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League of Legends
Swain and Pantheon among the best picks for LoL patch 10.25
William Davis
Tanks have been stealing all of the headlines so far in the 2021 preseason, but with LoL patch 10.25, that’s finally changing. Riot has gone through many attempts at this point to knock the tanks off the throne of solo queue, and it finally seems to be working. With patch 10.25, new champions are starting to see great win rates while several tanks are dropping. The game is still full …
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xQc salty about Game Awards, says streamers don’t love each other
Olivia Richman
The Game Awards featured a segment on streaming and esports meant to support the growing industry. But content creator Felix “xQc” Lengyel just wasn’t having it. While many took the Game Awards as a chance to celebrate the video game community, xQc decided to use the award show as a way to call out how fake streamers have been on social media. Content Creator of the Year went to Rachell …
League of Legends
Afreeca Freecs reveals a smooth new logo as part of rebrand
Olivia Richman
Afreeca Freecs is shaking things up ahead of the 2021 season. The Korean esports organization revealed a new logo earlier this week. The tweet announcing the rebrand showed their old logo, a cartoony “F” with the org name in front of it, basically exploding. In its place, a new logo had appeared. The new logo showcases the team’s initials, A and F. The stylized letters are sleek and streamlined, playing …
Counter-Strike
CSGO coach claims new bug lets you see opposing team’s pings
M Alzamora
PACT coach Vincent ”vinS” Jozefiak tweeted that he could see his team’s opponent’s pings during a live match against Alternate aTTax. With Counter-Strike: Global Offensive’s new operation came a huge update to the ability for players to communicate information in competitive games. CSGO’s ping system had previously been limited to Danger Zone, but Operation Broken Fang introduced it to other modes and expanded on it, adding 50 customizable commands that …
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Alinity receives apology from The Mob after harassment
Olivia Richman
More members of content team The Mob have decided to apologize to streamer Natalia “Alinity” Mogollon for harassing her earlier in the year. After The Mob’s Froste decided to discuss his disdain of toxic communities on Twitter, Alinity couldn’t help but point out his hypocrisy. She shared screenshots of 100 Thieves’ The Mob members repeatedly attacking her over animal abuse allegations on her birthday. Alinity tweeted that it was hard …
Fortnite
Master Chief enters Fortnite alongside The Walking Dead skins
Steven Rondina
Fortnite’s stable of special skins is expanding rapidly and in a surprising direction. Epic Games has long done amazing work, but it’s expanding its stable further by adding both video game icons and pop culture personalities. During The Game Awards 2020, Epic announced two surprising new additions to Fortnite and one not-so-surprising one. Defender of humanity and destroyer of alien ringworlds, the Master Chief arrives as the next Hunter to …
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Female streamers angry as site embeds Twitch streams without permission
Nina Forneloza
The Twitch community has just discovered Bunnyhop.tv and they don’t like it. Bunnyhop.tv is a website that embeds Twitch streams by content creators the site deems attractive. The front page prompts viewers to “sign in to follow your favorite girls.” When female streamers found out about Bunnyhop.tv they were deeply upset about the website’s practices. This is disgusting. A discord team I’m a part of notified me that there is …
League of Legends
Riot reveals Battle Queens 2020 LoL event, including Nexus Blitz
William Davis
Nexus Blitz returns in the Battle Queens 2020 event, where players can earn a lot of rewards to round out the year. With the introduction of patch 10.25, Riot has released the new Battle Queen skin line. The new skins include cosmetics for Janna, Katarina, Qiyana, Diana, and the newest champion Rell. The patch will not only include the new skins and Rell but will also have the Battle Queens …
All rosters for each LEC team in the 2021 season
William Davis
League of Legends
The 2021 LEC season is getting close and the 10 teams have their respective rosters locked in. Just like in North America, the offseason in Europe has been wild and included a lot of big changes. Big names like mid laner Luka “Perkz” Perković and top laner Barney “Alphari” Morris have left to play in the LCS, while a bunch of rookies from the European Leagues are getting a shot …
Seraphine is failing as a mid laner due to troubling kit
William Davis
League of Legends
It’s been almost two months since Seraphine’s release and the champion is not living up to Riot Games’ expectations. Seraphine is arguably the most problematic champion released in 2020. From its odd online presence to its controversial lore and its kit that looks like a Sona remake, players had every reason to dislike the Starry-Eyed Songstress. To make things worse, Seraphine is not even working how Riot intended her to …
What might change for online gaming in 2021
William Davis
News
Online gaming has been gaining more and more popularity during the past several years. This trend has been further accelerated in 2020 thanks to more people spending time inside. The stock markets soared for companies like Netflix, AMD, and Microsoft. And Twitch saw record viewership and the highest number of streamers it ever had. Nobody knows for certain what the future holds in the world of online entertainment and particularly …
Madden 21 Championships: Everything you need to know
William Davis
News
One of the biggest events of the year is set to return in 2021. The Madden 21 Club Championship is set to return with a prize pool of $750,000. The tournament registration has since closed, and more information about upcoming events and live streams will be available in the future. The Madden Championship Series is set to run from November 10 to February 5. Players will have eight weeks to …
Will esports create the next generation of billionaire sports athletes?
William Davis
News
Esports is coming of age, especially in 2020. In a world defined by staying home, video games have had a huge surge in both players and viewership. While esports competitions are traditionally played in big venues with teams at their own stations, the nature of these competitions means it’s possible to play and compete from anywhere in the world, even at home with the right internet connection and gear. It’s …
Tips and tricks for beating CSGO’s first Broken Fang missions
M Alzamora
Counter-Strike
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive’s Broken Fang operation has almost 34 stars for players to earn over its first two weeks’ worth of missions. Even though players have two big lists of missions to complete, Broken Fang has only been out for just over a week. Its first mission card, Start Your Engines, came out just a week ago, followed quickly by Week 2’s Moon Shot. While some of the operation’s missions …
Expectations for each LCS roster going into the 2021 season
Nicholas James
League of Legends
2021 looks like it is going to be a big season for the LCS. Many teams have rebuilt their entire rosters or made moves to acquire big stars in the wake of another year in which not a single LCS squad made it out of the group stage at the World Championships. With big changes come different expectations. Some teams are looking to break into international competition with a splash …
Why is everyone mad at SirActionSlacks and Arkosh Gaming?
Steven Rondina
Dota 2
Arkosh Gaming is branching out, and Dota 2 fans and pro players aren’t happy about it. Arkosh Gaming was originally imagined as a series of show matches involving a black metal-themed squad of anonymous players who take on opponents from all regions and all levels of pro Dota 2. Things started going in a different direction when this lineup was invited to the BTS Pro Series Season 4 tournament. Though …
SumaiL out, Resolut1on in for Just Error in EPIC League playoff
Steven Rondina
Dota 2
Syed “SumaiL” Hassan may be without a team once again. Just Error has announced that it will be substituting Roman “Resolut1on” Fominok for SumaiL in the EPIC League Division 2 playoffs. The organization stated that this is a temporary measure, but the dynamics of the team and the timing of the decision suggests that it may be a trial run for Resolut1on to permanently replace SumaiL. Just Error’s lineup after …
Complexity loses poizon for 2020 season after emergency surgery
M Alzamora
Counter-Strike
Complexity Gaming’s Valentin “poizon” Vasilev will not finish out 2020 with the team after the organzation announced that he had undergone emergency surgery. A tweet from Complexity Gaming CEO Jason Lake announced the news on Twitter, making sure to mention that Complexity expects the AWPer to make a full recovery. The tweet kept the exact nature of poizon’s surgery private. Lake ended the unfortunate announcement with the organization’s intention to …
BLAST teams debunk CSPPA release, say voice comms issue resolved
Fariha Bhatti
Counter-Strike
The Counter-Strike Professional Players’ Association released a statement ahead of the first final of BLAST premier fall series after players refused to give BLAST access to voice comms and video screen recordings. However, a joint statement from 14 organizations reveals a conflict between Counter-Strike: Global Offensive teams and CSPPA. All the teams that are partnered with BLAST for the Fall season published a joint statement on Twitter in which they confirmed that …
Here are the starting rosters for each LCS team in the 2021 season
William Davis
League of Legends
The offseason has been intense for LCS teams, with a lot of new big signings and star players retiring. After weeks of signings from left and right, the 10 LCS teams are now starting to be complete and it’s, therefore, time to look at the rosters. Fans can look forward to a 2021 season with a lot of new big names in the league that will hopefully increase the competitive …
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