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IEM Fall EU: Who’s still in the running for a Major spot?

The IEM Fall Europe group stage is heading into the final round of matches, where it is still almost all to play for. Out of the 24 teams, three are already confirmed to play in the playoffs — NIP, Copenhagen Flames, and Astralis — while five more are out of the running entirely with fnatic, AURA, Endpoint, MAD Lions, and Sprout no longer able to place in the top three in their respective groups. A win over Fiend would nearly guarantee FaZe a Major spot Any of the other 16

Activision Blizzard Hit with Federal Labor Board Complaint

Top GamesThe Communications Workers of America has filed a labor complaint against Activision Blizzard . / Photo courtesy of Activision BlizzardA union has filed a federal labor board complaint against Activision Blizzard, accusing the company of violating federal labor law through coercive rules, actions, and statements.The complaint, lodged with the US National Labor Relations Board on Sept. 10 by the Communications Workers of America, alleges that Activision Blizzard "threatened employees that they cannot talk about or communicate about wages, hours and working conditions," per Bloomberg. It also says Activision told

Paradox Interactive CEO Admits to ‘Inappropriate Behavior’

Paradox Interactive CEO Fredrik Wester. / Photo courtesy of Paradox InteractiveParadox Interactive CEO Fredrik Wester publicly apologized Monday for subjecting an employee to "inappropriate behavior" in 2018.Wester tweeted that at a company-wide conference held that year, "a Paradox employee was subject to inappropriate behavior from me personally. This was something I immediately and sincerely apologized for in person the following Monday in a process reviewed by HR."Bbeginning of 2018,we held a company-wide conference, and during this gathering,a Paradox employee was subject to inappropriate behavior from me personally.This was something I

[EPL final LIVE] The veto is in — Dust2 first

16:02 - The veto is in — no Vertigo or Ancient, surprise surprise. We begin on Dust2! 1. Natus Vincere removed Vertigo2. Vitality removed Ancient3. Natus Vincere picked Dust24. Vitality picked Inferno5. Natus Vincere picked Nuke6. Vitality picked Overpass7. Mirage was left over 15:45 - In-game leaders comment on Intel Grand Slam pressure before the match Kirill "⁠Boombl4⁠" Mikhailov: "It's only two teams who did it and of course we want to write our name in history. I will be really proud of my team if we do it." Dan

[LIVE] IEM Fall EU Qualifier #4: Check-in closed, bracket drawn

Streams Notable matches - Bracket TBA The most populated qualifier yet will start with the round-of-256, with lower seed teams such as GODSENT fe, Ignite, and Prima playing straight away, while the more notable teams are given free passes into round-of-128, where they await their opponents. cowana, and x6tence are two teams that didn't check in for the tournament. The list of some notable teams that checked in is available below: 17:50 Final open qualifier for IEM Fall Europe set to start The IEM Fall 2021 Europe Open Qualifier 4

[LIVE] IEM Fall EU qualifier #2: Bracket set

Live matches NASR vs. UNGENTIUM (GOTV: 51.222.80.62:24253) 18:04 Bracket set The bracket has been set with nearly 170 teams confirmed. Below are the some of the most notable teams participating, most of whom are awaiting their opponents in the Round of 128: 17:07 Second IEM Fall EU Open qualifier set to start MAD Lions and Fiend became the first two teams who secured spots in the IEM Fall Europe closed qualifier on Sunday, coming out on top of the first of four open qualifiers ahead of the final RMR tournament

Activision Blizzard Accused of Destroying Evidence in Lawsuit

Top GamesActivision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick. / Drew Angerer/Getty ImagesCalifornia's Department of Fair Employment and Housing has alleged that Activision Blizzard destroyed evidence related to the lawsuit filed against it for fostering a working environment of sexual harassment and gender discrimination.The DFEH's lawsuit created waves when it went public in late July, accusing the company of violating workplace fairness regulations regarding unequal pay, unequal opportunities and harassment against female employees. The amended complaint, filed Monday and reported on by Axios Gaming, expanded the suit to include "contingent or temporary workers,"

Data Dive: Pokémon GO Hits the $5 Billion Mark

Though generalist tech press have moved on to other shiny objects, Pokémon Go is at the height of its popularity and continues to break records. The latest figures from Sensor Tower estimate* that the game has made $5 billion in lifetime revenue as it passes its fifth birthday.Zeroing in on 2021, Pokémon Go has already reached $642 million in the first half of the year. This is 34 percent greater than 2020 on a year-over-year basis, and puts it on a $1.3 billion annual run rate. Its FY 2021 outcome

Complexity to use a stand-in in ESL Pro League as k0nfig deals with wrist injury*

Update: Complexity have confirmed that k0nfig is currently recovering from a hand injury after a minor accident and that the team will use a stand-in until further notice. Complexity will be forced to use a stand-in during ESL Pro League Season 14 after k0nfig suffered an injury to his wrist in the lead-up to the event, HLTV.org has learned. It's unclear for how long k0nfig will be out of action, but until he recovers, NaToSaphiX is expected to step into the roster. He was added to Complexity's official lineup as