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Overwatch Fans Create Cosmetic Concept for the D.Va Summer Games Skin

OverwatchSome Overwatch fans are flexing their creative muscles ahead of the Summer Games event this year. / Blizzard EntertainmentSome Overwatch fans are flexing their creative muscles ahead of the Summer Games event this year.While some may think that the Overwatch Summer Games is mostly about the physical mini-games Blizzard launches every year—we know better. It's all about the cosmetics showcasing our favorite heroes enjoying some fun in the sun. A few fans have taken it upon themselves to imagine just how the worldwide team would spend their first summer out

Heroic to play IEM Cologne under quarantine after a player tests positive for COVID-19

One of Heroic’s players has tested positive for COVID-19 during the standard testing procedure to exit the three-day quarantine at IEM Cologne 2021, the first CS:GO tournament held on LAN since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, ESL and Heroic announced today. Neither Heroic nor the tournament organizer disclosed who tested positive for COVID-19 and the team urged that the community and fans respect the player’s privacy in this situation so they can focus on the tournament. The player who tested positive hasn’t had close contact with ESL staff or

Heroic to compete from quarantine after player tests positive for COVID

One of the members of Heroic has tested positive for COVID during the standard testing procedure to exit the initial three-day quarantine at IEM Cologne, ESL announced on Wednesday. Heroic has not disclosed who the player in question is and hopes that the community "would respect our players’ privacy so they can focus on the tournament", but shared that all of their members and staff are "without symptoms and in good condition". The Danish team ranked No. 4 in the world is set to play the tournament from the quarantine

ESL shares COVID protocols for return to LAN at IEM Cologne

After 16 months, competitive CS:GO is finally returning to LAN at IEM Cologne beginning on July 6. Twenty-four teams are travelling to a hotel in Cologne to compete offline for the first time in over a year, with a $1 million prize pool and a new trophy on the line. The last time teams met on LAN was at another IEM event, IEM Katowice in March 2020, where Natus Vincere lifted the trophy in front of an empty arena. Ahead of the start of IEM Cologne, ESL has clearly laid

ESL announces new HUD and trophy for IEM Cologne

Competitive Counter-Strike is entering a new era with the return of LANs approaching and global tournament organizer ESL is signaling that with some new changes that will debut at IEM Cologne. The name of the event itself has already changed from ESL Cologne to IEM Cologne as it’s brought under the Intel Grand Slam umbrella. But that’s not all that’s changing. The ESL team revealed today that a new CS:GO HUD will debut at IEM Cologne. It’s being prepared by the broadcast design and development team. ESL calls it “the

Does Rainbow Six Extraction Have a Beta?

Top GamesDoes Rainbow Six Extraction have a beta? / Photo courtesy of UbisoftDoes Rainbow Six Extraction have a beta? With a strong multiplayer component built into its DNA, Extraction seems a perfect fit for a public beta of some kind. A beta would give players a chance to try out the game before it launches, offering the development team feedback it can incorporate in the full release and testing the game's servers. Here's what we've heard about the possibility of a Rainbow Six Extraction beta.Sledge's got your six in #R6Extraction.

Pokemon Go Will Remove One Feature That Fan’s Love

[embedded content] Pokemon is such a massive worldwide hit that it’s not much of a surprise that there are plenty of fans eagerly awaiting to dive into any new video game or content released. One of the more unique games to have hit the marketplace that had fans thrilled both young and older was Pokemon Go. It was a unique game for the time which had players using their smartphones and the GPS location services as they went out in public to hunt down these virtual Pokemon in the wild.

Is Rainbow Six Extraction on PlayStation?

Top GamesRainbow Six Extraction, formerly known as Rainbow Six Quarantine, launches Sept. 16. / Photo courtesy of UbisoftIs Rainbow Six Extraction on PlayStation?After initially being known as Rainbow Six Quarantine, and making its gameplay reveal during the E3 Ubisoft Forward show earlier this month, Ubisoft Montreal's Rainbow Six Extraction has garnered a lot of excitement from fans new and old of the beloved tactical shooter franchise. Here's the latest for PlayStation players anxiously awaiting the opportunity to see what Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Extraction has in store.Unite against the enemy ?Operators of