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Overwatch League cancels live postseason events due to COVID-19 delta variant concerns

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Time Stamp: August 25, 2021 8:03 PM - Modified On: August 25, 2021 - Published By:
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The Overwatch League announced today its live, in-person postseason events would be canceled due to the threat of COVID-19 and the delta variant. The events will be replaced by a Hawaii-based postseason model, much like the ones used for monthly tournaments throughout the 2021 season.  Two postseason events were originally planned for the league and its fans. An initial playoff bracket event held in Dallas from Sept. 16 to Sept. 19, involving eight of the league’s teams, would eventually lead to a two-team Grand Finals event in Los Angeles on

Fnatic’s 2021 LEC Summer playoff series against G2 had a peak viewership of 843K spectators

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After five games of exciting League of Legends action, Fnatic’s successful series against G2 Esports today earned the highest peak viewership of the 2021 LEC Summer Split with over 843,000 viewers, according to Esports Charts, behind the record set in the LCK. Fnatic and G2 usually bring a ton of viewers due to the history between these two rivals and because they are usually two of the best teams in the league. This season, however, even more was at stake for the two legacy organizations: the final spot at the

‘I won’t be able to avoid it’: Khan fears he’ll be forced to retire next season

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Time Stamp: July 27, 2021 7:02 AM - Modified On: July 27, 2021 - Published By:
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The 2021 League of Legends World Championship could be the last time fans see Kim “Khan” Dong-ha in action.  The DWG KIA top laner has been called up to serve in the South Korean military next year, he revealed in a recent live stream. The service, which can last up to three years, is compulsory for men between the ages of 18 and 28 and, in the case of Khan, is unavoidable.  “I won’t be able to avoid it,” he said according to a translation by Korizon’s Kevin Kim. “It

How to watch the PUBG Mobile World Invitational (PMWI) East 2021

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The PUBG Mobile World Invitational (PMWI) 2021 is here with a huge charity prize pool of $3 million, which is powered by Gamers Without Borders and will be donated to different charities. The competition is divided into the East and West, with 16 teams competing in each for $1.5 million. The PMWI East will happen from July 22 to 25. Sixteen teams from across the continent of Asia will lock horns for the title of champions. Here is everything you need to know about it. Format The teams will play

How to watch the Clash Royale League July Monthly Final

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The July monthly final for the Clash Royale League 2021 will happen on July 17 and 18. Eight players from around the world will lock horns for qualifications points to the world finals and a share of the $50,000 prize pool. To make it to the July monthly finals, the players competed in the season 24 global leaderboard to make it to the top 1,000 players around the world. From here, they competed in the monthly qualifiers last week with the best eight advancing to the final. There will be eight

Rainbow Six Extraction Gets New Trailer Introducing Vigil

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Today Ubisoft released a new trailer of its upcoming squad-based shooter Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Extraction. This time around, we get to see the presentation of Chul Kyung Hwa A.K.A. Vigil, the operator from North Korea who sought refuge in South Korea. If you play Rainbow Six Siege, you’ll likely be already familiar with him. This trailer follows the video focusing on Ela, the one focusing on Sledge, the trailer dedicated to Alibi, and the video introducing Lion. You can check Vigil out in action below. [embedded content] Rainbow Six

T1 signs League of Legends: Wild Rift team

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Time Stamp: July 6, 2021 3:22 AM - Modified On: July 6, 2021 - Published By:
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T1 became the second League of Legends Champions Korea (LCK) team after KT Rolster to enter Riot’s mobile MOBA, Wild Rift. The org unveiled its roster today featuring JJong (Baron lane), JY (jungle), Core (mid), Haru (ADC), and PenGuin (support). This announcement comes even though Riot has yet to reveal a roadmap for Wild Rift esports in South Korea. Other regions in the world have received official competitions, with some currently ongoing. Of the major regions, North America and South Korea are yet to get any official Wild Rift esports

Pokémon Sword and Shield Ranked Battle Series ruleset revealed, bans Dynamax mechanic and brings back Legendary Pokémon

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Game Freak isn’t playing around with the rulesets for the Pokémon Sword and Shield Ranked Battle Series for Series 10. The Dynamax mechanic is banned from Ranked for Sword and Shield‘s next season. This means players won’t be able to use the core battle mechanic introduced in Sword and Shield during matches, essentially flipping the game’s meta on its head and forcing players to brainstorm entirely new strategies.  While Series 10 will be removing Dynamaxing as an option, it will also rollback the biggest change from the currently ongoing Series 9