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100 Thieves make incredible comeback against Acend to win series at VCT Masters Berlin

100 Thieves and Acend faced off in the quarterfinals of the VCT Masters Berlin playoffs today after fighting their way through the group stage. 100 Thieves made it through Group C undefeated, while Acend beat SuperMassive Blaze twice to earn the second seed in Group A. But today, 100 Thieves sent Acend home from Berlin after winning the series 2-1 and pulling off an amazing comeback on Breeze to close out the match.  Acend started the series with a win on Ascent that was a relatively back-and-forth affair until they

Checkmate-NKT result overturned in IEM Fall Asia qualifier

Checkmate's victory against NKT in the opening round of the IEM Fall Asia closed qualifier has been overturned as a result of the Mongolian team breaking Valve's Regional Major Ranking rules, which state that no one other than the players are allowed in the room during matches. Checkmate have been allowed to play the rest of the tournament, dropping to the lower bracket final to play against Invictus for survival on Saturday. Meanwhile, NKT have replaced the Mongolian side in the upper bracket final, where they will face Wings Up

Riot to introduce new ‘queue lockout’ penalty for League players that consistently AFK

Riot Games’ fight against disruptive League of Legends players continues. Behavioral systems producers BarackProbama and TimTamMonster discussed AFK behavior in a dev blog today, outlining a new “queue lockout” system to reduce the number of leavers in all MOBA modes. By adding additional penalty tiers, repeat offenders will be “removed” from the “population for a while.” Image via Riot Games The current penalty system enacts queue delays for offending players, blocking them from hopping into a match for their next few games. The new queue lockout system hands out “mega-delays,”

PGL confirms Major will take place in Stockholm

Update: The Major has been moved to start on October 26. PGL has announced that the upcoming Major will take place in Stockholm, Sweden, as originally planned. The confirmation came after the Swedish government announced last Tuesday that it would further ease pandemic-related restrictions in the country, removing the final hurdle preventing the Major from taking place as intended with indoor events allowed to run at full capacity from late September on. The tournament organizers will begin ticket sales for the $2 million event on September 22 and aim to

How to fix the Version Mismatch error in Rocket League

While people are often advised to take breaks in between gaming sessions, most Rocket League players can’t help but queue up for another match right after they get out of one. After all, if you’re on a roll, you’ll want to play as many matches as possible while you’re feeling unbeatable. Pesky errors can prevent you from queueing up for your next match, however—and the Version Mismatch error is one of them. Considering you were just playing Rocket League without any problems, receiving a version mismatch error may seem odd.

Accidental Wattson Nerf Breaks Her Ultimate

Apex LegendsApex Legends' latest update accidentally nerfed Wattson's ultimate. / Photo courtesy of Respawn Entertainment/EAAn accidental nerf to Wattson included in the Evolution Collection Event update gutted the Legend's ultimate ability, preventing it from blocking throwables as normal.When Apex Legends Season 10's Evolution Collection Event went live Tuesday, it included a change that didn't appear in the patch notes. That change was a nerf to Wattson that prevented her pylons from destroying grenades and other throwables that are tossed into its radius.‼️it is NOT just a firing range bug, this

How to fix the Party Member Preloading error in Apex Legends

Once you team up with your friend in Apex Legends, it’s hard to call it a day before playing at least a few matches. While taking a break is essential between matches, most squads will instantly queue for the next match, unless an error or a bug is preventing them from doing so. The Party Member Preloading error shows up rarely, but when it does, it prevents players from queueing up for a game which can be frustrating. Considering there won’t be an error code or an explanation text, most

Apex Legends Friend Request Not Working: How to Fix

Apex LegendsApex Legends / Credit to EA/RespawnHow to fix Apex Legends friend requests when they are not working. One of the major reasons for Apex Legends' popularity is its wide use of cross-platform play. Finding and playing with friends on any console or PC is a simple process. Unfortunately, that process can become bugged, leaving players unable to team up with their friends. There are several possible ways players can resolve the issues, but sometimes the only answer is to wait the problem out. Show off the new and improved