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Renegades qualify for PGL Stockholm Major, IEM Katowice 2022

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Time Stamp: October 1, 2021 9:34 AM - Modified On: October 1, 2021 - Published By:
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Renegades have secured the only Oceania spot at the PGL Stockholm Major following their 2-1 victory against LookingforOrg in the upper bracket final of the IEM Fall Oceania Regional Major Ranking (RMR) tournament today. Liam “malta” Schembri, Simon “Sico” Williams, Joshua “INS” Potter, Jordan “Hatz” Bajic, and Alistair “aliStair” Johnston have been the most dominant team in the region and won’t even have to win the IEM Fall Oceania grand finals against ORDER or LookingforOrg to qualify for the first CS:GO Major in over two years. The Australian boys also

Why is it so hard to find a PS5 or Xbox Series X?

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Time Stamp: September 30, 2021 2:42 PM - Modified On: September 30, 2021 - Published By:
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Originally released near the end of 2020, the new PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X consoles are coming up on their one-year anniversaries. However, even after a year on the market, many gamers are still having trouble getting their hands on one of these machines. At the beginning of 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic picked up and is still affecting the world well into 2021. Because of the pandemic, life changed on a global scale involving trade and business. While many organizations and businesses struggled, people had to transition their work

Nintendo Denies 4K Switch Report

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Time Stamp: September 30, 2021 11:50 AM - Modified On: September 30, 2021 - Published By:
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Top GamesThe OLED model is the only confirmed Switch upgrade coming down the pike. / Photo courtesy of NintendoNintendo has denied reports of a 4K-capable Nintendo Switch.The report, published last night by Bloomberg, claimed that at least 11 companies, including Zynga, had received development "tools" from Nintendo to make 4K Switch games. These developers said they had development kits for the Switch, and that it wouldn't come out until late next year at the earliest.We also want to restate that, as we announced in July, we have no plans for

Monet, XXS, and Borax, and staff of Team Aster test positive for COVID-19 in Romania

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Time Stamp: September 29, 2021 5:39 AM - Modified On: September 29, 2021 - Published By:
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With just eight days left to the start of The International 10, several members of Chinese organization Team Aster has tested positive for COVID-19 after undergoing PCR tests and are employing self-quarantining measures. Three players–Monet, XXS, and Borax–the team coach, manager, and an accompanying video team were deemed to be positive, according to an official announcement from the Aster’s Weibo. Fortunately, Aster clarified that all positively-tested members are asymptomatic or have mild symptoms, adding that the team’s manager had not left the hotel except to purchase necessities. All five Chinese

IGC announce legal proceedings against 9z over nonpayment of meyern buyout

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Time Stamp: September 28, 2021 7:39 PM - Modified On: September 28, 2021 - Published By:
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According to Dexerto, 9z are currently facing legal action after the Immortals Gaming Club (IGC) ⁠— the parent company of MIBR ⁠— filed a complaint to the Superior Court of California, in which they allege that the Argentinian organization have failed to pay the transfer fee of Ignacio "⁠meyern⁠" Meyer. Documents indicate that a transfer fee of $35,000 was agreed to between the two organisations for meyern, which IGC claim has never been paid, in part or in full, despite 9z stating "numerous times that payment would be forthcoming." The

Visitors from Verdansk: How Apex gained viewers and players as Warzone struggled

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Time Stamp: September 27, 2021 3:28 PM - Modified On: September 27, 2021 - Published By:
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Apex Legends lived in the shadow of Call of Duty: Warzone for more than a year. Immediately upon Warzone’s release in March 2020, it was four times more popular than Apex among Twitch viewers, and for the next year and beyond, Warzone continued to enjoy viewership numbers Apex simply couldn’t reach. At the time, Apex was in a bit of a shambles. The coronavirus pandemic arrived just in time to squash the first LAN tournament of the game’s official pro circuit, the ALGS. The lure of Riot’s esports-ready VALORANT and

Climbing back: How a superstar-packed Cloud9 can defy expectations at Worlds 2021

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Time Stamp: September 27, 2021 11:41 AM - Modified On: September 27, 2021 - Published By:
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In the span of just four months, Cloud9 went from one of the top League of Legends teams in the world to one of the international scene’s shakiest. After winning the North American Spring Split title in convincing fashion in May, the team was a shoe-in to be a top-four team at the Mid-Season Invitational. Since that point, though, Cloud9 have fallen off a proverbial cliff.  Of course, they didn’t fall as hard this year as they did in 2020 when they went from winning the LCS in the spring

Cardano Partners With Chainlink for DeFi Smart Contracts Development

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Time Stamp: September 26, 2021 4:08 PM - Modified On: September 26, 2021 - Published By:
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During a period of major corporate and institutional interest in the crypto industry, nearly 5,000 new tokens have emerged in the last 12 months, averaging over 10 new coins per day, new data shows. Cryptocurrency Boom of 2021 As can be observed on CoinMarketCap’s homepage, the number of existing cryptocurrencies has recently surpassed 12,000. This is well over the approximately 7,100 coins recorded by the site in September of last year, meaning that at least 4,900 new digital assets have been created in the last 12 months alone. This represents

Halo Infinite Viral Video Shows Ridiculous Aim Assist

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Time Stamp: September 24, 2021 3:02 PM - Modified On: October 29, 2021 - Published By:
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Fans of the Halo series are tired of waiting. Originally slated for release as a launch title with the Xbox Series X/S on November 10, 2020, Halo Infinite is now slated to release on December 8, 2021, due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Currently, the title is in the middle of its latest technical preview test, which is bringing to light one of the largest debates in gaming: do console players have an unfair advantage against PC players in crossplay? In a now-viral clip, Twitch streamer Sheney walks