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Esports Regulations Are Front and Center in Brazil

Since 2017, there has been a movement in Brazil to regulate esports in the country. After public pressure stopped a bill from passing on the federal level in 2019, new legislation with similar language is being pushed forward, and in many cases, being approved, through individual Brazilian state governments. This movement has been surrounded by polemic episodes and conflicting sides, which The Esports Observer discovered in researching this article and will expose as facts that might explain what is happening and what may become of this subject. Prior to this

s1mple Takes Ace In CS:GO and VALORANT During Same Twitch Stream

- Advertisement - Oleksandr “s1mple“ Kostyliev is arguably the best CS:GO player in the world, but that doesn’t make him a slouch in Valorant. The Ukrainian’s clip of getting outaimed in “Plat” ranked Valorant game went viral but he made up for it with crisp ace yesterday. During his regular CS:GO stream, Sasha welcomed his viewers with a couple of FPL games before he moved to Valorant to conclude his stream. While playing, he managed to pick an ace in both. Although, taking an ace in CS:GO is a walk in

Sneyking switches regions and joins Tundra Esports

Dota 2 06/04/2021 20:55 Andreea “divushka” Esanu Title image courtesy of EPICENTER After placing fifth with Sadboys in the first season of Dota Pro Circuit North America upper division, Jingjun “Sneyking” Wu joins Tundra Esports and will fight for a spot to the next Major via Europe upper division. Although Jingjun “Sneyking” Wu is a veteran of the scene, having played professionally since early 2012 with over15 different teams, this will mark his first venture into the European region. Tundra Esports placed sixth in the Europe first season of DPC

Post Singapore Major shuffle log: Confirmed roster changes for DPC Season 2 

Dota 2 06/04/2021 15:40 Andreea “divushka” Esanu With ONE Esports Singapore Major coming to a close, the Dota 2 professional scene entered a short shuffle window in which teams have the chance to tinker with their rosters without getting any Dota Pro Circuit Points penalty. For those who haven’t qualified for the Singapore Major, the option of making roster changes became available right after the conclusion of Regional Leagues Season 1. According to the Valve rules, the teams have time to lock their rosters until April 11, 2021, the first

Never Bad Mannered: Our Players Love Everyone

As a writer for a prestigious, bemedaled, and besponsored organization like Team Liquid, life is regularly very exciting and I’m constantly typing words like “win,” and “first” and “Team” and “Liquid.” Being such a winning organization, naturally most words said about Team Liquid are Good and Nice. To match these Good and Nice words, we work our hardest to show the best manners in esports. As the most bemannered organization in esports, we make sure we’re winning in terms of both politeness and winning.This is why it concerned all of

Sony Announces New Changes to its Leadership Structure

Sony is today announcing several changes to its leadership structure designed to “continue to drive growth and innovation” following the recent departure of former deputy president John Tsuyoshi Kodera, who has since moved to a new position at Sony Group Corporation. New promotions and changes include the promotion of Hideaki Nishino to SVP, platform experience. He will oversee network engineering and operations, R&D, design, data strategy, and operations in addition to managing Product and Platform development. A press release today offers a brief overview of Nishino’s tenure with Sony: Nishino

Rizzo Rocket League Retirement Revealed

Top GamesRizzo Rocket League Retirement | Photo courtesy of G2 EsportsOn March 18, Dillon “Rizzo” Rizzo announced his Rocket League retirement. Rizzo stated that he will be stepping down and retiring from competitive Rocket League, and moving into the content creator space full time. He will finish with the season with G2, while G2 will look for a replacement to step into the void left behind.Rizzo has been involved in competitive Rocket League since 2015, and has been with G2 since early 2017. He will be retiring having won several

olofmeister confirms FaZe departure

Olof "⁠olofmeister⁠" Kajbjer has confirmed that BLAST Premier Spring Groups was his last tournament with FaZe and that he will now be taking a step back as he evaluates his options for the future. On Friday, the 29-year-old revealed in a post-match interview that he hadn't made his mind up yet in regards to retirement, pushing back on statements made by Marcelo "⁠coldzera⁠" David in previous interviews that indicated the Swedish veteran would retire following his departure from FaZe. olofmeister has been a part of FaZe since August 2017, helping

Doublelift Retires: A Tale of Glory, Downfall, and Legacy

Doublelift Retires: A Tale of Glory, Downfall, and Legacy | Courtesy of Riot GamesThe best AD Carry in North America. Trash talker. Family tragedy. Back-to-back champion. Controversy. The man needs no introduction, Yiliang "Doublelift" Peng announced his retirement on Nov. 25 in a long Twitter post reflecting back on his career, journey, history, and personal transformation. After nine eventful years of professional League of Legends career, Doublelift has decided to end his career at Team SoloMid.Thank you for the outplays. Thank you for the trash talk. Thank you for making