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PGL Major Stockholm Challengers Stage round 4 matchups set

The second day of the Challengers Stage in Stockholm has come to a close, leaving twelve teams standing after FaZe and Copenhagen Flames advanced to the Legends Stage, and GODSENT and Sharks were eliminated. The fourth round of matchups have now been determined, with teams set to exclusively play in best-of-three matches for the remainder of this Swiss stage as they will have everything to fight for, either to advance or to avoid elimination. Virtus.pro will look to secure a Legends spot as they kick off day three Kicking off

Pikmin Bloom Release Date: When is it Rolling Out?

Top GamesImage courtesy of NianticPikmin Bloom has started to roll out, but when is it releasing globally?Pikmin Bloom, the latest mobile game from Niantic, has been getting a soft launch to coincide with the series' 20th anniversary. It seems that the plan is for the game to slowly release globally in the coming days. Today, Oct. 27, Pikmin Bloom has launched in Australia and Singapore. Players looking to get in on the action in the US, UK, or other territories will have to wait just a little bit longer.The game

PGL Major Stockholm Challengers Stage first-round matchups drawn

An all-Danish clash will start the tournament, followed shortly by a match between BIG and Virtus.pro. The initial matchups for the first Swiss stage of PGL Major Stockholm have been unveiled by the tournament organizer. A game between Astralis and Copenhagen Flames will start the action on the main stream while FaZe and Spirit face off on the secondary one. However, the most interesting initial match is expected to be the one between BIG and Virtus.pro as the teams ranked 12th and 13th cross paths early. BIG have drawn a

allu to stand-in for Complexity on loan in IEM Winter Europe closed qualifier

Complexity are set to utilize Aleksi "⁠allu⁠" Jalli in their IEM Winter Europe closed qualifier campaign, with the 29-year-old joining the team on a temporary loan after they parted ways with Valentin "⁠poizon⁠" Vasilev on Sunday. allu has been out of action since May, when he took a leave of absence from ENCE due to personal reasons citing the "hectic years with minimal breaks" leaving him "extremely drained and fatigued, inside and outside the server." In July, he announced that he was ready to get back to work and began

poizon and Complexity part ways

Valentin "⁠poizon⁠" Vasilev is no longer a part of Complexity, the Dallas-based organization has announced, ending the 22-year-old's 21-month long tenure with the team and making him a free agent. The move comes after Complexity failed to qualify for PGL Major Stockholm via the Regional Major Ranking leaderboard, finding themselves eliminated from IEM Fall Europe in 17-20th place and firmly out of contention for a Major spot. The team's subsequent appearance in the BLAST Premier Fall Showdown was also lacklustre as they narrowly fought past MIBR, only to be crushed

EXTREMUM bench roster

Losing the Major spot to Evil Geniuses was the final nail in the coffin for the Oceanic roster. EXTREMUM has announced the benching of their entire lineup on Sunday, noting that the team's failure to qualify for the PGL Stockholm Major was the primary factor leading to what they described as a difficult decision. "It's been a tough week for EXTREMUM, losing to Evil Geniuses was obviously one of the worst-case scenarios, since the main goal of our organization and our team was to qualify for the Major," the organization

LookingForOrg claim ESEA Premier S38 Australia title

LookingForOrg have won the Australian division of ESEA Premier Season 38 in a gruelling best-of-five over ORDER. The organization-less side went into the series with a map advantage due to coming from the upper bracket and managed to stay in the game after losing the first two maps in overtime. The win secures LookingForOrg a spot in Season 15 of ESL Pro League. Although tipped to win this season of Premier, Renegades had to forfeit their matches as they are currently in Europe ahead of the PGL Major, making this

These are all of the operators in Call of Duty: Vanguard

Call of Duty: Vanguard’s operators are a diverse, worldwide cast of fictional heroes inspired by real-life ones. Operators in Vanguard are more than just the skins you can buy. You can also level them up and they have their own unique perks and personalities. For example, each character has their own favorite weapon and using that specific weapon while playing as the operator will give you additional XP. “Heroism is built upon heroes, individuals with personalities who aren’t to be trifled with,” Sledgehammer Games said about the operators. “The Operators

How PEACE’s Tally and Babip went from Worlds to NA Academy, and back to Worlds in less than a year

Walking away from home is never easy, but when the door remains open on your way out, there’s always a chance to be welcomed back. For Tally and Babip, two of Oceania’s most prestigious League of Legends players, the door back to the Southern Hemisphere seemed closed forever when the OPL, Oceania’s top League circuit, shut down in December 2020. The pair of stars had made the decision to pursue careers in North America, and for the time being, that decision seemed final.  Luckily, Tally and Babip were fresh off