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San Francisco Shock tank Smurf announces 2022 free agency

Even two-time championship teams aren’t immune from the effects of free agency during the Overwatch League offseason.   San Francisco Shock main tank Yoo “Smurf” Myeong-hwan has announced his entry into free agency heading into the 2022 season. He clarified by saying he’s still under contract with the Shock, at least for the time being, but is allowed to “look for other options.”  Smurf has been a core part of the Shock roster since late 2018 and was a critical part of both of the team’s Overwatch League championship wins in

Washington Justice drops Closer, TTuba heading into 2022 season

Some players integral to the Washington Justice’s 2021 season will not be joining the team during the fifth season of the Overwatch League next year.  The team announced today that it would be parting ways with DPS Lee “TTuba” Ho-sung and main support Jung “Closer” Won-sik, as well as personal coach Lee “Hocury” Ho-cheol. TTuba has been a part of the Washington Justice since 2019, often taking a starting role in the team’s DPS lineup. He previously played for Bubble Burster Gaming and O2 Blast before joining the Overwatch League.

CIS Major representatives decided as IEM Fall reaches playoffs

Just like in Group A, Group B at IEM Fall CIS didn't come to a simple conclusion. In the final round of matches, Virtus.pro and Gambit trounced forZe and Unique, respectively, and INDE IRAE squeezed past K23 to bring the three winners into a three-way tie. Virtus.pro had the most to fight for in the MR3 overtime games played on Vertigo, but it was Gambit that breezed through both matches (4-0, 4-0), to secure first place in the group and a Legends spot at the Major. In the last match,

All teams qualified for 2021 PGL Stockholm Major

The PGL CS:GO Major is set to take place in Stockholm, Sweden from Oct. 26 to Nov. 7, with the playoffs being held at the Avicii Arena. The $2 million tournament will be the first Valve-sponsored event since the StarLadder Berlin Major in September 2019. The last Regional Major Ranking (RMR) tournaments ahead of the Major are taking place under the umbrella of IEM Fall across six different regions: Europe, North America, CIS, Asia, Oceania, and South America. Each region has a determined number of slots, with Europe, CIS, and

Gambit and Spirit secure spots in 2021 PGL Stockholm Major

Gambit Esports and Team Spirit have locked in their spots for the PGL Stockholm Major, which starts on Oct. 23. The two CS:GO teams from the CIS region accomplished this due to their recent wins at IEM Fall 2021: CIS, which secured both of them a position in the top five of the CIS’ Regional Major Rankings by the end of the tournament.  Gambit and Spirit are the second and third squads to have guaranteed that they’ll compete in this year’s CS:GO Major in the capital of Sweden. They join

How to replace a graphics card

Regardless of how powerful your PC is, there’s no way it can play modern games without a dedicated graphics processing unit (GPU). The GPU is responsible for rendering the images onscreen and houses the powerful processing muscle needed to handle high frame rates and intense graphics required by modern titles.  Like all PC components, GPUs age or fail over time. There are many reasons why a GPU may malfunction. The cooling fans can get worn out or blocked by dust and grime. If they stop working, the GPU can overheat

Lynn Vision replace ViCi in BLAST Showdown

ViCi have withdrawn from the BLAST Premier Fall Showdown 2021 and will be replaced by Lynn Vision, who were runners-up in the qualifying tournament. The team featuring former Invictus and EHOME player Heng "⁠expro⁠" Yang are using the opportunity to conduct a multiple-week bootcamp in Europe and will hope to make a mark in the single-elimination tournament featuring squads such as Liquid and G2. expro and Lynn Vision will be botcamping in Europe Zhuo "⁠advent⁠" Liang's team pulled out of BLAST to focus on the IEM Fall Asia RMR tournament,

OG, Vitality dominate in IEM Fall Group C opening matches; ENCE edge past Dignitas

Vitality and OG went on a speedrun in their IEM Fall Group C opening matches with incredibly one-sided first halves to set up their best-of-one victories, while ENCE and Dignitas brawled on the main stream. OG’s match was particularly important as Casper "⁠ruggah⁠" Due’s men sit 50 points behind Sprout, the team they beat, with both currently holding the two Contender slots in the European Regional Major Ranking. ENCE, who have shown gleams of potential since returning from the player break and now sit at No.17 in the world ranking,

What are world sets in New World?

When you load up New World for the first time, you’re met with a list of regions, worlds, and something called world sets.  World sets differentiate worlds and will ultimately be used to merge them in the future. If a world has a low population—if absolutely necessary—Amazon will merge two or more worlds that share a world set into one. You’re currently allocated two character slots per region and are restricted to using separate world sets. Amazon is aiming to find a balance and prevent players from clogging up the