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Is the Future Digital?

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These days you can’t scroll through YouTube without encountering videos foretelling the end of crypto and the collapse of the global financial system. The clickbait culture that invaded traditional journalism has now spread to citizen journalism too, but how realistic are all of these dramatic claims? Fear, uncertainty, and doubt (FUD) pervade the mainstream media. So much so that even people with little knowledge of the technology claim it’s all going to zero. If you’re looking for bottom signals this is the equivalent of everyone FOMOing in at the top.

G2 jungler Jankos explains why Europe fell short at Worlds 2021: ‘We have about 18 games in a split. [LCK teams] can play up to f*****g 60, 70 games’

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Time Stamp: October 28, 2021 11:42 AM - Modified On: November 2, 2021 - Published By:
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Earlier this week, G2 Esports jungler Jankos sounded off on the pitfalls of the LEC and why professional League of Legends in Europe pales in comparison to other regions across the globe.  Jankos mentioned how players from Europe were being sold and bought out by North American teams during the offseason process. Last year, European natives like Perkz, Alphari, and others were picked up by North American squads ahead of the regular season.  [embedded content] “Half of our players [are] being sold to NA every single split because EU teams

Activision CEO to Take Pay Cut, Waive Arbitration in Harassment Claims

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Time Stamp: October 28, 2021 11:01 AM - Modified On: November 2, 2021 - Published By:
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Top GamesBobby Kotick, left, has asked Activision Blizzard's board of directors to significantly reduce his salary temporarily. / Kevin Dietsch/GettyImagesActivision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick has announced he will take a steep pay cut and waive forced arbitration on sexual harassment, unlawful discrimination, or related retaliation.Kotick has been the company's steward since 2008. A pair of court cases and investigations, led by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing, have accused Activision Blizzard of a culture rife with sexual harassment and gender-based discrimination. Activision

karrigan: “We could be a dark horse to go deep in this tournament”

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Time Stamp: October 27, 2021 11:14 AM - Modified On: October 27, 2021 - Published By:
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FaZe became the first team to punch their ticket from the Challengers Stage to the Legends Stage at the Major with a clean record, taking down Spirit and ENCE in best-of-ones before making it out of the group stage unscathed with a 2-0 victory over Virtus.pro. The international squad also did so displaying a wide variety of play, winning their matches on four different maps: Overpass, Dust2, Mirage and Ancient. karrigan talked about topics ranging from the Major to team culture and having Olof back FaZe, the lowest seeded team,

XSET looks to tackle DMCA issues with new music platform, StreamJ

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Time Stamp: October 14, 2021 2:08 PM - Modified On: October 14, 2021 - Published By:
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DMCA takedowns are the bane of every gaming streamer’s existence. And with many top publishing companies proving to be extremely litigious, the issue isn’t going away anytime soon. But with the help of its connections to the music industry, XSET has found a way to give streamers music to play on stream, while at the same time helping up-and-coming musicians get much-needed exposure. XSET announced today that it’s partnered with DMCA-free music brand PRTL to create a space for streamers to find music that they can stream for free called

Jeff Strain Founds Possibility Space with Legion of Gaming Veterans

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Time Stamp: October 13, 2021 2:04 PM - Modified On: October 13, 2021 - Published By:
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Top GamesJeff Strain, Jane Ng and Austin Walker are three of the founding members of Possibility Space. / Photo courtesy of Possibility SpaceArenaNet co-founder and Undead Labs founder Jeff Strain has founded a new studio, Possibility Space, featuring plenty of industry veterans.Although the studio will be based in New Orleans, its staff will be physically distributed, making it easier to incorporate the many luminaries on staff. They include visual director Jane Ng, formerly of Campo Santo and Valve; IP Director Austin Walker of the Friends at the Table and formerly

How PEACE’s Tally and Babip went from Worlds to NA Academy, and back to Worlds in less than a year

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Walking away from home is never easy, but when the door remains open on your way out, there’s always a chance to be welcomed back. For Tally and Babip, two of Oceania’s most prestigious League of Legends players, the door back to the Southern Hemisphere seemed closed forever when the OPL, Oceania’s top League circuit, shut down in December 2020. The pair of stars had made the decision to pursue careers in North America, and for the time being, that decision seemed final.  Luckily, Tally and Babip were fresh off

Fortnite Frankenstein Skin: How to Get

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Time Stamp: October 6, 2021 5:07 PM - Modified On: October 6, 2021 - Published By:
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FortniteImage provided by Epic Games. Fortnite’s latest crossover has arrived just in time for Halloween, and who else fits the season better than Frankenstein's Monster himself? Frankenstein’s Monster has arrived on the island, and here’s how to unlock him.In a collaboration between Universal and Epic Games, the iconic Halloween mascot himself has come for this year’s Fortnitemares. Based on Universal’s take of the 1818 gothic-horror novel, this green giant arrives as a playable character, alongside some items inspired by him. Fortnite is no stranger to adding movie characters to its

A history of gaming mice

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Time Stamp: October 4, 2021 5:42 PM - Modified On: October 4, 2021 - Published By:
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When first learning to drive a car, the wheel may not feel familiar, the pedals seem far away, and the stick shift is strange. Over time, these tools become an extension of the driver’s hands and feet. Controlling them becomes second nature. Computer mice are the same for gamers. A mouse is a tool meant to be an extension of the user for more control over the device itself. Its user needs to consciously remember which buttons do which functions, but using the mouse becomes second nature over time.  This