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Activate Entertainment reportedly owes freelance and production staff months worth of wages

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Freelance workers have levied allegations that Activate Entertainment, the organization that ran the Huskerrs Howl Call of Duty: Warzone tournament, has not paid owed wages for nearly five months.  As reported by Upcomer, Activate Entertainment organized and ran the Huskerrs Call of Duty: Warzone tournament in May and hired multiple talent and production staff to participate and run the event. Unfortunately, multiple freelancers have reportedly not been paid yet. Hey @ActEntGroup I know you’re busy so I’ll be brief:I love the team, I love the producers, but I do not

All teams in the CoD: Mobile World Championship 2021 Finals

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Every regional league has wrapped up, and the 16 teams in the first-ever Call of Duty: Mobile World Championship Finals 2021 have been locked in. The World Championship Finals will take place in December and will feature a prize pool of $2 million, according to Liquipedia. Activision hasn’t revealed information about its exact format, schedule, or venue yet. This will be the first world championship for the game after last year’s was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Here are all the teams in the CoD: Mobile World Championship Finals

Jeff Strain Founds Possibility Space with Legion of Gaming Veterans

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Top GamesJeff Strain, Jane Ng and Austin Walker are three of the founding members of Possibility Space. / Photo courtesy of Possibility SpaceArenaNet co-founder and Undead Labs founder Jeff Strain has founded a new studio, Possibility Space, featuring plenty of industry veterans.Although the studio will be based in New Orleans, its staff will be physically distributed, making it easier to incorporate the many luminaries on staff. They include visual director Jane Ng, formerly of Campo Santo and Valve; IP Director Austin Walker of the Friends at the Table and formerly

Final Fantasy XIV reportedly hits 24 million player count

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Over a decade after its initial release, Square Enix’s MMO Final Fantasy XIV has surpassed 24 million players, producer Naoki Yoshida announced during the latest Endwalker’s media event, according to IGN. He added that it’s become the most profitable game in the Final Fantasy series, overtaking other MMO game Final Fantasy XI. Released in 2002, Final Fantasy XI was announced as the most profitable game of the license in 2012 and had kept its place since then before being surpassed by Final Fantasy XIV. Yoshida reportedly said that in 2015,

PGL Major Stockholm team list finalized as Copenhagen Flames claim last spot

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Copenhagen Flames have secured the final spot at PGL Major Stockholm after clinching seventh place at IEM Fall Europe over Fiend and denying the Bulgarians a place in the $2 million event. After a grueling qualification process which ran across six regions and essentially began over a year and a half ago with the first set of Regional Major Ranking tournaments, the stage is set for the return of CS:GO to the biggest and most prestigious competition there is. A sight that is only a few weeks away now The

MTG Hall of famer Seth Manfield reflects on 2020-21 Magic Esports season

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Seth Manfield entered this weekend’s Magic World Championship XXVII as one of the three hall of famers in the 16-player field, adding another World Championship invitation to his lengthy list of accomplishments. Manfield qualified for the World Championship at the end of the MPL season during the July Strixhaven League Weekend. With that finish, he avoided the postseason tournaments and locked in his spot for the MPL in the 2021-22 season. Magic: The Gathering esports went through a tumultuous time over the past year. The COVID-19 pandemic prevented a World

How much is The International 10’s prize pool?

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Though most games have that one esports event where the most talented individuals clash for glory, not many of them can compete with the prize pool of Dota 2’s The International (TI). Dota 2 fans get to contribute to the event’s prize pool by purchasing the battle pass. A certain percentage of each purchase goes to the prize pool and players have carried it to all-time highs every TI. The most prestigious event of a competitive Dota 2 year has been absent for a while, however, since Valve had to

Fnatic to miss second straight CS:GO Major after last-place finish at IEM Fall Europe

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Fnatic have been mathematically eliminated from participating in the upcoming CS:GO PGL Stockholm Major in late October following a 0-5/1-4 performance in Group D of the IEM Fall Europe event. Fnatic’s run in the group stage, playing only best-of-one series, got off to a rough start with a one-sided loss to FaZe Clan on Mirage, followed by close losses to Double Poney and Team Fiend on Nuke and Inferno, respectively. Down 0-3, the Swedish-British Fnatic roster needed to win both of their last matches and get some help in other