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News Valorant players are frustrated with harsh ranking system By Olivia Richman News Dr Disrespect faces backlash from mobile gaming community By Fariha Bhatti League of Legends KT Rolster fans are protesting after recent offseason signings By William Davis

Counter-Strike

Sprout benches snatchie and dycha ahead of 2021 season Fariha Bhatti German Counter-Strike: Global Offensive team Sprout has announced the benching of Polish duo Paweł “dycha” Dycha and Fritz “slaxz” from the active roster. Both players have been placed on the transfer list as sources report Sprout will return to a full-German CSGO squad heading into next year. Jarek “DeKay” Lewis also reported that the team is eyeing ALTERNATE aTTaX duo Marko “kressy” Đorđević  and Fritz “slaxz” Dietrich as possible replacements. …

League of Legends

Peanut returns to the LCK 2021 with Team Dynamics William Davis Jungler Han “Peanut” Wang-ho is returning to the LCK after signing a two-year deal with Team Dynamics. Peanut is back in South Korea and has joined Team Dynamics as its starting jungler for 2021. Peanut returns after playing for a year with LGD Gaming in the LPL. 2020 was a good year for Peanut. LGD, a team that doesn’t usually achieve much domestically, snatched the fourth LPL seed to the …

League of Legends

Riot looking to nerf Kayle, Kayn, more on LoL patch 10.25 William Davis Patch 10.25 is right around the corner and there will be a lot of changes to both champions and items once again.  This patch will be the last of 2020 and Riot is therefore doing everything they can to balance out the game, which is currently in a shaky preseason state. There are a lot of bugs in the game at the moment and many champions are either sitting at …

Fortnite

Fortnite Season 5 update introduces golden bars and the Mandalorian Fariha Bhatti After a record-breaking Galactus event that garnered a peak of 15.3 million concurrent players, Epic Games has finally revealed the details about Chapter 2 Season 5. The latest season, titled “Zero Point,” includes new weapons, bars, and significant map changes.  Fortnite’s Season 5 is anything but ordinary. The developer succeeded to break its own record of 12.3 million concurrent players during the Travis Scott concert in April (and the 10.7 …

League of Legends Galeforce, Seraphine, more to be buffed on LoL patch 10.25 By William Davis Dota 2 New Dota Plus update, guild rewards drop for 2020 Winter Season By Steven Rondina News Valorant fans angry that Ninja, Myth will stream First Strike By Olivia Richman

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xQc goes on rage in Fortnite before stream ends mysteriously Olivia Richman Nothing Félix “xQc” Lengyel does shocks the streaming community anymore.  In a recent live broadcast, the variety streamer decided to drop into Fortnite. It started as innocently as an xQc stream can go, but quickly took a turn when the former Overwatch League pro was suddenly eliminated when he peeked from behind a rock. It’s safe to say that xQc wasn’t too happy about how the game went down.  “Jesus …

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Astralis vs. Team Liquid: DreamHack Winter betting analysis William Davis Two of the most successful teams in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive history will clash in a do-or-die match at the 2020 DreamHack Masters Winter Europe tournament.  It’s Astralis and Team Liquid who will meet on the server in a deciding best-of-three game. Both teams lost their opening matches in group B, meaning that they are now stuck in the lower bracket where no more missteps are allowed.  Astralis started out the …

League of Legends

LS will no longer cast LCK, talks about almost coaching Faker William Davis The newly signed T1 content creator and LCK caster Nick “LS” Cesare has returned to streaming after a few weeks away from social media.  On his return stream, LS talked about what has been going on behind the scenes with him and T1 over the past weeks and how he was actually accepted as a coach for the team by Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok himself.  According to LS, he was originally …

Counter-Strike

This ridiculous Overpass boost could change your next game M Alzamora Overpass has a long history of crazy boosts, and players are still finding new ones nearly eight years after its release. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive’s Overpass has seen more boosts than players care to count, and it isn’t slowing down anytime soon. It’s only been six months since players found an overpowered three-man stack in CT spawn, but Triumph pulled out all the stops just to get a free shot at …

Former Worlds champ Crown retires after Bjergsen, Doublelift William Davis League of Legends Former Samsung Galaxy mid laner Lee “Crown” Min-ho has announced that he will retire from professional League of Legends.  After more than five years as a professional player, Crown will step back from pro play after a year in the Korean challenger league. Crown made a name for himself in 2017 whe won the 2017 World Championship together with Samsung Galaxy. Crown will be another big name to retire in …

Valve has removed Fnatic KRIMZ’s VAC ban, Esportal blamed Fariha Bhatti Counter-Strike Counter Strike: Global Offensive professional Freddy “KRIMZ” Johansson has confirmed that he’s once again free to play CSGO after a short VAC ban was rendered by Valve. Fnatic’s ace rifler was mysteriously banned a few days ago, with many speculating that ban was due to third-party platform Esportal.  Im free mfs ???????? — Freddy Johansson (@Krimz) December 1, 2020 Fnatic’s Krimz was handed a ban during an apparent Esportal ban …

How much money is Perkz making at Cloud9 in the LCS? William Davis League of Legends The 2021 League of Legends offseason has been the craziest in the history of the game, with Luka “Perkz” Perković going to Cloud9 as one of the biggest roster swap yet.  Not a lot of fans would have expected the former G2 Esports mid and bot laner to join a team in the LCS, but now it has happened. Not only is Perkz one of the best players to ever …

Dota 2 star RAMZES666 is now a Nike-sponsored athlete Steven Rondina Dota 2 Nike is continuing its esports expansion by sponsoring individual players. The athletic apparel manufacturer has tendered a partnership with Dota 2 star Roman “RAMZES666” Kushnarev. RAMZES666 is only the second esports player to be directly sponsored by Nike. “For me, Nike was always the №1 brand in the world, and I am very pleased that thanks to Winstrike I was introduced to the company. With Nike’s support many great athletes, …

Yvonnie defends Pokimane after her latest fight with Fedmyster Olivia Richman News Twitch star Iman “Pokimane” Anys recently responded to a leaked document written by Former Offline TV member Federico “Fedmyster” Gaytan, telling her side of the ongoing drama surrounding their relationship in the house. Now, another involved personality is weighing in. One of the ongoing controversies has been about Yvonne “Yvonnie” Ng, who became the Offline TV house manager in 2018. Fedmyster was ultimately kicked from the streaming company when Yvonnie …

Is support Invoker viable? Dota 2 pros seem to think so Steven Rondina Dota 2 You know how ranked games will often have a “hard support” Pudge that decides he needs to actually play core after 10 minutes? Well, what if that happened in a pro game? Top-tier Dota 2 doesn’t actually see that kind of unilateral audible get called, but it has increasingly seen teams recast traditional carry heroes into support roles. The benefits to this are numerous, in particular how it offers greater …

Nexus Blitz might return to LoL for potential Christmas event William Davis League of Legends Nexus Blitz might be back on the League of Legends live servers during December.  The popular game mode is currently enabled on the Public Beta Environment (PBE), which does indicate that Nexus Blitz will likely return to the live servers throughout December. Nexus Blitz is known as one of the most popular featured game modes and it looks like Riot will bring it back for a potential Christmas event. The …

Valorant agent Killjoy disabled until the turret bug is fixed Fariha Bhatti News A recent bug in Killjoy’s kit added to the long list of Valorant glitches in which the German agent could plant her turret under the map in Haven. After months of complaints from players, Riot developers have disabled the agent until the exploit is fixed.  The bug could make or break the game. Entering B or C site of Haven became impossible with Killjoy’s turret waiting to be activated as …

Afreeca Freecs adds Bang and Lehends, completes LCK 2021 roster William Davis League of Legends Afreeca Freecs has completed its roster with the addition of two-time World Champion Bae “Bang” Jun-sik and former Griffin support Son “Lehends” Si-woo. Afreeca Freecs is ready for the opening season of the franchised LCK. The team finalized its lineup with a new duo in the bottom lane. This signing marks the return of Bang to the LCK after two years in the LCS. Lehends joins after parting ways with …

Using bitcoin in online esports gambling William Davis News Over the past decade the esports and cryptocurrency industries have both exploded, and they’ve come together in the realm of online betting. Because of its competitive nature, betting on esports is a very hot trend right now. Dota 2, League of Legends, and Counter Strike: Global Offensive are some of the most popular esports in the world, and all of them have a large betting market.  Almost everything has been …

Greekgodx banned from Twitch, and fans don’t know why Olivia Richman News Nudity? DMCA? Fans are scrambling to figure out why streamer Dimitri “Greekgodx” Antonatos has been banned from Twitch. This is the Team SoloMid content creator’s second ban from Twitch this year. It most likely isn’t permanent, but so far neither Greekgodx nor Twitch have stated how long the suspension is for, or why he received the ban to begin with. No matter the reason, one viewer discovered that Greekgodx’s banned …

TSM adds Huni to its starting roster for the 2021 LCS William Davis League of Legends Team SoloMid has officially welcomed Heo “Huni” Seung-hoon as its starting top laner for the LCS in 2021. The TSM roster is finally shaping up. The organization has closed a deal with Evil Geniuses and acquired Huni, who will be replacing outgoing top laner Sergen “Broken Blade” Çelik. “I’m super excited just being on the starting roster. It’ll be a really good opportunity for me, the roster seems really good. …

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