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Magi joins beastcoast ahead of Smash Summit 11 campaign

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Time Stamp: June 25, 2021 9:23 PM - Modified On: June 25, 2021 - Published By:
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Beastcoast is tripling down on Super Smash Bros. Melee, signing another top player—Sasha “Magi” Sullivan.  Magi is currently ranked as the 43rd best player in the world on the 2019 MPGR, the best Melee player in Louisiana, and has averaged mostly top 16 finishes throughout the last year of competition.  Beascoast will be her first official organizational sponsor after picking up Melee at a competitive level in 2015 and slowly evolving into one of the game’s best players when she began attending more events in 2018.  Some of Magi’s best

DreamHack Open June North America talent announced

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Time Stamp: June 25, 2021 7:46 PM - Modified On: June 25, 2021 - Published By:
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DreamHack have announced the broadcast talent for DreamHack Open June North America, which will run from June 29 - July 3 and feature the likes of Extra Salt, paiN, and O PLANO vying for a $70,000 prize pool. Freya Spiers will head up hosting duties on the desk, where she will be joined by Alex "⁠Mauisnake⁠" Ellenberg and David "⁠DAVEY⁠" Stafford in analytical pre and post-game segements. Freya, Mauisnake, and DAVEY will be the main trio on the desk Vince Hill, Sudhen "⁠Bleh⁠" Wahengbam, Mamoon "TeaTime" Sabri, and Michael "YouM3"

Scarlet Nexus Celebrates Release With Launch Trailer

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Time Stamp: June 25, 2021 12:36 PM - Modified On: October 29, 2021 - Published By:
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Today Bandai Namco’s cross-generation JRPG has been released in the west, and the publisher is celebrating with a launch trailer. The trailer is mostly of the cinematic nature, and you can watch it below, alongside a few more screenshots shared by director Kenji Anabuki, who has been kindly providing us with one screenshot and commentary (in Japanese and English) per day for 196 days all the way up to release. I’m fairly positive this is unprecedented. You can check all the assets out below. [embedded content] If you’d like to

Garena to host Free Fire All Stars international tournament in July

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Time Stamp: June 24, 2021 5:48 PM - Modified On: June 24, 2021 - Published By:
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Garena revealed today that the Free Fire All Stars (FFAS) tournament will return this July. The international online event will gather players and influencers from three regions: Americas, Asia, and EMEA (Europe, Middle East, and Africa).  Following the same format as the Free Fire Continental Series (FFCS) 2020, each region will have its own tournament but now on different dates, which means Free Fire fans from all over the world can follow all events separately. Related: TSM FTX reportedly acquiring Free Fire roster The regional tournaments will happen over three

Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 – The Official Video Game Review – Sort of a Podium Finish?

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Time Stamp: June 23, 2021 4:42 AM - Modified On: October 29, 2021 - Published By:
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It’s unclear when the Olympics will actually happen – they’re currently scheduled for later this year, but they’ve gotten delayed enough times that there’s no telling whether or not they’ll actually stick to the date this time around. But whether or not the Olympics do end up happening when scheduled, SEGA has decided to no longer wait. Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, a new game by the publisher that was originally meant as a tie in to the sporting event originally scheduled for last year, is now available. SEGA, presumably, rightly

BananaSlamJamma joins Team Liquid as streamer, content creator

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Time Stamp: June 15, 2021 7:19 PM - Modified On: June 15, 2021 - Published By:
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Brian “BananaSlamJamma” Canavan is taking his talents to Europe, signing with Team Liquid as a streamer and content creator. This means the North American Dota 2 staple will be moving to the Netherlands in the coming months. BSJ is a former professional Dota player, having last played for ROONS in 2018, but is best known for his commentary at various events and content creation. Before this deal, he was under contract with Complexity Gaming as a streamer, a deal he signed back in May 2017. He has been teasing an announcement