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Shroud goes off on aim assist being wrong in competitive games Fortnite Shroud goes off on aim assist being wrong in competitive games By Olivia Richman Valorant cheaters mad that they’re banned from game on release News Valorant cheaters mad that they’re banned from game on release By Olivia Richman Overwatch streamer Dafran quits streaming for a very strange reason News Overwatch streamer Dafran quits streaming for a very strange reason By Olivia Richman
Dota 2 player count dips despite the launch of TI10 Battle Pass Dota 2
Dota 2 player count dips despite the launch of TI10 Battle Pass Steven Rondina May was a huge month for Dota 2, with a load of pro games to watch and the launch of The International 10 Battle Pass. It’s generally a great time to be a Dota 2 player, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that more people are playing Dota 2. After three consecutive months of gains, Dota 2’s player base actually dropped in May. According to Steam Charts, Dota 2 had an …
ORDER vs AVANT at DreamHack Masters Spring betting analysis Counter-Strike
ORDER vs AVANT at DreamHack Masters Spring betting analysis M Alzamora While neither ORDER nor AVANT immediately come to mind when some international fans think about the Oceanic region, this DreamHack Masters Spring upper bracket showdown should be a fiery one. Fans may immediately want to hand this game to ORDER, especially considering the greater name recognition of the team’s players. With players like Ricardo “Rickeh” Mulholland and Karlo “USTILO” Pivacs, ORDER immediately has an advantage in this matchup. Rickeh has …
How to get the new Thousand-Pierced Volibear skin for free League of Legends
How to get the new Thousand-Pierced Volibear skin for free William Davis The reworked Volibear has arrived in Summoner’s Rift and developer Riot Games is giving away a free skin to commemorate the launch. In 2019, Riot announced that Fiddlesticks and Volibear would be getting complete overhauls. The new Volibear arrived with patch 10.11 and brings a present with him to players. All players that owned the champion prior to the rework will receive the new Thousand-Pierced Bear skin for free. To …
Valve just increased the rewards for every TI10 Battle Pass owner Dota 2
Valve just increased the rewards for every TI10 Battle Pass owner Steven Rondina Valve has heard fans’ outcry regarding The International 10 Battle Pass, and it has responded.  The publisher rolled out a small Dota 2 update that increased the BP rewards for several different aspects of the battle pass. This follows several days of fans griping that Valve was making it more difficult to earn levels and premium rewards without spending significant amounts of cash. In particular, the latest Dota 2 update …
Valorant 1.0 patch notes released ahead of launch News Valorant 1.0 patch notes released ahead of launch By Olivia Richman MbS has reportedly spent over $6,000 on TI10 Batle Pass Dota 2 MbS has reportedly spent over $6,000 on TI10 Batle Pass By Olivia Richman Valorant release time for North America, European players revealed News Valorant release time for North America, European players revealed By gabhernandez
New CSGO Source 2 hints drop along with Dota 2’s TI10 Battle Pass Counter-Strike
New CSGO Source 2 hints drop along with Dota 2’s TI10 Battle Pass M Alzamora New CSGO code was found inside DotA 2’s TI10 Battle Pass update and a recent update to Half-Life: Alyx that has to do with graphical improvements to Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and its long-awaited Source 2 port. Fans have heard this before. Over the last several months, several changes relevant to CSGO have appeared inside updates to both Dota 2 and Half-Life: Alyx. That may sound odd to newcomers given that …
This 64-tick Mirage smoke is going to win you more games Counter-Strike
This 64-tick Mirage smoke is going to win you more games M Alzamora Of all the big Counter-Strike: Global Offensive maps, the second most popular has to be Mirage. And there’s a great smoke that could dramatically increase your win rate on the popular map. Whether playing on FACEIT, ESEA, or just regular old matchmaking, Mirage pops up a ton. While even players of the lowest rank can throw the A-site stairs smoke, players are hard pressed to find someone who knows a …
Overview of new Valorant map Ascent leaked ahead of its release News
Overview of new Valorant map Ascent leaked ahead of its release Olivia Richman When Valorant revealed its 11th agent, Reyna, the vampiric duelist appeared to be collecting kills on a new map.  Reyna herself stole the show, with fans trying to figure out how her abilities worked based on the short video accompanying the announcement. Later on, Reyna’s abilities were confirmed by Riot employees and the new map shown in the clip was largely forgotten.  REYNA /// Mexico”What hope do these criaturas have?”#VALORANT …
Why is OG still struggling with stars Topson and SumaiL? Dota 2
Why is OG still struggling with stars Topson and SumaiL? Steven Rondina OG arguably has the most talented Dota 2 roster in the world and stands as the reigning The International champions. So how come they’re losing so much right now? That’s the question that fans of the team are asking these days as the squad has hit the skids over recent months. Despite competing with its full roster, thanks to Topias Miikka “Topson” Taavitsainen and Yeik “MidOne” Nai Zheng being back …
Did you know silent jumping in CSGO isn’t really silent? Steven Rondina Counter-Strike Silent jumping is an important and valuable tool in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. It doesn’t quite live up to its name, though. 100 Thieves coach Chet “ImAPet” Singh discussed this in a short post on Twitter, saying that he’s surprised at how many people are unaware of this nuance: Just going to spread awareness but when you think you’re silent jumping to an area, there is still sound (very low), so …
Can TI10 Battle Pass rewards be earned without spending money? Steven Rondina Dota 2 Dota 2 fans have had about a week now to familiarize themselves with The International 10 Battle Pass, and familiarity breeds contempt. The TI10 Battle Pass is being criticized by fans across social media for a number of different reasons. From Reddit to Twitter to YouTube, people have been doing deep dives into the battle pass, and while few are denying that it has a stellar set of rewards, many …
Reyna’s abilities revealed ahead of Valorant’s official release Olivia Richman News Ever since the front of Reyna’s shoe was revealed in a teaser tweet for Valorant’s June 2 launch, fans of the FPS have been buzzing about the vampire-like agent.  Valorant officially announced Reyna yesterday with a tweet accompanied by a short video that seemed to show off some of Reyna’s abilities. But Valorant players were left with more questions than answers, with many wondering what those creepy, purple, eyeball-like orbs …
LoL Wild Rift alpha gameplay details, list of champions revealed William Davis League of Legends Riot Games announced when the League of Legends: Wild Rift Regional Alpha will arrive in Brazil and the Philippines. From June 6 to June 27, the game will be available for all players with Android phones that registered during the 10-year celebration in October. Riot is hoping to test the gameplay, the game system, and the stability of the servers. The announcement included a deeper look into the game’s mechanics. …
Study says Dota 2 has most foul-mouthed community in online gaming Steven Rondina Dota 2 Most gaming communities are toxic in one way or another, but which is the most toxic? To the surprise of some outside of it, but none within it, Dota 2 is statistically the worst community in gaming according to one study. Or at least, it’s the most foul-mouthed. Online Gambling researched the matter by scanning the largest Reddit communities for a number of prominent video games and finding the rate …
xQc, Voyboy, Forsen, and more competing in Twitch chess tourney Olivia Richman News In the past few months, chess has become one of the hottest categories on Twitch.  At the beginning of May, five-time United States chess champion and world-ranked chess player Hikaru Nakamura became the top English language stream on Twitch. But despite his big platform, chess tournament organizer Chess24 got quite upset at the popular chess personality hosting their tournament broadcast on his own channel.  Nakamura fought back, stating that his …
100 Thieves re-signs Ssumday through 2022 ahead of LCS Summer Split Olivia Richman League of Legends 100 Thieves may have had a rough Spring Split, but they are still confident in Kim “Ssumday” Chan-ho. The LCS team re-signed the top laner for two more years. The announcement on Twitter stated that they had “many great memories” with Ssumday and that there are “so many more to come.”  From the very beginning ’til now. So many great memories, and so many more to come.We’re to excited to have …
Valorant reveals new agent Reyna, along with new map Olivia Richman News Reyna’s attitude and glowing purple hands may be familiar to Sombra mains, but Valorant’s 11th agent has nothing else in common with the Overwatch hero.  Hailing from Mexico, Reyna has a unique kit revolving around vampire-like abilities. Valorant’s short trailer showed her draining nearby enemies of their health, but not much else was revealed besides a few badass voice lines. “They’re dead and I’m still hungry,” Reyna proclaims at the …
Team Liquid vs. Team Nigma ESL One Birmingham Online betting analysis Nina Forneloza Dota 2 Once again, Team Liquid and Team Nigma will face off in an intriguing matchup. The ESL One Birmingham Europe and CIS group stage is almost over. The tournament has featured top-notch games from the best teams in Dota 2. In Group A, Team Liquid and Team Nigma will battle it out for seeding heading into the playoffs. Team Nigma remains undefeated at 5-0 while the 3-2 Team Liquid could be …
Did Valorant just tease a new agent named Reyna? gabhernandez News Valorant is set to release to all players on June 2, and now that the date is nearing, fans have received a glimpse of the first-person shooter’s newest hero. On the Valorant Brazil YouTube, a hype trailer for the game appeared. At the end, fans saw the new hero that was teased when developers announced that the game would be released on June 2 with a new hero, a new …
Dendi’s B8 drops two players after 26-game losing streak Jared Wynne Dota 2 The last couple of months have not been kind to Danil “Dendi” Ishutin. Dota 2’s most popular player has had a hard time adjusting to life after Natus Vincere, with his B8 organization going on a record-breaking, 24-game losing streak earlier this year. Due to the team’s consistently poor form, Swedish carry player Steve “Xcalibur” Ye and Serbian support Nikola “LeBronDota” Popovic have been released from the roster. Xcalibur addressed …
Fortnite data miner claims aim assist was nerfed, no word from Epic Olivia Richman Fortnite Keyboard and mouse Fortnite players on Windows and Mac may possibly have reason to rejoice.  Trusted Fortnite data miner Lucas7Yoshi has found some new information that could potentially mean aim assist is being nerfed on PC. He said that a simple restart of your game should apply the changes uncovered.  A hotfix was deployed adjusting aim assist on Windows and MacI do not know what these values exactly mean, but …

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