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RewardsGet Paid to Play: 5 Ways to Monetize Your CS:GO SkillsCS:GO has brought fame and fortune to many gamers out there; whether you're a pro player, a streamer like Shroud with an entertaining persona, or you've even just some extra time on your hands, you can also make a great profit off of this globally free-to-play game!
1. CS:GO Tournaments
If you've got what it takes to go up against other people who are there to win with prize money up for grabs, entering into CS:GO tournaments might be for you. Tournaments are the ultimate test of skill—you're going up against the best of the best. Whether that means locally or internationally, you'll be fighting alongside your team against opponents who have spent thousands of hours in CS and who practice their skills and strategies all the time.
Winning local games will likely get you and your team scouted for bigger matches and tournaments. Keep winning, and who knows, maybe you'll enter the CS:GO Majors where you can earn a chance at $1,000,000 prize pools!
2. Earn Points With Buff
If you're not familiar with how Buff works, it's a gamer's loyalty app that rewards you in Buff Points for spending time playing the games you're already playing. Whether it be online or with your friends you can earn points that you can use to purchase in-game items and even hardware. You won't be getting cash sent straight into your account but if you're up for joining the referral program and getting your friends on board you can get some free gift cards to go towards your next skin or game, without any extra effort.
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3. Boosting or Coaching
There's a big difference between the two: one can get you banned, while the other is actually encouraged.
Boosting
While we don't support boosting, you can earn quite a bit of cash from doing it. Boosting is when someone "boosts" a player's rank to one much higher than it should be, either by signing into their account and climbing for them, or carrying them to a crazy level by joining the lobby on a smurf or hacked account. Hacks are often involved in this process, and even when they aren't, both the booster and the player who got boosted stand a high chance of getting VAC banned by steam, as the very act messes with the entire match-making system.
Coaching
Coaching is a great way to earn some cash if you've got the CS:GO skills and knowledge to share with others, and it's fun and rewarding! Many coaches are ex-pros who've gotten too old to compete or players who have extensive knowledge of the strategy behind the game. I've personally coached a few of my friends in other games from things like aim training, angles to hold, mechanics, and rotations. Let me tell you, that feeling of watching your student consistently do better and better after taking your advice can be more rewarding than actually winning the game yourself. It's a whole other feeling of being impressed when the student starts to do better than the master.
There are a few ways to get started with coaching outside of teaching your friends, the easiest being signing up on a coaching platform like GamerSensei and Pro Guides, or using freelance platforms like Fiverr.
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4. Streaming
Being successful in Streaming CS:GO doesn't necessarily mean that you need to be insanely good at the game and hitting clips all the time. Having an entertaining personality or finding different things to do in the game beyond being good can gather a lot of interest for you on your channel, like getting your mom to a high rank or role-playing while chatting with your team.
Whether you've got god-tier aim or you're doing something different, you have to have a presence on Twitch or YouTube that has some sort of showmanship or presentation. That means paying a lot of attention to and communicating with your chat, having a timetable or schedule for your viewers to follow so they know when they can catch you online, and making sure you're politically correct (unless the point of your channel is to not be)—so don't say or do inappropriate things while you're streaming.
Great CS:GO streamers to get influence from that are often live are PimpCSGO and Nikolarn. Check out Shroud too, as he originally came from the CS:GO world. Or if you want to get some inspiration on how to make content that's different from the intended purpose, take a look at some Rocket League content creators like Lethamyr or SunlessKhan.
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5. Content Creation
If you're not comfortable broadcasting live or having an audience to entertain, or you've just got extra content and more ideas to present to the world, maybe creating video clips like tutorials, guides, and montages is a direction that could work for you to make some money off of CS. There's a lot of opportunity to make interesting content based on what's in the community maps and servers, like minigames, surfing, aim maps, and much more. Making clips for YouTube or other platforms can be a lot less stressful than streaming and doesn't require as much of a beefy PC, though it certainly takes a much longer time to gather, create, and edit content for video clips than streaming takes.
The best way to get started effectively is to watch other successful content creators closely and get tips on how they produce, and reflect that in your own content. When watching with the mindset of creating your own videos, keep questions like these in mind:
Do they read from a script? What background music do they use for which situations?How fast do they switch from scene to scene? How do they actively keep your attention?How do they do their intros and outros?
Alternatively, you can consider making custom CS:GO maps with interesting and unique playstyles for others to download and use. While you won't earn any money directly from the Steam workshop, if your maps become popular enough you can create a website to list them all and monetize that when it gains enough traffic.
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Start Earning From Playing Your Favorite Game
You're already playing your favorite games like CS:GO, so you might as well make them work for you and start getting paid to play! And don't forget to run Buff in the background for some free rewards with no extra effort.
RewardsApex Legends: Legend Tokens & How to Get Them (Gameplay Only)Legend Tokens are one of the four primary currencies in Apex Legends, alongside Crafting Metals, Apex Coins, and Heirloom Shards. These valuable tokens can be used in the game to unlock new Legends and exclusive items. This guide will go over everything you need to know about Legend Tokens, including how to get them and how to use them in Apex Legends.
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What Are Legend Tokens in Apex Legends?
Legend Tokens are unique in Apex Legends because they are the game's only completely free currency. Unlike other in-game currencies, they can't be acquired through loot crate drops or purchased in-game. You can't even buy Legend Tokens with Buff points like you can with Apex Coins. This makes them a valuable but limited resource for players. The only way to obtain Legend Tokens is through gameplay.
You can find your current Legend Token balance on the top-right corner of the Apex Legends home screen, as shown below.
What Can Legend Tokens Be Used For?
This effort-earned currency is the key to unlocking more Legends to gain access to new abilities and styles of gameplay! It takes a total of 12,000 Legend Tokens to unlock a new Legend, which means you have to level up 20 times (600 Legend Tokens per level) before you have enough to spend on a new Legend for your team.
Next, you can unlock some cool re-colors for some legendary skins you may own. Just keep in mind that legendary recolors cycle out of the shop weekly, so you'll have to stay vigilant if you want a fancy new color for your legendary skin.
Finally, you can also spend Legend Tokens to reroll daily challenges (though we don't recommend it, the price isn't worth the reward).
Legend Token Price List
Unlock new Legend: 12,000 LTCosmetic re-color: 6,500 LT for a weapon skin and 8,500 for a Legend skin2nd daily reroll: 200 LT3rd daily reroll: 500 LT4th daily reroll onwards: 1,000 LT
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How to Get Legend Tokens in Apex Legends
Legend Tokens are, thankfully, quite easy to come by—you just need to play the game and level up by earning XP!
1. Leveling Up
There are loads of levels to be earned in Apex Legends. In Season 14, Respawn increased the maximum level cap from 500 to 2,000. That's 1,2 million Legend Tokens—or 100 new legends, five times the total Legends currently available! Even after you hit the maximum level, you'll continue to earn 600 Legend Tokens every time you earn a level's worth of XP.
If you're a new player to the game, the first 60 levels are thankfully a little easier to get through, letting you unlock your first 3 new Legends by the time you get there. The required amount of XP to level up incrementally increases per level, to a cap:
Level 1: 100XP Level 10: 8,600XPLevel 20: 12,500XPLevel 30: 14,000XPLevel 40: 15,500XPLevel 50: 17,000XPLevel 60-500: 18,000XP
After you hit level 500, you advance into the next tier, where your level resets back to 1. At tiers 2-4, the experience needed to level up is a little different:
Level 1-100: 18,000XPLevel 101-200: 20,000XPLevel 201-300: 23,000XPLevel 301-400: 28,000XPLevel 401-500: 36,000XP
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2. Accumulating XP
Earning experience during a game is based on many different things you can do during a match. We've made a list to help break down how XP is calculated during a match, so you know what to focus on if you want to level up at the fastest rate:
Winning a match: 900XPTop 5 finish: 300XPTime survived: 3XP per second survivedFirst kill of the day: 500XPKills: 50XP per killDamage done: 0.25XP per 1 damage pointIs kill leader: 50XP if you become the kill leader at any point in a matchKilled champion: 500XP per kill of the champion squadIs champion: 500XP going into a match as the champion squadRevive ally: 25XPRespawn ally: 200XP
3. Playing With Friends
Teaming up with your friends in Apex Legends has more benefits than just being able to work together and communicate better. Having friends in your squad gives you extra XP! Having just 1 friend in your squad adds a +5% XP bonus to your time survived, while 2 friends gives you +10% XP to that bonus.
4. Progressing Through Seasonal Battle Passes
The seasonal Battle Pass definitely has some juicy items, but as you level up through the premium tier of the pass, you'll also unlock stackable XP boosts that add a 10% bonus to the top 5 and win XP for you and your party members. These boosts also stack up with everyone in your party, amounting to a potential 300% boost for the rest of the season!
Better Get Playing!
Legend Tokens are the key to growing your Legends roster, and gaining levels are the key to earning more Legend Tokens, so by playing loads of matches and surviving for as long as you can, you'll be adding new Legends to your team in no time. Just start, as every minute helps.
Additionally, don't be afraid to spend some Legend Tokens on your favorite recolor either—they're only around for limited times, and you'll eventually earn the tokens back.
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RewardsHow to Earn Cash Competing in Fortnite Tournaments: Entry Criteria & FeesFortnite Season 5 is just around the corner, and with it comes the 5th FNCS, where EPIC has allocated a jaw-dropping $20 million to the competition.
The huge prize money this year also comes with even more competition as the championship is now officially cross-platform, meaning everyone on PC, mobile, and consoles will be competing for the same prize. And if competing in tournaments isn't your thing, there are other ways to make money by playing Fortnite.
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Important Considerations for Participants
With so much competition, it's important to be prepared with the setup that suits you best for the competitive shooter. Familiarize yourself with the gun meta for the season, and get comfortable using and abusing the strats that pro players have discovered and shared.
Since the tournament is cross-platform, it's also important to find which platform works best for you. Each platform has its benefits—PC players have the option of extremely high framerates and the highest mobility potential, while console and mobile players have powerful aim-assist.
Here are some helpful tips for each platform:
Console: The latest consoles like the PS5 and Xbox series X have the potential to play at really high frame rates. Using a 144hz monitor and plugging in your controllers can dramatically boost how fast you can react to situations in-game.Mobile: Mobile devices can connect to Bluetooth controllers, computer mice, and keyboards. Take advantage of whatever input you're comfortable with and make it your main input. PC: Turning down your graphic settings can boost overall performance in Fortnite. Couple that with a high-res monitor with a very high refresh rate and you've got the smoothest potential for the game.
Entry Requirements
Certain tournaments have entry fees. Major official tournaments hosted by EPIC seem to be free to enter.Some tournaments require you to have a partner for Duos matches or a full squad for the team tournaments.You must be 13 years of age or olderYou'll have to have a tax certificate for legal reasons when accepting prize money.You must be on good terms with epic- no game violations.Your account must be at least level 15You must have 2-factor authentication tied to your account
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5 Pro Tips for Major Earnings
1. Understand & Follow the META
META stands for the most effective tactic available. This is always changing depending on updates and patches to the game. It's important to keep up with the building strategies, the best loot spots, and the best guns and equipment to use for every season.
When a season launches, get into arenas and normal BR and get up to speed with the new changes. Try out the new guns and find out what works best for you, and keep an eye out for what other people are using to beat you.
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2. Find a Partner
It's been announced that FNCS and related major tournaments are going to be Duos for the rest of 2022, but whether you're in duos or trios in a competitive tourney, you should be practicing with a set team or partner from early on, instead of consistently switching up the team you're playing alongside.
It's important to develop a dynamic with your team, to understand how they play, and to find a solid way to communicate with one another effectively.
3. Create a Schedule
Schedule times for you and your partner to practice—this way, you can make sure you get the practice you need for the tournament.
It's important that during this time you're jumping into games with 100% effort, and really use the time to improve your mechanics, reactions, and placement.
4. Find Your Main Drop-Spot
In the Fortnite BR map, there are good as well as bad places to land. Find the place that works for you and your team and land there. Consistently. Forever.
Well, maybe not forever. Have a backup landing spot that you are extremely comfortable with, in case your planned drop-spot ends up being a hot spot during a competitive match. But otherwise, you should totally be spending each game landing in one POI and mastering that area's peaks and covers.
5. Watch Your Previous Matches
It's a great idea to record and watch your matches or to navigate to your replays and watch them. This may seem like an underwhelming tip, but it's a tactic most pros do to improve their gameplay at a phenomenally faster rate than most other players.
Remember: you're watching your VODs so that you can pick up your mistakes from a spectator's eye. Formulate a way to get around those mistakes and apply that formula to your game, practicing to drill the new tactic into your muscle memory.
Feeling Ready to Enter a Fortnite Tournament And Take Them On?
Qualifiers for the FNCS kick off in early February 2023, so it's time to get the team together, practice, and prepare as much as you can. Apply maximum effort, stay cool, and focus on improvement, and you'll be ready to compete in official Fortnite championships in no time.
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Rewards5 Legitimate Income Streams for Minecraft Players in 2023 Minecraft is one of the longest-existing games in popular game culture, and it has really seen it all.
From its start in 2010, when Mojang first launched the game, all the way to Microsoft's acquisition of it for $2.5 billion in 2014, Minecraft has had an incredibly vibrant history. This led to it being the most-sold game in history, with about 100 million monthly active users still going strong.
With all of that passion coming from the community, it should be no surprise to anyone that there are multiple opportunities to make an income from being a Minecraft player or fan.
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1. Livestream Your Gameplay on Twitch or YouTube
You're already playing Minecraft, so why not live stream it to an audience? There are tons of Minecraft streamers and content creators on Twitch and YouTube who are making a killing doing so.
Livestreaming on Twitch gives you a bunch of different ways to make money if you can generate enough of a following. Twitch subs, donations, and advertising are all ways to earn from the content you create. With a free Prime Sub, you just need to be your viewers' favorite for the month, and they can support you with a click of a button. If you really start to hit it big, you can earn even more with brand sponsorships and opportunities to sell merchandise to your followers. YouTube offers a bunch of the same revenue streams with YouTube Gaming live streams, but there's also the added benefit of capturing your viewers on the platform to view your VOD content. Dream is one of the best examples of this, as one of Minecraft's biggest and most successful creators with loads of VOD content on YouTube.
To get started, there are two things that are paramount to building your initial audience: engagement and consistency. Have a clear schedule set up for yourself and communicate that schedule to potential viewers on your profile. You want to start creating a loyal audience that enjoys your content and knows when they can come to view it. And to make them feel connected to you and your streams, you have to engage them. Always pay attention to your chat and make sure to respond and react to messages passing through.
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2. Join the Minecraft Partner Program
The Minecraft Partner Program is an awesome creative platform. If you are accepted, you can make a variety of in-game worlds and assets to be sold on the Minecraft Marketplace. To qualify, you will be expected to express your creativity and love for the game with a strong portfolio of high-quality content previously shared with the community (e.g. maps, skins, realms, biomes, etc.).
Skins are a great place to start when it comes to creating Minecraft items and content that is likely to sell in the marketplace. People are always looking for a way to better represent their characters, especially for a game as centered around creativity as Minecraft. So if you can create a character skin that can really resonate with players, they are bound to want to put it on.
3. Host a Minecraft Server
Hosting a server is another great way to make an income, and this is something that has actually existed across the MMO space for a large part of its history. For some of our OG gamers who remember the MMORPG renaissance of the early 2000s, loads of games like Runescape, Everquest, Ragnarok Online, and even World of Warcraft had a strong community across a number of private servers. You can make income by:
Charging membership and access feesRunning a store, specific for your serverGetting set up with monetized streams of your server's gameplay.
While it's relatively easy to get a private server up and running, to get a Minecraft Server that players feel is worth investing their money into, you have to make it enticing. Adding the right mods and having a strong, active community are just some of the ways to go about it.
4. Construct Items, Buildings, and Maps for Other Players
While this requires a similar skill set to joining the Minecraft Partner Program, your "buyers" will be rather different. There is a number of people across the web that have a need for pro Minecraft builders to construct buildings, landscapes, towns, and even entire worlds for their game/servers.
Your customer base can vary—you may be hired as a builder for somebody's private servers, oftentimes themed requests (e.g. dragons and castles for a medieval-themed server), or even by some savvy businesses looking for new ways to get new clients.
The potential is pretty high when it comes to how much you can make by being a pro builder for hire in the world of Minecraft. But a great example that lays it out is this video from Mr. Beast. He hires Minecraft builders to see who could build the best Minecraft house for the best value, with the most expensive freelancer charging up to $16,000!
5. Create & Sell Minecraft Artwork
Creating and selling Minecraft artwork is an awesome way to make income. This is especially true for those who are super passionate about the game, but their talents and creativity lie more on the canvas than in the 3D block world. Whether it's oil and pastels or neon digital art, there is a huge market for Minecraft fan art.
There are loads of markets for superb artists to sell their works, whether that is digitally on sites like DeviantArt, physically at conventions and events like Minecraft Festival, or live streaming the drawing process on Twitch. Because of the variety of ways to make money on even just one piece of artwork you create, the earning potential for talented Minecraft artists is fantastic, especially as the game continues to grow.
If you are stump around what to draw, Creepers are one of the best places to start. While they are scary encounters for players in-game, they are absolutely loved by fans as merchandise, collectibles, and art outside of it.
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RewardsApex Legends: How Does the Daily Shop Work?Regardless of the game, you're probably familiar with that great feeling of playing with your squad, using superior tactics and positioning, and eventually winning the game. But you know what's even better? Doing it in style! Plus, everybody knows that looking good makes you play better, especially when you're still new at the game.
So, instead of looking like a newbie with default skins, stand out from the rest with some of the amazing skins Apex Legends has to offer. After all, there are plenty of cosmetics for specific characters and guns. There are even unlockable dive trails hidden behind certain ranked achievements.
Most of those can be found in the Store, so here's what you should know about it.
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What Is the Daily Shop?
The Daily Shop, otherwise known as the Store, is a menu that you can access through the lobby. It allows you to purchase cosmetics by using Apex Coins, Legend Tokens, or Heirloom Shards. The Store also offers an alternative purchase method through the exchange of Apex Coins for items that can normally be crafted with Crafting Metals or found in Apex Packs. Finally, it also has Thematic Event items and Store-exclusive items.
Some of the sections of the Store include:
The Featured Section
The Featured section is basically the Store's homepage. It's always open and offers a wide variety of items that rotate each week. Some of the items that are offered at the time of writing are:
Solar Soldier Bonus Bundle for BangaloreOutland Explorer Bundle for WattsonDeath Row Bundle for RevenantFlying Warhawk Skin for Devotion
The Monthly Item Store
There's also a Monthly item store, which features deals that are available during the entire month. This month's offerings are looking pretty cool:
Dressed to Impress Skin for BangaloreArtic Blaster Skin for WingmanElectric Flux Skin for Triple-Take
Apex Packs
In the Item Pack section, you can purchase packs that essentially act as random loot crates. Opening a pack gives you 3 items, which have the potential to be the Legendary skin you've been wanting! However, that really depends on how lucky you are, so you also may not get anything you need or like.
The Mythic Store
Lastly, there is the Mythic Store, where you can purchase high-end Prestige skins and the Heirloom melee weapons for your characters. Each character gets access to their own unique Heirloom skin, which can only be attained through exchanging Heirloom Shards. At the time of writing, the Bloodhound skin is available in the Store.
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When Does the Store Reset?
The Store resets every Tuesday at 12:00 PM Pacific Time. For the Monthly and Daily rotations, these will happen at 12:00 PM Pacific Time, as well.
Be sure to keep your eyes peeled for the chance that the skin you've been gunning for finally drops!
Can You Shop Without Being In-Game?
Sometimes, opening the launcher can be a pain if you want to just check out the Store and see if there's anything you'd like to buy later. Although there isn't a way to purchase items without being in-game, a great place to check what items are currently available in the Store is at Apex Item Store. You can see this information along with the full item breakdowns and the remaining time they will be available for purchase in the Store.
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Final Thoughts
The Store is the place to be if you want to spice up your in-game appearance, or if you simply want to see what is available out there. And if you don't want to log in, there are ways to check out what's on sale without starting the game.
Finally, by having Buff run in the background, you can be earning Buff Points just by playing games of Apex with your squad. And who knows, some of the Buff rewards you redeem may include precisely the cosmetics you've always wanted.
Rewards7 Best Twitch Games to Stream in 2022 to Make Money FastDisclaimer: we can't promise you the results, your earnings are based on what streaming platform you use and how well you market yourself and entertain people during your streams.
Streaming games on Twitch opens up a lot of opportunities to make some money while doing what you love—playing your favorite games. If you are considering streaming your games to an audience for some income, here are some of the most popular games to stream on Twitch to make some revenue.
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(Link to blog: 7 Most Streamed Games to Watch on Twitch )
1. Fortnite
As one of the most popular games of 2022, Fortnite is great for making some extra income. Boasting a huge 250 million average monthly players for the year, so far, the third-person-shooter game has broken records for its popularity. It's a free-to-play, family-friendly game that has some PvP and PvE game modes that are often the topic of conversation in school playgrounds and big streaming services.
Fortnite's game-play popularity certainly influenced how popular it became on Twitch. In 2020 more than 1 billion hours were collectively watched on Twitch alone, with more than 120 000 average viewers.
Fortnite had a massive peak in online streaming in 2018, then peaked again in 2020, and although the game has seen a steady decrease in popularity since then, it still reigns as one of the most popular games to stream on Twitch.
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2. Grand Theft Auto V
GTA V has been released a total of 4 times across different platforms with various changes to graphics and gameplay on the newer releases. GTA V is a chaotic open-world game where you play as 1 of 3 characters in a grippingly dramatic storyline that involves love, guns, drugs, theft, and pretty much any other criminal activity.
GTA V comes to life when you join part of the role-playing community in the modding world with the FiveM mod or its counterpart, where you live your character's life for them. In GTA RP, you might find yourself being chased by real people playing cops after you've committed an in-game crime, or applying for a position to sell burgers at the BurgerShot. This virtual world is what makes GTA V super popular to stream on Twitch, and you'll find the most famous streamers have all dipped their toes into GTA RP.
3. Albion Online
Albion Online is a sandbox MMO RPG that boasts its ability to be highly cross-platform, able to run on Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, Linux, and GeForce Now. Its unique take on the MMO RPG genre is that you "write your own story instead of following a laid out path" and become part of a massive community that organizes huge-scale PvP battles. Another interesting feature of Albion Online is the player-driven economy, where items are crafted and sold by players with materials gathered by players.
Albion's Twitch success comes from being part of big community battles and being so readily available across different platforms. The most-watched Albion Online streamer at the moment, Fakturka, has an average of 2700 viewers coming to each of his streams.
4. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Counterstrike has been a popular title to watch since CS tournaments started in 2003, and after CS: GO came out a year after the official launch of Twitch, its popularity skyrocketed. CS: GO is a highly competitive round-based first-person shooter developed by Valve that inspired the popular game Valorant by RIOT games. The game is well known for its competitive scene, and birthed famous pro players such as Shroud.
Gaining popularity in a highly competitive shooter like this is quite tough in the streaming world, as you either have to be entertaining, or really, really good. If you think you've got what it takes to make some unique or professional content in CS: GO, its steaming popularity is still amazingly high.
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5. Minecraft
Minecraft is one of those games that just keeps getting better the longer it exists. Minecraft is at its core a sandbox survival game, but with consistent updates, mods, and its extremely creative community, the game's diversity keeps the game alive.
Because of how much you can do in the game, Minecraft remains an extremely popular game for streaming and content creation. Huge names like Mr. Beast, PewDiePie, and Jacksepticeye on YouTube have influenced this game's popularity. On Twitch, the top 10 Minecraft streamers all have over a million followers each, with Auronplay having over 14 million followers.
6. Dota 2
Dota 2 is one of the most popular MOBA games in the streaming world next to League of Legends, with a massive community centered around its competitive scene. Dota 2 is massively diverse in tactical options and opportunities, making it amazingly entertaining to watch.
Dota 2 matches tend to be quite long, so audience members tend to stick around longer to watch a full game. If you're entertaining or have great skills in the game, you'll be earning hype trains while you're playing in no time.
The top Dota 2 streamers have tens of thousands of viewers on the average stream, though admittedly most of them are Russian. If you can speak Russian though, there's a pretty good chance you'll find success on Twitch with Dota 2.
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7. Dead by Daylight
Dead by Daylight is a multiplayer thriller game that keeps viewers on the edge of their seats. Popular streamers play the game on a casual level and have a lot of time to talk to their viewers, so you'll find a lot of success here if you're good at entertaining your audience. Many of the top streamers are hugely charismatic, and according to twitchmetrics.net, loads of the best DBD streamers are female.
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Rewards5 Pro Tips For Making Money With FortniteFortnite had more than 25 million daily players during 2021, and some of those players make full livings entirely off of playing Fortnite. Today, there are up to 4 million people that are playing at any given time on servers around the world, so it's fair to say the game is super popular. With all of its popularity, Fortnite has loads of opportunities for players to earn money by getting involved in the game, so it might just be the right time to pick up an extra income if you think you've got what it takes.
With that said, here are 5 ways that Fortnite players can make money off of one of the world's most-played games.
Tip 1: Compete in eSports Tournaments
Fortnite's been out for over five years now, so there's no shortage of players who feel like they dominate the opposition and have really come to master the mechanics that the game has to offer. If this sounds like you, maybe participating in eSports tournaments might be a great way to make that raw skill work for you and turn it into some sweet income. Not fond of being part of a team? Well, there are also solo-division tournaments for players who don't need a team to prove they're the best. Either way, the prize pools for many of these big tournaments are huge, and some players have already earned millions of dollars from Fortnite eSports competitions alone.
You can typically get started by approaching professional teams or grabbing your own buddies and heading over to the Epic games' official Fortnite Competitive page, where anyone can sign up to compete in upcoming tournaments.
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Tip 2: Livestream Your Gameplay
Streaming has become a massive source of entertainment around the world. For some, it's been lucrative enough to bring fame and fortune.
The benefit of streaming your gameplay online is that you don't necessarily have to be good at the game you're playing—you just have to be entertaining. As long as you find an audience who likes you on your preferred streaming platform (Twitch, YouTube, Facebook Gaming, etc.) you'll be far more likely to earn a consistent flow of income from fan donations, subs to your channel, ad revenue, and potentially even sponsorships.
The hard part is finding a unique way to present your content and gameplay that makes people stick around to watch you, instead of going over to the next guy streaming the same game.
Tip 3: Consider Fortnite Coaching
Strategy can be just as important as skill, and sometimes playing smart can let you cheese opponents who've spent hours perfecting their game. If you're that gamer who looks at all the details, patch notes, and updates and comes up with crazy strats to get an advantage over your opponents, then maybe coaching other players is for you.
Getting started with coaching doesn't take much effort. Places like Fiverr make freelance opportunities pretty easy to come by and allow you to charge your own rates per hour or session. With eSports becoming more normalized, many high schools and universities adopt eSports titles and compete against each other, so coaches are becoming more and more relevant in the gaming world.
Tip 4: Qualify for the Epic Games Support-a-Creator Program
This one's for the creators. If you've got talent in capturing moments or creating content for your favorite Epic games, you could consider working towards qualifying for Epic's Support-a-Creator program. Epic Games believes strongly in the support from communities built on content creation, so the program rewards creators whenever their followers make purchases in-game.
Epic Games' affiliate page explains how the whole process works. There are a few pre-requisites you'll need in order to be eligible for the program:
You've got a following of 1000+ on your social media platform (YouTube, Twitch, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and VK)You create content for Fortnite, Rocket League, or other EPIC game titlesYou are 18 years of age or older—there's also an under-18 application that requires supervisionYou must have a Hyperwallet account so that Epic can pay you
Tip 5: Get into eSports Betting
Here's a method that doesn't even require you to be good at Fortnite or charismatic enough to stream or produce content—all you need is some wisdom, a dash of luck, and to be at least 18 years old (depending on where you're from). eSports betting goes back further than you might expect, back in the arcade age starting with Asteroids and Invaders in the 70s.
Betting, along with other types of gambling, is addictive and should only be done if you know what you're doing. You should make sure you are of legal gambling age in your jurisdiction, and that you are financially sound before making the decision to place a bet on any online sports matches.
Conclusion
Whether you're an absolute pro at Fortnite, or you've never touched the game yourself, there are ways you can make the popularity of this world-famous game work for you. Aside from actual money, there are many ways you can earn rewards from playing Fortnite, such as installing Buff.
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RewardsLeague of Legends eSports Stream Drops: How to Earn RewardsIf you've spent any time playing a free-to-play game like League of Legends, you'll already know that people love to personalize their characters and accounts to suit them better and to show off to friends. In most cases, getting skins and cosmetics costs real money, but now there's a way for anyone to get awesome exclusive cosmetics for free: stream drops.
Read on to learn how to do this in the simplest way possible.
League of Legend Drops Explained
Stream drops are usually cosmetic items like in-game skins that can only be redeemed by watching official streams that are "drop-enabled". The concept is pretty simple: hop into an official drop-enabled live stream, watch enough of the stream, and you'll get an opportunity to get an item drop for your game. It's a great way for game devs to promote their content while rewarding their viewers.
Usually, streams that are drop-enabled are promoting new game content, events, or popular streamers. League of Legends drops usually happen during major tournaments, like Worlds 2022.
How League of Legends Drops Occur
When you're logged into lolesports.com (RIOT's dedicated streaming platform for LoL), much like other streaming platforms, there's a random chance for you to earn a drop while watching live matches, but you'll also earn drops at key moments of live tournaments. According to RIOTs FAQ page:
You'll always get a drop after a pentakillYou may get a drop on every triple kill or quadrakillsOpening and closing ceremonies sometimes feature drops for everyoneThere's a high chance for RIOT to hand out drops at the first game of each stage (Play-ins, Group Stage, Quarterfinals, Semifinals, and Finals)
What to Expect Out of a League of Legends Drop
Your stream drop will include a random drop card of different rarities (Epic, Legendary, Mythic, or Ultimate), what you earned, and how to receive it. There are many different potential rewards that change over time, depending on the rarity of the card, including:
Skin ShardsSkin CodesWard SkinsTacticiansChromasPrestige PointsIconsHextech chests and keysClash TicketsMerch
During special events and major tournaments, you'll also have a chance to earn limited-time Reward Capsules that contain exclusive rewards for that event. For example, the 2022 Worlds Rewards Capsule contained one of the following:
One of the Worlds-exclusive icons or emotes for 2022 (excluding team logos)One 2022 Esports CapsuleOne Hextech chest & key
RIOT was nice enough to let anyone disenchant any duplicates you might have into orange essence, which can be used for unlocking skins in your hextech crafting!
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How to Earn League of Legends Drops
1. Sign Into lolesports.com With Your Riot Games Account
Head over to the site and hit the rewards tab, then just hit the "login & start earning" button and sign into the account you'd like to receive your rewards on - the one you play your League of Legends on.
2. Enable Drops and Rewards
Once you've signed in, if you're seeing your account name on the rewards page of the site with some stats and an option to opt-out of rewards, then you're already ready to start earning some sweet loot. If not, you're probably seeing the reward page with a button that says "Start Earning." Click it to enable drops, then you're ready to hop into a stream!
3. Watch Designated Riot Games Live Streams
You'll have to be watching a live stream for at least 5 minutes to be eligible for drops each time—and yes, they have to be live. Sadly, you won't be earning any rewards by watching previous streams (or VODs.)
Keep in mind that you'll only be getting the drops mentioned in this post on RIOT Games' lolesports.com. While Twitch does involve drops, there's no guarantee that you'll be getting drops for LoL. It's a good idea for you to do research before visiting a 3rd-party site that promises drops, as some of these sites are malicious.
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What to Do if You See a Drop While Streaming LoL
So, by now, you might be signed in with drops enabled, and you're watching a live stream tournament waiting in suspense for your first juicy drop card. Here's what to expect and what to do when it arrives:
Click on the Notification That Appears on the Screen
On the right-hand side of the stream, a notification should pop up telling you you've received a drop. You'll be able to interact with it to receive your drop card!
Review the Instructions on How to Get Your Rewards
Depending on the type and rarity of the reward, your drop card will tell you how to activate your reward—or, in the case of merch, how to get RIOT to ship you your reward. In most cases, though, your reward will automatically get sent straight to your in-game collection within 24 hours.
Visit the "Drops" Tab on lolesports.com/rewards
Check out all your drops and a recap of how to activate them by visiting the rewards tab of the site.
And just in case you're worried about missing the notification for your drop card, RIOT automatically sends all your drops to your rewards page, so make sure to check it out!
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Conclusion
Getting sweet skins ad cosmetic items for free is always great, and RIOT have made it really easy to claim them in exchange for watching some live content, so even if you come for the skins, there's a good chance to leave with an experience. Maybe you'll learn something new about the game, or find a new favorite team to support—either way, it sounds like a win-win to me!
» Looking for other great esports titles? Take a look at the esports games with the highest prize pools
RewardsHow to Deck Out Your Rocket League Car With Free Twitch Fan RewardsIt's no wonder that Rocket League is one of the top eSports games with the biggest prize pools. Watching the pros play is like watching the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, it's absolutely breathtaking. The precision and reflexes that the pros have come from thousands of hours of training. It's worth watching to learn how you can improve your own mechanics, gameplay, and teamwork. However, it turns out that watching the pros do their thing on Twitch can also earn you Fan Rewards so you can deck out your cars with some flashy new cosmetics!
Read on to learn how.
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Rocket League Fan Rewards Explained
Getting free cosmetics for watching RLCS games and other great Rocket League broadcasts on Twitch sounds like a pretty sweet deal, especially since the cosmetics are actually cool—like the "SPLASH" goal explosion!
All you need to do is go to Rocket League's website, link your game and your Twitch account, and tune into the next Rocket League Broadcast on Twitch. We'll break it down so getting your next cool set of wheels or car wrap will be a breeze.
How to Enable Rocket League Fan Rewards Via Twitch Drops
The Rocket League website has a lot of content, and it's a little easy to get lost when you're trying to get your fan rewards, here's a step-by-step guide on how to get started!
1. Visit the Website
Head on over to the Rocket League main site, and hover over the Rocket League Logo in the top left to switch over to the Rocket League eSports main page, here's where you'll find the Fan Rewards tab.
2. Click the "Link Now" Button
After you've navigated to the Fan Rewards tab, you'll need to scroll down and find the button that says "Link now!" along with some previews of the sweet rewards you can receive, and some helpful FAQs.
3. Link Your Twitch Account
Once you've clicked the button, you'll be asked to sign into your Twitch account. Keep your phone handy, because you'll probably get a code for the 2-factor authentication. This step is to help make sure that whenever you're watching select Rocket League games on your linked Twitch account, Psyonix (the devs at Rocket League) know to reward you.
4. Select Your Platform of Choice
Next, Twitch and Psyonix need to know which Rocket League account to send rewards to. This means you'll need to choose the platform you'd prefer to receive your rewards on. If you're on console, you'll want to pick either Xbox, PlayStation, or Switch, depending on which platform you use the most.
If you're on PC, remember that EPIC games bought Rocket League from the Steam store, so if you haven't owned Rocket League before May 2019, you'll have to choose the Epic Version.
If you bought Rocket League on Steam before then, you can still log into the Steam version and use that account.
5. Log in to the Respective Account
Keep in mind that once you've chosen your platform and signed in to that account, Rocket League will only reward that specific account when you've logged in. However, if you set that platform as your primary account, you can share your inventory across platforms.
6. Setting a Primary Account Through Epic Linking (Extra Step for Sharing Inventory)
If you only ever play on one platform, you can skip this step, but if you want your rewards across all the platforms you play Rocket League on, you'll need to set a primary account over at Rocket League's Support page:
Once you're there, it's pretty straight-forward with these steps:
Log into your Epic accountSign in to all your platforms to link your available accountsChoose which one you want all your future rewards and ranked stats to go to (your primary)
Your rank, Rocket Pass level, and inventory from this account will now show whenever you log into any of your linked platforms. Certain items are platform restricted, though.
7. Watch Some Twitch Broadcasts!
You're all set up! All you need to do now is tune into selected Rocket League Broadcasts on Twitch to start earning sweet rewards. It's important to know that the rewards are time-based, and you'll receive random fan rewards throughout the Broadcasts.
You can find all the official games on the Rocket League Twitch Channel, and most other official RLCS and CRL Broadcasts will be enabled for Fan Rewards.
How to Know if You’ve Earned a Fan Reward
Once you've started watching an official broadcast, you'll be able to track your reward progress on Twitch by clicking on your profile icon, then selecting "Drops." When you've spent enough time watching an official broadcast, Twitch will send you a notification telling you which reward you've earned. Once you've logged into your linked Rocket League Account, you should receive that item in-game to show off to your friends.
Conclusion
Even if you come to the live pro games for the rewards, you might just end up learning a thing or two during your time waiting for those sweet drops. Whether it's watching how the pros come up with new tactics for beating opponents in RLCS or seeing amazing new mechanical tricks in the Freestyle Tournaments, you'll be earning and learning simultaneously.
And who knows? maybe you'll have discovered your new favorite eSport to watch along the way.
