Mental health

Kendrew posts video detailing his side of being benched by cowana

Competitive Rainbow Six Siege fans who were wondering why Murat “MrOfficer88” Motevalli replaced Luke Kendrew during cowana’s July 19 EUL match with Team Secret didn’t have to wait long for an explanation. Kendrew posted a YouTube video today containing his side of the story, which featured several allegations about his treatment during his time at cowana from his teammates, as well as an admission that he had been benched. A short thread, benched from cowana, I made a video defending myself and put it on paper aswell for anyone that

Concussion Legacy Foundation Canada to Host $10,000 Fortnite…

TORONTO (PRWEB) July 01, 2021 Concussion Legacy Foundation Canada (CLFC) is proud to announce its upcoming Brains and Brawn campaign. The campaign will feature a two-week livestream fundraiser along with a two-day online Fortnite tournament with total prizing of $10,000. CLFC is a Registered Canadian Charity whose mission is to advance the study, treatment, and prevention of the effects of brain trauma in Canadian athletes, military personnel and other at-risk groups. “Teaching young people about brain health and performance, by leveraging the powerful engaging medium of video games, can have

ANS returns to the San Francisco Shock

It’s never too late to come home, especially if you click heads as masterfully as Lee “ANS” Seon-chang does. The former San Francisco Shock hitscan expert announced today that he’s returning to the Overwatch League, and his previous team, after retiring earlier this year.   ANS, also known as ANSANSNIPER, was a crucial part of the Shock during the team’s dominant 2020 season and eventual championship win. Known for his immaculate aim on heroes like Widowmaker and McCree, he emerged as one of the most dangerous rookie DPS players last year.

CSPPA launches mental health program for CS:GO players in cooperation with We.Care

The Counter-Strike Professional Players’ Association (CSPPA) and We.Care, a Danish online service that offers clinical psychologists specialized in issues related to the environment of professional sports, have developed the first mental health program for CS:GO players. The initiation was made to assist players who have been showing symptoms of stress and burnout, the CSPPA announced today. Last year, several top CS:GO players such as Lukas "gla1ve" Rossander, Andreas "Xyp9x" Højsleth, and Olof "olofmeister" Kajbjer took a temporary break from competition due to mental stress. The partnership will provide a dedicated

CSPPA, We.Care launch mental health program for CS:GO players

The Counter-Strike Professional Players' Association (CSPPA) and We.Care, a Danish online mental health company, have announced that they have expanded their mental health program to include all CS:GO players following a two-month pilot program with North last summer. CSPPA members will have around-the-clock access to a dedicated clinical psychologist that they can talk to via encrypted video or messaging. The counselling services will be provided by therapists specialised in the treatment of gaming-related issues and with a background in working with elite athletes from various sports. "When it comes to

LCS, LEC 2021 mid-season roster changes tracker

With the Mid-Season Invitational coming to a close, the mid-season roster change period is upon us. On May 24, Riot Games opened up rosters across the globe, allowing for League Championship Series and League European Championship teams to make moves to bolster their lineups and compete for a shot to qualify for the League of Legends World Championship this fall. Here’s what’s happened so far: Moves by league and team League Championship Series (LCS) League European Championship (LEC) Photo via Riot Games 100 Thieves April 17: Zikz out, Reapered in

K1ng to replace Zven in Cloud9’s starting roster, Mithy takes over as head coach for 2021 LCS Summer Split

The 2021 LCS Spring Split champions are shaking things up with the Summer Split quickly approaching. Jack Etienne, the founder and CEO of Cloud9, announced in an update video today that the organization’s League of Legends team is making major changes to its main roster and managerial staff. These adjustments follow the team’s fifth-place performance at this year’s Mid-Season Invitational. K1ng will be joining C9’s starting roster following his success alongside C9 Academy in 2020. This will be the first time that K1ng will compete on an LCS stage, though

League of Legends Dodge Tool: What is it?

League of LegendsThe League of Legends Dodge Tool is a website where players can see a prediction of their team's win rate based on past data.Playing on the Summoner's Rift often gets us highly competitive. There are so many factors to consider just in champion select. Because the basic premise of the game is you get to play as a team of five against five, the players on your team and what champion they play are crucial. We were able to witness the importance of this from MSI 2021 alone

Twitch Introduces 350 New Community Tags for Race, Sexuality, Gender, and More

Popular streaming platform Twitch has implemented over 300 new stream tags creators can use to identify with their communities. | TwitchPopular streaming platform Twitch has implemented over 300 new stream tags creators can use to identify with their communities.The announcement was made on Friday, May 21 on the official Twitch news blog. According to the post, the tags were created to "celebrate" streamers and their associated communities. These include several topics such as race, gender, mental health, ability, sexuality, and much more. They will go live next week and are,

Twitch to add over 350 new stream tags related to gender, sexual orientation, race, and more

Twitch is doubling down on changes to its platform today, announcing that more than 350 new stream tags related to gender, sexual orientation, race, nationality, ability, mental health, and more.  This is being implemented as a way to give streamers more descriptive choices in how they label their streams for additional discoverability.  We’ll have tags related to gender, sexual orientation, race, nationality, ability, mental health, and more.For the full details, check out the blog: https://t.co/dXLPrlayPX— Twitch (@Twitch) May 22, 2021 Twitch specifically noted that some of the new tags will