Tag: gaming
How a Batman-Obsessed Baller Became Siege's Swaggiest Superstar
Siege has been around long enough that it’s starting to usher in a second generation of superstars. We’ve gone from sailor-mouthed strategists and avian SMG-11 savants, to sweet, humble-as-hell YouTubers and four-adoring Frenchmen with aim that’ll make...
What Happened to Sentinels?
Sentinels were once North America’s most beloved Valorant team. They were the best team in the world - and they looked unstoppable. But somewhere along the way, everything went wrong. Sentinels are still NA’s favourite team, but we had to ask - what ha...
Top 10 Smartest Plays Valorant Has Ever Seen
There’s no question that the thing that sets Valorant apart from other tactical shooters is the abilities. In addition to your run-of-the-mill flashes and smokes, you’ve got walls, teleports, aerial strikes, resurrections, hell, even rocket launchers....
Why Is Valorant's Operator So Bad?
There is no denying that Valorant shares a few similarities with Counter-Strike. But when it comes down to straight-up “copying Valve’s homework,” Riot manag...
Why Is Andrew Tate Everywhere?
It’s 2022 and a retired kickboxer is everywhere on Twitch – and probably in your social media feeds – talking about how his girlfriend isn’t allowed to go to the club without him or how her OnlyFans proceeds should belong to him. Andrew Tate went viral a...
Is It Over?
Last week, a member of EG’s former coaching staff did a tell-all interview where he alleged that antagonisms between he, Stew and head coach maLeK were essentially the root cause of the roster’s highly publicized failure to perform. It was super spicy --...
8 More Weird Esports That ACTUALLY Exist
ot every esport is played in massive stadiums for thousands of dollars. Most competitive games are a little smaller. A little less glamorous. A little….stranger. Last year, we told you about the weirdest esports we’d ever heard of. But then, we found some...
This Is How Blizzard Died
Just a few years ago, Blizzard was one of the most beloved companies in gaming. They were the masterminds who made one of the biggest games of all time, created esports as we know it, and tried to change what it meant to be an esports pro forever. But as...
The Doublelift Co-Stream Ban Explained
Last weekend, Doublelift was temporarily banned from co-streaming the LCS. He said something that Riot really didn’t like – and they issued him his second strike as an official co-streamer. Let’s talk about what he said, and the drama that’s come since…
The Platform Fighter Rebuilt From Failure - Rushdown Revolt
Rushdown Revolt is a platform fighting game with elements inspired by titles from Guilty Gear to Smash Bros that has defied the odds and has risen from the ashes of Icons Combat Arena:
How Do E-Athletes Compare To Real Athletes?
With competitive gaming on the rise and millions in prize money up for grabs around the world, what’s the real difference between regular athletes and e-Athletes? Hello and welcome to another episode of The Infographics Show- today we're taking a look at...
These Underdogs Weren't Supposed to Win
TSM weren't supposed to win the 2022 Six Invitational. On paper, they were one of the best Rainbow Six Siege teams out there since the moment they formed.TSM had the potential to be gods - but at Siege's world championship, they fell short, year after yea...
The Whole CodeMiko Controversy Explained
CodeMiko has had a pretty rough couple of weeks. Last week, the popular VTuber was hit with her 4th ban. This time for having her character model completely nude on camera. But before that, her actual real-life home was the scene of an alleged altercati...
From the Face of Valorant to Literally Unplayable: The Fall of Phoenix
Phoenix used to be the face of Valorant. He was the game’s most exciting agent and a key part of any good team comp. But, as the months wore on, Phoenix went from being one of the best, most popular agents in Valorant to literally being completely unpi...
How a Suspected Cheater Became Valorant's Patron Saint of Sh*tty Raze Ults
How a Suspected Cheater Became Valorant's Patron Saint of Sh*tty Raze Ults