Norway

Apeks sign AcilioN

The Dane will take over in-game leadership duties from Dennis "⁠dennis⁠" Edman. Apeks have announced the signing of Asger "⁠AcilioN⁠" Larsen as their new in-game leader. Rasmus "⁠kreaz⁠" Johansson has been removed from the roster to make room for the 24-year-old and will be released from the organization when his contract comes to an end in late June. The organization has explained that the move was made to "make the roles add up" and put every player in more comfortable positions. "We have chosen to sign AcilioN because he is

FaZe bench coldzera

Marcelo "⁠coldzera⁠" David has been benched by FaZe, the Brazilian player has confirmed on Twitter. The decision follows increasing criticism over the team's poor recent form despite the high-profile signings of Russel "⁠Twistzz⁠" Van Dulken and Finn "⁠karrigan⁠" Andersen. "After our recent results, and also because my time on FaZe is expiring soon, I decided to go to the bench and analyse new offers for my future," coldzera wrote. "I would like to thank FaZe and all the fans and players." It is currently unclear who will replace coldzera in

Assassin’s Creed Valhalla: Wrath of the Druids Review – More of the Same

Assassin’s Creed Valhalla: Wrath of the Druids has been designed specifically so that almost anyone who’s invested even a few hours into the base game can enjoy the experience- the power level requirements are low enough that you can get to it even if you’re far, far away from finishing the game. Narratively, then, it is meant to be pliable enough that it can fit in wherever you want it to- but that’s a bit of a double-edged sword. While the accessibility of the experience is obviously appreciated, it also

Finest revamp roster with Radifaction, Rock1nG

Finest have brought on three new players, Haakon "⁠Radifaction⁠" Tholo, Ivan "⁠Rock1nG⁠" Stratiev and rilax, to round out their roster ahead of BLAST Rising and the ESEA Advanced season. The incoming trio are taking the places of Tal "⁠meztal⁠" Hahiashvili, Sebastian "⁠Basso⁠" Aagaard and Maksim "⁠t0rick⁠" Zaikin, who left the squad in March, and are joining the two remaining players from the previous roster, Shiran "⁠shushan⁠" Shushan and Kristjan "⁠fejtZ⁠" Allsaar. Radifaction is one of three new players joining Finest Before Finest, Radifaction started the year with MNA's European squad,

New Supercell game, Clash Quest is now available in the Philippines

Supercell, the makers of Clash of Clans and Brawl Stars, are expanding the open beta of its newest title, Clash Quest. The Finnish game development company announced today the game will be soft-launching in the Philippines as well. The game was initially released on Android and iOS in Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and Iceland. Its soft launch in the Philippines marks the game’s first availability outside Europe. If you are in these countries, you can download the game through the Apple App Store or the Google Play Store right now.

PortalOne raises $15M from Atari and more for a new hybrid gaming/TV show app

Gaming and streamed video have been two of the biggest pastime winners during the last year+ of pandemic living. Today a startup that has created an app that brings those two entertainment formats together is announcing a notable seed round of funding as it prepares to come out of closed beta. PortalOne, a hybrid gaming startup, is announcing a $15 million seed round of funding as it prepares to come out of closed beta with an app that lets people play on-demand games and also watch live shows in which

Microsoft Flight Simulator Gets Tons of New Airports: Manila, Brighton, Elstree, Ørsta-Volda, & More; Caernarfon Announced

Today third-party developers have released a rather large number of new airports for Microsoft Flight Simulator. Let’s start with Orbx and its partners. We get the release of Elstree Aerodrome (EGTR). It’s currently available on Orbx Direct for $13.98.PBR textures throughoutHigh-res custom groundpolyTrue to life details, including ground vehicles, passengers, flight school and the local pilots’ favourite the 3 Greens RestaurantFully custom modelled airportConditional display of people models depending on season/time of dayCreated from on-site photographyNext is EGKA Brighton City Airport (Shoreham), available on Orbx Direct for $13.98.Projected mesh ground

H4RR3 joins 777

The Norwegian rifler was a free agent following his departure from Dignitas in March. 777 have announced the signing of Haris "⁠H4RR3⁠" Hadzic, who will replace Sondre "⁠fibb0⁠" Gjerde in the starting lineup. The 24-year-old had been on the lookout for a new team since early March, when he was replaced by Jonas "⁠Lekr0⁠" Olofsson on Dignitas, leaving the North American organisation later in the month. H4RR3 will play for an all-Norwegian team "We have high ambitions for the club, and signing H4RR3 is a step in the right direction,"

Elisa Invitational Spring 2021 announced with $50,000 prize pool

The upcoming Elisa Invitational Spring will take place online on April 15-18, with eight teams fighting for the lion's share of a $50,000 prize pool. Four of the teams that will compete at the event earned their spots by winning the four Elisa Nordic Championships played, Tricked in Denmark, HAVU in Finland, Apeks in Norway and Young Ninjas in Sweden, while the first invite has been handed out to ENCE and three more are to be announced soon. ENCE are the first of four invited teams to be revealed The

Nordic Masters Spring groups and schedule revealed

The Nordic Masters Spring tournament is set to take place on March 26-28, with eight teams battling it out for $25,000 and a spot at BLAST Premier Spring Showdown. The eight teams have been divided into two groups, which will be played in a best-of-one GSL format, before moving to the best-of-three playoffs where the top two teams of each group will compete to be crowned champions. ENCE will be one of the top contenders in action Group A will be headlined by the top-ranked team at the tournament, HAVU,