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Riot Games and Bungie sue cheat maker for costing them millions
Fariha Bhatti
Riot Games has teamed up with Bungie to put an end to a cheating business of a software company found to be producing hacks for Valorant and Destiny 2. A report by Polygon alleged that a website called Cameron and GatorCheats is complicit in generating “a portfolio of malicious cheats and hacks.” Lawyers for Riot and Bungie have joined forces to take down the website sellings hacks for Valorant and …
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Valorant Episode 2 adds Yoru, rank updates, and big balance patch
Fariha Bhatti
Valorant fans have been anxiously awaiting Episode 2 Act I and Riot Games has finally shipped it. The 2.00 patch adds new agent Yoru to Valorant, along with some major changes to Omen and Brimstone. There’s a very long list of changes and additions, but it’s worth taking a look at some of the highlights. Here are some of the important stories that came out before the balance patch launched. Valorant …
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Valorant dev reveals how MMR impact matchmaking
Fariha Bhatti
Matchmaking in Valorant can be a testing experience for players due to smurfs and griefing. Things will hopefully get a bit better. Riot Games’ patch 1.13 introduced tweaks to the matchmaking system in response to complaints of a sudden spike in smurfs. However, a Redditor named hardstuckbabe said that the issue cuts both ways, and the new system that lets players climb the rankings more rapidly has flooded high-MMR brackets …
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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 …
League of Legends
LEC announces Alienware as hardware sponsor for 2021 season
Olivia Richman
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 …
Counter-Strike
mousesports looks to replace karrigan as contract nears its end
Fariha Bhatti
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 …
Counter-Strike
CSGO has hit 1 million players every day for two months straight
M Alzamora
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 …
Counter-Strike
Team Envy releases CSGO roster after disappointing performance
Fariha Bhatti
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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 …
MrBeast plans to focus on gaming, admits losing money on channel
Olivia Richman
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YouTuber Jimmy “MrBeast” Donaldson is known for his philanthropy and crazy video concepts. But recently, MrBeast said his main channel is starting to make him lose a lot of money. MrBeast has over 50 million subscribers on his main channel, where he publishes extravagant videos that some may find over-the-top. Think buying something crazy, or giving people extreme amounts of money to spend in one minute. He even bought a …
Leaks say major Brimstone buffs coming in Valorant Episode 2
Fariha Bhatti
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Riot Games’ multiple additions to Valorant’s agent roster has sidelined some older agents like Brimstone. However, a new leak suggests that the developer will boost the aged controller’s abilities in the upcoming patch 2.00. Episode 2’s early release has revealed that Brimstone may finally get some love from the developer. The old sarge’s kit will get some polishing, which may bring him back into the game meta. Episode 2 buffs …
Ser Winter, Zuckles banned from OTV Rust server for playing hard
Olivia Richman
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More popular streamers are being banned from the now-infamous OfflineTV Rust server. OfflineTV originally created a Rust server for 50 of the biggest names in Twitch content creation, including Felix “xQc” Lengyel and Imane “Pokimane” Anys. Despite it being a great source of entertainment for their followers, many streamers have continuously faced frustration with the server, even causing Pokimane to leave when she was no longer having fun due to …
Here’s why you should avoid Team Liquid at BLAST Global Finals
M Alzamora
News
BLAST Premier’s Global Challenge starts in just over a week, so it’s wise to take a look at the participating teams and picking out which ones to steer clear of. BLAST’s Global Challenge may be the first top tier tournament of 2021, but it’s really the final challenge of BLAST’s inaugural season that started an entire year ago with the BLAST Spring Series in January 2020. Despite being originally planned …
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