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‘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

Can You Play Valorant on Steam Deck?

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Time Stamp: July 26, 2021 4:18 PM - Modified On: July 26, 2021 - Published By:
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ValorantValorant's anti-cheat software may be the reason Steam Deck's release won't be able to run Valorant. | Photo by Riot GamesThough the Steam Deck may be able to play the various amounts of games available on Steam, it's looking like it will be unlikely that Riot Games' tactical shooter, Valorant, will be able to play on the handheld console. The forces of Light and Ruin are here and ready to battle it out on your backgrounds. pic.twitter.com/h4Pe5mzUTh— VALORANT (@PlayVALORANT) July 22, 2021It may be a bit disheartening for those who

PGL in talks with two other European countries to run the 2021 CS:GO Major

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PGL, the tournament organizer in charge of the Stockholm CS:GO Major, has confirmed that it’s looking for alternative locations to host the Valve-sponsored event. PGL is in touch with two other European countries who offered the company all the “necessary guarantees,” including “having all the players on-site and a large audience,” to run the Major in case it can’t be organized in Sweden due to COVID-19 regulations. There have been reports about the uncertainty of hosting the CS:GO Major in Sweden, especially after Valve had to move Dota 2‘s The

T1 didn’t inform players about coaching staff changes until last minute

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Time Stamp: July 15, 2021 4:21 AM - Modified On: July 15, 2021 - Published By:
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T1 left its League of Legends team in the dark, according to a press conference with general manager Choi “Polt” Seong-hun. The organization failed to inform its players of mid-season coaching staff changes until one day prior to the announcement, it was revealed today. “I thought it would not be a good impact on the players to directly ask the players [about the coaching changes],” Polt said, according to a translation by Korizon’s Ashley Kang. “Therefore, I did not ask the players these questions.” Yang “Daeny” Dae-in and Lee “Zefa”

PGL says it’s running out of time to organize the CS:GO Major in Stockholm

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Time Stamp: July 13, 2021 9:31 AM - Modified On: July 13, 2021 - Published By:
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CS:GO is about to have its first Valve-sponsored event since the StarLadder Berlin Major in September 2019 with the PGL Stockholm Major slated to take place between Oct. 23 to Nov. 11. But the PGL Major might not be held in Sweden, PGL’s CEO Silviu Stroie told the Swedish newspaper SportExpressen today. “There is no new development, we can decide any day now to move it from Sweden,” Stroie said in an email to SportExpressen, according to a machine translation. “We are still hopeful of getting the exemption we requested

Judgment Series Reportedly in Jeopardy Over PC Release

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Time Stamp: July 12, 2021 4:59 PM - Modified On: October 29, 2021 - Published By:
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[embedded content] Judgment, the mystery spin-off of the Yakuza series, might just be done for. A new report says that the upcoming sequel, Lost Judgment, will be the last one in the series. The reason? Sega has apparently gotten into an irreconcilable dispute with the agency of the main character’s actor, as for some reason they don’t want the game released on PC. When Lost Judgment was announced back in May, the materials seemed to indicate that the game would be launched on PC — Steam, specifically — at the

MIBR reveal academy tryout process

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MIBR have revealed more details about their academy tryout program, called "Feitos no Brasil" (the translation of which means "Made in Brazil"). The community event, which began on July 7 and will run until August 8, will see one player earn a spot in the recently announced MIBR academy squad. During the first three weeks of the program, MIBR strategic coach Renato "⁠nak⁠" Nakano will monitor leagues and lobby matches on Gamers Club, Brazil's largest matchmaking platform, to look for promising talents. The community will be able to follow the

Final Fantasy 14: Endwalker is Seeing 160-180% More Pre-orders Than Shadowbringers

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Beloved MMORPG Final Fantasy 14’s upcoming fourth major expansion, Endwalker, is looking like it’s going to be bigger and better than all previous expansions for the game to date- which is really saying something, considering how excellent the past three Final Fantasy 14 expansions have been. Fans are clearly excited about it thought, and it seems that’s being reflected in its early pre-launch commercial performance as well. During a recent stream focused on Final Fantasy 14 (translation via ResetEra), director and producer Naoko Yoshida revealed that it had already seen about 160-180% more pre-orders than the 2019 expansion Shadowbringers did.

FunPlus Phoenix’s Crisp reportedly hospitalized, JingYi will temporarily take his place in upcoming matches

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FunPlus Phoenix’s support Crisp has been hospitalized due to a sudden cerival spine pain, according to a translation of the org’s latest Weibo post by LPL journalist Ran. In his place, FPX will “temporarily promote” FPX Blaze Liu “JingYi” Zi-Yan. The rookie player joined the LDL roster two weeks ago as a bottom laner. It’s currently unclear whether Lwx will be playing as the support or if JingYi will play support for the upcoming matches. Screengrab via Weibo Yesterday, FPX (5-3) benched star top laner Nuguri as well in favor of

AFR July 3 spoilers: Treasure, blink, and more

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Unexpected Windfall and Teleportation Circle stand out from the nine total Dungeons & Dragons: Adventurers in the Forgotten Realm spoilers on July 3.  Two more days of AFR spoilers remain, with around 20 cards still unrevealed. July 3 was a slower day, with only nine previews for the day.  A number of Rare and Mythic Rare spots remain from the 281 Standard-legal MTG set.  Teleportation Circle and Hobgoblin Bandit Leader were the only two AFR Rare’s revealed today at the time of writing, along with Uncommon and Common spells.  Here