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Sources: Former OpTic, Unicorns of Love manager Romain to become G2’s new League of Legends general manager

G2 Esports is naming former OpTic and Unicorns of Love general manager Romain Bigeard as its new League of Legends GM ahead of what’s shaping up to be the busiest offseason for that team in its history, sources familiar with the move told Dot Esports. Bigeard is leaving Riot Games, where he’s served as a business development manager and on-stage talent since December 2018. Riot Europe’s upper management announced his departure in a region-wide internal memo sent on Oct. 12.  He’ll be returning to manage a pro League team for

Zelgor Inc Successfully Completes Digital Capital Raise on Netcapital

Boston, MA (PRWEB) October 14, 2021 Thanks to strong investor interest, Zelgor Inc, an interactive entertainment and game development studio based in Boston, Massachusetts, has announced that it has sold out its Netcapital offering. “This summer has been a non-stop ride of excitement for everyone at Zelgor, the team, investors, supporters, and fans” said John Fanning Jr., Founder, and CEO of Zelgor Inc. The sold-out offering headlines an eventful summer for Zelgor, which included launching an initial stability test of their first mobile game, Noobs in Space. The company conducted

How much does ImperialHal make?

Pro Apex Legends player Phillip “ImperialHal” Dosen consistently ranks among the most popular streamers in the genre on Twitch. When a leak last week revealed the payouts of Twitch streamers, ImperialHal came in at No. 100 on the list of the highest-paid figures on the site. From August 2019 to October 2021, ImperialHal cleared $886,999.17 in Twitch payouts alone. Screengrab via KnowSomething That figure, while impressive on its own, doesn’t include a wide array of other revenue streams. ImperialHal also receives donations from viewers, his TSM salary, revenue from other

Gla1ve returns to Astralis’ lineup for PGL Stockholm Major

Lukas “gla1ve” Rossander is back in Astralis’ starting lineup after spending the last few weeks on paternity leave, the organization announced today. The in-game leader will take the place of Lucas “Bubzkji” Andersen at the PGL Major Stockholm, the biggest CS:GO event of the year. Astralis was keeping its lineup for the Major under wraps until now, but fans were expecting gla1ve to return in time for the $2 million competition. The PGL Stockholm Major will kick off on Oct. 26 with the Challengers Stage, which is where Astralis will

Potential upset on the horizon: Royal Never Give Up, Hanwha Life Esports enter match trending in different directions

This article is sponsored by DJ Esports. Royal Never Give Up and Hanwha Life Esports, the LPL and LCK representatives in Group C of the 2021 League of Legends World Championship, will battle it out on Summoner’s Rift tomorrow.  RNG have had a good run this year, successfully defeating FPX in the LPL Spring Split to win the championship and followed that up by claiming the MSI title in May. While they may have lost to LNG Esports in the third round of the Summer Split playoffs, they advanced to the

Supercell to reduce club capacity in Brawl Stars’ November update

Many Brawl Stars players will soon face a difficult decision since club capacity is set to be drastically reduced with an update that will be released next month, Supercell revealed yesterday. “The Club capacity will be reduced from 100 to 30 members,” Supercell said. “Please, arrange your Clubmates now before it’s automatically done with the update.” The developer already announced that this was part of its upcoming plans for Brawl Stars, but this is the first time it revealed a precise time window for the change to be introduced. It's

ShowMaker on returning to Worlds: ‘The experience of being a champion really means a lot in terms of how confident you are’

Experience and progress are directly related variables in theory. But when a player has already eclipsed every competitor in their field with just a few years of proven experience, “progress” quickly turns into “greatness.” Coming off of a League of Legends World Championship title in 2020, DWG KIA mid laner ShowMaker is the bannerman for an ever-growing wave of the game’s next-gen superstars. With an MVP award, several All-Pro accolades, four domestic championships, and the Summoner’s Cup all in his trophy case, the question for ShowMaker is simple: how much

Stepping up for North America, Team Liquid look for redemption at Worlds 2021

This article is sponsored by DJ Esports. In comparison to the competition, Team Liquid stands out among the other finalists.  Following an underwhelming 3-3 run that ended with defeat in the group stage last year, the team changed up the roster by putting Alphari in the top lane and letting Santorin loose in the jungle. This lineup rotation had a largely positive impact on their performance and resulted in runner-up finishes in both the Spring and Summer seasons. This secured them the second seed in their group at Worlds. League

Umtiti FIFA 22: How to Complete the Ones to Watch SBC

FIFAUmtiti FIFA 22 Ones to Watch SBC went live on Oct. 11, focusing on collecting players from several different parts of the game. Umtiti FIFA 22 Ones to Watch SBC went live on Oct. 11, focusing on collecting players from several different parts of the game. As we've explained in previous articles covering "Ones to Watch" (OTW), it is the first promotion of a new cycle of FIFA. Typically, those featured under this category have moved clubs during the most recent summer transfer window. This is the case with Samuel