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OpTic Chicago’s FormaL announces intention to retire ahead of 2022 season

OpTic Chicago’s FormaL announced his intention to retire from competing in Call of Duty today, bringing another change to Chicago’s roster after Envoy’s impending free agency.  “To my fans, especially the Greenwall, you now have my full attention,” he said on Twitlonger. “I’d like to see where creating content might take me, it’s definitely grown on me throughout this year through the podcasts and other videos we made at the HQ.” FormaL leaned into content more than ever over the past two seasons with Hecz and the rest of his

tabseN: “Since XANTARES is gone, we’ll all have to get more frags”

Johannes "⁠tabseN⁠" Wodarz took part in the HLTV Confirmed show on Monday where he talked about BIG's 2021, Ismailcan "⁠XANTARES⁠" Dörtkardeş' departure, the addition of gade, and where he sees the team in the future. Ahead of their first official with their new signing at ESL Pro League Season 14, tabseN revealed why they picked gade to join the team, how the roles will work in the squad, and which issues plagued them in the year so far. tabseN is expecting BIG to get more easy kills The summer break

American Eagle seeks attention of young customers with new Twitch sponsorship

Clothing and lifestyle company American Eagle is working with Twitch as it continues to connect with youthful consumers. The brand announced that it has become the official apparel partner of the platform’s “Twitchgaming” channel. The terms and length of the deal were not disclosed. Along with brand imaging, which will be a part of the channel’s panels, American Eagle will work with Twitch Gaming to produce customized segments, as well as a five-part docuseries profiling Twitch streamers. Additionally, American Eagle will let highlighted streamers contribute to a collection of limited-edition

Virtus.pro GM: “[Changes?] It all depends on whether we qualify for the Major”

In a podcast for the Virtus.pro fan app Bearloga, the organization's General Manager Sergey Glamazda spoke about a plethora of topics, including their CS:GO roster which is currently ranked fifth in the world. His comments were first reported on by Cybersport.ru. Throughout 2021, the CIS powerhouse Virtus.pro has been firmly rooted in the top 10, ranking as high as No. 3 in March, but a last-place finish at the StarLadder CIS RMR event in June-July jeopardized qualification for the biggest event of the year — the PGL Stockholm Major. Only

Katsuhiro Harada, Masahiro Sakurai discuss communication and online fans in latest episode of Harada’s Bar

Tekken producer Katsuhiro Harada welcomed Super Smash Bros. series creator and producer Masahiro Sakurai on his podcast today. The two talked about a series of topics, including how they view online interaction with fans, approaching other game developers, and even ghosts—all with Harada’s open and direct style of communication that has become a staple of the show. One of the main topics was Sakurai’s reluctance to connect with other game developers because he is worried that “people will think that that game’s character will be added” if information about the

Scump discusses his CDL future once more, saying ‘practice every day feels like a chore if it’s a bad game’

One of competitive Call of Duty’s all-time greats and biggest stars is uncertain about his future and thinks that the quality of the next game could decide if he continues to play in the Call of Duty League. The future of Scump’s competitive career has been in question for the better part of a year now and he addressed it again as part of a podcast with Hecz, Envoy, and Maniac. It sounds like he may be undecided as of now—and how he feels about the next CoD title could

MAP Esports Network Inc. Rebrands its Media Brands from Esports Futuri…

It is important to simplify our brand messaging by moving to MAP Esports for all our media properties GRAPEVINE, Texas (PRWEB) July 26, 2021 MAP Esports Network Inc., a minority owned esports, video game and robotics focused start-up announced today that it will no longer use the Esports Futuri name on its media brands, which include, podcasts and publications. All media brands will now use the MAP Esports corporate name/brand to market its media properties. The transition to eliminate the Esports Futuri brand has begun and should be complete by

Full List of Rumored Balance Changes Coming to Apex Legends Season 10

Apex LegendsWe've compiled a full list of all the rumored balance changes that have been discussed for the future of Apex Legends. / Respawn EntertainmentWe've compiled a full list of all the rumored balance changes that have been discussed for the future of Apex Legends. It seems like everyday there's a new piece of information from Respawn Entertainment's battle royale development team. Apex Legends has shown immense growth in popularity since its release in February 2019—so it follows that fans would find as much information about the game floating around.