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Dota 2
Fnatic, Neon Esports clinch spots in ONE Esports Singapore Major
Steven Rondina
At long last, the PGL Southeast Asia Dota Pro Circuit league has a bit of clarity at the top. Fnatic beat TNC Predator in a high-stakes matchup on Wednesday morning. With that victory, Fnatic and Neon Esports have mathematically clinched spots in the ONE Esports Singapore Major. The exact seeding is not yet known, but Fnatic is guaranteed a top-two finish in the league’s winter season while Neon Esports is …
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Shopify announces new esports organization in StarCraft 2
Olivia Richman
The esports industry is continuing to grow, and outsiders want in. Shopify might be best known for being an e-commerce company. But now it has started its own esports organization called Shopify Rebellion. The brand new esport organization revealed itself on Twitter along with its first team, which will compete in StarCraft 2. This impressive team includes former champion Byun Hyun-woo Julian “Lambo” Brosig and popular Canadian player Sasha “Scarlett” …
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Valorant to have a dedicated coach slot in the future
Fariha Bhatti
Valorant developers have responded to the call for a coach’s slot, confirming that party sizes will allow a sixth man to analyze the game. Riot’s tactical shooter strictly follows a five versus five format. The ten-man lobby doesn’t allow more players to inspect a match like in other FPS games, such as Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. Players are on their own once they enter the server in a cut-throat 5v5 match. …
Counter-Strike
We finally know what CSGO will look like in Source 2
M Alzamora
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive players have been waiting a long time for Valve to move the beloved first-person shooter to the fabled Source 2 engine, and it turns out that the game’s models and textures might hold some hints on their progress. When Valve started remaking the game’s classic maps several years ago, it suddenly shifted the way it named CSGO’s textures into a naming format used by Dota 2 and …
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Team Envy ends VCT NA Challengers with 3-0 sweep of Sentinels
Nina Forneloza
In what some Valorant esports fans might consider an upset, Team Envy beat out fan-favorite Sentinels in a clean 3-0 sweep to take first place in the second Challengers weekend. First NA team to secure a Masters spot ✅Back on top in NA ✅We are the @ValorantEsports NA Challengers #2 CHAMPIONS ???? ???? @FNS ???? @mummAyTV ???? @kabooseCS ???? @food_cs ???? @Crashies #VCT x #TeamEnvy pic.twitter.com/9H2JEvOlN8 — Envy (@Envy) February …
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Riot rolling out fix to OP camping strat on Bind in Escalation
Fariha Bhatti
Riot Games has added unique mechanics to each map in Valorant to give them all an interesting feel. However, Bind’s teleporters are squeezing the fun out of the new Escalation game mode. While Icebox has horizontal ziplines and Haven adds a third bomb site, Bind brings teleporters into the game, linking the A and B bomb points with each other. This feature helps the defenders in competitive mode, but in …
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Streamer Triciaisabirdy has stream interrupted by home intruder
Olivia Richman
Talented chef and content creator Tricia “Triciaisabirdy” Wang recently stopped a stream after a stranger broke into her home. During a February 22 stream, Triciaisabirdy was cooking in her kitchen when she heard some concerning sounds in the background. Viewers joined Triciaisabirdy in her confusion. After a few moments of looking around nervously, Triciaisabirdy cautiously shuffles out of the kitchen with food still on the stove. She comes back into …
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CSGO pro Jamppi reportedly set to join Team Liquid’s Valorant roster
Fariha Bhatti
Elias “Jamppi” Olkkonen is already making big moves after the Valorant switch. Reports claim that Team Liquid is eyeballing the young star for its roster. The Valorant wave swarmed tons of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive players, pulling them to the animated universe of Riot’s shooter. However, jamppi’s shift had turned many heads, thanks to the player’s long history with Valve. The young CS star was banned from all CSGO majors on …
Female COD Mobile player murdered by fellow player in Brazil
Nina Forneloza
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A 19-year-old Call of Duty Mobile player was murdered Monday afternoon in São Paulo, Brazil. The woman, who goes in-game by Ingrid “Sol” Oliveira Bueno da Silva, was murdered by fellow COD Mobile player Guilherme “Flashlight” Alves Costa. According to the report, Flashlight planned Sol’s murder in a notebook, then stabbed her in his own home. After the murder, he proceeded to share a video and pictures of the murder with …
Twitch indefinitely bans Mini Ladd after grooming allegations
Olivia Richman
News
One of the UK’s most popular content creators, Craig “Mini Ladd” Thompson, has been indefinitely banned from Twitch. The streaming platform did not initially specify why it issued the ban, but Mini Ladd was in a lot of hot water last year for inappropriate behavior with underage fans. Twitch stated to esports insider Rod “Slasher” Breslau that it “takes appropriate action” when it has evidence that a streamer has “acted …
Can the new FaZe Clan CSGO roster finally win a major trophy?
William Davis
Counter-Strike
With the additions Finn “karrigan” Andersen and Russel “Twistzz” Van Dulken to its Counter-Strike: Global Offensive lineup, FaZe Clan has given new life to its hunt for a major trophy. Ever since entering CSGO back in 2016, FaZe Clan has been chasing a major title. During the chase, it has tried various players and directions for its roster. Lets take a look at the many players that represented FaZe Clan …
Why are big esports organizations leaving CSGO?
William Davis
Counter-Strike
Since the start of 2020, several prominent esports organizations have decided to drop their Counter-Strike: Global Offensive roster and abandon competing in the game. While the current economic situation has made organizations more careful about investing in lineups across all games, CSGO is hit especially hard. 100 Thieves closed their CSGO division, Gen.G transfer-listed its lineup and isn’t thought to be interested in picking up another roster, and North seized …
The best way to build your CSGO loadout on a budget
William Davis
Counter-Strike
While everyone would love to own an AWP Dragon Lore or Gungnir, not everyone can spend thousands of dollars just to flex on their teammates and opponents. But having limited funds doesn’t mean you have to play with default skins. We’ve scanned the community market in search of the best budget skins for the guns you use the most. We’ve assembled a loadout for the most-used weapons in the game. …
Classic Counter-Strike map Aztec returns in this new remake
M Alzamora
Counter-Strike
A Counter-Strike: Global Offensive mapper has created a near-perfect recreation of classic map Aztec using assets Valve introduced with the release of Broken Fang. CSGO players haven’t been able to play an official version of Aztec since Valve removed the map in November 2017, but one of the game’s players has put over 5,000 hours of CSGO experience and Valve’s official assets from the game’s operation map Ancient towards building …
Valorant all-women pro circuit VCT Game Changers revealed
Steven Rondina
News
Valorant may be taking women’s esports to the next level. Riot Games has announced that an all-women spin-off of the Valorant Champions Tour, VCT Game Changers, is in the works. This circuit will likely produce some of the largest women’s esports competitions seen to date. “Today we are excited to introduce the VCT Game Changers program. This is an initiative designed to provide experience and a spotlight to elevate the …
Indiefoxx gets her third Twitch ban in one month for explicit content
Fariha Bhatti
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Twitch streamer Jenelle “Indiefoxx” Dagres is under Twitch’s ban hammer for the third time in one month. Indiefoxx is now on a triple ban streak from Twitch, with her account suffering its third ban within a span of 30 days. The streamer’s previous history with Twitch implied inappropriate attire as a possible reason, later confirmed by Indiefoxx herself. The streamer was first banned on January 28 after violating the nudity …
Dendi and B8 relegated from ESL CIS DPC League lower division
Steven Rondina
Dota 2
Danil “Dendi” Ishutin’s experiment with a CIS-South American roster has proven to be a catastrophic failure. B8 has been mathematically relegated out of the ESL One CIS Dota Pro Circuit League’s lower division after its February 22 loss to Winstrike Team. The team now has a 1-6 record, which guarantees a last-place finish in the league. With this 1-6 finish, B8 will be relegated out of the ESL One CIS …
Riot Games officially confirms development of LoL MMORPG
Olivia Richman
League of Legends
After previous teases and leaks, Riot Games has officially announced that a League of Legends MMORPG game is in the works. An official page on the League of Legends website states that the publisher is looking to hire game developers to work on an MMORPG. These sorts of games are a big undertaking, Riot admitted, meaning the company is looking for more employees to “gear up for the journey.” This …
The complete list of every Valve-banned Dota 2 pro player
Steven Rondina
Dota 2
Valve’s handling of esports tends to be all or nothing, and that is doubly so when it comes to player discipline. The Dota 2 publisher basically only has one tool when it comes to player behavior and competitive integrity, that being the threat of a permanent ban from Valve-sanctioned tournaments. Though players in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive can still carve out a career thanks to the abundance of events outside of …
How to trade and sell CS2 skins for real money outside of Steam
M Alzamora
Counter-Strike
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive’s weapon skins have turned the game into a collector’s paradise, but what are the best ways for players to trade and sell skins outside of Steam’s marketplace? Websites such as cs.money have become leaders in skin trading outside Valve’s Steam platform, and they’ve come a long way since CSGO’s skin boom in 2015 and 2016. Scams are more rare, especially if users check out a few key …
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