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Team Envy ends VCT NA Challengers with 3-0 sweep of Sentinels News Team Envy ends VCT NA Challengers with 3-0 sweep of Sentinels By Nina Forneloza Riot rolling out fix to OP camping strat on Bind in Escalation News Riot rolling out fix to OP camping strat on Bind in Escalation By Fariha Bhatti Streamer Triciaisabirdy has stream interrupted by home intruder News Streamer Triciaisabirdy has stream interrupted by home intruder By Olivia Richman
CSGO pro Jamppi reportedly set to join Team Liquid’s Valorant roster News
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 News
Female COD Mobile player murdered by fellow player in Brazil Nina Forneloza 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 News
Twitch indefinitely bans Mini Ladd after grooming allegations Olivia Richman 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? Counter-Strike
Can the new FaZe Clan CSGO roster finally win a major trophy? William Davis 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? Counter-Strike Why are big esports organizations leaving CSGO? By William Davis The best way to build your CSGO loadout on a budget Counter-Strike The best way to build your CSGO loadout on a budget By William Davis Classic Counter-Strike map Aztec returns in this new remake Counter-Strike Classic Counter-Strike map Aztec returns in this new remake By M Alzamora
Valorant all-women pro circuit VCT Game Changers revealed News
Valorant all-women pro circuit VCT Game Changers revealed Steven Rondina 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 News
Indiefoxx gets her third Twitch ban in one month for explicit content Fariha Bhatti 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 Dota 2
Dendi and B8 relegated from ESL CIS DPC League lower division Steven Rondina 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 League of Legends
Riot Games officially confirms development of LoL MMORPG Olivia Richman 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 …
Is T1 prepping to drop Faker with LCK roster shuffle? Nicholas James League of Legends As the 2021 LCK Spring Split continues to roll on this season, T1 is looking like a shadow of its former self. The organization sits solidly in the middle of the LCK standings and may not be trying to push for a high placement in the spring. The team has been cycling in new players left and right, and it may be going through a transitional phase with its old …
Will ANDROID help NRG Esports reach Valorant Masters events? Nicholas James News As the Valorant Champions Tour events roll on, teams like NRG Esports are slowly losing out on the chance to make it to the first major Valorant Champions Tour event. There is still one more chance left for NRG to make it and they have an improved roster to push towards that goal. With Bradley “ANDROID” Fodor joining NRG’s ranks, the team may have enough firepower to qualify for a …
Asmongold stirs more controversy, this time on healthcare Olivia Richman News World of Warcraft streamer Zack “Asmongold” took a break from playing in the snow to discuss the healthcare system in the United States.  As he rolled around in the snow in a live stream, a cheery Asmongold told his viewers that, despite popular belief, the United States actually does have a solid healthcare system. Its name is GoFundMe, a website where people post campaigns and asking for people to donate …
FPX suspends Bo after match fixing confession, LPL investigating Olivia Richman League of Legends 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 …
These OnlyFans models are finding a lot of success on Twitch Olivia Richman News 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, …
Santorin carries Team Liquid to key LCS Spring win over Cloud9 William Davis League of Legends 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 …
G2’s Rekkles and Mikyx showcase new Sion and Senna synergy William Davis League of Legends 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 …
Team Liquid tops Na’Vi, heads to IEM Katowice 2021 semifinals Fariha Bhatti Counter-Strike Team Liquid has broken Natus Vincere’s 10-match winning streak and sent the team to the quarterfinals of IEM Katowice 2021 after a close match to end the group stage.  The two teams succeeded in winning their own map picks, something of a rarity in IEM Katowice 2021 to this point. But Inferno became a lion’s den, with the two teams going to double overtime in the deciding game. Team Liquid …
Twitch streamer 4Conner called out for racist messages, reacts Olivia Richman News Twitch streamer 4Conner looks to have been canceled by the streaming community.  A series of Discord chat logs were released on February 20 that showed 4Conner saying racist, antisemitic, homophobic, transphobic, and sexist statements in a Discord channel. The screenshots included 4Conner sharing racist memes about black people, the streamer posing in front of a Confederate flag with his friends, and saying he would “commit hate crimes” towards people of …
Team Spirit nearly 16-0’s Astralis in IEM Katowice 2021 Steven Rondina Counter-Strike Astralis is still heading to the IEM Katowice 2021 playoffs but the team is limping through the door.  The four-time major-winning organization absorbed a tough loss to Team Spirit in the upper bracket finals of group A. Though the first two games of the series were competitive, Astralis narrowly avoided a historic loss in the decider. The series opened on Inferno with Team Spirit looking very strong, taking five of …

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