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Furia, Vorax among the favorite teams in Brazil Challengers
Nicholas James
The South American region is kicking off its regional Challengers tournament a few days earlier than the rest of the world. The Brazillian leg is now in the closed qualifiers stage, finishing up the online open qualifiers with a few upsets. All of the top four teams in the Brazillian First Strike event were upset in the open qualifiers and will not be defending their titles at the event. Gamelanders …
Counter-Strike
The incredible s1mple stat that no one is talking about
M Alzamora
When the dust settled after the BLAST Global Final, fans had already helped Astralis and Natus Vincere make history. The match holds the record for highest viewer count for a Counter-Strike: Global Offensive match in history. But there was more, as Na`Vi star Oleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev put up dominant performances that revealed a hidden statistic that is much more impressive than the number of BLAST viewers. Even though s1mple took …
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Silenx to stand in for 100 Thieves ahead of Champions Tour
Fariha Bhatti
100 Thieves’ key player Nick “Nitr0” Cannella won’t be attending the first open qualifier of Champions Tour due to family leave. The organization has found a replacement in Jonathan “Silenx” Huntington ahead of the tour. nitr0’s leave will prevent him from attending the Champions tour initially, leaving 100 Thieves with a four-man lineup. The organization has picked up Silenx to stand-in for their expert rifle. Welcome @Silenx_x to our competitive VALORANT …
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Pokemon Sword & Shield trainers discover crazy Shiny spawn fact
Olivia Richman
The way Shiny Pokemon spawn into Pokemon Sword & Shield is not what trainers originally thought it to be. Shiny Pokemon spawn at a rate of 1 in 4,096, meaning it’s quite rare to encounter one of these special Pokemon. This has made them extremely desirable, inspiring hours of grinding as players hope for the rare chance of coming across one. So how does developer Game Freak program when a …
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Cloud9 Ziqo is back from ban on Twitch earlier than expected.
Olivia Richman
World of Warcraft streamer Mohammed “Ziqo” Beshir is back on Twitch after six days, six hours, and 35 minutes. While his fans celebrated his return, Ziqo didn’t seem so pleased about the situation. The streamer still demanded an explanation from Twitch. The streaming platform had never told him exactly why he was banned aside from a “copypasta” email that told Ziqo he’d used a hateful slur. Ziqo noted that he …
League of Legends
Ranking all of the best top laners in the LCS and LEC
Nicholas James
With the LEC kicking off its 2021 split and the LCS going into the final stages of its new Lock In preseason tournament, fans and analysts alike have been nailing down their rankings and ratings as the season gets underway. With that comes role rankings, and the most impactful role for this early meta seems to be the top laner. The champion pool for the role this year is very …
League of Legends
This is what the new Dr. Mundo rework might look like
Nicholas James
Riot Games announced that Dr. Mundo would be up next for a rework come Season 11. The beefy top laner has been in need of a rework for a while now, not seeing much play in either solo queue or in the competitive meta for some time. The champion has become very item dependent, relying on statistics and a gold lead to win a game in lue of skill and …
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Jamppi confirms switch to Valorant after legal battle with Valve
Fariha Bhatti
After a lengthy legal battle, professional Counter-strike: Global Offensive player Elias “Jamppi” Olkkonen has announced his much-speculated move to Valorant. ENCE’s former young gun Jamppi has been rumored to exit CSGO after years of legal proceedings with Valve. After some back and forth, the youngster has decided to quit Valve’s competitive shooter once and for all. Hello guys, i hope you understand my english, and my decision! Terkkuja ! pic.twitter.com/kHhT7F6RDj …
The best top laners for solo queue in patch 11.2
William Davis
League of Legends
The meta in top lane has been developing a lot over the preseason and is looking a lot different in solo queue compared to professional play. So which champions are best? With the item system completely changing for the 2021 season, it took a few patches for everything to settle and for players to understand the best ways of building. Riot has been adjusting the items on every patch, especially …
Here’s how to get and use Bottle Caps in Pokemon Sword and Shield
Steven Rondina
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Bottle Caps are an important part of building up an ideal team in Pokemon Sword and Shield. The item is basically a necessary component in optimizing legendary Pokemon, and they’re also key to making wild-caught shinies ready for proper battles. The trouble is that these items are elusive and with Crown Tundra dumping literally dozens of legendaries and Ultra Beasts onto the lap of every player, they’re a very precious …
This Killjoy nanoswarm lineup always helps clear Ascent’s B site
Fariha Bhatti
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Riot’s addition of Yoru in Valorant Episode 2 may have facilitated the five-duelist lobby nightmare. But a Sentinel as deadly as Killjoy still proves that picking her is key to bagging a win in Valorant. A tough fight becomes easier when the enemy team has Killjoy on a map filled with tight corners. Her toolkit is unforgiving on the defender’s side due to her ability to impede fast pushes. However, …
MinD_ContRoL faces renewed criticism for toxic in-game behavior
Steven Rondina
Dota 2
Pro players get privileged treatment in Dota 2, and at least one of them is really taking advantage of it. An unflattering video has popped up on social media featuring Team Nigma off laner Ivan Borislavov “MinD_ContRoL” Ivanov. A teammate during a pub game clipped footage of MinD_ContRoL seemingly griefing his team in a ranked match. Playing as Lifestealer, he purchases five Fluffy Hats and can be seen in the …
EXTREMUM reveals new CSGO roster with BnTeT, 100 Thieves core
Fariha Bhatti
Counter-Strike
EXTREMUM has finally unveiled its much-speculated Counter-Strike: Global Offensive roster featuring the former 100 Thieves core and Hansel “BnTeT” Ferdinand. The Russian organization has announced its return to CSGO esports with the oceanic trio alongside Joakim “jkaem” Myrbostad and BnTeT. The new setup reunites the former 100 Thieves stars with Aleksandar “kassad” Trifunović as the team coach. We are ready to show you another way – #OURWAY pic.twitter.com/te0VtZnKVd — EXTREMUM …
Can you change your uniform in Pokemon Sword and Shield?
Olivia Richman
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Pokemon fans have a love-hate relationship with Pokemon Sword and Shield. Despite being one of the best-selling games in the world, a plethora of strange limitations have had the Pokemon community complaining. One of those controversies surrounds the trainer’s uniform. Pokemon trainers are given a new uniform each time they beat a gym leader but many players have struggled with figuring out if they can use those uniforms in the …
RNG vs. Victory Five: 2021 LPL Spring Split betting analysis
William Davis
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The fourth week of the 2021 LPL Spring Split will have a match between RNG and Victory Five on the menu, with both fighting to stay at the top of the LPL leaderboard. Both RNG and V5 have come off to a great start to the LPL season, fighting for a top spot in the world’s most competitive league. So far, RNG is sitting with a perfect 3-0 record. V5 …
Rekkles ends first LEC week at G2 Esports with huge KDA
William Davis
League of Legends
G2 Esports’ new bot laner Martin “Rekkles” Larsson dominated the first week of the 2021 LEC Spring Split with some impressive stats. After only three games with G2, Rekkles is already showing promising signs that he was the right man to replace Luka “Perkz” Perković. Not only was Rekkles a big part of G2’s first three wins in the 2021 LEC season, he also knocked every opponent out of the …
Ninjas in Pyjamas unveils new logo, complete brand overaul
M Alzamora
Counter-Strike
Esports organization Ninjas in Pyjamas announced a complete rebrand on January 25, replacing its longstanding black, gold, and white shuriken with a symbol that takes its shape from “ancient Japanese emblems and Katakana,” according to an official press release from the organization. In a statement on the rebrand, Ninjas in Pyjamas CEO Hicham Chahine stressed the importance of widening the organization’s ability to connect with its audience. “Ninjas fight as …
FunPlus Phoenix confirms CSGO return with signing of GODSENT
M Alzamora
Counter-Strike
Just under a month after FunPlus Phoenix announced that it had agreed to a deal in principle with GODSENT’s Counter-Strike: Global Offensive roster, the organization officially signed Asger “Farlig” Jensen, Pavle “Maden” Bošković, Jesse “zehN” Linjala, Martin “STYKO” Styk, to be the new core of its CSGO squad. On December 28, FunPlus Phoenix revealed that it had struck a deal with GODSENT management to acquire the four players pending individual …
xQc demands fair treatment for C9 Ziqo after Twitch suspension
Fariha Bhatti
News
Twitch streamer Félix “xQc” Lengyel has come forward in support of veteran World of Warcraft streamer Mohammad “Ziqo” Beshir after he was mysteriously suspended from Twitch on January 19. Long-time Twitch streamer Ziqo was handed a ban of seven days without any clarification from the Amazon-owned live streaming platform. Sharp silence from Twitch’s part caused a frenzy among Ziqo’s fans, slamming Twitch for unfair treatment. xQc joined the streamer in …
This major Sova exploit can arrow open Bind’s teleporter doors
M Alzamora
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Players have found a new exploit that lets Sova’s arrows travel outside the map before bouncing back in bounds and triggering the map’s teleporter doors. Sova is often overlooked when Valorant players choose an agent thanks to two key weaknesses. First, his arrows are easily destroyed by enemy players, often before they have time to reveal enemy positions. Second, there’s no way for players to guarantee that their arrows won’t …
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