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Facebook Gaming will host more than 90 community tournaments

GamesBeat Summit 2021 #GBSummit returns with two days of content and networking designed for industry executives. April 28-29, 2021 Register Now Facebook Gaming said it will work with community partners such as Real Time Strategies and Community Gaming New York to host more than 90 online community events. These are small events that are open to the public. Each features a $1,000 prize pool, small enough not to attract esports stars but surely enough to be a draw for your neighborhood amateur gamer. Interested competitors can find and register for

Revisiting OG’s 16-14 games and overtimes

We expected the international side to set the world alight with big brain tactics and shutdowns but it was the string of non-stop squeakers left in their wake that fueled the memes so far. With yet another one coming our way at IEM Katowice against Vitality straight after their play-in match against Liquid, it’s high time to look at the shockingly long list of heartbreakers and heart attacks they piled up since their debut at cs_summit 5 in December 2019.Sweet sixteenNo team in professional CS made such close results part

Announcing – Team Liquid x Bud Light

Raise your glass to Bud Light: the Official Beer of Team Liquid League of LegendsIf it’s past five and you’re watching Team Liquid, raise a glass to Bud Light.As the first official beer of the Team Liquid League of Legends team, we have a few fun spotlights featuring our athletes and streamers. On Sunday, February 21st, LCS pros CoreJJ and Jensen will make a special appearance on Bud Light League Lounge, the weekly recap show streamed live on twitch.tv/budlight. But there’s plenty to cheers to beyond that. Before various LCS

Efuse raises $6 million for ‘LinkedIn for gamers’ platform

GamesBeat Summit 2021 #GBSummit returns with two days of content and networking designed for industry executives. April 28-29, 2021 Register Now Efuse has raised $6 million for its “LinkedIn for gamers” platform, which helps esports amateurs and gamers find jobs and a sustainable way of life. The funding came after the Columbus, Ohio-based company signed up more than 500,000 new users to its platform in the past year. Efuse will use the capital to fuel product development and user acquisition and make key hires as it progresses toward profitability in

‘Outer Wilds’ is coming to Nintendo Switch this summer

Outer Wilds, one of our favorite games for 2019, is heading to Nintendo Switch. In the gaming giant's latest Direct event, it showed an announcement trailer for the action-adventure game set in space that was previously released for the PC, Xbox One and PlayStation 4. It didn't have an exact release date for the title, but it said it will be available for the console this summer.Developed by Mobius Digital and published by Annapurna Interactive, Outer Wilds puts the player in the shoes of an unnamed space explorer who wakes

‘Splatoon 3’ brings the battle to the Splatlands in 2022

Splatoon 3 will hit Nintendo Switch in 2022, complete with new environments, weapons, abilities and customization options. Nintendo revealed the game during today's Direct livestream with an announcement trailer showing off some of the fresh features.[embedded content] Splatoon 3 takes the color-spewing shooter out of Inkopolis and into the Splatlands, specifically the city of Splatsville. Splatoon 3 marks the return of 4-on-4 Turf War matches, and it introduces new gadgets like the Bow Weapon, which spits out three streams of paint at once. Nintendo promises to reveal more details about

‘Famicom Detective Club’ hits the US for the first time in May

Visual novels rarely made it to the US prior to the past decade and a half, so you’re forgiven for not having heard of the Famicom Detective Club series. Heck, even in its home country it was somewhat of a rarity, having only been released on the Famicom Disk System and Satellaview. But now Western audiences will get to check out all the mystery thanks to two remakes hitting the Switch this spring.Famicom Detective Club: The Missing Heir and Famicom Detective Club: The Girl Who Stands Behind were already scheduled

‘Mario Golf: Super Rush’ comes to Nintendo Switch on June 25th

A new entry in Nintendo's popular Mario Golf series is heading to Switch. During its latest Direct presentation, Nintendo announced it will release Mario Golf Super Rush on June 25th. You can play the game with a single Joy-Con controller, using either traditional button inputs or motion controls. They'll be a story mode in which your Mii avatar will encounter inhabitants from the Mushroom Kingdom, and a Speed Golf mode where everyone tees off at the same time.[embedded content] The last time we got a new entry in the series

Our New Approach to Clash Royale

There’s no way around it: Clash Royale has changed and will keep changing.This means Team Liquid has to adjust as well. In response to the recent changes made to the CRL, we’ll be scaling back our involvement in the Clash Royale League - and in competitive Clash Royale as a whole - in 2021. This was a tough decision to make but a necessary one given the new landscape the CRL will take on this year. Don’t worry, we’re still going to be a part of the Clash Royale community