2020

Astralis actively offer Bubzkji to other organisations – Report

Astralis are actively seeking a transfer for Bubzkji, and have offered him to several organisations since the beginning of October, according to a report by Christian Slot for Jaxon.gg. It had already seemed apparent that Bubzkji's days in the team were numbered, firstly due to reports that surfaced in September that Kristian "⁠k0nfig⁠" Wienecke was nearing a move to Astralis, and then because of his removal from the active lineup for the Major, which was announced at the beginning of October. Read more k0nfig nears Astralis move - Report Astralis

5 Best Fortnite Halloween Skins of All Time

FortniteImage provided by Epic Games.Fortnitemares is here, and things are getting spooky around the island. From cube monsters plaguing the island to getting eliminated by a costumed opponent, this Halloween celebration is sure to give every Fortnite player a fright. Here are the five best Halloween skins of all time to help players get into the spooky mood.Cubic chaos, hordes of creatures, and the galaxy’s greatest monster hunter, @arianagrande with Spooky Smallz!What else is in the #Fortnitemares cards this week? pic.twitter.com/Bc8lWId6FQ— Fortnite (@FortniteGame) October 19, 20215. All Hallow’s SteveAll Hallows

Los Angeles Gladiators signs ANS

Former San Francisco Shock hitscan Lee “ANS” Seon-chang is going to play the next season of the Overwatch League in purple. The expert hitscan signed with the Los Angeles Gladiators today, marking another pickup for the team in the offseason. ANS was a core part of the San Francisco Shock’s 2020 championship campaign, and his prowess on heroes such as Widowmaker and Ashe made him one of the deadliest players in the league. The Shock, however, dropped seven of its players in a drastic offseason move—including its DPS lineup in

JJoNak Leaves NYXL for Seoul Dynasty

OverwatchJJoNak has left the NYXL after four years with the team. / Photo courtesy of the Seoul DynastyBang "JJoNak" Sung-hyeon has left his longtime team, the New York Excelsior, to join the Seoul Dynasty for the 2022 Overwatch League season, the Dynasty announced Friday.JJoNak rose to prominence with the New York Excelsior, joining the team in the inaugural season of the Overwatch League and powering the team with his aggressive Zenyatta play. For his efforts the season, he earned the first-ever T-Mobile MVP award. He's remained a central player for

Bringing Brazil to the Major: How 21 players fought their way to the biggest stage

The PGL Stockholm Major will have the most Brazilian representatives in Major history. At 21 players, this is 6 more than at StarLadder Berlin, the tournament which previously featured the most Brazilian players. When it comes to the top 16 stage, Stockholm has not yet passed the highest number of participants, but considering only half of those teams have been decided and we are already over halfway there, the odds are that this Major will see the most Brazilian attendees any way you slice it. But how did Brazil get

Astralis at the Stockholm Major: Last hurrah, or new dynasty?

Astralis are the most successful organisation in the history of Counter-Strike. That is undeniable; the litany of tournament wins, the months upon months spent at the very top of the world rankings, the Majors to their name. Four Majors to be precise, the last three they have won on the bounce. At this point, with two years having passed since the last, it is almost difficult to remember anyone but Astralis winning a major; indeed, many newer fans of the game watching now will have never experienced anyone other than

Sony Patents Tech Allowing Spectators to Kick Players From Games

Top GamesSony's latest patent would allow viewers to kick players out of matches. / Photo courtesy of SonySony has been granted a patent that would allow spectators of a game to kick players competing in the match, either by vote or by paying cash.The patent is titled "Spectators Vote to Bench Players in a Video Game." Sony filed it in January 2020 and was granted it on Tuesday (H/T OP Attack).Can a patent be a total jerk?https://t.co/1l24V9sgF8— Matthew Lane (@MattCameronLane) October 21, 2021The feature described in the patent allows spectators

Anonymo complete roster with rallen and snatchie

With two star signings, the team is looking to challenge AGO for the title of the best Polish team. Karol "⁠rallen⁠" Rodowicz and Michał "⁠snatchie⁠" Rudzki have found a new home in Anonymo, joining the organization two weeks after exiting AGO. The rifle-AWP duo was key to AGO's success in 2021, averaging a 1.16 and 1.13 rating respectively, but decided against extending their contracts with "The Hawks" in order to explore their options. Anonymo have now completed their lineup, having benched Kamil "⁠KEi⁠" Pietkun and Wiktor "⁠mynio⁠" Kruk during the

Spacestation wins, established teams stumble in biggest matches of ALGS pro league debut

Spacestation Gaming won day two of the North American ALGS pro league on Sunday, outperforming bigger teams like TSM, G2, and Cloud9, and leaving them tied with Sentinels on the ALGS leaderboard. Spacestation, a Utah-based organization, previously left the Apex scene in early 2020, but returned in 2021 when they signed Joseph “Frexs” Sanchez, Jay “Claraphi” Stanley, and Angello “Xenial” Cadenas. That squad placed 5th at the ALGS Championship, taking home a bit more than $35,000. Claraphi left in the summer of 2021 and Mark “Dropped” Thees, a former player

3D Cloud Startup Echo3D Raises $4M in Seed Round Led by Konvoy…

NEW YORK (PRWEB) October 18, 2021 echo3D, a cloud platform that is revolutionizing the way 3D, AR and VR content is stored and streamed, has secured an investment of $4 million led by Konvoy Ventures, with participation from Space Capital LP, Remagine Ventures, and angel investors Datadog, GitHub, and Facebook. The announcement comes on the heels of echo3D’s latest milestone of registering 11,000 users worldwide since 2020. Founded in March 2018, echo3D, formerly known as echoAR, focuses on building tools and infrastructure to help developers create lighter and faster 3D