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Liquid beat Virtus.pro; set up bracket final against MAD Lions

Liquid are through to the final of their side of the BLAST Premier Fall Showdown bracket after prevailing over Virtus.pro, surviving a comeback attempt from the CIS side on Inferno (16-14) and recovering from a loss on Vertigo (9-16) by securing a win on Overpass. Stewie2K was a key component in Liquid's victory on the decider map, helping to counter Mareks "⁠YEKINDAR⁠" Gaļinskis' aggression with multi-kill rounds and entries of his own. "YEKINDAR reads the game very well," Stewie2K stated in an interview following the series win. "He knows his

New World server transfer delayed again to ‘next week,’ Amazon Games says

Amazon Games has delayed New World‘s server transfer feature to “next week,” the company revealed last night. The company first promised it on a blog post called “Launch Day Update,” but the feature once again will sit on the shelves for some time. “We have the final pieces of the server transfer system tested and ready to go, but we are making a difficult decision to hold it until next week,” the announcement reads. “This was a balance call between honoring a date we told you to expect, versus the

Team Spirit step out of the shadows, eliminate Virtus Pro from The International 10

Team Spirit can’t be stopped in the lower bracket of The International 10. They’ve followed up a sweep of two-time TI champions OG earlier today with the organization’s first win over Eastern European rival Virtus Pro since Spirit signed the Yellow Submarines stack last December and just the second win over VP in the organization’s history.  While the Vici Gaming and T1 series slowly slid into the Chinese Dota 2 team’s favor over the course of the three games, the CIS showdown was competitive throughout—even if some of the matches

FunPlus Phoenix eyeing revenge in rematch vs. DWG KIA at Worlds 2021

This article is sponsored by DJ Esports. In the first match between FunPlus Phoenix and DWG KIA, FPX had already fallen behind during the pick/ban stage after choosing Kai’Sa in the bot lane. With DWG Kia’s counterattack, FPX were pushed back on their heels and were forced to spend the rest of the match catching up.  FPX has likely learned some hard lessons from that initial loss and has almost assuredly made adjustments. Expect FPX to change their lineup to compensate for their shortcomings in the last match by selecting champions

Apex Legends Player Demonstrates How ‘Not’ to Throw Sky Nades

Apex Legends"Dude, I do not know how to throw sky 'nades apparently." / Photo courtesy of BottlecapYT, Respawn EntertainmentOver on the Apex Legends subreddit, there are plenty of community-made threads showcasing tricks of the trade that can be used to teach newer players how to pull off game-changing plays.This sky grenade play was no exception, just not in the way most would expect.As posted by u/BottlecapYT on Oct. 13 with the title, "Advanced Grenade technique for catching enemies off guard," and the "Useful" tag, the 41-second showed just about the

G2 and OG advance to BLAST Showdown quarter-finals

G2 are through to the next stage of the BLAST Premier Fall Showdown 2021 after defeating Lynn Vision in a competitive showing from the Chinese, which saw the favorites come back into the series after a surprising loss on Vertigo to the Chinese squad. It was less stressful day for OG, as they swept paiN 2-0 with Aleksi "⁠Aleksib⁠" Virolainen producing some great moments for his team across both maps. G2 will face the winner of Evil Geniuses vs MAD Lions on Saturday while OG will fight Complexity on Friday

This Apex Legends mod makes Octane’s Jump Pad very unsatisfying

The goal of mods is usually to make games look or work better, but what if they’re just chaotic? That’s the idea behind a new Apex Legends mod that takes all the gas out of Octane’s Jump Pad ultimate. Venerated modder mokeysniper returns from his adventures in Titanfall-style wall running to show off what Octane’s jump pad would be like if it was, in his words, “a frustrating piece of Garbage.” The video, which was created in the R5 Reloaded mod client, features several examples of Octane’s pad not throwing

The 10 best Legends of Runeterra spells

With Legends of Runeterra: Beyond the Bandlewood’s release, Riot Games’ card game has been out for nearly two years since its initial closed beta launch. The most recent set has added the game’s 10th and final region, and with this monumental milestone, it is a good time to look back at the game’s history and see which spells have impacted the game most. Here are the 10 best spells of LoR, one from each region, and some honorable mentions that could’ve easily taken their spots. 10) Minimorph Image via Riot

T1 and EDG fight for Group B supremacy at Worlds 2021

 This article is written in partnership with DJ Esports. All odds presented are at the time of publication and are subject to change. The second day of the group stage at Worlds 2021 will start off with one of the most anticipated matchups of the tournament. The LCK’s T1 will face off against the LPL’s EDward Gaming in an important Group B match. While neither of these squads is the top-rated League of Legends team from their region at Worlds, both could end up making a run deep into the

fnatic, FPX top IEM Winter Open Qualifier 1

Squads that crashed out of the IEM Fall Regional Major Ranking tournament early and failed to qualify for the Major, fnatic and FunPlus Phoenix, bounced back on Sunday with a successful run through the IEM Winter open qualifier gauntlet. The British-Swedish side that used Owen "⁠smooya⁠" Butterfield as a stand-in and the European mixture led by Luka "⁠emi⁠" Vuković have joined ENCE, Spirit, mousesports, and Complexity in the closed qualifier, with the final two teams set to be decided through the second open qualifier on October 15-16. smooya won't be