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Twitch among social media platforms banning Donald Trump
Olivia Richman
After continuously tweeting in seeming support of the riots at the US Capitol building, President Donald Trump was suspended from his favorite social media platform. That was followed by an indefinite ban from Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, and now Twitch. The streaming platform stated that Trump’s Twitch channel had been disabled following the “shocking attack on the Capitol.” This was due to the American president’s chosen language in response to the …
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Trick your enemies with this Omen fake defuse tactic
Fariha Bhatti
A common trick to win a match of Valorant is faking a Spike defuse. With this Omen trick, players can take a simple fake defuse to another level. Fake defusing is pretty simple: Tap the Spike once and pre-aim for enemies who peek to protect the Spike. This simple trick is a game-changer. However, Omen’s ability to teleport makes this trick tenfold deadlier for the enemy. For example, defusing a …
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6 things every gamer needs in 2021
William Davis
Looking to buy a gift for the gamer in your life? The season of giving may have just passed, but that doesn’t mean gamers won’t need the latest tech in 2021. The problem is, they are notoriously difficult to buy for. After all, you can’t gift them a game because it’s quite likely that they already have it. And gifting components is equally impossible – you never want to mess …
League of Legends
League of Legends generated $1.75 billion in revenue in 2020
William Davis
2020 was a difficult year for many companies, but Riot Games managed to generate $1.75 billion in revenue through League of Legends alone according to SuperData. In a recent report by SuperData, it was discovered that League of Legends alone provided Riot Games with $1.75 billion in revenue on its own. This ranks LoL as number six over revenue from free-to-play titles in 2020 right behind Pokémon GO. Not only …
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Team Liquid R6 coach mav suspended for abuse allegations
Olivia Richman
Team Liquid has suspended Rainbow Six Siege coach Rafael “mav” Loureiro Freitas after he was accused of abusing a former girlfriend. Screenshots were recently shared of texts between mav and his ex-girlfriend. Instances of physical abuse were mentioned throughout the conversations. Following the accusations, mav admitted that he did physically push his ex-girlfriend. He later deleted the tweet. Soon after, Team Liquid posted a statement on the matter announcing that …
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Brimstone buffs are set for upcoming Valorant update
Olivia Richman
Brimstone’s pick rate might see a spike in Episode 2. For the entirety of 2020, Brimstone was one of the least-picked agents in Valorant. According to statistics from The Spike, Brimstone had a 0% pick rate in the First Strike North America regional final alongside Sage and Viper. On the European side, Brimstone was played on just four maps. Brimstone is also an unpopular choice for casual players climbing the …
League of Legends
Teemo is unstoppable in ARAM after item removal
William Davis
Just when everyone thought that Teemo wasn’t the worst champion to face in League of Legends, Riot Games has made him impossible to deal with. Teemo’s reign of terror is back in full, thanks to the removal Oracle’s Extract from ARAM in patch 10.23. Oracle’s Extract granted true sight and obscured vision of hidden enemy units for five minutes. It allowed players to detect Teemo’s mushrooms on the map and …
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Body painter lashes out at Twitch after indefinite ban
Nina Forneloza
Twitch streamer “DelightfullyDani” has been banned from Twitch indefinitely after the streaming platform claimed she had broken community guidelines with inappropriate body art. DelightfullyDani has posted the email Twitch sent her after issuing her a guideline strike and a permanent ban where Twitch claims that she violated their nudity and attire guideline. TWITCH JUST PERMANTNLY BANNED ME FOR DOING BODY ART I HAD MY PASTIES COVERED, OPAQUE PAINT, AND WAS …
Twitch removes PogChamp emote after Gootecks controversy
Nina Forneloza
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Twitch has removed the popular PogChamp emote from its platform after community uproar over a series of Tweets from Ryan “Gootecks” Gutierrez, whose face is the basis for the emote. We’ve made the decision to remove the PogChamp emote following statements from the face of the emote encouraging further violence after what took place in the Capitol today. — Twitch (@Twitch) January 7, 2021 The emote was removed because the …
Popular soloqueue streamer Dopa postpones Korean military service
Tokoni Uti
League of Legends
South Korean streamer and League of Legends player Jeong “Dopa” Sang-gil has announced the postponement of his mandatory military service. In a YouTube video posted yesterday titled “I got military exemption…”, the 27-year-old explains that, while the video title is somewhat exaggerated and he is not completely exempt, he will be temporarily delaying his conscription to continue his streaming career. For Dopa and his fellow South Koreans, all males between …
Top Esports vs. Suning: LPL Spring Split betting analysis
William Davis
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The 2021 LPL Spring Split will kick off with a banger of a match between defending LPL champions Top Esports and Worlds 2020 finalists Suning. Two of the best Chinese teams from 2020 will kick off the 2021 competitive LoL season in the LPL. Top Esports and Suning already have a lot of history together, facing off in the 2020 World Championship semifinals just a few months ago. Suning won …
Team Liquid trialing former CSGO pro JUGi for Valorant roster
Nina Forneloza
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Team Liquid is reportedly trialing former Counter-Strike: Global Offensive player Jakob “JUGi” Hansen for its Valorant roster. Nothing is official yet, but Team Liquid fans are hopeful that JUGi will don a Marvel Comics-themed jersey sometime soon. During the trials, JUGi is reported to have taken the place of Adam “ec1s” Eccles, but it is unknown whether JUGi will replace him on the active roster or someone else’s. JUGi most …
Cloud9 to drop Woxic for Xeppaa according to report
M Alzamora
Counter-Strike
Cloud9’s Counter-Strike: Global Offensive squad is set to make its second roster change in less than a month, according to a new report. The North American esports organization is preparing to make yet another change to its recently revamped roster according to a report from RushB Media. The team is looking to bring in former Chaos Esports rifler Erick “Xeppaa” Bach to replace AWPer Özgür “woxic” Eker, who is said …
Riot introduces LCS on-air team including Hai, Allorim, more
William Davis
League of Legends
The 2021 LCS season will be kicked off with a newly updated on-air team including some new and familiar faces. Riot recently introduced the complete on-air team for the LCS only a few days before the first-ever Lock In tournament kicks off. The team includes familiar faces from the 2020 season, as well as new additions such as Emily Rand, Barento “Razleplasm” Mohammed, and former professional players Hai “Hai” Lam …
This is how to fix Overwatch’s 2021 rendering device error
M Alzamora
News
Overwatch is almost five years old, and Blizzard’s hero shooter is still a popular game despite the reappearance of an error message that first became an issue all the way back in 2018. It’s called a rendering device error, a fancy way of the game telling users that something has gone wrong related to the graphics card. The error was common several years ago, but has cropped up again recently. …
Map creators tease the debut of Tuscan’s new CSGO version
Fariha Bhatti
Counter-Strike
Map developers Catfood and Brute have revealed a glimpse of classic Counter-Strike map Tuscan remade for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. The map trailer has thrilled the fans as its addition has been a hot topic among players for years. Catfood released a short preview of the classic map that is still under construction. The trailer gave a peek inside the location that ruled the Counter-Strike 1.6 arena for many years. While …
Destiny stands up for CallMeCarson admist grooming allegations
Olivia Richman
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Popular streamer Steven Kenneth “Destiny” Bonnell II had some harsh words for anyone criticizing accused groomer Carson “CallMeCarson” King. CallMeCarson was accused of having sexually-charged conversations with underage fans, even exchanging photos with them, by former members of his Lunch Club group. Two such members appeared on Daniel “Keemstar” Keem’s Drama Alert program to share the accusations, which were later corroborated by former teens CallMeCarson had exchanged messages with, some …
Apex Legends pro ImperialHal swatted while live streaming
Olivia Richman
Apex Legends
Yet another streamer has been made a victim of swatting. Apex Legends pro Phillip “ImperialHal” Dosen was streaming the battle royale when cops showed up at his house. His teammates listened in horror as ImperialHal left his desk to talk with the officers. They can be heard telling ImperialHal to raise his hands and get on the ground, most likely believing that a serious crime had been committed. After the …
The LCS reveals new rebrand ahead of 2021 season start
William Davis
League of Legends
Another big rebrand has been revealed just a few days before the 2021 competitive season officially kicks off. This time it’s from the biggest North American league, LCS. After years under the original LCS logo, the league is taking a turn in 2021 and starting off the year with a completely new look. The most notable change will be the new logo, where the LCS has moved in a completely …
Signed Cloud9 jersey survives fire that burns everything else
Fariha Bhatti
Counter-Strike
Fire swallows everything, and that’s precisely what happened when a furnace blew in a Cloud9 fan’s home. His apartment burned to ashes, but his signed Cloud9 jersey somehow escaped the havoc. Cloud9 has a loyal fanbase across the different games and divisions they field rosters in. But this fan of Cloud9’s Counter-Strike: Global Offensive team has stunned everyone after retrieving a slightly marred jersey from fire wreckage. Redditor Dacvid posted …
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