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Shroud predicts Valorant won’t be ready for June launch date
Olivia Richman
Most Valorant players rejoiced when Riot finally announced that the game would be officially launched on June 2. Riot has already hinted at a new legend and even a new map. They are also going to add some new servers for a better online experience. The end of VALORANT Closed Beta is upon us! Now’s the time to rally your troops for one last weekend of game time before launch. …
Fortnite
Ninja calls follower “brainwashed” after he’s accused of toxicity
Olivia Richman
Even thought Tyler “Ninja” Blevins left Twitch for Mixer, his friendship with streamers from his former home are still strong as ever. While they may not play Fortnite together as much as they used to, Ninja is still close with fellow popular streamers, DrLupo, TimTheTatman and CouRageJD. The four famous content creators often play a variety of games together, sharing jokes and laughs along the way. When a Mixer viewer …
Counter-Strike
Team Liquid gives an inside look at s1mple’s time with CSGO squad
M Alzamora
Team Liquid’s new video show “Tilts” recently took on the topic of what happens when a player leaves a team, and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive manager Steve “jokasteve” Perino and Team Liquid co-owner Steve Arhancet took the opportunity to talk about one of CSGO’s best players and his time with the organization. Oleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev spent nearly five months on Team Liquid at the beginning of 2016, helping the team become …
Counter-Strike
VP adds yek1ndar to CSGO roster amid slump, buster is out
M Alzamora
Virtus.pro has made a change to its Counter-Strike: Global Offensive roster following almost a year of underperformances from a former AVANGAR team that once made the finals of the StarLadder Berlin Major. The team has moved Timur “buster” Tulepov to the bench, saying that the rifler will return to the active roster soon. In his place, VP has brought in rifler Dmitry “yek1ndar” Lemeshchuk from PRO100 to fill in for …
Dota 2
OG, SumaiL just took a big loss to Team Secret in OGA Dota PIT league
Steven Rondina
OG is still alive in the OGA Dota PIT Online league, but the team is not in good shape. OG took an utter drubbing at the hands of Team Secret in the upper bracket finals, leading to a 2-0 series loss. The first game was incredibly bad for OG. In the first 10 minutes, Sebastian “Ceb” Debs died four times as Dark Seer. That was offset to some degree as …
Counter-Strike
ropz’s deagle clutch shows the true power of CSGO’s best pistol
M Alzamora
Durning mousesports showdown with Complexity Gaming at DreamHack Masters Spring, mouz found themselves down a whole map and facing an 8-3 lead from Complexity on Dust 2. In the 12th round however, Robin “ropz” Kool was tired of being bullied. Armed with armor and a Desert Eagle, ropz turned what was an eco round from mousesports into a win against four members of Complexity. And he did it as the …
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Chess GMs upset with streamers like xQc playing their game on Twitch
Olivia Richman
Hikaru Nakamura is a five-time United States chess champion and world-ranked chess player who has recently become quite popular on Twitch. Earlier this month, Hikaru shared that he was the top English language stream on May 17. On a platform like Twitch, where the most popular games are action-oriented multiplayer titles such as Fortnite, Valorant, and League of Legends, topping the charts while playing chess is quite the feat. But …
Fortnite
NICKMERCS explains his recent break from streaming on Twitch
Olivia Richman
Twitch streamer Nick “NICKMERCS” Kolcheff has long been one of the most popular streamers on the platform. To many people’s surprise, a report earlier this year showed that NICKMERCS wasn’t just a famous face on Twitch, but also one of the most successful when it comes to earnings. According to a study by Little Loans, the FaZe Clan Fortnite streamer was making even more than Turner “Tfue” Tenney and Herschel …
Dafran banned from Twitch after being thrown out of Valorant event
gabhernandez
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Popular streamer Daniel “dafran” Francesca has been suspended from Twitch for seven days following a string of outbursts after being banned from a Valorant tournament. The former Overwatch League pro was recently banned for life from Solary’s Valorant tournaments after he exploded at the tournament organizers on Twitter. The dispute started over a scheduling change for a playoff match in the Solary Cup, which nobody from dafran’s team saw. When …
Overwatch League announces new system for players to earn tokens
gabhernandez
News
The Overwatch League has finally announced the return of tokens, the currency used to buy various special skins in the game, most notably those of OWL teams. The news was broken by Mitch “Uber” Leslie in an animated video about how to score free OWL tokens. Starting May 22, viewers will be able to earn tokens each hour by watching matches through the OWL website, or the OWL mobile app. …
Attax and Heretics show that the talent gap in Europe is closing
M Alzamora
Counter-Strike
A match between Counter-Strike: Global Offensive teams Alternate aTTaX and Heretics shows how some upcoming talents in Europe are threatening to overtake the region’s best. Competitions like BLAST Rising and WINNERS League Season 4 are showcasing some of that top talent every day. When Alternate aTTaX faced off against Heretics earlier this week, few thought that the matchup would be a barnburner. It turned out to be one of the …
LCS adds Friday Night League, hoping to boost viewership numbers
William Davis
League of Legends
Big changes are in store as the LCS has released the schedule for the 2020 LCS Summer Split, set to start on June 12. The news is particularly big because the LCS is making major changes to its schedule. The league has decided to move two LCS matches from Mondays to Fridays for new Friday Night League broadcasts. Starting on June 12, fans can enjoy two LCS matches on Fridays …
Team Liquid still leads NA CSGO Major Rankings after Road to Rio
M Alzamora
News
With Counter-Strike: Global Offensive’s first Regional Ranking tournament now over, fans have an accurate picture of where their favorite team stands as CSGO heads into the just-announced summer Regional Major Ranking tournament, CS Summit 6. Only teams from the European and North American regions are able to compete at CS Summit this summer, meaning that the teams in these regions will have an additional opportunity to make up or lose …
Abed becomes first to reach 11,000 MMR, tops Dota 2 leaderboards
Nina Forneloza
Dota 2
Abed “Abed” Azel L. Yusop is the first player to reach an MMR of 11,000. Once again, the Filipino player has made history by breaking the record for highest MMR in the history of Dota 2 and raised the bar on the Dota 2 leaderboards. 11k :) pic.twitter.com/mzWRYqLo3L — Abed (@abedyusop) May 13, 2020 Abed became the first Dota 2 player to reach 10,000 MMR in June 2017, with that …
The International 2020 Battle Pass “coming early next week” says Valve
Steven Rondina
Dota 2
A Valve employee has given a strong tease regarding the release date of The International 2020 Battle Pass. A Dota 2 developer took to Reddit and stated that “FROM THE GHASTLY EYRIE I CAN SEE TO THE ENDS OF THE WORLD, AND FROM THIS VANTAGE POINT I DECLARE WITH UTTER CERTAINTY THAT THE BATTLEPASS IS COMING EARLY NEXT WEEK!” That isn’t a definitive release date, but Valve traditionally likes to …
MIBR Cup will see MIBR’s players coach playoff teams
M Alzamora
Counter-Strike
A brand new tournament announced to be run by Brazillian Counter-Strike: Global Offensive entity Gamers Club will give teams the opportunity to see how well they do with professional CSGO players as their coaches. The MIBR Cup has just been announced, and it features an interesting twist. After competing in online open qualifiers, the tournament will progress to the playoff stage where the winner from each qualifier will be coached …
Charting the growth of the global gaming marketplace
Jared Wynne
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The days when gaming was meant for a collective of “geeks” are long gone. Today, gaming is a global industry that includes people from all walks of life. As Newzoo CEO Peter Warman, says, “Now more than ever, gaming is at the heart of the global entertainment business.” But just how big is the global gaming industry today, how does it compare to other mainstream entertainment sectors, and what is …
Listen to Tarzaned claim he boosted IWillDominate to Challenger
Olivia Richman
League of Legends
On a recent stream, League of Legends streamer Julian “Tarzaned” Farokhian claimed he boosted fellow streamer Christian “IWillDominate” Rivera’s account to Challenger. After an ongoing fued between the two Twitch streamers, Tarzaned decided to up the ante and expose IWillDominate with claims that he boosted the Team Liquid content creator’s account. “You call yourself a Challenger player and you never actually got Challenger on your own. I actually had to …
The best Valorant agent tier list for competitive and ranked
Olivia Richman
News
Valorant recently got a major balance patch that shook up the new first-person shooter’s meta thanks to agent buffs and nerfs and some significant map changes. While it’s still too early to tell what changes it will have on team compositions over time, there’s no denying that Valorant is currently a game that heavily favors a defensive playstyle. And some agents are better equipped for that than others. Riot’s Valorant …
T1 and FPX set to open the League of Legends Mid-Season Cup
William Davis
League of Legends
The full schedule for days one and two of the Mid-Season Cup has been revealed, and the competition will kick off with a match between FunPlus Phoenix and T1. The LCK spring champion and the currently reigning World Champion are in charge of opening the highly anticipated Mid-Season Cup. On May 28 at 2 AM CST, T1 and FunPlus Phoenix are taking the stage. DAMWON Gaming and Top Esports round …
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