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Blizzard associate product manager Healingstat discusses success of The Great Push, crowdfunding WoW events, and plans to improve future competitions

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Time Stamp: June 15, 2021 2:07 PM - Modified On: June 15, 2021 - Published By:
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Blizzard Entertainment hosted its first one-off tournament for World of Warcraft, The Great Push (TGP), last month. Over 10,000 players on more than 2,100 teams participated in this event, which featured a prize pool of $20,000. While the competition was fierce, only six teams advanced to the final stage, where they had 15 hours over the three-day weekend to push dungeon keys as high as they could.  Echo won it all in the final minute of the event by using an infinite misdirection bug. They faced backlash from members of

BLAST’s Andrew Haworth: “The thought of returning to live arena events is hugely exciting”

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BLAST announced on Monday in a much-anticipated decision that it is planning to host in late November its first arena event since the coronavirus pandemic began. The Royal Arena in Copenhagen, where BLAST's first event was held in 2017, has been chosen as the location for the BLAST Premier Fall Final, which is to be played from November 23 to 28, just weeks after the Major in Stockholm. It is easy to understand why this is a moment of jubilation for BLAST, whose last large-scale LAN event dates back to

There Is Nothing Wrong With Sony’s Cross-Gen Approach – But Hopefully People Stop Buying New Consoles On Promises Now

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Last year, Sony promised that unlike rival Microsoft, who were going to soften the full reset necessitated by hard generation transitions, they were going to maintain and respect the traditional generational model, and push for the purported innovations in game design that that brings with it to the table. “We believe in generations,” PlayStation head Jim Ryan said, in no uncertain terms, also then explaining that trying to maintain parity with older consoles would hold back game design and innovation – echoing a sentiment that lead PS5 architect Mark Cerny

20 Best Anime on Netflix (2021)

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Netflix has started to expand its anime catalog in recent years, and now, it has some pretty good shows to choose from for those who aren’t willing to jump to a platform like Crunchyroll or Funimation. Here are some of the best anime on Netflix in 2021. Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood Best Anime on Netflix Source: BONES Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood is widely considered a must-watch show for both newcomers and longtime anime watchers. It combines comedy, action, and heartfelt moments as two brothers go on a journey full of mysteries and

Post Malone to appear on Game Knights

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Hip-hop artist Post Malone is set to appear on Game Knights, a popular YouTube Commander gameplay show, on June 9. Post Malone’s connection to Magic: The Gathering was made evident in late April when the artist showed up at Frank & Son Collectible Show in southern California and dropped thousands of dollars on Magic cards. Shortly after, the Command Zone posted a Tweet showing Post Malone in the Command Zone studio, also located in southern California. Game Knights is a Commander gameplay show hosted by Josh Lee Kwai and Jimmy

Fintech Firm Mercuryo Locks In Esports Partnership

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Swedish esports organization Ninjas In Pyjamas (NIP) has partnered up with cryptocurrency infrastructure firm Mercuryo. The partnership will take during Counter-Strike’s BLAST Premiere Spring Finals from June 15-20. Greetings, Gaming The team at Mercuryo cited a number of commonalities between esports and fintech that allowed this partnership to be a natural fit; forward-thinking perspectives and problem-solving abilities are critical in both worlds, and two major pillars that Mercuryo CEO Petr Kozyakov cited directly. “In gaming, this set of skills can secure victory. In the financial industry, they help drive innovation”,

100 Thieves pull 2 Base Set Shadowless Charizards in single box during auction

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Time Stamp: May 31, 2021 12:59 AM - Modified On: May 31, 2021 - Published By:
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With just a few left in the wild, 100 Thieves managed to unbox multiple Base Set Shadowless Charizard cards on stream. 100 Thieves secured themselves an unopened box of Base Set Shadowless Pokémon card packs and in collaboration with digital marketplace WhatNot, auctioned them off. During their stream, Neekolul was the 100 Thieves member to open the first pack containing one of Pokémon’s most sought-after cards, but the real winner was PokemonRadar, who had won the auction for the pack. Purchasing the pack for $2,650, the buyer scored themselves a