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Liquid round out BLAST Premier Fall Final team list

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Time Stamp: October 17, 2021 3:03 PM - Modified On: October 17, 2021 - Published By:
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Liquid secured a spot at the Royal Arena after defeating MAD Lions 2-0 and finishing in the top 2 at the BLAST Premier Fall Showdown. The North Americans took a swift 16-9 victory on Nuke before having to come back from a 5-10 deficit on Inferno. Gabriel "⁠FalleN⁠" Toledo and co. will play in the BLAST Premier Fall Final in Copenhagen on November 24-28. "It feels amazing to qualify because it is an event that is going to be in a packed arena, so obviously something that everyone has been

US Continues to See Growth in Time and Money Spent on Video Games,…

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Time Stamp: October 6, 2021 8:00 PM - Modified On: October 29, 2021 - Published By:
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We had a number of lapsed gamers in the 45-64 age group re-enter the market last year, not only for entertainment, but to stay connected with family and friends. And these gamers have continued to play more than other age groups. PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y. (PRWEB) October 07, 2021 According to ‘2021 Evolution of Entertainment’ report from The NPD Group, this year, the amount of money spent in the U.S. on video games has increased 35% over the past six months*; and while overall participation in video gaming remains high, it

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

Reflecting on a Year of Stories Told by Black Creators

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Black Creator SpotlightA year of interviews with Black game developers. / Photo by DBLTAP2020 was a summer of rage. Three high-profile killings of Black people — Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and George Floyd — led to a flood of protests demanding justice. I marched at some of those protests, but it was hard to escape the feeling of helplessness. We could chant for hours, some of us could get maced and arrested, and we could come back to do it all again. But the power to create real change lay

Elmapuddy rejoins Gen.G as VALORANT coach

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Australian tactician and content creator Chris “Elmapuddy” Tebbit has returned to Gen.G, this time to be a VALORANT head coach, the organization announced today. The 25-year-old previously worked for the North American organization as a CS:GO head coach between December 2019 and January 2021 and was away from competition since Cloud9 shut down its CS:GO division in May. Now that Elmapuddy has transitioned to Riot Games’ FPS, he’ll reunite with Kenneth “koosta” Suen, who he coached in Counter-Strike twice before. Elmapuddy arrives in Gen.G just in time for the North

Andbox officially signs aleksandar

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North American VALORANT player Aleksandar Hinojosa has joined Andbox following a trial period, the organization announced today. The 20-year-old has been playing for Andbox in some smaller tournaments since August. He was a part of Evil Geniuses’ mixed-gender lineup until June, where he was one of their best players. Before he joined EG, he played for Moon Raccoons and Built By Gamers Academy. Andbox has been rebuilding its VALORANT roster since August when it parted ways with Noah “jcStani” Smith and sold star player Jaccob “yay” Whiteaker to Envy. They missed

Astralis bounce back against Liquid, secure BLAST Premier Fall Final spot

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Time Stamp: September 18, 2021 2:35 PM - Modified On: September 18, 2021 - Published By:
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Astralis have secured themselves a place in the BLAST Premier Fall Final after beating Liquid 2-1 and are set to face Vitality in order to decide the winner of the group. The North American side will join Evil Geniuses in the Showdown in mid-October ina last ditch effort to qualify for November's Fall Final. The map veto went as expected as both teams removed their standard bans, with Liquid choosing to play Vertigo, Astralis opting to play Nuke, and Dust2 being the deciding map. Each team's map pick went in

Liquid eliminate Evil Geniuses from BLAST Premier

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Time Stamp: September 17, 2021 3:52 PM - Modified On: September 17, 2021 - Published By:
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Liquid confidently took down Evil Geniuses after a 2-0 series, bouncing back from yesterday's defeat against Vitality. The North Americans will face Astralis on Saturday to decide who will secure a spot in the Fall Final and the chance to face Vitality for the top spot in Group A. "It was a good easy win for us, as expected," said Liquid's coach Eric "⁠adreN⁠" Hoag in regards to their win against Evil Geniuses, who played with two stand-ins after Vincent "⁠Brehze⁠" Cayonte and Peter "⁠stanislaw⁠" Jarguz decided to sit out

FalleN helps Liquid eliminate Fnatic from ESL Pro League season 14

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Gabriel “FalleN” Toledo arguably had his best performance in a Team Liquid jersey since he joined the North American squad in January. The Brazilian AWPer had a huge presence on both maps, Nuke and Dust II, against Fnatic today in the ESL Pro League season 14 round of 12, especially on the latter, in which he secured several multikills for Liquid and held the A bombsite’s Catwalk to perfection. He finished the CS:GO series with 62-40 K/D, 90.4 ADR, and an impressive 1.41 rating, the highest any player has achieved

BLAST Premier Fall Groups talent revealed

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Time Stamp: September 6, 2021 1:20 PM - Modified On: September 6, 2021 - Published By:
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Nine people will be tasked with bringing the BLAST Premier Fall Groups broadcast to life. BLAST Premier returns after the player break with its fall group stage, which will have three groups of four teams playing on September 16-26 to discover the six teams that will move on to the Finals and the six that will have to fight their way in the Showdown. Scrawny and launders will be casting BLAST Premier Fall Groups The on air talent will include Freya Spiers as host, with James "⁠BanKs⁠" Banks on the