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League of Legends

DRX vs. Afreeca Freecs: LCK Spring Split betting analysis William Davis The first week of the 2021 LCK Spring Split continues when DRX and Afreeca Freecs clash in a best-of-three match on day two.  After an intense offseason, DRX and Afreeca are entering the 2021 LCK season as two dark horses. None of them are big favorites to go all the way for the title, but both have the individual power to score some big upsets. To start it off, they …

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T1 vs. Hanwha Life: LCK Spring Split betting analysis William Davis The LCK is finally booting back up for the 2021 season, starting out with an exciting match between T1 and Hanwha Life on the first day of the regular split.  It will be an intense match when T1 and Hanwha Life kick off the split. The match is looking to be a battle between two of the best mid laners in the league when T1’s Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok takes on …

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How will Pobelter and CLG do in the 2021 LCS? William Davis Counter Logic Gaming is not the organization it used to be. Ever since the franchising, CLG has only achieved one significant result, finishing third place during the 2019 Summer split. In the 2020 offseason, CLG invested big in two imports, but all eyes are on the man in the mid lane, Eugene “Pobelter” Park. The mid lane is what sets apart the teams in the LCS. While some organizations go …

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Lilypichu responds to racism and hate for taking day off streaming Fariha Bhatti Offline TV member Lily “Lilypichu” Ki has responded to racist comments from the viewers harassing her for taking a day off streaming. The Twitch streamer exposed the hate messages in a Twitter thread.  The recent surge in the Rust player base could be attributed to popular Twitch personalities streaming their ventures. The survival game has been making headlines after the Offline TV server went live. With the involvement of the …

News Riot Games and Bungie sue cheat maker for costing them millions By Fariha Bhatti News Valorant Episode 2 adds Yoru, rank updates, and big balance patch By Fariha Bhatti News Valorant dev reveals how MMR impact matchmaking By Fariha Bhatti

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This is why Capcom’s new streaming rules are controversial Steven Rondina Capcom is looking to take a bit more control over the content creators that work with their games. Capcom has revealed a new set of guidelines regarding what kind of content can be made using its IPs. Though the guidelines are mostly standard fare, the publisher behind Mega Man, Street Fighter, Resident Evil, and more left some things vague enough that it could open the door for major issues down …

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After LCK and YouTube fail to agree, where to watch the 2021 LCK William Davis The 2021 LCK Spring Split is starting on January 13, and here’s everything you need to know about the new season. In 2021, the LCK is adopting a franchised model with ten teams competing in the league. The LCK is the last of the major regions to transition to this type of model. In order to be part of the new LCK, organizations had to go through an application process. …

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Tank items to receive buff in LoL patch 11.2, Galeforce nerfed William Davis The second patch of 2021 is fast approaching, and to warm up, LoL gameplay design director Mark “Scuffy” Yetter has released a fresh preview of the patch.  As fans are getting used to by now, patch 11.2 will have a mixed focus on balancing all of the game’s new items and making changes to its champions. For now, Riot hasn’t given that much info on the specific changes to champions, …

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This Inferno one-way smoke makes defending B much easier M Alzamora Counter-Strike: Global Offensive players can use this one-way smoke for Inferno’s B site to help even the odds on the classic map. One-way smokes are a powerful tool in any CSGO player’s arsenal. The one-way smoke owes its usefulness to the way that it both blocks the player from being seen by the enemy team in addition to allowing the player an clear view of the area it covers. If …

LEC announces Alienware as hardware sponsor for 2021 season Olivia Richman League of Legends Alienware is returning as the official PC partner for the LEC’s 2021 season.  “We are excited for the new LEC season to kick off,” Alienware global marketing director Bryan de Zayas, said. “A new season represents new opportunities for dreams to be realized among teams and by their fans watching at home. We’re proud to play a role in bringing the realization of these dreams to life.”  This is the …

mousesports looks to replace karrigan as contract nears its end Fariha Bhatti Counter-Strike mousesports’ in-game leader Finn “karrigan” Andersen is exploring other options as his contract’s end approaches. The German organization has confirmed that karrigan is free to seek out new opportunities.  mousesports’ contract with karrigan ends in March, which has left many questions on the player’s future with the team. Given karrigan’s success with mousesports it is possible he will return to the team, but he is looking into other possibilities before …

CSGO has hit 1 million players every day for two months straight M Alzamora Counter-Strike Counter-Strike: Global Offensive has had an amazing winter, racking up more than a million players each day without the help of the game’s famous esports circuit. CSGO’s professional scene has been under fire over the past six months. A promising year quickly headed south as tournaments moved out of packed stadiums and into players’ bedrooms for a return to online competition. But that hasn’t stopped CSGO from carrying Steam to …

Team Envy releases CSGO roster after disappointing performance Fariha Bhatti Counter-Strike Team Envy has announced that it’ll let go of its Counter-Strike: Global Offensive lineup to evaluate further roster options. The players of Team Envy are now free to explore better opportunities.  One of the oldest names in esports, Team Envy has finally released its lineup of CSGO players. The organization has put the in-game leader Noah “Nifty” Francis, Buğra “Calyx” Arkın, Michał “MICHU” Müller, Nikola “LEGIJA” Ninic, and Thomas “Thomas” …

Valorant releases 2021 Champion’s Tour starting dates Nina Forneloza News Valorant has released the start dates for their much-anticipated Champion’s Tour.  The Champion’s Tour is Valorant’s biggest esports tournament. It will take place over several smaller, international tournaments. Starting with Challengers, which is Valorant’s regional competition, teams and players will fight their way thorugh the ranks to make it to the next tier, which is Valorant Masters. In Masters, the top teams from each region will fight to take their …

The Kanezaka Challenge introduced to Overwatch, adds new lore Nina Forneloza News Overwatch has revealed a new challenge, which starts on January 12, called the Kanezaka Challenge, which arrived mere hours after some new lore was posted to the game’s official website. The challenge is similar to past challenges where users will have to win matches in any game mode. The challenge begins on January 12 and ends on January 25. This gives players just about two weeks to earn all of …

Spanish Fortnite streamer Grefg smashes Twitch viewership records Nina Forneloza Fortnite David “Grefg” Cánovas Martínez has absolutely shattered the livestreaming concurrent viewer record, peaking at an absurd 2.5 million viewers on January 11. YA ESTÁ AQUÍ.Esta es la skin de @TheGrefg. Disponible el 16/01. pic.twitter.com/KZMHiRe1YT — Team Heretics (@TeamHeretics) January 11, 2021 The Fortnite streamer blazed past previous milestones, surpassing Tyler “Ninja” Blevins’ record by about 1.3 million. In comparison, he had 1.6 million more viewers than Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez had when …

All of Yoru’s abilities and agent interactions explained Olivia Richman News Yoru is Valorant’s 14th agent, bringing some much-needed stealth and mobility options to the tactical shooter.  After developers surprised fans with a cinematic short featuring Yoru’s abilities, Valorant players were left wondering exactly how Yoru’s abilities would work in-game. Luckily, a few streamers have had the chance to test out Yoru early. With Episode 2 dropping, take a look at how to properly use Yoru’s abilities in this breakdown of …

Here are all of the abilities for Viego, the new LoL champion William Davis League of Legends Viego is only a few days away from hitting the live LoL servers and he is already available for testing on the Public Beta Environment (PBE).  The Ruined King is finally entering League of Legends and his abilities have exceeded most fan’s expectations. Viego will bring a completely new mechanic as he is able to possess enemies champions that he helps take down. This means that players won’t only play …

Valorant revamping rank system, adding leaderboards in Episode 2 Nina Forneloza News Valorant’s ranked system is getting a complete revamp, and leaderboards are coming in Episode 2 which starts January 12. Along with a new Agent, some balance changes, and weapon updates, Valorant developers have completely changed how the Rank Rating system will work in Episode 2. There will also be a highly requested leaderboard added to the game.  Riot has dubbed the new ranking system “Rank Rating” or “RR”. Developers have …

Outworld Destroyer is getting huge buffs in Dota 2 update 7.28b Steven Rondina Dota 2 With the Dota Pro Circuit league qualifiers mostly done, Valve is cleaning up its game in anticipation of the season’s start.  Part of that work includes the launch of update 7.28b. The patch brought changes to a long list of heroes and items, and while most of them are small, they should add up to a big shift. The most heavily impacted hero is Outworld Destroyer. Though the intelligence carry …

Asmongold speaks, announces indefinite break from Twitch streams M Alzamora News World of Warcraft streamer Asmongold announced that he will take an indefinite break from streaming on Twitch in a tweet from January 10. The streamer didn’t elabtorate at length as to why he had chosen to take the break, but cited “several reasons” for the decision. Asmongold’s last stream took place three days ago, when the streamer talked at length about his feelings surrounding the riots in Washington, D.C. as …

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