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League of Legends
This is why Seraphine has the highest win rate in patch 11.3
William Davis
Seraphine is performing very well on Summoner’s Rift during patch 11.3, pulling some insane win rates in the bot lane. Since her release in October of last year, Seraphine has been a coveted pick for Summoner’s Rift. The enchanter mage has taken the game by storm to start season 11 and is currently viable in three different roles. This doesn’t only make Seraphine an unusually strong pick, but also a …
Counter-Strike
shroud blasts “garbage” CSGO experience, praises Valorant
Steven Rondina
Michael “shroud” Grzesiek’s roots are in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive but that doesn’t mean he has any illusions over the state of the game. The former Cloud9 rifler discussed the key differences between Valorant and CSGO in a recent stream. He didn’t mince words either, tearing apart CSGO while praising Riot Games’ efforts in establishing its own tactical shooter. “I’d love to play CSGO if it was fucking good. The beauty …
Counter-Strike
These 3 grenades will let you take over Train’s B bomb site
M Alzamora
When Valve opened the skybox on Counter-Strike: Global Offensive’s map Train, they opened the door for some clever grenades. Train isn’t played often by CSGO’s casual crowd, but players who get a hang of the map’s basic smokes usually grow to like it. It’s even easier for players to get into Train today than it was a year ago, with the map’s skybox wide open and ready for grenades. Train …
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Watch Valorant’s Omen destroy a team with this one-way smoke
M Alzamora
It’s been a rough start to the year for Omen mains, but if players can master his Dark Cover, there’s a place for the Agent on any team. Omen has slipped down tier lists ever since Riot Games released Yoru, Valorant’s other shadowy agent, in the game’s huge 2.0 patch. But even after Riot took aim at the game’s most elusive agent, Omen has a special skill that should keep …
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How will VR change esports?
William Davis
How will VR change esports? Esports and virtual reality are two areas of tech that are often considered to be recent innovations. Yet both can trace their history back around half a century. In 1968, computer pioneer Ivan Sutherland created the Sword of Damocles, a head-mounted device that was effectively the first VR headset. Less than four years later, students at Stamford held the first ever computer game competition, with …
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Five tips to improve your skills in Valorant
William Davis
Who doesn’t want to improve their skills in Valorant? After all, slaughtering enemies is much more enjoyable than dying at the start of every fight. These five tips for Valorant will help you level up your skills. In the same way a baseball player can have a new start to their career by changing up how they swing the bat, a seemingly small change can have a big impact on …
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A beginner’s guide to streaming
William Davis
Streaming games is big business. We’ve all seen the mind-numbing statistics that show how much the likes of Ninja and Pokimane can earn in a single week. But beneath those headline examples there are thousands of other gamers, and in 2020 they were watched by 740 million viewers. If you enjoy playing Dota 2, CS:GO or Fortnite and want to take it to the next level on the esports circuit, …
Counter-Strike
New CSGO ping bug lets you find enemies around corners
M Alzamora
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive has another ping bug to worry about. Just a week after rediscovering CSGO’s crouchwalk bug, a Reddit user uncovered another bug with Valve’s first person shooter. This time it had to do with the game’s ping feature added with Operation Broken Fang. CSGO’s player pings are incredibly useful, but they’ve also had several different issues since their release. The latest one to appear is making enemy players …
OG’s new banana nade setup can easily finish off enemies
Fariha Bhatti
Counter-Strike
In a match against Astralis, Aleksi “Aleksib” Virolainen-led OG showcased that they’ve been rehearsing their utility in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. Astralis has eliminated OG from BLAST Premier Spring Group series in a 2-0 fashion. The losing team, however, has left some key lessons for CSGO fans. In the second map inferno, Astralis had the lead of four rounds against struggling OG. In an effort to open B site, three …
This Mirage mid-window smoke lineup works perfectly every single round
Fariha Bhatti
Counter-Strike
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive’s map Mirage has dozens of standard utility lineups. However, most players still struggle with middle window smoke. Valve’s antiquated locate Mirage is easily one of the most played maps after Dust II. With its dusty themes, dull colors, and creaky windows, few maps have been able to replace Mirage’s legacy. Despite Valve’s additions of fresh locations, players continue to connect to the old map to relish the …
Cache’s new boost molotov can’t be stopped by Terrorists
M Alzamora
Counter-Strike
Out of all of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive’s maps, Cache is where players hear the words “boost me” the most. But it works and it’s hard for CTs to do anything about it. Even though Cache hasn’t returned to the competitive pool, players are still finding new grenades to defend the map’s most important area. Finally, a safe CT molotov has been found to bomb boost without revealing the defender. Instead …
The Happy Hob suspended from Twitch after sexually charged joke
Olivia Richman
News
Nobody knows for sure why Aiden “The Happy Hob” Mason was suspended from Twitch, but the streaming community is furious anyway. The Happy Hob is known best for his no-hit Dark Souls runs and trademark dark humor. The popular streamer shared on Twitter that he was suspended for 14 days, but he didn’t specify exactly why. In fact, it seemed that The Happy Hob himself did not know why he …
Former paiN Gaming player 444 dead at 25 due to virus
Steven Rondina
Dota 2
A young Dota 2 player has died from COVID-19. According to a post by a family member, Anderson “Bob” Santos, also known as 444, is dead. He was 25 years old. 444’s sister revealed the news in a post on Twitter: Meu irmão esta na 15° ou mais tentativa de reanimação. Ele teve um papo bom com o papai do céu e a nossa vó. Agora ele descansa — Clau …
Dota 2 pro’s in-game racism brings up game’s larger problems
Steven Rondina
Dota 2
Professional Dota 2 is having yet another reckoning with its ongoing racism problem. A recent stream from Andrew “Jubei” Evelyn was mired by an argument during a pub game between the Black N Yellow support player and 0-900 mid laner Eliseo “Kxy” Arancibia. The fight starts with the two arguing over breaking items before Faker drops a racial epithet towards Jubei, who is Black. The moment was clipped and posted …
G2 Esports, Rekkles dealt surprise loss from Fnatic in LEC
William Davis
League of Legends
Fnatic took down G2 Esports in unexpected fashion in their first LEC clash of 2021. A lot was on the line for both teams when the G2 and Fnatic rivalry unfolded for the first time in 2021. During the offseason, the rivalry got even more intense as G2 picked up bot laner Martin “Rekkles” Larsson. This put Fnatic in a difficult spot ahead of the 2021 season, but left them …
This Sova arrow lineup on Icebox makes opening A Site easier
Fariha Bhatti
News
Riot Games’ recent addition to the Valorant map pool is just as tricky to master as it is unique. Sova may be to help make Icebox a bit easier to play. The cool secret excavation site brings unique horizontal zipliners to the game. A snowy blanket coupled with tight corners is what sets this map apart from the rest. Months after its release, players are still figuring out their way …
Bo carries FPX to another victory, dominates Top Esports in LPL
William Davis
League of Legends
FunPlus Phoenix keeps impressing in the Chinese LPL after taking down the defending champions Top Esports. A highly anticipated matchup between the defending LPL champions Top Esports and former world champions FPX unfolded today. On paper, the match seemed extremely close but FPX managed to dominate and show why they are sitting on a big winning streak at the top of the leaderboards. FPX took the win in just two …
Twitch’s Purple Screen of Death is now showing up in-game
Olivia Richman
News
Twitch’s Purple Screen of Death is becoming even more invasive, and people aren’t happy about it. PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds recently faced some complications due to Twitch’s newly implemented anti-adblock measure. Like many similar tournaments, the PUBG Invitational had a stream of the tournament embedded into the PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds game client. But Twitch’s Purple Screen of Death continued to pop up instead, a bad look for both the game and for Twitch. …
Cloud9 signs top player on NA Valorant leaderboards, poiz
Nicholas James
News
Cloud9 has added one of the top-ranked North American players on the official Valorant leaderboards, Michael “poiz” Possis, to its Cloud9 Blue roster. The organization brought him in as a sixth man, signing him to the bench for the time being. We said we were poised to make an announcement and here it is.Please welcome @poizFPS to #C9BLUE as our 6th member! #LETSGOC9 pic.twitter.com/7u9lRlFG55 — Cloud9 (@Cloud9) February 5, 2021 …
Riot bans four people in alleged LoL roster poaching scandal
Steven Rondina
League of Legends
Riot Games has instituted significant sanctions against a team competing in the 2021 NA Amateur circuit. ANEW Esports, an organization that has enjoyed success in LCS Scouting Grounds events since forming in 2019, has seen several individuals slapped with heavy penalties over the signing of jungler William “Trixter” Benoit. Riot claims that the organization was approached by Trixter while he was signed to Wildcard Gaming and “poached” him from the …
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