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FunPlus Phoenix vs. Top Esports: Demacia Cup betting analysis
William Davis
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 …
League of Legends
The LCS has one big advantage over the LEC, says G2 Ocelote
William Davis
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 …
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Six mobile games that will have huge esports events in 2021
William Davis
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 …
League of Legends
DAMWON vs. Afreeca Freecs: KeSPA Cup 2020 betting analysis
William Davis
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 …
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Twitch is making it harder to block ads on Twitch, here’s how
Olivia Richman
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
Fortnite leak uncovers new vehicle with mounted weapon
Olivia Richman
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 …
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Ninjas in Pyjamas reportedly adds Ex6TenZ to Valorant roster
Steven Rondina
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 …
League of Legends
DAMWON Gaming renames for 2021 season, partners up with KIA
William Davis
The defending world champions from DAMWON will be changing their name for the 2021 season after signing a naming rights deal with KIA Motors. With the new partnership, the team will be known as “DWG KIA” starting in 2021, according to several reporters within the South Korean League of Legends scene. With the KIA partnership, DAMWON will also rock a new uniform and will get a new logo. 담원게이밍과 기아자동차가 …
ZywOo holograms light up Paris for his new Vitality contract
Fariha Bhatti
Counter-Strike
Vitality star AWPer and Counter Strike: Global Offensive maestro Mathieu “ZywOo” Herbaut’s holograms illuminated several buildings and monuments across Paris when the French organization announced the extension of his contract till 2024. The French prodigy ends the year on a bright note by continuing his stay in the organization that he’s called home since his breakthrough in 2018. The news was announced days after the team’s final showing of the …
These are the best teams to watch at Demacia Cup 2020
William Davis
League of Legends
Demacia Cup 2020 is the last Chinese LoL tournament of the year, and it has a lot of exciting players and teams to keep an eye on. The annual Demacia Cup recently kicked off with 24 teams total competing for the title and the honor that comes with it. The teams participating feature a great mix of well-known LPL teams and smaller squads who are ready to show what they …
Blank returns to the LCK after joining KT Rolster in 2021
William Davis
League of Legends
Former SKT jungler Kang “Blank” Sun-gu officially returns to play in the LCK as he will play for KT Rolster in the upcoming 2021 season. After playing for the Japanese team Sengoku Gaming in the LJL, Blank will return to the big stage with one of the most prominent esports organizations in League of Legends. He will be the team’s jungler for the LCK alongside young talents Lee “Bonnie” Gwang-su …
New Valorant agent Shatter has exploding clone, more abilities
M Alzamora
News
Leaked files show that Riot Games is hard at work on Shatter, the character many believe will be the next agent released for the shooter. Information and teasaers from offical Riot accounts, a hidden image in an Instagram story, and files from the game itself show that the studio is preparing to release Valorant’s 14th agent. The teases began when Riot suddenly posted desktop backgrounds for players to download on …
Twitch streamer Tayhuhu banned because her child showed on stream
Fariha Bhatti
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Brazilian Twitch streamer Tayhuhu has been issued an indefinite ban after her young daughter appeared on stream while Tayhuhu was briefly away to pick up food delivery. The live-streaming platform has not yet responded to the streamer’s request for support. Twitch has been in the headlines for most of the year due to controversies related to bans and DMCA strikes. This time, a Brazilian streamer with a small following has …
Did Twitch update its ToS to protect itself from accusations?
Olivia Richman
News
Twitch’s recent changes to their Terms of Service mostly targeted sexism and harassment. The policy change included banning the words “simp” and “incel” from the streaming platform. For a while, this became the main target of the streaming community’s beef with Twitch, with the words actually being used more than ever before after the announcement. But Twitch users recently noticed another change to the harassment policy that has also garnered hate …
Is Valve hinting that 128 tick servers are coming to CSGO soon?
M Alzamora
Counter-Strike
Players’ frustration with Counter-Strike: Global Offensive’s slow servers might soon come to and end. CSGO currently runs on 64-tick servers, meaning that all of the action on a player’s screen might not really match what the server says it is. A faster server takes more snapshots of what’s going on in game compared to slower ones, and that’s why CSGO’s player base wants those faster servers. Riot Games has made …
Former TSM player Chaox explains his return to streaming LoL
William Davis
League of Legends
Former Team SoloMid bot laner Shan “Chaox” Huang is back to pursue streaming after seven years of being under the radar. A familiar face from the early seasons of League of Legends is back and will be streaming regularly once again. In a recent vlog, Chaox talked about his past seven years and what has happened since he was kicked from TSM in 2013. Chaox even addressed a mental breakdown …
xQc and Dr Disrespect mock each other over a Bloons stream
Olivia Richman
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Two of the most popular streamers don’t seem to get each other’s humor at all. Herschel “Dr Disrespect” Beahm IV posted a tweet recently that called out Felix “xQc” Lengyel for playing Bloons. Dr Disrespect didn’t seem to comprehend why xQc would play such a nonsensical tower defense game on stream. “xQc, you got 60,000 people watching you play Bloons Tenacious Destruction 6. Whatever the fuck it’s called. Are you …
This crazy Gragas combo means a pentakill in Nexus Blitz
William Davis
League of Legends
Pentakills are always a pleasure to watch in League of Legends, but this Gragas combo takes it to another level in Nexus Blitz. In a recent Nexus Blitz highlight, a Gragas player managed to secure himself a pentakill with just a single spell rotation. The clip instantly went viral, as the Gragas found all five of his opponents clumped up in the mid jungle. The Gragas saw his chance to …
Ninja accuses rival team of cheating, angers Valorant community
Olivia Richman
News
After beating Tyler “Ninja” Blevin’s Valorant team in the Knights Before Christmas Invitational, Built By Gamers (BBG) was accused of cheating by the popular streamer. A clip of BBG’s Tristan “Critical” Trinacty possibly locking onto a Time In player was being shared around social media. As more people voiced concerns that Critical was cheating, BBG ended up being disqualified from the Knights Before Christmas Invitational, which was run by the …
Astralis sweeps Team Liquid 3-0 in IEM Global Challenge finals
M Alzamora
Counter-Strike
One of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive’s best rivalries continued in the IEM Global Challenge grand finals, where Team Liquid took on Astralis in 2020’s first LAN competition since February. It was the 10th grand finals matchup between two teams who had jockeyed for the top spot in the world between 2018 and 2019. World events kept the two teams separate for most of 2020, but Liquid surprised Europe early on at …
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