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Only 6 players hold on to perfect pick’ems halfway through the League 2021 Worlds quarterfinals

The League of Legends 2021 World Championship is quickly coming to a close. Since the start of the event, we’ve had to say painful goodbyes to former world champions, yet also welcome new competitors into the later stages of the tournament. This has dealt a major blow to the pick’ems of millions of players. Out of the 6,011,257 players that participated in this year’s pick’ems to the order of how teams advance through Worlds, only six remain perfect at the halfway point of the quarterfinals. These players successfully predicted upsets

Pokémon GO November Planned Events

PokémonHere's a breakdown of the planned November 2021 events for Pokémon GO. / Photo courtesy of NianticIn addition to Research Breakthrough encounters, Mega and 5-Star Raids, and Spotlight Hours, November appears to be another promising month for Pokémon GO with four planned events on the way.Here's a breakdown of the planned November 2021 events for Pokémon GO.Feast your eyes on November’s festivities! ?Pokémon GO is celebrating Day of the Dead, Festival of Lights, new Pokémon game launches, and the conclusion of the Season of Mischief. Get excited, Trainers!https://t.co/rmttSbkMwj pic.twitter.com/5v4Rf77SS9— Pokémon

Pokémon GO November Spotlight Hours Revealed

PokémonNiantic has officially unveiled the Spotlight Hour dates and featured Pokémon for the month of November in Pokémon GO. / Photo courtesy of NianticNiantic has officially unveiled the Spotlight Hour dates and featured Pokémon for the month of November in Pokémon GO.Spotlight Hour has rapidly become a fan-favorite weekly event for Pokémon GO trainers. For an hour each week, Niantic picks a Pokémon to take over the wild with an increased spawning rate. Not only does this provide a chance for trainers to catch rarer Pokémon and fill out their Pokédex,

device’s first six months in NIP

…with the Major in Stockholm coming up, bringing that home to Sweden is my number one goal. Lofty ambitions no doubt, but for a player who has been there and done that so many times, it's merely business as usual. device made no secret of his desires, and maybe even his expectations, when he joined NIP six months ago. It was a blockbuster move, one that came out of left field and shocked the world of Counter-Strike. It almost felt like ambitious goals were required, otherwise the transfer didn't really

EDG advance past Worlds quarterfinals for the first time, eliminate RNG to become sole LPL contention for 2021 title

The LPL now only has one team left standing in the League of Legends 2021 World Championship—and they happen to be the LPL’s Summer Playoffs champions that have strived for years to make it out of the quarterfinals. In a five-game series testing the strengths and weaknesses of both teams, Edward Gaming locked their spot in the Worlds semifinals against Royal Never Give Up today. After being unable to meet one another during the LPL Summer Playoffs, these two teams made sure this series defied expectations to show how important

Worlds 2021: Knockout stage scores, standings, and results

Eight out of the 16 teams from the groups move on to the knockout stage of the 2021 League of Legends World Championship, which includes the quarterfinals, semifinals, and finals. This stage, the final stretch of the tournament, features a single-elimination bracket with all matches being played in a best-of-five format. T1, Hanwha Life Esports, Royal Never Give Up, EDward Gaming, DWG KIA, MAD Lions, Gen.G, or Cloud9 will make history in Reykjavik, Iceland. The winner, the World Champion, will be crowned on Nov. 6. Here are the scores, standings,

How to get Shiny Zacian and Zamazenta in Pokémon Sword and Shield

A new promotion is now live, with The Pokémon Company partnering with game stores around the world to offer players a chance to finally collect Shiny Zacian and Shiny Zamazenta in Pokémon Sword and Shield. This promotional event does differ depending on the region you live in, but all players will be able to claim Shiny Zacian and Shiny Zamazenta for the first time in their game.  For now, if you live in the United States or Canada, Shiny Zacian will be available from Oct. 22 until Nov. 11, while

McCree to be Renamed Cole Cassidy in Overwatch on Oct. 26

McCree will be renamed to Cole Cassidy in Overwatch on Oct. 26, 2021. / Photo courtesy of BlizzardStarting on Oct. 26, 2021, McCree will be renamed to Cole Cassidy in all things Overwatch, Blizzard announced Friday.The long-awaited news was made with a heartfelt blurb connecting the cowboy bounty hunter with the real world, and pointing to a promising future spurred by necessary changes.Meet Cole Cassidy.Rides into Overwatch October 26. pic.twitter.com/CT6PmaNXNs— Overwatch (@PlayOverwatch) October 22, 2021"Running from his past meant running from himself," Blizzard wrote, "and each passing year only widened