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League of Legends
Nisqy officially joins Fnatic as mid laner for the 2021 LEC
William Davis
Fnatic has welcomed Yasin “Nisqy” Dinçer as its starter mid laner for the 2021 season. Fnatic’s roster for 2021 is shaping up. The organization welcomed former Cloud9 mid laner Nisqy to its starting roster. It’s unclear at the moment what will happen to former mid laner Tim “Nemesis” Lipovšek, whose contract with the team expired on November 15. Nisqy is returning to the LEC after two years spent in North …
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YouTube unbans Belle Delphine following an internet uproar
Olivia Richman
Controversial content creator Belle Delphine is back on YouTube after a short ban. Mary-Belle “Belle Delphine” Kirschner started out as a cosplayer but blew up for her more lewd content and varied internet antics. This includes selling her used bath water for $30. She currently makes most of her money through Patreon and OnlyFans, selling NSFW photos and videos. But Delphine also makes racy content for YouTube, including music videos …
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What is ESIC, and why should we care?
William Davis
Where there is competition, there is someone willing to wager on either of the competitors. Competitive gaming is not an exception. Some estimates put the revenues of the esports betting industry above those of esports themselves. This is especially true in 2020, which has seen the ongoing global health situation depress the overall earnings of pro players and teams. Where there are wagers involved, fairness and integrity can be called …
Dota 2
Gambit Esports wins when NiP pro player abandons in EPIC League
Steven Rondina
Professional Dota 2 players are just like everyone else. Not in terms of how well they play, as obviously they’re significantly better at Dota 2 than an overwhelming majority of other players, but in that they make the same silly mistakes that pub players do. Take the EPIC League game between Ninjas in Pyjamas and Gambit Esports. The two teams are operating at a much higher level than anything the …
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How and why to bet on esports using cryptocurrency
Steven Rondina
Online sports betting is growing rapidly, as is the popularity of cryptocurrency. Naturally, there has been a bit of crossover between the two in recent years. Many online bookmakers are offering options for cryptocurrency in deposits, withdrawals, and bets. Depending on the bookmaker and the specific type of cryptocurrency the bettor is working with, there are different options available that get one started in esports betting. There are many things …
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Cheaper Fortnite skin and V-Buck acquisition methods
William Davis
Popular free-to-play battle royale Fortnite continues to provide millions of fans with entertainment. Fortnite is available on PC, Xbox, PlayStation, and Nintendo devices, creating a connected gaming world where cross-platform competitive gameplay and the freedom for self-expression collide seamlessly. While attaining glorious victory is every player’s primary goal, winning with style comes as a close second. Among the distinct characteristics of Fortnite, there’s a design feature that allows players to …
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Riot announces new pro Valorant Champions Tour set for 2021
Nina Forneloza
Riot Games has announced that its newest competition will kick off in early 2021 and will be called the Valorant Champions Tour. The competition is a season-long global tournament featuring competitions in North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia. The tour will take place throughout the entire year before crowning a global champion at the end of 2021. The VCT will feature three levels of competition: Challengers, Masters, …
Counter-Strike
This DreamHack trailer might have teased a returning CSGO map
M Alzamora
The DreamHack Masters Winter trailer is impressive, but there was something that caught the eye of many viewers on Dust 2. The trailer for DreamHack Winter 2020 was a work of art, there’s no doubt about that. With beautiful animations to go with its soundtrack and voiceover, it’s an impressive piece of CSGO from Valve. But for all of the attention to detail given to the smallest parts of CSGO, …
The best Skye flash guide for every map in Valorant
Olivia Richman
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Valorant’s newest agent, Skye, has been a lot of fun for players to figure out. And used properly, she can be devastatingly effective. Her signature ability, Guiding Light, has been one of the reasons players keep flocking to the healing agent. Flashes are important in tactical shooters such as Valorant and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive because they throw off the enemy’s vision and ability to react. This often creates enough time …
Cody Sun will likely play in Academy for the 2021 season
William Davis
League of Legends
After officially leaving 100 Thieves on November 9, the bot laner Liyu “Cody Sun” Sun is currently without a team going into the 2021 season. In a recent video, Cody Sun explained his journey through the offseason so far and how he has struggled to find LCS offers. He said that one LCS team was interested right after he became a free agent, but that it fell through because the …
Thorin blacklists Fnatic’s Bwipo amid ongoing League drama
William Davis
League of Legends
Duncan “Thorin” Shields has blacklisted Fnatic’s top laner Gabriël “Bwipo” Rau after a recent public disagreement. Thorin is making sure to never invite Bwipo back to any of his podcasts. The decision came after Bwipo publicly disagreed with one of Thorin’s take on The Crack Down. According to Thorin, the real reason why T1 refused to sign Nick “LS” De Cesare as its head coach is because the caster is …
Multiple North American orgs reportedly exiting Counter-Strike
Fariha Bhatti
Counter-Strike
New England Whalers has confirmed the release of its Counter Strike: Global Offensive roster and according to a report by DBLTAP, Chaos Esports Club might follow suit. Adding to what has already been a rough year for North American Counter-Strike, two organizations that have been steady presences are reportedly set to exit the game. The New England Whalers released the team citing the ongoing global health situation, while Chaos Esports …
Evil Geniuses pulls out of BLAST Showdown, Heroic to fill in
M Alzamora
Counter-Strike
Evil Geniuses announced that it would withdrawl from the BLAST Premier Showdown scheduled to start on November 24. EG revealed that its Counter-Strike: Global Offensive team would not participate in the Showdown, BLAST’s version of a second chance qualifier for teams who failed to make the cut for its Fall finals. As the global condition worsens by the day, EG’s withdrawl makes plenty of sense from an organizational standpoint, much …
Complexity vs. Sprout: BLAST Showdown betting analysis
William Davis
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BLAST Premier Fall 2020 Showdown kicks off with a banger of a match between the juggernauts from Complexity and Sprout, a team looking to prove themselves against some of the best. Complexity is entering the tournament as one of the clear favorites, but teams like Sprout will look to make some upsets and maybe even go all the way themselves. The two best teams at the Showdown will qualify for …
New Battle Queens LoL skin line revealed for Rell, Qiyana, more
William Davis
League of Legends
Riot has revealed a brand new skin line called Battle Queens that will likely arrive on live servers before year’s end. The new line will include new skins for Diana, Janna, Katarina, Qiyana, and new LoL champion Rell. The skin line was recently teased by Riot in a short video posted on social media, that included five symbols. These symbols seem to relate to the five new skins, which are …
Riot reveals newest champion Rell, the Iron Maiden
William Davis
League of Legends
Rell will be the newest addition to League of Legends and Riot has recently revealed the first information about her abilities. The Iron Maiden will be a support tank, which players expected after several teasers throughout the past few months. To add on to those leaks, Riot has now officially revealed her splash art and short clips and descriptions of her abilities. Rell, The Iron MaidenThis heavy-armored battle maiden rides …
How to start trading in CSGO
William Davis
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Trading in CSGO can be quite difficult, especially for those starting out. It’s still a worthwhile endeavor, though. A lot of people still do it for its enjoyable and potentially immensely profitable aspects. Not only that, but trading also lets you builds up the number of trades tally on Steam, which is displayed on users’ profiles and can be used to gain trust and reputation in the trading community. The …
Valve employee rages, sends his Dota 2 teammate to low priority
Steven Rondina
Dota 2
Dota 2 has a notoriously toxic community, and it seems as though that this toxicity goes right to the very top. A strange Reddit drama was kicked up recently by a player who claimed to have received a bogus demotion to the low-priority queue. While that’s standard fare on Reddit, what makes this case unique is the fact that the individual claims to have been manually punished by an employee …
The best LEC and LCS free agents left on the market before 2021
Nicholas James
League of Legends
About a week has passed since the start of League of Legends free agency and most of the rumored blockbuster signings and buyouts have been completed. But there are still quite a few free agents available that are either hammering out details with teams, shopping around for the best deal, or looking for an organization to take a chance on them. Here are some of the best westerns free agents …
Here’s how to fix the most common Valorant errors
M Alzamora
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Valorant’s mix of Overwatch’s abilites and CSGO’s precise gunplay has proven to be a hit among players, but constant errors have the community frustrated. Despite the game’s overwhelmingly positive reception, Riot’s updates have made the shooter more and more unstable over time. Frustrated fans and players have flooded the game’s subreddit and forums with complaints while begging for help. So what are are some of Valorant’s common errors and how …
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