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HUNDEN won’t extend his contract with Heroic

Former CS:GO pro and current head coach, Nicolai “⁠HUNDEN⁠” Petersen, won’t renew his contract with Heroic, the 30-year-old announced today. HUNDEN’s statement comes three weeks after it was reported that he’s Astralis’ top target to take the reins of the team if Danny “zonic⁠” Sørensen leaves at the end of the year. Although HUNDEN confirmed he won’t stay on Heroic, the current length of his contract hasn’t been disclosed by either him or the Danish organization. He recently missed the action at IEM Cologne, the first premier CS:GO tournament to

HUNDEN decides not to extend with Heroic: “I wish to begin a new chapter of my career”

Nicolai "⁠HUNDEN⁠" Petersen has decided not to extend his contract with Heroic, the 30-year-old announced in a press release on Wednesday. The Dane chose not to reveal when his current deal with the organization expires when asked by HLTV.org. "In the past few months, I have been in negotiations with Heroic about a contract renewal, but I have come to the realization that I wish to begin a new chapter of my career once my contract with Heroic expires," HUNDEN said in a statement amid reports that he could be

Fnatic introduces CS:GO academy roster

Fnatic has signed Francisco “⁠kst⁠” Fragoso, Iulian “⁠regali⁠” Harjău, and David “⁠prosus⁠” Hesse to its new academy CS:GO lineup, the organization announced today. Fnatic Rising will be completed by the former substitute of the org’s first team, Peppe “⁠Peppzor⁠” Borak, and former analyst Kevin “⁠Kevve⁠” Bohlin, who will be the in-game leader. This announcement comes just hours ahead of Fnatic Rising’s debut in WePlay Academy League season one, an exclusive $100,000 circuit for youth teams. “Fnatic Rising will serve as a dynamic academy roster, rotating between players and young talent throughout the

fnatic reveal academy roster

fnatic has announced the composition of its new fnatic Rising roster built around the main team's substitute player, Peppe "⁠Peppzor⁠" Borak, and former analyst, Kevin "⁠Kevve⁠" Bohlin, who will serve as their in-game leader. The organization has completed the lineup with young players from Romania, Portugal, and Germany. The AWPing role has been filled by former GameAgents sniper Iulian "⁠regali⁠" Harjău after he impressed on the lower-tier scene, while Francisco "⁠kst⁠" Fragoso and ex-ALTERNATE aTTaX's David "⁠prosus⁠" Hesse will take up rifling duties in the team. Former GameAgents member regali

Natus Vincere Sign No Pressure Valorant Team

ValorantNatus Vincere, a popular European esports club known for its fame in Counter Strike: Global Offensive, will now enter the professional scene of Valorant after signing members from the unsponsored No Pressure team.As confirmed through a blog post by Na'Vi on their website, the organization will now officially enter the Valorant scene with its newest roster.NAVI #Valorant, assemble! The roster is complete, get all the details in the article.?: https://t.co/KvUvY7mzvO#navination pic.twitter.com/hjgEd8C17E— NAVI (@natusvincere) July 16, 2021The Ukrainian organization is a powerhouse in the esports industry with historic players under its

Sony Is “Closely Monitoring” Nintendo’s Switch OLED Pricing, Analyst Claims

An analyst by the name of Hideki Yasuda has claimed that Sony is monitoring Nintendo’s pricing for its newly-announced Switch OLED model. In a report featured in The Japan Times as reported by Nintendo Life, the analyst claims that Nintendo Switch’s OLED’s success could set a precedent within the industry, giving other manufacturers incentives to tap into pricing mid-life console upgrades at a higher price.  According to the report, producing a Switch OLED model only costs $10 more for Nintendo which should net the Kyoto-based giant a $40 profit on

Na’Vi completes its VALORANT roster by signing 4 NoPressure players

Natus Vincere has finalized its VALORANT lineup with the addition of four players from non-sponsored team NoPressure, the Ukrainian organization announced today. Vladyslav “Arch” Svistov, Denis “dinkzj” Tkachev, Artur “7ssk7” Kiurshyn, and Mikhail “Duno” Fokin competed with Kirill “Cloud” Nekhozhin, Na’Vi’s first VALORANT player, under the tag NoPressure at the CIS VCT Stage Three: Challengers One event where they beat forZe twice and finished runners-up to Gambit, earning a spot in the Challengers Playoffs. The decision to sign these four players was directly influenced by the results they achieved with Cloud. 7ssk7 used to play Fortnite for Virtus Pro, Arch

League community reacts to TheBaus’ addition to LEC broadcast team as guest caster and analyst

For week six of the 2021 LEC Summer Split, the European league announced it would be bringing on popular League of Legends streamer TheBaus as a guest caster and analyst alongside on-air guest casters Hiprain and Jamada. The streamer’s addition to the cast, however, sparked a heated debate among many prominent names in the competitive scene. Astralis’ starting support Promisq “jokingly” tweeted out that it was a “slap in the face” to aspiring casters or analysts that the league had invited a Twitch streamer that had no competitive experience to

Tanizhq leaves OG VALORANT, joins SuperMassive Blaze

OG has parted ways with its VALORANT head coach Tanishq “Tanizhq” Sabharwal, he and the organization announced today. The roster change comes before the EU VCT Stage Three: Challengers Two open qualifier starts. OG will have to play in it since they didn’t qualify for the Challengers Playoffs in the previous event. Tanizhq thanked the organization for the opportunity and said the chemistry wasn’t there and something needed to change. The 24-year-old British skipper revealed he’ll now be helping the Turkish team SuperMassive Blaze, who already have a head coach and analyst,