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Here are the Season of the Lost patch notes in Destiny 2

Destiny 2‘s Season of the Lost has brought a magnitude of changes to the game. A round of Exotic balancing on both weapons and armor met new mods, Stasis element in armor, Legendary Stasis weapons, and a true arsenal of weapons at players’ disposal. Here are the main takeaways of the upcoming patch. Bungie’s website lists the full notes in painstaking detail for players who want to pore over every new change, big or small. Ammo, Armor, and Mods Players will be drowning in new mods with Season of the

CSL Esports Moves into High School Esports With New Offering

Collegiate esports competition and academic services company CSL Esports has expanded into high school esports with the launch of CSL High School. The new competitive league will provide seasonal competition opportunities to high school students with its inaugural “Season Zero” launching in May. CSL High School will be initially restricted to Oregon and Nevada and is actively seeking additional partners. Season Zero will offer competitions for Rocket League and Dota 2. Dota 2 is a somewhat uncommon title to see listed in amateur-level or scholastic competitions, but CSL Esports CEO

Twitch Hot Tub Streamer Gets Inappropriate Attire Ban for Bunny Outfit

by Jason Parker in General | Apr, 13th 2021 The Twitch streamer Supcaitlin got a ban for “inappropriate attire,” but it wasn’t for her hot tub streams but for a bunny outfit. Twitch is remarkably inconsistent in how they handle bans, if we’re honest. Hot tubs are the new “meta” with Twitch partners right now. Supcaitlin has regularly done them, but her ban doesn’t appear to be from that at all. Instead, she wore this bunny girl outfit. It was only a one-day ban, but it feels like a very strange ban to

Pllay adds $1M in funding for skill-based video game wagering

GamesBeat Summit 2021 #GBSummit returns with two days of content and networking designed for industry executives. April 28-29, 2021 Register Now Pllay has raised $1 million in funding for its skill-based video game wagering platform. Pllay enables gamers to wager on 1-on-1 duels. Viridian Equity Partners and investor Gayle Jennings-O’Byrne led the new round. The funding comes in addition to the $3 million that Pllay raised in November, when it announced that it raised money from James McGuckin’s Screen Play Ventures and other angel investors including NBA All-Star Bradley Beal, Obsidian

‘Pokémon Go’ trial gives players a peek at what might be inside their eggs

Pokémon Go is giving some players the chance to peep the contents of their eggs in a move that could be aimed at preempting legal restrictions on loot boxes in Europe. Germany and Belgium have respectively passed laws limiting games that carry the gambling-like mechanisms to players aged 18 and over or banning loot boxes outright.In tweets, Pokémon Go developer Niantic said that select users can tap on an egg to view a table of possible Pokémon, and their rarity level, in their inventory —though, it won't show if the

Valve Updates the Community on the Competitive Dota 2 Scene

Valve Updates the Community on the Competitive Dota 2 SceneAfter a tumultuous few weeks in the Dota 2 scene, Valve has spoken up with a surprisingly detailed (detailed for Valve) blog post about their plans for the competitive scene AND an elusive ruling on the topic of exclusivity and broadcast rights for professional matches. Before we dive in, a bit of background on the two issues at hand.The DPC (or lack of it)Back in February, Valve announced that the 2020-2021 DPC season would consist of three majors, no minors, and

How did the Dota Pro Circuit Develop?

Once upon a time, a long time ago in a faraway land, where metas were fun and heroes were balanced, the legends of Dota were born.Today, we tell the tale of how the DPC came to be - the problems in Dota, the storylines along the way, and the ultimate evolution of a competitive circuit. For esports fans new and old - this is for you. Five years ago, Valve announced The Majors, the beginning of what would become the DPC as we know it today.No esports scene is perfect,