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m1cks: “There was a very real sense on Cloud9 where everyone was playing not to lose”

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In 2018, Joshua "⁠m1cks⁠" Micks reached out to a number of teams playing in ESEA MDL North America, offering his services as an analyst for free. Only one person responded to his request - Tiaan "⁠T.c⁠" Coertzen from Bravado. The opportunity to be an analyst for the South African team proved to be a breakthrough for m1cks, who went on to occupy assistant coach and analyst roles for Rogue, Spacestation, and eUnited over the following two years, working under the likes of Mathias "⁠MSL⁠" Lauridsen and Johnny "⁠JT⁠" Theodosiou. When

Overwatch Anniversary 2021 Skins Have Neat Easter Eggs

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OverwatchSome eagle-eyed Overwatch fans and players have been making connections between the recently released skins and popular culture. | Activision Blizzard EntertainmentSome eagle-eyed Overwatch fans and players have been making connections between the recently released skins and popular culture.Blizzard announced that the Overwatch Anniversary 2021 event will run from Tuesday, May 18 through to Tuesday, June 8—three full weeks of celebratory content. Of course, what party would be complete without gifts and prizes? Players have the chance to earn five unique legendary skins for their favorite heroes for the duration

Guilty Gear Actress Gives Up Role for Black Actress

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Laura Stahl replaced Erin Fitzgerald as Ramlethal's voice actress in Guilty Gear Strive. | Photo courtesy of Arc System WorksVoice actress Erin Fitzgerald has stepped down from her role as Guilty Gear Strive character Ramlethal to open the role up to a Black actress, Fitzgerald revealed Friday.Ramlethal Valentine is a Black woman. Fitzgerald, as a white woman, stated she "happily stepped away from so they could cast more appropriately."Before I accepted the role of Ramlethal, l asked for clarification on the situation, and not only do I deeply respect Erin

Riot Games and Konvoy Ventures back games publisher Carry1st in $6M Series A

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Africa is the last frontier for basically anything. Mobile gaming is no exception. For a continent that is home to more than 1 billion millennials and Gen Zers, mobile gaming has never really picked up, despite the continent witnessing rapid economic growth and smartphone adoption. Two issues have proved detrimental to this growth: distribution and payments. With fragmented and unresolved distribution and digital payments ecosystems, game studios have found it difficult to serve African consumers and make a ton of money doing so. Carry1st is a mobile games publishing platform

JT: “Now that we’re in Europe we can tell that FaNg doesn’t really feel the pressure like some other players would”

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At the start of April, Extra Salt embarked on a trip to Serbia to begin a gamut of European events, at long last having the opportunity to showcase their ability against international competition after being locked into domestic derbies in North America since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. The team, who had been tearing up competition in their region as Josh "⁠oSee⁠" Ohm showcased stellar form, had a less than ideal start to their trip as they were humbled by Spirit in the single-elimination BLAST Premier Spring Showdown, but

BIG eliminate HAVU from FunSpark ULTI Europe Final

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BIG defeated HAVU in a two-map series in which the German squad was always in the lead and in control of proceedings, taking their map pick, Mirage (16-5), before tallying their first victory on Train (16-11). The series kicked off with BIG setting the pace on Mirage off the back of a four-kill round by Johannes "⁠tabseN⁠" Wodarz in the first pistol round, after which the Germans took a 5-0 lead before HAVU could reply with a clean A defense. The Finns weren’t able to follow it up, however, and

Extra Salt breeze past Dignitas, move on to FunSpark ULTI upper final

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Extra Salt have advanced to the FunSpark ULTI 2020 Europe upper bracket final following a comfortable 2-0 victory over Dignitas (Vertigo 16-9, Train 16-10). Patrik "⁠f0rest⁠" Lindberg and company have dropped to the lower bracket, where they will take on the winner of HAVU and Virtus.pro on Friday. The North American-South African combination have continued their impressive run through the tournament after beating BIG in the first round, in only their second match since they made the trip to Europe to take part in a series of events they had

Michael Essien FIFA 21: How to Complete the Prime Icon Moments SBC

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FIFABy Michael Grullon | Apr 18, 2021, 4:01 PM EDTJuventus FC v AC Milan - Michael Essien (pictured right) versus Claudio Marchisio | Valerio Pennicino/Getty ImagesMichael Essien is one of the newest three Prime Icon Moments cards to be added to the Icon Squad Building Challenges in FIFA 21. Arguably one of the top African midfielders in the history of soccer, Essien was an anchor in defensive midfield, and his Moments card celebrates his equalizing long shot for Chelsea against Arsenal to keep their 51 home-match unbeaten streak alive in