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ESL announce Pro Tour changes and 2022 calendar; Rio Major under consideration

ESL has revealed the tournament calendar for the remainder of 2021 and for 2022 and announced significant changes to the ESL Pro Tour structure, mainly revolving around the expansion of ESL Pro League and the way teams qualify for the event. The organizers have also shared that the IEM Rio Major is under consideration with Valve for 2022 after the plans for the 2020 Rio Major were scrapped amid the coronavirus pandemic. From 2022 on, every tournament in the Pro Tour structure has been brought under the ESL brand, with

FIFA 22 Robin Van Persie: New Icon Cards Revealed for FUT

FIFABy Max Mallow | 12:40 PM EDTPhoto by EA SportsRobin Van Persie was revealed as one of four new Icons coming to FIFA Ultimate Team in FIFA 22.Van Persie is one of the best strikers of all time starting his career in the Netherlands with Feyenoord. From there, RVP joined Arsene Wenger's Arsenal playing alongside Thierry Henry. After moving from North London to Manchester, Van Persie helped Alex Ferguson's side with the Premier League. Truly one of the best Dutch strikers to grace the beautiful game. This is Van Persie's

Endpoint quartet sign two-year extensions, become “legacy members”

MiGHTYMAX, Joey "⁠CRUC1AL⁠" Steusel, Kia "⁠Surreal⁠" Man, and Thomas "⁠Thomas⁠" Utting have re-signed with Endpoint, extending their contracts with the team for two more years. Alongside that, the four players have also earned "legacy member" status, which the organization hopes will help with player retention. Ross "⁠RossR⁠" Rooney, the former coach who has now been promoted to the General Manager role, explained how the legacy status will work: "Players that are stalwarts for the organization, that have been here for a certain defined period, have the opportunity to, in essence,

The best cards in FIFA 21 Ultimate Team

With the FIFA 21 Ultimate Team game cycle coming to an end, EA has been adding ridiculously great cards to the game that are arguably better than most of the Icons and even Team of the Year (TOTY) players so the player base can recycle their team. With that, the game has become as competitive as ever, given that many players can afford those end-game cards regardless of whether they’ve spent money on FIFA points. To help people who don’t know where to spend their precious FUT coins, we’ve selected

Microsoft Flight Simulator – FlyTampa Teases Amsterdam & Corfu Airports; Aerosoft Announces Simple Traffic; Bordeaux Released

Today third-party developers had some juicy news to share about upcoming add-ons for Microsoft Flight Simulator. First of all, we get a tease from acclaimed developer FlyTampa, which released two interesting images. The first portrays Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (EHAM) in the Netherlands, while the second teases Corfu International Airport (LGKR) in Greece. The first is a major hub that could definitely use a fresh coat of paint in Microsoft Flight Simulator. The second is one of the most scenic and interesting airports in the Mediterranean. Next comes Aerosoft with something

Patrik Schick FIFA 21: How to Complete the Summer Stars SBC

FIFABy Max Mallow | Jul 4, 2021, 1:10 PM EDTNetherlands v Czech Republic - UEFA Euro 2020: Round of 16 / Alex Pantling/Getty ImagesPatrik Schick FIFA 21 Festival of FUTBall Summer Stars SBC went live July 4 celebrating the Bayer Leverkusen player's summer in the Euro 2020 tournament.EA Sports has been releasing special items as part of a Festival of FUTBall promotion since Team of the Season. These cards mostly celebrate the Euro 2020 tournament which was delayed last year amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The second half of the promotion,

Sony acquires former Square Enix PC porting staple studio Nixxes Software

Sony Interactive Entertainment has acquired Dutch technical studio Nixxes Software. This is the company’s second studio acquisition this week, having previously announced the deal to bring Returnal developer Housemarque into SIE Worldwide Studios. Nixxes, which is based in the Netherlands, was founded in 1999 and will be joining the PlayStation Studios Technology, Creative & Services Group. And unlike Housemarque, the studio isn’t known for developing its own games. Rather, it has a long legacy of porting titles between systems and, most recently, making some PC ports for Square Enix’s games,

How to complete FOF Netherlands Nation Player Hateboer SBC in FIFA 21 Ultimate Team

EA Sports added a 92-rated Festival of FUTball (FOF) Nation Player version of Hans Hateboer from Atalanta to FIFA 21 on Sunday, June 20. This item is available through the squad-building challenge (SBC) menu in FIFA 21 Ultimate Team. This is Hateboer’s first special card in FIFA 21 Ultimate Team. He’s the first player from the Netherlands in the FOF Nation Player promo, which is different from the Path to Glory promo. This card won’t receive an upgrade depending on how many wins the Dutch national team gets during the Euro World Cup. This is only

Finest and shushan part ways

Finest have announced the parting of ways with Shiran "⁠shushan⁠" Shushan, one of the two players alongside Kristjan "⁠fejtZ⁠" Allsaar that were a part of the team before the Israeli organization overhauled their roster in May with the addition of Ivan "⁠Rock1nG⁠" Stratiev, Thijs "⁠rilax⁠" Izaks and Haakon "⁠Radifaction⁠" Tholo. shushan will no longer play for Finest Since the roster revamp, the team has struggled to live up to expectations, and currently sit on the low end of the ESEA Advanced table with a 3-7 record despite starting the season