esports
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To Eliminate Match-Fixing In Esports, Pay The Players More
1Spend an afternoon at a Top 8 Finals of any fighting game tournament, and you will find there is a robust side-betting culture in esports. Pseudo-gambling activities such as “skin wagers” in Counter-Strike have been a part of esports culture from the beginning, and fringe sites such as XLBet have included StarCraft games next to…
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Here’s A Textbook Wall Bang, Which Is Totally Not A Sex Thing
Call of Duty World League matches move fast, especially in a mode like Hardpoint, which involves instantaneous respawns for both teams. With waves of enemies pouring at each other in constant droves, it’s easy to blow past the more impressive shots that pros pull off — like wall bangs, which require some ingenuity and planning.
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Fortnite Players Blame Stream Snipers For Update That Hides Streamers’ Names
If you’re a streamer, getting trounced by stream snipers is a pain. Some players, though, live for the thrill of coming face-to-face with their favourite streamers in games — and maybe even besting them. A new Fortnite feature that anonymises streamers’ names, then, could represent something of an impasse.
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When You Find The Good Button
Fighters in games like Tekken 7 can have a wide arsenal of attacks, with different angles, weights, and recovery time. But when you get the chance to mash that good button, ol’ reliable, you make the most of it. At least, that’s what Mr. Whooppee did when he trapped Rickstah’s Akuma in a barrage of…