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Counter-Strike Sprout benches snatchie and dycha ahead of 2021 season By Fariha Bhatti League of Legends Peanut returns to the LCK 2021 with Team Dynamics By William Davis League of Legends Riot looking to nerf Kayle, Kayn, more on LoL patch 10.25 By William Davis

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 …

News xQc goes on rage in Fortnite before stream ends mysteriously By Olivia Richman News Astralis vs. Team Liquid: DreamHack Winter betting analysis By William Davis League of Legends LS will no longer cast LCK, talks about almost coaching Faker By William Davis

Counter-Strike

This ridiculous Overpass boost could change your next game M Alzamora 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 …

League of Legends

Former Worlds champ Crown retires after Bjergsen, Doublelift William Davis 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 …

Counter-Strike

Valve has removed Fnatic KRIMZ’s VAC ban, Esportal blamed Fariha Bhatti 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 …

League of Legends

How much money is Perkz making at Cloud9 in the LCS? William Davis 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 News 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 News 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 …

Afreeca Freecs adds Bang and Lehends, completes LCK 2021 roster William Davis League of Legends Afreeca Freecs has completed its roster with the addition of two-time World Champion Bae “Bang” Jun-sik and former Griffin support Son “Lehends” Si-woo. Afreeca Freecs is ready for the opening season of the franchised LCK. The team finalized its lineup with a new duo in the bottom lane. This signing marks the return of Bang to the LCK after two years in the LCS. Lehends joins after parting ways with …

Using bitcoin in online esports gambling William Davis News Over the past decade the esports and cryptocurrency industries have both exploded, and they’ve come together in the realm of online betting. Because of its competitive nature, betting on esports is a very hot trend right now. Dota 2, League of Legends, and Counter Strike: Global Offensive are some of the most popular esports in the world, and all of them have a large betting market.  Almost everything has been …

Greekgodx banned from Twitch, and fans don’t know why Olivia Richman News Nudity? DMCA? Fans are scrambling to figure out why streamer Dimitri “Greekgodx” Antonatos has been banned from Twitch. This is the Team SoloMid content creator’s second ban from Twitch this year. It most likely isn’t permanent, but so far neither Greekgodx nor Twitch have stated how long the suspension is for, or why he received the ban to begin with. No matter the reason, one viewer discovered that Greekgodx’s banned …

TSM adds Huni to its starting roster for the 2021 LCS William Davis League of Legends Team SoloMid has officially welcomed Heo “Huni” Seung-hoon as its starting top laner for the LCS in 2021. The TSM roster is finally shaping up. The organization has closed a deal with Evil Geniuses and acquired Huni, who will be replacing outgoing top laner Sergen “Broken Blade” Çelik. “I’m super excited just being on the starting roster. It’ll be a really good opportunity for me, the roster seems really good. …

FURIA vs. North: DreamHack Winter betting analysis William Davis News The last month of 2020 kicks off with some great Counter-Strike at DreamHack Masters Winter, where FURIA will meet North in the opening match.  DreamHack Masters Winter will include 16 teams, including participants from the Americas region. The tournament has a good mix of the best teams in the world and upcoming teams who are looking to prove themselves against the best. DreamHack Winter has a prize pool of $150,000, …

Are Europeans paying too much for RP in League of Legends? William Davis League of Legends It’s currently more expensive for European players to buy Riot Points (RP) compared to the North American LoL players, and this has some users complaining to developer Riot Games. After a recent post about RP prices on social media, fans are slowly starting to realize that the RP prizes on the European servers are exceptionally high compared to the North American server. Because of differences in currencies, EU players are …

Ninjas in Pyjamas pulls out of Dota 2 again, releases roster Steven Rondina Dota 2 NInjas in Pyjamas is leaving Dota 2. Again. The esports organization announced that it is dropping its Dota 2 team and reevaluating its presence in the game. This is the third time where NiP has decided to pull out of Dota 2 throughout its history. “This year has taken a massive toll on what was already an unstable ecosystem. With the indefinite postponement of the DPC and The International, we …

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