South America

Noble Acquires Indian VALORANT Roster

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North American esports organization Noble announced that it has picked up a VALORANT team based out of India. This isn’t Noble’s first appearance in the region as the team also operates a PUBG MOBILE roster in the region. However, the country’s ban on the mobile title has had a serious impact on its esports scene with professional players, fans, organizations, and tournament organizers all waiting with bated breath to see if the government of India and PUBG Corp. are able to come to a solution.  Riot Games’ focus on South

Valve Updates the Community on the Competitive Dota 2 Scene

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Valve Updates the Community on the Competitive Dota 2 SceneAfter a tumultuous few weeks in the Dota 2 scene, Valve has spoken up with a surprisingly detailed (detailed for Valve) blog post about their plans for the competitive scene AND an elusive ruling on the topic of exclusivity and broadcast rights for professional matches. Before we dive in, a bit of background on the two issues at hand.The DPC (or lack of it)Back in February, Valve announced that the 2020-2021 DPC season would consist of three majors, no minors, and

Famous Cosplayers Who Don’t Play Dota Rate Dota 2 Cosplays

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Time Stamp: August 28, 2020 8:40 AM - Modified On: August 28, 2020 - Published By:
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Famous Cosplayers Who Don't Play Dota Rate Dota 2 Low Cost CosplaysIn an event starved world, cosplayers have stepped forward to show their cardboard expertise in the great Dota 2 Cospobre movement of South America. But can these cosplayers stand up to the legacy of the low cost Vietnamese Dota 2 cosplays we once revered? It’s time to let our expert judges decide.These people know everything about cosplay and NOTHING about Dota. Please welcome to the stage Ridd1e, PhDPool, and DJBluePDX as they make the ultimate decision in the finest

ESL Pro League Season 12 to be held online; Malta to host 2021 events

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ESL unveiled on Thursday more details about the future of the ESL Pro League. The tournament will be split into regional online divisions for Season 12 because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, returning to a LAN setting in 2021, when both seasons will take place in Malta. Season 12 will cover all major regions — Europe, North America, Asia, Oceania, and South America — and will be played between September 1 and October 6. Europe will have the lion's share ($450,000) of the season's $750,000 prize pool, followed by North

Tribo To Major RMR tournament announced

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Omelete & Co and community figure Alexandre "⁠gAuLeS⁠" Chiqueta have announced the first details about the final Regional Major Ranking (RMR) event in South America. The tournament, called 'Tribo to Major', will feature six teams, who will battle it out for the first prize of $7,000 and 2500 RMR points. The four teams who competed in the previous RMR tournament — BOOM, Isurus, Imperial and RED Canids — will be joined in Tribo To Major by the top two sides of an open qualifier that will feature up to 512

AGO qualify for ESL Pro League Season 12

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The Polish side won the league over five months following their qualification for the playoffs, which were meant to take place on LAN at the Global Challenge earlier this year but ended up postponed to August amid the pandemic. On the way to the title, AGO lost their opening bout with Sprout in the upper bracket final and went on to beat the only other attendant, Galaxy Racer, to go up against the German-majority side in the grand final. There, despite an automatic map disadvantage Damian "⁠Furlan⁠" Kislowski's side swept

Imperial confirm LUCAS1 signing

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Time Stamp: August 15, 2020 8:03 PM - Modified On: August 15, 2020 - Published By:
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Imperial have announced that they have secured the services of former Immortals and MIBR member Lucas "⁠LUCAS1⁠" Teles on a permanent basis. The 25-year-old joins the team on a free transfer, returning to activity after a prolonged break. LUCAS1 has been a free agent since December 2019, when he was replaced by Ignacio "⁠meyern⁠" Meyer on MIBR after just six months with the team. He played two matches as a stand-in for FURIA the following month and has been out of action ever since. LUCAS1 is Imperial's new fifth member

business associates vs Infinity Great American Rivalry bet analysis

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Time Stamp: July 11, 2020 8:19 PM - Modified On: July 11, 2020 - Published By:
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Steven R. July 12, 2020After months of seeing the same four to eight teams play one another in North American regional leagues, the Great American Rivalry is set to give fans something different. The event structure is standard fare, but it brings some new teams to the table and affords them an opportunity against some of the best in the world. One of the most interesting newcomers is Infinity Esports, a Peruvian-majority squad that came together in April and has been looking to establish itself on the South American circuit.

Konami Wants To Publish More Western-Developed Games, Starting With Skelattack

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Konami has recently expressed an interest in expanding its portfolio by publishing more games by Western developers. This new initiative began on June 3 with the release of Skelattack, an indie platformer developed by Californian studio Ukuza. However, Konami doesn't just want to publish western indie games--the studio has expressed interest in innovative games "regardless of size." "I guess the reason we're talking about smaller titles is because the first title we announced is Skelattack, which is obviously an indie title," Konami senior European brand and business development manager Richard

Planet Zoo goes to South America with new DLC next week

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Bring the exotic scenes of South America to your zoo with Planet Zoo's South America Pack DLC, set to release next week. Planet Zoo is approaching its first anniversary, giving players a greater chance to build the biggest animal sanctuary imaginable. Frontier Developments isn't done supporting the game just yet and has big plans lined up for next week. Who's ready to infuse the jungles of South America into their zoos? On Tuesday, Frontier unveiled the South America Pack, Planet Zoo's second DLC pack. [embedded content] The South America pack