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Sources: Washington Justice ownership group making forward progress in talks to acquire, relocate Chicago Call of Duty League slot

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Time Stamp: September 17, 2021 3:54 PM - Modified On: September 17, 2021 - Published By:
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Washington Esports Ventures, the parent company of the Overwatch League’s Washington Justice, is negotiating a deal that if completed would see it acquire the Chicago Call of Duty League slot and propose relocation to Washington, D.C., sources familiar with those conversations told Dot Esports.  Washington is one of two serious parties in negotiations with NRG Esports, the current owners of OpTic Gaming and OpTic Chicago, sources said. While a deal is not closed, there’s optimism among league officials and parties involved that the deal will move forward, according to sources.

Vitality secure first grand final spot with comfortable 2-0 victory over OG

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Time Stamp: September 11, 2021 12:14 PM - Modified On: September 11, 2021 - Published By:
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OG could not continue their impressive run at this ESL Pro League, falling 2-0 on Mirage and Nuke to a Vitality that showed excellent form across the board to secure their first grand final spot since late 2020. It will be encouraging for Vitality that they did not need to rely on the star man Mathieu "⁠ZywOo⁠" Herbaut to haul them to victory, with each of the five Frenchmen securing vital frags and clutches at different points in the series. Kévin "⁠misutaaa⁠" Rabier identified the veto as a key component

Na’Vi decimate ENCE to book ESL Pro League season 14 semifinal spot

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Time Stamp: September 10, 2021 12:12 PM - Modified On: September 10, 2021 - Published By:
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Natus Vincere completely dominated ENCE in the first quarterfinal match of ESL Pro League season 14 today, ending the best-of-three series in less than two hours, which is highly unlikely in CS:GO esports nowadays. The CIS side gave ENCE no chance to succeed on their map pick, Ancient. They put up a nearly perfect CT side to secure a 13-2 advantage, with the younger talent Valerii “b1t” Vakhovskyi leading the troops with 20 kills and just five deaths. With that big of an advantage, there was nothing left for ENCE unless

Hillside Outpost enters Apex Legends’ Arenas map rotation, The Dome leaves

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Time Stamp: August 31, 2021 6:06 PM - Modified On: August 31, 2021 - Published By:
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Kings Canyon’s Hillside Outpost is the latest map in Apex Legends’ Arenas map pool after Respawn put the map back in rotation today. The venue takes the place of The Dome in the dedicated rotation. Hillside Outpost is the open east of Bunker in Kings Canyon. It’s a usual spot for combat in battle royale—it lies between The Pit, Runoff, Bunker, and Airbase, all fairly sought-after locations due to their loot. The open areas and watchtowers create opportunities for mid-to-long-range combat, while the enclosed houses are guaranteed to bring the

Aqua: “Every one of us wants to play at the top events one day, like the main team playing ESL Pro League”

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Time Stamp: August 27, 2021 4:21 AM - Modified On: August 27, 2021 - Published By:
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The first match of the WePlay Academy League Season 1 Finals is ready to kick off with BIG Academy facing off against mouz NXT in the opening series of the tournament. Ahead of the bout, we spoke with one of the key players in BIG Academy's third-place finish in the group stage, Nico "⁠Aqua⁠" Kembitzky, who ended up as the team's highest-rated player in the round robin stage with a 1.09 rating across 14 maps played and crucial performances in the squad's early victories against NAVI Junior, Astralis Talent and

Drew Lock’s player rating in Madden 22

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Time Stamp: August 20, 2021 4:26 PM - Modified On: August 20, 2021 - Published By:
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The Denver Broncos’ week one starting quarterback position is a dead heat between two players: Drew Lock and Teddy Bridgewater. Bridgewater is coming off a solid season as the quarterback of the post-Cam Newton Carolina Panthers. He comes to the Broncos looking to unseat Lock, the team’s 2019 second-round draft pick In the next edition of EA’s football simulation series, Madden NFL 22, you can be the decision-maker in franchise mode or Ultimate Team. Lock hasn’t blown anybody away, but the third-year player is looking to enter the upcoming season

Astralis beat Spirit in Lucky’s debut

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Time Stamp: August 16, 2021 6:08 PM - Modified On: August 16, 2021 - Published By:
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Philip "⁠Lucky⁠" Ewald's debut match ended in success as Astralis battled to a 2-1 victory over Spirit in their inaugural match in ESL Pro League S14. The young AWPer seems to have settled well with the team and contributed with some big clutch moments to help his team to victory. "I am very happy with what he has done today," Lukas "⁠gla1ve⁠" Rossander said when asked about Lucky's debut with Astralis, in which the new addition averaged a 1.03 rating. The in-game leader went on to provide some insight into

Activision Blizzard Sued Over Alleged ‘Frat Boy’ Culture, Harassment

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Time Stamp: July 22, 2021 2:54 PM - Modified On: July 22, 2021 - Published By:
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Activision Blizzard is currently being sued by the Calif. Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) over allegations of a "frat boy workplace." / Activision BlizzardThe California Department of Fair Employment and Housing sued Activision Blizzard Tuesday over allegations of a "pervasive frat boy workplace culture," the result of a two-year investigation.The lawsuit was filed Tuesday in the Superior Court of Calif. as well as Los Angeles County court.It alleges the company is at fault for several workplace fairness violations including unequal pay, unequal opportunities, and harassment against female employees.

PGL in talks with two other European countries to run the 2021 CS:GO Major

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Time Stamp: July 20, 2021 7:38 AM - Modified On: July 20, 2021 - Published By:
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PGL, the tournament organizer in charge of the Stockholm CS:GO Major, has confirmed that it’s looking for alternative locations to host the Valve-sponsored event. PGL is in touch with two other European countries who offered the company all the “necessary guarantees,” including “having all the players on-site and a large audience,” to run the Major in case it can’t be organized in Sweden due to COVID-19 regulations. There have been reports about the uncertainty of hosting the CS:GO Major in Sweden, especially after Valve had to move Dota 2‘s The