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Seoul Dynasty adds Stalk3r, retains Profit and Fits for 2022

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Time Stamp: October 15, 2021 8:22 PM - Modified On: October 15, 2021 - Published By:
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The 2022 rebuild of the Seoul Dynasty will apparently involve two proven veterans and one talented rookie in the damage dealer lineup.  On Oct. 15, the team announced that it would be promoting flex DPS Jeong “Stalk3r” Hak-yong from its Overwatch Contenders academy team, Gen. G Esports, to the main Dynasty roster next year. Current DPS players Park “Profit” Jun-young and Kim “FITS” Dong-eon will also be returning to Seoul for the fifth season of the Overwatch League.  Stalk3r has been a part of Gen. G’s Overwatch roster, which plays

IGC announce legal proceedings against 9z over nonpayment of meyern buyout

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Time Stamp: September 28, 2021 7:39 PM - Modified On: September 28, 2021 - Published By:
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According to Dexerto, 9z are currently facing legal action after the Immortals Gaming Club (IGC) ⁠— the parent company of MIBR ⁠— filed a complaint to the Superior Court of California, in which they allege that the Argentinian organization have failed to pay the transfer fee of Ignacio "⁠meyern⁠" Meyer. Documents indicate that a transfer fee of $35,000 was agreed to between the two organisations for meyern, which IGC claim has never been paid, in part or in full, despite 9z stating "numerous times that payment would be forthcoming." The

NIP COO to step in for THREAT at BLAST Premier Fall Groups

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Time Stamp: September 19, 2021 12:43 PM - Modified On: September 19, 2021 - Published By:
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NIP will be joining the BLAST servers without their coach Björn "⁠THREAT⁠" Pers, who was left off the team sheet due to "unforeseen personal circumstances". Instead of the 33-year-old Swede, Hampus "⁠hampus⁠" Poser and co. will be having the team's Chief Operating Officer Jonas Gundersen assisting in the matches during the group stage. THREAT's omission was described as a temporary situation by the organization, with the coach set to return to his position for the following events. Even at BLAST, THREAT will be helping the team as much as possible

NIP extend contract with REZ: “He is about to enter the prime time of his career”

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Time Stamp: September 3, 2021 11:02 AM - Modified On: September 3, 2021 - Published By:
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Fredrik "⁠REZ⁠" Sterner has signed a four-year extension on his contract with NIP, the Swedish organization announced on Friday. The news was released shortly after NIP's 2-0 win over TeamOne in ESL Pro League, which REZ secured with a 1v4 clutch in the final round. The 23-year-old has already spent four years in NIP, joining the organization in 2017 and making his debut alongside the team's iconic duo in Patrik "⁠f0rest⁠" Lindberg and Christopher "⁠GeT_RiGhT⁠" Alesund. With the contract extension, REZ is tied to NIP until 2025. REZ has been

2,600 Activision Blizzard Employees Condemn Company’s Response to Allegations of Sexism

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Time Stamp: July 27, 2021 11:52 AM - Modified On: July 27, 2021 - Published By:
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The fallout around a lawsuit accusing Activision Blizzard of harboring a sexist work culture continues to expand. / Photo courtesy of Activision BlizzardMore than 2,600 current and former Activision Blizzard employees have signed a letter condemning the company's response to a lawsuit accusing the company of having a widespread culture of sexual harassment and discrimination, calling the response, "abhorrent and insulting to all that we believe our company should stand for.""To put it clearly and unequivocally, our values as employees are not accurately reflected in the words and actions of

Warframe crossplay, cross-save, and mobile version “officially in development”

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Time Stamp: July 17, 2021 7:44 PM - Modified On: July 17, 2021 - Published By:
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Digital Extremes is finally bringing cross-play and cross-save support to Warframe across all of the game’s supported platforms—including a new mobile version.  This means that players will be able to play with their friends across PC, Playstation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and Nintendo Switch. They will also be able to freely swap between those systems and pick up right where they left off thanks to cross-save, as demonstrated in the final segment of this year’s TennoCon. These features are huge for free-to-play games like Warframe and

Netflix Reportedly to Offer Video Games, Hires Ex-EA Exec

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Top GamesNetflix has reportedly begun an expansion into video game development. / Photo courtesy of NetflixNetflix has hired a former Electronic Arts and Zynga executive, Mike Verdu, to lead the company's push into video games, per a report from Bloomberg.Verdu will take on the role of vice president of game development, reporting directly to Netflix's chief operating officer, Greg Peters, per Netflix. He was previously a Facebook vice president in charge of bringing games and other software to Oculus platforms.Netflix plans to offer its first games through its streaming platform

Netflix reportedly aiming to expand into video games in 2022, hires former EA and Facebook executive

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Time Stamp: July 14, 2021 7:40 PM - Modified On: July 14, 2021 - Published By:
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Netflix is reportedly taking its first steps into the games industry, hiring former Electronic Arts Inc. and Facebook executive Mike Verdu to lead the effort, according to Bloomberg.  Building on previous reports, this has been something Netflix has looked into for a while now, approaching multiple video game industry experts back in May when it was considering a “bundle” of games. Now, the company plans to add video games to its service in some form starting in 2022.  Bloomberg reports that Verdu, who previously worked at Facebook working with developers

NIP to field LNZ in BLAST Premier Spring Final, IEM Cologne Play-In

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Time Stamp: June 15, 2021 8:50 AM - Modified On: June 15, 2021 - Published By:
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Linus "⁠LNZ⁠" Holtäng will be NIP's fifth player in the final stretch of the current tournament season, HLTV.org has confirmed. This means that he will get the chance to play with the team on LAN as the Ninjas are slated to compete in the Play-In stage of IEM Cologne, which will be held in a studio environment next month. LNZ, who made his debut for NIP in IEM Summer after being promoted from the academy roster, will also take to the server in the BLAST Premier Spring Final, which will