CS:GO update quiets abusive players
Valve finally gave meaning to in-game CS:GO reports of “Abusive Voice Chat” and “Abusive Text Chat”. Their latest CS:GO update, appropriately named Squelching the Noise, aims to put an end to audio and text chat spammers. The system, not yet deployed, combines the “Abusive Voice Chat” and “Abusive Text Chat” report options into a single […]
The looming threat of cyberattacks on esports
On October 29, cybersecurity firm Trend Micro released an analysis of the growing threat of cyberattacks on esports. The report points out that cybercriminals “follow the money,” and that the growing esports industry is becoming an ever-larger honeypot for hackers to exploit. The report takes a look at current exploits and also considers the future […]
LoL Worlds 2019 Meta report: Group Stage edition
Worlds 2019 Group Stage kicks off soon and the champions brought to battle are on everyone’s mind. So far in the Play-In stage, 80 unique picks were present in just 43 games. Even so, the most important picks still dominate the meta. Pantheon was banned for 42 of the 43 games and is the only […]
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