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MTG werewolf tribal improves with Innistrad: Crimson Vow Volatile Arsonist

Goldspan Dragon continues to loom over the Magic: The Gathering Standard meta as a five-drop while werewolves will get some much-needed tribal love within Innistrad: Crimson Vow via Volatile Arsonist. Scheduled to release digitally on Nov. 11, Innistrad: Crimson Vow (VOW) will include a number of new werewolf cards. Vampires are the focus of the set via Olivia Voldaren’s marriage to Edgar Markov. The VOW spoiler Volatile Arsonist, however, shows that Wizards of the Coast will continue to support the werewolf tribal theme from MID.  Volatile Arsonist CMC: 3RRType: Creature—human

Photos: Virtus.pro, ENCE celebrate after securing Legends Stage

Check out some highlight moments from the third day of the Challengers Stage at PGL Major Stockholm, where HLTV.org's photographers captured players rejoicing after they advanced to the Legends Stage. The third day of PGL Major Stockholm's Challengers Stage saw three more teams advance into the top sixteen, while three other teams were eliminated from the competition with 1-3 records. Josip "brcho" Brtan and Radoslaw "MAKKU" Makuch were on the ground to snap photos of all of the action as players reveled in their victory, and as heartbreak unfolded for

Activision CEO to Take Pay Cut, Waive Arbitration in Harassment Claims

Top GamesBobby Kotick, left, has asked Activision Blizzard's board of directors to significantly reduce his salary temporarily. / Kevin Dietsch/GettyImagesActivision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick has announced he will take a steep pay cut and waive forced arbitration on sexual harassment, unlawful discrimination, or related retaliation.Kotick has been the company's steward since 2008. A pair of court cases and investigations, led by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing, have accused Activision Blizzard of a culture rife with sexual harassment and gender-based discrimination. Activision

Entropiq, Virtus Pro advance to PGL Stockholm Major Legends Stage

CIS teams Entropiq and Virtus Pro are through to PGL Stockholm Major Legends Stage following today’s victories over Heroic and Team Spirit, respectively, in the Challengers Stage’s 2-1 pool matches. Entropiq lost their map pick, Ancient (16-10), to Heroic, tied the game in a nail-biting encounter on Nuke (16-14), and steamrolled the Danish team on the final map, Mirage (16-4), to complete the reverse sweep and secure top 16 in the $2 million tournament. The CIS team’s AWPer Aleksey “El1an” Gusev and rifler Aleksey “NickelBack” Trofimov finished among the highest-rated

Philadelphia Fusion Sign MN3

OverwatchPhoto courtesy of Philadelphia FusionThe Philadelphia Fusion announced they have signed Overwatch Contenders star player Jae-hee "MN3" Yoon to their active roster as of Oct. 27. MN3 previously played for T1, Philadelphia Fusions' Overwatch contenders academy team.Given the plethora of departures many teams including the Fusion have experienced during the offseason, calling up MN3 to the Overwatch League should come as no surprise. MN3 showed fantastic prowess throughout Contenders this year and helped lead T1 to a third-place finish in Season 2: Korea earlier this month.MN3 has dominated Contenders, now

PGL Major Stockholm Challengers Stage round 4 matchups set

The second day of the Challengers Stage in Stockholm has come to a close, leaving twelve teams standing after FaZe and Copenhagen Flames advanced to the Legends Stage, and GODSENT and Sharks were eliminated. The fourth round of matchups have now been determined, with teams set to exclusively play in best-of-three matches for the remainder of this Swiss stage as they will have everything to fight for, either to advance or to avoid elimination. Virtus.pro will look to secure a Legends spot as they kick off day three Kicking off

Astralis send GODSENT packing and avoid early elimination from PGL Major

Astralis took down GODSENT 2-0 in the first elimination match at the PGL Major Stockholm Challengers Stage, winning Nuke 16-3 and Vertigo 16-11. With the star duo Emil "⁠Magisk⁠" Reif and Peter "⁠dupreeh⁠" Rasmussen performing much better than on the first day, the Danes didn't look in danger throughout the series. Thanks to defeats to Entropiq and Copenhagen Flames on day 1, Astralis are now in the 1-2 bracket and will have to win two BO3s back-to-back in order to join the likes of Natus Vincere and Liquid in the

JGOD Shows Off ‘Stealth Buffed’ RPD Warzone Loadout

Call of Duty"Full-auto light machine gun. Reliable stopping power with superior handling and movement speeds." / Photo courtesy of Ralston Dacanay, ActivisionPopular Warzone content creator and custom loadout mastermind JGOD has revealed a stealth change that's made the RPD's recoil pattern easier to control.According to JGOD, the RPD used to handle just as any of the other Black Ops Cold War weapons in Warzone where after firing about 18 bullets, the recoil would stop moving up and simply stay in the same spot. While weapons such as the MP5 (BOCW)

Spacestation Gaming’s Frexs talks ALGS, input wars, and building a winning team

As the Apex Legends Global Series kicked off last weekend, fans eagerly awaited what seemed like a lobby of death. North America’s Pro League day two lobby, composed of Groups A and D, featured some of the game’s most popular and feared teams: TSM, G2, Cloud 9, and Team Liquid. These were some of North America’s most experienced squads, set up to clash at the start of the new season. They weren’t alone, though. Teams like reigning ALGS champs 100 Thieves, XSET, and SHEEEEEEEESH promised to make the lobby competitive

The final guard: Five legacy Major players left standing

Seven years of CS:GO Majors. Fifteen events in history where players have fought fervently to crown themselves as champions of the biggest tournament in the circuit, to reach glory and eternally etch their names in the history books of Counter-Strike. And only six players are left with the honor of having played at every single one. Heading into PGL Major Stockholm, now-retired and former NAVI in-game leader Danylo "⁠Zeus⁠" Teslenko is about to fall off that already short list of legacy players, leaving us with just five names who will