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Team Liquid Signs Partnership Deal With Zoomph

Esports organization Team Liquid announced Tuesday a new social media measurement partnership with Zoomph.  Financial terms and length of the partnership were not disclosed. Zoomph has already created a custom version of its real-time social analytics platform to provide Team Liquid with “reporting data to create more engaging and meaningful partner campaigns,” according to a release. Team Liquid will also use the data it collects to grow its social media presence and increase engagement with its fans, the company said. Team Liquid will also use Zoomph’s data to increase fan

Can moses surpass YNk as the premiere analyst-to-coach?

Team Liquid’s revamp of their flagging squad continues with a high-profile coaching replacement, bringing in Jason "⁠moses⁠" O'Toole as a replacement for adreN shortly after their decision to remove nitr0 from the lineup. Is he the right person to lead Team Liquid forward, and can he do better than fellow ex-analyst YNk in this new role? As it turns out, the answer to this question mostly depends on how you see the role of coaches in CS:GO in the current environment.OK, I’m the coach. What’s next?Perhaps with the exception of

Cards Against Humanity Workers Are Unionizing Amidst Allegations Of A Toxic Workplace

As a number of former Cards Against Humanity employees have come out with stories of a toxic work culture at the company, current workers have decided to unionize. The union, called the Cards Against Humanity Workers United Union, announced their intentions over Twitter this week, as reported by Polygon.We, the workers, want to change Cards Against Humanity for the better. That’s why we’ve joined @CMRJB. Today we sent this letter to the owners of @CAH demanding voluntary recognition of our union. We’re optimistic they’ll do the right thing. #1u pic.twitter.com/idBXUKLIKk

Skater XL Will Launch With Three Community-Created Maps Included

When Skater XL launches on PC, PS4, and Xbox One on July 28, it will contain three maps created by the game's modding community during the game's Early Access period on Steam. The maps will be a part of the game for all players.The three maps are Streets (by Jean-Olive), Hűdland Training Facility (by Pactole), and Grant Skate Park (by Theo). A trailer and screenshots for these maps have been released, showcasing the work of the game's community. Theo joined the development team after creating Grant Skate Park, which will

Candyman Reboot’s New Trailer Mixes Social Commentary With Big Scares

The upcoming horror reboot Candyman was supposed to have been released this month but like so many movies over the past few months, the release date has been pushed to later in the year. The film will now arrive in September, but while we wait, a new teaser has arrived.The new Candyman trailer mixes clips from the powerful animated Candyman prologue that was released earlier this month, with new footage. A voiceover from co-star Colman Domingo states that "Candyman is how we deal with the fact that these things happen.

NBA Jam Creator Reveals That, Yes, The Bulls Were Robbed Of Victory Against The Pistons

NBA Jam remains one of the most beloved basketball game of all time, 27 years after its initial arcade release. If you were on one side of the Chicago Bulls/Detroit Pistons rivalry of the 90s, though, the game perhaps has endured slightly less well in your memory, because you know in your heart that you were robbed.As it turns out, you actually might have been. In a new video from Ars Technica about the success of NBA Jam, lead designer Mark Turmell has reflected on the rivalry between the Chicago

The Last Of Us Part 2 Director Explains Away The Game’s Pearl Jam Plot Hole

In The Last of Us Part II, guitars are used as a symbolic tool to show the bond between Joel and Ellie, with several songs popping up in cutscenes. Guitars even appear as playable objects, and it's possible for experienced musicians to recreate songs on Ellie's in-game guitar. But one thing has remained unclear--how is Joel able to perform a song in-game that would have never been released in his world because of the outbreak?In an early cutscene, Joel performs a cover of Pearl Jam's Future Days, which appeared on

Nik Wallenda’s Daredevil Rally Drive-in Thrill Show Coming to…

“We wanted to provide quality family entertainment during what has been a tough time for our nation and the world,” said Wallenda SARASOTA, Fla. (PRWEB) May 29, 2020 The “King of the High Wire” – Nik Wallenda – will stage a Daredevil Rally Drive-in Thrill Show at Nathan Benderson Park the weekends of June 5-7 and June 11-14, it was announced here today. Presented by the Fran Haasch Law Group and Tri County Air, the shows will feature Wallenda and his wife, Erendira Wallenda, as well as internationally renowned daredevil

Netflix Down For Many Users, According To Reports

Globally, many people are social distancing or in their homes under shelter in place orders because of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Because of this, many people are watching streaming services, and the surge of people may have been too much for Netflix to handle in many places. Some are finding they cannot access the service, getting an "NSES-500" error.DownDetector is reporting massive issues with the streaming service, which began to surge at approximately 9 AM PT / 12 PM ET. While things seem to be getting back to normal--roughly an

Horror Classic Re-Animator’s Director Stuart Gordon Dies

Influential horror director Stuart Gordon has died, age 72. Gordon was one of the key American genre filmmakers of the 1980s--his debut movie Re-Animator is considered a horror classic, and he is also known for a variety of other HP Lovecraft adaptations, as well as co-creating the Disney hit Honey, I Shrunk the Kids.Gordon was born in Chicago, where he worked for more than a decade as a prominent theatre director. In 1985, he moved into movies, teaming up with producer Brian Yuzna to make a low-budget adaptation of HP