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Sodapoppin mocks trolls while announcing t-shirt contest winner
Olivia Richman
Variety streamer Thomas “Sodapoppin” Jefferson Chance Morris IV recently announced the winner of his t-shirt contest. The famed content creator told fans that he would be picking a select few t-shirt designs created by fans to feature on his merch store. The winners were chosen by popular vote, which made for some pretty hilarious results. The winner was a huge hit with Sodapoppin’s followers. The meme-filled Christmas scene was called …
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Valorant players are frustrated with harsh ranking system
Olivia Richman
Competitive Valorant players feel that it’s much too easy to lose rank in Riot Games’ tactical shooter. There is a soft reset each competitive season, introduced in Act 2. A soft reset means that a player will be put into “abridged placements” for a series of three games. The matches determine their rank for the next competitive season, meaning players will be placed “slightly lower” than where they ended in …
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Dr Disrespect faces backlash from mobile gaming community
Fariha Bhatti
Herschel “Dr Disrespect” Beahm IV’s earlier jab at mobile gaming reignited a storm of controversy, with many mobile gaming professionals challenging him to a 1v1. The gaming doctor has finally responded to all the critics in one of his videos. Dr Direspect’s infamous tweet, which hinted at mobile gaming to be non-serious, enraged the entire community. In his tweet, the legendary streamer boasted about his expensive PC setup and compared …
League of Legends
KT Rolster fans are protesting after recent offseason signings
William Davis
Another big drama in South Korean esports is unfolding after KT Rolster didn’t live up to some fans’ expectations in this offseason. After a sloppy 2020 season, KT has almost completely rebuilt its LCK roster by signing a few players with LCK experience, as well as several rookies. Even though it’s admirable that KT is going for some young players with lots of potential, some fans are not happy about …
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
William Davis
The list of weak champions in the 2021 preseason is long, but luckily Riot will try to boost the power of most of them in the upcoming patch 10.25. As tanks and assassins have been dominating the preseason so far, some champions are close to unplayable when looking at their win rates. To make up for this, Riot will be buffing a lot of champions who are currently at a …
Dota 2
New Dota Plus update, guild rewards drop for 2020 Winter Season
Steven Rondina
Dota Plus’ seasonal rewards have reset for the winter season, but Valve gave longtime subscribers an extra bit of love this time around. The list of changes to Dota Plus for this season are largely what one would expect, with a new treasure and an additional set of rewards. There is also a new batch of emoticons and chat wheel sprays alongside some recycled chat wheel sounds from The International …
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Valorant fans angry that Ninja, Myth will stream First Strike
Olivia Richman
While Valorant fans are hyped for the First Strike North America tournament, they are frustrated with Riot Games’ choice for the two official event co-streamers. Tyler “Ninja” Blevins and Ali “Myth” Kabbani were announced as the exclusive co-streamers for First Strike on November 30. In the announcement, Riot called the two streamers “beloved personalities,” but it doesn’t seem like fans agree with that sentiment. When the news was shared on …
xQc goes on rage in Fortnite before stream ends mysteriously
Olivia Richman
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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 …
Astralis vs. Team Liquid: DreamHack Winter betting analysis
William Davis
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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 …
LS will no longer cast LCK, talks about almost coaching Faker
William Davis
League of Legends
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 …
This ridiculous Overpass boost could change your next game
M Alzamora
Counter-Strike
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
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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
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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 …
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