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TCL shutting down its studio, going fully remote for 2022

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Time Stamp: September 23, 2021 1:12 PM - Modified On: September 23, 2021 - Published By:
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Right before the 2021 League of Legends World Championship, the TCL has announced that it will be shutting down its current studio and players will be competing remotely when 2022 begins. Riot Games said it will be extending contracts with franchised teams for one more year since the three-year deals made with the organizations back in 2019 are now ending. But in lieu of the continued situation around the global pandemic, the league is forced to shut down its studio. COVID-19 has been particularly rough on the region ever since

Battlefield 2042’s release delayed until November

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Time Stamp: September 15, 2021 4:55 PM - Modified On: September 15, 2021 - Published By:
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The war will have to wait for any Battlefield 2042 fans eagerly anticipating the release of the game. Electronic Arts confirmed today that the developers will be moving the drop date from next month to Friday, Nov. 19. DICE Studio general manager Oskar Gabrielson said the team wanted to bring the best product to the fans, who have shown “inspiring” support for the first-person shooter. The process, however, hasn’t been too smooth due to the ongoing circumstances around the global pandemic. “Building the next generation of Battlefield during a global

Na’Vi win ESL Pro League Season 14 in five-map thriller against Vitality to complete $1 million Intel Grand Slam

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Time Stamp: September 12, 2021 4:31 PM - Modified On: September 12, 2021 - Published By:
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Natus Vincere won the 14th season of CS:GO‘s ESL Pro League today, following a 3-2 victory in the grand finals versus Team Vitality. This win concludes the third season of the Intel Grand Slam, with Na’Vi notching their fourth event victory to take home the $1 million prize. Na’Vi had the advantage of starting the series on their own map pick of Dust2, and opted to catch Vitality off guard early. While they typically favor A Long takes while on the T-side, they focused mostly on the B site through

How many players does Overwatch have?

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Time Stamp: September 10, 2021 2:50 AM - Modified On: September 10, 2021 - Published By:
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With a thriving esports league and a sequel on the way, Overwatch is still popular—even with over five years under its belt. But just how many people are still playing the game? Blizzard Entertainment usually remains relatively tight-lipped about the exact number of players Overwatch has. But the developer will occasionally release a number to check in with fans. In November 2019, Overwatch’s former lead director Jeff Kaplan mentioned a rough estimate of the player base size at BlizzCon. BlizzCon 2019 marked the next step in Overwatch‘s history: Overwatch 2.

PGL Stockholm CS:GO Major looking more likely with Sweden planning to lift COVID restrictions before October

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Time Stamp: September 7, 2021 12:43 PM - Modified On: September 7, 2021 - Published By:
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A huge step toward the first CS:GO Major in over two years has been made. The Swedish government announced today that COVID-19 restrictions will be lifted at the end of the month. With the restrictions getting lifted comes some serious momentum toward the idea of PGL Stockholm going ahead as planned in October. Sweden is removing the restriction on the number of people allowed at both public and private events, as well as the recommendation to work from home, beginning Sept. 29. The PGL Stockholm Major was announced in January,

PS5 becomes Sony’s fastest-selling console with 10 million units sold worldwide

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Time Stamp: July 28, 2021 10:12 AM - Modified On: July 28, 2021 - Published By:
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Sony Interactive Entertainment’s latest sales figures have confirmed that the PlayStation 5 is the company’s fastest-selling game console, surpassing 10 million units sold as of July 18.  This breaks the record set by the PlayStation 4’s launch by just under a month, according to gamesindustry.biz. Sony’s head of global business Veronica Rogers highlighted that all of this was made possible thanks to the cooperation of the company’s teams, who were able to pull off this record-breaking console release while facing supply challenges and a global pandemic.  “While PS5 has reached more

Microsoft Launches Orbis’ Flying Eye Hospital For Free in Microsoft Flight Simulator; Also Coming to Xbox

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Time Stamp: July 15, 2021 5:17 PM - Modified On: October 29, 2021 - Published By:
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Today Microsoft is releasing something rather special in Microsoft Flight Simulator for free. An add-on that will be released in the official marketplace of the simulator will add the MD-10 operated by Orbis International, a non-profit organization working on the treatment and prevention of blindness. Said MD-10, christened the Flying Eye Hospital is a full-fledged teaching hospital that can travel around the world within the airframe of the veteran airliner. Unfortunately, the MD-10 will be static and won’t be available for flight, but users will be able to visit it

BLAST Premier Fall Final to take place as an arena event in Copenhagen

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Time Stamp: June 14, 2021 8:01 AM - Modified On: June 14, 2021 - Published By:
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The BLAST Premier Fall Final will see Counter-Strike once again being played on stage and in front of fans as the event is set to take place in Copenhagen's Royal Arena in November, the organizer announced on Monday. The tournament will be BLAST's first one in an arena setting in nearly 20 months and their inaugural arena event since moving away from the Pro Series format of competition to the Premier circuit at the start of 2020. The BLAST Premier Fall Final is scheduled after the PGL Stockholm Major, which

Carolina Games Summit and XP League Announce . . . Return To Live…

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Time Stamp: June 13, 2021 8:00 PM - Modified On: October 29, 2021 - Published By:
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Past News ReleasesRSS RALEIGH, N.C. (PRWEB) June 14, 2021 Carolina Games Summit and the XP League will co-host the first major in-person esports event in 2021 at the Raleigh Convention Center from August 6-8, 2021. XP League will be hosting its inaugural North American Finals, and the Carolina Games Summit will be hosting its 15th annual esports and gaming event. “We are excited to announce our first live 2021 esports event will debut in downtown Raleigh North Carolina, a city known for it’s game development, esports, and tech companies,” states