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Victoria Rose

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New York, United States
As seen in: Medium, Yahoo Canada, BuzzFeed, Change.org, ESPN, Variety, VICE, Polygon, PC Gamer, MMORPG.com and
Covers:  Video gaming, esports, pop culture.
Doesn't Cover: Metaverse, web3, crypto, NFTs
99.9999999999999% ON THE OTHER SITE published games writer, unprofessional catgirl freelance @mmorpgcom riningears@gmail

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Pop culture writer with a focus on video gaming and, specifically, the competitive video gaming scene (esports). Former esports/Dota 2 beat writer at Polygon (Vox Media). Now freelancing. Been featured on CTV, CBC and Cheddar, as well as hosting panels at various conventions, including PAX East 2017 and 2019.

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With Extra Life, Gamers Come Through to Help Children in Need

With Extra Life, Gamers Come Through to Help Children in Need

Part of a series of interview features, sponsored by Alienware, featuring leaders within the gaming industry …

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How pros and regular players beat Elon Musk's beloved esports bot

How pros and regular players beat Elon Musk's beloved esports bot

Witnessed and reported on the defeat of a machine-learning bot called OpenAI, which was being test run public…

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Fortnite World Cup Recap: Bigger Than Your Average Esport

Fortnite World Cup Recap: Bigger Than Your Average Esport

Personal recap of the Fortnite World Cup, the biggest esport event at its time, including an overview of Fort…

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Esports' Biggest Trends and How They're Going to Shape 2019

Esports' Biggest Trends and How They're Going to Shape 2019

A business-focused piece about the esports trends of 2018 and what direction the industry and community may h…

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Drake didn't make video games mainstream - they have been for years

Drake didn't make video games mainstream - they have been for years

An op-ed piece talking about many of the highlights of video games in pop culture, and why that makes Drake's…

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'Westworld Mobile' Lawsuit Settled, Game Begins Shutdown Process

'Westworld Mobile' Lawsuit Settled, Game Begins Shutdown Process

A news piece covering a major lawsuit in the video games industry, plus the context and effects of such.

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Once Human Looks To Adjust Blueprint Collection System And Shiny Mod Distribution

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By Victoria Rose Verified
| MMORPG.com
Once Human has shared that it’ll be readjusting its Collection System and Shiny Mod distribution in coming updates. Basically, the Collection System rewards players for collecting Blueprints, rewarding them with Starchrom and other rewards.
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Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen Outlines Druid And Cleric Class Masteries Coming Soon To PTR

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By Victoria Rose Verified
| MMORPG.com
The Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen team has released previews of two upcoming class refreshes, with both the Druid and the Cleric offering their own opportunities to heal and harm with magic-focused healer and DPS routes. There’ll be two primary masteries for Druid refresh: the Preserver, considered a healing route, and the Spell DPS route of Storm Herald. As the Druid clearly focuses on spells, there’ll only be blunt weapons, Scimitars, and the Long Staff available as weapons.
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Camelot Unchained Pushes Balances In First Patch After Steam Early Access Launch

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By Victoria Rose Verified
| MMORPG.com
The first balancing patch for Camelot Unchained since its Steam Early Access launch has arrived, with some balancing changes and more. A notable change for those making new characters and/or alts is that starting class stats are now updated to be fixed at creation, with numbers being locked to stats. In addition, starting stat values have been ramped down quite a bit, and several classes have been somewhat adjusted.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Providing the information my reader needs to understand an issue thoroughly.

How is social media changing news?

Social media is making the public take the news for granted, but that also means news is doing its job: informing the public.

What tools and software do you use to do your job?

Google Docs, a pair of headphones and the whole Internet.
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