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Team Aster, other teams impacted by COVID, will still be able to compete at The International 10

Valve was facing potential disaster just days ahead of The International 10, with multiple teams recording positive COVID tests and Romania cracking down on the disease with new local regulations.  The company and tournament organizer PGL already canceled in-person audience attendance for the event, but they have found a workable solution to allow players to compete even when needing to self-quarantine.  According to posts from Team Aster and Dota 2 community everyman Wykrhm Reddy, teams that have players who record positive COVID tests will still be allowed to play in

Report: New NA LCQ bracket features single-elimination format for first 2 rounds

A Riot Games representative told VLR.gg that the bracket for the VCT North American Last Chance Qualifier has been modified to a single-elimination format for both the play-in round and the first round of the upper bracket. Once teams reach the upper bracket semifinals, the bracket will revert back to double-elimination for its remainders, according to VLR.gg. But if the schedule of matches continues as planned, then six of the 10 competing teams will be sent home on the first day of an offline LAN event. ? A Riot representative

MAD Lions clinch Worlds group stage berth, LEC finals spot with dramatic sweep of Rogue

Reigning LEC champions MAD Lions defended their crown with a sweep of Rogue in a Spring Finals rematch that proved the Lions are the best team in Europe. MAD Lions have not lost a domestic best-of-five series in 2021. They beat Rogue three times and G2 twice in their five series wins while amassing a combined 15-5 game score. MAD Lions set the tone in game one. Their top laner Armut built his dominance on Jayce upon four deaths by the 16-minute mark, and it grew into a 10-kill performance

Heroic overrun Spirit for second win in ESL Pro League

Heroic beat Spirit in the second round of matches at ESL Pro League Season 14, 16-8 on Overpass and 16-9 on Inferno. The result ties them with Vitality for the top of the group, with a match against the French team following on Wednesday. In the post-match interview, Casper "⁠cadiaN⁠" Møller was asked about their final result before the break, a 7-8th finish on LAN at IEM Cologne, which was perceived as disappointing by many. "In all fairness, I don't think we had the best chances to perform," the in-game

HBO’s The Last of Us Allegedly Has a $10 Million Budget Per Episode

[embedded content] The HBO adaptation of The Last of Us is currently filming in Canada, and we’re getting details here and there about how the production is going. A new report has revealed some new info about the show’s production, namely how much money HBO is reportedly sinking into each episode, which allegedly is at least $10 million. In a report on Calgary’s CTV News — part of the show is being filmed in Alberta — Damian Petti, the president of the Albertan chapter of the International Alliance of Theatrical

HBO’s The Last of Us Adds Tommy’s Voice Actor to the Cast

HBO’s TV adaptation of Naughty Dog’s The Last of Us seems to be coming along nicely, as three more actors have been added to the cast. Another original voice actor from the game has been added as well; Jeffrey Pierce, who voiced Joel’s brother Tommy in the game, will be part of the adaptation, as reported by Deadline. However, instead of reprising his role as Tommy, Pierce is taking on the role of Perry, a rebel in a quarantine zone. In addition to that, Murray Bartlett and Con O’Neill have

Virtus Pro and Astralis collide, FaZe face Gambit in IEM Cologne quarterfinals

There won’t be a crowd, but the playoffs of IEM Cologne will ideally produce some of the most exciting CS:GO action seen in over a year. Six teams remain in the first CS:GO LAN event since March 2020, fighting for a $1-million prize pool and the honor of hoisting the new Cologne trophy for the first time. On the eve of playoffs, we’re taking a brief look at how we got to this moment over the past two weeks, how the quarterfinalists match up against each other, and what awaits

magixx, degster to remain in quarantine until end of Cologne

Boris "⁠magixx⁠" Vorobiev and Abdul "⁠degster⁠" Gasanov will remain in quarantine until July 19, ESL has announced. The precaution is being taken as a result of official German guidelines, after the two Spirit members were informed by the health authorities that a passenger on their flight to the country tested positive for COVID-19. The duo tested negative upon arrival and are "in good condition," ready to play out the rest of IEM Cologne from their hotel rooms. The rest of the team has not come in contact with them and

Heroic given green light to exit quarantine ahead of Spirit match

Heroic have been given clearance from German health authorities to exit quarantine after returning additional negative tests, ESL announced on Friday. This comes as a timely boost for the Danish team, who are due to face Spirit at 13:30 in their opening match at IEM Cologne. ESL had announced on Wednesday that Heroic would have to go through further quarantine after one of their players had tested positive for COVID-19. As part of the event's safety protocols, teams, including staff members, are required to quarantine in their hotel rooms for

Heroic: “We’re no longer satisfied with being a top-ten team, we’re aiming at the title every time”

Heroic are about to enter the opening round of IEM Cologne, which will see the Danish side attempt to prove doubters wrong after a vocal part of the community has been questioning the Danish team's improved results over the past year since the competition moved online. Casper "⁠cadiaN⁠" Møller & co. are set on a collision course with Spirit in a match scheduled for Friday at 13:30 in the opening round of Group B, which also features Natus Vincere, Renegades, FURIA, Vitality, Astralis, and FaZe. Heroic enter Cologne on the