Beta Keys, Broken Records and Fake Live Streams: How Valorant Took over Twitch

First person shooters are some of the most high octane, edge of your seat games in all of esports. Whether it be the synchronized dance of an Overwatch League team fight, or a 360 no scope in Call of Duty, the FPS genre has something to offer for everyone. But for those with a desire for more precise mechanical gameplay there has really only been one option: Counter-strike. For the better part of two decades the Counter-Strike series held a virtual monopoly on the subgenre of tactical shooters.