In a statement, the platform explained it was introducing the ban to prevent scams and harms “created by questionable gambling services that sponsor content.” 

Links and referral codes for sites offering dice, roulette, or slots are prohibited throughout the platform. But this situation has been ignored for some time. From now on, no betting sites are allowed to advertise on Twitch. In addition, Twitch has announced that they will constantly monitor the situation.

Where This Ban Came From?

Over the past year or so, Twitch has become an important platform for gambling streamers and affiliates, like Tyler “Trainwrecks” Niknam, who promotes an online casino with a Curaçao license and has amassed an impressive 1.5m subscribers.

However, in recent months Platform has been experiencing problems with this situation. Some Twitch Casino users have started to attract attention with fraud allegations and other illegal activities. For example, using fake balances to give the impression of big gains. They started scamming viewers with this method. Some countries then decided to ban Twitch. Slovakia went as far as taking unilateral action and banning Twitch completely after its national media agency found content that violated the country’s advertising laws.

“Twitch has taken a good first step to help protect young and vulnerable users by preventing the sharing of links to gambling websites. However, much more must be done. Everybody should be concerned that Twitch still allows the broadcast of unregulated and illegal gambling and that sites like Stake and Roobet pay popular streamers to play the casino games on their channels. It is incumbent on Twitch to focus on the health of their users, especially young people who are susceptible to developing a gambling addiction thanks to what they are exposed to in the streaming platform.”

Keith Whyte, Executive Director of the United States-based National Council on Problem Gambling

Keith Whyte’s explanation is very sensible and appropriate. Thanks to this statement, I believe company will start imposing more sanctions. This leads viewers to nothing but an addiction. Furthermore, if they lose, they can become more ambitious and become a real addict. Twitch has already saved many viewers with this action. We hope that other streaming platforms will do the same.

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k0nfig Temporarily Steps Down From Complexity Gaming!

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Another player will play in k0nfig’s place until k0nfig recovers. It is not yet clear how long K0nfig will be out of the team. However, there are speculations that NaToSaphiX could join the team until k0nfig recovers. The 24-year-old played alongside blameF and the team’s new addition, es3tag, in 2019, when the trio briefly represented Heroic together and most notably placed in the top eight at ESL Pro League Season 9 Finals and at ESL One Cologne 2019. NaToSaphiX is currently without a team after his short stint with GORILLAZ came to an end in July.

Complexity can’t take a break…

This also means that Complexity Gaming can’t show of its new roster. They always seem to have a problem whenever they try something new.

First, Owen “oBo” Schlatter stepped down from the team in September 2020, and they signed Justin “jks” Savage in the next month. When they were going to compete in 2021, Valentin “poizon” Vasilev temporarily stepped down as Jakob “JUGi” Hansen played for him. Afterward, Complexity benched Will “RUSH” Wierzba and signed Patrick “es3tag” Hansen last month. Unfortunately, the team couldn’t find a chance to get a fresh start after the player break because this time, k0nfig is the one who won’t be participating in ESL Pro League.

Complexity has been placed in Group B, which is set to kick off on Saturday, August 21. The team will first face the two lowest-ranked teams of the group, which are forZe and Sinners, before they take on group favorites G2, Virtus.pro, and finally OG.

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Some of the questions from the audience were not only significant but also critical. wtcN answered these questions and enlightened some of the supporters of BBL Esports. What were the questions asked on the live stream? Here are all of the questions and answers.

Here are the Critical Questions and Answers!

As you know, BBL Esports plays from the gaming houses. However, during this match, the team faced some unfortunate mishaps. One of the most critical questions from the audience was whether BBL Esports could participate in the World Tournament or not. wtcN said it was not clear yet, but their scores might be enough to participate.

Furthermore, there is an upcoming tournament called “Last Chance”. This tournament will be held in October. wtcN said that they can participate to this tournament. Although, details of the Last Chance tournament have not yet been released. However, in addition to European teams, this tournament will also include Arab Teams.

Distraction of the Players

Another critical question was the distraction of the players. This was caused by live audiences watching the team play during their session. When players are distracted they can lose the round. Moreover, they can lose the match too. On the other hand, wtcN found this question very funny. and he said that “we watched the match very quietly. This can’t distract the players during the match. They have to prepare themselves for this stress level. Moreover, in the future, they will play on stage in front of their supporters. This situation can not be an excuse for them.”

Later in the broadcast, he spoke about the troubles of BBL Esports. Semih “LEGOO” Selvi played in the last match. But he should have be at the bench during the match. He also said that this match was very unfortunate because some of the players in the team were not able to get their gaming house. He said that this situation is temporary. In the future, the team will be ready for the tournaments. He said that “Barış “fred” Özdemir was in Spain, Ekrem “l0gicman” Aydin was not fully ready and Ali Osman “AsLanM4shadoW” Balta has came to Bottcamp from recent days. Because of that situation, the team was not fully ready for to tournament.”

Did the Team Give Up?

One audience said that the G2 had more losing streaks, but the team never gave up. wtcN said that “BBL Esports never gave up. The team has lost just because of the unfortunate things.” He said they cared deeply about the comfort and desire of the players. Furthermore, he stressed that he is trying to do all of the things that the players want.

Here is what I think. BBL Esports is a very powerful team. They lost the tournament just because of some unfortunate things. The team has very talented players. When they get to each other they will play better than now. The team just needs some time to tidy themselves.

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According to the release, the partnership looks to integrate Razer into the competition through several activations, including product giveaways, player-led content opportunities, and in-game branding. In addition, Razer will also be integrated into a match and tournament MVP activation that will occur during the broadcast.

Oliver Clarke, Head of Brand Partnerships at BLAST, commented: “Razer is a well-recognized brand in the esports and gaming space – it’s great to have their backing and support ahead of our first-ever BLAST Titans event this week. Apex Legends has a large and passionate community of gamers, one we look forward to engaging with through a variety of exciting digital activations involving Razer.” 

Set to kick off on July 23rd, the inaugural BLAST Titans tournament will feature 40 European teams battling it out for a share of the event’s €40,000 prize pool.

The first tournament weekend will see a double elimination battle royale competition. The top 20 teams will advance to the second weekend and face each other in Arenas, a new game mode recently introduced in Apex Legends.

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The company has also confirmed that video games will be integrated into Netflix as if they were one more category. So that we can play interactive entertainment in a similar way to what happens on platforms such as Apple Arcade. Furthermore, there will be no additional subscription costs.

The company also indicated focus on the development of mobile games, stating “we will take our efforts starting from interactivity and games based on our own productions such as Stranger Things, although we are in the early stages of expansion.”

They have also stated that the games will be “like a new category of content, similar to the expansions of original films, animation, and unscripted television.” Netflix has lost nearly 400.000 subscribers because of TV Series that can not watch in North America. With this subscription, Netflix can re-earn its old subscribers.

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More Than 1 Million People Registered For Esports Premier League!

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This patch was a minor patch. Because of that, it doesn’t affect the game at all. This patches main concern was the C58 Royal & Kross 4x Optic for the C58, which should now work like the rest of the sights.

July 21 patch notes

General

• Removed the Report Offensive Chat button removed while investigating a related crash.

Weapons

• Fixed an issue with the C58 Royal & Kross 4x Optic where it incorrectly affected recoil.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue that caused Dead Silence to remain active throughout the game if the player used it seconds before the prematch lobby ended.
• Fixed an issue that caused the Sentry Turret Killstreak map icon to not move when placed on the train.
• Fixed an issue with flavor text on various Blueprints.

That is all about the July 21 Update of Warzone You can find more information by clicking here.

More Than 1 Million People Registered For Esports Premier League!

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The VCT 2021 tournament is a popular VALORANT tournament. This tournament has many sponsor partners and does different collaborations. Razer has participates in these sponsorships, collaborations, and partnerships. Razer and VCT will begin a new partnership at Stage 3 of EMEA. The company will also became the main partner for VCT EMEA Stage 3.

Riot expressed their cooperation with Razor by saying these following words:

We are delighted to welcome Razer as our main partner for VCT Challengers Stage 3 as well as Last Chance Qualifiers. Joining the fastest growing esports in its inaugural season, Razer is already a legacy brand in gaming and esports and has created a community of engaged fans and users of their products,” says Zeynep Gencaga, Senior Manager, Business Development and Partnerships Europe and MENA. We look forward to working with them on creating amazing content and activations for our fans and cannot wait to see this partnership flourish.

How Can You Follow VTC Matches?

There are several social media accounts where you can follow the VCT Tournament. Here are all the social media accounts:

For VTC Twitch Account you can click here.

For VTC YouTube Account you can click here.

You can watch the VTC Matches live from these accounts. But if you want you can watch the matches later from these accounts too.

The World Final of Red Bull Campus Clutch is Here!

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LoLespor posted an image about Esport on Twitter late last night. LoLespor said that leagues can now be played in player rooms as in the old order in the post. From Saturday, July 7, the games will be available in the player rooms. Furthermore, LoLespor said that matches could be played from player rooms in the coming weeks. Riot Games also announced that it is working to ensure that matches are no longer played offline. LoLespor also said the matches would include a variety of health measures.

We haven’t been able to experience the excitement we longed for because of the pandemic. However, due to the improving situation and the increasing number of people vaccinated, we seem to be catching up with this longing. Those exciting matches that everyone misses come back into our lives from Saturday, July 17th!

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The World Final of Red Bull Campus Clutch is Here!

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New TFT Set 5.5 Champions List

Akshan

• Cost: 5
• Traits: Ranger Sentinel
• Ability: Heroic Swing
  • Passive: Akshan’s attacks reduce the target’s armor by 50% for 5 seconds.
  • Active: Akshan launches his grappling hook and swings untargetably toward the farthest enemy, gaining 75/100/400% attack speed for 4 seconds. Akshan will continue to attack the nearest enemy at double his attack speed while swinging.

Gwen

• Cost: 5
• Traits: Inanimate Mystic
• Ability: Skip ‘N Slash: Gwen dashes around her target and performs 3 rapid snips in a cone in front of her, each dealing 125/175/777 plus 6/8/50% of the target’s maximum Health as magic damage. Snips steal 1 armor and magic resist from their target. Every other cast, Gwen will perform double the amount of snips.

Fiddlesticks

• Cost: 4
• Traits: Abomination Revenant Mystic
• Ability: Crowstorm: After a brief channel, Fiddlesticks teleports behind his target and summons a murder of crows for 4/4/8 seconds, dealing 150/225/500 magic damage per second to all enemies within. Enemies that die within the flock extend its duration by 1 second and heal Fiddlesticks for 15/20/25% of their maximum health.

Galio

• Cost: 4
• Traits: Draconic Sentinel Knight
• Ability: Shield of Durand: Galio charges the area around him for 2 seconds, taunting all enemies within while gaining 60/70/90% damage reduction. Upon releasing the charge, Galio deals 250/325/800 magic damage to all enemies within three hexes and heals for 50% of the damage blocked.

Lucian

• Cost: 4
• Traits: Sentinel Cannoneer
• Ability: The Culling: Lucian fires 12 shots in a direction over four seconds, each hitting for 50% of his attack damage and dealing 40/50/100 magic damage. Lucian fires extra shots based on his attack speed. Lucian will dash during The Culling to keep hitting enemies.

Miss Fortune

• Cost: 3
• Traits: Forgotten Cannoneer
• Ability: Make it Rain: Miss Fortune rains three waves of bullets down around her target, dealing 300/400/550 total magic damage to enemies in the area and reducing their incoming healing by 50% for 8 seconds.

Rakan

• Cost: 3
• Traits: Sentinel Renewer
• Ability: Battle Dance: Rakan launches a feather toward his target, dealing 300/500/900 magic damage to the first enemy hit. Rakan then heals all nearby allies for 25/35/60% of their missing health, with an increased radius if the feather killed an enemy.

Irelia

• Cost: 2
• Traits: Sentinel Skirmisher Legionnaire
• Ability: Defiant Dance: Irelia surrounds herself with blades for four seconds, gaining 30/40/50% damage reduction, increased by 10% each time she attacks, up to 90%. When the effect ends she strikes her target for 250/300/550 magic damage.

Pyke

• Cost: 2
• Traits: Sentinel Assassin
• Ability: Phantom Undertow: Pyke leaves a phantom at his location, then dashes behind the farthest enemy. After 1 second, his phantom returns to Pyke, dealing 100/175/275 magic damage to all enemies it passes through and stunning them for 2/2.5/4 seconds.

Tristana

• Cost: 2
• Traits: Hellion Cannoneer
• Ability: Rocket Jump: Tristana leaps behind the farthest enemy, retargeting to them and gaining 160/180/200% attack speed for 4 seconds. If there is an enemy adjacent to her, she instead leaps as far away from all enemies as she can.

Senna

• Cost: 1
• Traits: Sentinel Cannoneer
• Ability: Last Embrace: Senna launches black mist toward the farthest enemy, stopping on the first enemy hit. That enemy is stunned for 1.5/2/3 seconds, and all nearby enemies are dealt 200/275/400 magic damage.

Olaf

• Cost: 1
• Traits: Sentinel Skirmisher
• Ability: Berserker Rage: Passive: Olaf gains 1/2/3% attack speed for each 1% of missing health, and his attacks heal him for 30/40/100.

New TFT Set 5.5 traits list

Some new origins will be added for this set. In addition to these traits, another significant point that changes in the game is the items. There will be no more Shadow Items in TFT Set 5.5. Instead of Shadow Items, there will be Radiant Items. Here are all the new traits in TFT Set 5.5!

TFT Set 5.5 Cannoneer Trait (Senna, Tristana, Miss Fortune, Lucian)

Trait: After their fifth attack Cannoneer Champions replace their next attack with a cannon shot after dealing a percentage of their maximum Mana as physical damage to enemies near the target.

Breakpoint: 2 / 4 / 6

TFT Set 5.5 Victorious Trait (Garen)

Trait: When Victorious champions score a kill, their next attack is empowered to deal 40% of the target’s missing Health as bonus magic damage.

Breakpoint: 1

TFT Set 5.5 Inanimate Trait (Gwen)

Trait: At the start of combat, Inanimate champions summon Harrowing Mist in the 2 hexes surrounding them for a few seconds, granting all allies within damage reduction from enemies outside of the mist

Breakpoint: 1

TFT Set 5.5 Sentinel Trait (Olaf, Senna, Irelia, Pyke, Rakan, Galio, Lucian, Akshan)

Trait: At start of combat, the Sentinel with the highest Health gains a shield that grants Attack Speed each time it is applied. When the shield is destroyed or expires it will pass to the ally with the lowest percent Health. The shield Health and the Attack Speed get bigger with more Sentinels.

Breakpoint: 3 / 6 / 9

All champions & traits being removed in TFT Set 5.5

Champions

• Darius
• Katarina
• Kindred
• LeBlanc
• Lissandra
• Mordekaiser
• Morgana
• Pantheon
• Ryze
• Taric
• Trundle
• Viktor
• Warwick

Traits

• Coven
• Dragonslayer
• Eternal
• God-King
• Verdant

That’s all we know so far about TFT Set 5.5 Champions and Traits. This patch is only playable on PBE servers. Because of that, some details may change for the full release.

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League of Legends recently posted a puzzle on its own Twitter account. In this puzzle, we also see Akshan. This puzzle is called “Ruination”. In addition to Akshan, there is a few pieces of information from Viego’s story in the Ruination. But the first thing that caught our eye was the news about Akshan. Here is all the information about Akshan that has been leaked and shared so far!

Who Is Akshan In League of Legends Universe?

When Akshan becomes playable on Summoners Rift and Teamfight Tactics arena, he will come to the game as a Sentinel of Lights. We can understand that Viego and Akshan are enemies of Viego’s Stroy. In addition to being an enemy of Viego, he is also Shadya’s successor. Shadya is a leading figure in the Sentinel of Lights. Shadya trained Akshan and chose her successor, just as Lucian’s father trained Senna. Due to this story, Akshan is going to be a Sentinel of Lights when he is playable. Equipped with his sacred weapon that saved him as a boy, Akshan is never willing to back down from a fight. As Sentinel of Light, he wields a tremendous amount of power and always seeks to do the right thing, no matter the cost.

What are Akshan’s abilities?

Passive – Dirty Fighting

Every three hits from Akshan’s attacks and damaging abilities deal a burst of physical damage. If the target was a champion, Akshan also gains a shield.

After attacking, Akshan fires a second attack that deals reduced physical damage. The second shot can be canceled like a regular basic attack. If Akshan cancels the second shot he gains a burst of move speed.

Q – Avengerang

Akshan throws a boomerang that deals physical damage and reveals enemies hit, extending its range each time it hits an enemy. Enemies can be hit once as the boomerang goes out and once as it returns.

W – Going Rogue

Passive: When enemy champions kill one of Akshan’s allies, they are marked as Scoundrels. When Akshan gets a takedown on a Scoundrel he gains bonus gold, all allies killed by the Scoundrel are resurrected at their base, and Scoundrel status is removed from all other enemies.

Active: Akshan becomes camouflaged for a short duration, or indefinitely while near terrain. During this time, Akshan can see trails leading toward Scoundrels and gains movement speed and mana regeneration while moving toward them.

E – Heroic Swing

Akshan fires a hookshot that embeds in the first terrain hit. While embedded, he can recast to swing around the terrain in the cast direction, firing physical damage bullets at the nearest enemy while swinging. While swinging, he can recast again to jump off in the direction of the cursor and fire a final shot.

Heroic Swing’s cooldown resets when Akshan earns a takedown on an enemy champion.

R – Comeuppance

Akshan locks onto an enemy champion and begins channeling power into his gun to store bullets. At the end of the duration or after recasting Akshan unleashes the stored bullets, each dealing physical damage based on missing health to the first minion, champion, or structure hit.

Akshan can move normally and cast Heroic Swing while channeling and firing Comeuppance.

Akshan Gameplay Trailer

How will Akshan look like?

Riot Games has been releasing half-naked champions for League of Legends lately. To give an example of these champions, Viego and Sett are great examples of this. Akshan, like Sett and Viego, will be half-naked and have a slightly darker skin tone. For Akshan, Riot Games has not made any official statements. But some Reddit and Twitter account leaked images about Akshan. Here are the leaked images of Akshan!

When We Will See Akshan on Rift?

Akshan is set to arrive in patch 11.15 on July 21, 2021, but keep in mind these scheduled updates can be subject to change. Akshan has excited the Mid Lane players. When we see a new champion in the Mid Lane, we start playing it in the other Lanes. The best example of this situation is Yasuo. Yasuo, although a the Mid Lane, also sees action in the Top and Bottom Lanes.

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Team Fight Tactics 11.14 Patch Early Notes

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