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Minnesota RØKKR sticking with 2021 roster heading into Call of Duty: Vanguard

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The Minnesota RØKKR will enter the 2022 Call of Duty League season with the same starting four it ended the 2021 season with, the franchise announced today.  With Minnesota’s lineup of Standy, Attach, Priestahh, and MajorManiak, the team finished fourth at last month’s CDL Playoffs and won the Stage Five Major after a historic reverse sweep of the Toronto Ultra. Minnesota and Toronto, along with 2021 CDL champions Atlanta FaZe, are the only teams in the league expected to retain the same lineup heading into CoD: Vanguard.  RØKKR COO Brett

Octane officially signs with Los Angeles Thieves for 2022 Call of Duty League season

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The Los Angeles Thieves will have a familiar face on its roster for the 2022 season of the Call of Duty League. Octane has joined the L.A. Thieves, the organization announced today. He’s expected to compete alongside Kenny, Drazah, and Envoy in the Call of Duty: Vanguard season next year, according to Dot Esports’ CRONE. If that reported lineup comes to fruition, Octane and Kenny would be reunited on the organization that they represented during the 2019 Call of Duty World League season. 100 Thieves won two championships that year

DreamHack Atlanta postponed until 2022 due to COVID

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DreamHack Atlanta, previously scheduled to run from Nov. 12 to 14 as an in-person event, will be postponed to 2022 as a result of the current world health situation, which has deteriorated with the spread of COVID-19’s Delta variant. DreamHack is a worldwide gaming convention where the attendees can experience professional and amateur esports tournaments, participate in the bring your own computer (BYOC) LAN party, and take part in several activities, including expos and live music. The festivals have been deeply affected by the coronavirus pandemic and its esports tournaments

Overwatch League 2021 playoffs bracket officially set

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The Overwatch League’s official 2021 playoff bracket is finally set in stone. When the bracket begins on Sept. 21, fans will get to see grudge matches between cross-region rivals as teams fight for two spots in the Sept. 25 Grand Finals.  A few hours after the play-in matches concluded, and teams like the Washington Justice and Philadelphia Fusion were officially added to the playoff bracket, the Watchpoint desk aired a selection show. Representatives from each of the eight playoff teams were on deck to make choices and talk trash. The

San Francisco Shock, Washington Justice advance to Overwatch League playoffs bracket

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It’s been a long weekend of tense matches, but the Overwatch League’s play-in matches have finally produced three winners who will advance to the official playoffs bracket.  The San Francisco Shock, Washington Justice, and Philadelphia Fusion all fought their way to the top during this weekend’s games. They’ll be joining the five higher-seeded teams that already earned a spot in the double-elimination playoffs bracket, which begins on Sept. 21.   Overnight, the Philadelphia Fusion clawed their way through two opponents to claim the final playoffs slot in the East Region. An

DH Open Atlanta, Winter cancelled; new tournament revealed

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ESL has announced a handful of changes to their Pro Tour circuit in a September update, with the two most notable changes being the cancellation of DreamHack Open Atlanta and DreamHack Open Winter, which were slated to play out on LAN from November 12-14 and November 26-28, respectively, and the reveal of a new, to-be-announced tournament that will run from November 23-28. The tournament organiser did not give a specific reason for the removal of the events from the calendar, only saying that "the CS:GO calendar in Q3 & Q4

Astralis reports $2 million loss, doubles revenue in first financial report of 2021

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The publicly traded Danish esports organization generated net revenues of kr39.23 million DKK ($6.24 million), which is 91.6 percent more than the company generated during the same period in 2020 ($3.26 million). Astralis also reported a net loss of kr12.65 million DKK ($2.01 million), compared to what the organization lost in the first half of 2020 ($4.8 million) according to Astralis Group’s financial report for the first half of 2021. The organization currently has teams in League of Legends, FIFA, and CS:GO, which has won four Majors since ELEAGUE Atlanta

The top 10 highest-earning players in Call of Duty history

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The amount of prize money in Call of Duty esports may not have the same figures as the likes of Dota 2, but it hasn’t stopped numerous players from collecting massive amounts of prize money over their careers. Since the 2011 CoD XP, which featured the esport’s first $1 million prize pool, there have been nine more world title events, all of which have boasted large prize pools. This has allowed players to dedicate more time and energy to the game and truly make competitive CoD into a career. Some

How to complete 90+ Upgrade x10 SBC in FIFA 21 Ultimate Team

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EA Sports introduced a new squad-building challenge (SBC) to FIFA 21 Ultimate Team on Sunday, Aug. 29 that will reward players who complete it with 10 90-rated or higher cards in the game after they complete all the five segments required. This SBC is a good way to craft special cards given that Team of the Season (TOTS), Team of the Year (TOTY), Path to Glory, and Summer Stars versions of players are still available in packs. You can get some of the highest-rated cards in the game such as

Envoy announces free agency for 2022

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OpTic Chicago’s Envoy is an unrestricted free agent heading into the Call of Duty League’s 2022 season, he announced on Twitter today.  Unrestricted F/A for the 2022 CDL Season.— OpTic Envoy (@DylanEnvoy) August 28, 2021 Envoy had been with the Chicago-based franchise since the Call of Duty League formed in 2019, ahead of the Modern Warfare season. As a member of the Chicago Huntsmen in 2020, Envoy—alongside Scump, FormaL, Arcitys, and Prestinni—helped lead the team to a top-three finish at the CDL Playoffs.  Heading into Black Ops Cold War, the