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The 2021 LEC Summer Split finals are set to take place in Riot’s Berlin studio

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It’s been a long time since European League of Legends fans have been able to watch some live LEC action at a big venue. And it doesn’t seem like that will change this year since the league confirmed today that the 2021 Summer Split finals will be held at the Berlin studio. The LEC is still “constantly assessing the local regulations,” but due to the circumstances surrounding COVID-19, officials might not be comfortable with hosting a live event at a venue just yet. The league is preparing something special for

Xbox Hardware Revenue Up 172% YoY, Content & Services Down 4%; Microsoft Gaming Revenue Up 11%

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Today, Microsoft announced its financial results for the fourth quarter of the fiscal year 2021, related to the period between April 1, 2021, and June 30. Firstly, the presentation included an update on the performance of the More Personal Computing business, which includes Microsoft’s gaming division and the Xbox brand. You can find all the relevant figures for the segment in the slides below. We learn that gaming revenue grew 11% ($357 million) year-on-year and Xbox content and services revenue declined by 4% ($128 million) year-on-year. While revenue from Game

Overwatch League 2021 Grand Finals to be held in Los Angeles, playoff bracket in Dallas

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Time Stamp: July 20, 2021 1:00 PM - Modified On: July 20, 2021 - Published By:
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Live events will finally be returning to the Overwatch League when the 2021 postseason begins in September.  The 2021 Overwatch League Grand Finals will be held at the Galen Center in Los Angeles on Sept. 25, the league announced today. A playoff event, held from Sept. 16 to 19, will take place at the Esports Stadium Arlington in Dallas. Tickets for both events will go on sale in August.  Over the past few months, some semblance of normalcy has returned regarding live OWL events, with several successful homestands held in

Video: s1mple – HLTV MVP of IEM Cologne

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Time Stamp: July 20, 2021 11:06 AM - Modified On: July 20, 2021 - Published By:
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The Ukrainian superstar put up one of his best performances of all time at IEM Cologne, boasting a 1.51 rating across 14 maps played to claim the MVP award by HLTV and Bitskins.com - the 15th MVP of his career. s1mple continues to amaze in 2021 Alongside the best rating at the LAN event (0.19 higher than the second-best player), s1mple was a standout in a number of different categories such as KPR, KAST, impact rating, ADR, and DPR, but also broke the record for most aces at a Big

Coldzera says he’s going to play in ESL Pro League Season 14

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Two-time CS:GO Major winner Marcelo “coldzera” David is feeling the itch to compete again. The 26-year-old, whose contract with FaZe clan has been inactive since early June, he moved himself to FaZe Clan’s bench. He was replaced by Olof “olofmeister” Kajbjer and returned to Brazil to spend some time with his family and friends. The CS:GO player break has started yesterday and will last until Aug. 15, one day before ESL Pro League Season 14 kicks off. During coldzera’s latest stream, a fan asked if he was going to play

Natus Vincere Wins IEM Cologne 2021

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Time Stamp: July 19, 2021 3:11 PM - Modified On: July 19, 2021 - Published By:
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CSGOPhoto by ESLIn a sweep of G2 Esports, Natus Vincere won IEM Cologne 2021. The finale for the Counter Strike: Global Offensive tournament was held Sunday, July 18, in the first LAN event since IEM Katowice over a year ago in March 2020. In a thrilling series, Na'Vi beat G2 Esports 16-11 on Dust II, 16-14 on Mirage, and closing it out, 16-13 on Nuke to sweep their European rival.3-0 against @G2esports that was hard First LAN, first win, new trophy, happy as fuck, happy for my team Thanks everyone

NAVI climb to No. 1 world ranking after IEM Cologne win

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Natus Vincere has dethroned Gambit, claiming the title of the No. 1 team from their regional rivals thanks to an impressive trophy-lifting run at IEM Cologne. Vladislav "⁠nafany⁠" Gorshkov's team fell to the second spot in the ranking after a 14-week streak at the top, with their 5-6th place finish at the first LAN since March 2020 not enough to keep them on the throne going into the summer break. How long can NAVI hold on to the No. 1 spot? This is the fourth time Natus Vincere has reached

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

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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

Cologne victory brings NAVI one win away from Intel Grand Slam title

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A 3-0 sweep of G2 in the grand final of IEM Cologne sees Natus Vincere move within reach of winning Intel Grand Slam (IGS) Season 3. The $1,000,000 IGS prize is given out to the team that proves to be dominant at the highest level and was previously won by Astralis in 2018 and Liquid in 2019. However, Natus Vincere are looking determined to join the exclusive group, with their first chance to do so at ESL Pro League Season 14. NAVI claimed trophies at the last LAN of 2020