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Why is everyone mad at SirActionSlacks and Arkosh Gaming?
Steven Rondina
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 …
Dota 2
SumaiL out, Resolut1on in for Just Error in EPIC League playoff
Steven Rondina
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 …
Counter-Strike
Complexity loses poizon for 2020 season after emergency surgery
M Alzamora
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 …
Counter-Strike
BLAST teams debunk CSPPA release, say voice comms issue resolved
Fariha Bhatti
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 …
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Alinity and The Mob argue over harassment claims on Twitter
Olivia Richman
Twitch streamer Natalia “Alinity” Mogollon is no stranger to controversy, but it seems she’s had enough of the drama as of late. Alinity took to Twitter to call out members of 100 Thieves’ content creator group, The Mob, for continuously harassing her. She decided to call out some of the streamers when one of the members, Froste, shared a tweet discussing his disdain for toxic online communities. He wrote a …
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Twitch updates harassment policy, targets sexual harassment
Nina Forneloza
Twitch announced today that it will be updating its Hateful Conduct and Harassment Policy. In the article, Twitch explains that many people on Twitch continue to experience a large amount of harassment and abuse that occurs on the platform. This update particularly aims to target those who sling abuse at women, members of the LGBTQIA+ community, black, Indigenous, and other people of color. There are three sections that Twitch has …
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Valorant releases first ever holiday skins ahead of winter event
Nina Forneloza
Valorant has released a new set of holiday-themed skins ahead of the recently announced Snowball Fight Team Deathmatch, which runs from December 15 to December 29. The Winterwunderland skins are 1,275 VP for the Vandal, Phantom, Ghost, and Marshal, and 2,550 VP for the melee skins. A bundle costs 5,100 VP and includes all three of the Valorant melee variant levels, which are red, green, blue, and rainbow. Skins are …
Counter-Strike
Broken Fang CSGO skin hit with DMCA claim, Valve investigating
M Alzamora
One of the skins included in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive’s Operation Broken Fang has been hit with a DCMA copyright claim. CSGO’s new operation came with over 40 new skins for players to collect, but one of them might end up changing. The Galil Vandal, originally named “Robber,” has been flagged for review by Valve for a potential copyright violation according to a warning on the skin’s original workshop entry. While …
G2 reportedly benches Davidp after First Strike loss to Heretics
Fariha Bhatti
News
The untouchable quintet of G2 Esports’ Valorant division has finally taken a loss in the First Strike European finals against team Heretics. The loss resulted in G2 immediately dropping David “Davidp” Prins from the active roster, according to a report at 1pv.fr. The report initially stated that both Jacob “pyth” Mourujärvi and Davidp were dropped from the G2 roster. However, it was later clarified that Pyth would be staying. …
Richard Lewis says cheats and throws rampant in CSGO pro scene
M Alzamora
Counter-Strike
A stunning report from veteran esports reporter Richard Lewis says more than half of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive’s top teams would have been barred from competition for cheating without the intervention of tournament organizers in an attempt to save face. The report comes just days after a strange ruling by CSGO’s self-proclaimed governing body, the Esports Integrity Commission, stated that it would give “a pass [to] coaches, players, and teams” it …
Wild Rift is now available in Europe on iOS and Android
William Davis
League of Legends
It’s now possible to play the Wild Rift open beta in Europe and several other regions on both iOS and Android. Riot announced earlier this year that Wild Rift would extend its reach to several new regions on December 10, but it seems to have come a bit earlier than that. The regions that Wild Rift extends its open beta to include Europe, Vietnam, Oceania, Taiwan, Turkey, Russia, the Middle …
Pokimane addresses dating rumors after Fitz relationship joke
Fariha Bhatti
News
Iman “Pokimane” Anys is once again at the receiving of trolling from social media users. A comment made by fellow streamer Cameron “Fitz” McKay regarding his relationship with Pokimane has resulted in a string of degrading comments directed towards Pokimane’s Twitter. Drama always ends up finding renowned Twitch streamer Pokimane, whether she’s directly involved or not. This time, famous YouTuber and Twitch streamer Fitz made a joke, but it only added …
Former ROX Tigers mid laner Kuro retires from pro LoL
William Davis
League of Legends
Another member of the famed ROX Tigers squad has chosen to retire, and this time it’s mid laner Lee “Kuro” Seo-haeng who will be putting his mouse and keyboard on the shelf. It’s hasn’t been long since former ROX Tigers support Kang “GorillA” Beom-hyun made the announcement that he would retire, and now Kuro will be doing the same. Kuro was the mid laner for ROX Tigers when the team …
dev1ce has just reached some huge milestone at Astralis
M Alzamora
Counter-Strike
Astralis’ Nicholi “dev1ce” Reedtz crossed a major Counter-Strike: Global Offensive milestone last week when he reached and then passed one of CSGO’s most monumental pro player acheivements. dev1ce has now played over 1,000 maps since the team formally known as TSM went solo and named itself Astralis. dev1ce, considered by many fans to be one of the most deadly AWP users in the history of CSGO, reached the 1,000-map milestone …
CSGO dev says trusted accounts see few cheaters, players disagree
M Alzamora
Counter-Strike
A conversation between CSGO developer John McDonald and a twitter user revealed that Valve has stats that say trusted accounts very rarely see cheaters. But CSGO players don’t seem to agree. In a Twitter thread, McDonald quoted some statistics from Counter-Strike: Global Offensive that said that highly-trusted accounts see a confirmed cheater in only one game out of every 40, meaning that those accounts face a cheater in matchmaking about …
LCK star GorillA retires after 1 season with SANDBOX Gaming
William Davis
League of Legends
Another legend has retired from professional League of Legends, with support player Kang “GorillA” Beom-hun calling it a career. The 2021 offseason has been full of great players retiring and GorillA is the next in line. The Korean support has had a fantastic career and will likely be remembered as one of the best support players of all time. He is mostly known for his time on ROX Tigers, one …
Snowball Fight Deathmatch brings holiday spirit to Valorant
Olivia Richman
News
“Ready to have a Snowball Fight with your friends (and likely your foes)?” Every time the holiday season rolls around, most major competitive games try to have some fun with the winter spirit in mind. Valorant is no different. For its first winter celebration, Riot Games is introducing Snowball Fight Team Deathmatch to Valorant. This limited-time game mode will run from December 15 to December 29, and was introduced in …
Riot previews new Marauder, Warden skins for Kalista, Quinn, more
William Davis
League of Legends
Riot recently introduced four brand new skins to close out the year. The skins include new cosmetics for Kalista, Kled, Quinn, and Gragas. Both Kalista and Kled will be receiving skins for the Marauder skin line, joining champions such as Olaf, Warwick, Alistar, and Ashe who already have Marauder cosmetics. It also looks like Xin Zhao will be receiving a Marauder skin. Quinn and Gragas will receive some light-themed heavenly …
A closer look at CSGO’s Broken Fang Case skins
M Alzamora
Counter-Strike
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive’s Operation Broken Fang comes with a brand new case, and here are the impressive skins in all their glory. CSGO’s new operation has put a huge number of skins into users’ virtual hands, but the in-game viewer doesn’t do justice for how impressive these skins are. From the humble military-spec CZ-75 Vendetta all the way to the third Neo-Noir skin stylishly applied to the Glock-18, Broken Fang’s …
Can SwordArt challenge CoreJJ as the best support in the LCS?
William Davis
League of Legends
After signing with Team SoloMid on a record-breaking contract, Hu “SwordArt” Shuo-Chieh will be playing in the LCS with an eye towards becoming the best support in the region. Team Liquid support Jo “CoreJJ” Yong-in has been considered the best support in the LCS for a while, and may even be the best player in the entire league. The recent Worlds finalist SwordArt has now come to challenge that spot …
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