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League of Legends Is T1 prepping to drop Faker with LCK roster shuffle? By Nicholas James News Will ANDROID help NRG Esports reach Valorant Masters events? By Nicholas James News Asmongold stirs more controversy, this time on healthcare By Olivia Richman

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FPX suspends Bo after match fixing confession, LPL investigating Olivia Richman FunPlus Phoenix jungler Zhou “Bo” Yang-Bo has been suspended after admitting to match-fixing.  FPX states that organization staff approached Bo over suspicions of match-fixing during the 2020 LDL Summer Split. The LDL is functionally academy league of the LPL. Bo told the organization that he had been “coerced” into match-fixing during the split, but no details were given in regards to which matches this occurred during. Bo is suspended by …

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These OnlyFans models are finding a lot of success on Twitch Olivia Richman The Just Chatting category has continued to be Twitch’s most popular, with 242 million hours watched in January. And the category has seen increasing use by popular content creators on other platforms such as OnlyFans. A lot of the top Just Chatting streamers are also Instagram models and social media influencers. And many of them also have OnlyFans accounts. While advertising an OnlyFans account partially goes Twitch’s Terms of Service, …

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Santorin carries Team Liquid to key LCS Spring win over Cloud9 William Davis After a shaky start to the 2021 LCS Spring Split, Team Liquid ended the third week with a dominant win over first-place team Cloud9.  After losing a close best-of-five to Team Liquid in the LCS Lock In finals, it was time for Cloud9 to get a rematch and another win on the board. Despite losing the Lock In final, Cloud9 is currently outperforming Team Liquid in the 2021 LCS Spring …

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G2’s Rekkles and Mikyx showcase new Sion and Senna synergy William Davis G2 Esports’ bot lane pulled off an innovative combo on Sion and Senna in their game against Schalke 04 in the 2021 LEC Spring Split.  The combo was never seen before in professional play up until now. And if it wasn’t for the bot lane of Martin “Rekkles” Larsson and Mihael “Mikyx” Mehle pulling it off twice, some would think that it was completely coincidental. The combo that Rekkles and …

Counter-Strike Team Liquid tops Na’Vi, heads to IEM Katowice 2021 semifinals By Fariha Bhatti News Twitch streamer 4Conner called out for racist messages, reacts By Olivia Richman Counter-Strike Team Spirit nearly 16-0’s Astralis in IEM Katowice 2021 By Steven Rondina

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FaZe Clan eliminated from IEM Katowice 2021 after loss to Furia William Davis FaZe Clan is out of IEM Katowice 2021 after losing an elimination game to Furia Esports. The two teams faced off in the lower bracket semifinals of group B. Both were in a position where a loss would mean elimination from the tournament, while they needed two wins in order to advance. Faze hit the ground running on the first map, Mirage. They established an early lead on their map …

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The best Call of Duty Warzone streamers William Davis Call of Duty has had a lull in recent years, but in 2019 and 2020, Activision’s chief franchise made quite the return in both sales and reputation, making over $2 billion in the past 12 months. Being so immensely popular with so many people will naturally draw in tens of thousands of viewers in the realms of streaming, and with Warzone being a free-to-play mode it’s even more accessible than …

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New Midas Roadhog skin available ahead of OWL 2021 season Nina Forneloza A new Roadhog skin was unveiled today during the Shock Vs. The World match at BlizzConline, commemorating the San Francisco Shock’s second consecutive Grand Finals victory.  The announcement on Twitter notes that the Midas Roadhog skin will be available, most likely for purchase, before the 2021 Overwatch League season starts.  The @SFShock are really hogging the Grand Finals Championship skins ????Here’s the first look at the glorious Midas Roadhog, available …

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Fortnite and Street Fighter collab brings Ryu, Chun-Li skins Steven Rondina Fortnite Episode 2 Chapter 5 has seen the game transformed into what has been accurately described as a “pop culture singularity.” Fortnite has drawn in and absorbed many of the hottest things in movies, television, and video games. With Fortnite’s 15th season already adding Kratos from God of War, the Master Chief from Halo, the main character of The Mandalorian, Daryl and Michonne from The Walking Dead, and the T-800 …

misutaaa domes Team Liquid with Deagle 4K in IEM Katowice 2021 Fariha Bhatti Counter-Strike In a match against Team Liquid, Team Vitality’s Kévin “misutaaa” Rabier put on an incredible show with his Desert Eagle.  The Group B upper bracket semifinals saw Vitality lock horns with Team Liquid. The Frenchmen entered in style, taking the first map win in overtime. However, Team Liquid came out strong on Vitality’s pick, Vertigo. A 10-5 score at halftime in Liquid’s favor saw Vitality in an awkward position.  That …

DWG Kia’s Khan says retirement possible after 2021 LCK season William Davis League of Legends One of the greatest players in South Korea might be retiring after the 2021 season, as DWG KIA top laner Kim “Khan” Dong-ha stated that he will soon be forced to join the military.  In a recent interview with the South Korean site Naver, Khan talked about how he might be forced to join the military by the end of the year. If this is the case, Khan would be …

Dafran rages on Valorant and gets banned from voice chat Olivia Richman News Popular streamer Daniel “Dafran” Francesca hasn’t changed much after taking a break to become a farmer.  Dafran recently had an outburst on stream that left him unable to use Valorant’s voice chat for the rest of a match. It seems as though Valorant has the former Overwatch pro just as frustrated as ever.  The offense took place during a close round, and both teams were in overtime. During this tense …

This Viper molotov lineup helps protect the spike on Icebox Fariha Bhatti News Viper’s toolkit shines on all types of maps, whether confined or open. On Icebox, however, the controller’s abilities are a force to reckoned with.  Riot Games’ latest addition to the Valorant map pool can be tricky to play on. Icebox’s choke points and small bomb sites heavily favor the defenders. Squeezing inside the tight alleys and entryways is an arduous task without a controller or initiator on one’s team. The …

MAD Lions upset Fnatic, nab third place in 2021 LEC Spring Split William Davis League of Legends MAD Lions ended the fifth week of the 2021 LEC Spring Split with a win against Fnatic and secured the third-place spot in the league.  One of the most anticipated matches of the 2021 LEC Spring Split’s fifth week was between Fnatic and MAD Lions, who were both fighting to secure the third-place spot. On paper, it was a hard match to predict as Fnatic lost an unexpected match against …

Team Liquid beats Vitality as EliGE shines at IEM Katowice 2021 William Davis Counter-Strike Team Liquid edged out Vitality in a three-map thriller, securing a spot in Group B’s upper bracket final. Vitality was considered the slight favorite going into its match against Team Liquid. Back under the guidance of in-game leader, Dan “apEX” Madesclaire, the Frenchmen were considered serious contenders for the IEM Katowice 2021 title, while Team Liquid was still adjusting to a recent swap in its roster. That makes Team Liquid’s …

Everything we know about Overwatch 2’s new hero Sojourn Olivia Richman News The BlizzConline 2021 panel on Overwatch 2 revealed that Sojourn is indeed coming to the sequel, but it also revealed that she’s become developers’ “favorite” hero.  Sojourn was one of the many topics that Blizzard developers talked about during the Behind-the-Scenes of Overwatch 2 panel. While they didn’t share too much about this highly-anticipated character, developers offered just enough to make fans excited about her arrival.  The BlizzCon panel didn’t …

Top South American team kicked from DPC league for betting Steven Rondina Dota 2 One of South America’s most talented teams has been disqualified from the Dota Pro Circuit. One Game Agency, the company behind the OGA DPC South America Regional League, has announced the disqualification of 0-900 from the league’s lower division. The news was announced via press release. Team 0-900 has been disqualified from competing in the #OGADPC Lower Division due to betting on league matches from one of the players.More details …

FaZe Clan cuts OG out of IEM Katowice 2021 in a one-sided win Fariha Bhatti Counter-Strike FaZe Clan has eliminated OG from IEM Katowice 2021 in a convincing 2-0 win, moving on to the lower semi-finals.  In a one-sided match, the revamped FaZe clan has pounced all over OG, heading further in IEM Katowice 2021. The team bested OG on its own map pick, Mirage. Then it out-aimed OG on Dust 2 in a clean 16-9 win. The sharp-looking FaZe Clan has moved ahead in IEM …

NASA’s Mars rover landing viewed over 1.5 million times on Twitch Nina Forneloza News NASA’s Mars rover, Perseverance, successfully landed on Mars yesterday and the landing was streamed live on Twitch. The landing’s full stream was viewed over 1.5 million times according to Twitch and the resulting clip of the landing has been viewed over 33,000 times.  With a large majority of young adults using an online streaming service instead of traditional cable, NASA streaming their landing on Twitch was a way to increase …

Nyx Assassin, Batrider given huge nerfs in Dota 2 update 7.28c Steven Rondina Dota 2 Dota 2 update 7.28c is here and a lot of folks aren’t happy about it. A lot of the hate doesn’t stem from the actual patch, though. The update tackles a number of the heroes that have dominated the Dota Pro Circuit winter leagues and gives them much-needed nerfs. The trouble is that the update came as numerous teams face do-or-die matches with the ONE Esports Singapore Major lurking just …

Streamer Berry is Twitch banned, was domestic violence to blame? Olivia Richman News Twitch streamer Berry0314 has been banned from the platform.  Nobody is sure exactly why Berry0314 was banned, but it seems that the popular Korean streamer may have been dealing with a potential domestic abuse situation. Before a recent stream, fans state that Berry had asked her husband for a divorce. Her husband then started her stream, possibly by accident, allowing viewers to see him storming around the house and hitting …

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