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PGL Major Stockholm schedule announced

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Time Stamp: October 7, 2021 2:08 PM - Modified On: October 7, 2021 - Published By:
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PGL has announced the schedule for their Stockholm Major, which will play out from October 26 to November 7, feature 24 teams, and have a whopping $2,000,000 prize pool on offer. Each of the Major stages will take place over four days, with the Challengers and Legends Stages playing out with no audience at the Annexet sports venue, and the Champions Stage heading to the Avicii Arena, where a single-elimination playoff bracket will determine the winner of the first CS:GO Major in over two years. The sixteen teams taking part

NICKMERCS signs new streaming deal with Twitch

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Time Stamp: October 5, 2021 12:31 PM - Modified On: October 5, 2021 - Published By:
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NICKMERCS will remain on Twitch as part of his new streaming contract with the platform, the 30-year-old announced today.  NICKMERCS’ hiatus from streaming and ominous tweet regarding a “big announcement” caused rumors to swirl around his return. Many speculated that the FaZe Clan co-owner would be the latest streamer to make the move to YouTube. Nick’s announcement on Twitter, however, reaffirmed his place on Twitch. The details regarding NICKMERCS’ contract length and estimated worth have not been disclosed. Twitch has suffered from an exodus of streamers leaving its platform, with

Team Aster, other teams impacted by COVID, will still be able to compete at The International 10

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Valve was facing potential disaster just days ahead of The International 10, with multiple teams recording positive COVID tests and Romania cracking down on the disease with new local regulations.  The company and tournament organizer PGL already canceled in-person audience attendance for the event, but they have found a workable solution to allow players to compete even when needing to self-quarantine.  According to posts from Team Aster and Dota 2 community everyman Wykrhm Reddy, teams that have players who record positive COVID tests will still be allowed to play in

QTCinderella highlights Twitch’s inconsistent enforcement policies in response to Ludwig video

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Time Stamp: October 4, 2021 7:31 PM - Modified On: October 4, 2021 - Published By:
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On her Twitch stream yesterday night, TSM’s QTCinderella reviewed the highlights from her wild and successful Shitcamp 2021 event, where top Twitch streamers like Ludwig, xQc, Sodapoppin, Justaminx, and Hasanabi participated played trivia and dress-up, and went to a gun range, among other activities. After watching a number of the top clips, QTCinderella prepared to show a clip from her boyfriend Ludwig’s stream. The clip is titled “The Mogul Money ads are getting crazy” and currently has nearly 80,000 views. It’s a highly-produced advertisement for Ludwig’s Jeopardy!-inspired game show, Mogul

When is Dota 2’s International 2021?

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Time Stamp: October 4, 2021 12:58 PM - Modified On: October 4, 2021 - Published By:
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Dota 2 fans have been waiting for the most prestigious event of the game’s competitive calendar for over a year now, and it’s finally approaching. The event was originally planned to take place during 2020 in Sweden, but it was postponed due to the pandemic. At the beginning of Summer, it was also revealed that Dota 2’s The International wouldn’t be held in Sweden, which made Valve search for another revenue for the crown jewel of Dota 2. The International 2021 moved to Romania, and the starting date was delayed. With the tournament approaching, news started

Valve has canceled in-person audience for The International 10

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Time Stamp: October 2, 2021 8:44 PM - Modified On: October 2, 2021 - Published By:
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Valve has canceled in-person audience attendance for The International 10 and will now only allow teams, talent, and essential staff to be present during the event, the company revealed today. Valve confirmed that this decision was made in order to ensure the “safety of all players, talent, and production staff participating in the event” and will begin the process of refunding all ticket sales.  “We wanted nothing more than to welcome fans live to the event, but we can no longer do so in a way that allows us to

‘Worst idea I have ever heard in my life’: xQc comments on Twitch’s new channel boosting feature

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Time Stamp: October 1, 2021 6:25 PM - Modified On: October 1, 2021 - Published By:
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Twitch’s potential new feature, view boosting, has been incredibly divisive among audiences and streamers alike even before its implementation. One of Twitch’s most prominent streamers, Felix “xQc” Lengyl, voiced his displeasure earlier on stream. “This has to be probably the worst idea I have ever heard in my life” xQc said on a recent stream, “This is quite possibly the dumbest shit I have ever had the displeasure of putting my eyes on.” The former Overwatch pro equated the new feature to the long bannable offense of viewbotting. “What if

ViCi pull out of BLAST Fall Showdown, to be replaced by Lynn Vision

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Time Stamp: September 30, 2021 5:04 PM - Modified On: September 30, 2021 - Published By:
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ViCi have decided not to attend BLAST Premier Fall Showdown 2021. The CS:GO team will be replaced by Lynn Vision, the runners-up of the Douyu Fall Cup, the qualifying tournament for BLAST in Asia. ViCi have withdrawn from BLAST to focus on IEM Fall 2021: Asia, which will take place from Oct. 5 to 10. The BLAST Premier Fall Showdown begins on Oct. 12. So if ViCi competed in both events, that would only leave the team one day to travel from Asia to Europe.  The event organized by ESL