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GeForce Now datamine potentially reveals God of War, Demon’s Souls, and multiple unannounced titles for PC

Nvidia’s GeForce Now cloud gaming service was datamined earlier today, with developer Ighor July discovering listings for many games, apps, and services that are not offered by Nvidia—and several that aren’t even available on PC.  This is an expansive list that was compiled together by multiple sources and feature titles like Sony Santa Monica’s most recent iteration of God of War, Demon’s Souls, and Returnal.  Not only were these rumored PC ports of current PlayStation 4 and 5 exclusive games listed, but there are also multiple unannounced titles included in

Na’Vi win ESL Pro League Season 14 in five-map thriller against Vitality to complete $1 million Intel Grand Slam

Natus Vincere won the 14th season of CS:GO‘s ESL Pro League today, following a 3-2 victory in the grand finals versus Team Vitality. This win concludes the third season of the Intel Grand Slam, with Na’Vi notching their fourth event victory to take home the $1 million prize. Na’Vi had the advantage of starting the series on their own map pick of Dust2, and opted to catch Vitality off guard early. While they typically favor A Long takes while on the T-side, they focused mostly on the B site through

NAVI win Intel Grand Slam Season 3

Natus Vincere have closed out another season of the Intel Grand Slam, securing the $1 million cheque after defeating Vitality in the ESL Pro League Season 14 grand final. Aleksandr "⁠s1mple⁠" Kostyliev and company have thus become the third team to be awarded Intel’s gold bars following Astralis and Liquid, the winners of the first two seasons. The feat has taken Natus Vincere nearly a year-and-a-half since they got the first of four victories at IEM Katowice 2020, the last pre-pandemic LAN event, and was won half online and half

How many players does Overwatch have?

With a thriving esports league and a sequel on the way, Overwatch is still popular—even with over five years under its belt. But just how many people are still playing the game? Blizzard Entertainment usually remains relatively tight-lipped about the exact number of players Overwatch has. But the developer will occasionally release a number to check in with fans. In November 2019, Overwatch’s former lead director Jeff Kaplan mentioned a rough estimate of the player base size at BlizzCon. BlizzCon 2019 marked the next step in Overwatch‘s history: Overwatch 2.

God of War: Ragnarok Release Date Information Detailed

Top GamesPhoto by SonySony's God of War franchise is one the most popular games on the PlayStation platform. With eight games already released, the ninth is on its way, and it is called God of War: Ragnarok. God of War fans have been waiting patiently since 2018 for the newest installment of the franchise, and Sony finally released some information earlier on Thursday.Kratos and Atreus return in a new trailer for God of War Ragnarök. More details from Santa Monica Studio: https://t.co/DRM9fMo2pH pic.twitter.com/pZOhM4pRNl— PlayStation (@PlayStation) September 9, 2021So far, we

League of Legends World Championship Headed to Reykjavik

League of LegendsWorlds 2021 kicks off in October. / Photo courtesy of Riot GamesThe 2021 League of Legends World Championship will be held in Reykjavik, Iceland, Riot Games announced Thursday.Players will descend on the Laugardalshöll indoor sporting arena's Hall A beginning Oct. 5 and compete through the finals set for Nov. 6. In the interest of public safety with regard to the COVID-19 pandemic, no in-person crowd will attend the event. The competition was previously scheduled to take place in China, but Riot changed course to allow as many players

DreamHack Atlanta postponed until 2022 due to COVID

DreamHack Atlanta, previously scheduled to run from Nov. 12 to 14 as an in-person event, will be postponed to 2022 as a result of the current world health situation, which has deteriorated with the spread of COVID-19’s Delta variant. DreamHack is a worldwide gaming convention where the attendees can experience professional and amateur esports tournaments, participate in the bring your own computer (BYOC) LAN party, and take part in several activities, including expos and live music. The festivals have been deeply affected by the coronavirus pandemic and its esports tournaments

Rogue have automatically qualified for Worlds 2021 group stage after Riot confirms VCS will miss tournament due to COVID

Riot Games officially revealed this morning that the 2021 League of Legends World Championship is being held in Iceland. With this announcement, the team also confirmed that the two representatives from the Vietnam Championship Series won’t be able to attend due to travel restrictions. As a result, the LEC’s third seed Rogue will be automatically moving up into the group stage of the tournament. In August, the VCS was forced to cancel its 2021 Summer Split due to multiple reported concerns, including contractual issues between Garena and Riot, as well

PGL Stockholm CS:GO Major looking more likely with Sweden planning to lift COVID restrictions before October

A huge step toward the first CS:GO Major in over two years has been made. The Swedish government announced today that COVID-19 restrictions will be lifted at the end of the month. With the restrictions getting lifted comes some serious momentum toward the idea of PGL Stockholm going ahead as planned in October. Sweden is removing the restriction on the number of people allowed at both public and private events, as well as the recommendation to work from home, beginning Sept. 29. The PGL Stockholm Major was announced in January,

Sources: Worlds 2021 to take place at Iceland’s Laugardalshöll Indoor Sporting Arena from Oct. 5 to Nov. 6

The 2021 League of Legends World Championship will take place from Oct. 5 to Nov. 6 in Reykjavík, Iceland, at the Laugardalshöll Indoor Sporting Arena, the same venue that previously hosted Riot Games’ VALORANT Masters and Mid-Season Invitational events, sources familiar with the plans told Dot Esports. The event will be broken down into five stages, the same as the previous format of the annual event. The play-in stage will take place from Oct. 5 to 9 with the group stage running from Oct. 11 to 18. The playoffs will