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18-Year-Old StarCraft Champion Riccardo “Reynor” Romiti on Continuing an Esports Legacy

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While gaming continues to grow as part of the cultural zeitgeist, there are still many aspiring esports pros struggling with the generational divide that separates them from their parents. Those who grew up before the age of smartphones and online streaming often struggle with the notion that dedicating oneself to improving at a video game can offer any value. Esports is filled with stories of kids who had to battle or abandon their families in order to pursue their dreams. That is not this story. Riccardo “Reynor” Romiti grew up

Opinion: Rocket League Will Never Be a Tier One Esport, but it Can Dominate High School

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In the esports industry, there is no esport with greater potential to penetrate popular culture than Rocket League. The game’s structure most closely mirrors a traditional sport without being a pure sports sim, it requires the least mechanical knowledge to follow mid-match, and creates some of the most stunning, skill-expressive highlights of any esport. So why isn’t it the biggest esport? Why has it never made Tier One on The Esports Observer’s quarterly PC Games Impact Index? Why is it outside of the Top 10 every year in prize money

Opinion: Why We Must Open the Doors for Young Women to Participate in Esports

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Time Stamp: March 31, 2021 1:04 PM - Modified On: March 31, 2021 - Published By:
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In this opinion piece, CSL Esports Marketing and Social Media Manager Haleigh Durkin talks about the ongoing challenges of making esports more welcoming and safe for women and girls and what we can do about it as an industry. Have you grown into someone your younger self would have respected? The question lingers in my mind whenever I consider the role I’ve played in helping develop the scholastic esports scene. My name is Haleigh Durkin, and every day I am trying to become the person I needed most as a

x6tence announce youth roster led by SOKER

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x6tence have announced their return to CS:GO two months after parting ways with their Danish team, going back to their roots with a Spanish roster made up of five youngsters, all between 15 and 17 years of age, and the team’s captain, 27-year-old Aitor "⁠SOKER⁠" Fernández. The new x6tence team is the continuation of the former Movistar Riders and Tempo Storm player’s personal project to create a youth squad, which started out with weeks of tryouts at the beginning of the year aimed at bringing up a new generation of

groove on Gambit’s goals: “We want to establish ourselves in the top five”

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Konstantin "⁠groove⁠" Pikiner took charge of Gambit's team on a temporary basis in September after Ivan "⁠F_1N⁠" Kochugov was suspended by the Esports Integrity Commission (ESIC) for using the spectator bug, combining his coaching duties with his role as CEO of the Russian organisation. The 38-year-old isn't new to coaching, though, having guided teams like Meet Your Makers and Moscow Five in Counter-Strike 1.6 after playing for emax and Virtus.pro for several years. groove is Gambit's CEO and interim CS head coach Under his guidance, the exciting Russian team ended

Comcast NBCUniversal picks 10 sports and esports startups for SportsTech Accelerator

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GamesBeat Summit 2021 #GBSummit returns with two days of content and networking designed for industry executives. April 28-29, 2021 Register Now Comcast NBCUniversal today announced it has picked 10 sports tech and esports startups for the first annual Comcast NBCUniversal SportsTech Accelerator. Comcast NBCUniversal is investing $50,000 in each startup and training them for 12 weeks, in partnership with Boomtown Accelerators. Two of the winners are esports companies. It chose the winners from over 1,000 applicants in 70 countries. The companies will work with Comcast NBCUniversal and the SportsTech partner

BIG & Digital releases new short film, “BUILDING MINDS WITH…

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International Chess Grandmaster Pontus Carlsson with students in "Building Minds with Chess" Starring Black International Chess Grandmaster Pontus Carlsson, "Building Minds with Chess" will bring value to student, business and community programs. LAS VEGAS (PRWEB) February 03, 2021 BIG & Digital, LLC announced the official release of "Building Minds with Chess," starring the highest-ranking and second Black International Chess Grandmaster Pontus Carlsson, during Black History Month. This short documentary, produced by Ken Mask, Taurus Bailey, Greg Ward and Matt Dillon, is available in all digital formats for theaters and online

Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 and 2 Update Brings Crash Bandicoot Items, Tour Replay

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The update goes live today at 8 AM PST. Crash Bandicoot is crossing over into Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 and 2. No, he’s not a playable skater but in today’s free update, you can customize your Create-A-Skater with 13 new items featuring everyone’s favourite Bandicoot. Check out the short video below for a brief preview. The update adds a skateboard deck along with three hats and nine shirts. One can also purchase the “Birdman Pack”, created with The Skatepark Project and which features boards from Birdhouse and Powerll-Peralta for

Rezzil debuts ‘Rezzil Player 21’ consumer version of its Virtual Reality football training platform

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[embedded content][embedded content]In Virtual Reality NewsNovember 3, 2020 – Rezzil, a provider of virtual reality (VR) training and cognitive tools for football (soccer) players has today announced the debut of its home consumer version ‘Rezzil Player 21’. Initially available on HTC Vive and Valve index, Rezzil Player 21 has been built with Rezzil’s VR simulation technology, which the company states is used to train elite players at professional football clubs around the globe.Backed by ex-football professionals, including former Manchester City player and current Anderlecht player-manager Vincent Kompany, Rezzil Player 21