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Streamer Arcadum dropped by talent agency after grooming, manipulation accusations

Novo Talent & Creative Agency has terminated its contract with Twitch streamer Jeremy “Arcadum” Black after several women levied allegations of grooming and manipulation against him. Novo owner and fellow content creator Devin Nash shared a statement regarding the allegations, announcing that he and the agency will no longer be working with Black. Nash claims that Black came to him days before the allegations were made public, although Nash said the story Black told him “was not remotely truthful” and “reported a vastly different situation than these women collaborated.” Nash

Japanese PUBG Mobile pro suspended for underage drinking

Japanese PUBG Mobile professional player for REJECT, Kouiki “Devine” Sekikawa has been suspended for underage drinking with a minor woman, per a statement from the organization. In its statement, REJECT said that the player was 19 years old when he was found drinking alcohol with a minor. The details behind this incident aren’t clear. The legal drinking age in Japan is 20 years old, though. “This matter is due to the lack of supervision of our company, and we apologize for the inconvenience,” Reject said in its statement (machine translated

Los Angeles Guerrillas drops entire roster

The Los Angeles Guerrillas parted ways with Silly, Apathy, Assault, and MentaL, the team announced today, marking the third time this offseason that a Call of Duty League organization dropped its entire starting lineup. Los Angeles struggled throughout 2021, finishing tied for last with the Paris Legion at 100 CDL Points during the regular season and missing out on the CDL Playoffs. This marks the second consecutive season that the Guerrillas tied for last in the CDL Standings.  The move to refresh the roster is hardly a surprise since the

Call of Duty League Deal Could Spark Dallas Empire, OpTic Gaming Merger

Call of DutyHector “H3CZ” Rodriguez is currently in talks with Envy Gaming and NRG Esports over a “multi-pronged deal” within the Call of Duty League (CDL). / ActivisionHector “H3CZ” Rodriguez is currently in talks with Envy Gaming and NRG Esports over a “multi-pronged deal” within the Call of Duty League (CDL).Speculation around the deal originally broke via Dot Esports through unnamed sources “familiar with those discussions.” According to said sources, the deal stems from H3CZ’s yearlong struggle to break from NRG—initiated this time last year. Now, it appears that a

Sources: Dallas Empire in talks to acquire OpTic brand, Chicago Call of Duty League slot up for sale

Envy Gaming, NRG Esports, and Hector “H3CZ” Rodriguez are discussing a multi-pronged deal that if completed would see OpTic Gaming and the Dallas Empire merge and the Chicago Call of Duty League slot sell to a third party, sources familiar with those discussions told Dot Esports.  Paperwork for such a deal is yet to be finalized, but the discussion has heated up as H3CZ looks to finally break off from NRG Esports, the current owner and backer of the Call of Duty League’s OpTic Chicago. News that H3CZ looked to

Epic Games Lawsuit Reveals How Far Google Allegedly Went to Maintain Android App Market

Google worked harder than initially suspected to keep Fortnite on its Play Store. / Photo courtesy of Epic GamesAfter Epic Games last year added a way for Fortnite players on Android devices to pay it directly, circumventing the Google Play Store and cutting Google out of the transactions, Google promptly removed Fortnite from its store, and Epic Games slapped the tech giant with a suit alleging monopolistic practices.The judge in the case, Judge James Donato, unsealed a fully unredacted version of Epic's original complaint against Google (H/T Leah Nylen), and

Esports Arena Las Vegas owners exploring sale of marquee venue

The group behind one of the biggest esports facilities in the Western United States may be selling off ownership in the arena and exiting esports all together. HyperX Esports Arena Las Vegas owner Allied Esports is exploring options for the future of its company that could include selling off the arena, according to company CEO Claire Wu on an earnings call on Aug. 16.  Allied has hired investment banking firm Lake Street Capital Partners to advise it on the future of the company’s esports business and search the potential acquisition

Celebrating 1 Million Games Sold, Anomia Press Launches New Website

BOSTON (PRWEB) August 16, 2021 Since 2009, Anomia press has sold over 1 million games and to date, millions of adults, teens, tweens and children have played the company’s Anomia branded games over and over again, making incredible memories. To celebrate the 1 million milestone, Andrew Innes, Inventor and Anomia Press owner, is launching a very special website. “I am super excited to share the new Anomia Press website,” said Innes. “As a thank you to our millions of fans, we wanted to create a place for them to participate

Meet D13, the Mongolian team who relocated to Europe

Enkhmanlai "world" Batbayar — a man who appears to do everything at D13 as the owner, coach, manager, and main investor — went on a seemingly innocent vacation a few weeks ago. Now his whole team has relocated to Turkey to compete in Europe. PlatoAi. Web3 Reimagined. Data Intelligence Amplified. Click here to access. Source: https://www.hltv.org/news/32159/meet-d13-the-mongolian-team-who-relocated-to-europe