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WePlay Academy League Season 1 talent announced

WePlay have announced the on-air crew that will be walking viewers through the action in the inaugural season of their academy league, the online stage of which will take place from July 19 through to August 8. On-site hosting duties on the desk will be headed up by James "⁠BanKs⁠" Banks, with Alex "⁠Mauisnake⁠" Ellenberg, Halvor "⁠vENdetta⁠" Gulestøl, and Jacob "⁠Pimp⁠" Winneche joining him as a trio of analysts that will provide insight into the upcoming talent featured on the academy rosters. BanKs will host the desk, where he'll be

Polygon and Community Gaming Partner to Provide Scalable Esports Tournaments

[PRESS RELEASE – London, United Kingdom, 12th July 2021] Nexo, the leading regulated institution for digital assets, has completed a strategic investment in Yield Inc, a company leading efforts to build the Yield Protocol – an Ethereum protocol that enables fixed-rate borrowing and lending by fostering the nascent DeFi bond market – as part of the company’s $10-million Series A funding round. Nexo aims to not only provide necessary funding but also to help Yield’s efforts to build DeFi native versions of traditional finance products. Nexo’s investment represents another important

IEM Cologne talent announced

The return to LAN at IEM Cologne, kicking off on July 6th and running through the 18th, will feature a star-studded talent lineup with Tres "⁠stunna⁠" Saranthus hosting the desk and Frankie "⁠Frankie⁠" Ward on the sideline. On the desk with stunna will be a trio of analysts consisting of Mathieu "⁠Maniac⁠" Quiquerez, Janko "⁠YNk⁠" Paunović and Jason "⁠moses⁠" O'Toole, the latter having recently made his return to broadcast work at the StarLadder CIS RMR event. SPUNJ will be among the casters bringing all of the action live Rounding out

Complexity beat Entropiq to win Spring Sweet Spring 3

Complexity have booked a spot at LAN Sweet LAN 2022 following a 2-0 victory (16-9 on Overpass, 16-12 on Mirage) over Entropiq in the Spring Sweet Spring 3 grand final. The No.14 and No.16 ranked teams received direct invites to the quarter-finals, with Benjamin "⁠blameF⁠" Bremer’s men taking down Fiend before struggling past 1WIN to make it to the title decider, while Aleksey "⁠NickelBack⁠" Trofimov and company defeated Copenhagen Flames and AGO in two-map affairs. The tournament win comes as a much-needed boost for Complexity ahead of the IEM Cologne

Sinners sweep AGO to qualify for ESL Pro League Season 14

Sinners won two maps against AGO in the ESEA Premier Season 37 grand final, Nuke (16-8) and Vertigo (16-12), becoming the tournament's champions thanks to their upper bracket map advantage in the best-of-five series. AGO, who had initially been knocked to the lower bracket by the Czech squad before making their way to the final with a victory over forZe, were once again no match for Tomáš "⁠oskar⁠" Šťastný and company. This victory marks the first time a Czech team will play ESL Pro League, as their victory comes with

DreamHack Open June North America talent announced

DreamHack have announced the broadcast talent for DreamHack Open June North America, which will run from June 29 - July 3 and feature the likes of Extra Salt, paiN, and O PLANO vying for a $70,000 prize pool. Freya Spiers will head up hosting duties on the desk, where she will be joined by Alex "⁠Mauisnake⁠" Ellenberg and David "⁠DAVEY⁠" Stafford in analytical pre and post-game segements. Freya, Mauisnake, and DAVEY will be the main trio on the desk Vince Hill, Sudhen "⁠Bleh⁠" Wahengbam, Mamoon "TeaTime" Sabri, and Michael "YouM3"

Sadokist, moses make casting return in StarLadder CIS RMR

The StarLadder CIS RMR tournament, which is set to run on June 24-July 4, will feature the casting return of Jason "⁠moses⁠" O'Toole and Matthew "⁠Sadokist⁠" Trivett — the former back for the first time since hanging the microphone to coach Liquid and the latter returning after dipping his toes on-air as the host in the Gamers Without Borders charity tournament. Sadokist and moses, who comprise one of three duos, will be joined by four casting regulars in Vince "⁠Vince⁠" Hill, Sudhen "⁠Bleh⁠" Wahengbam, Alex "Hawka" Hawkins and Adam "⁠Dinko⁠"

Microsoft Flight Simulator Bristol Airport Announced, Twin Otter, Dubai, Moscow, & Seychelles Get New Screenshots

Third-party developers had quite a few new reveals to make about upcoming Microsoft Flight Simulator add-ons. First of all, we get a new announcement, and it’s Bristol Airport (EGGD) from PilotPlus, As the eighth-busiest airport in the United Kingdom, it’s certainly an interesting addition for the simulator. Besides, PilotPlus certainly hasn’t disappointed in terms of quality so far. The assets showcased so far, which you can see below, appear to confirm that trend. Next, Aerosoft released new screenshots of the de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter showing the flight deck,