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paiN outlast Sharks; march on in Stockholm

In an all-Brazilian matchup between two teams tied with an 0-2 record, paiN came out on top after a long and messy BO3 series. Sharks edged out their pick Vertigo after a second-half comeback and overtime, while paiN did the same on Ancient where their opponents failed to capitalize on a 15-9 advantage. On the decider, Nuke, paiN looked miles ahead and swept their countrymen to stay alive in Stockholm. paiN lost their two previous games at the event in close fashion, going down to 16-14 against both Virtus.pro and

roeJ: “Whatever happens now, we can be nothing but proud of what we have accomplished”

This time last month, you would have been hard-pressed to find anyone believing that Copenhagen Flames would be making an appearance in the PGL Major's Legends Stage, but such has been the incredible story of the Danish squad who have taken the world by surprise. With a flawless run in the IEM Fall group stage, featuring wins over names such as G2 and BIG, the team found themselves just one step away from a place in the Challengers stage and went on to lock in their spot with a narrow

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

Astralis send GODSENT packing and avoid early elimination from PGL Major

Astralis took down GODSENT 2-0 in the first elimination match at the PGL Major Stockholm Challengers Stage, winning Nuke 16-3 and Vertigo 16-11. With the star duo Emil "⁠Magisk⁠" Reif and Peter "⁠dupreeh⁠" Rasmussen performing much better than on the first day, the Danes didn't look in danger throughout the series. Thanks to defeats to Entropiq and Copenhagen Flames on day 1, Astralis are now in the 1-2 bracket and will have to win two BO3s back-to-back in order to join the likes of Natus Vincere and Liquid in the

Samsung Developing Cloud Gaming Service

Top GamesYongjae Kim at Samsung Developer Conference 2021. / Photo courtesy of SamsungSamsung has announced it's developing a new cloud gaming platform for its Smart TVs.The hardware manufacturing conglomerate revealed the upcoming tech during its Samsung Developer Conference 21 keynote presentation. It will be available on Samsung Smart TVs powered by Tizen, a Linux-based operating system that already supports over 200 million Samsung devices.[embedded content]Not much is known about the new platform, as Samsung only mentioned it in passing during the presentation."To diversify your game selection on Samsung Smart TVs,

karrigan: “We could be a dark horse to go deep in this tournament”

FaZe became the first team to punch their ticket from the Challengers Stage to the Legends Stage at the Major with a clean record, taking down Spirit and ENCE in best-of-ones before making it out of the group stage unscathed with a 2-0 victory over Virtus.pro. The international squad also did so displaying a wide variety of play, winning their matches on four different maps: Overpass, Dust2, Mirage and Ancient. karrigan talked about topics ranging from the Major to team culture and having Olof back FaZe, the lowest seeded team,

Copenhagen Flames make it to Legends Stage after comeback against Heroic

Copenhagen Flames join FaZe in the exclusive 3-0 club and prepare themselves for the Legends Stage after defeating domestic rivals Heroic 2-1. The Flames had a flawless first day in the Challenger Stage after taking down Danish giants Astralis before completing another upset against BIG. Heroic were considered favorites from the start but were shocked on Vertigo 16-7 by the young Danes before Martin "⁠stavn⁠" Lund allowed them to equalize the series on Nuke 16-11. Despite a significant early advantage on Overpass Heroic failed to close out the series, falling

Apex Legends Dev Promises Plenty of Loot in Storm Point

Apex LegendsImage courtesy of Respawn EntertainmentAn Apex Legends developer has responded to concerns over Storm Point's loot pool.Many Apex fans will be anxiously awaiting the drop of Season 11: Escape. Along with newly playable legend, Ash, a new map will be available for players to get stuck into. Having been previously teased, and become known as Tropic Island in various leaks, Storm Point will be the latest map to be added to Apex Legends. While the launch of a new season and new content is exciting, many Apex fans already

Fortnite 18.30 Update Secretly Adds Two New Weapons

FortniteImage courtesy of Epic GamesFortnite's latest update has secretly added two new weapons into the mix. Here's what you need to know.Fortnite's 18.30 update went live yeterday after a short period of downtime. The update added a few new features, such as a new POI, the Cube Queen's pyramid, and a new War Effort to get voting on. What the patch notes didn't reveal, however, was the addition of two weapons: the Icy Grappler and the Combat Pistol. While both of these weapons aren't completely new, and have appeared in

Pikmin Bloom Release Date: When is it Rolling Out?

Top GamesImage courtesy of NianticPikmin Bloom has started to roll out, but when is it releasing globally?Pikmin Bloom, the latest mobile game from Niantic, has been getting a soft launch to coincide with the series' 20th anniversary. It seems that the plan is for the game to slowly release globally in the coming days. Today, Oct. 27, Pikmin Bloom has launched in Australia and Singapore. Players looking to get in on the action in the US, UK, or other territories will have to wait just a little bit longer.The game