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Mamba Mode Gaming disbands after ownership ghosts staff
Nicholas James
Mamba Mode Gaming, a North American Valorant squad that is currently ranked in the top 20 in the region, has separated from its organization following a lack of payment and communication from organization owner Gabe “Mamba” Ren. The organization’s Valorant team and staff have gone their separate ways, along with its Rocket League staff and team as well. The organization’s academy team has decided to stick together under the moniker …
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Here are some of the best ways to get free skins in 2021
William Davis
With the rise of free-to-play titles that use cosmetics to encourage spending from their players, it’s only natural that those players would look for opportunities to get those cosmetics for free. So what are the best ways to get free skins in 2021? Games such as Fortnite and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive do allow players to work their way towards free cosmetic upgrades through simply playing the game. Playing rounds of …
League of Legends
Rogue reveals new rebrand heading into the 2021 LEC season
William Davis
Rogue recently revealed its new rebrand before heading into the 2021 LEC season and other tournaments surrounding the organization’s esports activities. As the 2021 esports season is about to start, Rogue has decided to launch a rebrand to start the year off fresh. Rogue revealed the rebrand on Twitter with a hype video, presenting a new and modernized logo. The logo still has most of the elements from the old …
League of Legends
The top teams and players to watch in the new 2021 LCS season
William Davis
The 2021 LCS season is about to get underway with a lot of new players and a brand new format that includes the Lock In tournament to kick off the year. As it is every year, the offseason in the LCS has been crazy. Every team have been active on the market, looking for new players and staff to improve their chances of success in 2021. Some teams have been …
Dota 2
DPC League qualifiers sees 3 new NA teams
Steven Rondina
The Dota Pro Circuit leagues are set to begin in just a few days and with that is a crush of new teams coming together. North American Dota 2 has had just a handful of active teams so, unsurprisingly, there’s a number of prominent free agents available to mix and match into new rosters. Three have already come together, with a number of familiar faces combining with new talent. The …
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Twitch starts 2021 with two straight days of connection issues
Nina Forneloza
Twitch brought in the new year with two straight days of connection issues, resulting in tons of complaints from both streamers and viewers. Users of the platform have had many complaints within the last month to Twitch after a variety of issues connecting to the platform. In the last month, the site has had five different days with issues. While all of the issues were fixed the same day they …
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Disguised Toast taking a content break amid return to Canada
Nina Forneloza
Jeremy “Disguised Toast” Wang has announced a break from content creation as he returns to Canada to take care of his father. Just as everyone is setting their content creation goals and expectations for 2021, Disguised Toast is taking a step back from live streaming and from his YouTube videos in order to return to Canada in order to take care of his father. gonna be taking a break from …
Dota 2
Evil Geniuses tops list of team invites to NA DPC league
Steven Rondina
North America’s Dota Pro Circuit league is heading in an interesting direction. Beyond the Summit revealed the four invitees for the upper division. There are no surprises to be found, as North America has been thin on pro Dota 2 teams over recent months. The list of invited teams includes: Evil Geniuses Quincy Crew 4 Zoomers SADBOYS Happy Sunday ????Say hello to NA’s first 4 representatives who will compete to …
DAMWON dominates KeSPA Cup 2020 with new top laner Khan
William Davis
League of Legends
KeSPA Cup 2020 was won by none other than the defending world champions from DAMWON after a nearly flawless performance throughout the tournament. With great momentum and confidence stemming from the 2020 World Championship, DAMWON managed to secure another trophy before the 2021 season starts. This is the third trophy in a row for DAMWON and this time it came with new top laner Kim “Khan” Dong-ha. DAMWON took down …
Newbee players and organization given permanent ban from Valve
Steven Rondina
Dota 2
One of Dota 2’s most credentialed organizations has been permanently banned from the game. Wykrhm Reddy announced that Newbee and its 2020 roster have been given a permanent ban from any Valve-sponsored events. This functionally ends Newbee’s existence in Dota 2, and the careers of the players that were attached to its roster in May. Newbee’s lineup at the time included the following players: Xu “Moogy” Han Yin “Aq” Rui …
These were the most popular games on Twitch in 2020
Olivia Richman
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The gaming landscape on Twitch really has changed in the past year, and the numbers back that up. 2020 was a strange year with a lot of surprises that switched up the way people played and watched games. Twitch viewership broke all kinds of records thanks to people staying inside and social distancing. The surplus of new viewers also brought a variety of new interests, most of which were a …
Valorant’s entire new 2021 Battle Pass just got leaked
M Alzamora
News
Along with the leak of Valorant’s 14th agent Yuro came another, even larger leak that showed off the entire battle pass for the game’s Episode 2, Act 1. While all eyes were on the leak of Valorant’s upcoming agent, there was more information set loose on the internet concerning Valorant’s next battle pass. In addition to the showing of new agent Yuro’s abilities, the leak also included a video containing …
The LCK does full rebrand ahead of the 2021 season
William Davis
League of Legends
To kick off the 2021 season with style, the LCK has made a full rebrand to its logo, graphics, and overall identity. The list of franchised teams that will compete in the 2021 LCK season was revealed back in November, which the LCK has now followed up with a big rebrand. The rebrand most notably includes a new logo and graphics for the official broadcast. The new brand introduces a …
What to expect of the 2021 LEC Spring Split
William Davis
League of Legends
It’s finally January, which means that the LEC and other competitive LoL leagues are starting back up soon. But what should fans expect from the 2021 LEC Spring Split? A long offseason is soon behind us, as the big competitive leagues are starting back up this month. The LEC is one of the most anticipated leagues after a lot of big roster moves in the past months. Fans have also …
Mushi’s IO Dota2 sponsored by JJ Lin’s PUBG org Team SMG
Steven Rondina
Dota 2
After a number of shifts, Chai “Mushi” Yee Fung’s IO Dota2 squad is back in action with a new roster and a new sponsor. IO Dota2 is now playing under the banner of Team Still Moving Under Gunfire, typically abbreviated as Team SMG. Team SMG’s Dota 2 squad is made up of the IO Dota2 lineup that appeared in the Huya Dota2 Winter Invitational. It includes the following players: Cheng …
New Valorant agent Yoru leaked alongside Episode 2 Battle Pass
M Alzamora
News
Valorant fans got their first look at Valorant’s 14th agent, Yoru. The stealthy agent is the evolution of Shatter, possessing abilities that differ only mildly from the possibly scrapped agent. In a Reddit post on December 2, a leak revealed all of the agent’s abilities and their descriptions. Additionally, photos of Valorant’s new Yoru menu screens and the contents of its Episode 2 battle pass were also leaked. Yoru’s abilities …
Dota 2 streamer mason banned from Twitch for a third time
Steven Rondina
Dota 2
One of Dota 2’s top streamers has been banned. Mason “mason” Venne has been slapped with another ban from Twitch, his third in just nine months. Although Twitch’s three-strike policy used to come with the potential for a permanent ban, that doesn’t seem to be a worry for mason. He took to Twitter shortly after the ban was announced and revealed that it was a one-week ban: 7 day vacation. …
The 2021 LPL Spring Split officially starts on January 9
William Davis
League of Legends
The first of the four major League of Legends competitions to start up in 2021 is the LPL, as it will kick off on January 9. The biggest and arguably most competitive LoL league in the world will be back on fans’ screens from January 9, and the best teams from the Chinese region will battle for the 2021 LPL Spring Split trophy. This was recently announced on Twitter, as …
s1mple admits to sharing a VAC-banned account with friend
M Alzamora
Counter-Strike
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive star Oleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev tweeted out that he unknowingly logged into a VAC-banned account when trying to play with friends. When trying to play CSGO’s matchmaking with his friends, Natus Vincere’s s1mple ran into a problem. Being a pro, all of his Steam accounts happen to be very highly ranked CSGO limits the difference between the ranks of players in a party so that highly-skilled players can’t …
This is how to change your name on Twitch
Olivia Richman
News
Sometimes memes get old. Sometimes an old joke between friends will seem cringe years later. Luckily, Twitch allows users to change their name to avoid permanent username regret. After the streaming community continued to ask for ways to change their usernames, Twitch declared that name changes were possible as of 2017. Streamers can now change their name once every 60 days. Changing your username on Twitch is luckily very easy. …
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