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Cyberpunk 2077 has Easter egg based on Overwatch’s Widowmaker Olivia Richman Since Cyberpunk’s controversial release, players have continuously found Easter eggs hidden throughout Night City. As part of that, players believe they have found a reference to Overwatch hero Widowmaker.  After interacting with Panam Palmer in the “Ghost Town” mission, players learn they have to kill a character called Nash. Once he’s taken care of, V is given his weapon. The tech precision rifle is called “Widow Maker.” That would catch …

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Team Liquid vs NaVi IEM Global Challenge betting analysis M Alzamora The IEM Global Challenge is already in full swing, but its matchup between Team Liquid and Natus Vincere in the tournament for first place in group B is going to be a shootout for teams bettors alike. Group B’s winner’s match between Na`Vi and Team Liquid is about as uncertain of a game as punters could ask for. At eight teams, there isn’t much wiggle room at IEM for teams …

League of Legends

Worlds winner Nuguri officially joins LPL’s FunPlus Phoenix William Davis It’s finally official that former DAMWON Gaming top laner Jang “Nuguri” Ha-gwon will be playing for FunPlus Phoenix in 2021.  From one world championship team to another, Nuguri will be playing in the LPL for the first time in 2021, where he will play regularly against some of the best top laners in the world. The newly-crowned world champion joins the team after three years with DAMWON, where he along …

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JD Gaming set to pick up Mystic and Xiye for 2021 LPL season William Davis The old Team WE duo of bot laner Jin “Mystic” Seong-jun and mid laner Su “Xiye” Han-Wei will play for JD Gaming in the 2021 LPL season.  After one season apart, the legendary Team WE duo is reunited and will be fighting together on JD Gaming in the upcoming season. JD Gaming managed to prove itself as one of the best teams in the world in 2020 and is now …

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This is why Riot wants to buff Grievous Wounds in patch 1.11 William Davis Riot Games is looking to make some significant changes to all Grievous Wounds items in the game for LoL patch 11.1.  The first patch of 2021 won’t just include changes to champions, but also a lot of changes to items as well. For this patch, one of the biggest changes being made is to Grievous Wounds, which will get a great boost in duration to fight off the scarier healers …

Counter-Strike

Gambit and Virtus.pro rocket up the latest CSGO rankings M Alzamora Both Gambit and Virtus.pro have made major strides to end 2020. While the top half of WIN.gg’s Counter-Strike: Global Offensive’s rankings have remained relatively stable over the past several weeks, the second half of our top ten has seen major changes as the holidays approach. Two teams in particular stick out as having improved the most since the last time our algorithm dug into each team’s statistacal performances. Both Gambit …

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Magisk, gla1ve plummet as a new face arrives in CSGO rankings M Alzamora While two Astralis players have enjoyed their time in the spotlight, Lukas “gla1ve” Rossander and Emil “Magisk” Reif took a hit this week in the CSGO player rankings while mousesports rifler David “frozen” Čerňanský moved nearly seven spots and broke out into the top 10. It looks like the honeymoon period is over for Astralis. The team is still one of the most powerful in the world, but gla1ve’s return …

Dota 2

N0tail jumps into top 5, new top player in Dota 2 player rankings Steven Rondina EPIC League resulted in one of the biggest shifts in the player rankings to date. Virtus.pro’s strong performance in the event was a crowning achievement for the organization and established the team as the best in the CIS region once again. Meanwhile, Team Secret posted its worst performance of 2020, going 10-10 in the group stage and suffering an early elimination from the playoffs. That was a big event on …

PSG.LGD, Elephant hunt for Secret’s top spot in Dota 2 rankings Steven Rondina Dota 2 Some big changes have hit the Dota 2 rankings, and things are looking set to change even more soon. After months of a rigid hierarchy defined by Team Secret, Quincy Crew, and Fnatic dominating their respective regions, the top 10 has been blown wide open. Even Team Secret, after months as the undisputed best team in Dota 2, is now just a sliver ahead of the pack. Here’s where things …

What happened to popular Fortnite streamer Tfue? Nina Forneloza Fortnite According to Wikipedia, Tfue is the second most followed Twitch streamer behind only Richard “Ninja” Blevins. Tfue is most known for his Fortnite streams, but he originally got his start with games such as Call of Duty and Destiny. He got into battle royale games such as H1Z1 and PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds before finding his groove in Fortnite. After a heated and very public lawsuit against popular gaming organization FaZe Clan, …

Riot reveals LoL patch 11.1 to include item adjustments, buffs William Davis League of Legends Even though the first patch of 2021 is still weeks away, Riot is already previewing LoL patch 11.1.  According to gameplay design director Mark “Scuffy” Yetter, the first patch of 2021 will focus on some item adjustments and buffs, and small changes to a few champions. This preseason has seen Riot focus on balancing the new item system and that will continue with patch 11.1.  Very early Patch Preview for …

These Sova drone lineups in Valorant can crack open defenses Fariha Bhatti News Sova is one of the most-picked agents in Valorant in both high and low ranks thanks to his ability to open up bomb sites. His kit has all the right tools to help a duelist dash into position and get opening kills.  The initiator has his Shock Bolt, Owl Drone, Recon Bolt, and Hunter’s Fury. His abilities allow him to cause substantial damage to the enemy team and gather information, …

xQc is repulsed by the new fan-created YouTube Rewind for 2020 Olivia Richman News Streamer Felix “xQc” Lengyel is never afraid to hold back his opinion, even when it might hurt other peoples’ feelings. By now, content creators should be afraid when their videos end up on xQc’s live stream.  Recently, xQc decided to take aim at a fan-made YouTube Rewind video that took a musical theater approach to the annual cringe of Rewind after YouTube itself decided to skip the Rewind video this …

Streaming hit Among Us is coming to the Nintendo Switch Olivia Richman News 2020 has been a very good year for Among Us.  Innersloth’s social deduction game took Best Multiplayer Game at this year’s Game Awards earlier this month. While Felix “xQc” Lengyel didn’t agree that the simple and sometimes glitchy game deserved the win, it spent most of 2020 being a heavily played game that was consistently featured in big-name streamers’ live broadcasts.  New York state representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez also used the …

Overwatch gets new game mode for Winter Wonderland event Nina Forneloza News Overwatch fans are pleased to see a new Winter Wonderland game mode added this year. The new game mode, called Freezethaw Elimination, pits two teams of four against each other in a deathmatch. But instead of dying, players will be frozen in solid blocks of ice. Teammates can thaw frozen players, but a defrosted foe may take advantage of their vulnerable position and freeze them while they are waiting for …

Uzi makes Varus look good with crazy 1v2 outplay in solo queue William Davis League of Legends Varus has been in a bad state for several patches. But former RNG bot laner Jian “Uzi” Zi-Hao recently made him look strong through a crazy outplay.  After his retirement earlier this year, Uzi has been streaming regularly and showing that he still has what it takes to be one of the best in his position. The latest viral outplay was done on Varus, who is currently the worst marksman …

Dafran returns to streaming part-time after farming internship Nina Forneloza News Six months after former Overwatch League player Daniel “Dafran” Francesca retired from streaming to pursue a career in farming, he has announced a return to part-time streaming while he sets up his own farm. Dafran started his career as a personality in the Overwatch community as a streamer. He then had a short-lived career in the Overwatch League with the Atlanta Reign before returning to streaming. In June 2020, Dafran …

You can make Icebox easy with these great Viper jump throws M Alzamora News Viper may not be picked often in Valorant, but that hasn’t stopped her fans from finding ways for her to make a major impact.Even after several passes over Viper’s kit, Riot’s venomous agent is still all about planning ahead. Valorant’s community recently found a new jump throw for the agent on Icebox that forces enemies to try to defuse the Spike in the open while taking damage and contracting the …

autimatic considers Valorant as Gen.G CSGO roster is up for sale M Alzamora Counter-Strike Gen.G’s veteran Counter-Strike: Global Offensive player Timothy “autimatic” Ta announced that he is considering making a move from CSGO to Valorant, according to tweets from his official Twitter account. The tweet followed comments made to RushBMedia from Gen.G that it was open to offers for autimatic, Kenneth “koosta” Suen, and Hansel “BnTeT” Ferdinand. In a Twitter thread from December 15, autimatic announced that Gen.G has allowed the him to seek …

The LEC will start play for the 2021 season on January 22 William Davis League of Legends It’s finally official that the 2021 LEC season will start on Friday, January 22.  The date has been set by Riot as the official start date shortly after the LCS announced its new league format and start dates. While the LCS is making big changes to the format, the LEC is looking to keep the format from 2020 and continue to build up the European brand on the backs of …

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