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DWG KIA vs. Liiv SANDBOX: 2021 LCK Spring betting analysis News DWG KIA vs. Liiv SANDBOX: 2021 LCK Spring betting analysis By William Davis Will Dominion ever return to League of Legends? League of Legends Will Dominion ever return to League of Legends? By William Davis 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 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 …
Streamer Triciaisabirdy has stream interrupted by home intruder News
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 …
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 By Olivia Richman 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? By William Davis 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 William Davis 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 Counter-Strike
Classic Counter-Strike map Aztec returns in this new remake M Alzamora 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 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 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 …
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 …

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