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Summit1g shares his thoughts on New World

New World is the latest MMO to burst onto the scene with thousands of players diving into the exciting world of Aeternum. But not all gamers, including popular streamer Summit1g, are jumping into the action just yet.  During a recent stream, Summit explained his opinion on New World and how it’s not the type of game he wants to play at the moment.  “I don’t want to spend my whole day grinding,” Summit said. “I’d rather get like nice cheeky one-vs-ones than, you know, huge six-vs-sixes and shit like that

Beyond the Summit to host Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl tournament at Mainstage

The brand new brawl-style fighter Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl is yet to hit stores, but the game has already had multiple esports events announced, including a full bracket at Mainstage 2021 courtesy of Beyond The Summit. This year’s Mainstage event is set to feature All-Star Brawl, along with multiple other titles, and will be held at the Ontario Convention Center in Southern California from Nov. 12 to 15. One of the first major fighting game events to feature All-Star Brawl, it will occcur alongside the Super Smash Bros. Melee and Ultimate

OG welcomes Misha as head Dota 2 coach for The International 10

OG officially named CIS Dota 2 veteran Mikhail “Misha” Agatov as the team’s head coach for The International 10 today. Misha has been working with the team for six months now, having joined up as a coach following the end of the 2021 Dota Pro Circuit’s second season in June, while Titouan “Sockshka” Merloz had moved to an assistant coaching role.  Another professional paper holder joins the crew ?After DPC, the team worked extremely hard and brought in some extra help. Today, we are thrilled to share with you that

Low Tide City cancels Project+, Beyond Melee, and 64 Remix tournaments after discussions with Nintendo of America

Nintendo of America has stopped yet another Project+ event from taking place. The tournament organizers for Low Tide City have removed the modded game from its lineup following conversations with the company.  This doesn’t only affect Project+, though. Beyond Melee and 64 Remix have also been removed from the tournament due to the internal conversations.  The LTC TOs said Nintendo contacted them about the modded games included on the tournament’s main roster. Just like with the previous interactions between Nintendo and Riptide’s TOs last month, no specifics were shared. But

Beyond the Summit removes Project + from Mainstage 2021 due to Nintendo’s discussion with Riptide organizers

Beyond the Summit has decided to pull Project+ tournaments from the Mainstage 2021 lineup following Riptide’s earlier cancelation of its own brackets.  Last Friday, Riptide announced that Nintendo of America reached out to discuss the Project+ events listed on the event’s schedule. By the end of the conversation, Riptide and its TOs were hit with the equivalent of a cease-and-desist and had to make some changes, removing Project + from the lineup just two weeks ahead of its Sept. 10 start date.  “Given Riptide’s recent announcement, we do not feel

Moist Esports signs top Guilty Gear Strive player Hotashi

Moist Esports has signed another top contender, bringing on recent Evo 2021 Online Guilty Gear Strive Champion Julian “Hotashi” Harris. Hotashi is widely considered one of the greatest GG players across multiple games, including Strive. His run at Evo 2021 in the North American bracket saw him take sets against SonicFox, Jonathan Tene, and Supernoon. Since Strive’s release, he has also won The Big LEVO Two, The Grand Bamboo Battle 2021, and placed fourth at both CLG Burst Series and DreamHack Beyond 2021.  Moist was formed by streamer and content

Tweek sweeps MkLeo twice to win Smash Ultimate Summit 3

The Smash Ultimate Summit threepeat just wasn’t meant to be for MkLeo. Tweek went undefeated against the two-time, back-to-back Summit Champion MkLeo to win the event and nearly $48,000.  Tweek’s run started out with a rocky pools record, losing two of his three games and barely surviving with a 2-0 tiebreaker over KEN. However, after making it into the playoffs, he only dropped a single game on his way to winning the entire competition.  Starting in round one, Tweek pulled off an upset in the first round against Leo, pitting

Fnatic stomp Rogue in dominant three-game sweep to qualify for the 2021 LEC Summer Finals

They’re back. It only took Fnatic three quick games to deal with a demoralized Rogue squad and secure a spot against MAD Lions in the 2021 LEC Summer Split Finals. Luckily for the boys in blue, they’ve already locked in their ticket to the 2021 League of Legends World Championship, but they now have to make their way to the Group Stage by getting through the play-ins. During the series, many people expected Rogue to bounce back with their typical dominance in the early game, but this time, it was

Smash Ultimate Summit 3 power rankings

At long last, Smash Ultimate Summit Three is set to kick off this weekend after extensive delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Originally scheduled for June 2020, Summit Three is finally set to get underway after a 14-month delay. And with 16 of the best players from across the world able to travel safely into one spot, the competition at Summit is set to be as important as it once was before to the pandemic.  This weekend’s tournament features players ranging from local legends to full-blown superstars. Some of them