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New World server transfer delayed again to ‘next week,’ Amazon Games says

Amazon Games has delayed New World‘s server transfer feature to “next week,” the company revealed last night. The company first promised it on a blog post called “Launch Day Update,” but the feature once again will sit on the shelves for some time. “We have the final pieces of the server transfer system tested and ready to go, but we are making a difficult decision to hold it until next week,” the announcement reads. “This was a balance call between honoring a date we told you to expect, versus the

Players to watch in the ALGS Pro League: Split One North America

The Apex Legends Global Series’ second year is upon us with the Pro League beginning this weekend in all regions. North America promises some of the highest-profile names and rivalries in the entire world, and the Pro League matches in NA are sure to be intense.  Some of the most successful pros in the scene are also some of its most-watched creators, while others stream sporadically to tens of people. That doesn’t mean you should underestimate any of them, however. If you’re new to the highest level of Apex Legends

Fnatic adds smooya on trial

Fnatic has signed Owen “smooya” Butterfield on a three-month trial, the organization announced today. The British AWPer stood in for Fnatic in the IEM Winter Europe open qualifier last weekend and helped them beat GamerLegion, K23, and Galaxy Racer. Smooya was under contract with Movistar Riders until this morning, so Fnatic got to sign him without paying a buyout. The international CS:GO team also played an official match with academy player Iulian “⁠regali⁠” Harjău but ended up deciding on giving smooya a shot. Smooya’s arrival means that Fnatic has a British core

Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl character Michelangelo banned from Super Smash Con

This weekend is set to have one of the first major Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl tournaments since the game’s release, but one character won’t be joining in on the action. At Super Smash Con this weekend, All-Star Brawl will have an event with a $10,000 prize pool up for grabs. The events director Michael Brancato shared the rules for this tournament on social media today, and one of the most notable points was the banning of Michelangelo. Really excited to be helping with the $10k Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl tournament at @SuperSmashCon

Smash World Tour Championships reveals dates for Super Smash Bros. Melee, Ultimate event

With the regular season wrapping up and Super Smash Bros. players from around the world ready to compete, more details for the Smash World Tour Championships have been revealed, including that it will run from Dec. 17 to 19 in Orlando.  This means that every player that has qualified for the event by competing in the various Smash World Tour regional tournaments throughout the year will travel to battle it out for their share of the $150,000 prize pool, split evenly between Ultimate and Melee.  Overall, there are 15 different

NA VCT Last Chance Qualifier postponed at least 12 days, will be held online

The VALORANT Champions Tour North American Last Chance Qualifier has been postponed for at least 12 days and will take place online.  The Last Chance Qualifier was initially paused yesterday after two members of FaZe Clan tested positive for COVID. The entire FaZe roster was reportedly going to play from home, while their opponent Rise would’ve played from the stage. Both FaZe members, Andrej “babybay” Francisty and Corey Nigra, have since tested negative.  The remainder of the matches for the day were canceled, and the matches scheduled for today were also

FIFA 22 Red Picks: How to Get

FIFAPhoto by EA SportsWith the first FUT Champions League past us now, time to take a look how to claim your Red Picks.During the weekend, a bug in the game caused EA to shutdown player picks during the weekend as they were tradeable for a short amount of time. Players that did not initially receive Player Pick items in their FUT Champions rewards have been messaged in game and given the correct Items.Appreciate the patience with this one while we worked through it.— FIFA Direct Communication (@EAFIFADirect) October 12, 2021In

Putting together the puzzle: Team Liquid’s rocky return to the Worlds stage

The last string that held Team Liquid together broke. The multi-time LCS champion team committed millions of dollars this past November, signing two high-profile free agents and renewing its mid laner to one of the biggest extensions in the league—and now, it looked all for naught.  It had already been a rough June for Liquid. One of those stars, top laner Alphari, got benched amid behavioral issues early in the month, and the other, Santorin, played through debilitating migraines and needed time to recover. Yet there was one more unforeseen

Top four locked in for Magic World Championship XXVII

After ten rounds over two days at the Magic World Championship XXVII, it all comes down to a top-four finals bracket on Sunday to determine the 2021 world champion. Ondrej Strasky, Yuta Takahashi, Jean-Emmanuel Depraz, and Jan Merkel are in the finals of the World Championship by earning seven match wins this weekend. Sunday’s double-elimination finals will be played in Standard. Upper bracket matches will be one best-of-three game. The lower bracket and championship match are best-of-three match series. The top four decks are all different but are derivative of

MTG Hall of famer Seth Manfield reflects on 2020-21 Magic Esports season

Seth Manfield entered this weekend’s Magic World Championship XXVII as one of the three hall of famers in the 16-player field, adding another World Championship invitation to his lengthy list of accomplishments. Manfield qualified for the World Championship at the end of the MPL season during the July Strixhaven League Weekend. With that finish, he avoided the postseason tournaments and locked in his spot for the MPL in the 2021-22 season. Magic: The Gathering esports went through a tumultuous time over the past year. The COVID-19 pandemic prevented a World