BLAST Premier has entered into a partnership with DAZN
The deal will see the remaining five BLAST Premier events available on DAZN's platform.
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Nigma Galaxy Female are the first ever ESL Impact champions
The team took home a $50,000 cash prize.
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Cloud9 are the Intel Extreme Masters Dallas champions
The esports organisation defeated ENCE to claim the trophy.
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Minecraft's The Wild update to be released on June 7
It'll add two new biomes and a bunch of new mobs.
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The bracket for the BLAST Premier Spring Finals has been revealed
The group stage is locked in.
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This is what a new Banjo-Kazooie could look like
The project is called Banjo-Threeie
Natus Vincere has benched with Boombl4 due to "high reputational risks"
The team has stated that the roster for the BLAST Premier: Spring Finals will be announced later.
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Endpoint is parting ways with Allan at the end of the month
But it has brought in Rejin as a replacement.
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Brazil to host its first CS:GO Major later this year
IEM Rio 2022 is set for a late October start.
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FaZe Clan are the PGL Major Antwerp victors
Natus Vincere came up in second place after being defeated in the finals.
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GTA V has sold 165 million copies
And the Grand Theft Auto series has surpassed the 375 million units milestone.
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The Champions Stage bracket for the PGL Antwerp Major is set
The tournament will conclude later this week.
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The original Duke Nukem Forever comes back with new images and a playable version
A group of users are going to leak the project developed until 2001 to reveal what it was and what it could really have been.
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The IEM Dallas attending teams are in
The 16 teams competing at the event this June have been determined.
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Ninjas in Pyjamas has released three of its Young Ninjas
Three new Ninjas are taking their place, however.
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BLAST Premier is working with The Sports Consultancy to find host cities for the 2023 season
The process is already underway.
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All of the qualified PGL Major Antwerp teams have been revealed
The CS:GO tournament starts in a couple of weeks.
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Heroic has acquired Immortals' BLAST Premier team slot
The Norwegian-based esports organisation will become one of the 12 member teams.
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MAD Lions has shut down its CS:GO division
The entire roster and staff are being released.
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BLAST Premier Spring Finals 2022 will be taking place in Lisbon
Eight of the best CS:GO teams will be heading to Portugal to fight for share of the $425,000 prize pool.
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BLAST Premier has partnered with A.P. Moller - Maersk
It's regarded as the logistics company's first long-term esports deal.
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Virtus.pro and Gambit will not be allowed to be represented at the PGL Antwerp Major
Players associated with either team will be able to compete under a neutral name.
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FaZe Clan are the ESL Pro League Season 15 victors
The team has punched its ticket to the 2022 BLAST World Finals.
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PGL Major Antwerp names GG.Bet as its exclusive betting partner
The esports tournament is set to take place this May.
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Yet another weak month for Games with Gold
Roll on May.
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Rockstar is launching a Grand Theft Auto Online subscription service tomorrow
Players on PlayStation and Xbox consoles will be able to buy-in for a monthly dose of content.
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Fnatic has made a few changes to its CS:GO roster
This comes after Brollan left to sign with Ninjas in Pyjamas a couple of days ago.
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Ninjas in Pyjamas has acquired Brollan
The esports organisation is bringing on another CS:GO star.
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We're heading back to Los Santos on today's GR Live
Join us as we check out the PlayStation 5 version of Rockstar's record-breaking game.
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ESL Gaming and top CS:GO teams are donating $125,000 to humanitarian aid to help those affected by the Ukraine conflict
The Louvre Agreement has said that the money will be going to "key disaster relief services".
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ZOWIE has been named as the official competing monitor of the ESL Pro League
The deal will last for Season 15 of the Pro League.
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ESL has confirmed that Virtus.pro's players will be competing in the EPL Season 15 under a neutral banner
The team will go by Outsiders.
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Doom II is getting a new level designed by John Romero in support for Ukraine
The level costs €5 with all proceeds going to the Red Cross and UN Central Emergency Response Fund.
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BLAST Premier bans Russian-based teams from competing in its events
The upcoming CIS qualifier has also been cancelled.
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Wargaming stands by its Kyiv studio and pledges $1 million to the Ukrainian Red Cross
This comes after the developer fired World of Tanks creative director, Sergey Burkatovskiy for voicing support for the Russian invasion.
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FaZe Clan are this year's IEM Katowice champions
The North American esports organisation defeated G2 Esports to take the title.
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G2 Esports' CS:GO head coach has received a positive Covid-19 test
XTQZZZ will not be present for the team's appearance at the IEM Katowice 2022 playoffs in a few hours.
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The Flame in the Flood and more included with Games with Gold in March
Pick them up as part of your Xbox Live Gold subscription.
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Astralis has signed farlig
The Danish esports organisation has announced that he will be joining the team immediately.
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ESL shares a bunch of details for its women's CS:GO circuit, ESL Impact
It'll feature a total prize pool of $500,000.
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Here are the teams that qualified for the IEM Katowice 2022 playoffs
Natus Vincere and Heroic are both already in the semi-finals.
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BLAST Premier is expanding the Spring Qualifiers
There will now be eight more spots for the Spring Showdowns available.
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Black Pearl from Pirates of the Caribbean rebuilt in Minecraft
Jack Sparrow's legendary vessel has been built with all its intricate bells and whistles.
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Here are the six teams that have qualified for the BLAST Premier Spring Finals
The tournament will be taking place in June.
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Grand Theft Auto V has sold more than 160 million copies
Red Dead Redemption 2 is nearing the 45 million mark as well.
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Skyrim player has had enough of an infamous NPC and will kill him every day
Nazeem will be meeting a grim fate until The Elder Scrolls VI launches.
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BLAST has signed 35 media deals to expand its global broadcast network
The CS:GO tournament will be watched in over 130 territories and in 25 different languages.
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PGL to host the next CS:GO Major in Belgium
It'll take place in Antwerp and will feature a $1 million prize pool.
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Here's how much the top esports organisations earned in CS:GO in 2021
Natus Vincere, as expected, tops the chart with a record year.
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Here is the schedule for the BLAST Premier Spring Gauntlet
FaZe Clan, OG Esports, and G2 Esports are the current teams to beat.
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