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MSI CEO Charles Chiang dies after falling from building, aged 56

The CEO of leading Taiwanese hardware manufacturer Micro Star International (MSI), Charles Chiang, has died at age 56. As confirmed by local media, the 56-year-old fell from the seventh floor of one of the company’s Taiwanese offices. At the time of writing, no other details have been confirmed.Mr. Chiang took over as head of the internationally known manufacturer in 2019. He had been at the company for over 20 years prior to taking on the top job.MSI CEO was “a respected leader”MSI is a worldwide brand, and it sponsors many

Boombl4 on life during the pandemic: “Every day is the same and you become a robot”

Boombl4 burst onto the global stage in early 2018 when he led Quantum Bellator Fire to a playoff run at ELEAGUE Major Boston — you can read more about that unlikely journey here. He then went off the grid as results turned sour and the team went through a period of reconstruction before finally getting back on his feet in May 2019 when he was offered the chance to join NAVI as a replacement for Ioann "⁠Edward⁠" Sukhariev. Boombl4 reveals the story behind his nickname In the first part of

Leakers find evidence of Intervention sniper coming to Modern Warfare

The list of weapons that could arrive in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is quite astounding. The game files feature a plethora of different weapons and code names, all of which could see the light of day. However, one of the more prominent guns on the list is Modern Warfare 2‘s famed Intervention sniper rifle. As one of the franchise’s most recognizable weapons, the Intervention is certainly a fan-favorite. Many have requested for it to be the next DLC weapon.Well, while we don’t have confirmation of this happening, leaks suggest

League of Legends reveals Spirit Blossom skins for Yasuo, Teemo, more

Riot Games has officially announced the list of League of Legends champions receiving Spirit Blossom skins. As many fans predicted, Yasuo is one of them. Joining him are Vayne, Thresh, Lillia, and everyone’s favorite – Teemo. The skin line features bright purple and pink colors and celebrates Iona’s annual Spirit Blossom event.On Tuesday, the official League Twitter account posted a PBE preview for the new skin line. Along with the arrival of new champion Lillia, it looks like LoL players have a busy month ahead of them.Spirit Blossom YasuoThe cosmetics add

EU roster shuffles of the week

Dota 2 7/8/20, 3:00 PM Cristy “Pandoradota2” Ramadani Changes are happening in European roster shuffles as NiP and ex-OG seeds make some announcements.  The Dota 2 Tier 2 scene is as unstable as ever and the anticipated new league system for DPC 2020-2021 can't come soon enough to promote stability and more substantial opportunities for the struggling group.  This week the ex-OG Seeds players reported that the roster would not be staying together any longer.  Last month the roster had parted ways with the famed OG organization due to a

Call of Duty: Crimsix Speaks Out On The Competitive GA Situation

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PUBG Mobile earnings soar $3 billion

PUBG Mobile by Tencent recently doubled its lifetime revenue to $3 Billion in just a period of over seven months. This battle-royale game is very famous across the globe with a very high amount of users.  According to the reports from a research firm SensorTower, this successful achievement was attained through the collective revenue collected from the global version of this game and its Chinese counterpart known as “Game for Peace”. The game has earned $1.2 Billion in 2020 alone. This amount was also a collective of the two versions.

Fans are ready for the TI10 Battle Pass special summer event

Steven R. July 8, 2020Dota 2 fans are starting to get impatient with Valve. That’s often been the case to some degree, but they’re particularly frustrated right now over the long-awaited “special summer event” meant for inclusion in the The International 10 Battle Pass. While the battle pass is several weeks old at this point, fans are still awaiting the promised mini-game. This has led many to hop on social media and call on Valve to get moving. with its implementation. While players placing unrealistic expectations and demands on developers

Valorant patch 1.03 reduces Guardian’s price, loosens surrender requirements

The developers of Riot Games have constantly been working to improve the balance and fairness of their competitive shooter VALORANT. They have shipped out multiple updates to the game in only a span of a few weeks to maintain the competitive integrity of the game. The previous updates generally included hero reworks, weapon improvements, map updates, and numerous bug fixes. Today, Riot devs announced their newest patch to VALORANT which includes a number of noticeable changes to the first-person shooter. The first and perhaps the most important change of patch

HLTV world rankings crown BIG as top CS:GO team

HLTV recently updated its Counter-Strike: Global Offensive world rankings, which now features German team Berlin International Gaming as the number one squad in the world. Reaching this spot is the end goal for every esports team in the industry. However, in sports and esports, it is more difficult to hold that spot rather than earning it in the first place. With this spot, BIG becomes the team to beat and will be analyzed by every competitor.Berlin International Gaming’s 2020 StartThis number one place was earned thanks to BIG’s performance at