Valorant player reveals how long matches can actually last
Posted on November 2, 2022
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| Patria Henriques
Some Valorant matches seem like they can last forever, so one player decided to test and find out the maximum amount of time you can actually spend in a game.
Regular games in Valorant are played until one team has won 13 rounds, and if you’ve played any of Riot’s new FPS, you know this can take quite a while.
But what’s the longest a match could theoretically last?
[Read More]Valve's Gabe Newell explains why Steam has banned NFT games
Posted on November 2, 2022
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| Fernande Dalal
Valve’s Gabe Newell has explained why the Steam platform has banned games containing NFTs and blockchain technology.
The integration of NFTs (Non-Fungible Tokens) into gaming has been met with largely negative reactions, as industry titans such as Square Enix continue to explore methods of using them in-game.
While NFTs have gained favor with various influencers and content creators, Valve’s co-founder and president Gabe Newell has explained why Steam has banned games with NFTs and cryptocurrency integration on the Steam marketplace.
[Read More]Who is Norra? League players think they've found new Season 11 champion
Posted on November 2, 2022
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| Trudie Dory
Some members of the League of Legends community are convinced they’ve uncovered the new champion, sitting right in front of our eyes. Their name is Norra, and they’re already quite intertwined with Runeterra lore. Here’s why players believe she’s coming in Season 11.
We already know Champion 156, Akshan, is on their way in League of Legends. However, to round out the Ruination storyline around Viego, one more “gloomy mage” is on their way to choose a side in the battle.
[Read More]xQc cuts off Twitch stream after doxxing himself again by accident
Posted on November 2, 2022
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| Arica Deslauriers
Twitch star Felix ‘xQc’ Lengyel was forced to end his June 13 stream earlier than planned after he accidentally doxxed himself and gave away his IP address.
Over the last few years, as he’s grown into Twitch’s biggest streamer, xQc has had to deal with plenty of security issues – both online and offline, as he’s dealt with fans invading his personal space.
In terms of dealing with online attacks, he’s no stranger to being bombarded by stream snipers who want to ruin his games, but he’s also had to deal with viewers getting a hold of his IP address.
[Read More]Apex Legends players have a big problem with the game's 'No Fill' option
Posted on November 1, 2022
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| Trudie Dory
The Apex Legends community slammed people who have the ‘Fill Teammates’ option selected when they have little intention of working with their squad, and it’s splitting the player base.
The ‘Fill Teammates’ toggle in Apex Legends lets players launch into a game without teammates or let the matchmaking system create their team. But in normal games, meaning those not in Ranked mode, people fly in with different purposes in mind.
[Read More]Apex Legends update 1.71 brings back leaver penalties for Arenas
Posted on November 1, 2022
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| Trudie Dory
A new Apex Legends update today, version 1.71, has returned the leaver penalties for Arenas which were removed due to bugs.
When Arenas launched at the start of season 9, the new mode was somewhat ruined by players constantly leaving the match early, leaving teammates in 2v3 or 1v3 situations.
In an effort to stop this, Respawn implemented a leaver penalty, which gives players who leave early a matchmaking cooldown, typically for 10 minutes.
[Read More]Better Twitch TV removes controversial "racist" emote ZULUL
Posted on November 1, 2022
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| Arica Deslauriers
Twitch add-on Better Twitch TV (BTTV) has removed and replaced the ‘ZULUL’ emote, as some have labeled it “racist” and an imitation of blackface.
Better Twitch TV is a browser extension used widely by Twitch users, as it provides more emotes than those available on the platform officially.
It’s endorsed many streamers, who allow BTTV emotes to be used in their chat, as well as even creating custom channel emotes through the service.
[Read More]Disguised Toast explains why he took "trash" Twitch deal after leaving Facebook Gaming
Posted on November 1, 2022
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| Arica Deslauriers
OfflineTV member Jeremy ‘Disguised Toast’ Wang explained why he took a “trash” deal with Twitch after ending his contract with Facebook Gaming.
On November 17, Wang announced that he was leaving Facebook Gaming after being exclusive to the platform for two years.
Fans of Disguised Toast quickly started rumors about the creator moving back to Twitch, which prompted Toast to talk about it during kkatamina’s iconic subathon.
The OfflineTV member announced his return to Twitch just a week later, and now he’s opening up about his contract with the platform.
[Read More]Hamlinz & Daequan Twitch hiatus explained by NRG Thoom house member
Posted on November 1, 2022
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| Patria Henriques
NRG’s Daequan and Hamlinz have been on a bit of content creation hiatus in the last few weeks, with fans left in the dark as to why. However, Thoom House member Philly has cleared things up.
The entertaining pair of Daequan and Hamlinz exploded in popularity as Fortnite was taking over Twitch and the internet the whole. Though, they both took extended breaks while under the TSM banner.
Back in August, the pair resurfaced after a year away from the spotlight, as they joined NRG and launched the Thoom House alongside a handful of their friends.
[Read More]Handy Pathfinder "Super Grapple" trick lets you jump even further in Apex Legends
Posted on November 1, 2022
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| Patria Henriques
Apex Legends players have figured out a way to perform a “super grapple” with Pathfinder. It’s just like the normal one, except it has added speed and momentum, allowing you to jump higher and further. Here’s a quick guide on how to do it.
Apex Legends is a game of inches, and naturally, that means players are always looking for new ways to push the mechanics to their limits and give themselves an advantage.
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