Cloud9 Snap Its “Colossus” and Put CS:GO on Hold

After six months, Cloud9 will pull the plug to its “Colossus” project, placing its entire Counter-Strike squad on the transfer market and dissolving the project lead by General Manager Henry ‘HenryG’ Greer, as the North American organisation re-evaluates their presence on Valve’s competitive shooter. Defined as an ambitious project from the get-go, the Cloud9 “Colossus” …

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MAD Lions Resurface on CS:GO With New Six-Man International Squad

Having been reduced to just one player, MAD Lions have announced this Tuesday the signing of a brand new international CS:GO six-player roster coached by former Virtus Pro player and manager Jakub ‘kuben’ Gurczynsk. MAD Lions reached the end of the road with its Danish squad after the departure of Frederik ‘AcoR’ Gyldstrand to Mousesports …

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VALORANT Patch Notes 2.05: More Penalties for AFK and Toxic Players

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VALORANT has revealed all the new changes coming with the brand new 2.05 patch, with Riot cracking even further on toxicity and AFK players on the shooter’s competitive mode. It is no secret that Riot has been extensively working to reduce the amount of toxicity in ranked matchmaking, with the company announcing its plans for …

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Astralis Group Register a “Satisfactory” 2020 Despite a $8.5M Total Loss

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In its newly-published public report posted this Monday, Astralis Group presented its financial results for 2020, a year in which the company registered a total loss of $8.5M. Despite that, Astralis deems these results as “expected”, pointing to a general growth compared to 2019. The Astralis brand has established itself on various titles such as …

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Alliance Sign Xms On a 3 Month Trial

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Swedish organisation Alliance has unveiled today that Alexandre ‘xms’ Forté will be the French player completing its VALORANT squad, taking over the spot of Vilius ‘krea6oN’ Malinauskas for a 3-month trial. Even though the team managed to qualify for the prestigious VCT: Masters 1 Europe tournament, which will gather 16 of the strongest teams in …

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Evil Geniuses Complete CS:GO Roster With Obo

Evil Geniuses has officially announced this Friday the addition of Owen ‘oBo’ Schlatter to bring its North-American CS:GO squad back up to five following the departure of Ethan ‘Ethan’ Arnold. After a six month hiatus, oBo will finally return to the highest level of competition at one of the last big household names left in …

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All the Teams Qualified for VCT Masters: Stage 1 North America

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As Challengers 3 comes to an end, we have finally gathered all the eight North American teams that have qualified for the first VCT Masters 1 event of Riot’s official 2021 circuit. While the first stage is going to be played through region-locked tournaments, the second tournament of the VCT circuit is set to take …

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KennyS Removed From G2 as Jackz Returns

G2 Esports has announced this Wednesday that Kenny ‘KennyS’ Schrub has been removed from the active roster and is allowed to explore new opportunities. Audric ‘Jackz’ Jug, that has been for the most part inactive since the addition of Nikola ‘NiKo’ Kovač, will take over his place. The team had an underwhelming start of the …

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Heroic Add Sjuush and Refrezh to the Roster

Heroic has announced this Friday its first set of roster changes in 10 months, with the addition of Rasmus ‘Sjuush’ Beck and Ismail ‘Refrezh’ Ali, just one hour after revealing that Johannes ‘b0rup’ Borup and Nikolaj ‘Niko’ Kristensen would be moved to the bench. Since Heroic acquired Nikolaj ‘Niko’ Kristensen in April of 2020, the …

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How Would a Change in Import Rules Affect the LCS?

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The talks of a change to the import rules in the LCS have been ongoing for many weeks now, but a report from Travis Gafford confirmed this week that none of the team owners and management in the circuit seem to be in favour of keeping it. What outcome would result from a change in …

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