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Heroic given green light to exit quarantine ahead of Spirit match

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Time Stamp: July 9, 2021 6:49 AM - Modified On: July 9, 2021 - Published By:
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Heroic have been given clearance from German health authorities to exit quarantine after returning additional negative tests, ESL announced on Friday. This comes as a timely boost for the Danish team, who are due to face Spirit at 13:30 in their opening match at IEM Cologne. ESL had announced on Wednesday that Heroic would have to go through further quarantine after one of their players had tested positive for COVID-19. As part of the event's safety protocols, teams, including staff members, are required to quarantine in their hotel rooms for

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

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Time Stamp: July 9, 2021 6:00 AM - Modified On: July 9, 2021 - Published By:
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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

B1ad3: “If there’s a great rivalry between top teams, they always improve each other; it’s a natural process”

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Time Stamp: July 8, 2021 11:45 AM - Modified On: July 8, 2021 - Published By:
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Natus Vincere enter IEM Cologne chasing their goal of winning back-to-back tournaments following a close victory against Gambit in the StarLadder CIS RMR, the latest chapter of a burgeoning rivalry with the young CIS squad, who are now in their third month at No.1 in the world rankings. Confidence is at a high in the NAVI camp, according to s1mple NAVI will start their tournament run against Renegades, one of the heavy underdogs at the event in Cologne, although the Australians showed in the Play-In stage that they are not

Where to find the Alien Artifacts in Fortnite Chapter 2, season 7, week 5

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Time Stamp: July 7, 2021 10:36 PM - Modified On: July 7, 2021 - Published By:
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With another new Fortnite week comes new challenges and collectibles that players will be hunting throughout the map for some extra XP. Though you can always purchase all the rewards on your Battle Pass and call it a day, it’s more than possible to unlock all the tiers by keeping up with everything you can do within a Fortnite week. Completing weekly and daily challenges will always be the prime way of earning more XP. You’ll still be able to complete them even if you neglect them for a while,

Parsec head of marketing Max Sebela on the post-pandemic esports landscape, making online gaming more accessible

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Time Stamp: July 7, 2021 2:40 PM - Modified On: July 7, 2021 - Published By:
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Despite esports and gaming events slowly returning to in-person gatherings after more than a year away due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the expansion of online play and various alternatives to physical competitions aren’t just going to go away.  Even beyond competition, playing games with friends became dependent on those titles having online modes. And if the online infrastructure for a game isn’t good or, in the case of older titles, doesn’t exist, that would lead to connection issues, poor performance, or an inability to enjoy a game.  As the pandemic

Heroic to compete from quarantine after player tests positive for COVID

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Time Stamp: July 7, 2021 8:12 AM - Modified On: July 7, 2021 - Published By:
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One of the members of Heroic has tested positive for COVID during the standard testing procedure to exit the initial three-day quarantine at IEM Cologne, ESL announced on Wednesday. Heroic has not disclosed who the player in question is and hopes that the community "would respect our players’ privacy so they can focus on the tournament", but shared that all of their members and staff are "without symptoms and in good condition". The Danish team ranked No. 4 in the world is set to play the tournament from the quarantine

Robocop: Rogue City, Ad Infinitum, WRC 10 & Many More Games Shown off at Nacon Connect 2021

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Time Stamp: July 6, 2021 3:11 PM - Modified On: October 29, 2021 - Published By:
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Earlier today during the Nacon Connect 2021 livestream, we got a look at a handful of new games and trailers from the French video games publisher and hardware manufacturer. You’ll be able to find all of the trailers from the event down below along with a video of the full livestream. To start out the show, Benoit Clerc, head of publishing at Nacon introduced the stream and led into the new trailer for Vampire the Masquerade Swansong. Big Bad Wolf Studio showed off some beta gameplay for the new game.

IEM Cologne 2021: Scores, bracket, schedule

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Time Stamp: July 6, 2021 12:02 PM - Modified On: July 6, 2021 - Published By:
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It’s been 16 months, but LAN events have returned to the competitive CS:GO. As the world begins to heal and the CS:GO environment returns to normal, 24 teams have traveled to a five-star hotel in Cologne, Germany for IEM Cologne 2021. These teams will compete in a safe and sterile environment, on LAN, for the lion’s share of a $1 million prize pool. LANs have been away for so long that IEM Cologne will be the offline debut for several pro players, as well as the newest addition to the

Back to LAN: five key storylines of IEM Cologne

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Time Stamp: July 6, 2021 5:00 AM - Modified On: July 6, 2021 - Published By:
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Last year’s unprecedented situation, the breakout of the coronavirus pandemic, left the CS:GO scene scrambling to find a way to keep the show going on despite severe restrictions on travel and hosting events. In no time, online play became the new standard, replacing LAN tournaments and arenas filled with people. In a different setting, new stars rose to the top, former champions fell to the wayside, and many fans were left wondering: "Would this have happened on LAN?" The long wait is finally over - IEM Cologne is here to

Kaze: “Hopefully, we’ll be able to bring back the vibe from IEM Katowice 2019”

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Time Stamp: July 5, 2021 8:30 AM - Modified On: July 5, 2021 - Published By:
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When ViCi last attended a big international LAN in November 2019, Astralis were the undisputed No.1 team in the world, Gambit still had "Youngsters" in their name and had just broken into the top 30, and North America still boasted a large number of teams competing at all levels of Counter-Strike, with Evil Geniuses sitting at No.2 in the ranking, and Liquid at No.4. For many teams and players, a lot has changed since then, but no one has had it worse than Asian sides, who have been isolated since