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BIG brush aside MIBR in Flashpoint 2

BIG got their Flashpoint 2 campaign off to a flying start as they took down MIBR 2-1 in their opening match in Group B. The German side lived up to their billing as favourites as they earned a victory that was much more comfortable than the final scoreline might suggest. "We were just playing to our strengths," Johannes "⁠tabseN⁠" Wodarz said after the match. "We made the best out of it on the best maps for us, Dust2 and Mirage." MIBR did respond on Vertigo — which has been this

MIBR eliminate FURIA from BLAST Premier Fall Series

MIBR live to fight another day in the BLAST Premier Fall Series following a 2-1 victory over FURIA in Group C's elimination stage. It was a forgetful night for Andrei "⁠arT⁠" Piovezan's charges, who looked deflated and unprepared against their brazen opponents in what was their second match on European soil. They will have almost three weeks to figure out what went wrong before the Showdown tournament, in which they will join 15 other teams fighting for just two spots at the BLAST Finals, including two old acquaintances in Evil

Astralis edge past MIBR in BLAST Premier Fall Series

Astralis are through to the upper bracket final in BLAST Premier's Group C following a hard-fought victory over MIBR. Counter-Strike fans had to wait almost two hours for the match to begin as Steam network issues pushed the starting time from 16:30 to 18:10 , but it was well worth the wait as the two teams played out a thrilling series that went the full distance. Playing their first official match in two months and fielding a trio of stand-ins, MIBR surpassed all expectations as they looked fearless throughout the

How to Get the Best Start at Sports Betting

If you are looking into getting into sports betting, then you might be hesitant about how to start, and the whole idea of it can be quite daunting. There are many techniques to get the best possible start at sports betting and, in this article, we will have a look at some of the best tips for that. Mental preparation This sounds a bit pretentious, but it is very important to understand some things about betting before starting so you can not only avoid nasty surprises but also avoid losing

Sony And Microsoft Are Rethinking The Importance Of Launch Lineups

We're about to enter what is likely the strangest transition to next-gen consoles we've ever seen. After months of fragmented online speculation in times of COVID-19, we finally have an idea of what to expect from the release of PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S and their respective launch lineups. On the surface, the consoles have all the traditional trappings of new video game hardware--faster performance, more detailed graphics, and bigger, better games. Sony and Microsoft have maintained the forward-thinking approach that encapsulates the promise of next-gen. However, what is

EasTor joins OFFSET

OFFSET have announced the signing of former Movistar Riders AWPer Rajohn "⁠EasTor⁠" Linato to round out their roster. News of EasTor's benching in Movistar Riders came from the player himself when he tweeted out he had been transfer-listed on July 28, a week before the Spanish organization announced the Danish 23-year-old Sebastian "⁠larsen⁠" Larsen as the team's new AWPer. EasTor will AWP for OFFSET moving forward Movistar Riders bid EasTor farewell earlier today, a week after his final matches with his now-former teammates in the ESEA MDL Season 34 Europe

BIG eliminated from ESL One Cologne as NiP secure comeback win

BIG have been eliminated from ESL One Cologne after suffering a 2-1 defeat to NiP in Group A's lower bracket. Few would have predicted the final scoreline as the German team, who have been at the top of the world rankings since July 6, came out with all guns blazing and cruised to an emphatic victory on their opponents' map pick, Vertigo, where they even enjoyed an 11-0 lead. NiP responded with a hard-fought win on Nuke in a game that had a quadruple overtime before closing out the series

VR Gaming Ads: Testing the Waters; An Interview with Faultline

I recently had the pleasure to be interviewed by Rafi Cohen for Faultline Magazine. Please find the full piece below.In its pursuit of the mobile gaming market, PubNative, a German app-focused supply-side platform (SSP), is tentatively exploring the possibilities of VR. Speaking to Faultline this week, the company’s founder and CEO, Ionut Ciobotaru admitted that his “interest is just exploratory.”“For now, VR just doesn’t have the critical mass to be monetizable for ad companies,” he added.The company has set gaming as its next key market for growth in the world

Modern Times Group Reports $2.15M Net Loss, Announces Further Cost Reductions for ESL and DreamHack

ESL and DreamHack parent Modern Times Group (MTG) reported its financial results for the second quarter of 2020, recording a constant net sales of kr1.1B SEK ($124M USD) compared to the same quarter last year. MTG’s net sales for the quarter ended on June 30 were offset by operating costs before depreciation and amortization of kr992M ($112M), which decreased by 4% year-over-year. In total, the company reported a net loss for the period of kr19M ($2.15M) compared to a net loss of kr38M ($4.3M) in the same period of last

Rogue Legacy 2 enters the Steam Early Access kingdom in July

Rogue Legacy 2 is storming the Steam Early Access castle and will start on the road to its 1.0 release in July. It's time to storm the castle once again with Cellar Door Games and their upcoming sequel, Rogue Legacy 2. On Tuesday, the indie dev studio announced that it is ready to take the next step towards the game's release. For them, that means bringing the platforming roguelike to Steam Early Access. [embedded content] Rogue Legacy 2 will feel like the original in many ways, but also come with