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As gamers look for the best hardware, this list of VR headsets helps narrow the field
Jared Wynne
Virtual Reality has been gaining a lot of traction in recent times, partly because people like Mark Zuckerberg have shown sudden interest. It was revealed recently that Facebook will be investing heavily in VR experiences, significantly buffering VR development. Many games are also now getting into virtual experiences, and gamers are thus adding VR gear to their existing arsenal of peripherals. This has even begun to extend into competitive gaming, …
Counter-Strike
These are the best CSGO practice maps to improve your game
M Alzamora
Practice makes perfect in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, so here are three workshop maps that players can reliably use to take their game to the next level. Deathmatching isn’t the only way to get better at CSGO. With seven maps in the competitive pool, players also have to know grenade lineups, common peek angles, and a ton of other skills to become a well-rounded competitor. CSGO itself doesn’t have a ton …
League of Legends
G2 Esports vs Misfits Gaming: 2020 LEC Summer betting analysis
William Davis
The battle for third place is heating up in the 2020 LEC Summer Split, as Misfits Gaming and G2 Esports will battle to break the tie in week four. Four weeks into summer, someone other than G2 has sole control of first. MAD Lions is the best performing team in the league with only one defeat in seven matches. Misfits and G2 are in a four-way tie for third place …
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D1, Keitaro, Static Manny, Noel Brown face sex assault allegations
Olivia Richman
Big names in the Super Smash Bros. and fighting game competitive scenes have been accused of rape and sexual assault over the past few days, and it seems like it’s only the beginning. Kaitlyn “KTDominate” Redeker accused commentator and pro player D’Ron “D1” Maingrette of raping her in 2016. It was her 18th birthday at the Smash the Record event. Smash the Record 2016Read: https://t.co/a7KJn9ig3d — KTDominate (@KTDominate) July 2, …
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LCS ref MacD responds to sexual assault allegations from SSBM
Olivia Richman
Super Smash Bros. Melee player and LCS referee McCain “MacD” LaVelle has decided to publicly apologize for his ongoing predatory behavior within the Smash community. As more people in the gaming and streaming industry have come forward with their survivor stories, including many within the Smash community, MacD has come forward with his own words regarding his past behaviors. “I’m sorry to all those I’ve hurt and made uncomfortable,” he …
Counter-Strike
Flashpoint and CSPPA in conflict entering CSGO player break
M Alzamora
FLASHPOINT is reportedly withholding a $165,000 payment from the Counter-Strike Professional Players Association, claiming that the CSPPA violated an agreement between the two parties during FLASHPOINT Season 1. A report by DBLTap’s Jarek “Dekay” Lewis includes a copy of a letter from FLASHPOINT to the CSPPA that outlines the complaints. In the letter, FLASHPOINT claims that the CSPPA stopped responding to emails from the tournament organizer regarding the testing of …
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Puppeh, CaptainZach accuse Cinnpie, Nairo of statutory rape
Olivia Richman
After over 200 people came forward with assault, rape, and abuse allegations against streamers and other professionals in the gaming community, people in other sections of the gaming world have been emboldened to speak out. One of those communities is Super Smash Bros., which saw two major accusations made over Twitter. Top Smash Ultimate player Troy “Puppeh” Wells accused commentator and streamer Cinnamon “Cinnpie” Dunson of having a sexual relationship …
Counter-Strike
FaZe Clan reportedly looking to add ALEX from Team Vitality
Jared Wynne
In-game leaders are a highly sought-after commodity in the current Counter-Strike: Global Offensive scene right now and several teams are looking to fill that hole in their lineup. With a number of squads lacking a seasoned captain, it should come as no surprise that Team Vitality’s Alex “ALEX” McMeekin is one of the most in-demand players in professional CSGO at the moment. One of the biggest names in need of …
TobiWan responds to sexual assault allegations, speaks on future
Steven Rondina
News
After several days of silence, Toby “TobiWan” Dawson has responded to the numerous claims of sexual misconduct against him and has also announced his retirement from esports. The famed Dota 2 caster was one of the biggest names mentioned within a cascading series of sexual misconduct allegations across the entire video game industry. In a lengthy Twitter post, TobiWan denied any criminal misconduct but apologized for “offending anyone.” pic.twitter.com/1bOBw4utN5— Inactive …
Evo founder MrWiz accused of sexual misconduct
Steven Rondina
News
Joey “MrWiz” Cuellar is the latest esports and gaming personality to be accused of sexual misconduct. According to Twitter user PyronIkari, the Evolution Championship Series co-founder allegedly solicited children to undress for him in the 1990s. This comes following a week which saw numerous high-profile individuals in game development, esports, and streaming accused of sexual misconduct. My own story in the FGCRead: https://t.co/DJbPt0GrQZ — Mikey~ CrackPr0n (@PyronIkari) July 2, 2020 …
Streaming star Reckful reportedly dead at just 31 years old
Steven Rondina
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Popular streamer and former top-ranked World of Warcraft player Byron “Reckful” Berstein has reportedly died. He was 31 years old. The news first made the rounds on Twitter from esports journalist Rod “Slasher” Breslau. Reckful’s death was then confirmed by numerous other individuals close to him. according to his ex girlfriend, Byron ‘Reckful’ Bernstein has passed away. i can’t believe this. — Rod Breslau (@Slasher) July 2, 2020 Immediately before …
How to place vision wards like a pro in League of Legends
William Davis
League of Legends
The goal in League of Legends is very simple: Storm into the enemy’s base and destroy their nexus. Things start getting more complicated when players have to deal with wave management, map rotations, and vision control. Placing wards is not just something you always have to consider if your lane is being camped by an enemy jungler. No, vision control is a necessary skill for every player on the map. …
Haven removed from Valorant competitive queue due to Reyna bug
Olivia Richman
News
Riot Games has removed Haven from Valorant’s competitive queue map pool after finding a game-breaking exploit. Valorant tweeted that Haven will return to the rotation as soon as the developer is “confident it’s fixed.” We were made aware of an exploit on Haven and disabled it in the competitive queue while we ship a fix overnight. It’ll come back into the rotation as soon as we’re confident it’s fixed. — …
You won’t believe your eyes when you see Sneaky’s new cosplay
Olivia Richman
League of Legends
Cloud9 is already hot and bothered over Zachary “Sneaky” Scuderi’s newest cosplay. The veteran AD Carry may no longer be on Cloud9’s roster, but he is still clearly on the organization’s mind thanks to his increasingly sultry cosplays. The top LCS team shot its traditional “you’re so hot brother” tweet at Sneaky after he posted two eye-popping photos of his most recent cosplay. Sporting a bubble gum pink wig, a …
Valve extends TI10 Battle Level Bundle sale after huge prize pool jump
Nina Forneloza
Dota 2
Valve has listened to fans, and looked at its bank account, and extended the Battle Pass Level Bundle Sale to July 2. The Battle Pass Level Bundle Sale arrived as expected on June 25. Traditionally, the event is a weekend sale to offer a great deal for Battle Pass owners and boost the The International 10 prize pool. Due to requests of many players and given the timing of the …
Valorant developers tease new agent, discuss upcoming content
Olivia Richman
News
Valorant has only been out for a month, but the game’s developers are already looking ahead to producing more content. In a Valorant developer diary, executive producer Anna Donlon addressed fans regarding the FPS’ launch. She explained that a game is never really done and that the player base will continuously find new things for the team to improve on. “It’s not like the team has moved on to the …
Team Secret is taking a vacation after winning 6 straight events
Jared Wynne
Dota 2
Team Secret manager Matthew “CyborgMatt” Bailey has announced that the team will be taking a one-month break from competitive Dota 2. With the overwhelming number of online leagues that have popped up in Dota 2 over recent months, Team Secret has been more active than ever. That has led to overwhelming success for Secret, but the constant grind has taken a toll on the team. To help stay fresh and …
A fake Dota 2 pro tournament may be part of a new gambling scam
Steven Rondina
Dota 2
The latest pro Dota 2 tournament may just be a front for a gambling scam. The NA Summer Shuffle is a seemingly normal mid-tier Dota 2 tournament, boasting a number of the teams that fans might recognize from regional qualifiers run for larger events. The trouble is that at least a few of these teams withdrew from the tournament over concerns regarding the organizer’s ability to come through on the …
Ninja and Alinity have beef over xQc rant on charity streams
Olivia Richman
News
Always looking for drama, Félix “xQc” Lengyel has claimed that some popular streamers are paid to do charity streams. The former Overwatch League pro definitely stirred up some major beef when fans began questioning the validity of Benjamin “Dr Lupo” Lupo’s recent charity streams for St. Judes. Some fans even started to wonder if the money Dr Lupo donated to causes was actually given to him by the organization ahead …
MIBR fer banned on Twitch amid racism, cheating controversies
M Alzamora
Counter-Strike
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive pro player Fernando “fer” Alvarenga has been banned on Twitch, according to the Twitter account StreamerBans. The ban follows what has been a month of bad press for both fer and his team, MIBR, after a series of incidents that included fer’s use of a Brazilian racial slur on his Twitch stream, death threats made against another professional CSGO player, and accusations of bullying another CSGO team …
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