card game. Both the original Artifact and Artifact 2.0, now renamed Artifact Classic and Artifact Foundry respectively, will remain playable, but no further updates will come for either version of the game. “It’s now been about a year and a half since the current Artifact …

The week’s best value draft for the 2021 LEC Spring Split 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. Week 7 of the 2021 LEC Spring Split is coming up and that means it’s time to set a team that has the potential to go all the way and win. But building a …

Pop Sleep could be the answer to gamers looking for better sleep William Davis News Competitive gamers are always looking for the next great edge that can get on their opponents. But what if getting that edge was as simple as getting a good night’s rest? That’s an idea that many players are beginning to confront, and it runs counter to a gaming culture that is often built around late nights spent playing games for hours and chugging energy drinks to keep going. Players need …

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