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Giants close CS:GO division

Giants has closed its male CS:GO division and release the current team, the organization has announced. The Spanish side made the decision to cut the division six months after its acquisition of x6tence, who currently fields the Danish squad around Marcus "⁠maNkz⁠" Kjeldsen, ranked 50th in the world. "Since the acquisition of x6tence by Good Game Group, a business group of which Giants Gaming Esports is a part, we faced a difficult dichotomy to resolve if we wanted to keep both groups in Valve's competitive circuit," the organization's statement on

Cyber.Bet Golden League reaches playoffs

The Cyber.Bet Golden League has been trimmed down to its playoff participants after the conclusion of its 16-team Swiss group stage. The most dominant sides, SKADE and Movistar Riders, advanced with flawless 3-0 records, with both teams dropping just a single map on their way to the next stage. Izako Boars, Lilmix and NAVI Junior all made it through with one series loss each, while ALTERNATE aTTaX, Giants and SJ survived elimination matches to narrowly lock down the final spots with 3-2 win-loss scores. Movistar Riders will look to carry

jnt, exit pen new Sharks deals

The tenured duo have committed their future to the Portuguese organisation, which recently signed Fillipe "⁠pancc⁠" Martins and Lucas "⁠Lucaozy⁠" Neves. Sharks have announced that Jhonatan "⁠jnt⁠" Silva and Raphael "⁠exit⁠" Lacerda have signed new contracts through 2023. The former has been with the organisation since the start of 2018, while the latter is the longest-tenured member on the roster, having joined in July 2017. The experience of the two members will be a crucial pillar during this rebuilding period for Sharks, who recently added pancc and Lucaozy following the

Former Origen Coach Guilhoto Joins Immortals

Former Origen's coach, André "Guilhoto" Guilhoto, joined Immortals ahead of 2021 season | Courtesy of Riot GamesFormer Origen's, now rebranded as Astralis, head coach André “Guilhoto” Pereira is the latest addition to the rebuilding of Immortals. Paired with Paul "Malaclypse" Decsi as an assistant coach, promoted from analyst position, Guilhoto will be a new source of hope for Immortals fans after a subpar performance in 2020. Immortals placed eighth and last in spring and summer split respectively. Even though Guilhoto and Origen had an unusually disappointing finish in LEC 2020

‘Hyper Scape’ brings fresh ideas to a crowded battle royale arena

Sponsored Links Ubisoft Ubisoft is jumping into the battle royale arena with Hyper Scape, its futuristic, first-person take on the genre. You can try it on PC today as part of a technical test, as long as you’re lucky enough to receive a Twitch Drop (more on that in a bit). It’ll be available on PS4 and Xbox One at a later date.You can play solo (in a limited-time mode) or in teams of three, and there’ll be up to 100 players in each match. You can revive your teammates

Beyond Finland: Working at Rovio’s RPG-Focused Studio in Sweden

Daniela Fontes is a Data Analyst at Rovio’s Stockholm studio. She joined Rovio in 2019 after founding a VR game studio based in Portugal. She works closely with the game teams at Rovio to set KPIs, monitor game performance, and improve the player experience. In my role as a data analyst at Rovio, I work closely with our game teams to design, implement, and analyze tests that ultimately help the game team make decisions. I also work with support functions like user acquisition and user research to deliver insights to

Those Who Remain: Creating a Psychological Thriller From Concept to Launch

After more than three years of development the psychological thriller, Those Who Remain, releases digitally on Xbox One today. The game is a narrative lead experience, filled with tension and mystery, which, is in ways similar to the story of the game’s development, which we wanted to share a little of with you here today. The Idea At the start of 2017, after gathering experience on other projects, we knew we wanted our next game to be a horror/thriller. As massive fans of horror and the supernatural (Think “Twin Peaks,”