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News Here’s how to get five free loot boxes in Overwatch in 2020 By Olivia Richman Counter-Strike New CSGO ping system reacts to enemy models, acts as wallhack By M Alzamora News Fan recreates Valorant map Split with a realistic touch By Fariha Bhatti

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KT Rolster vs. NS RedForce: KeSPA Cup betting analysis William Davis Two underdogs will clash in the KeSPA Cup 2020 semifinals for the last spot in the grand final.  After fighting through the group stage, KT Rolster will meet NS RedForce in a best-of-five for the first time, and it looks to be a close one. Both teams have been a pleasant surprise throughout the tournament, each making upsets against teams that looked better on paper. Now it’s time to find …

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Valorant devs claim nerf to running accuracy is finally coming Olivia Richman Top pro Valorant players and casual gamers alike have been frustrated with the accuracy of running and shooting in Valorant since the game’s closed beta. Now it seems that Riot has finally decided to address this concern.  In tactical shooters such as Valorant and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, the usual technique is to strategically approach or guard a site by moving deliberately. This is in part because players are given higher …

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2022 Asian Games may allow Korean LoL stars to avoid military service Steven Rondina The inclusion of esports in the 2022 Asian Games comes with a unique perk for Korean esports players. In South Korea, all adult men must have served at least 18 months in the military by age 28. Exemptions can be given for a variety of reasons, including those classified as “outstanding athletes” who “enhance the national prestige.”  Given how the historical baseline for “outstanding athlete” has been success in international …

League of Legends

The most improved professional players of 2020 William Davis The 2020 season of League of Legends has been one of the most competitive in years, with several players fighting their way up through the ranks and improving immensely. Despite playing in an online format for most of the year, 2020 has been great for competitive League of Legends. A lot of new players have proved themselves on the biggest stage, with everything culminating at the 2020 World Championship in …

News How to best clean your gaming mouse, keyboard, and controllers By Steven Rondina Counter-Strike allu refutes claims on roster changes as ENCE drama continues By Fariha Bhatti News Valorant introduces fun toy-inspired BlastX weapon skins By Olivia Richman

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Tfue allegedly swatted while playing Minecraft Olivia Richman Popular streamer Turner “Tfue” Tenney appeared to be a victim of swatting during a recent Twitch stream.  During a December 23 broadcast, Tfue was quietly sitting at his desk playing Minecraft when there was a knock at the door. The insistent knocking was accompanied by someone shouting “come out with your hands up.”  Tfue immediately pulls off his headset and yells back, “What, I’m here.” At this point, the 22-year-old …

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Overwatch players are using Priorty Pass to sabotage games Olivia Richman Overwatch players have disliked the Priority Pass system since it was introduced alongside the 2020 Winter Wonderland update.  The Priority Pass feature was meant to shorten the queue time for DPS players. Players earned Priority Passes by queueing for the “flex” role instead, selecting tank or support heroes instead of DPS. The passes could then be used to speed up the DPS queue. But the Overwatch community quickly noticed that …

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JD Gaming vs. Victory Five: Demacia Cup 2020 betting analysis William Davis It looks to be a true David vs. Goliath match when Victory Five takes on JD Gaming in the Demacia Cup 2020 quarterfinals.  All four Worlds 2020 representatives from the LPL are set to appear on the playoffs stage of the Demacia Cup 2020. For V5, this means that they will run into JDG after playing a solid group stage. Even though V5 looked hot during groups, this best-of-five match …

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ENCE CSGO woes continue as Finnish team benches suNny Steven Rondina ENCE has had a disastrous 2020, and the organization is looking to rebound in 2021. Part of the plan to make that a reality includes some changes to its Counter-Strike: Global Offensive roster, and the latest to come through is the benching of Miikka “suNny” Kemppi. The organization announced the news in a statement on its website. “Effective today, suNny has been benched from playing in ENCE’s active CS:GO roster. …

MissBehavin on Twitch after flashing viewers, Forsen still banned Olivia Richman News Twitch partner and Instagram model MissBehavin is back on Twitch after a three-day ban due to some very explicit content. Instead of applauding her return, many in the streaming community are shocked at Twitch’s seeming favoritism towards certain streamers.  MissBehavin was banned from Twitch three days ago after exposing herself on stream. It’s believed that the explicit video was meant for her Only Fans and that she didn’t meant to …

Dr Disrespect thriving going into 2021, even with Twitch ban Nina Forneloza News Twitch viewers for an entertaining streamer can look no further than the famed Dr Disprespect, the gamer alter-ego of Herschel “Guy” Beahm IV.  Dr. Disrespect rose to fame on Twitch playing first-person shooter games such as Call of Duty, H1Z1, and PlayerUnknown Battlegrounds. He was on track to become one of the most followed streamers on Twitch until his channel was banned for undisclosed reasons mid-way through 2020. Twitch to …

FunPlus Phoenix vs. Top Esports: Demacia Cup betting analysis William Davis News Demacia Cup 2020 is heading into its playoffs stage, starting out with FunPlus Phoenix and Top Esports clashing in the quarterfinals.  The former world champions from FPX will play their first best-of-five in months against the defending LPL champions from Top Esports, who recently made it all the way to the semifinals at the 2020 World Championship. FPX wasn’t present at Worlds to defend its title from 2019, so the …

The LCS has one big advantage over the LEC, says G2 Ocelote William Davis League of Legends At the 2020 World Championship, North America had the worst performance by the region to date. Team SoloMid went down in history as the first number one seed from a major region to end the tournament winless. FlyQuest and Team Liquid both failed to make it of groups. Those results reignited the conversation about North America as a region and its weaknesses. In the offseason, LCS teams went big with …

Six mobile games that will have huge esports events in 2021 William Davis News A large selection of gaming phones and tablets have already circulated the market. What’s more, the introduction of 5G internet has made it possible to play games at a competitive speed with cellular data, allowing gamers to play more effectively without wi-fi. Games on this platform also show no signs of slowing down. New games are releasing while some existing ones continue improving. Here are six mobile games that could …

DAMWON vs. Afreeca Freecs: KeSPA Cup 2020 betting analysis William Davis League of Legends KeSPA Cup 2020 has already kicked off and now two big names are set to clash in group A.  The defending world champions from DAMWON Gaming will meet last year’s KeSPA Cup winners Afreeca Freecs. So far, DAMWON has gotten off to a perfect start while Afreeca is falling behind. Afreeca needs to win this match to stay alive in the fight for a playoffs spot.  So far, the two …

Neymar streamed CSGO during the Best FIFA Football Awards Fariha Bhatti Counter-Strike The Brazillian football prodigy Neymar Jr. skipped The Best FIFA Football Awards ceremony to stream Valve’s shooter Counter Strike: Global Offensive. His stream was titled “The best of CSGO” during the award show. Football club Paris Saint-Germain’s forward Neymar Jr. has already cemented a firm foot in sports and has recently dipped his toes into streaming. The football maestro was not named in the list of  top three best players …

jkaem reportedly joins former 100 Thieves teammates in Extremum Fariha Bhatti Counter-Strike Joakim “⁠jkaem⁠” Myrbostad is preparing to reunite with his former 100 Thieves teammates, according to a report by DBLTAP. The 26-year old rifler is reportedly in talks with the Russian organization Extremum.  It seems that the oceanic core is not yet done playing together as  Jay “⁠Liazz⁠” Tregillgas,  Sean “⁠Gratisfaction⁠” Kaiwai,  Aaron “⁠AZR⁠” Ward, and Jkaem may finally reunite under Extremum.  The reports come a few days after Apeks revealed that Jkaem had been …

Valkyrae accidentally shares YouTube earnings during live stream Olivia Richman News 100 Thieves content creator Rachell “Valkyrae” Hofstetter has apparently been enjoying 2020.  Valkyrae was named Content Creator of the Year at the Game Awards, showing how popular she has grown in recent months. She has seen great success on YouTube after signing an exclusive deal with the platform thanks to social games such as Among Us. In fact, it’s the only game she’s played over the past three months.  Valkyrae’s …

Twitch is making it harder to block ads on Twitch, here’s how Olivia Richman News Like most popular streaming service, Twitch sometimes bombards viewers with ads. This has led many users to install ad blockers. While ad blockers will ensure that viewers no longer see advertisements while watching a stream, Twitch has apparently found a new way to target these viewers. Streamer Hasan “HasanAbi” Piker recently showed his fans the newly-implemented still images that Twitch is rolling out in place of advertisements. The Twitch message …

Fortnite leak uncovers new vehicle with mounted weapon Olivia Richman Fortnite Epic Games is known to shake up Fortnite. This has included adding vehicles like the X-Wing fighter plane and the B.R.U.T.E. mech. Now, data miners have uncovered another new vehicle coming to the popular battle royale.  The leaks have revealed a weapon with a mounted gun, one of the first weapons in some time to not only help players traverse the island but also to deal damage. The weapon was …

Ninjas in Pyjamas reportedly adds Ex6TenZ to Valorant roster Steven Rondina News Ninjas in Pyjamas is reportedly set to inject some veteran talent into its Valorant roster.  According to 1pv, NiP is set close to securing a deal with Kévin “Ex6TenZ” Droolans. Ex6TenZ is best known for his time on the French Counter-Strike: Global Offensive scene, notably placing in the top four at the 2013 DreamHack Winter Major with VeryGames. From there, he played with a variety of top French CSGO teams …

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