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Riptide cancels Project+ tournaments after discussion with Nintendo of America

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A different branch of the Super Smash Bros. community has now been hit with the equivalent of a cease-and-desist from Nintendo of America, resulting in the upcoming Riptide event canceling its Project+ tournaments.  Riptide was set to be the first Smash Major run as an offline event since the COVID-19 pandemic forced players to hit the sticks from home, but now one of its tournaments has been canceled following a conversation between the tournament organizers and Nintendo.  According to the Riptide TOs, Nintendo reached out to them about the Project+

How the Overwatch League 2021 postseason and playoffs will work

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After a long and often chaotic season, the Overwatch League postseason officially begins on Sept. 4. In-person events may have been canceled due to visa issues and COVID-19, but the show still has to go on for teams vying for the $1.5 million Grand Finals prize.   With 14 teams still in contention for the 2021 championship, the playoff situation is predictably complicated. Many teams have already achieved a bye into the “official” playoffs, which is an extensive double-elimination bracket that will produce two Grand Finals competitors. Additional teams are fighting

Overwatch League Cancels Live Postseason Events Due to COVID Concerns

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OverwatchImage courtesy of Overwatch LeagueThe Overwatch League has announced that its live, postseason events will be canceled due to concerns surrounding the growing cases of the COVID-19 Delta variant. The worsening COVID-19 conditions has meant that teams will face difficulty in travelling to the United States with their full rosters. The live events were planned to take place largely centered around Dallas and Los Angeles but instead will now be switching to Hawaii, similar to how they handled this year's in-season tournaments.An update on #OWL2021 postseason. pic.twitter.com/yUNQyT2rKd— Overwatch League (@overwatchleague)

Free Fire World Series 2021 Mexico canceled due to COVID-19 concerns

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The Free Fire World Series (FFWS) 2021, which was scheduled to be held later in November in Mexico, has been canceled due to concerns regarding COVID-19. In a statement sent to Dot Esports by email, Garena said the health and safety of everyone involved is its top priority. The decision to cancel the event was taken after considering all options to safeguard the health of the Free Fire community.  “The World Series stands as Free Fire’s largest and most exciting esports offline tournament,” Garena said. “The growing safety concerns, however, have made

Overwatch League cancels live postseason events due to COVID-19 delta variant concerns

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Time Stamp: August 25, 2021 8:03 PM - Modified On: August 25, 2021 - Published By:
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The Overwatch League announced today its live, in-person postseason events would be canceled due to the threat of COVID-19 and the delta variant. The events will be replaced by a Hawaii-based postseason model, much like the ones used for monthly tournaments throughout the 2021 season.  Two postseason events were originally planned for the league and its fans. An initial playoff bracket event held in Dallas from Sept. 16 to Sept. 19, involving eight of the league’s teams, would eventually lead to a two-team Grand Finals event in Los Angeles on

Pokémon Sword and Shield Gigantamax Duraludon distribution available in Europe to celebrate Evolving Skies on Aug. 27

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Pokémon’s upcoming TCG set Evolving Skies is set to launch on Aug. 27, and for those celebrating, there will be a limited number of Gigantamax Duraludon available for Pokémon Sword and Shield. Players in Europe who head out to select stores to purchase Evolving Skies products can score themselves a Dynamax Crystal that will allow them to activate a Max Raid Battle encounter with Gigantamax Duraludon. This event is only available for a limited time and will begin on Aug. 27 with the launch of Evolving Skies but will only

Director of PUBG Mobile global esports aims to make the battle royale ‘the first global tier-one mobile esports title’

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PUBG Mobile and its esports scene are immensely popular in Asia, and the game is certainly one of the most played mobile battle royale games around the world. But it has not been able to replicate the same success in the Western market.  During a keynote in late 2020, director of PUBG Mobile global esports at Tencent Games James Yang revealed the company intended to enhance its Western engagement. To do this, Yang said it would be hosting more grassroots-level competitions and announced several Club Opens and Pro Leagues for

forZe take down Virtus.pro for second win at Pro League

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forZe have won the CIS bout against Virtus.pro 2-1, giving Andrey "⁠Jerry⁠" Mekhryakov's squad their second victory in ESL Pro League Season 14 group B. They let Dust2 slip from their grasp after an 11-8 advantage but took Mirage and Overpass convicingly to claim the series victory. "How Virtus.pro approach the Dust2 CT side is still a mystery to me," Jerry admitted in the post-match interview, explaining that their plan to target Sanjar "⁠SANJI⁠" Kuliev on Long didn't work out as intended. Nonetheless, the all-Russian side was clearly the better

Hearthstone’s United in Stormwind Cards Revealed on Website

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[embedded content] Team 5, the developers of Hearthstone, have quietly released all the new cards for the upcoming expansion, United in Stormwind, on the game’s website. The game’s developers, as well as Blizzard, have canceled the livestream events for the expansion’s launch, and have foregone the usual fanfare ahead of the launch in favor of a more muted, respectful reveal. This is done out of deference to the rest of the team’s  All 135 of the cards in the expansion can be viewed on the Hearthstone website right now. Ordinarily,

Skull and Bones Exceptionally Troubled But Won’t Be Cancelled, Report Says

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[embedded content] Skull & Bones, Ubisoft’s PVP/PVE pirate-y Black Flag kinda-spinoff, is in trouble. A new report from Kotaku, which claims to have background info on the game from former and current developers who’ve worked on it, spills some more details on just how bad things have gotten behind the scenes for the game. It appears that no one really knows what this game is or what it should be. Allegedly, Skull & Bones’ development stalls every time the developers try and figure out what the game should be. At