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Alphari is statistically dominating the top lane after LCS week 5
William Davis
Team Liquid top laner Barney “Alphari” Morris is crushing his competition in the top lane during the 2021 LCS Spring Season. As the first LCS spring season is coming to a close, it’s time for the defending LCS Lock In champions Team Liquid to put in a final effort to finish at the top of the standings. After winning the LCS Lock In, Team Liquid has been inconsistent and not …
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Asuna dominates in Valorant Champions Tour, trends on Twitter
Nina Forneloza
100 Thieves’ Peter “Asuna” Mazuryk has been on fire lately. Even after a loss to FaZe Clan in the VCT Challengers 3 grand final, was still trending worldwide after his performance against Luminosity Gaming. The victory gave the team the 2-0 victory 100 Thieves needed to continue on to compete in the grand final against FaZe Clan. There were multiple points in the game where fans were clutching their chests with …
Apex Legends
Horizon will receive major nerfs in upcoming Apex Legends update
Olivia Richman
Apex Legends developers have told players that Horizon will receive a huge nerf when Season 9 drops in May. Respawn is already looking to make some big legend changes on March 9 with the introduction of the Chaos Theory update. Pathfinder received a buff with the removal of Low Profile. Caustic got a concerning nerf after his ultimate, Nox Gas Grenade, had its cooldown increased from 2.5 minutes to 3.5 …
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Here’s how to protect the spike on Bind with Killjoy
Fariha Bhatti
Valorant’s efficient German Killjoy has a unique kit that can help you protect the spike on Bind. Nanoswarm is a lethal weapon. The sentinel’s molotov is valuable for jamming pushes and clearing out choke points, which is why they’re usually laid down at the beginning of the round. On the attacker side, Killjoy can utilize the molotovs by planting them on the spike to be deployed later on sound cue. …
League of Legends
Team Liquid League of Legends team has health scare, plays at home
Olivia Richman
Team Liquid’s League of Legends team is no longer able to compete from the Alienware Training Facility after a health scare. The Team Liquid LoL account shared that the squad will no longer be competing from the facility under the same roof due to a staff member testing positive for COVID-19. The organization didn’t specify who had tested positive for COVID, but stated that the individual would be getting tested …
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100 Thieves’ Asuna gets prettiest ACE seen in Valorant so far
Fariha Bhatti
In a match against NRG Esports, 100 Thieves’ Peter “Asuna” Mazuryk gave a lesson on how a duelist should be played. In the VCT Challengers 3 North American division, NRG locked horns with 100 Thieves, one of the top teams in the region. The two teams put on a great show for fans, taking the best of three to a contentious decider. However, the entire series’s highlight was Asuna’s ruthless …
League of Legends
Caedrel will guest the LCS next week, Kobe guests LEC
William Davis
The LEC and LCS will make a swap for the next week of games, with LEC’s Marc “Caedrel” Lamont and LCS’ Sam “Kobe” Hartman-Kenzler swapping places. As it was recently announced on the LEC broadcast, the analyst desk in both the LEC and LCS will see some changes for the next week. After becoming a regular part of the LEC broadcast in 2021, Caedrel will guest the LCS for the …
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Valorant players dismiss instructions to avoid teabagging during VCT
Fariha Bhatti
During a Valorant Champions Tour match, European Valorant players were explicitly advised not to teabag or shoot the enemy’s corpse. The instructions were brushed aside as clips of teabagging surfaced after the G2 esports versus Team Dfuse game. In professional matches, there are a strict set of rules that must be followed during the game. For example, cheating, hacking is prohibited to ensure fair play. But some other rules exist …
Is a new Dota 2 hero coming with new show DOTA: Dragon’s Blood?
Steven Rondina
Dota 2
DOTA: Dragon’s Blood is set to premiere in less than three weeks, and people are wondering whether Valve has anything big set to launch in the game alongside it. And it might just be a new hero. Many theories have been put forward on this front, ranging from new skins for Mirana and Dragon Knight based on their DOTA: Dragon’s Blood looks to the long-awaited “new player experience” update that …
Riot makes changes after complaints over Prime 2.0 karambit knife
Olivia Richman
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The melee weapon in Valorant’s Prime//2.0 skin line was not a hit with the game’s community. Valorant developers have continuously dropped creative weapon skin lines that not only change the appearance of the game’s weapons, but have unique animations and sound effects. Players can even “level up” most skins by using Radianite, Valorant’s in-game currency. This upgrades the weapon’s visuals and sounds, creating a customizable and monetizable experience. The Prime//2.0 …
EHOME vs. LBZS Dota Pro Circuit China betting analysis, odds
Steven Rondina
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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 …
Esports community mad at TSM Dunc for insensitive Twitter meme
Olivia Richman
League of Legends
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 …
These were the most popular pro CSGO teams in 2020
William Davis
Counter-Strike
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 …
T1’s Teddy says it’s harder to build synergy with a 10-man roster
William Davis
League of Legends
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. …
Valorant’s new agent Astra can pull campers out of Bind’s teleporters
Fariha Bhatti
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Astra swished in Valorant with tons of new skills, but her ability to root out campers tops the list. The fourth controller and 15th agent is a breath of fresh air in Valorant’s current meta, which was dominated by the five aggressive duelists. Yoru’s recruitment in the roster only bolstered the duelist roster, leaving the ability aspect of Riot’s shooter in the shade. The addition of a versatile controller balances …
Under pressure from Facebook and YouTube, how is Twitch retaining its fans?
William Davis
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Twitch has been a staple, if not the pinnacle, of the live gaming media landscape for close to a decade. While YouTube made attempts to challenge it with their YouTube Gaming branch, no other competitors tried to take parts of their market share in a notable way. Now that YouTube Gaming and YouTube proper have merged and Facebook has begun to integrate live streaming (with a focus on gaming) into …
Twitch streamer gets a Pokimane tattoo for a $75 donation
Olivia Richman
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This is cursed. A small Twitch streamer known as Clint1717 got a tattoo of popular content creator Imane “Pokimane” Anys after a strange and perhaps unfortunate stream went wild. Clint1717, who had 25,000 followers as of his last stream, had a creative way of collecting donations in the Just Chatting section. If a viewer paid $75, Clint1717 would spin a wheel that had three options: Nothing, absolutely nothing, and get …
Fortnite data miners claim Ant-Man is the next new Marvel skin
Olivia Richman
Fortnite
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 …
G2 Esports dominates Rogue, takes 1st ahead of LEC playoffs
William Davis
League of Legends
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 …
Evil Geniuses adds young star oBo to its CSGO roster
William Davis
Counter-Strike
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 …
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