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Building to New Heights: Steve’s State of NA

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Time Stamp: November 30, 2020 5:06 PM - Modified On: November 30, 2020 - Published By:
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2017 was a huge year for Team Liquid. As an organization, we didn’t just dodge relegations twice, we also submitted our application to become a franchised partner in the LCS. And honestly, League was only a part of what made that year huge. The day we survived relegations, we were also hours apart from winning the biggest esports tournament in the world. I was at the LCS studio for relegations — but I was also watching The International from my phone. We were crawling back from the lower bracket to

Apex Legends Dev Believes Wattson Isn’t ‘Useless’

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Time Stamp: November 26, 2020 2:23 PM - Modified On: November 26, 2020 - Published By:
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On the Apex Legends Reddit, a post titled "Buff Wattson please," has over 15,000 upvotes, but Apex Legends developer DanielZKlein was quick to rebuff. | Photo courtesy of Respawn EntertainmentOn the Apex Legends Reddit, a post titled "Buff Wattson please," has over 15,000 upvotes, but Apex Legends developer DanielZKlein was quick to rebuff. "I just finished watching the VODs from yesterday's ALGS Grand Finals and... Wattson was all over the place? True, she was no longer on every single team, but still easily on 50-60% on teams. Just rewound the

Soleil ‘EwOk’ Wheeler Comes Out: ‘I Feel Like a Weight Has Been Lifted’

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Time Stamp: October 12, 2020 5:43 PM - Modified On: October 12, 2020 - Published By:
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Soleil “EwOk” Wheeler, the 15-year old Fortnite professional and member of FaZe Clan, announced on Sunday that he has come out as a bisexual transgender person. In a Twitlonger posted on Oct. 11, a date known by the LGBTQ community as  “Coming Out Day,” Wheeler addressed his coming out, the hardships associated with making such an announcement, and how for years he struggled, saying he “never felt right in a girl’s body.” Following the announcement the esports community has shown its support and rallied around Wheeler. In his post, Wheeler

Broxah: Believing is the First Step

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Time Stamp: September 26, 2020 10:22 AM - Modified On: September 26, 2020 - Published By:
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Game 3, Team SoloMid versus Team Liquid, 3 minutes in: Broxah ganks mid and forces Bjergsen’s flash. 4 and a half minutes in: Broxah ganks top and forces Broken Blade’s flash. 7 minutes in: Broxah ganks mid again, securing a kill on Bjergsen. TL leads by 1,000 gold. 8 minutes in: Broxah ganks top, securing a kill on Broken Blade and takes the Rift Herald. 15 minutes in: Team Liquid is up 3,000 gold. 34 and a half minutes end, the game is over. 14 kills to 2.“With everything that

The Boys Season 2 Lamplighter Explained: Who Is Shawn Ashmore’s Character?

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Time Stamp: September 18, 2020 4:00 AM - Modified On: October 29, 2021 - Published By:
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The Boys is rarely subtle, but the show can be coy when it feels like it. That was the case in Season 2, Episode 5, "We Gotta Go Now," when it introduced an extremely important new character, played by X-Men movie alum Shawn Ashmore, in a surprisingly understated way. Who exactly did Stormfront talk to on the phone during this episode? The answer is complicated.This was, in fact, the on-screen introduction of Lamplighter, a former member of The Seven who has a thorny history with The Boys. Of course, Lamplighter

Castlevania’s Koji Igarashi Explains The Influence Of Zelda: A Link To The Past

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Time Stamp: September 1, 2020 1:33 AM - Modified On: October 29, 2021 - Published By:
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Koji Igarashi, the assistant director on PlayStation game Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, is widely credited with establishing what came to be known as metroidvania. In a new episode of Limited Run's Games Behind the Games, he explains how Zelda, and not Metroid, was the primary inspiration for the game that started it all.The Games Behind the Games is a docuseries digging into some of the industry's most iconic games by looking at the earlier games that inspired them. During the course of the interview, Igarashi plays A Link To

‘GTA V’ brings transphobia to the next console generation

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Time Stamp: July 1, 2020 2:01 PM - Modified On: July 1, 2020 - Published By:
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Sponsored Links Imagine there’s a marquee game coming out next year from one of the coolest AAA video game studios in the world, and its first round of marketing has just gone live. You’re watching a Twitch streamer play through parts of the game in early access, showing off beautifully detailed real-world settings and NPCs living everyday lives in a bustling city. It’s nighttime in the game and the streamer, playing as a middle-aged man, approaches a group of people standing outside of a club. They’re all broad-shouldered with cut biceps,