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Fortnite: FNCS Champion Andilex Wants Out Of His Contract With Team MCES

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Competitive Fortnite players and fans are rallying behind Fortnite Champion Series (FNCS) winner Alexandre “Andilex” Christoph. The #FREEANDILEX hashtag trended on Twitter this past weekend to support a top Fortnite talent in the European scene. Andilex is currently a member of the French organization Team MCES, where he has found success greater than most competitive Fortnite players. He joined the team in November of 2018 before breaking through as a major champion. Despite re-signing with Team MCES last year, Andilex allegedly wants the esports team to release him. Fortnite Twitter

New Warzone Map Leaks Despite Activision’s Containment Attempts

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Credit: Activision A new overhaul of the Verdansk map from Warzone has allegedly leaked ahead of the next event, and Activision is doing its darnedest to suppress the footage. The footage could still be a strange April Fool’s joke, but if it’s not, it suggests we’re going to get an 80s makeover to the map. The map was first leaked on Twitter, and the footage of it shows an 80s-themed overhaul of Verdansk, including very short glimpses of an unfinished stadium and the dam which appears to be under construction

Cryptocurrency Mining Could Kill Traditional PC Gaming

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GPU Shortages Are Now IntolerablePhoto by Caspar Camille Rubin on UnsplashAfter prioritizing the GTX 1650 GPU for notebooks, Nvidia is extending the availability of GTX 1650 cards to the desktop consumer market. This is excellent news. Since the GPU market is currently so hot, it is now better to consider old reliable cards like the R9 290 or R9 290X if gamers are backed up in the corner. This may be a long haul before this “GPU crisis” ends, so the increased availability of low-cost cards will allow people to

Fog of War: Will Call of Duty League’s On-Line Pandemic Problems Continue in 2021?

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In the following opinion piece, Foley & Lardner attorney Jake Hicks talks about the effect the COVID-19 pandemic has had on the Call of Duty League, and if the adjustments that had to be made will have a long-term implications on it going in 2021. COVID-19 has had an undeniably stark impact on traditional professional sports, but it has also left its mark within the online world of esports.  Forced by the coronavirus to an entirely online format, the Call of Duty League (CDL) finished its inaugural competitive season in

No, You Can’t Play A PS1 Version of Control (But It Sure Is Neat)

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[embedded content] April Fools Day in the gaming world is always a thorny proposition. The prank news stories can wear on the nerves, the joke game modes and maps are either too good to last or an embarrassing rush job — lots of the jokes are funny, but not all of them, and at their worst, you’ll be cringing over them for the rest of the month. This year, however, there was one really good April 1st prank: A PlayStation 1 “port” of Remedy’s Control. This prank video is the

Riot Games investigates CS:GO Match-fixing allegations

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Riot Games is conducting several investigations into allegations of match-fixing amongst VALORANT and ex-CS:GO players, according to Dexerto. The game developer is interviewing several professional players as part of these ongoing investigations. This is independent of ESIC’s ongoing investigation into the same allegations.Riot Games Investigates Match-fixingThe relevant allegations of match-fixing in CS:GO first surfaced in September 2020. These allegations surrounded matches in the North American Mountain Dew League (NA MDL). Several tier 2 CS:GO players allegedly threw matches for money and match-fixing was rampant in lower-tier NA CS:GO events.The Esports

Nintendo Switch Pro Reportedly Using Nvidia Tech To Upscale To 4K

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Credit: Nintendo Chalk up yet another report about the upcoming Nintendo Switch Pro, the more powerful version of the Switch that Nintendo has been allegedly working on for a while. The latest one, from Bloomberg, claims that this new console will include a new chip that will allow it to upscale its docked display to 4K. The new version would also be released at some point before the next holiday season. At this point, if the Switch Pro doesn’t exist, I will be thoroughly disappointed. The Bloomberg report alleges that

Pikmin AR Game Announced From Niantic And Nintendo

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Credit: Niantic Nintendo and Niantic announced a new partnership, which will bring some of the former’s franchises to mobile. The first fruit of this partnership? The makers of Pokémon GO will create a new mobile AR game, this time with Pikmin. The game is set to launch later this year. The two companies are also planning other apps together, but haven’t said yet what they’ll be. So far, neither company is saying exactly what the game will be like, but we can glean a few things from the screenshot provided

Sony Reportedly Shuttering PS3, PSP, and PS Vita Stores

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Sony allegedly plans to finally close the digital stores on some of its older consoles later this summer, according to a new report. Specifically, it’ll shut down the digital stores on the PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, and the PlayStation Vita. Supposedly the stores will be open until later in the summer. The news comes from a report from TheGamer, which cites an inside source. According to the report, the stores will be open until August 27. There has yet to be an official confirmation from Sony, but the report also