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Veteran Overwatch League DPS birdring retires

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After years of gaming, hundreds of clutch plays, and one championship trophy, one of the pillars of competitive Overwatch is taking his final bow in the professional scene.  Kim “birdring” Ji-hyeok, DPS for the Los Angeles Gladiators, announced his retirement from the Overwatch League today. He was a critical part of the Gladiators roster, but he’s also one of the most important players in Overwatch esports history.  Birdring began his journey in competitive Overwatch in 2016 and was a part of KongDoo Uncia, which later merged into Team KongDoo Panthera.

Apathy retires from competitive Call of Duty

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Time Stamp: October 4, 2021 1:45 PM - Modified On: October 4, 2021 - Published By:
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Two-time Call of Duty world champion Apathy is retiring from competitive CoD, he announced today. Apathy is one of just nine players all-time who have won two or more world championships. He stands alongside JKap, ACHES, Arcitys, Simp, and aBeZy as the only other players who have won two. Karma, Clayster, and Crimsix have three rings. “This isn’t how I wanted all of this to end, I always told myself I wanted that third ring before I retired,” Apathy said. “Sometimes in life things don’t go the way you want

Every League of Legends Worlds song ranked

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Time Stamp: October 3, 2021 3:58 PM - Modified On: October 3, 2021 - Published By:
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It’s been less than a week since the latest League of Legends Worlds Championship song “Burn It All Down” launched, but since then, it has been played over 8 million times on YouTube alone. “This is where the game gets ugly” as we attempt to rank every Worlds anthem ever released by Riot Games. The first song related to the international competition was “Warriors” by Imagine Dragons, who performed the anthem live during the 2014 Worlds Final in Seoul. Since then, it has become a tradition for the highest League

When does the 2021 Overwatch Halloween Terror event start?

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Time Stamp: October 1, 2021 12:43 PM - Modified On: October 1, 2021 - Published By:
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October is here and that means Overwatch’s Halloween Terror event is coming soon. The Halloween Terror event is one of the original season events in Overwatch. It was just the second event Blizzard ever put in the game, coming in October 2016. Since then, the event has made an appearance every year beginning in the second week of October and lasting until the end of the month.  While Blizzard has not yet confirmed when the 2021 Halloween Terror event will begin, it can be deduced that it will likely come

Team Liquid’s Impossible Battle With Astralis

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Time Stamp: October 1, 2021 11:03 AM - Modified On: October 1, 2021 - Published By:
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CSGOPhoto courtesy of mynewsdeskTeam Liquid against Astralis is one of the most one-sided rivalries between top teams in the history of competitive Counter-Strike, spanning CS 1.6 and CS:GO. Spanning almost six years, the two teams have faced off all across the phases of tournaments and around the world, with many roster moves along the way on both sides, but the theme has been consistent and that has been Astralis winning and in total Astralis dominating.Liquid does not stand alone as the Washington Generals to Astralis' Harlem Globetrotters, though. The likes

Microsoft’s The Initiative brings on Crystal Dynamics to help develop its Perfect Dark reboot

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Time Stamp: September 24, 2021 3:17 AM - Modified On: September 24, 2021 - Published By:
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One of Microsoft’s core studios, The Initiative, gave fans a slight update on the development for its reboot of the classic Perfect Dark franchise, announcing that Crystal Dynamics has been brought on to help with the game.  Crystal Dynamics, best known for working on the Tomb Raider franchise and the live service Marvel’s Avengers, is a subsidiary studio of Square Enix and will now be working directly with The Initiative on its current project.  Perfect Dark update! We are partnering with Crystal Dynamics, the world class team behind character-driven games

XCOM 3 Appears in Nvidia Data Base Leak

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Top GamesXCOM 3 was one of several unannounced games in the Nvidia data base leak earlier this month. / Photo courtesy of Firaxis GamesXCOM 3 appeared in a list of unreleased games leaked from an Nvidia data base earlier this month, kicking off speculation that the long-awaited sequel could finally be on its way. Here's what we know about the potential for an XCOM 3 release.Day 6,938 of waiting for anyone from @FiraxisGames to at least keep my hopes alive about there being an Xcom 3 in the works pic.twitter.com/WMXpfFvmxm—

Respawn on New Titanfall Content: ‘Who Knows What the Future Holds’

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Top GamesRespawn is keeping the door open to Titanfall content in the future. / Photo courtesy of Respawn Entertainment/EATitanfall community coordinator Jason Garza recently said development studio Respawn Entertainment is unlikely to make Titanfall 3 or new content for Titanfall 2 because it's too busy working on other games. Now, Respawn itself has renewed the possibility of new Titanfall content with a tweet.Speaking on a livestream Monday, Sept. 20, Garza was asked about Titanfall.Contrary to what some folks are reporting, Titanfall is the very core of our DNA. Who knows

Xizt retires: “I am very happy with what I accomplished as a player”

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Xizt has announced his retirement as a player, bringing to an end a 12-year career during which he competed in two different versions of the game, won numerous titles, and represented organizations such as fnatic, NIP, FaZe, and Dignitas. "My career has had its ups and downs, but looking back it's been an amazing and unforgettable journey," Xizt said in the announcement, thanking all of his teammates and the fans across the years before hinting at his plans for the future: "I'm not walking away from CS yet!" Xizt hung