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Counter-Strike

Explaining all of the different roles on a CSGO team William Davis Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is a first-person shooter with a heavy emphasis on the tactical part of the game. Players have to do much more than just shoot the enemy in order to be consistently successful. With this in mind, these are the different roles that exist within a CSGO team.  The in-game leader, or IGL for short, is the tactical mastermind behind the team. They decide what the team does, …

League of Legends

Viego will be disabled throughout the 2021 LEC Spring playoffs William Davis Viego will continue to be disabled throughout the 2021 LEC Spring Split playoffs because of bugs that remain unfixed.  It has been over two months since Viego first entered League of Legends, and he is yet to make his debut on the competitive scene. Usually, Viego would be enabled in pro play just a couple of weeks after his release, but this hasn’t been the case. Because of several game-breaking …

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BearClaw CEO speaks out on payment issues with Valorant team Olivia Richman BearClaw Gaming was accused of not paying the organization’s management and Valorant players back in February. Now, the organization’s CEO is speaking out on exactly what happened and why. BearClaw had signed a Korean pro Valorant roster. Without any support being given or payments being made, all of the players and staff had their contracts terminated a short time later. The Valorant squad decided to continue competing together under a …

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Fortnite Season 6 brings new maps, wolves, and Neymar to arena Fariha Bhatti Fortnite’s Season 6 is upon us, and it brings tons of exciting in-game cosmetics, video game characters including Lara Croft, Raven from Teen Titans, and keenly awaited football star Neymar Jr.’s exclusive skin.  The new season dubbed “Primal” kicked off on March 16, and it requires players to help Agent Jones stop reality from collapsing. The scenery sees tons of changes and the addition of new stuff to discover.  Season …

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OG’s CSGO roster down to 3 players as ISSAA gets benched Fariha Bhatti OG has deactivated another rifler, Issa “⁠ISSAA⁠” Murad, following a disappointing run in ESL Pro League season 13.  The team’s lurker will move to the bench, effective immediately. The decision comes less than a month after OG removed Nathan “⁠NBK-⁠” Schmitt from its active roster and brought in Nikolaj “⁠niko⁠” Kristensen as a stand-in. The organization announced ISSAA’s benching and revealed that an internal rebuild is underway.  .@OG_ISSAA and the …

Counter-Strike

It’s almost impossible to stop this execute on Dust 2’s A site Fariha Bhatti Are you scared of rushing B on Dust 2? This proper A setup may help you play a more composed game.  Counter-Strike: Global Offensive’s most-played map is also the one that’s most difficult to master. Dust 2 can be a hellhole if you don’t have great aim and know your lineups. This makes teamwork critical, which isn’t always easy to come by in regular matchmaking. The map is designed to …

League of Legends

Riot gives full preview of eight new Space Groove skins for LoL William Davis League of Legends is about to get groovy as the new Space Groove skin line will hit Summoner’s Rift quite soon.  In a recent Public Beta Environment (PBE) preview, Riot gave a full look at eight new Space Groove skins. The skins will include cosmetics for seven different champions, with a special prestige edition for Lulu. The other champions included in the new skin line are Blitzcrank, Nunu, Nasus, Rumble, …

Counter-Strike

New weapons, enemies coming in Operation Broken Fang finale M Alzamora Tuesday night’s update for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive may have been small, but it primed the game for the final chapter of Operation Broken Fang.  Developers pushed a patch in CSGO, intentionally including building blocks for next week’s Operation Broken Fang finale. Players will head back to the cooperative Autumn Harvest map from week one and “delve deeper into the Phoenix facility.” Heavy spoilers follow: Players will face off against a …

Valorant patch 2.05 adds harsh AFK penalties, fixes Cypher bug Fariha Bhatti News Valorant patch 2.05 is here and, as promised in previous updates, it brings stiff penalties for AFK players.  The new patch rolls in with AFK penalties, competitive changes, agent key binds, and bug fixes. Players have been calling on the developer to prevent chat-banned players from entering ranked games. The devs have heard those pleas and taken action in Valorant patch 2.05.  One of the smaller quality of life updates …

MagiFelix extends his contract with Astralis, Nukeduck released William Davis League of Legends Astralis mid laner Carl “MagiFelix” Boström has extended his contract with the organization for the remainder of 2021.  In a recent announcement by Astralis, MagiFelix is announced to be staying with the team for the remainder of the 2021 LEC season. MagiFelix joined the team in February as a replacement for former mid laner Erlend “Nukeduck” Holm, who had to step down due to personal reasons. As the 2021 LEC …

Every mythical Pokemon event in Pokemon Sword and Shield so far Steven Rondina News Mythical Pokemon are the rarest sort of Pokemon. Though Mewtwo, Raikou, and Heatran are typically only available once per save file, Pokemon such as Mew, Jirachi, and Darkrai are only available through limited-time events. Not only that, but they can require visiting specific stores, preordering specific games, or any number of other preconditions being met. Pokemon Sword and Shield have been out for a while now and there have already …

NBA star Kevin Durant has invested in New York esports scene Olivia Richman News Following the likes of Michael Jordan and Drake, Brooklyn Nets player Kevin Durant has invested in the ever-growing esports industry.  Durant, along with his business partner and their investment arm Thirty Five Ventures, recently announced that they were investing in Andbox, a New York-based esports organization. Andbox owns the Call of Duty League’s New York Subliners and the Overwatch League’s New York Excelsior. They also have a Valorant team. Durant …

Everything trainers need to know about Pokemon Go promo codes M Alzamora News Niantic’s Pokemon Go is still going strong, with trainers all over the world taking raiding remotely, grabbing free weekly boxes, and just having an all around good time inside the Pokemon world. That’s no surprise, because Pokemon Go’s promo codes have made getting free items that much easier. The developers brought the system back last year, rewarding players that enter the codes with a variety of items, but some players …

RNG vs. Top Esports: 2021 LPL Spring Split betting analysis William Davis News Defending LPL champions Top Esports will face off against the current leaders of the league, RNG, by the end of week 9 of the 2021 LPL Spring regular split.  Two giants are about to duke it out on Summoner’s Rift as Top Esports is looking to continue its winning streak. RNG will try to bounce back against one of the best LPL teams to keep the top spot of the …

Fan drafts a concept for a new Valorant Guru who gathers information Fariha Bhatti News It’s only been a few weeks since the new agent Astra landed in Riot’s shooter, but players still have tons of new ideas for Valorant agents.  A fan has drafted a concept for a new Valorant agent. User RivalRudra has laid out the barebones for Guru, an agent that easily fits in Valorant’s fierce and whimsical frame.  Riot Games has always been keen on addressing community response and ideas for …

Here’s why you should never recall Killjoy’s Turret and bot at once Fariha Bhatti News Valorant’s technoid Killjoy may be experiencing some mechanical glitches in her gear, players have discovered.  Riot Games has spawned numerous new agents to Valorant’s roster, but a few have made the cut in the top picked agent list. Upbeat and lively, Killjoy breezed her way in Valorant, becoming one of the most played agents in ranked and professional games. With her cutting edge kit and an ultimate that locks opponents …

Overwatch bug terrifies players as Ana screams constantly Olivia Richman News An Overwatch player uncovered a creepy glitch that causes Ana to scream in agony throughout the match.  A Reddit user shared a clip of them playing Ana during a custom scrim. While healing the rest of their team from afar, Ana could suddenly be heard screaming out in pain. The scream happened again every few seconds, regardless of what the Ana was doing. According to the user, this continued throughout …

Alienware pulls LoL sponsorship after sexual harassment allegations William Davis League of Legends A report says that Alienware will reportedly no longer be a global League of Legends esports partner following sexual harassment allegations made against Riot Games CEO Nicolo Laurent. According to a report at Dot Esports, Alienware is terminating its global esports sponsorship with Riot Games 10 months early. Alienware reportedly cited its concern with Riot Game’s public image following the recent allegations and previous cases where Riot has been caught …

Dust 2, Inferno, and Vertigo have just turned 20 years old M Alzamora Counter-Strike 20 years ago, Counter-Strike fans played their first games on what are now some of the most famous maps in gaming history. Dust 2, Inferno, and Vertigo each celebrated two decades of play this weekend. On March 13, 2000, CS 1.1 was released, and it looked little like the modern first-person shooter that over 1,000,000 players will log into today. Player models looked very different, and players still had to …

These are the 2021 LCS Mid-Season Showdown teams William Davis League of Legends Six weeks have gone by in the 2021 LCS Spring Season regular split, and now only the Mid-Season Showdown is left, where the best teams will fight for the trophy.  The 10 LCS teams have been cut down to six for the Mid-Season Showdown. The showdown is what fans know as the playoffs, but with a new name after the format changes for 2021. The Mid-Season Showdown will find the …

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