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Streaming star Reckful reportedly dead at just 31 years old
Steven Rondina
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 …
League of Legends
How to place vision wards like a pro in League of Legends
William Davis
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. …
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Haven removed from Valorant competitive queue due to Reyna bug
Olivia Richman
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. — …
League of Legends
You won’t believe your eyes when you see Sneaky’s new cosplay
Olivia Richman
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 …
Dota 2
A fake Dota 2 pro tournament may be part of a new gambling scam
Steven Rondina
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 …
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Ninja and Alinity have beef over xQc rant on charity streams
Olivia Richman
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 …
Counter-Strike
MIBR fer banned on Twitch amid racism, cheating controversies
M Alzamora
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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The importance of programming as iGaming and esports continue to rise
Jared Wynne
A lot of time and energy goes into making the games we know and love as special as they are. Programming is a key component of making a truly great game, and our favourite esports titles wouldn’t be the same without it. iGaming involves placing a bet on a sports event or on a casino game online. It’s a popular pastime, with the industry generating billions of dollars already. Esports …
These were the best heroes of the 7.26 Dota 2 patch zoo meta
Steven Rondina
Dota 2
Professional and other high-MMR players had a long time to experiment with the 7.26 update and now that it’s gone, it’s time to look back over it. With a longer lifespan than most Dota 2 updates, the best strategies and heroes in the game were determined and cemented over time. While different metas over the years have generally afforded a lot of room for creativity in terms of approaching the …
Why is MIBR now the most hated team in Counter-Strike?
M Alzamora
Counter-Strike
MIBR has always been a top team in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, and its roster has always been championed by fans, analysts, and casual viewers as one to look up to and admire. But not anymore. Over the past eight years, accomplished players Gabriel “FalleN” Toledo, Epitácio “TACO” de Melo, and Fernando “fer” Alvarenga have sat at the top of the Brazilian CSGO scene. They’ve enjoyed a massive and passionate fanbase …
Is Team Liquid better now that Doublelift is off to TSM?
William Davis
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Three weeks into the 2020 LCS Summer Split, it’s time to make a balance of Team Liquid’s season and how the team is faring without Yiliang “Doublelift” Peng. On April 26, Team SoloMid confirmed that Doublelift would be rejoining the organization as the starting ADC. It wasn’t a surprise, the rumors about this move started flying around by the end of spring’s regular season where Liquid finished ninth. Losing Doublelift …
100 Thieves drops Stunt, may also move Meteos from LCS roster
William Davis
League of Legends
100 Thieves fans are witnessing some serious dramatics with the roster changes announced by the team. Right after its defeat to Team SoloMid, 100 Thieves announced a drastic roster move. Jungler William “Meteos” Hartman and support William “Stunt” Chen are to be replaced by Juan “Contractz” Garcia and Philippe “Poome” Lavoie-Giguere, respectively. Next week for LCS, @poomelol and @Contractz will be our starting Support and Jungle, respectively. We’ll share a …
Is dafran coming back to streaming on Twitch soon?
Olivia Richman
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It’s been a month since Daniel “Dafran” Francesca has updated his Twitter. He hasn’t been seen on Twitch for the past 30 days. Will the former Overwatch League pro and popular content creator ever return to streaming on Twitch? Dafran’s last tweet was a TwitLonger he posted on June 2. The short announcement stated that he was “starting on an education” revolving around growing fruits and vegetables. The sudden shift in …
Redeye resigns from Code Red amid multiple assault allegations
M Alzamora
Dota 2
Paul “Redeye” Chaloner has resigned from his position at Code Red Esports, according to a tweet from the talent agency’s official Twitter account. Effective immediately, Paul “Redeye” Chaloner has resigned his position as Managing Director of Code Red for personal reasons. — Code Red Esports (@CodeRedEsport) June 29, 2020 The resignation came just days after esports commentator James Banks accused Chaloner of years of abuse and shared images and information …
Meteos smack talks coach, GM after being benched by 100 Thieves
Olivia Richman
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100 Thieves decided to bench William “Meteos” Hartman after a loss to Team SoloMid over the weekend and the jungler has expressed his opposition to the decision. “This is gonna sound like a troll post but just got word that I’m being benched after Week 3 summer again,” Meteos tweeted. “I’m not sure why I expected anything different.” That tweet has since been deleted, as was a follow-up tweet where …
MIBR fans send death threats to 16-year-old pro after upset
Steven Rondina
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MIBR fans are most displeased about the team’s early ejection from cs_summit 6, but they aren’t directing their frustration at the team that wiped out in eighth place. No, some fans are directing their wrath at Chaos Esports Club’s Nathan “leaf” Orf. The 16-year-old became an overnight sensation in the worst possible way when a number of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive fans, and even a few pro players, aired suspicions that …
Fedmyster removed from OTV after housemates allege sexual assault
Olivia Richman
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Multiple members of online entertainment group OfflineTV have accused popular content creator Federico “Fedmyster” Gayton of sexual harassment within their Los Angeles-based house. In response, OfflineTV immediately removed Fedmyster from the production company. He was also physically removed from the house. “We strive to be a place where everyone can feel comfortable and safe,” OfflineTV tweeted. “With that in mind, Fed has been removed from OfflineTV. He will also no …
Is Twitch giving Alinity and Amouranth special treatment?
Olivia Richman
News
Twitch has continuously been accused of having inconsistent punishments, unfair suspensions, and generally playing favorites. Most of these accusations revolve around two of the biggest female streamers on the platform: Alinity and Amouranth. Natalia “Alinity” Mogollon has more than 1 million followers on Twitch and has been viewed for more than 65 million hours. Kaitlyn “Amouranth” Siragusa also has over 1 million followers, including over 8,000 subscribers. Both popular streamers …
Dota 2 gets brand new items in patch 7.27 as zoo meta gets nerfed
Steven Rondina
Dota 2
Dota 2 update 7.27 has arrived and while designer IceFrog previously hinted that the update would be a relatively small one, it instead brought sweeping changes to the game. No heroes were touched but almost every facet of Dota 2’s XP and gold bounty system was changed, as was a number of different areas of the map. It’s a long list of changes that will likely delight fans at all …
Griffin gives up on LCK, won’t apply for franchise in 2021 season
William Davis
League of Legends
One big name in the LCK missed the deadline to apply for a spot in the new franchised league and won’t be returning in 2021. Griffin might be done with League of Legends. After months of controversy and being demoted to Challengers Korea, it seems like the story of this team is coming to an end. Griffin becomes the only team from either Challengers Korea or the LCK to not …
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