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Team Aster to play with stand-in for White Album to start The International 10’s group stage

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Time Stamp: October 7, 2021 5:24 AM - Modified On: October 7, 2021 - Published By:
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Team Aster was the first team to record a positive COVID test while training in Bucharest ahead of The International 10.  All 10 members of Aster, including the players, coach, manager, and their accompanying video team tested positive last week. Valve and tournament organizer PGL did implement a workable solution to allow players to compete even while in self-quarantine, but Aster decided to play things safe.  Even though the symptoms for the entire team have been steadily improving, management made the decision to play the group stage for TI10 with

Valve reveals The International 10 group stage lineups

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Time Stamp: October 6, 2021 3:08 AM - Modified On: October 6, 2021 - Published By:
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Just 24 hours ahead of The International 10 kicking off with the group stage, Valve has officially revealed the lineups for both groups, which will split all 18 teams into brackets that will face off for a chance to move on to the main stage.  Starting on Oct. 7 and running until Oct. 10, the two groups will each feature nine rosters playing a full round-robin bracket, which means every team will play two games against each other team in the group. Once every team finishes their matches, the top

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

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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

Jurassic World: Dominion’s Returning Stars From Jurassic Park Will Have Major Roles, Not Just Cameos

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Jurassic World: Dominion, the sixth film in the wider Jurassic series, will bring back three major stars from the first film--and now one of those stars has promised that their roles are major. Sam Neill, who returns as Dr. Alan Grant for Dominion, has spoken about the roles offered to him, Laura Dern (Ellie Satler) and Jeff Goldblum (Dr. Ian Malcolm) for this film. Talking to Yahoo Movies, Neill has promised that these three returning characters are "all the way through the film," and will not just be making a

Indie devs launch Go Play Inside Steam bundle featuring Dead Cells, Celeste, & more

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Time Stamp: April 7, 2020 9:45 PM - Modified On: April 7, 2020 - Published By:
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A number of indie developers including Motion Twin and Evil Empire are giving players huge discounts on a number of games on Steam in the new Go Play Inside bundle. As a lot of people work to practice social distancing and self-quarantine in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, a lot of the video game industry has also done its part to lend a hand. The latest of these efforts is a new Go Play Inside bundle on Steam from developers like Motion Twin, Evil Empire, Matt Makes Games inc.,

UPDATE – WATCH: PlayStation 5 Get’s Infused

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Time Stamp: March 18, 2020 1:28 PM - Modified On: March 18, 2020 - Published By:
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Plat Station 5 gets Infused on Press X To Get HighOn March 18th, Sony PlayStation made announcements surrounding the much anticipated, Playstation 5. That same day, Higher Mentality’s own Press X to Get High (PXTGH) went live reporting on these announcements while extremely high. If you haven’t been paying attention to Higher Mentality’s TWITCH channel, dare we say you’ve been missing out. Every Wednesday Press X To Get High, hosts loveable stoners Jake Reimer (also known as Snake the Jake), Ben 64, and Logan get super high and review, play

CS:GO hit one million concurrent players last weekend

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Time Stamp: March 16, 2020 8:00 PM - Modified On: March 16, 2020 - Published By:
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CS:GO did quite well for itself last weekend when it hit the milestone of one million concurrent players in a single weekend. CD:GO experienced a milestone over the weekend, which could in fact be due to the spread of coronavirus. Rod "Slasher" Breslau shared a snippet of the a fairly miraculous achievement for the game, as it had reached one million concurrent players. This marked the first time in the history of Counter-Strike that the game had reached such a massive number of players. At the game's 24-hour peak, it

Animal Crossing: New Horizons Review Roundup

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Animal Crossing is well-known for its leisurely pace of play, and that attitude also applies to its release schedule. Barring a few spin-offs of varying quality, New Horizons--which is set to release this Friday, March 20--is the first core entry in the series since 2012's New Leaf. This Switch title takes the series in a fresh direction, placing the player in charge of a deserted island, and introducing Minecraft-like crafting systems to the game.Reviews for the bubbly sim game are in, and they're overwhelmingly positive, including our 8/10 review-in-progress. "There's

Lord Of The Rings TV Show Stops Production Due To COVID-19

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Production on the big-budget Lord of the Rings TV show in New Zealand has been shut down amid concerns around COVID-19 (coronavirus). The New Zealand Herald reports that the shutdown was ordered on Sunday evening. Production will be suspended for at least two weeks.A memo sent to cast and crew also mentioned that "there are no clear answers to when we will resume production." This is a big move for one of the largest productions in the world, as the Lord of the Rings show employs a gargantuan staff of