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Vitality secure Major spot; ENCE finish on top as OG misses playoffs

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It was a quick day at the office for Vitality as their victory against Dignitas, combined with OG's defeat to MAD Lions, secured the Frenchmen a top 2 finish in Group C and a ticket to the Major. OG fans do not need to panic yet, as Aleksi "⁠Aleksib⁠" Virolainen and co. can still secure a spot at the Major through the 9th-12th place decider, requiring ninth place to guarantee a spot in Stockholm at the end of the month and at least 11th place to have any chance. Despite

BIG win Group A tiebreaker to secure spot in 9-12th place decider bracket

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Time Stamp: October 3, 2021 5:05 PM - Modified On: October 3, 2021 - Published By:
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BIG have solidified their position as a Major contender with a third-place finish in Group A after coming out on top in a series of tiebreaker matches against FunPlus Phoenix and mousesports. Johannes "⁠tabseN⁠" Wodarz and company now need just one victory in the 9-12th place decider bracket to finish in the points and secure a spot at the Major. The hardest hit team in this tiebreaker were FunPlus Phoenix, whose elimination in the group stage put them out of contention for a spot at the Major. mousesports fate is

Nova Esports take home over $600K after winning the PEL Season 3

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Time Stamp: October 3, 2021 11:47 AM - Modified On: October 3, 2021 - Published By:
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Defending PUBG Mobile world champions Nova Esports have been crowned the winners of the Peacekeeper Elite League (PEL) season three. The PEL is played on Peacekeeper Elite, the Chinese remake of PUBG Mobile.  Nova Esports didn’t have the most impressive start to the PEL finals and could only score 26 points in the first day. This saw the team place 13th after five matches. They made a comeback on the second day, though, and got two first-place and a second-place finish, along with a staggering 39 kills. On the back

NIP top Group D, qualify for PGL Major Stockholm

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Time Stamp: October 2, 2021 5:25 PM - Modified On: October 2, 2021 - Published By:
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NIP have punched their ticket to the PGL Major with a resounding victory over fnatic as Fiend took out DBL PONEY, one of the requirements other than the Swedish team’s victory to secure a spot on Counter-Strike’s biggest stage. FaZe are now leading the rest of the pack with three wins and are close to the playoffs, but a loss to Fiend could leave them in third place behind the Bulgarians in what will be a crucial final day match for both outfits. SKADE's prospects look grim, as they sit

Team Liquid’s Impossible Battle With Astralis

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Time Stamp: October 1, 2021 11:03 AM - Modified On: October 1, 2021 - Published By:
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CSGOPhoto courtesy of mynewsdeskTeam Liquid against Astralis is one of the most one-sided rivalries between top teams in the history of competitive Counter-Strike, spanning CS 1.6 and CS:GO. Spanning almost six years, the two teams have faced off all across the phases of tournaments and around the world, with many roster moves along the way on both sides, but the theme has been consistent and that has been Astralis winning and in total Astralis dominating.Liquid does not stand alone as the Washington Generals to Astralis' Harlem Globetrotters, though. The likes

Mano leaves professional Overwatch to complete military service

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Professional Overwatch lost one of its most veteran players today when Philadelphia Fusion main tank Kim “Mano” Dong-gyu announced his intention to leave the team and complete his military service for South Korea.  “Unfortunately, I’m sad to announce that I’ll be taking a break from my professional career,” he said in a post on Twitter. “I still wanted to play next year but it’s up to a point where I cannot postpone my mandatory military service.”  Mano began his professional career in the earliest years of competitive Overwatch, joining teams

Sinners stun Heroic in second Group B round as day two ends

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Time Stamp: September 30, 2021 7:23 PM - Modified On: September 30, 2021 - Published By:
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Sinners and Astralis now sit in joint first place of Group B at IEM Fall following victories in the second round, which saw the Czech side bring down group favorites Heroic on Vertigo while Emil "⁠Magisk⁠" Reif and company escaped a rather surprisingly close affair facing Movistar Riders on Inferno. Meanwhile, Complexity grabbed their first win over Endpoint in the same group, now sitting in tied third place in the round robin at 1-1 after getting off to a poor start on day one with a narrow loss to Sinners.

G2, CPH Flames sit atop IEM Fall’s Group A with 2-0 records as FPX upset mousesports

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Time Stamp: September 30, 2021 6:10 PM - Modified On: September 30, 2021 - Published By:
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G2 continue to show great form at IEM Fall with a solid victory over BIG and now sit at the top of Group A alongside the lesser Copenhagen Flames, who beat FunPlus Phoenix and AURA to get their 2-0 record after two days of play. BIG started their very tough IEM Fall opening matchups with two losses in the first days of play to mousesports and G2, and will now hope to get some wins against some of the lesser opposition to remain in contention in an uphill battle for

Vitality and OG edge out victories; Dignitas take first win against MAD Lions

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Time Stamp: September 30, 2021 4:13 PM - Modified On: September 30, 2021 - Published By:
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ENCE was at the centre of another brawl, as their game against OG extended all the way to a fourth set of overtime before it saw Aleksi "⁠Aleksib⁠" Virolainen's men being crowned victors. Vitality had a close game of their own after surviving a Sprout comeback which brought the game to round number 30 on the main stream. Dignitas had the most comfortable night so far, shaking off yesterday's close loss against ENCE and taking their first win at IEM Fall Europe by defeating MAD Lions in what was the

Reflecting on a Year of Stories Told by Black Creators

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Black Creator SpotlightA year of interviews with Black game developers. / Photo by DBLTAP2020 was a summer of rage. Three high-profile killings of Black people — Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and George Floyd — led to a flood of protests demanding justice. I marched at some of those protests, but it was hard to escape the feeling of helplessness. We could chant for hours, some of us could get maced and arrested, and we could come back to do it all again. But the power to create real change lay