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B1ad3 on Intel Grand Slam prospect: “I think it can get in our heads really easily”

Hot off a win at IEM Cologne before the tournament break, there was little doubt whether Natus Vincere would make the playoffs of ESL Pro League Season 14. Any early trepidation regarding their form following the end of the break and return to online play was swiftly quelled as the Russian squad took Group C by storm, stamping their authority over fnatic, mousesports, Evil Geniuses, and FaZe, with only BIG briefly putting a halt to the CIS side's momentum. The single series loss has done little to dissuade Andrey "⁠B1ad3⁠"

‘What just happened?’: Standy talks successful debut campaign in Call of Duty League, looks ahead to 2022

In April, OpTic Chicago and Minnesota RØKKR battled it out in an elimination bracket match at the Stage Two Major during the 2021 Call of Duty League season. Tied at two maps apiece in the best-of-five series, it was fitting that the final map, Moscow Search and Destroy, came down to a winner-take-all round 11. It quickly became a four-vs-two in OpTic’s favor with Standy and Priestahh falling, and then a one-vs-three after both Minnesota’s Attach and Chicago’s Envoy dropped. Minnesota’s tournament chances hung on by a thread.  Standy thought

NEO: The World Ends With You Review – A Looped Beat

NEO: The World Ends With You Review on PS4 NEO: The World Ends With You is a sequel that fans have been waiting 14 years for, and this continuation won’t disappoint with its introduction of cool new concepts and characters along with a great soundtrack. Despite these strengths, however, its repetitive gameplay tends to miss the mark at times. In this sequel, you’re brought back into the Reapers’ Game — a week-long competition in which the dead can compete in order to get a second chance at life. And this

Mini Motorways Interview: Dinosaur Polo Club Talks Aesthetics, Traffic, & Their Name

Mini Motorways is a minimalist strategy sim that has players plan out roadways in cities all across the world. You’ll take control of the traffic networks in places like Los Angeles, Tokyo, Moscow, and more as you try to create the smoothest commutes possible. To learn more about the game and what went into it, Twinfinite interviewed developer Dinosaur Polo Club’s co-founder and designer Robert Curry, and community and engagement manager Casey Lucas-Quaid. Ethan: I have to ask, what’s the story behind the name Dinosaur Polo Club? Robert Curry: We

Valkyria Chronicles 4 Getting Beautiful Kai Schulen Figure by Bellfine

Japanese manufacture Bellfine made a new figure dedicated to Valkyria Chronicles 5 available for pre-order. This time around, it portrays the talented sniper Kai Schulen. You can find it for 18,500 yen (roughly translating into $169) at Ami Ami with an estimated release window in March 2022. The prototype was sculpted by AMON Works and painted by Kenji Andou based on Kai’s original character design by Raita Honjou. Thanks to the 1/7 scale, she stands 260mm-tall and comes with a decorated base and cat. You can check out what she

Gla1ve on Astralis’ run at IEM Cologne: ‘The tournament shows what we are capable of’

Astralis went beyond expectations at IEM Cologne 2021, the first premier CS:GO tournament to be played on LAN since IEM Katowice in March 2020. They were having a tough time in online tournaments, especially after Nicolai “dev1ce” Reedtz left to join Ninjas in Pyjamas. The Danes were only stopped in the semifinals by G2, who are arguably a top-three CS:GO team in the world at the moment. The series was tight and Astralis had their chances to win it, but their in-game leader Lukas “gla1ve” Rossander is proud of the

NAVI beat G2 3-0 to win IEM Cologne

Natus Vincere claimed the first international LAN title of 2021 after defeating G2 3-0 in the grand final of IEM Cologne, adding the trophy to the BLAST Premier Global Final, DreamHack Masters Spring and StarLadder CIS RMR prizes that they secured online earlier in the year. NAVI, who won their second trophy in the 'Cathedral of Counter Strike' after claiming the title in 2018 against BIG, picked up right where they left off at IEM Katowice (the last LAN event before competition shifted completely online), with a 3-0 victory against

Valkyria Chronicles 4 Getting Gorgeous Rayleigh Miller Bikini Figure by Bellfine

Japanese figure manufacturer Bellfine revealed a brand new figure dedicated to Sega’s strategy JRPG Valkyria Chronicles 4. The figure portrays heroine Rayleigh Miller in a bikini perfectly appropriate to these hot summer days. That being said, she won’t actually be released in the summer as the release window is March 2022. It’s already available for pre-order on AmiAmi for 18,500 yen, which translates into approximately $168. The scale is 1/7 for 280mm in height. The prototype was sculpted by Futatsu Shito and painted by Graham Kamen. You can check out

Ratchet And Clank: Rift Apart Was Jim Ryan’s Favorite Game Of The Last Year

We’re barreling towards one year now since the launch of new consoles, but despite that only a few true, blue next gen exclusives have come on the market. With a combination of stock issues between both Microsoft and Sony, and increased development time and costs, the focus is still very much on cross generational development. One of the few next gen-only experiences has been Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart, a game that was a technical showcase for the PS5, and one that looks to be doing exceptionally well in the

Heroic: “We’re no longer satisfied with being a top-ten team, we’re aiming at the title every time”

Heroic are about to enter the opening round of IEM Cologne, which will see the Danish side attempt to prove doubters wrong after a vocal part of the community has been questioning the Danish team's improved results over the past year since the competition moved online. Casper "⁠cadiaN⁠" Møller & co. are set on a collision course with Spirit in a match scheduled for Friday at 13:30 in the opening round of Group B, which also features Natus Vincere, Renegades, FURIA, Vitality, Astralis, and FaZe. Heroic enter Cologne on the