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NoPing releases its Dota 2 roster, will reform for next DPC season

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Time Stamp: October 18, 2021 11:06 PM - Modified On: October 18, 2021 - Published By:
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NoPing e-sports and its Dota 2 rosters have agreed to part ways ahead of the next Dota Pro Circuit season. In a statement, NoPing said it will be fielding a new roster for the next season, but the organization has no news to share at the moment.  This is the second top-level South American roster to split with its sponsor organization in order to pursue other opportunities, following Thunder Predator doing the same following The International 10.  “By decision of all players in the team, we will not continue with the

Liquid go 3-3 at Worlds for the 4th time in a row, get eliminated after lopsided loss to Gen.G

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Time Stamp: October 18, 2021 3:07 PM - Modified On: October 18, 2021 - Published By:
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Well, North American fans, it looks like Cloud9 are your last hope at the 2021 League of Legends World Championship once again. Team Liquid are headed back home after losing to Gen.G today in the first tiebreaker of Group D in a brutal 36-minute stomp. This match came together after MAD Lions took down LNG Esports to force a four-way tie between the teams in the group. Liquid were looking to become the second NA squad to make the knockout stage at Worlds 2021, while Gen.G wanted to follow the

ESIC apply minor sanction to niko in complicity of HUNDEN coaching bug abuse; clear Heroic quartet

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Time Stamp: October 18, 2021 4:32 AM - Modified On: October 18, 2021 - Published By:
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The Esports Integrity Commission (ESIC) has released their findings regarding former Heroic coach HUNDEN's claims that players on the team were aware of his abuse of the coaching bug. The result of the month-long investigation issues only minor sanctions to niko, who received a lenient sentence as a result of an admission of guilt in combination with exceptional and special circumstances, which involved HUNDEN manipulating the player's trust with the knowledge that certain medical conditions affect his judgement, making him heavily dependent on those he trusts around him. The quartet

EXTREMUM bench roster

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Time Stamp: October 17, 2021 2:20 PM - Modified On: October 17, 2021 - Published By:
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Losing the Major spot to Evil Geniuses was the final nail in the coffin for the Oceanic roster. EXTREMUM has announced the benching of their entire lineup on Sunday, noting that the team's failure to qualify for the PGL Stockholm Major was the primary factor leading to what they described as a difficult decision. "It's been a tough week for EXTREMUM, losing to Evil Geniuses was obviously one of the worst-case scenarios, since the main goal of our organization and our team was to qualify for the Major," the organization

Ubisoft Leak Reveals Potential Rainbow 6 Extraction Release Date

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Time Stamp: October 17, 2021 1:50 PM - Modified On: October 17, 2021 - Published By:
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Top GamesA potential mistake regarding one of Ubisoft’s older blog posts may have revealed the release date of Rainbow Six Extraction. / UbisoftA potential mistake regarding one of Ubisoft’s older blog posts may have revealed the release date of Rainbow Six Extraction.Some eagle-eyed Rainbow Six fans have spotted a potentially mistaken update to one of Ubisoft’s older blog posts on its website. The post originally was meant to detail what players could expect when hopping into the game for the first time. Now, it has added an extra bit of

Overwatch 2 Developers Tease Changes Coming to Healers

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Time Stamp: October 16, 2021 6:31 PM - Modified On: October 16, 2021 - Published By:
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OverwatchPhoto courtesy of Blizzard EntertainmentThe developers are beginning to share more information about Overwatch 2 as the game nears it unannounced 2022 release date. Recently, the sequel's hero design and balancing team hosted a Reddit AMA (ask me anything) on Thursday, Oct. 14. The team hosted their AMA on the r/CompetitiveOverwatch subreddit, most of the questions revolved around the additional playtest footage recently released on YouTube by Blizzard. The AMA revealed a lot more information about Overwatch 2 and the changes that fans may see. Among the tease changes, developers

Steam bans cryptocurrencies and NFTs

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Time Stamp: October 15, 2021 7:55 PM - Modified On: October 15, 2021 - Published By:
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Steam, the popular application for purchasing and downloading games, has officially prohibited any blockchain games that contain cryptocurrencies or NFTs from being added to its more than 50,000 listings on the platform. Under Steam’s Rules and Guidelines for publishers, any “applications built on blockchain technology that issue or allow exchange of cryptocurrencies or NFTs” are no longer allowed to be distributed via Steam. This means that many blockchain games will be effectively barred from the platform until further notice. The developers behind Age of Rust, a blockchain-based game where players

Rainbow Six Siege Pro League Caster Michael “KiXSTAr” Stockley Passes Away at 24

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Time Stamp: October 13, 2021 3:18 PM - Modified On: October 13, 2021 - Published By:
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Top GamesPhoto courtesy of UbisoftMichael "KiXSTAr" Stockley passed away unexpectedly on Monday, Oct. 11, it was announced by his family on Wednesday. The announcement was distributed on Twitter by his casting partner Parker "INTERRO" Mackay.A statement from the family of Michael "KiXSTAr" Stockley (March 9, 1997 - October 11, 2021) pic.twitter.com/wcxeK38wQn— Parker Mackay (@INTERRO) October 13, 2021KiXSTAr was one of the most beloved and talented members of the Rainbow Six Siege Pro League talent team. Last year, he was awarded the Esports Colour Caster of the Year award at the

VALORANT North American LCQ is being played online

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Time Stamp: October 12, 2021 9:08 PM - Modified On: October 12, 2021 - Published By:
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VALORANT players and staff gathered today in Los Angeles to play the North American Last Chance Qualifier, an event they thought was going to be a LAN tournament. But the matches are actually being played online on the same network, according to some players. Viewers were first made aware when 100 Thieves player Hiko tweeted that they were playing on online servers, and Ethan Arnold also made a statement about playing matches online but went into more depth about the impact online play had on their match. “Playing LAN using