The Breakdown

The SEC has confirmed that they are reviewing GameStop stock trading and even said they would be looking to protect investors from firms that blocked the ability to trade certain securities so we explain what is happening with the Gamestop stock squeeze and what it means, plus, Rocket League and the NFL team up for a Super Bowl inspired event where you can kick a football around, and, the biggest Mario speedrunner in the world freaked out live on Twitch when he reclaimed the world record for Super Mario 64!

Ninja makes a splash online by saying it’s not his responsibility to raise people’s children and that they should be the ones to teach them about racisim, a former CS:GO pro who was banned for life from the esport makes a move to Valorant after an extended legal battle with Valve, and Fall Guys season 3.5 is announced, and what you can hope to see in the newest update slated for mid-February.

A 30 Year Old Norwegian Chess Champion Is the Highest Earning Esports Player of 2020 and it’s not even close, and Overwatch 2021 announced yesterday it was kicking off and of course drama followed with the LA Valiant having to deny rumors that they were selling their entire roster to a Chinese group, and, the first CSGO major in two years is finally announced with a $2 million prize pool.

Records were broken on Twitch as Spanish Fortnite streamer TheGrefg revealed his Fortnite skin to over 2.5 MILLION people watching him live at one single time! Plus, Riot sues a cheat maker after teaming up with Bungie because the hackers have cost them millions, and, Nintendo leaks suggest a new January Direct and a new switch model to be released.

Thanks to plenty of drama and private servers, Rust becomes the MOST watched game on Twitch, and how that led to the resurgence of the 2018 title, plus, everything you need to know about the newest Valorant agent and what the leaks have told us so far (including what map may come along with his release), AND, Chinese organization Newbee and it’s DOTA 2 squad is banned FOREVER from competing after match fixing accusations were investigated by Valve.

PUBG Mobile goes on a MASSIVE ban wave, kicking over 1.4 million cheaters from it’s game in just one single week, and why the game is still banned in India for the foreseeable future. Plus, a Brazillian esports tv network fires it’s entire editorial staff after they refused to air only “positive” news using 20 year old equipment, AND, more Fortnite issues as FNCS Champion Kez is permanently banned live on stream in the middle of a competition.

The League of Legends off-season is in full swing, and your favorite players are being traded left and right while Golden Guardians drop their ENTIRE roster ahead of next year’s League season kicking into gear. Plus, a Capcom hack that could have as many as 350 thousand people’s data stolen also revealed the release date of the newest Resident Evil, AND Queens Gaming Collective comes out of the gate strong to raise millions of dollars while championing an all women’s roster of talent.

Twitch BLOWS it when responding to the recent DMCA crisis that has impacted streamers big and small, and a STUPID Twitter response leads to streamers playing their games WITH NO SOUND and miming everything happening in-game. Plus, Riot denies allegations that Seraphine is based on an ex-girlfriend of a Riot employee (dramaaaaaa), and Respawn fixes Apex Legends battle pass and offers a week of double XP to make up for the TERRIBLE launch that angered players.

The Xbox Series X has officially launched the next generation of gaming, but Amazon says that some people who pre-ordered the new system may not receive theirs until December, and how you can still get one on launch day. Plus, PUBG Mobile hints at return to India after partnership deal with Microsoft that could allow the battle royale to return back to its former largest market after it was BANNED. Also, NBA 2K21 takes up an ABSURD 150 GB of space on the PS5 hard drive, and how big will modern games end up being?

EA has finally been found guilty of running an illegal gambling operation, and will be fined almost 600,000 dollars a week until it removes loot boxes from their popular FIFA series and what that could mean for loot boxes in other games, plus, Niko is FINALLY making the long-rumored move from FaZe to G2 in what could possibly be one of the craziest moves in a long time for CS:GO, AND, DOTA 2 organizer Godz says that up to 75 percent of all the teams in Southeast Asia could be involved in match-fixing.