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Why did this Charizard Pokemon card sell for over $300,000? News Why did this Charizard Pokemon card sell for over $300,000? By Olivia Richman Team Liquid vs. Cloud9: Mid-Season Showdown betting analysis League of Legends Team Liquid vs. Cloud9: Mid-Season Showdown betting analysis By William Davis s1mple is back to playing Valorant after his surprise ban News s1mple is back to playing Valorant after his surprise ban By Olivia Richman
This crazy Sova recon bolt lineup can be a game-changer on Ascent News
This crazy Sova recon bolt lineup can be a game-changer on Ascent Fariha Bhatti If you thought Sova’s bolt sticking to Raze’s Boom Bot was crazy, you might want to take a look at this new lineup discovered by a Valorant player.  A new unique recon bolt lineup proves that Sova’s arrows are exceptional. Not only he’s capable of making enemies vulnerable, but he also pulls off incredible tricks with his bow and arrow while he’s at it.  Opening A site isn’t that difficult …
T1 vs. DRX: 2021 LCK Spring playoffs betting analysis News
T1 vs. DRX: 2021 LCK Spring playoffs betting analysis William Davis The second quarterfinal of the 2021 LCK Spring Split playoffs will be a banger between T1 and DRX. Two teams in much different form will clash in the second quarterfinal of the 2021 LCK Spring playoffs. Both teams have been inconsistent throughout the season, but T1 enters the playoffs in great shape while DRX is finding themselves in a big slump. Even though T1 has struggled to find the right …
A dive into Shaq’s NRG Esports News
A dive into Shaq’s NRG Esports William Davis Anyone looking to understand the recent boom in traditional sports leagues and in athletes looking to back esports teams need look no further than the Sacramento Kings. The NBA franchise doesn’t have a winning record, but co-owners Mark Mastrov and Andy Miller may not be worried about that.  Both businessmen have a strong understanding of sports and business, as well as a solid grasp on where the world of sports …
Here are the most-picked agents during VCT Phase One in NA News
Here are the most-picked agents during VCT Phase One in NA Olivia Richman Valorant Champions Tour Phase One is complete and one of the most interesting parts of the event was seeing who the strongest agents in Valorant are.  First Strike had a wide variety of agent compositions but it seems that North America’s top teams figured out which agents work best in the current meta and didn’t deviate from the formula very far. This left Omen as the unsurprising top choice throughout …
Twitch partner ItsPinkie banned after “queefing for subs” News Twitch partner ItsPinkie banned after “queefing for subs” By Olivia Richman Team Nigma stomped in Singapore Major, kicked with T1, Gambit Dota 2 Team Nigma stomped in Singapore Major, kicked with T1, Gambit By Steven Rondina Teams for the 2021 LPL Spring Split playoffs are locked in League of Legends Teams for the 2021 LPL Spring Split playoffs are locked in By William Davis
Exciting esports events in 2021 News
Exciting esports events in 2021 William Davis 2020 was a disruptive year for esports with almost all live tournaments cancelled around the globe. The biggest disappointment was the cancellation of The International 2020, a Dota 2 event that was supposed to happen in Stockholm, Sweden. However, amidst the global crisis was an opportunity for the sport to grow with more fans and investors coming on board. The outlook for esports is great with total viewership expected to …
The best tips for esports betting News
The best tips for esports betting William Davis Esport continues to grow in the backdrop of innovative technology and a growing fan base. Between 2016 and 2019, UK esport grew 8.5% annually and with the sector supporting £111.5 million in Gross Value Added (GVA) in 2019. An offshoot of this boom is esports betting with more fans cashing in on their love for the sport. If you’re an esports enthusiast and you want to make some money on …
#RipFortnite trends on Twitter after Epic goes after Clix Fortnite
#RipFortnite trends on Twitter after Epic goes after Clix Olivia Richman The Fortnite community has become obsessed with betting on matches between two talented pros in a custom lobby. This has become especially important for Fortnite streamers to rake in some dough and create content now that there are a lot fewer official events. But Epic has started to crack down on this popular pastime when it involves underaged players.  Cody “Clix” Conrad has been involved in a lot of wagered …
CSGO pro s1mple gets banned in Valorant after hitting Immortal rank News
CSGO pro s1mple gets banned in Valorant after hitting Immortal rank Fariha Bhatti Counter-Strike: Global Offensive professional player Oleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev has recently taken quite a fancy to Valorant and it’s not going well for him.  Two days after his Valorant stream, s1mple has found himself under Riot Games’ ban hammer. The pro player shared the unfortunate news with his fans on Twitter. s1mple explained that he woke up and saw that he was blocked from ranked games.  I dont specifically show my …
dev1ce clutches a round by replicating s1mple’s AWP decoy on Dust 2 Fariha Bhatti Counter-Strike Astralis continues its stellar win streak against Team Liquid as the team bags its first win in ESL Pro League with Nicolai “device” Reedtz as the hero. The Danish AWPer entered the server with a well-oiled Sniper that helped him drop 76 kills across two maps. While he displayed impeccable performance loaded with aces and clutches, his AWP decoy stood out as it refreshed Oleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev’s original fake throw …
JakeNBake reveals the reason for his new ban from Twitch Olivia Richman News Jake “JakeNBake” Abramson is one of Twitch’s top IRL streamers, but he isn’t above the law. JakeNBake has received a week-long ban from Twitch for looking at his phone while driving. During a recent stream, JakeNBake was cooling down his car on a closed track at a private event and decided to take a peek at his phone. He admitted on Discord that he thought it would be fine considering …
Cloud9 wins 2021 LCS Spring coaching staff of the split award William Davis League of Legends Cloud9 has won another 2021 LCS Spring Season award with its coaching staff being declared the best of the split.  After dominating the LCS All-Pro teams last week, Cloud9’s coaching staff can also continue the Mid-Season Showdown with lots of confidence after being credited as the coaching staff of the split. Previous years have only awarded the coach of the split, but in 2021 the whole coaching staff will be …
Here’s what we’re looking for from FF7 Remake Part 2’s story Steven Rondina News Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 2 is in development, and fans might be wondering what’s in store when it comes to the game’s story. The first installment in the three-part series incorporated a slew of new characters and a number of key changes to the story right out of the gate. Big changes were also teased to be incoming for the latter portions of the game, to the point that …
The complete list of Nvidia settings for high CSGO FPS in 2021 M Alzamora Counter-Strike Counter-Strike: Global Offensive players might want to dive back into Nvidia’s driver settings, because there’s a new option that can massively boost your FPS.  While Nvidia is pretty good about making sure players have the drivers they need to run today’s games at high frame rates, it’s also pretty bad at advertising its newer settings for older games. That’s the case in 2021 with CSGO, where a new setting can …
The best draft picks for TSM vs. EG in the Mid-Season Showdown 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. It’s do or die for TSM and Evil Geniuses in the Mid-Season Showdown, and for one of the teams, it will be the last time they appear this split.  After TSM lost to …
Cloud9 terminates its CSGO team, considers a later return William Davis Counter-Strike Cloud9 has decided to temporarily pull out of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, only months after heavily investing in a brand new roster. The decision follows a string of disappointing results, as Cloud9 failed to qualify for IEM Katowice and didn’t make it out of its group in the ESL Pro League. The roster, which was assembled in September of last year, has been placed on the bench and its players are …
Former Smash Bros. champ ZeRo hospitalized for suicide attempt Olivia Richman News Former Super Smash Bros. pro player Gonzalo “ZeRo” Barrios attempted suicide on Tuesday. He has now been hospitalized and is said to be recovering, although not much else is known about his condition.  ZeRo’s ex-girlfriend Venessa shared the update on Twitter, stating that she will “always love [him]” even if they aren’t together. She also prayed for him to “see the light.”  On 3/23 Gonzalo attempted suicide. after being treated …
Teardown lets you destroy Dust 2 in this workshop map on Steam M Alzamora Counter-Strike The Steam cult-hit Teardown takes players to a whole bunch of different places in search of demolition work, but modders have already created Counter-Strike: Global Offensive maps for players to tear down. Players rarely get the opportunity to remake maps from CSGO, let alone destroy them while riding around in one of the map’s usually undrivable cars. But that’s exactly what players can do in this workshop map for Teardown, …
Riot reveals the newest LoL champion Gwen, including gameplay William Davis League of Legends Riot Games is almost ready with the next League of Legends champion, which will be Gwen, the Hallowed Seamstress. Through a champion teaser earlier today, Riot gave the first look at Gwen, who will enter the game as the next champion. The teaser revealed some backstory of Gwen, a doll who was supposedly made by Viego’s wife Isolde. The trailer showed how the doll got possessed by a soul, turning …
Kjaerbye reunites with former North players for new CSGO roster Fariha Bhatti Counter-Strike Markus “Kjaerbye” Kjærbye is all set for his return to competitive Counter-Strike: Global Offensive with a full-fledged Danish roster.  As reported by 1pv.fr, five Danes once scattered across different team benches are reuniting to form a fresh CSGO roster. The lineup will feature kjaerby, Nicklas “gade” Gade, Philip “aizy” Aistrup, Johannes “b0RUP” Borup, Frederik “Fessor” Sørense. “Since North ceased operations I had been talking back and forth with kjaerbye and …
These are the teams set for 2021 European Masters Spring William Davis League of Legends The European Masters is back with the first event of 2021 where the best teams from the European Regional Leagues will clash.  The regional leagues in Europe have been in full swing for the past few months and it’s now time for everything to culminate at EU Masters. Just as in previous EU Masters tournaments, the level of play is looking to be high with a lot of young and …

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